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Eiffel Class
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	description: "Access to command-line arguments. This class may be used as ancestor by classes needing its facilities.";
	status: "See notice at end of class";
	date: "$Date: 2007-03-30 11:10:11 -0800 (Fri, 30 Mar 2007) $";
	revision: "$Revision: 95354 $"

class ARGUMENTS

feature -- Access

	argument (i: INTEGER): STRING is
			-- i-th argument of command that started system execution
			-- (the command name if i = 0)
		require
			index_large_enough: i >= 0;
			index_small_enough: i <= argument_count
		do
			Result := arg_option (i)
		end;

	argument_array: ARRAY [STRING] is
			-- Array containing command name (position 0) and arguments
		local
			i: INTEGER
		once
			create Result.make (0, argument_count);
			from
			until
				i > argument_count
			loop
				Result.put (arg_option (i), i);
				i := i + 1
			end
		end;

	command_line: STRING is
			-- Total command line
		local
			i: INTEGER
		once
			create Result.make (command_name.count);
			from
			until
				i > argument_count
			loop
				Result.append (" ");
				Result.append (arg_option (i));
				i := i + 1
			end
		ensure
			Result.count >= command_name.count
		end;

	command_name: STRING is
			-- Name of command that started system execution
		once
			Result := arg_option (0)
		ensure
			definition: Result.is_equal (argument (0))
		end;

feature -- Status report

	has_word_option (opt: STRING): INTEGER is
		obsolete "Use index_of_word_option instead."
		do
			Result := index_of_word_option (opt)
		end;

	index_of_word_option (opt: STRING): INTEGER is
			-- Does command line specify word option opt and, if so,
			-- at what position?
			-- If one of the arguments in list of space-separated arguments
			-- is Xopt, where X is the current option_sign,
			-- then index of this argument in list;
			-- else 0.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= void;
			opt_meaningful: notopt.empty
		local
			i: INTEGER
		do
			from
				i := 1
			until
				i > argument_count or else option_word_equal (argument_array.item (i), opt)
			loop
				i := i + 1
			end;
			if i <= argument_count then
				Result := i
			end
		end;

	index_of_beginning_with_word_option (opt: STRING): INTEGER is
			-- Does command line specify argument beginning with word
			-- option opt and, if so, at what position?
			-- If one of the arguments in list of space-separated arguments
			-- is Xoptxx, where X is the current option_sign, 'xx'
			-- is arbitrary, possibly empty sequence of characters,
			-- then index of this argument in list;
			-- else 0.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= void;
			opt_meaningful: notopt.empty
		local
			i: INTEGER
		do
			from
				i := 1
			until
				i > argument_count or else option_word_begins_with (argument_array.item (i), opt)
			loop
				i := i + 1
			end;
			if i <= argument_count then
				Result := i
			end
		end;

	has_character_option (o: CHARACTER): INTEGER is
		obsolete "Use index_of_character_option instead."
		do
			Result := index_of_character_option (o)
		end;

	index_of_character_option (o: CHARACTER): INTEGER is
			-- Does command line specify character option o and, if so,
			-- at what position?
			-- If one of the space-separated arguments is of the form Xxxoyy,
			-- where X is the current option_sign, xx and yy
			-- are arbitrary, possibly empty sequences of characters,
			-- then index of this argument in list of arguments;
			-- else 0.
		require
			o_non_null: o /= '%U'
		local
			i: INTEGER
		do
			from
				i := 1
			until
				i > argument_count or else option_character_equal (argument_array.item (i), o)
			loop
				i := i + 1
			end;
			if i <= argument_count then
				Result := i
			end
		end;

	separate_character_option_value (o: CHARACTER): STRING is
			-- The value, if any, specified after character option o on
			-- the command line.
			-- This is one of the following (where X is the current
			-- option_sign, xx and 'yy' are arbitrary, possibly empty
			-- sequences of characters):
			--   val if command line includes two consecutive arguments
			--	   of the form Xxxoyy and val respectively.
			--   Empty string if command line includes argument Xxxoyy, which is
			--	   either last argument or followed by argument starting with X.
			--   Void if there is no argument of the form Xxxoyy.
		require
			o_non_null: o /= '%U'
		local
			p: INTEGER
		do
			p := index_of_character_option (o);
			if p /= 0 then
				if p = argument_count or else argument_array.item (p + 1).item (1) = option_sign then
					Result := ""
				else
					Result := argument_array.item (p + 1)
				end
			end
		end;

	separate_word_option_value (opt: STRING): STRING is
			-- The value, if any, specified after word option opt on the
			-- command line.
			-- This is one of the following (where X is the current option_sign):
			--   val if command line includes two consecutive arguments
			--	   of the form Xopt and val respectively.
			--   Empty string if command line includes argument Xopt, which is
			--	   either last argument or followed by argument starting with X.
			--   Void if no Xopt argument.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= void;
			opt_meaningful: notopt.empty
		local
			p: INTEGER
		do
			p := index_of_word_option (opt);
			if p /= 0 then
				if p = argument_count or else argument_array.item (p + 1).item (1) = option_sign then
					Result := ""
				else
					Result := argument_array.item (p + 1)
				end
			end
		end;

	coalesced_option_character_value (o: CHARACTER): STRING is
		obsolete "Use coalesced_character_option_value instead."
		do
			Result := coalesced_character_option_value (o)
		end;

	coalesced_character_option_value (o: CHARACTER): STRING is
			-- The value, if any, specified for character option o on
			-- the command line.
			-- Defined as follows (where 'X' is the current 'option_sign' and
			-- 'xx' is an arbitrary, possibly empty sequence of characters):
			--   val if command line includes an argument of the form Xxxoval
			--	   (this may be an empty string if argument is just Xxxo).
			--   Void otherwise.
		require
			o_non_null: o /= '%U'
		local
			p: INTEGER;
			l: STRING
		do
			p := index_of_character_option (o);
			if p /= 0 then
				l := clone (argument_array.item (p));
				if option_sign /= '%U' then
					l.remove (1)
				end;
				Result := l.substring (l.index_of (o, 1) + 1, l.count)
			end
		end;

	coalesced_option_word_value (opt: STRING): STRING is
		obsolete "Use coalesced_word_option_value instead."
		do
			Result := coalesced_word_option_value (opt)
		end;

	coalesced_word_option_value (opt: STRING): STRING is
			-- The value, if any, specified for word option opt on the
			-- command line.
			-- Defined as follows (where X is the current option_sign):
			--   val if command line includes an argument of the form Xoptval
			--	   (this may be an empty string if argument is just Xopt).
			--   Void otherwise.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= void;
			opt_meaningful: notopt.empty
		local
			p: INTEGER;
			l: STRING
		do
			p := index_of_beginning_with_word_option (opt);
			if p /= 0 then
				l := clone (argument_array.item (p));
				if option_sign /= '%U' then
					l.remove (1)
				end;
				Result := l.substring (opt.count + 1, l.count)
			end
		end;

	option_sign: CHARACTER is
			-- The character used to signal options on the command line.
			-- This can be '%U' if no sign is necesary for the argument
			-- to be an option
			-- Default is '-'
		do
			if notsign_set then
				Result := '-'
			else
				Result := internal_option_sign
			end
		end;

feature -- Status setting

	set_option_sign (c: CHARACTER) is
			-- Make c the option sign.
			-- Use'%U' if no sign is necesary for the argument to
			-- be an option
		do
			sign_set := true;
			internal_option_sign := c
		end;

feature -- Measurement

	argument_count: INTEGER is
			-- Number of arguments given to command that started
			-- system execution (command name does not count)
		once
			Result := arg_number - 1
		ensure
			Result >= 0
		end;

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	arg_number: INTEGER is
		external
			"C | %"eif_argv.h%""
		end;

	arg_option (i: INTEGER): STRING is
		external
			"C | %"eif_argv.h%""
		end;

	internal_option_sign: CHARACTER;
			-- Value set by set_option_sign

	sign_set: BOOLEAN;
			-- Was option_sign set or should default be used?

	option_word_equal (arg, w: STRING): BOOLEAN is
			-- Is arg equal to the word option w?
		do
			if option_sign = '%U' then
				Result := arg.is_equal (w)
			elseif arg.item (1) = option_sign then
				Result := arg.substring (2, arg.count).is_equal (w)
			end
		end;

	option_word_begins_with (arg, w: STRING): BOOLEAN is
			-- Does arg begins with the word option w?
		do
			if option_sign = '%U' and then arg.count >= w.count then
				Result := arg.substring (1, w.count).is_equal (w)
			elseif arg.item (1) = option_sign and then arg.count > w.count then
				Result := arg.substring (2, w.count + 1).is_equal (w)
			end
		end;

	option_character_equal (arg: STRING; c: CHARACTER): BOOLEAN is
			-- Does arg contain the character option c?
		do
			if option_sign = '%U' then
				Result := arg.has (c)
			elseif arg.item (1) = option_sign then
				Result := arg.substring (2, arg.count).has (c)
			end
		end;

end -- class ARGUMENTS