ArgsParser

c++23 header-only no heap allocation program arguments parser

Usage

ArgsParser.cpp

#include "ArgsParser.hpp"
#include <iostream>
#include "ArgsParser.hpp"
#include <iostream>
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  using namespace ArgsParser;
  std::string_view flag_key[]{"--flag1", "--flag2"};
  FlagOption flag{flag_key};
  std::string_view simple_key[]{"--simple1", "--simple2"};
  SimpleOption simple{simple_key};
  FlagOption *flags[]{&flag};
  SimpleOption *simples[]{&simple};

  FlagOption cflag{flag_key};
  SimpleOption csimple{simple_key};
  FlagOption *cflags[]{&cflag};
  SimpleOption *csimples[]{&csimple};

  FlagOption ccflag{flag_key};
  SimpleOption ccsimple{simple_key};
  FlagOption *ccflags[]{&ccflag};
  SimpleOption *ccsimples[]{&ccsimple};
  std::string_view complex_key[]{"--complex1", "--complex2"};
  ComplexOption ccomplex{complex_key, ccflags, ccsimples};
  ComplexOption *ccomplexs[]{&ccomplex};

  ComplexOption complex{complex_key, cflags, csimples, ccomplexs};
  ComplexOption *complexs[]{&complex};

  Parser parser{flags, simples, complexs};
  parser.parse(argc, argv);
  std::cout << flag.val << " " << simple.val << " " << cflag.val << " "
            << csimple.val << " " << ccflag.val << " " << ccsimple.val << "\n";
  auto count = parser.unmatched_option_count;
  std::cout << count << " ";
  parser.enum_unmatched(argc, argv, [](auto o) { std::cout << o->val << " "; });
  std::cout << "\n";
  // the count of UnmatchedOption is cannot be decide compile time so that we
  // need to use new.
  auto unmatched = new UnmatchedOption *[count];
  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
    unmatched[i] = new UnmatchedOption;
  parser.get_all_unmatched(argc, argv,
                           {unmatched, static_cast<std::size_t>(count)});
  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
    std::cout << unmatched[i]->val << " ";
  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
    delete unmatched[i];
  delete[] unmatched;
}

Command:

.\ArgsParser.exe --flag1 --simple1=55556 --complex1 --flag1 --complex1 --flag1 --simple1=0 --simple1=11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 abcd

Output:

1 55556 1 11 1 0
11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 abcd

Command:

.\ArgParser.exe --flag2 --simple2=55556 --complex1 --flag1 --complex2 --flag1 --simple1=0 --simple1=11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 abcd

Output:

1 55556 1 11 1 0
11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 abcd