# A simple **OptionParser** class to parse option flags from the command-line. # Use it like so: # # parser: new OptionParser switches, help_banner # options: parser.parse process.argv exports.OptionParser: class OptionParser # Initialize with a list of valid options, in the form: # # [short-flag, long-flag, description] # # Along with an an optional banner for the usage help. constructor: (rules, banner) -> @banner: banner @rules: build_rules(rules) # Parse the list of arguments, populating an `options` object with all of the # specified options, and returning it. `options.arguments` will be an array # containing the remaning non-option arguments. This is a simpler API than # many option parsers that allow you to attach callback actions for every # flag. Instead, you're responsible for interpreting the options object. parse: (args) -> options: {arguments: []} args: normalize_arguments args while arg: args.shift() is_option: !!(arg.match(LONG_FLAG) or arg.match(SHORT_FLAG)) matched_rule: no for rule in @rules if rule.short_flag is arg or rule.long_flag is arg options[rule.name]: if rule.has_argument then args.shift() else true matched_rule: yes break throw new Error "unrecognized option: $arg" if is_option and not matched_rule options.arguments.push arg unless is_option options # Return the help text for this **OptionParser**, listing and describing all # of the valid options, for `--help` and such. help: -> lines: ['Available options:'] lines.unshift "$@banner\n" if @banner for rule in @rules spaces: 15 - rule.long_flag.length spaces: if spaces > 0 then (' ' for i in [0..spaces]).join('') else '' let_part: if rule.short_flag then rule.short_flag + ', ' else ' ' lines.push " $let_part${rule.long_flag}$spaces${rule.description}" "\n${ lines.join('\n') }\n" # Helpers # ------- # Regex matchers for option flags. LONG_FLAG: /^(--\w[\w\-]+)/ SHORT_FLAG: /^(-\w)/ MULTI_FLAG: /^-(\w{2,})/ OPTIONAL: /\[(.+)\]/ # Build and return the list of option rules. If the optional *short-flag* is # unspecified, leave it out by padding with `null`. build_rules: (rules) -> for tuple in rules tuple.unshift null if tuple.length < 3 build_rule tuple... # Build a rule from a `-o` short flag, a `--output [DIR]` long flag, and the # description of what the option does. build_rule: (short_flag, long_flag, description) -> match: long_flag.match(OPTIONAL) long_flag: long_flag.match(LONG_FLAG)[1] { name: long_flag.substr 2 short_flag: short_flag long_flag: long_flag description: description has_argument: !!(match and match[1]) } # Normalize arguments by expanding merged flags into multiple flags. This allows # you to have `-wl` be the same as `--watch --lint`. normalize_arguments: (args) -> args: args.slice 0 result: [] for arg in args if match: arg.match MULTI_FLAG result.push '-' + l for l in match[1].split '' else result.push arg result