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16 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
17 // File: parse.h
18 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
19 //
20 // This file defines the main parsing function for Abseil flags:
21 // `absl::ParseCommandLine()`.
22 
23 #ifndef ABSL_FLAGS_PARSE_H_
24 #define ABSL_FLAGS_PARSE_H_
25 
26 #include <string>
27 #include <vector>
28 
29 #include "absl/base/config.h"
30 #include "absl/flags/internal/parse.h"
31 
32 namespace absl {
33 ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
34 
35 // This type represent information about an unrecognized flag in the command
36 // line.
37 struct UnrecognizedFlag {
38   enum Source { kFromArgv, kFromFlagfile };
39 
UnrecognizedFlagUnrecognizedFlag40   explicit UnrecognizedFlag(Source s, absl::string_view f)
41       : source(s), flag_name(f) {}
42   // This field indicates where we found this flag: on the original command line
43   // or read in some flag file.
44   Source source;
45   // Name of the flag we did not recognize in --flag_name=value or --flag_name.
46   std::string flag_name;
47 };
48 
49 inline bool operator==(const UnrecognizedFlag& lhs,
50                        const UnrecognizedFlag& rhs) {
51   return lhs.source == rhs.source && lhs.flag_name == rhs.flag_name;
52 }
53 
54 namespace flags_internal {
55 
56 HelpMode ParseAbseilFlagsOnlyImpl(
57     int argc, char* argv[], std::vector<char*>& positional_args,
58     std::vector<UnrecognizedFlag>& unrecognized_flags,
59     UsageFlagsAction usage_flag_action);
60 
61 }  // namespace flags_internal
62 
63 // ParseAbseilFlagsOnly()
64 //
65 // Parses a list of command-line arguments, passed in the `argc` and `argv[]`
66 // parameters, into a set of Abseil Flag values, returning any unparsed
67 // arguments in `positional_args` and `unrecognized_flags` output parameters.
68 //
69 // This function classifies all the arguments (including content of the
70 // flagfiles, if any) into one of the following groups:
71 //
72 //   * arguments specified as "--flag=value" or "--flag value" that match
73 //     registered or built-in Abseil Flags. These are "Abseil Flag arguments."
74 //   * arguments specified as "--flag" that are unrecognized as Abseil Flags
75 //   * arguments that are not specified as "--flag" are positional arguments
76 //   * arguments that follow the flag-terminating delimiter (`--`) are also
77 //     treated as positional arguments regardless of their syntax.
78 //
79 // All of the deduced Abseil Flag arguments are then parsed into their
80 // corresponding flag values. If any syntax errors are found in these arguments,
81 // the binary exits with code 1.
82 //
83 // This function also handles Abseil Flags built-in usage flags (e.g. --help)
84 // if any were present on the command line.
85 //
86 // All the remaining positional arguments including original program name
87 // (argv[0]) are are returned in the `positional_args` output parameter.
88 //
89 // All unrecognized flags that are not otherwise ignored are returned in the
90 // `unrecognized_flags` output parameter. Note that the special `undefok`
91 // flag allows you to specify flags which can be safely ignored; `undefok`
92 // specifies these flags as a comma-separated list. Any unrecognized flags
93 // that appear within `undefok` will therefore be ignored and not included in
94 // the `unrecognized_flag` output parameter.
95 //
96 void ParseAbseilFlagsOnly(int argc, char* argv[],
97                           std::vector<char*>& positional_args,
98                           std::vector<UnrecognizedFlag>& unrecognized_flags);
99 
100 // ReportUnrecognizedFlags()
101 //
102 // Reports an error to `stderr` for all non-ignored unrecognized flags in
103 // the provided `unrecognized_flags` list.
104 void ReportUnrecognizedFlags(
105     const std::vector<UnrecognizedFlag>& unrecognized_flags);
106 
107 // ParseCommandLine()
108 //
109 // First parses Abseil Flags only from the command line according to the
110 // description in `ParseAbseilFlagsOnly`. In addition this function handles
111 // unrecognized and usage flags.
112 //
113 // If any unrecognized flags are located they are reported using
114 // `ReportUnrecognizedFlags`.
115 //
116 // If any errors detected during command line parsing, this routine reports a
117 // usage message and aborts the program.
118 //
119 // If any built-in usage flags were specified on the command line (e.g.
120 // `--help`), this function reports help messages and then gracefully exits the
121 // program.
122 //
123 // This function returns all the remaining positional arguments collected by
124 // `ParseAbseilFlagsOnly`.
125 std::vector<char*> ParseCommandLine(int argc, char* argv[]);
126 
127 ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
128 }  // namespace absl
129 
130 #endif  // ABSL_FLAGS_PARSE_H_
131