class One
Represents a single positional argument in a command.
A One
parser extracts exactly one argument from the command line that matches the specified pattern.
Definitions
def initialize(key, description, pattern: //, default: nil, required: false)
Initialize a new positional argument parser.
Signature
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parameter
key
Symbol
The name of the attribute to store the value in.
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parameter
description
String
A description of the argument for help output.
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parameter
pattern
Regexp
A pattern to match valid values.
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parameter
default
Object
The default value if no argument is provided.
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parameter
required
Boolean
Whether the argument is required.
Implementation
def initialize(key, description, pattern: //, default: nil, required: false)
@key = key
@description = description
@pattern = pattern
@default = default
@required = required
end
attr :key
The name of the attribute to store the value in.
Signature
-
attribute
Symbol
attr :description
A description of the argument for help output.
Signature
-
attribute
String
attr :pattern
A pattern to match valid values.
Signature
-
attribute
Regexp
attr :default
The default value if no argument is provided.
Signature
-
attribute
Object
attr :required
Whether the argument is required.
Signature
-
attribute
Boolean
def to_s
Generate a string representation for usage output.
Signature
-
returns
String
The usage string.
Implementation
def to_s
"<#{@key}>"
end
def to_a
Generate an array representation for usage output.
Signature
-
returns
Array
The usage array.
Implementation
def to_a
usage = [to_s, @description]
if @default
usage << "(default: #{@default.inspect})"
elsif @required
usage << "(required)"
end
return usage
end
def parse(input, parent = nil, default = nil)
Parse a single argument from the input.
Signature
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parameter
input
Array(String)
The command-line arguments.
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parameter
parent
Command | Nil
The parent command.
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parameter
default
Object | Nil
An override for the default value.
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returns
String | Object | Nil
The parsed value, or the default if no match.
Implementation
def parse(input, parent = nil, default = nil)
if input.first =~ @pattern
input.shift
elsif default ||= @default
return default
elsif @required
raise MissingValueError.new(parent, @key)
end
end