Make CommandLine print boolean defaults as text.

And
- clarify the documentation
- make example arguments more explicit
- make "--boolArg" toggle the value, not set to true (this enables
    toggle on default true values)
This commit is contained in:
Peter D. Barnes, Jr.
2013-08-07 10:36:45 -07:00
parent 0e5a67fd20
commit 4a6adc5e51
3 changed files with 134 additions and 84 deletions

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@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
* Author: Peter D. Barnes, Jr. <pdbarnes@llnl.gov>
*/
#include <iostream> // boolalpha
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
#include "ns3/core-module.h"
@@ -27,11 +28,11 @@
using namespace ns3;
std::string g_val4="val4 default";
std::string g_cbArg="cbArg default";
bool SetVal4 (std::string val)
bool SetCbArg (std::string val)
{
g_val4 = val;
g_cbArg = val;
return true;
}
@@ -39,25 +40,28 @@ bool SetVal4 (std::string val)
int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
int val1 = 1;
bool val2 = false;
std::string val3 = "val3 default";
int intArg = 1;
bool boolArg = false;
std::string strArg = "strArg default";
CommandLine cmd;
cmd.Usage ("CommandLine example program.\n"
"\n"
"This little program demonstrates how to use CommandLine.");
cmd.AddValue ("val1", "an int argument", val1);
cmd.AddValue ("val2", "a bool argument", val2);
cmd.AddValue ("val3", "a string argument", val3);
cmd.AddValue ("val4", "a string via callback", MakeCallback (SetVal4));
cmd.AddValue ("intArg", "an int argument", intArg);
cmd.AddValue ("boolArg", "a bool argument", boolArg);
cmd.AddValue ("strArg", "a string argument", strArg);
cmd.AddValue ("cbArg", "a string via callback", MakeCallback (SetCbArg));
cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
std::cout << "val1:\t" << val1 << std::endl;
std::cout << "val2:\t" << std::boolalpha << val2
<< std::noboolalpha << std::endl;
std::cout << "val3:\t\"" << val3 << "\"" << std::endl;
std::cout << "val4:\t\"" << g_val4 << "\"" << std::endl;
std::cout << std::left
<< std::setw (10) << "intArg:" << intArg << std::endl;
std::cout << std::setw (10) << "boolArg:"
<< std::boolalpha << boolArg
<< std::noboolalpha << std::endl;
std::cout << std::setw (10) << "strArg:" << "\"" << strArg << "\"" << std::endl;
std::cout << std::setw (10) << "cbArg:" << "\"" << g_cbArg << "\"" << std::endl;
return 0;
}

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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
#include <algorithm> // for transform
#include <cctype> // for tolower
#include <cstdlib> // for exit
#include <iomanip> // for setw
#include <iomanip> // for setw, boolalpha
#include "command-line.h"
#include "log.h"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CommandLine::PrintHelp (std::ostream &os) const
NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
os << m_name << " [Program Arguments] [General Arguments]"
<< std::endl;
<< std::endl;
if (m_usage.length ())
{
@@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ CommandLine::PrintHelp (std::ostream &os) const
for (Items::const_iterator i = m_items.begin (); i != m_items.end (); ++i)
{
os << " --"
<< std::left << std::setw (width) << ( (*i)->m_name + ":")
<< std::right
<< (*i)->m_help;
<< std::left << std::setw (width) << ( (*i)->m_name + ":")
<< std::right
<< (*i)->m_help;
if ( (*i)->HasDefault ())
{
os << " [" << (*i)->GetDefault () << "]";
}
}
os << std::endl;
}
}
}
os << std::endl;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ CommandLine::PrintAttributes (std::ostream &os, const std::string &type) const
TypeId tid;
if (!TypeId::LookupByNameFailSafe (type, &tid))
{
NS_FATAL_ERROR ("Unknown type="<<type<<" in --PrintAttributes");
NS_FATAL_ERROR ("Unknown type=" << type << " in --PrintAttributes");
}
os << "Attributes for TypeId " << tid.GetName () << std::endl;
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ CommandLine::HandleArgument (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
{
NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << name << value);
NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Handle arg name="<<name<<" value="<<value);
NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Handle arg name=" << name << " value=" << value);
if (name == "PrintHelp" || name == "help")
{
// method below never returns.
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ CommandLine::HandleArgument (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
}
bool
CommandLine::CallbackItem::Parse (std::string value)
CommandLine::CallbackItem::Parse (const std::string value)
{
NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
NS_LOG_DEBUG ("CommandLine::CallbackItem::Parse \"" << value << "\"");
@@ -417,6 +417,15 @@ CommandLine::Item::GetDefault () const
return "";
}
template <>
std::string
CommandLineHelper::GetDefault<bool> (const bool & val)
{
std::ostringstream oss;
oss << std::boolalpha << val;
return oss.str ();
}
template <>
bool
CommandLineHelper::UserItemParse<bool> (const std::string value, bool & val)
@@ -424,7 +433,12 @@ CommandLineHelper::UserItemParse<bool> (const std::string value, bool & val)
std::string src = value;
std::transform(src.begin(), src.end(), src.begin(), ::tolower);
if ( (src.length () == 0) || (src == "true") || (src == "t"))
if (src.length () == 0)
{
val = ! val;
return true;
}
else if ( (src == "true") || (src == "t") )
{
val = true;
return true;

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@@ -44,8 +44,25 @@ namespace ns3 {
* \brief Parse command-line arguments
*
* Instances of this class can be used to parse command-line
* arguments: programs can register new arguments with
* CommandLine::AddValue.
* arguments. Programs can register a general usage message with
* CommandLine::Usage, and arguments with CommandLine::AddValue.
* POD argument variables will be set directly; more general arguments
* can be processed via a Callback.
*
* CommandLine also provides handlers for these standard arguments:
* \code
* --PrintGlobals: Print the list of globals.
* --PrintGroups: Print the list of groups.
* --PrintGroup=[group]: Print all TypeIds of group.
* --PrintTypeIds: Print all TypeIds.
* --PrintAttributes=[typeid]: Print all attributes of typeid.
* --PrintHelp: Print this help message.
* \endcode
*
* The more common \c --help is a synonym for \c --PrintHelp; an example
* is given below.
*
* Finally, CommandLine processes Attribute and GlobalValue arguments.
*
* In use, arguments are given in the form
* \code
@@ -55,18 +72,20 @@ namespace ns3 {
* Toggles, corresponding to boolean arguments, can be given in any of
* the forms
* \code
* --toggle-1 --toggle-2=1 --toggle-3=t --toggle-4=true
* --toggle1 --toggle2=1 --toggle3=t --toggle4=true
* \endcode
* all of which set the corresponding boolean variable to true.
* The first form changes the state of toggle1 from its default;
* all the rest set the corresponding boolean variable to true.
* \c 0, \c f and \c false are accepted to set the variable to false.
*
* In addition, this class can be used to set the
* initial value of every attribute in the system with the
* CommandLine can set the initial value of every attribute in the system
* with the
* \c --TypeIdName::AttributeName=value syntax, for example
* \code
* --Application::StartTime=3s
* \endcode
*
* This class can also be used to set the value of every GlobalValue
* CommandLine can also set the value of every GlobalValue
* in the system with the \c --GlobalValueName=value syntax, for example
* \code
* --SchedulerType=HeapScheduler
@@ -76,33 +95,37 @@ namespace ns3 {
* The heart of that example is this code:
*
* \code
* int var1 = 1;
* bool var2 = false;
* std::string var3 = "";
* int intArg = 1;
* bool boolArg = false;
* std::string strArg = "strArg default";
*
* CommandLine cmd;
* cmd.Usage ("CommandLine example program.\n"
* "\n"
* "This little program demonstrates how to use CommandLine.");
* cmd.AddValue ("val1", "an int argument", val1);
* cmd.AddValue ("val2", "a bool argument", val2);
* cmd.AddValue ("val3", "a string argument", val3);
* cmd.AddValue ("intArg", "an int argument", intArg);
* cmd.AddValue ("boolArg", "a bool argument", boolArg);
* cmd.AddValue ("strArg", "a string argument", strArg);
* cmd.AddValue ("cbArg", "a string via callback", MakeCallback (SetCbArg));
* cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
* \endcode
* after which it prints the values of each variable.
* after which it prints the values of each variable. (The \c SetCbArg function
* is not shown.)
*
* Here is the output from a few runs of that program:
*
* \code
* $ ./waf --run="command-line-example"
* val1: 1
* val2: 0
* val3: ""
* intArg: 1
* boolArg: false
* strArg: "strArg default"
* cbArg: "cbArg default"
*
* $ ./waf --run="command-line-example --val1=2 --val2 --val3=Hello"
* val1: 2
* val2: 1
* val3: "Hello"
* $ ./waf --run="command-line-example --intArg=2 --boolArg --strArg=Hello --cbArg=World"
* intArg: 2
* boolArg: true
* strArg: "Hello"
* cbArg: "World"
*
* $ ./waf --run="command-line-example --help"
* ns3-dev-command-line-example-debug [Program Arguments] [General Arguments]
@@ -112,9 +135,10 @@ namespace ns3 {
* This little program demonstrates how to use CommandLine.
*
* Program Arguments:
* --val1: an int argument
* --val2: a bool argument
* --val3: a string argument
* --intArg: an int argument [1]
* --boolArg: a bool argument [false]
* --strArg: a string argument [strArg default]
* --cbArg: a string via callback
*
* General Arguments:
* --PrintGlobals: Print the list of globals.
@@ -149,7 +173,7 @@ public:
/**
* Supply the program usage and documentation.
*
* \param usage Program usage message to write with help.
* \param usage Program usage message to write with \c --help.
*/
void Usage (const std::string usage);
@@ -172,9 +196,12 @@ public:
* Add a program argument, using a Callback to parse the value
*
* \param name the name of the program-supplied argument
* \param help the help text used by \c \-\-PrintHelp
* \param callback a Callback function that will be invoked to parse
* and collect the value. This is normally used by language bindings.
* \param help the help text used by \c --help
* \param callback a Callback function that will be invoked to parse and
* store the value.
*
* The callback should have the signature
* <tt>bool callback (const std::string value)</tt>
*/
void AddValue (const std::string &name,
const std::string &help,
@@ -237,7 +264,7 @@ private:
* \param value the string representation
* \return true if parsing the value succeeded
*/
virtual bool Parse (std::string value) = 0;
virtual bool Parse (const std::string value) = 0;
/**
* \return true if this item have a default value?
*/
@@ -262,7 +289,7 @@ private:
* \param value the string representation
* \return true if parsing the value succeeded
*/
virtual bool Parse (std::string value);
virtual bool Parse (const std::string value);
bool HasDefault () const;
std::string GetDefault () const;
@@ -284,7 +311,7 @@ private:
* \param value the string representation
* \return true if parsing the value succeeded
*/
virtual bool Parse (std::string value);
virtual bool Parse (const std::string value);
Callback<bool, std::string> m_callback; /**< The Callback */
};
@@ -329,15 +356,19 @@ private:
std::string m_name; /**< The program name */
}; // class CommandLine
/** \ingroup commandline
* \defgroup commandlinehelper Helpers to specialize on bool
*/
/**
* \ingroup commandline
* Helpers for CommandLine
* \ingroup commandlinehelper
* \brief Helpers for CommandLine to specialize on bool
*/
namespace CommandLineHelper {
/**
* \ingroup commandline
* \brief Helper to specialize UserItem on bool
* \ingroup commandlinehelper
* \brief Helper to specialize UserItem::Parse on bool
*
* \param value the argument name
* \param val the argument location
@@ -350,6 +381,20 @@ namespace CommandLineHelper {
bool UserItemParse<bool> (const std::string value, bool & val);
/**@}*/
/**
* \ingroup commandlinehelper
* \brief Helper to specialize UserItem::GetDefault on bool
*
* \param val the argument value
* \return the string representation of value
* @{
*/
template <typename T>
std::string GetDefault (const T & val);
template <>
std::string GetDefault<bool> (const bool & val);
/**@}*/
} // namespace CommandLineHelper
@@ -387,16 +432,23 @@ CommandLine::UserItem<T>::HasDefault () const
template <typename T>
std::string
CommandLine::UserItem<T>::GetDefault () const
{
return CommandLineHelper::GetDefault<T> (*m_valuePtr);
}
template <typename T>
std::string
CommandLineHelper::GetDefault (const T & val)
{
std::ostringstream oss;
oss << *m_valuePtr;
oss << val;
return oss.str ();
}
template <typename T>
bool
CommandLine::UserItem<T>::Parse (std::string value)
CommandLine::UserItem<T>::Parse (const std::string value)
{
return CommandLineHelper::UserItemParse<T> (value, *m_valuePtr);
}
@@ -411,26 +463,6 @@ CommandLineHelper::UserItemParse (const std::string value, T & val)
return !iss.bad () && !iss.fail ();
}
/**
* \brief Overloaded operator << to print program usage (shortcut for CommandLine::PrintHelper)
* \see CommandLine::PrintHelper
*
* Example usage:
* @code
* CommandLine cmd;
* cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
* ...
*
* std::cerr << cmd;
* @endcode
*/
inline std::ostream &
operator << (std::ostream &os, const CommandLine &cmd)
{
cmd.PrintHelp (os);
return os;
}
} // namespace ns3
#endif /* COMMAND_LINE_H */