gov.nasa.pds.harvest.pdap.commandline.options

Class ToolsOption

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.cli.Option

gov.nasa.pds.harvest.pdap.commandline.options.ToolsOption

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class ToolsOption
extends org.apache.commons.cli.Option

Class that extends Apache's Option class. Provides a simpler interface to build command-line option flags.

Author:

mcayanan

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.cli.Option

UNINITIALIZED, UNLIMITED_VALUES

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ToolsOption(Flag flag) Constructor.
ToolsOption(String opt, String longOpt, String description) Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	hasArg(String name, Object type) Requires a single argument to follow the option.
void	hasArg(String name, Object type, boolean isOptional) Allows a single argument to be passed into the option.
void	hasArgs(int numArgs, String name, Object type, char separator, boolean isOptional) Defines an argument's "properties" for an option.
void	hasArgs(String name, Object type) Requires an argument to follow the option.
void	hasArgs(String name, Object type, char separator) Requires an argument to follow the option.
void	hasArgs(String name, Object type, char separator, boolean isOptional) Allows multiple arguments to be passed in to the option.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.cli.Option

addValue, clone, equals, getArgName, getArgs, getDescription, getId, getLongOpt, getOpt, getType, getValue, getValue, getValue, getValues, getValueSeparator, getValuesList, hasArg, hasArgName, hasArgs, hashCode, hasLongOpt, hasOptionalArg, hasValueSeparator, isRequired, setArgName, setArgs, setDescription, setLongOpt, setOptionalArg, setRequired, setType, setValueSeparator, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ToolsOption

public ToolsOption(String opt,
           String longOpt,
           String description)

Constructor.

Parameters:

opt - Short name of the option.

longOpt - Long name of the option. Can be set to 'null'.

description - Description of the option.

ToolsOption

public ToolsOption(Flag flag)

Constructor.

Parameters:

flag - An object representation of the command-line flag option.

Method Detail

hasArg

public void hasArg(String name,
          Object type)

Requires a single argument to follow the option.

Parameters:

name - Sets the display name of the argument value.

type - Sets the data type allowed for this argument.

hasArg

public void hasArg(String name,
          Object type,
          boolean isOptional)

Allows a single argument to be passed into the option.

Parameters:

name - Sets the display name of the argument value.

type - Sets the data type allowed for this argument.

isOptional - Set to 'true' if the argument is optional, 'false' otherwise.

hasArgs

public void hasArgs(String name,
           Object type)

Requires an argument to follow the option. This method allows the option to take in multiple arguments. Does not define a maximum number of allowable arguments. The separator value is set to the space character ' '.

Parameters:

name - Sets the display name of the argument value.

type - Sets the data type allowed for this argument.

hasArgs

public void hasArgs(String name,
           Object type,
           char separator)

Requires an argument to follow the option. Allows multiple arguments to be passed in to the option. Does not define a maximum number of allowable arguments.

Parameters:

name - Sets the display name of the argument value.

type - Sets the data type allowed for this argument.

separator - Sets the separator value allowed in between the argument values being passed in.

hasArgs

public void hasArgs(String name,
           Object type,
           char separator,
           boolean isOptional)

Allows multiple arguments to be passed in to the option. Does not define a maximum number of allowable arguments.

Parameters:

name - Sets the display name of the argument value.

type - Sets the data type allowed for this argument.

separator - Sets the separator value allowed in between the argument values being passed in.

isOptional - Set to 'true' if an argument is optional, 'false' otherwise.

hasArgs

public void hasArgs(int numArgs,
           String name,
           Object type,
           char separator,
           boolean isOptional)

Defines an argument's "properties" for an option.

Parameters:

numArgs - Max number of arguments allowed.

name - Sets the display name of the argument value.

type - Sets the data type allowed for this argument.

separator - Sets the separator value allowed in between the argument values being passed in.

isOptional - Set to 'true' if an argument is optional, 'false' otherwise.