option_group_t Class Reference
[Run-Time Options]

Inherits w_base_t.

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Detailed Description

Group of option_t. See Run-Time Options.

Manages a set of options.

An option group has a classification hierarchy associated with it. Each level of the hierarchy is given a string name. Levels are added with add_class_level(). The levels are used when looking up an option with lookup_by_class(). The level hierarchy is printed in the form: "level1.level2.level3." A complete option name is specified by "level1.level2.level3.optionName:". A convention for level names is: programtype.programname where programtype is indicates the general type of the program and programname is the file name of the program.

Examples:

create_rec.cpp, init_config_options.cpp, and startstop.cpp.

Definition at line 228 of file option.h.

Public Member Functions
NORET	option_group_t (int max_class_levels)
NORET	~option_group_t ()
w_rc_t	add_class_level (const char *name)
w_rc_t	add_option (const char *name, const char *possible_values, const char *default_value, const char *description, bool required, option_t::OptionSetFunc set_func, option_t *&new_opt, ostream *err_stream=&cerr)
	Add an option to this group.
w_rc_t	lookup (const char *name, bool exact, option_t *&ret)
	Look up an option by name.
w_rc_t	lookup_by_class (const char *opt_class_name, option_t *&ret, bool exact=false)
	Look up option by class name and option name.
w_rc_t	set_value (const char *name, bool exact, const char *value, bool overRide, ostream *err_stream)
	Set a value of an option identified by a class name and option name.
void	print_usage (bool longForm, ostream &err_stream)
	Print the descriptive information to the given stream.
void	print_values (bool longForm, ostream &err_stream)
	Print the descriptive information to the given stream.
w_rc_t	check_required (ostream *err_stream)
	Check that all required options are set.
w_rc_t	parse_command_line (const char **argv, int &argc, size_t min_len, ostream *err_stream)
	Search the command line for options, set, remove from argv,argc.
w_list_t< option_t, unsafe_list_dummy_lock_t > &	option_list ()
	Return a list of the options in the group.
int	num_class_levels ()
	Number of levels in the class names.
const char *	class_name ()
	The complete option class name.

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Member Function Documentation

w_rc_t option_group_t::add_option	(	const char *	name,
		const char *	possible_values,
		const char *	default_value,
		const char *	description,
		bool	required,
		option_t::OptionSetFunc	set_func,
		option_t *&	new_opt,
		ostream *	err_stream = &cerr
	)

Add an option to this group.

Parameters:

[in]	name	Name of option.
[in]	possible_values	String for printing "help" information.
[in]	default_value	Default value or NULL.
[in]	description	Description of the options's purpose.
[in]	required	User must provide a value if "true".
[in]	set_func	Callback used during file- or command-line- scanning to set the option value; this is needed because the options are typed. Possible callback functions include several provided here, described below.
[out]	new_opt	The option_t created by this method is returned here.
[in]	err_stream	Errors encountered during processing will cause messages to be sent here.

Creates an option_t and adds it to this group. The set_func parameter indicates what callback function to call when the option is set. Write your own or use one of these functions from option_t:

• set_value_bool()
• set_value_int4()
• set_value_int8()
• set_value_charstr()

Examples:

create_rec.cpp.

Definition at line 383 of file option.cpp.

References w_list_t< T, LOCK >::append(), option_t::init(), w_rc_t::is_error(), lookup(), RC, RCOK, and W_DO.

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w_rc_t option_group_t::lookup	(	const char *	name,
		bool	exact,
		option_t *&	ret
	)

Look up an option by name.

Parameters:

[in]	name	Name of option.
[in]	exact	name is not an abbreviation.
[out]	ret	Populate the given pointer if found.

Abbreviations are allowed if they are sufficient to identify the option and exact is false.

Definition at line 427 of file option.cpp.

References w_list_i< T, LOCK >::curr(), option_t::match(), option_t::name(), w_list_i< T, LOCK >::next(), and RC.

Referenced by add_option(), lookup_by_class(), parse_command_line(), and set_value().

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w_rc_t option_group_t::lookup_by_class	(	const char *	opt_class_name,
		option_t *&	ret,
		bool	exact = false
	)

Look up option by class name and option name.

Parameters:

[in]	opt_class_name	is a string of the form level1.level2.optionname. A "?" can be used as a wild card for any single level name. A "*" can be used as a wild card for any number of level names.
[out]	ret	Pass in an option_t* and it will be filled in if found.
[in]	exact	opt_class_name is not an abbreviation.

Abbreviations are allowed if they are sufficient to identify the option and exact is false.

Definition at line 456 of file option.cpp.

References w_rc_t::is_error(), lookup(), and RC.

Referenced by option_stream_scan_t::scan().

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w_rc_t option_group_t::set_value	(	const char *	name,
		bool	exact,
		const char *	value,
		bool	overRide,
		ostream *	err_stream
	)

Set a value of an option identified by a class name and option name.

Set the value of an option if it is not already set or if overRide is true.

Parameters:

[in]	name	is a string of the form level1.level2.optionname.
[in]	exact	name is not an abbreviation.
[in]	value	is a string form of the value to give the option; a value of NULL indicates un-set.
[in]	overRide	allows the value to be overwritten.
[in]	err_stream,:	error messages will be sent to err_stream if non-null.

Definition at line 580 of file option.cpp.

References lookup(), RC, RCOK, option_t::set_value(), and W_DO.

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w_rc_t option_group_t::check_required

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ostream *

err_stream

)

Check that all required options are set.

Return OPTERR_NotSet if any are not. Print information about each unset option to err_stream

Examples:

init_config_options.cpp, and startstop.cpp.

Definition at line 666 of file option.cpp.

References option_t::is_required(), option_t::is_set(), option_t::name(), w_list_i< T, LOCK >::next(), and RC.

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w_rc_t option_group_t::parse_command_line	(	const char **	argv,
		int &	argc,
		size_t	min_len,
		ostream *	err_stream
	)

Search the command line for options, set, remove from argv,argc.

Parameters:

[in]	argv	The command line to search.
[in]	argc	Number of entries in argv[].
[in]	min_len	Don't process argv entries shorter than this.
[out]	err_stream	Send error message here if non-NULL.

Search the command line (argv[]) for options in this group. Command-line options must be preceded by "-" and are recognized only if they are min_len since options may be abbreviated. Any options found are removed from argv, and argc is adjusted accordingly.

Examples:

init_config_options.cpp.

Definition at line 684 of file option.cpp.

References w_rc_t::is_error(), lookup(), RC, and option_t::set_value().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• src/common/option.h
• src/common/option.cpp

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