From 35e43ac45af935aca47a23bbfaba56f4e92a5569 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Tomlinson Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:24:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Adding example file --- tmp/example.rs | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 97 insertions(+) create mode 100644 tmp/example.rs diff --git a/tmp/example.rs b/tmp/example.rs new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b84abdc --- /dev/null +++ b/tmp/example.rs @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +use clap::{App, Arg}; + +pub fn main() { + // This method shows the traditional, and slightly more configurable way to set up arguments. This method is + // more verbose, but allows setting more configuration options, and even supports easier dynamic generation. + // + // The example below is functionally identical to the 01a_quick_example.rs and 01c_quick_example.rs + // + // *NOTE:* You can actually achieve the best of both worlds by using Arg::from() (instead of Arg::new()) + // and *then* setting any additional properties. + // + // Create an application with 5 possible arguments (2 auto generated) and 2 subcommands (1 auto generated) + // - A config file + // + Uses "-c filename" or "--config filename" + // - An output file + // + A positional argument (i.e. "$ myapp output_filename") + // - A debug flag + // + Uses "-d" or "--debug" + // + Allows multiple occurrences of such as "-dd" (for vary levels of debugging, as an example) + // - A help flag (automatically generated by clap) + // + Uses "-h" or "--help" (Only autogenerated if you do NOT specify your own "-h" or "--help") + // - A version flag (automatically generated by clap) + // + Uses "-V" or "--version" (Only autogenerated if you do NOT specify your own "-V" or "--version") + // - A subcommand "test" (subcommands behave like their own apps, with their own arguments + // + Used by "$ myapp test" with the following arguments + // > A list flag + // = Uses "-l" (usage is "$ myapp test -l" + // > A help flag (automatically generated by clap + // = Uses "-h" or "--help" (full usage "$ myapp test -h" or "$ myapp test --help") + // > A version flag (automatically generated by clap + // = Uses "-V" or "--version" (full usage "$ myapp test -V" or "$ myapp test --version") + // - A subcommand "help" (automatically generated by clap because we specified a subcommand of our own) + // + Used by "$ myapp help" (same functionality as "-h" or "--help") + let matches = App::new("MyApp") + .version("1.0") + .author("Kevin K. ") + .about("Does awesome things") + .arg( + Arg::new("config") + .short('c') + .long("config") + .value_name("FILE") + .about("Sets a custom config file") + .required(true) + .takes_value(true), + ) + .arg( + Arg::new("output") + .about("Sets an optional output file") + .index(1), + ) + .arg( + Arg::new("debug") + .short('d') + .long("debug") + .multiple_occurrences(true) + .about("Turn debugging information on"), + ) + .subcommand( + App::new("test") + .about("does testing things") + .arg(Arg::new("list").short('l').about("lists test values")), + ) + .get_matches(); + + // You can check the value provided by positional arguments, or option arguments + if let Some(o) = matches.value_of("output") { + println!("Value for output: {}", o); + } + + if let Some(c) = matches.value_of("config") { + println!("Value for config: {}", c); + } + + // You can see how many times a particular flag or argument occurred + // Note, only flags can have multiple occurrences + match matches.occurrences_of("debug") { + 0 => println!("Debug mode is off"), + 1 => println!("Debug mode is kind of on"), + 2 => println!("Debug mode is on"), + _ => println!("Don't be crazy"), + } + + // You can check for the existence of subcommands, and if found use their + // matches just as you would the top level app + if let Some(matches) = matches.subcommand_matches("test") { + // "$ myapp test" was run + if matches.is_present("list") { + // "$ myapp test -l" was run + println!("Printing testing lists..."); + } else { + println!("Not printing testing lists..."); + } + } + + // Continued program logic goes here... +} \ No newline at end of file