/// <summary>
/// Parses arguments provided in command line based on configuration described in type T.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args">Arguments.</param>
/// <param name="option">Configuration.</param>
/// <returns>True if parsing was sucessful and 'help' option was not detected. False when 'help' was encountered.</returns>
public bool Parse <T>(T option, string[] args)
{
helpProvider = HelpOption.CreateInstance <T>();
helpProvider.CustomFooterGenerator = configuration.CustomFooterGenerator;
helpProvider.CustomOptionEntryHelpGenerator = configuration.CustomOptionEntryHelpGenerator;
helpProvider.CustomUsageLineGenerator = configuration.CustomUsageLineGenerator;
foreach (var property in typeof(T).GetProperties())
{
var positionalAttribute = property.GetCustomAttribute <PositionalArgumentAttribute>();
if (positionalAttribute != null)
{
var argument = new PositionalArgument(property);
if (values.Count > positionalAttribute.Position)
{
values.Insert(positionalAttribute.Position, argument);
}
else
{
values.Add(argument);
}
}
else
{
options.Add(new CommandLineOptionDescriptor(property));
}
}
if (option is IValidatedOptions)
{
customValidationMethod = ((IValidatedOptions)option).Validate;
}
if (configuration.GenerateHelp)
{
options.Add(helpProvider);
}
InnerParse(args);
// set values
foreach (var o in parsedOptions.Where(x => x.Flag.UnderlyingProperty != null).GroupBy(x => x.Flag))
{
// multi-values
if (o.Count() > 1)
{
if (!o.Key.UnderlyingProperty.PropertyType.IsArray)
{
// if it's not an array we will throw validation exception later
continue;
}
var finalValue = CreateDynamicList((dynamic)(((Array)o.First().Value).GetValue(0)));
foreach (var localValue in o.Select(x => x.Value))
{
finalValue.AddRange((dynamic)localValue);
}
o.Key.UnderlyingProperty.SetValue(option, finalValue.ToArray());
}
// single-value
else
{
o.Key.UnderlyingProperty.SetValue(option, o.First().Value);
}
}
// set default values
foreach (var o in options.Where(x => x.UnderlyingProperty != null && x.DefaultValue != null).Except(parsedOptions.Where(x => x.Value != null).Select(x => x.Flag)))
{
o.UnderlyingProperty.SetValue(option, o.DefaultValue);
}
foreach (var property in typeof(T).GetProperties())
{
var attribute = property.GetCustomAttribute <PositionalArgumentAttribute>();
if (attribute != null && attribute.Position < values.Count)
{
property.SetValue(option, values[attribute.Position].Value);
}
}
return(Validate());
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses arguments provided in command line.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args">Arguments.</param>
/// <returns>True if parsing was sucessful and 'help' option was not detected. False when 'help' was encountered.</returns>
public bool Parse(string[] args)
{
helpProvider = HelpOption.CreateInstance();
InnerParse(args);
return(Validate());
}