/// <summary>
/// Sets the value of the named flag.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when name does not exist as flag or when string value cannot be converted to desired type.</exception>
public void Set(string name, string value)
{
var flagExists = Formal.TryGetValue(name, out var flag);
if (!flagExists)
{
throw new ArgumentException("No such flag", nameof(name));
}
if (!flag.TrySetValue(value, out var err))
{
throw new ArgumentException($"Could not set value: {err}", nameof(value));
}
if (Actual == null)
{
Actual = new Dictionary <string, IFlag>();
}
if (Actual.ContainsKey(name))
{
Actual[name] = flag;
}
else
{
Actual.Add(name, flag);
}
}
internal (bool, ParsingError) ParseOne()
{
if (Args.Length == 0)
{
return(false, null);
}
var s = Args[0];
if (s.Length < 2 || s[0] != '-')
{
return(false, null);
}
var numMinuses = 1;
if (s[1] == '-')
{
numMinuses++;
if (s.Length == 2) // "--" terminates the flags
{
Args = Args.Skip(1).ToArray();
return(false, null);
}
}
var name = s.Substring(numMinuses);
if (name.Length == 0 || name[0] == '-' || name[0] == '=')
{
return(false, FailF($"bad flag syntax: {0}", s));
}
//it's a flag, does it have an argument?
Args = Args.Skip(1).ToArray();
var hasValue = false;
var value = "";
for (var i = 1; i < name.Length; i++)
{
if (name[i] == '=')
{
value = name.Substring(i + 1);
hasValue = true;
name = name.Substring(0, i);
}
}
IFlag flag = null;
var alreadyThere = Formal != null && Formal.TryGetValue(name, out flag);
if (!alreadyThere)
{
if (name.Equals("help", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) ||
name.Equals("h", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
{
Usage();
return(false, ErrHelp);
}
return(false, FailF("flag provided but not defined: -{0}", name));
}
if (flag?.TrackedType == typeof(bool)) //special case, doesn't need an arg
{
if (hasValue)
{
if (!flag.TrySetValue(value, out var err))
{
if (value.Equals("0") && !flag.TrySetValue("false", out err)) //account for 0 and 1 values (inherint in Go, not in C#)
{
return(false, FailF("invalid boolean value \"{0}\" for -{1}: {2}", value, name, err));
}
else if (value.Equals("1") && !flag.TrySetValue("true", out err))
{
return(false, FailF("invalid boolean value \"{0}\" for -{1}: {2}", value, name, err));
}
else
{
return(false, FailF("invalid boolean value \"{0}\" for -{1}: {2}", value, name, err));
}
}
}
else
{
if (!flag.TrySetValue("true", out var err))
{
return(false, FailF("invalid boolean flag {0}: {1}", name, err));
}
}
}
else
{
//It must have a value, which might be the next argument.
if (!hasValue && Args.Length > 0)
{
//value is the next arg
hasValue = true;
value = Args[0];
Args = Args.Skip(1).ToArray();
}
if (!hasValue)
{
return(false, FailF("flag needs an argument: -{0}", name));
}
if (!flag.TrySetValue(value, out var err))
{
return(false, FailF("invalid value \"{0}\" for flag -{1}: {2}", value, name, err));
}
}
if (Actual == null)
{
Actual = new Dictionary <string, IFlag>();
}
if (Actual.ContainsKey(name))
{
Actual[name] = flag;
}
else
{
Actual.Add(name, flag);
}
return(true, null);
}
