The GOptions class manages command-line options and switches. More...

#include <goptions.h>

Collaboration diagram for GOptions:

Public Member Functions
	GOptions ()
	Default constructor. More...

	GOptions (string name)
	Constructor for verbosity and debug options. More...

	GOptions (int argc, char *argv[], const GOptions &user_defined_options=GOptions())
	Library–based constructor. More...

void	defineSwitch (const string &name, const string &description)
	Defines and adds a command–line switch. More...

void	defineOption (const GVariable &gvar, const string &help)
	Defines and adds a scalar option. More...

void	defineOption (const string &name, const string &description, const std::vector< GVariable > &gvars, const string &help)
	Defines and adds a structured (map/sequence) option. More...

int	getScalarInt (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the value of a scalar integer option. More...

float	getScalarFloat (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the value of a scalar float option. More...

double	getScalarDouble (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the value of a scalar double option. More...

string	getScalarString (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the value of a scalar string option. More...

bool	getSwitch (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the status of a switch. More...

const YAML::Node	getOptionNode (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the YAML node for the specified option. More...

YAML::Node	getOptionMapInNode (string option_name, string map_key)
	Retrieves a map option’s value from within a YAML node. More...

int	getVerbosityFor (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the verbosity level for the specified tag. More...

int	getDebugFor (const string &tag) const
	Retrieves the debug level for the specified tag. More...

const std::vector< GOption > &	getOptions () const
	Returns the list of defined options. More...

const std::map< string, GSwitch > &	getSwitches () const
	Returns the map of defined switches. More...

void	addGOptions (const GOptions &goptions_to_add)
	Adds options from another GOptions object. More...

void	addOptionTitle (string name)

template<typename T >
T	get_variable_in_option (const YAML::Node &node, const string &variable_name, const T &default_value)
	Retrieves a variable from a YAML node within an option. More...

std::vector< string >	getYamlFiles () const
	Retrieves the list of YAML file paths. More...

bool	doesOptionExist (const string &tag) const
	Checks if the specified option exists. More...

Data Fields
string	option_verbosity_name = UNINITIALIZEDSTRINGQUANTITY

vector< GVariable >	option_verbosity_names

Detailed Description

This class provides methods to define, access, and manage configuration options and switches for command-line applications. Options can be scalar or sequence-based and are stored in YAML format.

Definition at line 20 of file goptions.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ GOptions() [1/3]

GOptions::GOptions ( )

inline

Creates an empty GOptions object, typically used for defining user–defined options.

Definition at line 27 of file goptions.h.

◆ GOptions() [2/3]

GOptions::GOptions ( string name )

inline

Parameters

name	verbosity and debug option name

Definition at line 34 of file goptions.h.

◆ GOptions() [3/3]

GOptions::GOptions	(	int	argc,
		char *	argv[],
		const GOptions &	user_defined_options = `GOptions()`
	)

Constructs a GOptions object.

Constructs a GOptions object by initializing built–in options and switches, loading user–defined options, parsing YAML files, and processing command–line arguments.

Parameters

argc	Number of command–line arguments.
argv	Array of command–line argument strings.
user_defined_options	A GOptions object containing user–defined options.

This constructor performs the following tasks:

Loads user-defined options.
Defines built-in options and switches.
Parses YAML configuration files.
Processes command-line arguments (supporting both YAML–style and dot–notation).
Saves the final configuration to a YAML file.

Parameters

argc	Number of command-line arguments.
argv	Array of command-line argument strings.
user_defined_options	A GOptions object containing user-defined options.

Definition at line 29 of file goptions.cc.

Member Function Documentation

◆ addGOptions()

void GOptions::addGOptions ( const GOptions & goptions_to_add )

inline

Parameters

goptions_to_add The GOptions object to add.

Definition at line 162 of file goptions.h.

◆ addOptionTitle()

void GOptions::addOptionTitle ( string name )

inline

Definition at line 176 of file goptions.h.

◆ defineOption() [1/2]

void GOptions::defineOption	(	const GVariable &	gvar,
		const string &	help
	)

Parameters

gvar	A GVariable representing the option.
help	Help text for the option.
gvar	The GVariable representing the option.
help	Help text for the option.

Definition at line 176 of file goptions.cc.

◆ defineOption() [2/2]

void GOptions::defineOption	(	const string &	name,
		const string &	description,
		const std::vector< GVariable > &	g_vars,
		const string &	help
	)

Defines and adds a structured option.

Parameters

name	The name of the option.
description	A summary description of the option.
gvars	A vector of GVariable objects representing the option elements.
help	Help text for the option.
name	The name of the option.
description	Summary description of the option.
g_vars	Vector of GVariable objects representing the option elements.
help	Help text for the option.

Definition at line 194 of file goptions.cc.

◆ defineSwitch()

void GOptions::defineSwitch	(	const string &	name,
		const string &	description
	)

Defines and adds a command-line switch.

Parameters

name	The name of the switch.
description	The description of the switch.

Definition at line 160 of file goptions.cc.

◆ doesOptionExist()

bool GOptions::doesOptionExist ( const string & tag ) const

Parameters

tag	The name of the option.

Returns: True if the option exists; false otherwise.

Definition at line 312 of file goptions.cc.

◆ get_variable_in_option()

template<typename T >

template bool GOptions::get_variable_in_option< bool >	(	const YAML::Node &	node,
		const string &	variable_name,
		const T &	default_value
	)

Template function to retrieve a variable from a YAML node.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the variable.

Parameters

node	The YAML node.
variable_name	The name of the variable.
default_value	The default value if the variable is not found.

Returns: The variable value.

Definition at line 458 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getDebugFor()

int GOptions::getDebugFor ( const string & tag ) const

Accepts values as either booleans ("true"/"false") or integers.

Parameters

tag	The name of the debug option.

Returns: The debug level as an integer.

Definition at line 499 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getOptionMapInNode()

YAML::Node GOptions::getOptionMapInNode	(	string	option_name,
		string	map_key
	)

Parameters

option_name	The name of the option.
map_key	The key within the option.

Returns: The YAML::Node corresponding to the specified map key.

Parameters

option_name	The name of the option.
map_key	The key to look up within the option.

Returns: The YAML::Node corresponding to the specified map key.

Definition at line 433 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getOptionNode()

const YAML::Node GOptions::getOptionNode ( const string & tag ) const

inline

Parameters

tag	The name of the option.

Returns: The YAML::Node containing the option's value.

Definition at line 113 of file goptions.h.

◆ getOptions()

const std::vector<GOption>& GOptions::getOptions ( ) const

inline

Returns: A vector of GOption objects.

Definition at line 150 of file goptions.h.

◆ getScalarDouble()

double GOptions::getScalarDouble ( const string & tag ) const

Parameters

tag	The name of the option.

Returns: The double value.

Definition at line 243 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getScalarFloat()

float GOptions::getScalarFloat ( const string & tag ) const

Parameters

tag	The name of the option.

Returns: The float value.

Definition at line 227 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getScalarInt()

int GOptions::getScalarInt ( const string & tag ) const

Parameters

tag	The name of the option.

Returns: The integer value.

Definition at line 211 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getScalarString()

string GOptions::getScalarString ( const string & tag ) const

Parameters

tag	The name of the option.

Returns: The string value.

Definition at line 259 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getSwitch()

bool GOptions::getSwitch ( const string & tag ) const

Retrieves the status of the specified switch.

Parameters

tag	The name of the switch.

Returns: True if the switch is on; false otherwise.

Definition at line 414 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getSwitches()

const std::map<string, GSwitch>& GOptions::getSwitches ( ) const

inline

Returns: A map of switches.

Definition at line 156 of file goptions.h.

◆ getVerbosityFor()

int GOptions::getVerbosityFor ( const string & tag ) const

Parameters

tag	The name of the verbosity option.

Returns: The verbosity level as an integer.

Definition at line 478 of file goptions.cc.

◆ getYamlFiles()

std::vector<string> GOptions::getYamlFiles ( ) const

inline

Returns: A vector of YAML file paths as strings.

Definition at line 196 of file goptions.h.

Field Documentation

◆ option_verbosity_name

string GOptions::option_verbosity_name = UNINITIALIZEDSTRINGQUANTITY

Definition at line 174 of file goptions.h.

◆ option_verbosity_names

vector<GVariable> GOptions::option_verbosity_names

Definition at line 175 of file goptions.h.

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

Public Member Functions

Data Fields

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ GOptions() [1/3]

◆ GOptions() [2/3]

◆ GOptions() [3/3]

Member Function Documentation

◆ addGOptions()

◆ addOptionTitle()

◆ defineOption() [1/2]

◆ defineOption() [2/2]

◆ defineSwitch()

◆ doesOptionExist()

◆ get_variable_in_option()

◆ getDebugFor()

◆ getOptionMapInNode()

◆ getOptionNode()

◆ getOptions()

◆ getScalarDouble()

◆ getScalarFloat()

◆ getScalarInt()

◆ getScalarString()

◆ getSwitch()

◆ getSwitches()

◆ getVerbosityFor()

◆ getYamlFiles()

Field Documentation

◆ option_verbosity_name

◆ option_verbosity_names