note
	description: "[
		Access to command-line arguments. This class 
		may be used as ancestor by classes needing its facilities.
	]"
	library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date: 2018-05-18 08:50:43 +0000 (Fri, 18 May 2018) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 101749 $"

class interface
	ARGUMENTS_32

create 
	default_create

feature -- Access

	argument (i: INTEGER_32): IMMUTABLE_STRING_32
			-- i-th argument of command that started system execution
			-- (the command name if i = 0).
		require
			index_large_enough: i >= 0
			index_small_enough: i <= argument_count
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			argument_not_void: Result /= Void

	argument_array: ARRAY [IMMUTABLE_STRING_32]
			-- Array containing command name (position 0) and arguments.
			-- A new instance at each query.
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			argument_array_not_void: Result /= Void
			argument_array_compare_objects: Result.object_comparison

	Command_line: IMMUTABLE_STRING_32
			-- Full command line: Command_name followed by arguments.
		ensure
			instance_free: class
				Result.count >= Command_name.count

	Command_name: IMMUTABLE_STRING_32
			-- Name of command that started system execution.
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			definition: Result.same_string (argument (0))
	
feature -- Access: Cursor

	new_cursor: ITERATION_CURSOR [IMMUTABLE_STRING_32]
			-- Fresh cursor associated with current structure
		ensure then
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Status report

	index_of_word_option (opt: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): INTEGER_32
			-- Does command line specify word option opt and, if so,
			-- at what position?
			-- If one of the arguments in list of space-separated arguments
			-- is Xopt, where X is the current Option_sign,
			-- then index of this argument in list;
			-- else 0.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= Void
			opt_meaningful: not opt.is_empty
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	index_of_beginning_with_word_option (opt: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): INTEGER_32
			-- Does command line specify argument beginning with word
			-- option opt and, if so, at what position?
			-- If one of the arguments in list of space-separated arguments
			-- is Xoptxx, where X is the current Option_sign, 'xx'
			-- is arbitrary, possibly empty sequence of characters,
			-- then index of this argument in list;
			-- else 0.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= Void
			opt_meaningful: not opt.is_empty
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	index_of_character_option (o: CHARACTER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Does command line specify character option o and, if so,
			-- at what position?
			-- If one of the space-separated arguments is of the form Xxxoyy,
			-- where X is the current Option_sign, xx and yy
			-- are arbitrary, possibly empty sequences of characters,
			-- then index of this argument in list of arguments;
			-- else 0.
		require
			o_non_null: o /= '%U'.to_character_32
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	separate_character_option_value (o: CHARACTER_32): detachable IMMUTABLE_STRING_32
			-- The value, if any, specified after character option o on
			-- the command line.
			-- This is one of the following (where X is the current
			-- Option_sign, xx and 'yy' are arbitrary, possibly empty
			-- sequences of characters):
			--   val if command line includes two consecutive arguments
			--	   of the form Xxxoyy and val respectively.
			--   Empty string if command line includes argument Xxxoyy, which is
			--	   either last argument or followed by argument starting with X.
			--   Void if there is no argument of the form Xxxoyy.
		require
			o_non_null: o /= '%U'.to_character_32
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	separate_word_option_value (opt: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): detachable IMMUTABLE_STRING_32
			-- The value, if any, specified after word option opt on the
			-- command line.
			-- This is one of the following (where X is the current Option_sign):
			--   val if command line includes two consecutive arguments
			--	   of the form Xopt and val respectively.
			--   Empty string if command line includes argument Xopt, which is
			--	   either last argument or followed by argument starting with X.
			--   Void if no Xopt argument.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= Void
			opt_meaningful: not opt.is_empty
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	coalesced_character_option_value (o: CHARACTER_32): detachable IMMUTABLE_STRING_32
			-- The value, if any, specified for character option o on
			-- the command line.
			-- Defined as follows (where 'X' is the current 'option_sign' and
			-- 'xx' is an arbitrary, possibly empty sequence of characters):
			--   val if command line includes an argument of the form Xxxoval
			--	   (this may be an empty string if argument is just Xxxo).
			--   Void otherwise.
		require
			o_non_null: o /= '%U'.to_character_32
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	coalesced_word_option_value (opt: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): detachable IMMUTABLE_STRING_32
			-- The value, if any, specified for word option opt on the
			-- command line.
			-- Defined as follows (where X is the current Option_sign):
			--   val if command line includes an argument of the form Xoptval
			--	   (this may be an empty string if argument is just Xopt).
			--   Void otherwise.
		require
			opt_non_void: opt /= Void
			opt_meaningful: not opt.is_empty
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	Option_sign: CELL [CHARACTER_32]
			-- The character used to signal options on the command line.
			-- This can be '%U' if no sign is necessary for the argument
			-- to be an option
			-- Default is '-'
		ensure
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Status setting

	set_option_sign (c: CHARACTER_32)
			-- Make c the option sign.
			-- Use'%U' if no sign is necessary for the argument to
			-- be an option.
		ensure
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Measurement

	argument_count: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of arguments given to command that started
			-- system execution (command name does not count).
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			argument_count_positive: Result >= 0
	
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end -- class ARGUMENTS_32

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