Class: OptionParser

Relationships & Source Files
Namespace Children
Modules: Acceptables, Arguable, Completion
Classes: AC, CompletingHash, List, OptionMap, Switch
Exceptions: AmbiguousArgument, AmbiguousOption, InvalidArgument, InvalidOption, MissingArgument, NeedlessArgument, ParseError
Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance Descendants
Subclasses: AC
Inherits:	Object
Defined in:	lib/optparse.rb, lib/optparse/kwargs.rb

Overview

Introduction

OptionParser is a class for command-line option analysis. It is much more advanced, yet also easier to use, than GetoptLong, and is a more Ruby-oriented solution.

Features

The argument specification and the code to handle it are written in the same place.
It can output an option summary; you don't need to maintain this string separately.
Optional and mandatory arguments are specified very gracefully.
Arguments can be automatically converted to a specified class.
Arguments can be restricted to a certain set.

All of these features are demonstrated in the examples below. See #make_switch for full documentation.

Minimal example

require 'optparse'

options = {}
OptionParser.new do |opts|
  opts.banner = "Usage: example.rb [options]"

  opts.on("-v", "--[no-]verbose", "Run verbosely") do |v|
    options[:verbose] = v
  end
end.parse!

p options
p ARGV

Generating Help

OptionParser can be used to automatically generate help for the commands you write:

require 'optparse'

Options = Struct.new(:name)

class Parser
  def self.parse(options)
    args = Options.new("world")

    opt_parser = OptionParser.new do |opts|
      opts.banner = "Usage: example.rb [options]"

      opts.on("-nNAME", "--name=NAME", "Name to say hello to") do |n|
        args.name = n
      end

      opts.on("-h", "--help", "Prints this help") do
        puts opts
        exit
      end
    end

    opt_parser.parse!(options)
    return args
  end
end
options = Parser.parse %w[--help]

#=>
   # Usage: example.rb [options]
   #     -n, --name=NAME                  Name to say hello to
   #     -h, --help                       Prints this help

Required Arguments

For options that require an argument, option specification strings may include an option name in all caps. If an option is used without the required argument, an exception will be raised.

require 'optparse'

options = {}
OptionParser.new do |parser|
  parser.on("-r", "--require LIBRARY",
            "Require the LIBRARY before executing your script") do |lib|
    puts "You required #{lib}!"
  end
end.parse!

Used:

bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb -r
optparse-test.rb:9:in `<main>': missing argument: -r (OptionParser::MissingArgument)
bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb -r my-library
You required my-library!

Type Coercion

OptionParser supports the ability to coerce command line arguments into objects for us.

OptionParser comes with a few ready-to-use kinds of type coercion. They are:

Date – Anything accepted by Date.parse
DateTime – Anything accepted by DateTime.parse
Time – Anything accepted by Time.httpdate or Time.parse
URI – Anything accepted by URI.parse
Shellwords – Anything accepted by Shellwords.shellwords
String – Any non-empty string
Integer – Any integer. Will convert octal. (e.g. 124, -3, 040)
Float – Any float. (e.g. 10, 3.14, -100E+13)
Numeric – Any integer, float, or rational (1, 3.4, 1/3)
DecimalInteger – Like Integer, but no octal format.
OctalInteger – Like Integer, but no decimal format.
DecimalNumeric – Decimal integer or float.
TrueClass – Accepts '+, yes, true, -, no, false' and defaults as true
FalseClass – Same as TrueClass, but defaults to false
Array – Strings separated by ',' (e.g. 1,2,3)
Regexp – Regular expressions. Also includes options.

We can also add our own coercions, which we will cover soon.

Using Built-in Conversions

As an example, the built-in Time conversion is used. The other built-in conversions behave in the same way. OptionParser will attempt to parse the argument as a Time. If it succeeds, that time will be passed to the handler block. Otherwise, an exception will be raised.

require 'optparse'
require 'optparse/time'
OptionParser.new do |parser|
  parser.on("-t", "--time [TIME]", Time, "Begin execution at given time") do |time|
    p time
  end
end.parse!

Used:

bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb  -t nonsense
#... invalid argument: -t nonsense (OptionParser::InvalidArgument)
from ... time.rb:5:in `block in <top (required)>'
from optparse-test.rb:31:in `<main>'
bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb  -t 10-11-12
2010-11-12 00:00:00 -0500
bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb  -t 9:30
2014-08-13 09:30:00 -0400

Creating Custom Conversions

The .accept method on OptionParser may be used to create converters. It specifies which conversion block to call whenever a class is specified. The example below uses it to fetch a User object before the #on handler receives it.

require 'optparse'

User = Struct.new(:id, :name)

def find_user id
  not_found = ->{ raise "No User Found for id #{id}" }
  [ User.new(1, "Sam"),
    User.new(2, "Gandalf") ].find(not_found) do |u|
    u.id == id
  end
end

op = OptionParser.new
op.accept(User) do |user_id|
  find_user user_id.to_i
end

op.on("--user ID", User) do |user|
  puts user
end

op.parse!

output:

bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb --user 1
#<struct User id=1, name="Sam">
bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb --user 2
#<struct User id=2, name="Gandalf">
bash-3.2$ ruby optparse-test.rb --user 3
optparse-test.rb:15:in `block in find_user': No User Found for id 3 (RuntimeError)

Complete example

The following example is a complete Ruby program. You can run it and see the effect of specifying various options. This is probably the best way to learn the features of optparse.

require 'optparse'
require 'optparse/time'
require 'ostruct'
require 'pp'

class OptparseExample
  Version = '1.0.0'

  CODES = %w[iso-2022-jp shift_jis euc-jp utf8 binary]
  CODE_ALIASES = { "jis" => "iso-2022-jp", "sjis" => "shift_jis" }

  class ScriptOptions
    attr_accessor :library, :inplace, :encoding, :transfer_type,
                  :verbose, :extension, :delay, :time, :record_separator,
                  :list

    def initialize
      self.library = []
      self.inplace = false
      self.encoding = "utf8"
      self.transfer_type = :auto
      self.verbose = false
    end

    def define_options(parser)
      parser.banner = "Usage: example.rb [options]"
      parser.separator ""
      parser.separator "Specific options:"

      # add additional options
      perform_inplace_option(parser)
      delay_execution_option(parser)
      execute_at_time_option(parser)
      specify_record_separator_option(parser)
      list_example_option(parser)
      specify_encoding_option(parser)
      optional_option_argument_with_keyword_completion_option(parser)
      boolean_verbose_option(parser)

      parser.separator ""
      parser.separator "Common options:"
      # No argument, shows at tail.  This will print an options summary.
      # Try it and see!
      parser.on_tail("-h", "--help", "Show this message") do
        puts parser
        exit
      end
      # Another typical switch to print the version.
      parser.on_tail("--version", "Show version") do
        puts Version
        exit
      end
    end

    def perform_inplace_option(parser)
      # Specifies an optional option argument
      parser.on("-i", "--inplace [EXTENSION]",
                "Edit ARGV files in place",
                "(make backup if EXTENSION supplied)") do |ext|
        self.inplace = true
        self.extension = ext || ''
        self.extension.sub!(/\A\.?(?=.)/, ".")  # Ensure extension begins with dot.
      end
    end

    def delay_execution_option(parser)
      # Cast 'delay' argument to a Float.
      parser.on("--delay N", Float, "Delay N seconds before executing") do |n|
        self.delay = n
      end
    end

    def execute_at_time_option(parser)
      # Cast 'time' argument to a Time object.
      parser.on("-t", "--time [TIME]", Time, "Begin execution at given time") do |time|
        self.time = time
      end
    end

    def specify_record_separator_option(parser)
      # Cast to octal integer.
      parser.on("-F", "--irs [OCTAL]", OptionParser::OctalInteger,
                "Specify record separator (default \\0)") do |rs|
        self.record_separator = rs
      end
    end

    def list_example_option(parser)
      # List of arguments.
      parser.on("--list x,y,z", Array, "Example 'list' of arguments") do |list|
        self.list = list
      end
    end

    def specify_encoding_option(parser)
      # Keyword completion.  We are specifying a specific set of arguments (CODES
      # and CODE_ALIASES - notice the latter is a Hash), and the user may provide
      # the shortest unambiguous text.
      code_list = (CODE_ALIASES.keys + CODES).join(', ')
      parser.on("--code CODE", CODES, CODE_ALIASES, "Select encoding",
                "(#{code_list})") do |encoding|
        self.encoding = encoding
      end
    end

    def optional_option_argument_with_keyword_completion_option(parser)
      # Optional '--type' option argument with keyword completion.
      parser.on("--type [TYPE]", [:text, :binary, :auto],
                "Select transfer type (text, binary, auto)") do |t|
        self.transfer_type = t
      end
    end

    def boolean_verbose_option(parser)
      # Boolean switch.
      parser.on("-v", "--[no-]verbose", "Run verbosely") do |v|
        self.verbose = v
      end
    end
  end

  #
  # Return a structure describing the options.
  #
  def parse(args)
    # The options specified on the command line will be collected in
    # *options*.

    @options = ScriptOptions.new
    @args = OptionParser.new do |parser|
      @options.define_options(parser)
      parser.parse!(args)
    end
    @options
  end

  attr_reader :parser, :options
end  # class OptparseExample

example = OptparseExample.new
options = example.parse(ARGV)
pp options # example.options
pp ARGV

Shell Completion

For modern shells (e.g. bash, zsh, etc.), you can use shell completion for command line options.

Further documentation

The above examples should be enough to learn how to use this class. If you have any questions, file a ticket at bugs.ruby-lang.org.

Constant Summary

DecimalInteger =

Decimal integer format, to be converted to Integer.

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1867
```
/\A[-+]?#{decimal}\z/io
```
DecimalNumeric =

Decimal integer/float number format, to be converted to Integer for integer format, Float for float format.

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1893
```
floatpat
```
OctalInteger =

Ruby/C like octal/hexadecimal/binary integer format, to be converted to Integer.

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1880
```
/\A[-]?(?:[0-7](?:_[0-7]+)*|0(?:#{binary}|#{hex}))\z/io
```

Class Method Summary

.accept(*args, &blk)

See #accept.
.each_const(path, base = ::Object)
.getopts(*args)

See #getopts.
.inc(arg, default = nil)

Returns an incremented value of default according to arg.
.new(banner = nil, width = 32, indent = ' ' * 4) {|_self| ... } ⇒ OptionParser constructor

Initializes the instance and yields itself if called with a block.
.reject(*args, &blk)

See #reject.
.search_const(klass, name)
.show_version(*pkgs)
.terminate(arg = nil)
.top
.with(*args, &block)

Initializes a new instance and evaluates the optional block in context of the instance.

Instance Attribute Summary

#banner rw

Heading banner preceding summary.
#banner=(value) (also: #set_banner) rw

Heading banner preceding summary.
#default_argv rw

Strings to be parsed in default.
#program_name rw

Program name to be emitted in error message and default banner, defaults to $0.
#program_name=(value) (also: #set_program_name) rw

Program name to be emitted in error message and default banner, defaults to $0.
#release rw

Release code.
#release=(value) rw

Release code.
#summary_indent rw

Indentation for summary.
#summary_width rw

Width for option list portion of summary.
#version rw

Version.
#version=(value) rw

Version.

Instance Method Summary

#abort(mesg = $!)
#accept(*args, &blk)

Directs to accept specified class t.
#base

Subject of #on_tail.
#candidate(word)
#def_head_option(*opts, &block)

Alias for #define_head.
#def_option(*opts, &block)

Alias for #define.
#def_tail_option(*opts, &block)

Alias for #define_tail.
#define(*opts, &block) (also: #def_option)
#define_by_keywords(options, meth, **opts)
#define_head(*opts, &block) (also: #def_head_option)
#define_tail(*opts, &block) (also: #def_tail_option)
#environment(env = File.basename($0, '.*'))

Parses environment variable env or its uppercase with splitting like a shell.
#getopts(*args)

Wrapper method for getopts.rb.
#help (also: #to_s)

Returns option summary string.
#inc(*args)
#load(filename = nil)

Loads options from file names as filename.
#make_switch(opts, block = nil)

Creates an Switch from the parameters.
#new

Pushes a new List.
#on(*opts, &block)

Add option switch and handler.
#on_head(*opts, &block)

Add option switch like with #on, but at head of summary.
#on_tail(*opts, &block)

Add option switch like with #on, but at tail of summary.
#order(*argv, into: nil, &nonopt)

Parses command line arguments argv in order.
#order!(argv = default_argv, into: nil, &nonopt)

Same as #order, but removes switches destructively.
#parse(*argv, into: nil)

Parses command line arguments argv in order when environment variable POSIXLY_CORRECT is set, and in permutation mode otherwise.
#parse!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)

Same as #parse, but removes switches destructively.
#permute(*argv, into: nil)

Parses command line arguments argv in permutation mode and returns list of non-option arguments.
#permute!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)

Same as #permute, but removes switches destructively.
#reject(*args, &blk)

Directs to reject specified class argument.
#remove

Removes the last List.
#separator(string)

Add separator in summary.
#summarize(to = [], width = @summary_width, max = width - 1, indent = @summary_indent, &blk)

Puts option summary into to and returns to.
#terminate(arg = nil)

Terminates option parsing.
#to_a

Returns option summary list.
#to_s

Alias for #help.
#top

Subject of #on / #on_head, #accept / #reject
#ver

Returns version string from program_name, version and release.
#warn(mesg = $!)
#complete(typ, opt, icase = false, *pat) private

Completes shortened long style option switch and returns pair of canonical switch and switch descriptor Switch.
#notwice(obj, prv, msg) private

Checks if an argument is given twice, in which case an ArgumentError is raised.
#search(id, key) private

Searches key in @stack for id hash and returns or yields the result.
#visit(id, *args, &block) private

Traverses @stack, sending each element method id with args and block.

Constructor Details

.new(banner = nil, width = 32, indent = ' ' * 4) {|_self| ... } ⇒ `OptionParser`

Initializes the instance and yields itself if called with a block.

#banner: Banner message.
width: Summary width.
indent: Summary indent.

Yields:

(_self)

Yield Parameters:

_self (OptionParser) —

the object that the method was called on

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1054


def initialize(banner = nil, width = 32, indent = ' ' * 4)
  @stack = [DefaultList, List.new, List.new]
  @program_name = nil
  @banner = banner
  @summary_width = width
  @summary_indent = indent
  @default_argv = ARGV
  add_officious
  yield self if block_given?
end

Class Method Details

.accept(*args, &blk)

See #accept.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1099


def self.accept(*args, &blk) top.accept(*args, &blk) end

.each_const(path, base = ::Object)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse/version.rb', line 50


def each_const(path, base = ::Object)
  path.split(/::|\//).inject(base) do |klass, name|
    raise NameError, path unless Module === klass
    klass.constants.grep(/#{name}/i) do |c|
      klass.const_defined?(c) or next
      klass.const_get(c)
    end
  end
end

.getopts(*args)

See #getopts.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1697


def self.getopts(*args)
  new.getopts(*args)
end

.inc(arg, default = nil)

Returns an incremented value of default according to arg.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1035


def self.inc(arg, default = nil)
  case arg
  when Integer
    arg.nonzero?
  when nil
    default.to_i + 1
  end
end

.reject(*args, &blk)

See #reject.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1112


def self.reject(*args, &blk) top.reject(*args, &blk) end

.search_const(klass, name)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse/version.rb', line 60


def search_const(klass, name)
  klasses = [klass]
  while klass = klasses.shift
    klass.constants.each do |cname|
      klass.const_defined?(cname) or next
      const = klass.const_get(cname)
      yield klass, cname, const if name === cname
      klasses << const if Module === const and const != ::Object
    end
  end
end

.show_version(*pkgs)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse/version.rb', line 5


def show_version(*pkgs)
  progname = ARGV.options.program_name
  result = false
  show = proc do |klass, cname, version|
    str = "#{progname}"
    unless klass == ::Object and cname == :VERSION
      version = version.join(".") if Array === version
      str << ": #{klass}" unless klass == Object
      str << " version #{version}"
    end
    [:Release, :RELEASE].find do |rel|
      if klass.const_defined?(rel)
        str << " (#{klass.const_get(rel)})"
      end
    end
    puts str
    result = true
  end
  if pkgs.size == 1 and pkgs[0] == "all"
    self.search_const(::Object, /\AV(?:ERSION|ersion)\z/) do |klass, cname, version|
      unless cname[1] == ?e and klass.const_defined?(:Version)
        show.call(klass, cname.intern, version)
      end
    end
  else
    pkgs.each do |pkg|
      begin
        pkg = pkg.split(/::|\//).inject(::Object) {|m, c| m.const_get(c)}
        v = case
            when pkg.const_defined?(:Version)
              pkg.const_get(n = :Version)
            when pkg.const_defined?(:VERSION)
              pkg.const_get(n = :VERSION)
            else
              n = nil
              "unknown"
            end
        show.call(pkg, n, v)
      rescue NameError
      end
    end
  end
  result
end

.terminate(arg = nil)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1079


def self.terminate(arg = nil)
  throw :terminate, arg
end

.top

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1084


def self.top() DefaultList end

.with(*args, &block)

Initializes a new instance and evaluates the optional block in context of the instance. Arguments args are passed to #new, see there for description of parameters.

This method is deprecated, its behavior corresponds to the older #new method.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1026


def self.with(*args, &block)
  opts = new(*args)
  opts.instance_eval(&block)
  opts
end

Instance Attribute Details

#default_argv (rw)

Strings to be parsed in default.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1132


attr_accessor :default_argv

#program_name (rw)

Program name to be emitted in error message and default banner, defaults to $0.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1149


def program_name
  @program_name || File.basename($0, '.*')
end

#program_name=(value) (rw) Also known as: #set_program_name

Program name to be emitted in error message and default banner, defaults to $0.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1123


attr_writer :program_name

#release (rw)

Release code

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1174


def release
  @release || (defined?(::Release) && ::Release) || (defined?(::RELEASE) && ::RELEASE)
end

#release=(value) (rw)

Release code

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1162


attr_writer :release

#summary_indent (rw)

Indentation for summary. Must be String (or have + String method).

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1129


attr_accessor :summary_indent

#summary_width (rw)

Width for option list portion of summary. Must be Numeric.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1126


attr_accessor :summary_width

#version (rw)

Version

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1167


def version
  @version || (defined?(::Version) && ::Version)
end

#version=(value) (rw)

Version

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1160


attr_writer :version

Instance Method Details

#abort(mesg = $!)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1193


def abort(mesg = $!)
  super("#{program_name}: #{mesg}")
end

#accept(*args, &blk)

Directs to accept specified class t. The argument string is passed to the block in which it should be converted to the desired class.

t: Argument class specifier, any object including Class.
pat: Pattern for argument, defaults to t if it responds to match.

accept(t, pat, &block)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1095


def accept(*args, &blk) top.accept(*args, &blk) end

#base

Subject of #on_tail.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1207


def base
  @stack[1]
end

#candidate(word)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1744


def candidate(word)
  list = []
  case word
  when /\A--/
    word, arg = word.split(/=/, 2)
    argpat = Completion.regexp(arg, false) if arg and !arg.empty?
    long = true
  when /\A-(!-)/
    short = true
  when /\A-/
    long = short = true
  end
  pat = Completion.regexp(word, true)
  visit(:each_option) do |opt|
    next unless Switch === opt
    opts = (long ? opt.long : []) + (short ? opt.short : [])
    opts = Completion.candidate(word, true, pat, &opts.method(:each)).map(&:first) if pat
    if /\A=/ =~ opt.arg
      opts.map! {|sw| sw + "="}
      if arg and CompletingHash === opt.pattern
        if opts = opt.pattern.candidate(arg, false, argpat)
          opts.map!(&:last)
        end
      end
    end
    list.concat(opts)
  end
  list
end

#complete(typ, opt, icase = false, *pat) (private)

Completes shortened long style option switch and returns pair of canonical switch and switch descriptor ::OptionParser::Switch.

typ: Searching table.
opt: Searching key.
icase: Search case insensitive if true.
pat: Optional pattern for completion.

Raises:

(AmbiguousOption)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1733


def complete(typ, opt, icase = false, *pat)
  if pat.empty?
    search(typ, opt) {|sw| return [sw, opt]} # exact match or...
  end
  raise AmbiguousOption, catch(:ambiguous) {
    visit(:complete, typ, opt, icase, *pat) {|o, *sw| return sw}
    raise InvalidOption, opt
  }
end

#def_head_option(*opts, &block)

Alias for #define_head.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1492


alias def_head_option define_head

#def_option(*opts, &block)

Alias for #define.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1478


alias def_option define

#def_tail_option(*opts, &block)

Alias for #define_tail.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1506


alias def_tail_option define_tail

#define(*opts, &block) Also known as: #def_option

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1465


def define(*opts, &block)
  top.append(*(sw = make_switch(opts, block)))
  sw[0]
end

#define_by_keywords(options, meth, **opts)

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse/kwargs.rb', line 5


def define_by_keywords(options, meth, **opts)
  meth.parameters.each do |type, name|
    case type
    when :key, :keyreq
      op, cl = *(type == :key ? %w"[ ]" : ["", ""])
      define("--#{name}=#{op}#{name.upcase}#{cl}", *opts[name]) do |o|
        options[name] = o
      end
    end
  end
  options
end

#define_head(*opts, &block) Also known as: #def_head_option

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1480


def define_head(*opts, &block)
  top.prepend(*(sw = make_switch(opts, block)))
  sw[0]
end

#define_tail(*opts, &block) Also known as: #def_tail_option

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1494


def define_tail(*opts, &block)
  base.append(*(sw = make_switch(opts, block)))
  sw[0]
end

#environment(env = File.basename($0, '.*'))

Parses environment variable env or its uppercase with splitting like a shell.

env defaults to the basename of the program.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1801


def environment(env = File.basename($0, '.*'))
  env = ENV[env] || ENV[env.upcase] or return
  require 'shellwords'
  parse(*Shellwords.shellwords(env))
end

#getopts(*args)

Wrapper method for getopts.rb.

params = ARGV.getopts("ab:", "foo", "bar:", "zot:Z;zot option")
# params[:a] = true   # -a
# params[:b] = "1"    # -b1
# params[:foo] = "1"  # --foo
# params[:bar] = "x"  # --bar x
# params[:zot] = "z"  # --zot Z

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1662


def getopts(*args)
  argv = Array === args.first ? args.shift : default_argv
  single_options, *long_options = *args

  result = {}

  single_options.scan(/(.)(:)?/) do |opt, val|
    if val
      result[opt] = nil
      define("-#{opt} VAL")
    else
      result[opt] = false
      define("-#{opt}")
    end
  end if single_options

  long_options.each do |arg|
    arg, desc = arg.split(';', 2)
    opt, val = arg.split(':', 2)
    if val
      result[opt] = val.empty? ? nil : val
      define("--#{opt}=#{result[opt] || "VAL"}", *[desc].compact)
    else
      result[opt] = false
      define("--#{opt}", *[desc].compact)
    end
  end

  parse_in_order(argv, result.method(:[]=))
  result
end

#help Also known as: #to_s

Returns option summary string.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1248


def help; summarize("#{banner}".sub(/\n?\z/, "\n")) end

#inc(*args)

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1043


def inc(*args)
  self.class.inc(*args)
end

#load(filename = nil)

Loads options from file names as filename. Does nothing when the file is not present. Returns whether successfully loaded.

filename defaults to basename of the program without suffix in a directory ~/.options.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1781


def load(filename = nil)
  begin
    filename ||= File.expand_path(File.basename($0, '.*'), '~/.options')
  rescue
    return false
  end
  begin
    parse(*IO.readlines(filename).each {|s| s.chomp!})
    true
  rescue Errno::ENOENT, Errno::ENOTDIR
    false
  end
end

#make_switch(opts, block = nil)

Creates an ::OptionParser::Switch from the parameters. The parsed argument value is passed to the given block, where it can be processed.

See at the beginning of OptionParser for some full examples.

opts can include the following elements:

Argument style:

One of the following:

:NONE, :REQUIRED, :OPTIONAL

Argument pattern:

Acceptable option argument format, must be pre-defined with OptionParser.accept or OptionParser#accept, or Regexp. This can appear once or assigned as String if not present, otherwise causes an ArgumentError. Examples:

Float, Time, Array

Possible argument values:

Hash or Array.

[:text, :binary, :auto]
%w[iso-2022-jp shift_jis euc-jp utf8 binary]
{ "jis" => "iso-2022-jp", "sjis" => "shift_jis" }

Long style switch:

Specifies a long style switch which takes a mandatory, optional or no argument. It's a string of the following form:

"--switch=MANDATORY" or "--switch MANDATORY"
"--switch[=OPTIONAL]"
"--switch"

Short style switch:

Specifies short style switch which takes a mandatory, optional or no argument. It's a string of the following form:

"-xMANDATORY"
"-x[OPTIONAL]"
"-x"

There is also a special form which matches character range (not full set of regular expression):

"-[a-z]MANDATORY"
"-[a-z][OPTIONAL]"
"-[a-z]"

Argument style and description:

Instead of specifying mandatory or optional arguments directly in the switch parameter, this separate parameter can be used.

"=MANDATORY"
"=[OPTIONAL]"

Description:

Description string for the option.

"Run verbosely"

Handler:

Handler for the parsed argument value. Either give a block or pass a Proc or Method as an argument.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1332


def make_switch(opts, block = nil)
  short, long, nolong, style, pattern, conv, not_pattern, not_conv, not_style = [], [], []
  ldesc, sdesc, desc, arg = [], [], []
  default_style = Switch::NoArgument
  default_pattern = nil
  klass = nil
  q, a = nil
  has_arg = false

  opts.each do |o|
    # argument class
    next if search(:atype, o) do |pat, c|
      klass = notwice(o, klass, 'type')
      if not_style and not_style != Switch::NoArgument
        not_pattern, not_conv = pat, c
      else
        default_pattern, conv = pat, c
      end
    end

    # directly specified pattern(any object possible to match)
    if (!(String === o || Symbol === o)) and o.respond_to?(:match)
      pattern = notwice(o, pattern, 'pattern')
      if pattern.respond_to?(:convert)
        conv = pattern.method(:convert).to_proc
      else
        conv = SPLAT_PROC
      end
      next
    end

    # anything others
    case o
    when Proc, Method
      block = notwice(o, block, 'block')
    when Array, Hash
      case pattern
      when CompletingHash
      when nil
        pattern = CompletingHash.new
        conv = pattern.method(:convert).to_proc if pattern.respond_to?(:convert)
      else
        raise ArgumentError, "argument pattern given twice"
      end
      o.each {|pat, *v| pattern[pat] = v.fetch(0) {pat}}
    when Module
      raise ArgumentError, "unsupported argument type: #{o}", ParseError.filter_backtrace(caller(4))
    when *ArgumentStyle.keys
      style = notwice(ArgumentStyle[o], style, 'style')
    when /^--no-([^\[\]=\s]*)(.+)?/
      q, a = $1, $2
      o = notwice(a ? Object : TrueClass, klass, 'type')
      not_pattern, not_conv = search(:atype, o) unless not_style
      not_style = (not_style || default_style).guess(arg = a) if a
      default_style = Switch::NoArgument
      default_pattern, conv = search(:atype, FalseClass) unless default_pattern
      ldesc << "--no-#{q}"
      (q = q.downcase).tr!('_', '-')
      long << "no-#{q}"
      nolong << q
    when /^--\[no-\]([^\[\]=\s]*)(.+)?/
      q, a = $1, $2
      o = notwice(a ? Object : TrueClass, klass, 'type')
      if a
        default_style = default_style.guess(arg = a)
        default_pattern, conv = search(:atype, o) unless default_pattern
      end
      ldesc << "--[no-]#{q}"
      (o = q.downcase).tr!('_', '-')
      long << o
      not_pattern, not_conv = search(:atype, FalseClass) unless not_style
      not_style = Switch::NoArgument
      nolong << "no-#{o}"
    when /^--([^\[\]=\s]*)(.+)?/
      q, a = $1, $2
      if a
        o = notwice(NilClass, klass, 'type')
        default_style = default_style.guess(arg = a)
        default_pattern, conv = search(:atype, o) unless default_pattern
      end
      ldesc << "--#{q}"
      (o = q.downcase).tr!('_', '-')
      long << o
    when /^-(\[\^?\]?(?:[^\\\]]|\\.)*\])(.+)?/
      q, a = $1, $2
      o = notwice(Object, klass, 'type')
      if a
        default_style = default_style.guess(arg = a)
        default_pattern, conv = search(:atype, o) unless default_pattern
      else
        has_arg = true
      end
      sdesc << "-#{q}"
      short << Regexp.new(q)
    when /^-(.)(.+)?/
      q, a = $1, $2
      if a
        o = notwice(NilClass, klass, 'type')
        default_style = default_style.guess(arg = a)
        default_pattern, conv = search(:atype, o) unless default_pattern
      end
      sdesc << "-#{q}"
      short << q
    when /^=/
      style = notwice(default_style.guess(arg = o), style, 'style')
      default_pattern, conv = search(:atype, Object) unless default_pattern
    else
      desc.push(o)
    end
  end

  default_pattern, conv = search(:atype, default_style.pattern) unless default_pattern
  if !(short.empty? and long.empty?)
    if has_arg and default_style == Switch::NoArgument
      default_style = Switch::RequiredArgument
    end
    s = (style || default_style).new(pattern || default_pattern,
                                     conv, sdesc, ldesc, arg, desc, block)
  elsif !block
    if style or pattern
      raise ArgumentError, "no switch given", ParseError.filter_backtrace(caller)
    end
    s = desc
  else
    short << pattern
    s = (style || default_style).new(pattern,
                                     conv, nil, nil, arg, desc, block)
  end
  return s, short, long,
    (not_style.new(not_pattern, not_conv, sdesc, ldesc, nil, desc, block) if not_style),
    nolong
end

#new

Pushes a new ::OptionParser::List.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1214


def new
  @stack.push(List.new)
  if block_given?
    yield self
  else
    self
  end
end

#notwice(obj, prv, msg) (private)

Checks if an argument is given twice, in which case an ArgumentError is raised. Called from OptionParser#switch only.

obj: New argument.
prv: Previously specified argument.
msg: Exception message.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1264


def notwice(obj, prv, msg)
  unless !prv or prv == obj
    raise(ArgumentError, "argument #{msg} given twice: #{obj}",
          ParseError.filter_backtrace(caller(2)))
  end
  obj
end

#on(*opts, &block)

Add option switch and handler. See #make_switch for an explanation of parameters.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1474


def on(*opts, &block)
  define(*opts, &block)
  self
end

#on_head(*opts, &block)

Add option switch like with #on, but at head of summary.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1488


def on_head(*opts, &block)
  define_head(*opts, &block)
  self
end

#on_tail(*opts, &block)

Add option switch like with #on, but at tail of summary.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1502


def on_tail(*opts, &block)
  define_tail(*opts, &block)
  self
end

#order(*argv, into: nil, &nonopt)

Parses command line arguments argv in order. When a block is given, each non-option argument is yielded.

Returns the rest of argv left unparsed.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1521


def order(*argv, into: nil, &nonopt)
  argv = argv[0].dup if argv.size == 1 and Array === argv[0]
  order!(argv, into: into, &nonopt)
end

#order!(argv = default_argv, into: nil, &nonopt)

Same as #order, but removes switches destructively. Non-option arguments remain in argv.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1530


def order!(argv = default_argv, into: nil, &nonopt)
  setter = ->(name, val) {into[name.to_sym] = val} if into
  parse_in_order(argv, setter, &nonopt)
end

#parse(*argv, into: nil)

Parses command line arguments argv in order when environment variable POSIXLY_CORRECT is set, and in permutation mode otherwise.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1635


def parse(*argv, into: nil)
  argv = argv[0].dup if argv.size == 1 and Array === argv[0]
  parse!(argv, into: into)
end

#parse!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)

Same as #parse, but removes switches destructively. Non-option arguments remain in argv.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1644


def parse!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)
  if ENV.include?('POSIXLY_CORRECT')
    order!(argv, into: into)
  else
    permute!(argv, into: into)
  end
end

#permute(*argv, into: nil)

Parses command line arguments argv in permutation mode and returns list of non-option arguments.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1615


def permute(*argv, into: nil)
  argv = argv[0].dup if argv.size == 1 and Array === argv[0]
  permute!(argv, into: into)
end

#permute!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)

Same as #permute, but removes switches destructively. Non-option arguments remain in argv.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1624


def permute!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)
  nonopts = []
  order!(argv, into: into, &nonopts.method(:<<))
  argv[0, 0] = nonopts
  argv
end

#reject(*args, &blk)

Directs to reject specified class argument.

t: Argument class specifier, any object including Class.

reject(t)

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1108


def reject(*args, &blk) top.reject(*args, &blk) end

#remove

Removes the last ::OptionParser::List.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1226


def remove
  @stack.pop
end

#search(id, key) (private)

Searches key in @stack for id hash and returns or yields the result.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1716


def search(id, key)
  block_given = block_given?
  visit(:search, id, key) do |k|
    return block_given ? yield(k) : k
  end
end

#separator(string)

Add separator in summary.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1511


def separator(string)
  top.append(string, nil, nil)
end

#summarize(to = [], width = @summary_width, max = width - 1, indent = @summary_indent, &blk)

Puts option summary into to and returns to. Yields each line if a block is given.

to: Output destination, which must have method <<. Defaults to [].
width: Width of left side, defaults to @summary_width.
max: Maximum length allowed for left side, defaults to width - 1.
indent: Indentation, defaults to @summary_indent.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1239


def summarize(to = [], width = @summary_width, max = width - 1, indent = @summary_indent, &blk)
  blk ||= proc {|l| to << (l.index($/, -1) ? l : l + $/)}
  visit(:summarize, {}, {}, width, max, indent, &blk)
  to
end

#terminate(arg = nil)

Terminates option parsing. Optional parameter arg is a string pushed back to be the first non-option argument.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1076


def terminate(arg = nil)
  self.class.terminate(arg)
end

#to_a

Returns option summary list.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1254


def to_a; summarize("#{banner}".split(/^/)) end

#to_s

Alias for #help.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1249


alias to_s help

#top

Subject of #on / #on_head, #accept / #reject

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1200


def top
  @stack[-1]
end

#ver

Returns version string from program_name, version and release.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1181


def ver
  if v = version
    str = "#{program_name} #{[v].join('.')}"
    str << " (#{v})" if v = release
    str
  end
end

#visit(id, *args, &block) (private)

Traverses @stack, sending each element method id with args and block.

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1705


def visit(id, *args, &block)
  @stack.reverse_each do |el|
    el.send(id, *args, &block)
  end
  nil
end

#warn(mesg = $!)

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# File 'lib/optparse.rb', line 1189


def warn(mesg = $!)
  super("#{program_name}: #{mesg}")
end

Class: OptionParser

Overview

Introduction

Features

Minimal example

Generating Help

Required Arguments

Type Coercion

Using Built-in Conversions

Creating Custom Conversions

Complete example

Shell Completion

Further documentation

Constant Summary

Class Method Summary

Instance Attribute Summary

Instance Method Summary

Constructor Details

.new(banner = nil, width = 32, indent = ' ' * 4) {|_self| ... } ⇒ OptionParser

Class Method Details

.accept(*args, &blk)

.each_const(path, base = ::Object)

.getopts(*args)

.inc(arg, default = nil)

.reject(*args, &blk)

.search_const(klass, name)

.show_version(*pkgs)

.terminate(arg = nil)

.top

.with(*args, &block)

Instance Attribute Details

#banner (rw)

#banner=(value) (rw) Also known as: #set_banner

#default_argv (rw)

#program_name (rw)

#program_name=(value) (rw) Also known as: #set_program_name

#release (rw)

#release=(value) (rw)

#summary_indent (rw)

#summary_width (rw)

#version (rw)

#version=(value) (rw)

Instance Method Details

#abort(mesg = $!)

#accept(*args, &blk)

#base

#candidate(word)

#complete(typ, opt, icase = false, *pat) (private)

#def_head_option(*opts, &block)

#def_option(*opts, &block)

#def_tail_option(*opts, &block)

#define(*opts, &block) Also known as: #def_option

#define_by_keywords(options, meth, **opts)

#define_head(*opts, &block) Also known as: #def_head_option

#define_tail(*opts, &block) Also known as: #def_tail_option

#environment(env = File.basename($0, '.*'))

#getopts(*args)

#help Also known as: #to_s

#inc(*args)

#load(filename = nil)

#make_switch(opts, block = nil)

#new

#notwice(obj, prv, msg) (private)

#on(*opts, &block)

#on_head(*opts, &block)

#on_tail(*opts, &block)

#order(*argv, into: nil, &nonopt)

#order!(argv = default_argv, into: nil, &nonopt)

#parse(*argv, into: nil)

#parse!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)

#permute(*argv, into: nil)

#permute!(argv = default_argv, into: nil)

#reject(*args, &blk)

#remove

#search(id, key) (private)

#separator(string)

#summarize(to = [], width = @summary_width, max = width - 1, indent = @summary_indent, &blk)

#terminate(arg = nil)

#to_a

#to_s

.new(banner = nil, width = 32, indent = ' ' * 4) {|_self| ... } ⇒ `OptionParser`