=begin ==Index * (()) * (()) = class NumRu::Misc::KeywordOpt == Overview A class to facilitate optional keyword arguments. More specifically, it helps the use of a Hash to mimic the keyword argument system. With this, you can set default values and description to each keyword argument. == Classes defined supplementarilly === class NumRu::Misc::HelpMessagingException < StandardError This is for your convenience. See the usage example below. == Usage example Suppose that you introduce keyword arguments "flag" and "number" to the method "hoge" in a class/module Foo. It can be done as follows: require 'numru/misc' # or, specifically, require 'numru/misc/keywordopt' include NumRu class Foo @@opt_hoge = Misc::KeywordOpt.new( ['flag', false, 'whether or not ...'], ['number', 1, 'number of ...'], ['help', false, 'show help message'] ) def hoge(regular_arg1, regular_arg2, options=nil) opt = @@opt_hoge.interpret(options) if opt['help'] puts @@opt_hoge.help puts ' Current values='+opt.inspect raise Misc::HelpMessagingException, '** show help message and raise **' end # do what you want below # (options are set in the Hash opt: opt['flag'] and opt['number']) end end Here, the options are defined in the class variable @@opt_hoge with option names, default values, and descriptions (for help messaging). One can use the method hoge as follows: foo = Foo.new ... x = ... y = ... ... foo.hoge( x, y, {'flag'=>true, 'number'=>10} ) Or equivalently, foo.hoge( x, y, 'flag'=>true, 'number'=>10 ) because '{}' can be omitted here. Tails of options names can be shortened as long as unambiguous: foo.hoge( x, y, 'fla'=>true, 'num'=>10 ) To show the help message, call foo.hoge( x, y, 'help'=>true ) This will cause the following help message printed with the exception HelpMessagingException raised. << Description of options >> option name => default value description: "flag" => false whether or not ... "number" => 1 number of ... "help" => false show help message Current values={"help"=>true, "number"=>1, "flag"=>false} NumRu::Misc::HelpMessagingException: ** help messaging done ** from (irb):78:in "hoge" from (irb):83 Do not affraid to write long descriptions. The help method breaks lines nicely if they are long. == Class methods ---KeywordOpt.new( *args ) Constructor. ARGUMENTS * args : (case 1) arrays of two or three elements: [option name, default value, description ], or [option name, default value] if you do not want to write descriptions. Option names and descriptions must be String. (case 2) another KeywordOpt. Cases 1 and 2 can be mixed. When case 2, a link to the other KeywordOpt is kept. Thus, change of values in it is reflected to the current one. However, the link is deleted if values are changed by (()). RETURN VALUE * a KeywordOpt object EXAMPLE * case 1 opt = Misc::KeywordOpt.new( ['flag', false, 'whether or not ...'], ['help', false, 'show help message'] ) * case 2 opt = Misc::KeywordOpt.new( optA, optB ) * case 1 & 2 opt = Misc::KeywordOpt.new( ['flag', false, 'whether or not ...'], optA ) == Methods ---interpret(hash) Interprets a hash that specifies option values. ARGUMENTS * hash (Hash or nil) : a hash with string keys matching option names (initializedwhen constructed). The matching is case sensitive and done such that the tail of a option name can be omitted as long as unambiguous (for example, 'num' for 'number'). If the argument is nil, the current values are returned. If there are two options like 'max' and 'maxval', to use a key 'max' (identical to the former paramer) is allowed, although it matches 'maxval' as well. (Again 'ma' is regarded ambiguous.) RETURN VALUE * a Hash containing the option values (default values overwritten with hash). POSSIBLE EXCEPTION * hash has a key that does not match any of the option names. * hash has a key that is ambiguous ---set(hash) Similar to (()) but changes internal values. ARGUMENTS * hash (Hash) : see (()). (Here, nil is not permitted though) RETURN VALUE * a Hash containing the values replaced (the ones before calling this method) POSSIBLE EXCEPTION * the argument is not a Hash * others are same as in (()) ---help Returns a help message RETURN VALUE * a String describing the option names, default values, and descriptions ---[](key) Returns a value associated with the key (exact matching unlike interpret) ---keys Retunrs the keys. ---select_existent(hash_or_keys) Copies hash_or_keys, exclude ones that are not included in the option (by comparing keys), and returns it. I.e. select only the ones exsitent. NOTE: ambiguity is not checked, so the resultant value is not necessarily accepted by (()). ARGUMENTS * hash_or_keys (Hash or Array) RETURN VALUE * a Hash or Array depending on the class of the argument hash_or_keys = class NumRu::Misc::KeywordOptAutoHelp < NumRu::Misc::KeywordOpt Same as (()), but the method (()) shows a help message and raise an exception if option 'help' is provided as an argument and is not nil or false ((({NumRu::Misc::HelpMessagingException < StandardError}))) or if the arguments cannot be interpreted correctly ((({ArgumentError}))). Option 'help' is automatically defined, so you do not have to define it yourself. =end module NumRu module Misc class HelpMessagingException < StandardError end class KeywordOpt def initialize(*args) # USAGE: # KeywordOpt.new([key,val,description],[key,val,description],..) # where key is a String, and description can be omitted. @val=Hash.new @description=Hash.new @keys = [] args.each{ |x| case x when Array unless (x[0]=='help') && @keys.include?(x[0]) #^only 'help' can overwrap in the arguments @keys.push(x[0]) @val[x[0]] = x[1] @description[x[0]] = ( (x.length>=3) ? x[2] : '' ) end when KeywordOpt x.keys.each{|k| unless k=='help' && @keys.include?(k) #^only 'help' can overwrap in the arguments @keys.push(k) @val[k] = x #.val[k] @description[k] = x.description[k] end } def @val.[](k) val = super(k) val.is_a?(KeywordOpt) ? val[k] : val end def @val.dup out = Hash.new each{|k,val| out[k] = (val.is_a?(KeywordOpt) ? val[k] : val)} out end else raise ArgumentError, "invalid argument: #{x.inspect}" end } @keys_sort = @keys.sort if @keys_sort.length != @keys_sort.uniq.length raise ArgumentError, "keys are not unique" end end def interpret(hash) return @val.dup if hash.nil? ## len = @val.length im = 0 out = @val.dup hash.keys.sort.each do |key| rkey = /^#{key}/ loop do if rkey =~ @keys_sort[im] if im= 68 # idx = str[0..67].rindex(/\s/) # if idx # str[idx, 1] = "\n\t" # end # end # str # end def __line_feed(str, len) if str.length >= len idx = str[0...len].rindex(/\s/) if idx str = str[0...idx] + "\n\t\t\t# " + __line_feed(str[(idx+1)..-1],50) end end str end private :__line_feed def help " option name\tdefault value\t# description:\n" + @keys.collect{|k| __line_feed(" #{k.inspect}\t#{@val[k].inspect}\t# #{@description[k]}", 66) }.join("\n") end def [](k) v = @val[k] if v.is_a?(KeywordOpt) v = v.val[k] end v end def keys @keys.dup end ##### protected methods ##### protected attr_reader :val, :description end ################################################## class KeywordOptAutoHelp < KeywordOpt def initialize(*args) args.push(['help', false, 'show help message if true']) super(*args) end def interpret(hash) begin out = super(hash) rescue raise $!.inspect + "\n Available parameters are:\n" + help end if out['help'] puts "<< Description of options >>\n" + help puts ' Current values=' + out.inspect raise Misc::HelpMessagingException, '** help messaging done **' end out end def set(hash) raise ArgumentError, "not a hash" if !hash.is_a?(Hash) if hash['help'] puts "<< Description of options >>\n" + help raise Misc::HelpMessagingException, '** help messaging done **' end super end end end end if __FILE__ == $0 include NumRu class Foo @@opt_hoge = Misc::KeywordOpt.new( ['flag', false, 'whether or not ...'], ['number', 1, 'number of ...'], ['fff', 1, 'fff...'], ['help', false, 'show help message'] ) def self.change_default(hash) @@opt_hoge.set(hash) end def hoge(regular_arg1, regular_arg2, options=nil) opt = @@opt_hoge.interpret(options) if opt['help'] puts "* Description of options:\n" + @@opt_hoge.help puts ' Current values='+opt.inspect raise Misc::HelpMessagingException, '** show help message and raise **' end # do what you want below # (options are set in the Hash opt: opt['flag'] and opt['number']) p opt end end foo = Foo.new x = 1 y = 1 print "### 0 ###\n" foo.hoge( x, y, {'flag'=>true, 'number'=>10} ) foo.hoge( x, y ) print "### 1 ###\n" foo.hoge( x, y, 'fla'=>true, 'num'=>10 ) print "### 2 ###\n" begin foo.hoge( x, y, 'help'=>true ) rescue puts $! end print "### 3 ###\n" Foo.change_default( {'number'=>3} ) begin foo.hoge( x, y, 'fla'=>true, 'num'=>10, 'help'=>true) rescue puts $! end print "### 4 ###\n" begin foo.hoge( x, y, 'dummy'=>nil) rescue puts $! end print "### 5 ###\n" begin foo.hoge( x, y, 'f'=>nil) rescue puts $! end print "\n###### test of KeywordOptAutoHelp ######\n" opt = Misc::KeywordOptAutoHelp.new( ['flag', false, 'whether or not ...'], ['number', 1, 'number of ...'] ) print "### 11 ###\n" begin opt.interpret('flag'=>10,'help'=>true) rescue puts $! end print "### 12 ###\n" begin opt.interpret('nnn'=>10) rescue puts $! end print "### 13 ###\n" opt2 = Misc::KeywordOptAutoHelp.new( ['flafla', false, 'whether or not ...'] ) opt3 = Misc::KeywordOptAutoHelp.new( opt, opt2 ) p opt3.interpret('flag'=>true) begin opt3.interpret('help'=>true) rescue puts $! end print "### 14 ###\n" p opt2.keys, opt.keys p opt.select_existent({"flag"=>99, "num"=>88, 'acb'=>333}) p opt.select_existent(["flag", "num", 'acb']) end