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+package arg
+
+import "strings"
+
+import "github.com/posener/complete/internal/tokener"
+
+// Arg is typed a command line argument.
+type Arg struct {
+	Text      string
+	Completed bool
+	Parsed
+}
+
+// Parsed contains information about the argument.
+type Parsed struct {
+	Flag     string
+	HasFlag  bool
+	Value    string
+	Dashes   string
+	HasValue bool
+}
+
+// Parse parses a typed command line argument list, and returns a list of arguments.
+func Parse(line string) []Arg {
+	var args []Arg
+	for {
+		arg, after := next(line)
+		if arg.Text != "" {
+			args = append(args, arg)
+		}
+		line = after
+		if line == "" {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return args
+}
+
+// next returns the first argument in the line and the rest of the line.
+func next(line string) (arg Arg, after string) {
+	defer arg.parse()
+	// Start and end of the argument term.
+	var start, end int
+	// Stack of quote marks met during the paring of the argument.
+	var token tokener.Tokener
+	// Skip prefix spaces.
+	for start = 0; start < len(line); start++ {
+		token.Visit(line[start])
+		if !token.LastSpace() {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	// If line is only spaces, return empty argument and empty leftovers.
+	if start == len(line) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for end = start + 1; end < len(line); end++ {
+		token.Visit(line[end])
+		if token.LastSpace() {
+			arg.Completed = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	arg.Text = line[start:end]
+	if !arg.Completed {
+		return
+	}
+	start2 := end
+
+	// Skip space after word.
+	for start2 < len(line) {
+		token.Visit(line[start2])
+		if !token.LastSpace() {
+			break
+		}
+		start2++
+	}
+	after = line[start2:]
+	return
+}
+
+// parse a flag from an argument. The flag can have value attached when it is given in the
+// `-key=value` format.
+func (a *Arg) parse() {
+	if len(a.Text) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// A pure value, no flag.
+	if a.Text[0] != '-' {
+		a.Value = a.Text
+		a.HasValue = true
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Seprate the dashes from the flag name.
+	dahsI := 1
+	if len(a.Text) > 1 && a.Text[1] == '-' {
+		dahsI = 2
+	}
+	a.Dashes = a.Text[:dahsI]
+	a.HasFlag = true
+	a.Flag = a.Text[dahsI:]
+
+	// Empty flag
+	if a.Flag == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	// Third dash or empty flag with equal is forbidden.
+	if a.Flag[0] == '-' || a.Flag[0] == '=' {
+		a.Parsed = Parsed{}
+		return
+	}
+	// The flag is valid.
+
+	// Check if flag has a value.
+	if equal := strings.IndexRune(a.Flag, '='); equal != -1 {
+		a.Flag, a.Value = a.Flag[:equal], a.Flag[equal+1:]
+		a.HasValue = true
+		return
+	}
+
+}