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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 6768699..c959656 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
"errors"
"fmt"
"os"
+ "path/filepath"
"reflect"
"strings"
)
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ var ErrHelp = errors.New("help requested by user")
// MustParse processes command line arguments and exits upon failure
func MustParse(dest ...interface{}) *Parser {
- p, err := NewParser(dest...)
+ p, err := NewParser(Config{}, dest...)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
os.Exit(-1)
@@ -46,20 +47,26 @@ func MustParse(dest ...interface{}) *Parser {
// Parse processes command line arguments and stores them in dest
func Parse(dest ...interface{}) error {
- p, err := NewParser(dest...)
+ p, err := NewParser(Config{}, dest...)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return p.Parse(os.Args[1:])
}
+// Config represents configuration options for an argument parser
+type Config struct {
+ Program string // Program is the name of the program used in the help text
+}
+
// Parser represents a set of command line options with destination values
type Parser struct {
- spec []*spec
+ spec []*spec
+ config Config
}
// NewParser constructs a parser from a list of destination structs
-func NewParser(dests ...interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
+func NewParser(config Config, dests ...interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
var specs []*spec
for _, dest := range dests {
v := reflect.ValueOf(dest)
@@ -134,7 +141,16 @@ func NewParser(dests ...interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
specs = append(specs, &spec)
}
}
- return &Parser{spec: specs}, nil
+ if config.Program == "" {
+ config.Program = "program"
+ if len(os.Args) > 0 {
+ config.Program = filepath.Base(os.Args[0])
+ }
+ }
+ return &Parser{
+ spec: specs,
+ config: config,
+ }, nil
}
// Parse processes the given command line option, storing the results in the field