libbpp-core-dev 2.1.0-1 / usr / include / Bpp / Utils / AttributesTools.h

//
// File: AttributesTools.h
// Created by: Julien Dutheil
// Created on: 2003
//

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#ifndef _ATTRIBUTES_TOOLS_H_
#define _ATTRIBUTES_TOOLS_H_

#include "../Exceptions.h"

// From the STL:
#include <cstdlib>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace bpp 
{

/**
 * @brief Some functions to deal with attributes, i.e. parameters passed to a program/method.
 *
 * These methods allows you to retrieve attributes from command line arguments or
 * from a file.
 * The underlying syntax is <code> attributeName = argument </code>.
 * Here the delimiter char is '=', but another character may be used.
 *
 * In files, shell comments: <code> # my comment line here </code>,
 * C comments: <code> / * my comment block here * / </code> (but multiline not supported!)
 * and C++ comments: <code> // my comment line here </code> are allowed, and ignored while parsing.
 *
 * Lines may be broken, using the bash character '\' at the end of the line:
 * @code
 * optionfile=/home/foo/\
 *    bar.txt
 * @endcode
 * will be read as
 * @code
 * optionfile=/home/foo/bar.txt
 * @endcode
 * 
 * Attributes are stored as a map<string, string>, with attributes names as keys,
 * and arguments as values.
 *
 * Here is an example of use.
 * This piece of code typically is at the begining of the main function.
 * It uses the FileTools and ApplicationTools classes, for checking file existence and displaying messages respectively.
 * @code
 * // Get the parameters from command line:
 * map<string, string> cmdParams = AttributesTools::getAttributesMap(
 *     AttributesTools::getVector(argc, argv), "=");
 *
 * // Look for a specified file with parameters:
 * int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 *   map<string, string> params;
 *   if(cmdParams.find("param") != cmdParams.end()) {
 *     string file = cmdParams["param"];
 *     if(!FileTools::fileExists(file)) {
 *       ApplicationTools::displayError("Parameter file not found.");
 *       exit(-1);
 *     } else {
 *       params = AttributesTools::getAttributesMapFromFile(file, "=");
 *       // Actualize attributes with the ones passed to command line:
 *       AttributesTools::actualizeAttributesMap(params, cmdParams);
 *     }
 *   } else {
 *     params = cmdParams;
 *   }
 * ...
 * @endcode
 * These pieces of code does the following:
 * - get all parameters from the command line and store them in a map,
 * - check if some parameter is called 'param'. If so, look for the file 
 *   given as value and try to read some parameters from it.
 * - If an parameter file was found, update the parameter in it with those from
 *   the command line. This implies that when a parameter is found in bothe the
 *   command line and the option file, the value from the command line will be
 *   retained.
 *
 * Support for variable is also available.
 * A variable character is specified (typically '$()') and may be used to de-reference any argument.
 * For instance,
 * @code
 * data=LSU
 * file=$(data).out
 * @endcode
 *
 * will be equivalent to
 * @code
 * data=LSU
 * file=LSU.out
 * @endcode
 */
class AttributesTools
{
  
  public:
    
    AttributesTools() {}
    virtual ~AttributesTools() {}
    
    /**
     * @brief Get attributes a vector of strings from command line arguments.
     *
     * @param argc The number of arguments.
     * @param argv The array with all arguments.
     * @return A vector with all arguments as strings.
     */
    static std::vector<std::string> getVector(int argc, char * argv[]);
  
    /**
     * @brief Get an attribute map from a vector of arguments.
     *
     * This method also resolve all variable calls.
     *
     * @param argv      The vector of arguments.
     * @param delimiter The string that separates attribute names from arguments (for instance '=').
     * @return          The attribute map.
     */
    static std::map<std::string, std::string> getAttributesMap(
      const std::vector<std::string> & argv,
      const std::string & delimiter = "=");

    /**
     * @brief Get an attribute map from a vector of arguments.
     *
     * This method also resolve all variable calls.
     *
     * @param argv      The vector of arguments.
     * @param am        The attribute map to fill.
     * @param delimiter The string that separates attribute names from arguments (for instance '=').
     */
    static void getAttributesMap(
      const std::vector<std::string> & argv,
      std::map<std::string, std::string> & am,
      const std::string & delimiter = "=");

    /**
     * @brief Get an attribute map from a file.
     *
     * @param file      The file with all arguments.
     * @param delimiter The string that separates attribute names from arguments (for instance '=').
     * @return An attribute map.
     */
    static std::map<std::string, std::string> getAttributesMapFromFile(
      const std::string & file,
      const std::string & delimiter);
    
    /**
     * @brief Get an attribute map from a file.
     *
     * @param file      The file with all arguments.
     * @param params    An attribute map to fill.
     * @param delimiter The string that separates attribute names from arguments (for instance '=').
     */
    static void getAttributesMapFromFile(
      const std::string & file,
      std::map<std::string, std::string> & params,
      const std::string & delimiter);
  
    /**
     * @brief Actualizes an attribute map with another.
     *
     * All fields in map 2 will be added to map 1.
     * If two attributes have the same name, then map 1 value will be overwritten.
     *
     * @param attMap The attributes map.
     * @param atts   The attributes to add to the map.
     */
    static void actualizeAttributesMap(
      std::map<std::string, std::string> & attMap,
      const std::map<std::string, std::string> & atts);
    
    /**
     * @brief Resolve the variables.
     *
     * If used prior to the actualizeAttributesMap, this function will make the
     * variables 'local', whereas using them after will make them 'global'.
     *
     * @param am The attributes map.
     * @param varCode   The code that defines variable recalls.
     * @param varBeg    Variables begin name code.
     * @param varEnd    Variables end name code.
     * @throw Exception If there is a syntax error.
     */
    static void resolveVariables(std::map<std::string, std::string> & am,
      char varCode = '$',
      char varBeg = '(',
      char varEnd = ')') throw (Exception);

    /**
     * @brief Global function that reads all parameters from command line and files,
     * and set the values in a map.
     *
     * @param args Number of arguments, as passed to the main function.
     * @param argv Array of values, as passed to the main function.
     * @return An attributes map.
     * @throw Exception in case an option file is not found.
     */
    static std::map<std::string, std::string> parseOptions(int args, char ** argv) throw (Exception);

  private:
    
    /**
     * @brief Remove comments from a string.
     *
     * @param s     The string to parse.
     * @param begin Comments front delimiter.
     * @param end   Comments end delimiter.
     */
    static std::string removeComments(const std::string & s, const std::string & begin, const std::string & end);
};

} //end of namespace bpp.

#endif // _ATTRIBUTES_TOOLS_H_