#[macro_use] extern crate clap; use clap::Clap; use std::error::Error; fn parse_key_val(s: &str) -> Result<(T, U), Box> where T: std::str::FromStr, T::Err: Error + 'static, U: std::str::FromStr, U::Err: Error + 'static, { let pos = s .find('=') .ok_or_else(|| format!("invalid KEY=value: no `=` found in `{}`", s))?; Ok((s[..pos].parse()?, s[pos + 1..].parse()?)) } #[derive(Clap, Debug)] struct Opt { #[clap(short = "D", parse(try_from_str = "parse_key_val"))] defines: Vec<(String, i32)>, } fn main() { let opt = Opt::parse(); println!("{:?}", opt); }