clap/examples/03_args.rs
Ed Page bfa02fd418 test: More thoroughly test examples
This ports our example testing over to [trycmd](https://docs.rs/) so
we can:
- More thoroughly test our examples
- Provide always-up-to-date example usage

The old way of testing automatically picked up examples.  This new way
requires we have a `.md` file that uses the example in some way.

Notes:
- Moved overall example description to the `.md` file
- I added cross-linking between related examples
- `14_groups` had a redundant paragraph (twice talked about "one and
  only one"
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use clap::{arg, App, Arg};
fn main() {
// Args are described in the same manner as Apps using the "builder pattern" with multiple
// methods describing various settings for the individual arguments. Or by supplying a "usage"
// string. Both methods have their pros and cons.
//
// Arguments can be added to applications in two manners, one at a time with the arg()
// method, or multiple arguments at once via a `&[Arg]` inside the args() method.
//
// There are various options which can be set for a given argument, some apply to any of the
// three types of arguments, some only apply one or two of the types. *NOTE* if you set
// incompatible options on a single argument, clap will panic! at runtime. This is by design,
// so that you know right away an error was made by the developer, not the end user.
let matches = App::new("MyApp")
// All application settings go here...
// A simple "Flag" argument example (i.e. "-d") using the builder pattern
.arg(
Arg::new("debug")
.help("turn on debugging information")
.short('d'),
)
// Two arguments, one "Option" argument (i.e. one that takes a value) such
// as "-c some", and one positional argument (i.e. "myapp some_file")
.args(&[
Arg::new("config")
.help("sets the config file to use")
.takes_value(true)
.short('c')
.long("config"),
Arg::new("input")
.help("the input file to use")
.required(true),
])
// *Note* the following two examples are convenience methods, if you wish
// to still get the full configurability of Arg::new() and the readability
// of arg(), you can instantiate a new Arg with Arg::from() and
// still be able to set all the additional properties, just like Arg::new()
//
//
// One "Flag" using a usage string
.arg(arg!(--license "display the license file"))
// Two args one Positional and one Option using a usage string
.arg(arg!([output] "Supply an output file to use"))
.arg(
arg!(
-i --int <IFACE> "Set an interface to use"
)
.required(false),
)
.get_matches();
// Here are some examples of using the arguments defined above. Keep in mind that this is only
// an example, and may be somewhat contrived
//
// First we check if debugging should be on or not
println!(
"Debugging mode is: {}",
if matches.is_present("debug") {
"ON"
} else {
"OFF"
}
);
// Next we print the config file we're using, if any was defined with either -c <file> or
// --config <file>
if let Some(config) = matches.value_of("config") {
println!("A config file was passed in: {}", config);
}
// Let's print the <INPUT> file the user passed in.
println!(
"Using input file: {}",
matches
.value_of("input")
.expect("'input' is required and parsing will fail if its missing")
);
// We could continue checking for and using arguments in this manner, such as "license",
// "output", and "interface". Keep in mind that "output" and "interface" are optional, so you
// shouldn't call .unwrap(). Instead, prefer using an 'if let' expression as we did with
// "config"
}