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[![clap-badge]][clap]
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```rust
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// Argument parsing
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extern crate clap;
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use clap::{Arg, App};
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fn main() {
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// Set command line arguments
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// Define command line arguments.
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let matches = App::new("My Test Program")
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.version("0.0.1")
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.author("Hackerman Jones <hckrmnjones@hack.gov>")
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.about("Teaches argument parsing")
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.arg(Arg::with_name("file")
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.short("f")
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.long("file")
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.value_name("FILE")
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.help("A cool file")
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.takes_value(true))
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.arg(Arg::with_name("input_string")
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.short("i")
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.help("Your favorite phrase")
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.multiple(true)
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.takes_value(true)
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.index(1))
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.arg(Arg::with_name("count")
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.short("c")
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.long("count")
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.takes_value(true)
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.help("5 less than your favorite number"))
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.get_matches();
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.version("0.1.0")
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.author("Hackerman Jones <hckrmnjones@hack.gov>")
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.about("Teaches argument parsing")
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.arg(Arg::with_name("file")
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.short("f")
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.long("file")
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.takes_value(true)
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.help("A cool file"))
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.arg(Arg::with_name("num")
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.short("n")
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.long("number")
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.takes_value(true)
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.help("Five less than your favorite number"))
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.get_matches();
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// Gets value for file, or defaults to 'input.txt'
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// Get value for file, or default to 'input.txt'.
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let myfile = matches.value_of("file").unwrap_or("input.txt");
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println!("The file passed is: {}", myfile);
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// Gets value for input string, simple unwrap is safe,
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// as this arg was required
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let mystring = matches.value_of("input_string").unwrap_or("");
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println!("The string passed is: {}", mystring);
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// Gets value for count, default to 0, then convert to int
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let count_string = matches.value_of("count").unwrap_or("0");
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let mut count = count_string.parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0);
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count += 5;
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println!("The value of the number passed plus 5 is: {}", count);
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// Get value for num if present, and try parsing it as i32.
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let num_str = matches.value_of("num");
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match num_str {
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None => println!("No idea what your favorite number is."),
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Some(s) => {
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match s.parse::<i32>() {
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Ok(n) => println!("Your favorite number must be {}.", n + 5),
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Err(_) => println!("That's not a number! {}", s),
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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The purpose of this is to display the raw power of the clap library, an
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extensive command line argument parser for Rust. First, the user writes a
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description for their App, given a version, author, and about string.
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The `clap` crate is a simple-to-use, efficient, and full-featured library for
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parsing command line arguments and subcommands when writing console/terminal
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applications.
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The next step involves describing the args that clap can expect. 'with_name' is
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the option or argument descriptor that 'value_of' uses to get the value passed.
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'short' and 'long' sets the version to be passed with characters '-' and '--',
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respectively, through the command line. 'value_name' is simply cosmetic, and is
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NOT used in getting any actual values. 'help' allows the user to describe what
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the argument is used for or what the argument expects. If 'takes_value' is set
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to true, it will expect the argument to take a value, such as a string,
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filename, or number, as in the example above. For more examples of usage and a
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description of what clap is capable of, please visit their
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[wiki](https://kbknapp.github.io/clap-rs/clap/struct.App.html).
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The application can describe the structure of its command-line interface using
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`clap`'s builder style. The [documentation] gives two other possible ways to
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instantiate an application.
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We can test this program by running command similar to the following:
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[documentation]: https://docs.rs/clap/
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In the builder style, `with_name` is the unique identifier that `value_of` will
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use to retrieve the value passed. The `short` and `long` options control the
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flag the user will be expected to type; short flags look like `-f` and long
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flags look like `--file`.
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Usage information is generated by `clap`. The usage for the example application
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looks like this.
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```
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cargo run -- -f myfile.txt -i "I <3 Rust!!!" --count 6
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My Test Program 0.1.0
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Hackerman Jones <hckrmnjones@hack.gov>
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Teaches argument parsing
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USAGE:
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testing [OPTIONS]
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FLAGS:
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-h, --help Prints help information
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-V, --version Prints version information
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OPTIONS:
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-f, --file <file> A cool file
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-n, --number <num> Five less than your favorite number
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```
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We can test the application by running a command like the following.
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```
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> The file passed is: myfile.txt
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> The string passed is: I <3 Rust!!!
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> The value of the number passed plus 5 is: 11
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$ cargo run -- -f myfile.txt -n 251
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```
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The output is:
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```
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The file passed is: myfile.txt
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Your favorite number must be 256.
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```
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<!-- Crates -->
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