util/argparse.lua
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 21:32:00 +0100
changeset 13468 2dbc169aae6a
parent 13164 4ee9a912ceea
permissions -rw-r--r--
util.startup: Abort before initialization of logging when started as root Prevents creation of log files owned by the root user which could be inaccessible once started correctly.

local function parse(arg, config)
	local short_params = config and config.short_params or {};
	local value_params = config and config.value_params or {};
	local array_params = config and config.array_params or {};

	local parsed_opts = {};

	if #arg == 0 then
		return parsed_opts;
	end
	while true do
		local raw_param = arg[1];
		if not raw_param then
			break;
		end

		local prefix = raw_param:match("^%-%-?");
		if not prefix then
			break;
		elseif prefix == "--" and raw_param == "--" then
			table.remove(arg, 1);
			break;
		end
		local param = table.remove(arg, 1):sub(#prefix+1);
		if #param == 1 and short_params then
			param = short_params[param];
		end

		if not param then
			return nil, "param-not-found", raw_param;
		end

		local param_k, param_v;
		if value_params[param] or array_params[param] then
			param_k, param_v = param, table.remove(arg, 1);
			if not param_v then
				return nil, "missing-value", raw_param;
			end
		else
			param_k, param_v = param:match("^([^=]+)=(.+)$");
			if not param_k then
				if param:match("^no%-") then
					param_k, param_v = param:sub(4), false;
				else
					param_k, param_v = param, true;
				end
			end
			param_k = param_k:gsub("%-", "_");
		end
		if array_params[param] then
			if parsed_opts[param_k] then
				table.insert(parsed_opts[param_k], param_v);
			else
				parsed_opts[param_k] = { param_v };
			end
		else
			parsed_opts[param_k] = param_v;
		end
	end
	for i = 1, #arg do
		parsed_opts[i] = arg[i];
	end
	return parsed_opts;
end

return {
	parse = parse;
}