Appl: ability to process a dash after a command added.

src/lib/utils/appl.cpp

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-Appl& Appl::Instance(const bool command, const bool argument)
+Appl& Appl::Instance(const char* command, const char* argument)
 {
 	static Appl instance(command, argument);
 	return instance;
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ void Appl::parseArgs(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	vector<string> _argv(argv, argv + argc);
 	m_argv = _argv;
+	int i;
+	bool lastOption = false;
 
 	// walk through all arguments
-	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 
 		// find option with long format '--'
 		if (_argv[i].rfind("--") == 0 && _argv[i].size() > 2) {
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ void Appl::parseArgs(int argc, char* argv[])
 					printHelp();
 			}
 
+			lastOption = true;
+
 		// find option with short format '-'
 		} else if (_argv[i].rfind("-") == 0 && _argv[i].size() > 1) {
 
@@ -102,22 +106,34 @@ void Appl::parseArgs(int argc, char* argv[])
 						printHelp();
 				}
 			}
+
+			lastOption = true;
+
+
+		} else {
+			// break loop with command
+			if (lastOption == false && strlen(m_withCommand) != 0)
+				break;
+			else
+				lastOption = false;
+
 		}
 
 	}
 
-	// check command
+	if (i < argc && strlen(m_withCommand) != 0) {
-	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		// save command
+		m_command = _argv[i];
+
+		if (strlen(m_withArgument) != 0) {
+			// save args of command
+			for (++i; i < argc; i++)
+					m_arguments.push_back(_argv[i]);
 
-		if (_argv[i].rfind("-", 0) != string::npos) {
-			i++;
-			continue;
 		}
-		if (m_command.size() == 0)
-			m_command = _argv[i];
-		else
-			m_arguments.push_back(_argv[i]);
 	}
+
+
 }
 
 bool Appl::checkOption(const string& option, const string& value)
@@ -189,13 +205,13 @@ void Appl::printVersion()
 void Appl::printHelp()
 {
 	cerr << endl << "Usage:" << endl << "  "
-		  << m_argv[0].substr(m_argv[0].find_last_of("/\\") + 1) << " [OPTIONS...]" ;
+		  << m_argv[0].substr(m_argv[0].find_last_of("/\\") + 1) << " [Options...]" ;
 
-	if (m_withCommand == true)
+	if (strlen(m_withCommand) != 0)
-		if (m_withArgument == true)
+		if (strlen(m_withArgument) != 0)
-			cerr << " COMMAND {ARGS...}" << endl << endl;
+			cerr << " " << m_withCommand << " " << m_withArgument << endl << endl;
 		else
-			cerr << " COMMAND" << endl << endl;
+			cerr << " " << m_withCommand << endl << endl;
 	else
 		cerr << endl << endl;
 

src/lib/utils/appl.h

@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ class Appl
 public:
 	/**
 	 * @brief create an instance and return the reference.
-	 * @param command is true if an command is needed.
+	 * @param command string for help page.
-	 * @param argument is true if command could have an argument.
+	 * @param argument string for help page.
 	 * @return the reference to instance.
 	 */
-	static Appl& Instance(const bool command=false, const bool argument=false);
+	static Appl& Instance(const char* command="", const char* argument="");
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief destructor.
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ public:
 private:
 	/**
 	 * @brief private construtor.
-	 * @param command is true if an command is needed.
+	 * @param command string for help page.
-	 * @param argument is true if command could have an argument.
+	 * @param argument string for help page.
 	 */
-	Appl(const bool command, const bool argument)
+	Appl(const char* command, const char* argument)
 		: m_withCommand(command), m_withArgument(argument) {}
 
 	/**
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ private:
 	/** application version string */
 	const char* m_version;
 
-	/** true if the application could have a command */
+	/** command string for help page */
-	bool m_withCommand;
+	const char* m_withCommand;
 
-	/** true if the command could have an argument */
+	/** argument string for help page */
-	bool m_withArgument;
+	const char* m_withArgument;
 
 	/** command (argument 0 = command) string */
 	string m_command;

src/tools/ebusctl.cpp

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-Appl& A = Appl::Instance(true, true);
+Appl& A = Appl::Instance("Command", "{Args...}");
 
 void define_args()
 {
 	A.setVersion("ebusctl is part of """PACKAGE_STRING"");
 
 	A.addText(" 'ebusctl' is a tcp socket client for ebusd.\n\n"
-		  "Command: 'help' show available ebusd commands.\n\n"
+		  "   hint: try 'help' for available ebusd commands.\n\n"
 		  "Options:\n");
 
 	A.addOption("server", "s", OptVal("localhost"), dt_string, ot_mandatory,

src/tools/ebusfeed.cpp

@@ -30,20 +30,19 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-Appl& A = Appl::Instance(true);
+Appl& A = Appl::Instance("/path/dumpfile");
 
 void define_args()
 {
 	A.setVersion("ebusfeed is part of """PACKAGE_STRING"");
 
-	A.addText(" 'ebusfeed' sends a dump file to a local serial device (pts)\n\n"
+	A.addText(" 'ebusfeed' sends hex values from dump file to a local serial device (pts)\n\n"
 		  "   Usage: 1. 'socat -d -d pty,raw,echo=0 pty,raw,echo=0'\n"
 		  "          2. create symbol links to appropriate devices\n"
 		  "             for example: 'ln -s /dev/pts/2 /dev/ttyUSB60'\n"
 		  "                          'ln -s /dev/pts/3 /dev/ttyUSB20'\n"
 		  "          3. start ebusd: 'ebusd -f -d /dev/ttyUSB20'\n"
 		  "          4. start ebusfeed: 'ebusfeed /path/to/ebus_dump.bin'\n\n"
-		  "Command: '/path/to/ebus_dump.bin'\n\n"
 		  "Options:\n");
 
 	A.addOption("device", "d", OptVal("/dev/ttyUSB60"), dt_string, ot_mandatory,