de.caff.util.args

Class AbstractSimpleSwitch

java.lang.Object

de.caff.util.args.AbstractSimpleSwitch

All Implemented Interfaces:

Switch, SwitchOrArgument

Direct Known Subclasses:

SimpleOnOffSwitch, SimpleSwitch, StringArgSwitch

public abstract class AbstractSimpleSwitch
extends java.lang.Object
implements Switch

Basic implementation of a simple switch. This switch just has one short and one long form.

Since:

January 27, 2019

Author:

Rammi

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.lang.String	description
protected java.lang.String	longForm
protected java.lang.Character	shortForm

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	AbstractSimpleSwitch(java.lang.Character shortForm, java.lang.String longForm, java.lang.String description) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getDescription() Get a short description for this switch.
java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>	getLongForms() Get the long forms influencing this switch.
java.util.Collection<java.lang.Character>	getShortForms() Get the short one character forms influencing this switch.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface de.caff.util.args.Switch

consumeArgument, found, found, isOptional, isSwitch, needsArguments

Methods inherited from interface de.caff.util.args.SwitchOrArgument

getAppearance

Field Detail

shortForm

@NotNull
protected final java.lang.Character shortForm

longForm

@NotNull
protected final java.lang.String longForm

description

@NotNull
protected final java.lang.String description

Constructor Detail

AbstractSimpleSwitch

protected AbstractSimpleSwitch(@NotNull
                               java.lang.Character shortForm,
                               @NotNull
                               java.lang.String longForm,
                               @NotNull
                               java.lang.String description)

Constructor.

Parameters:

shortForm - short form of the switch

longForm - long form of the switch

description - description or this switch

Method Detail

getShortForms

@NotNull
public java.util.Collection<java.lang.Character> getShortForms()

Description copied from interface: Switch

Get the short one character forms influencing this switch.

If the command line switch is -k, this method should return a singleton collection with the character k.

Specified by:

getShortForms in interface Switch

Returns:

short one character forms, may be empty

getLongForms

@NotNull
public java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> getLongForms()

Description copied from interface: Switch

Get the long forms influencing this switch.

The return strings must not include the -- prefix, and have to consist of characters, digits and the minus sign (-.

So if the command line switch is --kill-all-idiots, this method should return a singleton collection with the string kill-all-idiots.

Specified by:

getLongForms in interface Switch

Returns:

long switches. may be empty

getDescription

@NotNull
public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: SwitchOrArgument

Get a short description for this switch.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface SwitchOrArgument

Returns:

short description