cmdLineInterface.h

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 *  file:  CmdLineInterface.h
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 *  Copyright (c) 2004, Michael E. Smoot, Daniel Aarno.
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#ifndef DtCmdLine_COMMANDLINE_INTERFACE_H
#define DtCmdLine_COMMANDLINE_INTERFACE_H
 

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>

#ifdef DtUSE_UTILITIES_NAMESPACE
namespace DtUSE_UTILITIES_NAMESPACE
{
#endif

namespace DtCmdLine {

   class Arg;
   class CmdLineOutput;
   class XorHandler;

   class CmdLineInterface
   {
   public:

      virtual ~CmdLineInterface() {}

      virtual void add( Arg& a )=0;

      virtual void add( Arg* a )=0;

      virtual void xorAdd( Arg& a, Arg& b )=0;

      virtual void xorAdd( std::vector<Arg*>& xors )=0;

      virtual void parse(int argc, char** argv, bool printOnError = true )=0;

      virtual CmdLineOutput* getOutput()=0;

      virtual void setOutput(CmdLineOutput* co)=0;

      virtual std::string& getVersion()=0;

      virtual std::string& getProgramName()=0;

      virtual std::list<Arg*>& getArgList()=0;

      virtual XorHandler& getXorHandler()=0;

      virtual char getDelimiter()=0;

      virtual std::string& getMessage()=0;
   };

} //namespace

#ifdef DtUSE_UTILITIES_NAMESPACE
}     
#endif

#endif