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OptionSpecification |
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| 1.0;1 |
1 | // | |
2 | //Author : t.wood | |
3 | //Copyright : (c) Teamphone.com Ltd. 2008 - All Rights Reserved | |
4 | // | |
5 | package com.lexicalscope.jewel.cli.specification; | |
6 | ||
7 | import java.util.List; | |
8 | ||
9 | import com.lexicalscope.fluentreflection.FluentMethod; | |
10 | ||
11 | /** | |
12 | * Specifies an Option | |
13 | * | |
14 | * BETA: unstable may change in future versions | |
15 | * | |
16 | * @author t.wood | |
17 | */ | |
18 | public interface OptionSpecification | |
19 | { | |
20 | /** | |
21 | * Get a description of the option. The description can be specified in the | |
22 | * <code>Option</code> annotation | |
23 | * | |
24 | * @see com.lexicalscope.jewel.cli.Option | |
25 | * | |
26 | * @return a description of the option | |
27 | */ | |
28 | String getDescription(); | |
29 | ||
30 | /** | |
31 | * Each argument to this option must conform to the type returned by this | |
32 | * method | |
33 | * | |
34 | * @return the type that each argument must conform to | |
35 | */ | |
36 | Class<?> getType(); | |
37 | ||
38 | /** | |
39 | * Canonical identifier for the option | |
40 | * | |
41 | * @return the canonical identifier for the option | |
42 | */ | |
43 | String getCanonicalIdentifier(); | |
44 | ||
45 | /** | |
46 | * Are multiple arguments allowed? | |
47 | * | |
48 | * @return True iff the the option takes multiple arguments | |
49 | */ | |
50 | boolean isMultiValued(); | |
51 | ||
52 | /** | |
53 | * Does the option have a value | |
54 | * | |
55 | * @return true iff the option has at least one value | |
56 | */ | |
57 | boolean hasValue(); | |
58 | ||
59 | /** | |
60 | * Is the argument optional | |
61 | * | |
62 | * @return is the argument optional | |
63 | */ | |
64 | boolean isOptional(); | |
65 | ||
66 | /** | |
67 | * Get the default values which will be used if the option is not specified | |
68 | * by the user. | |
69 | * | |
70 | * @return The default values which will be used if the option is not | |
71 | * present | |
72 | */ | |
73 | List<String> getDefaultValue(); | |
74 | ||
75 | /** | |
76 | * Is there a default value to use if this option is not present? Options | |
77 | * with a default value are assumed to be optional. | |
78 | * | |
79 | * @return true iff this option has a default value | |
80 | */ | |
81 | boolean hasDefaultValue(); | |
82 | ||
83 | /** | |
84 | * Is the option hidden from help messages? | |
85 | * | |
86 | * @return true iff the option is hidden from help messages | |
87 | */ | |
88 | boolean isHidden(); | |
89 | ||
90 | /** | |
91 | * Is the option allowed to have this many values? | |
92 | * | |
93 | * @param count the number of values that the option might have | |
94 | * | |
95 | * @return true iff the count is a valid number of values for this option | |
96 | */ | |
97 | boolean allowedThisManyValues(int count); | |
98 | ||
99 | FluentMethod getMethod(); | |
100 | ||
101 | FluentMethod getOptionalityMethod(); | |
102 | ||
103 | boolean hasExactCount(); | |
104 | ||
105 | int exactly(); | |
106 | ||
107 | int minimum(); | |
108 | ||
109 | int maximum(); | |
110 | ||
111 | int maximumArgumentConsumption(); | |
112 | ||
113 | <T> T compareCountToSpecification(int valueCount, SpecificationMultiplicity<T> specificationMultiplicity); | |
114 | } |