gsu_getopts: Abort on programming errors and add documentation.
[gsu.git] / funcs / gsu
index ca2016a921335354698882caf508c0b09ae81cf1..673605e43bbca8e66940722b7c587b72ba84964b 100644 (file)
--- a/funcs/gsu
+++ b/funcs/gsu
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # gsu -- the global subcommand utility
-# (C) 2006-2009 Andre Noll
+# (C) 2006-2010 Andre Noll
 
 _gsu_init_errors()
 {
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ _gsu_init_errors()
 GSU_SUCCESS                    success
 E_GSU_BAD_COMMAND              invalid command
 E_GSU_NOT_A_NUMBER             not a number
-E_GSU_SOURCE                   error in config file
-E_GSU_CONFIG                   bad/missing config file option
 E_GSU_BAD_CONFIG_VAR           invalid config variable
 E_GSU_NEED_VALUE               value required but not given
 E_GSU_BAD_BOOL                 bad value for boolian option
 E_GSU_BAD_OPTION_TYPE          invalid option type
-E_NO_DEFAULT                   missing default value
+E_GSU_BAD_ARG_COUNT            invalid number of arguments
+E_GSU_EDITOR                   failed to execute editor
+E_GSU_MKDIR                    failed to create directory
+E_GSU_GETOPTS                  getopts error
 $gsu_errors
 "
        local a b i=0
@@ -44,6 +45,37 @@ gsu_is_a_number()
 }
 export -f gsu_is_a_number
 
+# Check number of arguments.
+#
+# Usage: gsu_check_arg_count <num_given> <num1> [<num2>]
+#
+# Check that <num_given> is between <num1> and <num2> inclusively.
+# If only <num1> ist given, num2 is assumed to be infinity.
+#
+# Examples:
+#      0 0 no argument allowed
+#      1 1 exactly one argument required
+#      0 2 at most two arguments admissible
+#      2   at least two arguments reqired
+#
+gsu_check_arg_count()
+{
+       ret=-$E_GSU_BAD_ARG_COUNT
+       if [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then # only num1 is given
+               result="at least $2 args required, $1 given"
+               [[ $1 -lt $2 ]] && return
+               ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
+               return
+       fi
+       # num1 and num2 given
+       result="need at least $2 args, $1 given"
+       [[ $1 -lt $2 ]] && return
+       result="need at most $3 args, $1 given"
+       [[ $1 -gt $3 ]] && return
+       ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
+}
+export -f gsu_check_arg_count
+
 gsu_short_msg()
 {
        echo "$1" 1>&2
@@ -62,15 +94,17 @@ gsu_date_msg()
 }
 export -f gsu_date_msg
 
+
+
 _gsu_banner_msg()
 {
-       local txt="*** $_gsu_self --"
+       local txt="### $_gsu_self --"
        if test -z "$gsu_banner_txt"; then
                txt="$txt set \$gsu_banner_txt to customize this message"
        else
                txt="$txt $gsu_banner_txt"
        fi
-       gsu_short_msg "$txt ***"
+       gsu_short_msg "$txt ###"
 }
 export -f _gsu_banner_msg
 
@@ -99,7 +133,7 @@ export -f gsu_err_msg
 
 _gsu_usage()
 {
-       gsu_short_msg "Usage: $_gsu_self command [options]"
+       gsu_short_msg "Usage: $_gsu_self command [options]"
 }
 export -f _gsu_usage
 
@@ -137,13 +171,27 @@ export -f _gsu_print_available_commands
 export gsu_prefs_txt="
 Print the current preferences.
 
-Usage: prefs
+Usage: prefs [-e]
 
-Print out a list of all cmt config variables, together with their current value
-and the default value."
-com_prefs()
+If -e is given, the config file is opened with the default editor.  Without
+options, the command prints out a list of all cmt config variables, together
+with their current value and the default value."
+_com_prefs()
 {
-       local i
+       local i conf="${gsu_config_file:=$HOME/.$gsu_name.rc}"
+
+       if [[ "$1" = "-e" ]]; then
+               ret=-$E_GSU_MKDIR
+               result="${conf%/*}"
+               mkdir -p "$result"
+               [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && return
+               ret=-$E_GSU_EDITOR
+               result="${EDITOR:-vi}"
+               "$result" "$conf"
+               [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && return
+               ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
+               return
+       fi
 
        for ((i=0; i < ${#gsu_options[@]}; i++)); do
                local name= option_type= default_value= required=
@@ -169,14 +217,14 @@ com_prefs()
                echo
        done
 }
-export -f com_prefs
+export -f _com_prefs
 
 export gsu_man_txt="
 Print the manual.
 
 Usage: man"
 
-com_man()
+_com_man()
 {
        local equal_signs="=================================================="
        local minus_signs="--------------------------------------------------"
@@ -213,7 +261,7 @@ com_man()
         done
         ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
 }
-export -f com_man
+export -f _com_man
 
 export gsu_help_txt="
 Print online help.
@@ -223,19 +271,18 @@ Usage: help [command]
 Without arguments, print the list of available commands. Otherwise,
 print the help text for the given command."
 
-com_help()
+_com_help()
 {
        local a b
        if test -z "$1"; then
                _gsu_banner_msg 2>&1
                _gsu_usage 2>&1
-               # sed is magic, baby
-               (printf "com_help()\n$gsu_help_txt" | head -n 4; echo "--"
-               printf "com_man()\n$gsu_man_txt" | head -n 4; echo "--"
-               printf "com_prefs()\n$gsu_prefs_txt" | head -n 4; echo "--"
-
-               grep -A 2 "^com_\([a-zA-Z_0-9]\+\)()" $0) \
-                       | grep -v -- '--' \
+               {
+                       printf "com_help()\n$gsu_help_txt" | head -n 4; echo "--"
+                       printf "com_man()\n$gsu_man_txt" | head -n 4; echo "--"
+                       printf "com_prefs()\n$gsu_prefs_txt" | head -n 4; echo "--"
+                       grep -A 2 "^com_\([a-zA-Z_0-9]\+\)()" $0
+               } | grep -v -- '--' \
                        | sed -e '/^com_\([a-zA-Z_0-9]\+\)()/bs' \
                                -e 'H;$!d;x;s/\n//g;b' \
                                -e :s \
@@ -250,7 +297,7 @@ com_help()
                                echo "$b"
                         done
                echo
-               echo "Try $_gsu_self help <command> for info on <command>."
+               echo "Try $_gsu_self help <command> for info on <command>."
                ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
                return
        fi
@@ -271,14 +318,14 @@ com_help()
        fi
        ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
        if grep -q "^com_$1()" $0; then
-               sed -e "1,/com_$1()/d" -e '/^{/,$d' -e 's/^## *//' $0
+               sed -e "1,/^com_$1()$/d" -e '/^{/,$d' -e 's/^## *//' $0
                return
        fi
        _gsu_print_available_commands
        result="$1"
        ret=-$E_GSU_BAD_COMMAND
 }
-export -f com_help
+export -f _com_help
 
 # internal gsu function that syntactically checks the gsu_options array
 # for errors and parses the config file.
@@ -306,7 +353,7 @@ _gsu_check_options()
                # only.  Moreover it must not start with [a-zA-Z].
 
                ret=-$E_GSU_BAD_CONFIG_VAR
-               result="$name"
+               result="name: '$name'"
                # bash's =~ works only for 3.2 and newer, so use grep
                echo "$name" | grep '^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z_0123456789]*$' &> /dev/null;
                [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && return
@@ -331,7 +378,7 @@ _gsu_check_options()
                        return
                esac
 
-               eval ${gsu_config_var_prefix}_$name="\"${val:=$default_value}\""
+               eval ${gsu_config_var_prefix}_$name='"'${val:=$default_value}'"'
                # Check option type. ATM, only num and string are supported
                # Other types may be added without breaking compatibility
                case "$option_type" in
@@ -351,10 +398,96 @@ _gsu_check_options()
 }
 export -f _gsu_check_options
 
+# Wrapper for bash's getopts.
+#
+# Aborts on programming errors such as missing or invalid option string.  On
+# success $result contains shell code that can be eval'ed. For each defined
+# option x, the local variable o_x will be created when calling eval "$result".
+# o_x contains true/false for options without an argument or the emtpy string/the
+# given argument, depending on whether this option was contained in the "$@"
+# array.
+#
+# Example:
+#      gsu_getopts abc:x:y
+#      eval "$result"
+#      [[ $ret -lt 0 ]] && return
+#
+#      [[ "$o_a" = "true ]] && echo "The -a flag was given"
+#      [[ -n "$o_c" ]] && echo "The -c option was given with arg $o_c"
+gsu_getopts()
+{
+       local i c tab=' ' cr='
+'
+
+       gsu_check_arg_count $# 1 1
+       if [[ $ret -lt 0 ]]; then
+               gsu_err_msg
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
+       ret=-$E_GSU_GETOPTS
+       result="invalid optstring $1"
+       if [[ -z "$1" || "$1" =~ "::" ]]; then
+               gsu_err_msg
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
+       for ((i=0; i < ${#1}; i++)); do
+               c=${1:$i:1}
+               case "$c" in
+               [a-zA-Z:]);;
+               *)
+                       ret=-$E_GSU_GETOPTS
+                       result="invalid character $c in optstring"
+                       gsu_err_msg
+                       exit 1
+               esac
+       done
+       result="local opt"
+       for ((i=0; i < ${#1}; i++)); do
+               c1=${1:$i:1}
+               c2=${1:$(($i + 1)):1}
+               result+=" o_$c1"
+               if [[ "$c2" = ":" ]]; then
+                       let i++
+               else
+                       result+="=false"
+               fi
+       done
+       result+="
+       OPTIND=1
+       while getopts $1 opt \"\$@\"; do
+               case \"\$opt\" in
+"
+       for ((i=0; i < ${#1}; i++)); do
+               c1=${1:$i:1}
+               c2=${1:$(($i + 1)):1}
+               result+="$tab$tab$c1) o_$c1="
+               if [[ "$c2" = ":" ]]; then
+                       result+="\"\$OPTARG\""
+                       let i++
+               else
+                       result+="true"
+               fi
+               result+=";;$cr"
+       done
+       result+="
+               *)
+                       ret=-\$E_GSU_GETOPTS
+                       result=\"invalid option given\"
+                       return
+                       ;;
+               esac
+       done
+       shift \$((\$OPTIND - 1))
+"
+       ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
+}
+export -f gsu_getopts
+
 gsu()
 {
        local i
-
        _gsu_self="$(basename $0)"
        gsu_name="${gsu_name:=$_gsu_self}"
        gsu_config_var_prefix="${gsu_config_var_prefix:=$gsu_name}"
@@ -375,16 +508,28 @@ gsu()
        fi
        arg="$1"
        shift
+       # check internal commands
+       if [[ "$arg" = "help" || "$arg" = "man" || "$arg" = "prefs" ]]; then
+               _com_$arg "$@"
+               if [[ "$ret" -lt 0 ]]; then
+                       gsu_err_msg
+                       exit 1
+               fi
+               exit 0
+       fi
+
+       # external commands
        for i in $gsu_cmds; do
                if test "$arg" = "$i"; then
                        com_$arg "$@"
-                       if test $ret -lt 0; then
+                       if [[ "$ret" -lt 0 ]]; then
                                gsu_err_msg
                                exit 1
                        fi
                        exit 0
                fi
        done
+
        ret=-$E_GSU_BAD_COMMAND
        result="$arg"
        gsu_err_msg