dmbfm / go-args

Small argument parsing library for my personal use

go-args

Small argument parser library for my persnoal use.

Usage

Install via:

$ go get github.com/dmbfm/go-args

Basic usage:

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/dmbfm/go-args"
)

var options struct {
	All   bool
	Force bool
	Title string
	files []string
}

func main() {
	var err error

	args.AddBool("all", "a", &options.All, "Apply for all")
	args.AddBool("force", "f", &options.Force, "Force action")
	args.AddString("title", "t", &options.Title, "The title")

	options.files, err = args.Parse()
	if err != nil {
		args.Usage("example", "[files...]")
		panic(err)
	}

	if len(options.files) == 0 {
		args.Usage("example", "[files...]")
	}

	fmt.Printf("\n\n%+v\n", options)
}

Todo

• Add tests
• Support for numeric values
• Automatic help flag