mps-20/lua/argparse.lua

-- The MIT License (MIT)

-- Copyright (c) 2013 - 2015 Peter Melnichenko

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-- CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

local function deep_update(t1, t2)
   for k, v in pairs(t2) do
      if type(v) == "table" then
         v = deep_update({}, v)
      end

      t1[k] = v
   end

   return t1
end

-- A property is a tuple {name, callback}.
-- properties.args is number of properties that can be set as arguments
-- when calling an object.
local function class(prototype, properties, parent)
   -- Class is the metatable of its instances.
   local cl = {}
   cl.__index = cl

   if parent then
      cl.__prototype = deep_update(deep_update({}, parent.__prototype), prototype)
   else
      cl.__prototype = prototype
   end

   if properties then
      local names = {}

      -- Create setter methods and fill set of property names. 
      for _, property in ipairs(properties) do
         local name, callback = property[1], property[2]

         cl[name] = function(self, value)
            if not callback(self, value) then
               self["_" .. name] = value
            end

            return self
         end

         names[name] = true
      end

      function cl.__call(self, ...)
         -- When calling an object, if the first argument is a table,
         -- interpret keys as property names, else delegate arguments
         -- to corresponding setters in order.
         if type((...)) == "table" then
            for name, value in pairs((...)) do
               if names[name] then
                  self[name](self, value)
               end
            end
         else
            local nargs = select("#", ...)

            for i, property in ipairs(properties) do
               if i > nargs or i > properties.args then
                  break
               end

               local arg = select(i, ...)

               if arg ~= nil then
                  self[property[1]](self, arg)
               end
            end
         end

         return self
      end
   end

   -- If indexing class fails, fallback to its parent.
   local class_metatable = {}
   class_metatable.__index = parent

   function class_metatable.__call(self, ...)
      -- Calling a class returns its instance.
      -- Arguments are delegated to the instance.
      local object = deep_update({}, self.__prototype)
      setmetatable(object, self)
      return object(...)
   end

   return setmetatable(cl, class_metatable)
end

local function typecheck(name, types, value)
   for _, type_ in ipairs(types) do
      if type(value) == type_ then
         return true
      end
   end

   error(("bad property '%s' (%s expected, got %s)"):format(name, table.concat(types, " or "), type(value)))
end

local function typechecked(name, ...)
   local types = {...}
   return {name, function(_, value) typecheck(name, types, value) end}
end

local multiname = {"name", function(self, value)
   typecheck("name", {"string"}, value)

   for alias in value:gmatch("%S+") do
      self._name = self._name or alias
      table.insert(self._aliases, alias)
   end

   -- Do not set _name as with other properties.
   return true
end}

local function parse_boundaries(str)
   if tonumber(str) then
      return tonumber(str), tonumber(str)
   end

   if str == "*" then
      return 0, math.huge
   end

   if str == "+" then
      return 1, math.huge
   end

   if str == "?" then
      return 0, 1
   end

   if str:match "^%d+%-%d+$" then
      local min, max = str:match "^(%d+)%-(%d+)$"
      return tonumber(min), tonumber(max)
   end

   if str:match "^%d+%+$" then
      local min = str:match "^(%d+)%+$"
      return tonumber(min), math.huge
   end
end

local function boundaries(name)
   return {name, function(self, value)
      typecheck(name, {"number", "string"}, value)

      local min, max = parse_boundaries(value)

      if not min then
         error(("bad property '%s'"):format(name))
      end

      self["_min" .. name], self["_max" .. name] = min, max
   end}
end

local actions = {}

local option_action = {"action", function(_, value)
   typecheck("action", {"function", "string"}, value)

   if type(value) == "string" and not actions[value] then
      error(("unknown action '%s'"):format(value))
   end
end}

local option_init = {"init", function(self)
   self._has_init = true
end}

local option_default = {"default", function(self, value)
   if type(value) ~= "string" then
      self._init = value
      self._has_init = true
      return true
   end
end}

local add_help = {"add_help", function(self, value)
   typecheck("add_help", {"boolean", "string", "table"}, value)

   if self._has_help then
      table.remove(self._options)
      self._has_help = false
   end

   if value then
      local help = self:flag()
         :description "Show this help message and exit."
         :action(function()
            print(self:get_help())
            os.exit(0)
         end)

      if value ~= true then
         help = help(value)
      end

      if not help._name then
         help "-h" "--help"
      end

      self._has_help = true
   end
end}

local Parser = class({
   _arguments = {},
   _options = {},
   _commands = {},
   _mutexes = {},
   _require_command = true,
   _handle_options = true
}, {
   args = 3,
   typechecked("name", "string"),
   typechecked("description", "string"),
   typechecked("epilog", "string"),
   typechecked("usage", "string"),
   typechecked("help", "string"),
   typechecked("require_command", "boolean"),
   typechecked("handle_options", "boolean"),
   typechecked("action", "function"),
   typechecked("command_target", "string"),
   add_help
})

local Command = class({
   _aliases = {}
}, {
   args = 3,
   multiname,
   typechecked("description", "string"),
   typechecked("epilog", "string"),
   typechecked("target", "string"),
   typechecked("usage", "string"),
   typechecked("help", "string"),
   typechecked("require_command", "boolean"),
   typechecked("handle_options", "boolean"),
   typechecked("action", "function"),
   typechecked("command_target", "string"),
   add_help
}, Parser)

local Argument = class({
   _minargs = 1,
   _maxargs = 1,
   _mincount = 1,
   _maxcount = 1,
   _defmode = "unused",
   _show_default = true
}, {
   args = 5,
   typechecked("name", "string"),
   typechecked("description", "string"),
   option_default,
   typechecked("convert", "function", "table"),
   boundaries("args"),
   typechecked("target", "string"),
   typechecked("defmode", "string"),
   typechecked("show_default", "boolean"),
   typechecked("argname", "string", "table"),
   option_action,
   option_init
})

local Option = class({
   _aliases = {},
   _mincount = 0,
   _overwrite = true
}, {
   args = 6,
   multiname,
   typechecked("description", "string"),
   option_default,
   typechecked("convert", "function", "table"),
   boundaries("args"),
   boundaries("count"),
   typechecked("target", "string"),
   typechecked("defmode", "string"),
   typechecked("show_default", "boolean"),
   typechecked("overwrite", "boolean"),
   typechecked("argname", "string", "table"),
   option_action,
   option_init
}, Argument)

function Argument:_get_argument_list()
   local buf = {}
   local i = 1

   while i <= math.min(self._minargs, 3) do
      local argname = self:_get_argname(i)

      if self._default and self._defmode:find "a" then
         argname = "[" .. argname .. "]"
      end

      table.insert(buf, argname)
      i = i+1
   end

   while i <= math.min(self._maxargs, 3) do
      table.insert(buf, "[" .. self:_get_argname(i) .. "]")
      i = i+1

      if self._maxargs == math.huge then
         break
      end
   end

   if i < self._maxargs then
      table.insert(buf, "...")
   end

   return buf
end

function Argument:_get_usage()
   local usage = table.concat(self:_get_argument_list(), " ")

   if self._default and self._defmode:find "u" then
      if self._maxargs > 1 or (self._minargs == 1 and not self._defmode:find "a") then
         usage = "[" .. usage .. "]"
      end
   end

   return usage
end

function actions.store_true(result, target)
   result[target] = true
end

function actions.store_false(result, target)
   result[target] = false
end

function actions.store(result, target, argument)
   result[target] = argument
end

function actions.count(result, target, _, overwrite)
   if not overwrite then
      result[target] = result[target] + 1
   end
end

function actions.append(result, target, argument, overwrite)
   result[target] = result[target] or {}
   table.insert(result[target], argument)

   if overwrite then
      table.remove(result[target], 1)
   end
end

function actions.concat(result, target, arguments, overwrite)
   if overwrite then
      error("'concat' action can't handle too many invocations")
   end

   result[target] = result[target] or {}

   for _, argument in ipairs(arguments) do
      table.insert(result[target], argument)
   end
end

function Argument:_get_action()
   local action, init

   if self._maxcount == 1 then
      if self._maxargs == 0 then
         action, init = "store_true", nil
      else
         action, init = "store", nil
      end
   else
      if self._maxargs == 0 then
         action, init = "count", 0
      else
         action, init = "append", {}
      end
   end

   if self._action then
      action = self._action
   end

   if self._has_init then
      init = self._init
   end

   if type(action) == "string" then
      action = actions[action]
   end

   return action, init
end

-- Returns placeholder for `narg`-th argument. 
function Argument:_get_argname(narg)
   local argname = self._argname or self:_get_default_argname()

   if type(argname) == "table" then
      return argname[narg]
   else
      return argname
   end
end

function Argument:_get_default_argname()
   return "<" .. self._name .. ">"
end

function Option:_get_default_argname()
   return "<" .. self:_get_default_target() .. ">"
end

-- Returns label to be shown in the help message. 
function Argument:_get_label()
   return self._name
end

function Option:_get_label()
   local variants = {}
   local argument_list = self:_get_argument_list()
   table.insert(argument_list, 1, nil)

   for _, alias in ipairs(self._aliases) do
      argument_list[1] = alias
      table.insert(variants, table.concat(argument_list, " "))
   end

   return table.concat(variants, ", ")
end

function Command:_get_label()
   return table.concat(self._aliases, ", ")
end

function Argument:_get_description()
   if self._default and self._show_default then
      if self._description then
         return ("%s (default: %s)"):format(self._description, self._default)
      else
         return ("default: %s"):format(self._default)
      end
   else
      return self._description or ""
   end
end

function Command:_get_description()
   return self._description or ""
end

function Option:_get_usage()
   local usage = self:_get_argument_list()
   table.insert(usage, 1, self._name)
   usage = table.concat(usage, " ")

   if self._mincount == 0 or self._default then
      usage = "[" .. usage .. "]"
   end

   return usage
end

function Argument:_get_default_target()
   return self._name
end

function Option:_get_default_target()
   local res

   for _, alias in ipairs(self._aliases) do
      if alias:sub(1, 1) == alias:sub(2, 2) then
         res = alias:sub(3)
         break
      end
   end

   res = res or self._name:sub(2)
   return (res:gsub("-", "_"))
end

function Option:_is_vararg()
   return self._maxargs ~= self._minargs
end

function Parser:_get_fullname()
   local parent = self._parent
   local buf = {self._name}

   while parent do
      table.insert(buf, 1, parent._name)
      parent = parent._parent
   end

   return table.concat(buf, " ")
end

function Parser:_update_charset(charset)
   charset = charset or {}

   for _, command in ipairs(self._commands) do
      command:_update_charset(charset)
   end

   for _, option in ipairs(self._options) do
      for _, alias in ipairs(option._aliases) do
         charset[alias:sub(1, 1)] = true
      end
   end

   return charset
end

function Parser:argument(...)
   local argument = Argument(...)
   table.insert(self._arguments, argument)
   return argument
end

function Parser:option(...)
   local option = Option(...)

   if self._has_help then
      table.insert(self._options, #self._options, option)
   else
      table.insert(self._options, option)
   end

   return option
end

function Parser:flag(...)
   return self:option():args(0)(...)
end

function Parser:command(...)
   local command = Command():add_help(true)(...)
   command._parent = self
   table.insert(self._commands, command)
   return command
end

function Parser:mutex(...)
   local options = {...}

   for i, option in ipairs(options) do
      assert(getmetatable(option) == Option, ("bad argument #%d to 'mutex' (Option expected)"):format(i))
   end

   table.insert(self._mutexes, options)
   return self
end

local max_usage_width = 70
local usage_welcome = "Usage: "

function Parser:get_usage()
   if self._usage then
      return self._usage
   end

   local lines = {usage_welcome .. self:_get_fullname()}

   local function add(s)
      if #lines[#lines]+1+#s <= max_usage_width then
         lines[#lines] = lines[#lines] .. " " .. s
      else
         lines[#lines+1] = (" "):rep(#usage_welcome) .. s
      end
   end

   -- This can definitely be refactored into something cleaner
   local mutex_options = {}
   local vararg_mutexes = {}

   -- First, put mutexes which do not contain vararg options and remember those which do
   for _, mutex in ipairs(self._mutexes) do
      local buf = {}
      local is_vararg = false

      for _, option in ipairs(mutex) do
         if option:_is_vararg() then
            is_vararg = true
         end

         table.insert(buf, option:_get_usage())
         mutex_options[option] = true
      end

      local repr = "(" .. table.concat(buf, " | ") .. ")"

      if is_vararg then
         table.insert(vararg_mutexes, repr)
      else
         add(repr)
      end
   end

   -- Second, put regular options
   for _, option in ipairs(self._options) do
      if not mutex_options[option] and not option:_is_vararg() then
         add(option:_get_usage())
      end
   end

   -- Put positional arguments
   for _, argument in ipairs(self._arguments) do
      add(argument:_get_usage())
   end

   -- Put mutexes containing vararg options
   for _, mutex_repr in ipairs(vararg_mutexes) do
      add(mutex_repr)
   end

   for _, option in ipairs(self._options) do
      if not mutex_options[option] and option:_is_vararg() then
         add(option:_get_usage())
      end
   end

   if #self._commands > 0 then
      if self._require_command then
         add("<command>")
      else
         add("[<command>]")
      end

      add("...")
   end

   return table.concat(lines, "\n")
end

local margin_len = 3
local margin_len2 = 25
local margin = (" "):rep(margin_len)
local margin2 = (" "):rep(margin_len2)

local function make_two_columns(s1, s2)
   if s2 == "" then
      return margin .. s1
   end

   s2 = s2:gsub("\n", "\n" .. margin2)

   if #s1 < (margin_len2-margin_len) then
      return margin .. s1 .. (" "):rep(margin_len2-margin_len-#s1) .. s2
   else
      return margin .. s1 .. "\n" .. margin2 .. s2
   end
end

function Parser:get_help()
   if self._help then
      return self._help
   end

   local blocks = {self:get_usage()}
   
   if self._description then
      table.insert(blocks, self._description)
   end

   local labels = {"Arguments:", "Options:", "Commands:"}

   for i, elements in ipairs{self._arguments, self._options, self._commands} do
      if #elements > 0 then
         local buf = {labels[i]}

         for _, element in ipairs(elements) do
            table.insert(buf, make_two_columns(element:_get_label(), element:_get_description()))
         end

         table.insert(blocks, table.concat(buf, "\n"))
      end
   end

   if self._epilog then
      table.insert(blocks, self._epilog)
   end

   return table.concat(blocks, "\n\n")
end

local function get_tip(context, wrong_name)
   local context_pool = {}
   local possible_name
   local possible_names = {}

   for name in pairs(context) do
      if type(name) == "string" then
         for i = 1, #name do
            possible_name = name:sub(1, i - 1) .. name:sub(i + 1)

            if not context_pool[possible_name] then
               context_pool[possible_name] = {}
            end

            table.insert(context_pool[possible_name], name)
         end
      end
   end

   for i = 1, #wrong_name + 1 do
      possible_name = wrong_name:sub(1, i - 1) .. wrong_name:sub(i + 1)

      if context[possible_name] then
         possible_names[possible_name] = true
      elseif context_pool[possible_name] then
         for _, name in ipairs(context_pool[possible_name]) do
            possible_names[name] = true
         end
      end
   end

   local first = next(possible_names)

   if first then
      if next(possible_names, first) then
         local possible_names_arr = {}

         for name in pairs(possible_names) do
            table.insert(possible_names_arr, "'" .. name .. "'")
         end

         table.sort(possible_names_arr)
         return "\nDid you mean one of these: " .. table.concat(possible_names_arr, " ") .. "?"
      else
         return "\nDid you mean '" .. first .. "'?"
      end
   else
      return ""
   end
end

local ElementState = class({
   invocations = 0
})

function ElementState:__call(state, element)
   self.state = state
   self.result = state.result
   self.element = element
   self.target = element._target or element:_get_default_target()
   self.action, self.result[self.target] = element:_get_action()
   return self
end

function ElementState:error(fmt, ...)
   self.state:error(fmt, ...)
end

function ElementState:convert(argument)
   local converter = self.element._convert

   if converter then
      local ok, err

      if type(converter) == "function" then
         ok, err = converter(argument)
      else
         ok = converter[argument]
      end

      if ok == nil then
         self:error(err and "%s" or "malformed argument '%s'", err or argument)
      end

      argument = ok
   end

   return argument
end

function ElementState:default(mode)
   return self.element._defmode:find(mode) and self.element._default
end

local function bound(noun, min, max, is_max)
   local res = ""

   if min ~= max then
      res = "at " .. (is_max and "most" or "least") .. " "
   end

   local number = is_max and max or min
   return res .. tostring(number) .. " " .. noun ..  (number == 1 and "" or "s")
end

function ElementState:invoke(alias)
   self.open = true
   self.name = ("%s '%s'"):format(alias and "option" or "argument", alias or self.element._name)
   self.overwrite = false

   if self.invocations >= self.element._maxcount then
      if self.element._overwrite then
         self.overwrite = true
      else
         self:error("%s must be used %s", self.name, bound("time", self.element._mincount, self.element._maxcount, true))
      end
   else
      self.invocations = self.invocations + 1
   end

   self.args = {}

   if self.element._maxargs <= 0 then
      self:close()
   end

   return self.open
end

function ElementState:pass(argument)
   argument = self:convert(argument)
   table.insert(self.args, argument)

   if #self.args >= self.element._maxargs then
      self:close()
   end

   return self.open
end

function ElementState:complete_invocation()
   while #self.args < self.element._minargs do
      self:pass(self.element._default)
   end
end

function ElementState:close()
   if self.open then
      self.open = false

      if #self.args < self.element._minargs then
         if self:default("a") then
            self:complete_invocation()
         else
            if #self.args == 0 then
               if getmetatable(self.element) == Argument then
                  self:error("missing %s", self.name)
               elseif self.element._maxargs == 1 then
                  self:error("%s requires an argument", self.name)
               end
            end

            self:error("%s requires %s", self.name, bound("argument", self.element._minargs, self.element._maxargs))
         end
      end

      local args = self.args

      if self.element._maxargs <= 1 then
         args = args[1]
      end

      if self.element._maxargs == 1 and self.element._minargs == 0 and self.element._mincount ~= self.element._maxcount then
         args = self.args
      end

      self.action(self.result, self.target, args, self.overwrite)
   end
end

local ParseState = class({
   result = {},
   options = {},
   arguments = {},
   argument_i = 1,
   element_to_mutexes = {},
   mutex_to_used_option = {},
   command_actions = {}
})

function ParseState:__call(parser, error_handler)
   self.parser = parser
   self.error_handler = error_handler
   self.charset = parser:_update_charset()
   self:switch(parser)
   return self
end

function ParseState:error(fmt, ...)
   self.error_handler(self.parser, fmt:format(...))
end

function ParseState:switch(parser)
   self.parser = parser

   if parser._action then
      table.insert(self.command_actions, {action = parser._action, name = parser._name})
   end

   for _, option in ipairs(parser._options) do
      option = ElementState(self, option)
      table.insert(self.options, option)

      for _, alias in ipairs(option.element._aliases) do
         self.options[alias] = option
      end
   end

   for _, mutex in ipairs(parser._mutexes) do
      for _, option in ipairs(mutex) do
         if not self.element_to_mutexes[option] then
            self.element_to_mutexes[option] = {}
         end

         table.insert(self.element_to_mutexes[option], mutex)
      end
   end

   for _, argument in ipairs(parser._arguments) do
      argument = ElementState(self, argument)
      table.insert(self.arguments, argument)
      argument:invoke()
   end

   self.handle_options = parser._handle_options
   self.argument = self.arguments[self.argument_i]
   self.commands = parser._commands

   for _, command in ipairs(self.commands) do
      for _, alias in ipairs(command._aliases) do
         self.commands[alias] = command
      end
   end
end

function ParseState:get_option(name)
   local option = self.options[name]

   if not option then
      self:error("unknown option '%s'%s", name, get_tip(self.options, name))
   else
      return option
   end
end

function ParseState:get_command(name)
   local command = self.commands[name]

   if not command then
      if #self.commands > 0 then
         self:error("unknown command '%s'%s", name, get_tip(self.commands, name))
      else
         self:error("too many arguments")
      end
   else
      return command
   end
end

function ParseState:invoke(option, name)
   self:close()

   if self.element_to_mutexes[option.element] then
      for _, mutex in ipairs(self.element_to_mutexes[option.element]) do
         local used_option = self.mutex_to_used_option[mutex]

         if used_option and used_option ~= option then
            self:error("option '%s' can not be used together with %s", name, used_option.name)
         else
            self.mutex_to_used_option[mutex] = option
         end
      end
   end

   if option:invoke(name) then
      self.option = option
   end
end

function ParseState:pass(arg)
   if self.option then
      if not self.option:pass(arg) then
         self.option = nil
      end
   elseif self.argument then
      if not self.argument:pass(arg) then
         self.argument_i = self.argument_i + 1
         self.argument = self.arguments[self.argument_i]
      end
   else
      local command = self:get_command(arg)
      self.result[command._target or command._name] = true

      if self.parser._command_target then
         self.result[self.parser._command_target] = command._name
      end

      self:switch(command)
   end
end

function ParseState:close()
   if self.option then
      self.option:close()
      self.option = nil
   end
end

function ParseState:finalize()
   self:close()

   for i = self.argument_i, #self.arguments do
      local argument = self.arguments[i]
      if #argument.args == 0 and argument:default("u") then
         argument:complete_invocation()
      else
         argument:close()
      end
   end

   if self.parser._require_command and #self.commands > 0 then
      self:error("a command is required")
   end

   for _, option in ipairs(self.options) do
      local name = option.name or ("option '%s'"):format(option.element._name)

      if option.invocations == 0 then
         if option:default("u") then
            option:invoke(name)
            option:complete_invocation()
            option:close()
         end
      end

      local mincount = option.element._mincount

      if option.invocations < mincount then
         if option:default("a") then
            while option.invocations < mincount do
               option:invoke(name)
               option:close()
            end
         elseif option.invocations == 0 then
            self:error("missing %s", name)
         else
            self:error("%s must be used %s", name, bound("time", mincount, option.element._maxcount))
         end
      end
   end

   for i = #self.command_actions, 1, -1 do
      self.command_actions[i].action(self.result, self.command_actions[i].name)
   end
end

function ParseState:parse(args)
   for _, arg in ipairs(args) do
      local plain = true

      if self.handle_options then
         local first = arg:sub(1, 1)

         if self.charset[first] then
            if #arg > 1 then
               plain = false

               if arg:sub(2, 2) == first then
                  if #arg == 2 then
                     self:close()
                     self.handle_options = false
                  else
                     local equals = arg:find "="
                     if equals then
                        local name = arg:sub(1, equals - 1)
                        local option = self:get_option(name)

                        if option.element._maxargs <= 0 then
                           self:error("option '%s' does not take arguments", name)
                        end

                        self:invoke(option, name)
                        self:pass(arg:sub(equals + 1))
                     else
                        local option = self:get_option(arg)
                        self:invoke(option, arg)
                     end
                  end
               else
                  for i = 2, #arg do
                     local name = first .. arg:sub(i, i)
                     local option = self:get_option(name)
                     self:invoke(option, name)

                     if i ~= #arg and option.element._maxargs > 0 then
                        self:pass(arg:sub(i + 1))
                        break
                     end
                  end
               end
            end
         end
      end

      if plain then
         self:pass(arg)
      end
   end

   self:finalize()
   return self.result
end

function Parser:error(msg)
   io.stderr:write(("%s\n\nError: %s\n"):format(self:get_usage(), msg))
   os.exit(1)
end

-- Compatibility with strict.lua and other checkers:
local default_cmdline = rawget(_G, "arg") or {}

function Parser:_parse(args, error_handler)
   return ParseState(self, error_handler):parse(args or default_cmdline)
end

function Parser:parse(args)
   return self:_parse(args, self.error)
end

local function xpcall_error_handler(err)
   return tostring(err) .. "\noriginal " .. debug.traceback("", 2):sub(2)
end

function Parser:pparse(args)
   local parse_error

   local ok, result = xpcall(function()
      return self:_parse(args, function(_, err)
         parse_error = err
         error(err, 0)
      end)
   end, xpcall_error_handler)

   if ok then
      return true, result
   elseif not parse_error then
      error(result, 0)
   else
      return false, parse_error
   end
end

return function(...)
   return Parser(default_cmdline[0]):add_help(true)(...)
end