jdk/src/jdk.internal.opt/share/classes/jdk/internal/joptsimple/OptionSpec.java
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    56 package jdk.internal.joptsimple;
       
    57 
       
    58 import java.util.Collection;
       
    59 import java.util.List;
       
    60 
       
    61 /**
       
    62  * Describes options that an option parser recognizes.
       
    63  *
       
    64  * <p>Instances of this interface are returned by the "fluent interface" methods to allow retrieval of option arguments
       
    65  * in a type-safe manner.  Here's an example:</p>
       
    66  *
       
    67  * <pre><code>
       
    68  *     OptionParser parser = new OptionParser();
       
    69  *     <strong>OptionSpec&lt;Integer&gt;</strong> count =
       
    70  *         parser.accepts( "count" ).withRequiredArg().ofType( Integer.class );
       
    71  *     OptionSet options = parser.parse( "--count", "2" );
       
    72  *     assert options.has( count );
       
    73  *     int countValue = options.valueOf( count );
       
    74  *     assert countValue == count.value( options );
       
    75  *     List&lt;Integer&gt; countValues = options.valuesOf( count );
       
    76  *     assert countValues.equals( count.values( options ) );
       
    77  * </code></pre>
       
    78  *
       
    79  * @param <V> represents the type of the arguments this option accepts
       
    80  * @author <a href="mailto:pholser@alumni.rice.edu">Paul Holser</a>
       
    81  */
       
    82 public interface OptionSpec<V> {
       
    83     /**
       
    84      * Gives any arguments associated with the given option in the given set of detected options.
       
    85      *
       
    86      * <p>Specifying a {@linkplain ArgumentAcceptingOptionSpec#defaultsTo(Object, Object[]) default argument value}
       
    87      * for this option will cause this method to return that default value even if this option was not detected on the
       
    88      * command line, or if this option can take an optional argument but did not have one on the command line.</p>
       
    89      *
       
    90      * @param detectedOptions the detected options to search in
       
    91      * @return the arguments associated with this option; an empty list if no such arguments are present, or if this
       
    92      * option was not detected
       
    93      * @throws OptionException if there is a problem converting this option's arguments to the desired type; for
       
    94      * example, if the type does not implement a correct conversion constructor or method
       
    95      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code detectedOptions} is {@code null}
       
    96      * @see OptionSet#valuesOf(OptionSpec)
       
    97      */
       
    98     List<V> values( OptionSet detectedOptions );
       
    99 
       
   100     /**
       
   101      * Gives the argument associated with the given option in the given set of detected options.
       
   102      *
       
   103      * <p>Specifying a {@linkplain ArgumentAcceptingOptionSpec#defaultsTo(Object, Object[]) default argument value}
       
   104      * for this option will cause this method to return that default value even if this option was not detected on the
       
   105      * command line, or if this option can take an optional argument but did not have one on the command line.</p>
       
   106      *
       
   107      * @param detectedOptions the detected options to search in
       
   108      * @return the argument of the this option; {@code null} if no argument is present, or that option was not detected
       
   109      * @throws OptionException if more than one argument was detected for the option
       
   110      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code detectedOptions} is {@code null}
       
   111      * @throws ClassCastException if the arguments of this option are not of the expected type
       
   112      * @see OptionSet#valueOf(OptionSpec)
       
   113      */
       
   114     V value( OptionSet detectedOptions );
       
   115 
       
   116     /**
       
   117      * @return the string representations of this option
       
   118      */
       
   119     Collection<String> options();
       
   120 
       
   121     /**
       
   122      * Tells whether this option is designated as a "help" option. The presence of a "help" option on a command line
       
   123      * means that missing "required" options will not cause parsing to fail.
       
   124      *
       
   125      * @return whether this option is designated as a "help" option
       
   126      */
       
   127     boolean isForHelp();
       
   128 }