src/jdk.internal.opt/share/classes/jdk/internal/joptsimple/OptionDeclarer.java
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    25 
       
    26 package jdk.internal.joptsimple;
       
    27 
       
    28 import java.util.Collection;
       
    29 
       
    30 /**
       
    31  * Trains the option parser. This interface aids integration with other code which may expose declaration of options but
       
    32  * not actual command-line parsing.
       
    33  *
       
    34  * @author <a href="mailto:pholser@alumni.rice.edu">Paul Holser</a>
       
    35  * @see OptionParser
       
    36  */
       
    37 public interface OptionDeclarer {
       
    38     /**
       
    39      * Tells the parser to recognize the given option.
       
    40      *
       
    41      * <p>This method returns an instance of {@link OptionSpecBuilder} to allow the formation of parser directives
       
    42      * as sentences in a fluent interface language. For example:</p>
       
    43      *
       
    44      * <pre><code>
       
    45      *   OptionDeclarer parser = new OptionParser();
       
    46      *   parser.<strong>accepts( "c" )</strong>.withRequiredArg().ofType( Integer.class );
       
    47      * </code></pre>
       
    48      *
       
    49      * <p>If no methods are invoked on the returned {@link OptionSpecBuilder}, then the parser treats the option as
       
    50      * accepting no argument.</p>
       
    51      *
       
    52      * @param option the option to recognize
       
    53      * @return an object that can be used to flesh out more detail about the option
       
    54      * @throws OptionException if the option contains illegal characters
       
    55      * @throws NullPointerException if the option is {@code null}
       
    56      */
       
    57     OptionSpecBuilder accepts( String option );
       
    58 
       
    59     /**
       
    60      * Tells the parser to recognize the given option.
       
    61      *
       
    62      * @see #accepts(String)
       
    63      * @param option the option to recognize
       
    64      * @param description a string that describes the purpose of the option. This is used when generating help
       
    65      * information about the parser.
       
    66      * @return an object that can be used to flesh out more detail about the option
       
    67      * @throws OptionException if the option contains illegal characters
       
    68      * @throws NullPointerException if the option is {@code null}
       
    69      */
       
    70     OptionSpecBuilder accepts( String option, String description );
       
    71 
       
    72     /**
       
    73      * Tells the parser to recognize the given options, and treat them as synonymous.
       
    74      *
       
    75      * @see #accepts(String)
       
    76      * @param options the options to recognize and treat as synonymous
       
    77      * @return an object that can be used to flesh out more detail about the options
       
    78      * @throws OptionException if any of the options contain illegal characters
       
    79      * @throws NullPointerException if the option list or any of its elements are {@code null}
       
    80      */
       
    81     OptionSpecBuilder acceptsAll( Collection<String> options );
       
    82 
       
    83     /**
       
    84      * Tells the parser to recognize the given options, and treat them as synonymous.
       
    85      *
       
    86      * @see #acceptsAll(Collection)
       
    87      * @param options the options to recognize and treat as synonymous
       
    88      * @param description a string that describes the purpose of the option.  This is used when generating help
       
    89      * information about the parser.
       
    90      * @return an object that can be used to flesh out more detail about the options
       
    91      * @throws OptionException if any of the options contain illegal characters
       
    92      * @throws NullPointerException if the option list or any of its elements are {@code null}
       
    93      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the option list is empty
       
    94      */
       
    95     OptionSpecBuilder acceptsAll( Collection<String> options, String description );
       
    96 
       
    97     /**
       
    98      * Gives an object that represents an access point for non-option arguments on a command line.
       
    99      *
       
   100      * @return an object that can be used to flesh out more detail about the non-option arguments
       
   101      */
       
   102     NonOptionArgumentSpec<String> nonOptions();
       
   103 
       
   104     /**
       
   105      * Gives an object that represents an access point for non-option arguments on a command line.
       
   106      *
       
   107      * @see #nonOptions()
       
   108      * @param description a string that describes the purpose of the non-option arguments. This is used when generating
       
   109      * help information about the parser.
       
   110      * @return an object that can be used to flesh out more detail about the non-option arguments
       
   111      */
       
   112     NonOptionArgumentSpec<String> nonOptions( String description );
       
   113 
       
   114     /**
       
   115      * Tells the parser whether or not to behave "POSIX-ly correct"-ly.
       
   116      *
       
   117      * @param setting {@code true} if the parser should behave "POSIX-ly correct"-ly
       
   118      */
       
   119     void posixlyCorrect( boolean setting );
       
   120 
       
   121     /**
       
   122      * <p>Tells the parser to treat unrecognized options as non-option arguments.</p>
       
   123      *
       
   124      * <p>If not called, then the parser raises an {@link OptionException} when it encounters an unrecognized
       
   125      * option.</p>
       
   126      */
       
   127     void allowsUnrecognizedOptions();
       
   128 
       
   129     /**
       
   130      * Tells the parser either to recognize or ignore <kbd>"-W"</kbd>-style long options.
       
   131      *
       
   132      * @param recognize {@code true} if the parser is to recognize the special style of long options
       
   133      */
       
   134     void recognizeAlternativeLongOptions( boolean recognize );
       
   135 }