args/6.4.7

C++ argument parser library

This project builds and defines the build2 package for args, which is a simple, small, flexible, single-header C++11 argument parsing library.

Usage

Make sure to add the stable section of the cppget.org repository to your project's repositories.manifest to be able to fetch this package.

:
role: prerequisite
location: https://pkg.cppget.org/1/stable
# trust: ...

If the stable section of cppget.org is not an option then add this Git repository itself instead as a prerequisite.

:
role: prerequisite
location: https://github.com/build2-packaging/args.git

... More

version	6.4.7
license	MIT
repository	https://pkg.cppget.org/1/stable
download	args-6.4.7.tar.gz
sha256	81f4ff2e875ad345a4b7e3d6ccf8d467ee5204a9b4a3830e73b6c36ff77b5031

project	args
url	github.com/Taywee/args
doc-url	taywee.github.io/args/
package-url	github.com/build2-packaging/args/
email	taywee@gmx.com
package-email	packaging@build2.org

Tests

	args-tests == 6.4.7

Reviews

fail	0
pass	1

Builds

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Changes

* 6.0.0
Change Reader to functor type, breaking change.
Change Reader functor to allow any return type, but specifically need bool-testable return for NOEXCEPT use.
Change List and Map templates into template templates to enforce proper type use and to clean up user template invocations (i.e. `args::ValueFlagList<std::string, std::unordered_set<std::string>>` becomes `args::ValueFlagList<std::string, std::unordered_set>`, also breaking change.

* 5.0.0
Implemented proper subparsers.
Added better C++11 style.
Improved documentation.

* 4.0.0
Changed all wording:

ArgFlag -> ValueFlag
Counter -> CounterFlag
PosArg -> Positional

Argument now solely refers to command line arguments.
Value refers to the argument that flags or positionals can take and store.
Positional is a positional option, which contains a value.
Option refers to flags and positionals, which can contain values.