commit e1588bcd70106cd590b8b07342d7c15b1625ce07
Author: BENEDEK László <lacbenedek@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu Nov 30 21:36:11 2023 +0100

    init

diff --git a/flags.cpp b/flags.cpp
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+++ b/flags.cpp
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+#include "flags.h"
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace Flags {
+
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &input, const char separator) {
+  std::vector<std::string> result;
+  std::istringstream stream(input);
+  std::string part;
+  while (std::getline(stream, part, separator))
+    result.push_back(part);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+bool starts_with(const std::string &input, const std::string &start) {
+  return (input.length() >= start.length() && input.substr(0, 2) == start);
+}
+
+bool Parser::parse(int argc, char **argv) {
+  // put each argument into a std::string
+  std::vector<std::string> args;
+  for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+    std::string arg(argv[i]);
+    if (starts_with(arg, prefix) && arg.length() > prefix.length()) {
+      std::vector<std::string> parts = split(arg, '=');
+      args.insert(args.end(), parts.begin(), parts.end());
+    } else {
+      args.push_back(arg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // search for flags
+  for (size_t i = 1; i < args.size() - 1; i++) {
+    const std::string &arg = args[i];
+    if (starts_with(arg, prefix) && arg.length() > prefix.length()) {
+      flags[arg.substr(prefix.length())]->parse(args[i + 1]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // check for the last argument
+  if (starts_with(args[args.size() - 1], prefix) &&
+      args[args.size() - 1].length() > prefix.length()) {
+    flags[args[args.size() - 1].substr(prefix.length())]->parse("");
+  }
+
+  return get_found() == flags.size();
+}
+
+const unsigned Parser::get_parsed() const {
+  return std::count_if(
+      flags.begin(), flags.end(),
+      [](std::pair<std::string, Flag *> f) { return f.second->get_parsed(); });
+}
+
+const unsigned Parser::get_found() const {
+  return std::count_if(
+      flags.begin(), flags.end(),
+      [](std::pair<std::string, Flag *> f) { return f.second->get_found(); });
+}
+
+void Parser::help() const {
+  std::cout << help_text << std::endl;
+
+  for (auto f : flags) {
+    std::cout << '\t' << prefix << f.first << ": "
+              << f.second->get_description() << std::endl;
+  }
+}
+} // namespace Flags
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diff --git a/flags.h b/flags.h
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+++ b/flags.h
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+#ifndef FLAGS_H
+#define FLAGS_H
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <typeindex>
+
+namespace Flags {
+
+// utility functions
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &input, const char separator);
+bool starts_with(const std::string &input, const std::string &start);
+
+// flag base class
+// should be abstract, don't use
+class Flag {
+  std::string description;
+  bool found;
+  bool parsed;
+
+protected:
+  void set_found(const bool found) { this->found = found; }
+  void set_parsed(const bool parsed) { this->parsed = parsed; }
+
+public:
+  virtual const void *get_value_ptr() const = 0;
+
+  Flag(const std::string &description, const bool required)
+      : description(description), found(!required), parsed(false) {}
+
+  virtual ~Flag() {};
+
+  const std::string &get_description() const { return description; }
+  const bool get_found() const { return found; }
+  const bool get_parsed() const { return parsed; }
+
+  virtual void parse(const std::string &arg) {}
+};
+
+// type of flag based parser classes' factory functions
+typedef std::function<Flag *(const void *, const std::string &, const bool)>
+    flag_constructor_t;
+
+class StringFlag : public Flag {
+  std::string value;
+
+public:
+  StringFlag(const void *default_value, const std::string &description,
+             const bool required)
+      : Flag(description, required), value(*(std::string *)default_value) {}
+
+  static Flag *make(const void *default_value, const std::string &description,
+                    const bool required) {
+    return new StringFlag(default_value, description, required);
+  }
+
+  const void *get_value_ptr() const override { return &value; };
+
+  void parse(const std::string &arg) override {
+    set_found(true);
+    set_parsed(true);
+    value = arg;
+  }
+};
+
+// flag holder, parsing orchestrator
+class Parser {
+private:
+  const std::string prefix;
+  const std::string help_text;
+
+  std::map<std::string, Flag *> flags;
+  std::map<std::type_index, flag_constructor_t> constructors;
+
+public:
+  Parser(const std::string &prefix, const std::string &help_text)
+      : prefix(prefix), help_text(help_text) {
+    set_parser<std::string>(flag_constructor_t(StringFlag::make));
+  }
+
+  Parser() : Parser("--", "Help:") {}
+
+  ~Parser() {
+    for (auto f : flags) {
+      delete f.second;
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <typename T> void set_parser(flag_constructor_t constructor_function) {
+    constructors[typeid(T)] = constructor_function;
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  T *add(const std::string &name, const std::string &description,
+         const bool required, T default_value) {
+    flags[name] =
+        constructors[typeid(T)]((void *)&default_value, description, required);
+    return (T *)flags[name]->get_value_ptr();
+  }
+
+  const unsigned get_found() const;
+
+  const unsigned get_parsed() const;
+
+  bool parse(int argc, char **argv);
+
+  void help() const;
+};
+} // namespace Flags
+#endif
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