Initial import.
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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2014, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <grpc/support/cmdline.h>
+
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/string.h>
+
+typedef enum { ARGTYPE_INT, ARGTYPE_BOOL, ARGTYPE_STRING } argtype;
+
+typedef struct arg {
+  const char *name;
+  const char *help;
+  argtype type;
+  void *value;
+  struct arg *next;
+} arg;
+
+struct gpr_cmdline {
+  const char *description;
+  arg *args;
+  const char *argv0;
+
+  const char *extra_arg_name;
+  const char *extra_arg_help;
+  void (*extra_arg)(void *user_data, const char *arg);
+  void *extra_arg_user_data;
+
+  void (*state)(gpr_cmdline *cl, char *arg);
+  arg *cur_arg;
+};
+
+static void normal_state(gpr_cmdline *cl, char *arg);
+
+gpr_cmdline *gpr_cmdline_create(const char *description) {
+  gpr_cmdline *cl = gpr_malloc(sizeof(gpr_cmdline));
+  memset(cl, 0, sizeof(gpr_cmdline));
+
+  cl->description = description;
+  cl->state = normal_state;
+
+  return cl;
+}
+
+void gpr_cmdline_destroy(gpr_cmdline *cl) {
+  while (cl->args) {
+    arg *a = cl->args;
+    cl->args = a->next;
+    gpr_free(a);
+  }
+  gpr_free(cl);
+}
+
+static void add_arg(gpr_cmdline *cl, const char *name, const char *help,
+                    argtype type, void *value) {
+  arg *a;
+
+  for (a = cl->args; a; a = a->next) {
+    GPR_ASSERT(0 != strcmp(a->name, name));
+  }
+
+  a = gpr_malloc(sizeof(arg));
+  memset(a, 0, sizeof(arg));
+  a->name = name;
+  a->help = help;
+  a->type = type;
+  a->value = value;
+  a->next = cl->args;
+  cl->args = a;
+}
+
+void gpr_cmdline_add_int(gpr_cmdline *cl, const char *name, const char *help,
+                         int *value) {
+  add_arg(cl, name, help, ARGTYPE_INT, value);
+}
+
+void gpr_cmdline_add_flag(gpr_cmdline *cl, const char *name, const char *help,
+                          int *value) {
+  add_arg(cl, name, help, ARGTYPE_BOOL, value);
+}
+
+void gpr_cmdline_add_string(gpr_cmdline *cl, const char *name, const char *help,
+                            char **value) {
+  add_arg(cl, name, help, ARGTYPE_STRING, value);
+}
+
+void gpr_cmdline_on_extra_arg(
+    gpr_cmdline *cl, const char *name, const char *help,
+    void (*on_extra_arg)(void *user_data, const char *arg), void *user_data) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!cl->extra_arg);
+  GPR_ASSERT(on_extra_arg);
+
+  cl->extra_arg = on_extra_arg;
+  cl->extra_arg_user_data = user_data;
+  cl->extra_arg_name = name;
+  cl->extra_arg_help = help;
+}
+
+static void print_usage_and_die(gpr_cmdline *cl) {
+  /* TODO(ctiller): make this prettier */
+  arg *a;
+  const char *name = strrchr(cl->argv0, '/');
+  if (name) {
+    name++;
+  } else {
+    name = cl->argv0;
+  }
+  fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s", name);
+  for (a = cl->args; a; a = a->next) {
+    switch (a->type) {
+      case ARGTYPE_BOOL:
+        fprintf(stderr, " [--%s|--no-%s]", a->name, a->name);
+        break;
+      case ARGTYPE_STRING:
+        fprintf(stderr, " [--%s=string]", a->name);
+        break;
+      case ARGTYPE_INT:
+        fprintf(stderr, " [--%s=int]", a->name);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (cl->extra_arg) {
+    fprintf(stderr, " [%s...]", cl->extra_arg_name);
+  }
+  fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+static void extra_state(gpr_cmdline *cl, char *arg) {
+  if (!cl->extra_arg) print_usage_and_die(cl);
+  cl->extra_arg(cl->extra_arg_user_data, arg);
+}
+
+static arg *find_arg(gpr_cmdline *cl, char *name) {
+  arg *a;
+
+  for (a = cl->args; a; a = a->next) {
+    if (0 == strcmp(a->name, name)) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!a) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unknown argument: %s\n", name);
+    print_usage_and_die(cl);
+  }
+
+  return a;
+}
+
+static void value_state(gpr_cmdline *cl, char *arg) {
+  long intval;
+  char *end;
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(cl->cur_arg);
+
+  switch (cl->cur_arg->type) {
+    case ARGTYPE_INT:
+      intval = strtol(arg, &end, 0);
+      if (*end || intval < INT_MIN || intval > INT_MAX) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "expected integer, got '%s' for %s\n", arg,
+                cl->cur_arg->name);
+        print_usage_and_die(cl);
+      }
+      *(int *)cl->cur_arg->value = intval;
+      break;
+    case ARGTYPE_BOOL:
+      if (0 == strcmp(arg, "1") || 0 == strcmp(arg, "true")) {
+        *(int *)cl->cur_arg->value = 1;
+      } else if (0 == strcmp(arg, "0") || 0 == strcmp(arg, "false")) {
+        *(int *)cl->cur_arg->value = 0;
+      } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "expected boolean, got '%s' for %s\n", arg,
+                cl->cur_arg->name);
+        print_usage_and_die(cl);
+      }
+      break;
+    case ARGTYPE_STRING:
+      *(char **)cl->cur_arg->value = arg;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  cl->state = normal_state;
+}
+
+static void normal_state(gpr_cmdline *cl, char *arg) {
+  char *eq = NULL;
+  char *tmp = NULL;
+  char *arg_name = NULL;
+
+  if (0 == strcmp(arg, "-help") || 0 == strcmp(arg, "--help") ||
+      0 == strcmp(arg, "-h")) {
+    print_usage_and_die(cl);
+  }
+
+  cl->cur_arg = NULL;
+
+  if (arg[0] == '-') {
+    if (arg[1] == '-') {
+      if (arg[2] == 0) {
+        /* handle '--' to move to just extra args */
+        cl->state = extra_state;
+        return;
+      }
+      arg += 2;
+    } else {
+      arg += 1;
+    }
+    /* first byte of arg is now past the leading '-' or '--' */
+    if (arg[0] == 'n' && arg[1] == 'o' && arg[2] == '-') {
+      /* arg is of the form '--no-foo' - it's a flag disable */
+      arg += 3;
+      cl->cur_arg = find_arg(cl, arg);
+      if (cl->cur_arg->type != ARGTYPE_BOOL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s is not a flag argument\n", arg);
+        print_usage_and_die(cl);
+      }
+      *(int *)cl->cur_arg->value = 0;
+      return; /* early out */
+    }
+    eq = strchr(arg, '=');
+    if (eq != NULL) {
+      /* copy the string into a temp buffer and extract the name */
+      tmp = arg_name = gpr_malloc(eq - arg + 1);
+      memcpy(arg_name, arg, eq - arg);
+      arg_name[eq - arg] = 0;
+    } else {
+      arg_name = arg;
+    }
+    cl->cur_arg = find_arg(cl, arg_name);
+    if (eq != NULL) {
+      /* arg was of the type --foo=value, parse the value */
+      value_state(cl, eq + 1);
+    } else if (cl->cur_arg->type != ARGTYPE_BOOL) {
+      /* flag types don't have a '--foo value' variant, other types do */
+      cl->state = value_state;
+    } else {
+      /* flag parameter: just set the value */
+      *(int *)cl->cur_arg->value = 1;
+    }
+  } else {
+    extra_state(cl, arg);
+  }
+
+  gpr_free(tmp);
+}
+
+void gpr_cmdline_parse(gpr_cmdline *cl, int argc, char **argv) {
+  int i;
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(argc >= 1);
+  cl->argv0 = argv[0];
+
+  for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+    cl->state(cl, argv[i]);
+  }
+}