source: project/release/4/args/trunk/args-examples.scm

(module main ()

  (import scheme (rename chicken (program-name $0)))
  (require-library extras ports data-structures)
  (import (only extras printf))
  (import (only ports with-output-to-port))
  (import (only data-structures alist-ref))
  (use args)

;;; Some handy shortcuts for below
                 
(define opts
  (list (args:make-option (c cookie)    #:none     "give me cookie"
          (print "cookie was tasty"))
        (args:make-option (d debug)           (optional: "LEVEL")  "debug level [default: 1]"
          (set! arg (string->number (or arg "1"))))
        (args:make-option (e elephant)  #:required "flatten the argument"
          (print "elephant: arg is " arg))
        (args:make-option (f file)      (required: "NAME") "parse file NAME")
        (args:make-option (l really-long-option-name) (required: "NAME") "very long option NAME to show wrapping")
        (args:make-option (v V version) #:none     "Display version"
          (print "args-examples $Revision: 1.16 $")
          (exit))
        (args:make-option (abc)         #:none     "Recite the alphabet"
           (print "value of --abc arg: " arg))     ;; should be #t
        (args:make-option (h help)      #:none     "Display this text"
          (usage))))

;; Use args:usage to generate a formatted list of options (from OPTS),
;; suitable for embedding into help text.
(define (usage)
  (with-output-to-port (current-error-port)
    (lambda ()
      (print "Usage: " ($0) " [options...] [files...]")
      (newline)
      (print (args:usage opts))
      (print "Report bugs to zbigniewsz at gmail.")))
  ;(exit 1)
  )

;;; Examples

;;(define args (command-line-arguments))
(define args (list "--cookie" "-d" "b.c" "--abc" "-e" "test" "-e" "hello" "e.c" "f.c" "-f"))

;;; Process arguments and collate options and arguments into OPTIONS alist,
;;; and operands (filenames) into OPERANDS.  You can handle options as
;;; they are processed, or afterwards.

;;; Note that missing required args can only be detected if their option appears last,
;;; and optional args must not be separated from their option by a space
;;; (e.g. -d2 or --debug=2, not -d 2 or --debug 2).

(define options)
(define operands)
(set!-values (options operands)
  (args:parse args opts))

(if (assq 'abc options)
    (print "A, B, C, D, E, &c."))
(print (alist-ref 'elephant options))  ;; refers to LAST occurrence of -e on command line
(printf "filenames: ~S\n" operands)

;; Output:
;;  cookie was tasty
;;  elephant: arg is test
;;  elephant: arg is hello
;;  args-examples.scm: option f requires an argument
;;  A, B, C, D, E, &c.
;;  hello
;;  filenames: ("b.c" "e.c" "f.c")

;;; This will print help and exit [in other words, call USAGE]

(set!-values (options operands)
  (args:parse (append args '("--help"))
              opts))

#|
Usage: ./args-examples [options...] [files...]

 -c, --cookie             give me cookie
 -d [LEVEL]               debug level [default: 1]
 -e, --elephant=ARG       flatten the argument
 -f, --file=NAME          parse file NAME
 -v, -V, --version        Display version
     --abc                Recite the alphabet
 -h, --help               Display this text

Report bugs to zbigniewsz at gmail.
|#

;; (Note that output from --cookie and -e still gets printed,
;; since they are called in order.)

;;; Displays error and invokes help option (to display usage and exit)
;;; due to unrecognized option --fake-option.  This is the
;;; default behavior.

(receive (options operands)
  (args:parse (cons "--fake-option=true" args)
              opts)
  (printf "options: ~S\n" options)
  (printf "operands: ~S\n" operands))

;;; Advanced usage: 
;;; Print each operand as encountered using operand-proc:
;;; and skip unrecognized options, adding them to the options alist.
;; (If you use args:ignore-unrecognized-options, they will not
;; be added to the options alist.)

(receive (options operands)
  (args:parse (cons "--fake-option=true" args)
              opts
              operand-proc:      (lambda (operand options operands)
                                   (print "operand: " operand)
                                   (values options (cons operand operands)))
              unrecognized-proc: args:accept-unrecognized-options)
  (printf "options: ~S\n" options)
  (printf "operands: ~S\n" operands))
  
)