Feature: Use Swift argument parser for CLI interface #12
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I think this is a good idea, but the pull request seems to be incompatible with the current semantics of |
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I have pulled this into the |
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Swift argument parser https://github.com/apple/swift-argument-parser is an Apple maintained multiplatform package for creating simple CLI in a declarative manner.
I think that Apple maintained dependency might be considered safe from long-term perspective. If this PR is found acceptable, I would like to follow by using https://github.com/apple/swift-system instead of Darwin/Glib.
Notice: I would like to introduce some PRs that will focus on making this project more Swift idiomatic. For example I would like to look at the string manipulation, since Swift now uses utf8 under the hood. I would also like to remove higher order functions, since Swift has become less functional since it's curring and splating days. I have no plans to replace libxml2 however, since there is currently no better way of working with large XML files.