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-   Added example in "Argument Converters"; it doesn't seem right for a tutorial to have no example in one of its topics (and instead just linking elsewhere).
-   Added section "Command-Line Abbreviations."
 -  Added section "Keyword Argument into," showing how to:
     -  Collect options.
     -  Check for missing options.
     -  Provide option defaults.
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions doc/ruby/abbreviation.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-n', '--dry-run',) do |value|
p ['--dry-run', value]
end
parser.on('-d', '--draft',) do |value|
p ['--draft', value]
end
parser.parse!
8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions doc/ruby/collected_options.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-x', '--xxx', 'Short and long, no argument')
parser.on('-yYYY', '--yyy', 'Short and long, required argument')
parser.on('-z [ZZZ]', '--zzz', 'Short and long, optional argument')
options = {}
parser.parse!(into: options)
p options
8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions doc/ruby/default_values.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-x', '--xxx', 'Short and long, no argument')
parser.on('-yYYY', '--yyy', 'Short and long, required argument')
parser.on('-z [ZZZ]', '--zzz', 'Short and long, optional argument')
options = {yyy: 'AAA', zzz: 'BBB'}
parser.parse!(into: options)
p options
12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions doc/ruby/missing_options.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-x', '--xxx', 'Short and long, no argument')
parser.on('-yYYY', '--yyy', 'Short and long, required argument')
parser.on('-z [ZZZ]', '--zzz', 'Short and long, optional argument')
options = {}
parser.parse!(into: options)
required_options = [:xxx, :zzz]
missing_options = required_options - options.keys
unless missing_options.empty?
fail "Missing required options: #{missing_options}"
end
10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions doc/ruby/no_abbreviation.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-n', '--dry-run',) do |value|
p ['--dry-run', value]
end
parser.on('-d', '--draft',) do |value|
p ['--draft', value]
end
parser.require_exact = true
parser.parse!
136 changes: 133 additions & 3 deletions doc/tutorial.rdoc
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- {Short Option Names}[#label-Short+Option+Names]
- {Long Option Names}[#label-Long+Option+Names]
- {Mixing Option Names}[#label-Mixing+Option+Names]
- {Command-Line Abbreviations}[#label-Command-Line+Abbreviations]
- {Option Arguments}[#label-Option+Arguments]
- {Option with No Argument}[#label-Option+with+No+Argument]
- {Option with Required Argument}[#label-Option+with+Required+Argument]
- {Option with Optional Argument}[#label-Option+with+Optional+Argument]
- {Keyword Argument <tt>into<tt>}[#label-Keyword+Argument+into]
- {Collecting Options}[#label-Collecting+Options]
- {Checking for Missing Options}[#label-Checking+for+Missing+Options]
- {Default Values for Options}[#label-Default+Values+for+Options]
- {Argument Converters}[#label-Argument+Converters]

=== Defining Options
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$ ruby mixed_names.rb --zzz BAT
["--zzz", "BAT"]

==== Command-Line Abbreviations

By default, abbreviations for command-line option names are allowed.
An abbreviated option is valid if it is unique among abbreviated option names.

:include: ruby/abbreviation.rb

Executions:

$ ruby abbreviation.rb --help
Usage: abbreviation [options]
-n, --dry-run
-d, --draft
$ ruby abbreviation.rb -n
["--dry-run", true]
$ ruby abbreviation.rb --dry-run
["--dry-run", true]
$ ruby abbreviation.rb -d
["--draft", true]
$ ruby abbreviation.rb --draft
["--draft", true]
$ ruby abbreviation.rb --d
abbreviation.rb:9:in `<main>': ambiguous option: --d (OptionParser::AmbiguousOption)
$ ruby abbreviation.rb --dr
abbreviation.rb:9:in `<main>': ambiguous option: --dr (OptionParser::AmbiguousOption)
$ ruby abbreviation.rb --dry
["--dry-run", true]
$ ruby abbreviation.rb --dra
["--draft", true]

You can disable abbreviation using method +require_exact+.

:include: ruby/no_abbreviation.rb

Executions:

$ ruby no_abbreviation.rb --dry-ru
no_abbreviation.rb:10:in `<main>': invalid option: --dry-ru (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
$ ruby no_abbreviation.rb --dry-run
["--dry-run", true]

=== Option Arguments

An option may take no argument, a required argument, or an optional argument.
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Omitting an optional argument does not raise an error.

=== Keyword Argument +into+

In parsing options, you can add keyword option +into+ with a hash-like argument;
each parsed option will be added as a name/value pair.

This is useful for:

- Collecting options.
- Checking for missing options.
- Providing default values for options.

==== Collecting Options

Use keyword argument +into+ to collect options.

:include: ruby/collected_options.rb

Executions:

$ ruby collected_options.rb --help
Usage: into [options]
-x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
-y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
-z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
$ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx
{:xxx=>true}
$ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx --yyy FOO
{:xxx=>true, :yyy=>"FOO"}
$ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx --yyy FOO --zzz Bar
{:xxx=>true, :yyy=>"FOO", :zzz=>"Bar"}
$ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx --yyy FOO --yyy BAR
{:xxx=>true, :yyy=>"BAR"}

Note in the last execution that the argument value for option <tt>--yyy</tt>
was overwritten.

==== Checking for Missing Options

Use the collected options to check for missing options.

:include: ruby/missing_options.rb

Executions:

$ ruby missing_options.rb --help
Usage: missing_options [options]
-x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
-y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
-z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
$ ruby missing_options.rb --yyy FOO
missing_options.rb:11:in `<main>': Missing required options: [:xxx, :zzz] (RuntimeError)

==== Default Values for Options

Initialize the +into+ argument to define default values for options.

:include: ruby/default_values.rb

Executions:

$ ruby default_values.rb --help
Usage: default_values [options]
-x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
-y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
-z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
$ ruby default_values.rb --yyy FOO
{:yyy=>"FOO", :zzz=>"BBB"}


=== Argument Converters

An option can specify that its argument is to be converted
from the default \String to an instance of another class.

There are a number of built-in converters.
You can also define custom converters.

See {Argument Converters}[./argument_converters_rdoc.html].
Example: File +date.rb+
defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \Date object.
The argument is converted by method Date#parse.

:include: ruby/date.rb

Executions:

$ ruby date.rb --date 2001-02-03
[#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
$ ruby date.rb --date 20010203
[#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
$ ruby date.rb --date "3rd Feb 2001"
[#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]

You can also define custom converters.
See {Argument Converters}[./argument_converters_rdoc.html]
for both built-in and custom converters.

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