client/lualibs/getopt.lua

--[[This file is an adaptation from the following source:

https://github.com/attractivechaos/klib/blob/master/lua/klib.lua

]]

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local function split(txt)
  local retval =  {};
  for i in string.gmatch(txt, "%S+") do
    table.insert(retval,i)
  end
  return retval
end


-- Description: getopt() translated from the BSD getopt(); compatible with the default Unix getopt()
--[[ Example:
  for o, a in os.getopt(arg, 'a:b') do
    print(o, a)
  end
]]--

local function getopt(args, ostr)
  -- Modification to handle strings instead of tables:
  if type(args) == 'string' then
    args = split(args)
  end

  local arg, place = nil, 0;
  return function ()
    if place == 0 then -- update scanning pointer
      place = 1
      if #args == 0
        or args[1]:sub(1, 1) ~= '-' then
        place = 0; return nil end
      if #args[1] >= 2 then
        place = place + 1
        if args[1]:sub(2, 2) == '-' then -- found "--"
          place = 0
          table.remove(args, 1);
          return nil;
        end
      end
    end
    local optopt = args[1]:sub(place, place);
    place = place + 1;
    local oli = ostr:find(optopt);
    if optopt == ':' or oli == nil then -- unknown option
      if optopt == '-' then return nil end
      if place > #args[1] then
        table.remove(args, 1);
        place = 0;
      end
      return '?';
    end
    oli = oli + 1;
    if ostr:sub(oli, oli) ~= ':' then -- do not need argument
      arg = nil;
      if place > #args[1] then
        table.remove(args, 1);
        place = 0;
      end
    else -- need an argument
      if place <= #args[1] then  -- no white space
        arg = args[1]:sub(place);
      else
        table.remove(args, 1);
        if #args == 0 then -- an option requiring argument is the last one
           place = 0;
           if ostr:sub(1, 1) == ':' then return ':' end
          return '?';
        else arg = args[1] end
        end
            table.remove(args, 1);
            place = 0;
        end
    return optopt, arg;
  end
end

return { getopt = getopt }
