Powerful rule-based command line parser and cofiguration reader. Options can be created using annotations or manually using a powerful API. Options are grouped into hierarchical namespace, allowing sophisticated inclusion, exclusion and grouping based on rules. Supports multiple dialects and automatic document creator such as typical usage and UNIX manpages. POSSIX, GNU, MSDOS command line parser dialects. XML, INI, PROPERTIES configuration file types. Database and general persistance or combination of all the above.

Features

  • Powerful rule and expression engine | "(ccOptions ^ ldOptions) && filenames.count > 0"
  • Support for many datatypes including enums, arrays and collections
  • Less coding: annotated option | @Property int count
  • Option groups
  • Less coding: Auto-option creation from class fields
  • Static and dynamic groups and class fields as options
  • Automatically create usage, manpages and other documentation types from options
  • Can declare options and rules to mimic the most complex unix tools (gcc, yum, etc)
  • Multiple dialects including POSIX, GNU and Windows for argument decorations and parsing
  • Do not like annotations? Full API is provided as well

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Apache License V2.0

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Additional Project Details

Intended Audience

Developers

User Interface

Command-line

Programming Language

Java

Related Categories

Java User Interface (UI) Software, Java System Shells, Java Libraries

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2016-04-25