commit 596e52f1bc5f2aecf091ffb4911f3ee9e9c6e43e
Author: Corey Hart <corey@codenothing.com>
Date:   Sun Jul 8 14:34:37 2012 -0700

    -Initial commit

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+node_modules/
diff --git a/.lintignore.json b/.lintignore.json
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+{
+	"ignore": [
+		"node_modules/"
+	]
+}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: all test
+
+
+all: lint
+
+lint:
+	@node build/lint.js
diff --git a/build/lint.js b/build/lint.js
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+require( 'nlint' ).render( __dirname + '/../' );
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+module.exports = require( './lib/argv.js' );
diff --git a/lib/argv.js b/lib/argv.js
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+var PATH = require( 'path' ),
+	toString = Object.prototype.toString,
+	rhome = /^\~\//,
+	rroot = /^\//,
+	rlistcsv = /^(list|csv)\,[a-z]+$/,
+	rdash = /^\-/,
+	rddash = /^\-\-/,
+	ristarget = /^[^\-]/,
+	SCRIPT_NAME = ( process.argv[ 1 ] || '' ).split( '/' ).pop(),
+	helpOption = {
+		name: 'help',
+		short: 'h',
+		type: function(){ return true; },
+		description: 'Displays help information about this script',
+		example: "'" + SCRIPT_NAME + " -h' or '" + SCRIPT_NAME + " --help'",
+		onset: function( args ) {
+			self.help( args.mod );
+			process.exit( 0 );
+		}
+	},
+	self;
+
+// argv module
+module.exports = self = {
+
+	// Default script name
+	name: SCRIPT_NAME,
+
+	// Default description to the triggered script 'node script'
+	description: 'Usage: ' + SCRIPT_NAME + ' [options]',
+
+	// Modules
+	mods: {},
+
+	// Shorthand options
+	short: { h: helpOption },
+
+	// Options
+	options: { help: helpOption },
+
+	// List of common types
+	types: {
+
+		string: function( value ) {
+			return value.toString();
+		},
+
+		path: function( value ) {
+			if ( rhome.exec( value ) ) {
+				value = PATH.normalize( process.env.HOME + '/' + value.replace( rhome, '' ) );
+			}
+			else if ( ! rroot.exec( value ) ) {
+				value = PATH.normalize( process.cwd() + '/' + value );
+			}
+
+			return value;
+		},
+
+		'int': function( value ) {
+			return parseInt( value, 10 );
+		},
+
+		'float': function( value ) {
+			return parseFloat( value, 10 );
+		},
+
+		'boolean': function( value ) {
+			return ( value == 'true' || value === '1' );
+		},
+
+		list: function( value, name, options ) {
+			if ( ! options[ name ] ) {
+				options[ name ] = [];
+			}
+
+			options[ name ].push( value );
+			return options[ name ];
+		},
+
+		csv: function( value ) {
+			return value.split( ',' );
+		},
+
+		'listcsv-combo': function( type ) {
+			var parts = type.split( ',' ),
+				primary = parts.shift(),
+				secondary = parts.shift();
+
+			return function( value, name, options, args ) {
+				// Entry is going to be an array
+				if ( ! options[ name ] ) {
+					options[ name ] = [];
+				}
+
+				// Channel to csv or list
+				if ( primary == 'csv' ) {
+					value.split( ',' ).forEach(function( val ) {
+						options[ name ].push( self.types[ secondary ]( val, name, options, args ) );
+					});
+				}
+				else {
+					options[ name ].push( self.types[ secondary ]( value, name, options, args ) );
+				}
+
+				return options[ name ];
+			};
+		}
+
+	},
+
+	// Creates custom type function
+	type: function( name, callback ) {
+		if ( callback === undefined ) {
+			return self.types[ name ];
+		}
+		else if ( self.isFunction( callback ) ) {
+			self.types[ name ] = callback;
+		}
+		else if ( callback === null && self.types.hasOwnProperty( name ) ) {
+			delete self.types[ name ];
+		}
+
+		return self;
+	},
+
+	// Setting version number, and auto setting version option
+	version: function( v ) {
+		self.option({
+			name: 'version',
+			short: 'v',
+			type: function(){ return true; },
+			description: 'Displays version info',
+			example: "'" + self.name + " -v' or '" + self.name + " --version'",
+			onset: function( args ) {
+				console.log( v + "\n" );
+				process.exit( 0 );
+			}
+		});
+
+		return self;
+	},
+
+	// Adding options to definitions list
+	option: function( mod, object ) {
+		if ( object === undefined ) {
+			object = mod;
+			mod = undefined;
+		}
+
+		// Iterate over array for multi entry
+		if ( self.isArray( object ) ) {
+			object.forEach(function( entry ) {
+				self.option( mod, entry );
+			});
+		}
+		// Handle edge case
+		else if ( ! self.isObject( object ) ) {
+			throw new Error( 'No option definition provided' + ( mod ? ' for module ' + mod : '' ) );
+		}
+		// Handle module definition
+		else if ( object.mod ) {
+			self.mod( object );
+		}
+		// Correct the object
+		else {
+			if ( ! object.name ) {
+				throw new Error( 'No name provided for option' );
+			}
+			else if ( ! object.type ) {
+				throw new Error( 'No type proveded for option' );
+			}
+
+			object.description = object.description || '';
+			object.type = self.isFunction( object.type ) ? object.type :
+				self.isString( object.type ) && rlistcsv.exec( object.type ) ? self.types[ 'listcsv-combo' ]( object.type ) :
+				self.isString( object.type ) && self.types[ object.type ] ? self.types[ object.type ] :
+				self.types.string;
+
+			// Apply to module
+			if ( mod ) {
+				if ( ! self.mods[ mod ] ) {
+					self.mods[ mod ] = { mod: mod, options: {}, short: {} };
+				}
+
+				// Attach option to submodule
+				mod = self.mods[ mod ];	
+				mod.options[ object.name ] = object;
+
+				// Attach shorthand
+				if ( object.short ) {
+					mod.short[ object.short ] = object;
+				}
+			}
+			// Apply to root options
+			else {
+				self.options[ object.name ] = object;
+
+				// Attach shorthand option
+				if ( object.short ) {
+					self.short[ object.short ] = object;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return self;
+	},
+
+	// Creating module
+	mod: function( object ) {
+		var mod;
+
+		// Allow multi mod setup
+		if ( self.isArray( object ) ) {
+			object.forEach(function( value ) {
+				self.mod( value );
+			});
+		}
+		// Handle edge case
+		else if ( ! self.isObject( object ) ) {
+			throw new Error( 'No mod definition provided' );
+		}
+		// Force mod name
+		else if ( ! object.mod ) {
+			throw new Error( "Expecting 'mod' entry for module" );
+		}
+		// Create object if not already done so
+		else if ( ! self.mods[ object.mod ] ) {
+			self.mods[ object.mod ] = { mod: object.mod, options: {}, short: {} };
+		}
+
+		// Setup
+		mod = self.mods[ object.mod ];
+		mod.description = object.description || mod.description;
+
+		// Attach each option
+		self.option( mod.mod, object.options );
+
+		return self;
+	},
+
+	// Cleans out current options
+	clear: function(){
+		self.options = {};
+		self.mods = {};
+
+		return self;
+	},
+
+	// Description setup
+	info: function( mod, description ) {
+		if ( description === undefined ) {
+			self.description = mod;
+		}
+		else if ( self.mods[ mod ] ) {
+			self.mods[ mod ] = description;
+		}
+
+		return self;
+	},
+
+	// Prints out the help doc
+	help: function( mod ) {
+		var output = [], name, option;
+
+		// Printing out just a module's definitions
+		if ( mod && ( mod = self.mods[ mod ] ) ) {
+			output = [ '', mod.description, '' ];
+
+			for ( name in mod.options ) {
+				option = mod.options[ name ];
+
+				output.push( "\t--" +option.name + ( option.short ? ', -' + option.short : '' ) );
+				output.push( "\t\t" + option.description );
+				if ( option.example ) {
+					output.push( "\t\t" + option.example );
+				}
+
+				// Spacing
+				output.push( "" );
+			}
+		}
+		// Printing out just the root options
+		else {
+			output = [ '', self.description, '' ];
+
+			for ( name in self.options ) {
+				option = self.options[ name ];
+
+				output.push( "\t--" +option.name + ( option.short ? ', -' + option.short : '' ) );
+				output.push( "\t\t" + option.description );
+				if ( option.example ) {
+					output.push( "\t\t" + option.example );
+				}
+
+				// Spacing
+				output.push( "" );
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Print out the output
+		console.log( output.join( "\n" ) + "\n\n" );
+		return self;
+	},
+
+	// Runs the arguments parser
+	_run: function( argv ) {
+		var args = { targets: [], options: {} },
+			opts = self.options,
+			shortOpts = self.short,
+			skip, option, index, value, arg;
+
+		// Allow for passing of arguments list
+		argv = self.isArray( argv ) ? argv : process.argv.slice( 2 );
+
+		// Switch to module's options when used
+		if ( argv.length && ristarget.exec( argv[ 0 ] ) && self.mods[ argv[ 0 ] ] ) {
+			args.mod = argv.shift();
+			opts = self.mods[ args.mod ].options;
+			shortOpts = self.mods[ args.mod ].short;
+		}
+
+		// Iterate over arguments
+		argv.forEach(function( arg, i ) {
+			// Allow skipping of arguments
+			if ( skip ) {
+				return ( skip = false );
+			}
+			// Full option '--option'
+			else if ( rddash.exec( arg ) ) {
+				arg = arg.replace( rddash, '' );
+
+				// Default no value to true
+				if ( ( index = arg.indexOf( '=' ) ) !== -1 ) {
+					value = arg.substr( index + 1 );
+					arg = arg.substr( 0, index );
+				}
+				else {
+					value = 'true';
+				}
+
+				// Be strict, if option doesn't exist, throw and error
+				if ( ! ( option = opts[ arg ] ) ) {
+					throw "Option '--" + arg + "' not supported";
+				}
+
+				// Send through type converter
+				args.options[ arg ] = option.type( value, arg, args.options, args );
+
+				// Trigger onset callback when option is set
+				if ( self.isFunction( option.onset ) ) {
+					option.onset( args );
+				}
+			}
+			// Shorthand option '-o'
+			else if ( rdash.exec( arg ) ) {
+				arg = arg.replace( rdash, '' );
+
+				if ( arg.length > 1 ) {
+					arg.split( '' ).forEach(function( character ) {
+						if ( ! ( option = shortOpts[ character ] ) ) {
+							throw "Option '-" + character + "' not supported";
+						}
+
+						args.options[ option.name ] = option.type( value, option.name, args.options, args );
+					});
+				}
+				else {
+					// Check next option for target association
+					if ( argv[ i + 1 ] && ristarget.exec( argv[ i + 1 ] ) ) {
+						value = argv[ i + 1 ];
+						skip = true;
+					}
+					else {
+						value = 'true';
+					}
+
+					// Ensure that an option exists
+					if ( ! ( option = shortOpts[ arg ] ) ) {
+						throw "Option '-" + arg + "' not supported";
+					}
+
+					// Convert it
+					args.options[ option.name ] = option.type( value, option.name, args.options, args );
+
+					// Trigger onset callback when option is set
+					if ( self.isFunction( option.onset ) ) {
+						option.onset( args );
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// Targets
+			else {
+				args.targets.push( arg );
+			}
+		});
+
+		return args;
+	},
+
+	run: function( argv ) {
+		try {
+			return self._run( argv );
+		}
+		catch ( e ) {
+			if ( ! self.isString( e ) ) {
+				throw e;
+			}
+
+			console.log( "\n" + e + ". Trigger '" + self.name + " -h' for more details.\n\n" );
+			process.exit( 1 );
+		}
+	}
+
+};
+
+
+// Type tests
+"Boolean Number String Function Array Date RegExp Object Error".split(' ').forEach(function( method ) {
+	if ( method == 'Array' ) {
+		return ( self.isArray = Array.isArray );
+	}
+	else if ( method == 'Error' ) {
+		self.isError = function( object ) {
+			return object && ( object instanceof Error );
+		};
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	var match = '[object ' + method + ']';
+	self[ 'is' + method ] = function( object ) {
+		return object !== undefined && object !== null && toString.call( object ) == match;
+	};
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+	"name": "argv",
+	"description": "CLI Argument Parser",
+	"url": "https://github.com/codenothing/argv",
+	"keywords": [ "cli", "argv", "options" ],
+	"author": "Corey Hart <corey@codenothing.com>",
+	"version": "0.0.1",
+	"main": "./index.js",
+	"engines": {
+		"node": ">=0.6.10"
+	},
+	"dependencies": {
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"nlint": "0.0.1"
+	}
+}