testArgs.cpp

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#include "options.hpp"

// Read command line args into their appropriate vars
bool ConfigOpts::argsTest( int argCount, char **argVar )
{
    // Create an error flag and set to false
    bool errorFlag = 0;
    // Create a pointer to a bool array to work with arguments
    bool *p_hyph = new bool[ argCount ];
    // Create a pointer to a string array to work with arguments
    string *p_args = new string[ argCount ];

    // Skip the first argument - program name
    for( int i = 1; i <= argCount; i++ )
    {
        // Store each argument into an array
        p_args[i-1] = argVar[i];
    }

    // Check each argument for a hyphen
    for( int i = 0; i < argCount; i++ )
    {
        // If the argument starts with '-'
        if( p_args[i][0] == '-' )
        {
            // Set the flag array element to true
            p_hyph[i] = 1;
        }
        // If the argument doesn't start with '-'
        else
        {
            // Set the flag array element to false
            p_hyph[i] = 0;
        }
    }

    // Check each of the flagged items
    for( int i = 0; i < argCount && errorFlag == 0; i++ )
    {
        // If the first char is a hyphen
        if( p_hyph[i] == 1 )
        {
            // Go through and check for test flags
            for( unsigned int j = 1; j < p_args[i].length() && errorFlag == 0; j++ )
            {
                // Argument switch
                switch( p_args[i][j] )
                {
                    case 'h':
                        // Output help info
                        printHelp();
                        // Set error flag to true
                        errorFlag = 1;
                        break;
                    case 'V':
                        // Output version information
                        printVersion();
                        // Set error flag to true
                        errorFlag = 1;
                        break;
                    case 'F':
                        // Rewrite showlist, blacklist, config location
                        if( i+1 <= argCount-1 )
                        {
                            // Place the input directory/file into a temporary holder
                            string inputArg = p_args[i+1];
                            // Check for trailing slashes on the input argument
                            while( inputArg[inputArg.length()-1] == SLASH[0] )
                            {
                                // Remove the last character
                                inputArg.erase( inputArg.length()-1, 1 );
                            }
                            // Rewrite showlist, blacklist, and config files
                            writeFout( inputArg );
                        }
                        // Set error flag to true
                        errorFlag = 1;
                        break;
                }//end switch
            }//end for
        }//end if
    } //end for

    // Clean up
    delete [] p_hyph;
    delete [] p_args;

    // Return 0 = success
    return errorFlag;
};