base_app 1.0.0

data/lib/base_app.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'optparse'
+
+class BaseApp
+  attr_accessor :status
+
+  def initialize
+    @status = 0
+    @options = {}
+    @required_opts = []
+  end
+
+  def command_line_arguments
+    [['q','quiet','Be less verbose']]
+  end
+
+  def construct_opts
+    opts = OptionParser.new do |opts|
+      command_line_arguments.each do |argspec|
+        short, long, description, required = argspec
+        param_name = long.gsub '=', ''
+        @required_opts << param_name if required
+        create_setter(long)
+        opts.on("-#{short}", "--#{long}", description) do |val|
+          @options[param_name] = val
+          setter = param_name.gsub("-", "_") + "="
+          self.send(setter,val)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def create_setter(name)
+    name = name.gsub("-", "_").gsub("=", "")
+    self.class.send(:attr_accessor, name) unless self.respond_to?(name)
+  end
+
+  def parse_command_line_options
+    opts = construct_opts
+    opts.parse!
+    @required_opts.each do |name|
+      unless @options[name]
+        raise "Error, required argument '#{name}' must be supplied."
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.main
+    app = self.new
+    app.parse_command_line_options
+    max_width = app.command_line_arguments.map {|x| x[1].length}.max
+    unless app.quiet
+      puts "#$0 Parameters:"
+      app.command_line_arguments.each do |opt_spec|
+        short, arg, descr = opt_spec
+        option = arg.gsub(/=$/,'').gsub('-','_')
+        printf( "  %*s : %s\n", max_width, arg.gsub('=',''), app.send(option.to_sym))
+      end
+      puts ""
+    end
+    app.run
+    exit app.status
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: base_app
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 1.0.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Kyle Burton
+- Trotter Cashion
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-01-11 00:00:00 -05:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: |
+  Simplified command line applications with a base class handling options parsing and other life cycle management.
+
+email: kyle.burton@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/base_app.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://asymmetrical-view.com
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Base class for command line applications.
+test_files: []
+