CLIHelper

Description

Provides simpler management and checking of command-line arguments in an application.

How To Use

using CLIHelper;

internal class Program
{
    private enum MySwitch
    {
        // random switches for example
        b,
        v,
        x,
        
        // as long as the argument matches the name, it will parse
        debug
    }

    // attributes can be on any one method that is marked as just 'static'
    [Argument("arg1", CLIType.String, 1)]
    [Switch("arg12", typeof(MySwitch), SwitchIdentifier.Slash, 2)]
    [OptionalArgument("arg3", CLIType.String)]
    [OptionalSwitch("arg4", typeof(MySwitch), SwitchIdentifier.Hyphen)]
    static void Main()
    {
        var args = CLI.GetArguments(); // will return null if any parsing errors occurred, which in turn will be printed to the console
        
        if (args != null)
        {
            // and now do what you need with your arguments
            Console.WriteLine(args["arg1"].ToString());
            Console.WriteLine(args["arg2"].GetEnumValue<MySwitch>());
        }
    }
}

To-Do

• Check for entry method named Main to ensure clarity with attribute usage
• Print out available arguments if none are provided
• Make use of Description metadata in CLIAttribute
• Replace _ in enum value names with - for complex switch arguments

Example of Argument Layout (given insufficient arguments)

Download

CLIHelper.dll