-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [CLI] PatternOptionBuilder Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:53:11 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Heuer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rob Oxspring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I guess I'd also like it if
parser.parseAndHelp(String[])
did something better than return null if an OptionException is thrown. Or maybe I should call parser.parse(String[]) and deal with the exceptions myself?
Well my thinking with the method was to make things extremely easy for simple applications so if it's not making life easier then something should be done.
The problem with returning null is that the method is trying to convey one of three states:
1) There was a parsing error, the application should stop (throws OptionException)
2) Usage informatino displayed, the application should stop (return null)
3) Everything is good, carry on (return CommandLine instance)
Two solutions I can see are:
First is to throw an exception even in case 2.
Second is to move parseAndHelp over to the utility class and have it call System.exit(). If we go the utility class route I'd be tempted to move the parseAndHelp method there whichever way we jump.
I guess we should also try and get a broad agreement of what such a quick-start utility should do and how people would want to use it before we get too deep into the implementation though.
Rob
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