Picocli is designed to be included as source with minimal impact. That's why 
it's a single source file. 

Users should not have to specify a command line parser library jar just to run 
our Log4j2 utility applications. 


> On Aug 15, 2017, at 2:06, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Embedding a single class? I don't see the problem with that. We do it with
> several Commons classes.
> 
>> On 14 August 2017 at 11:59, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Wait a minute? We are embedding a third party jar? Yuk! -1, sorry that is
>> not what I thought was happening.
>> 
>> Gary
>> 
>>> On Aug 14, 2017 10:18, <rpo...@apache.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2/blob/
>>> c2818bec/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/
>>> core/util/picocli/CommandLine.java
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> diff --git a/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
>> util/picocli/CommandLine.java
>>> b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
>>> util/picocli/CommandLine.java
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000..5c4e9cc
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/
>>> util/picocli/CommandLine.java
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,3900 @@
>>> +/*
>>> + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
>>> + * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
>>> + * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
>>> + * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache license, Version
>> 2.0
>>> + * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
>>> + * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
>>> + *
>>> + *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
>>> + *
>>> + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
>>> + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
>>> + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
>>> implied.
>>> + * See the license for the specific language governing permissions and
>>> + * limitations under the license.
>>> + */
>>> +package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.picocli;
>>> +
>>> +import java.awt.Point;
>>> +import java.io.File;
>>> +import java.io.PrintStream;
>>> +import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
>>> +import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
>>> +import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
>>> +import java.lang.annotation.Target;
>>> +import java.lang.reflect.Array;
>>> +import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
>>> +import java.lang.reflect.Field;
>>> +import java.math.BigDecimal;
>>> +import java.math.BigInteger;
>>> +import java.net.InetAddress;
>>> +import java.net.MalformedURLException;
>>> +import java.net.URI;
>>> +import java.net.URISyntaxException;
>>> +import java.net.URL;
>>> +import java.nio.charset.Charset;
>>> +import java.nio.file.Path;
>>> +import java.nio.file.Paths;
>>> +import java.sql.Time;
>>> +import java.text.BreakIterator;
>>> +import java.text.ParseException;
>>> +import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
>>> +import java.util.ArrayList;
>>> +import java.util.Arrays;
>>> +import java.util.Collection;
>>> +import java.util.Collections;
>>> +import java.util.Comparator;
>>> +import java.util.Date;
>>> +import java.util.HashMap;
>>> +import java.util.HashSet;
>>> +import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
>>> +import java.util.LinkedList;
>>> +import java.util.List;
>>> +import java.util.Map;
>>> +import java.util.Queue;
>>> +import java.util.Set;
>>> +import java.util.SortedMap;
>>> +import java.util.SortedSet;
>>> +import java.util.Stack;
>>> +import java.util.TreeMap;
>>> +import java.util.TreeSet;
>>> +import java.util.UUID;
>>> +import java.util.regex.Pattern;
>>> +
>>> +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.picocli.CommandLine.Help.
>> Ansi;
>>> +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.picocli.CommandLine.Help.
>>> Ansi.IStyle;
>>> +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.picocli.CommandLine.Help.
>>> Ansi.Style;
>>> +import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.picocli.CommandLine.Help.
>>> Ansi.Text;
>>> +
>>> +import static java.util.Locale.ENGLISH;
>>> +import static org.apache.logging.log4j.core.
>>> util.picocli.CommandLine.Help.Column.Overflow.SPAN;
>>> +import static org.apache.logging.log4j.core.
>>> util.picocli.CommandLine.Help.Column.Overflow.TRUNCATE;
>>> +import static org.apache.logging.log4j.core.
>>> util.picocli.CommandLine.Help.Column.Overflow.WRAP;
>>> +
>>> +/**
>>> + * <p>
>>> + * CommandLine interpreter that uses reflection to initialize an
>>> annotated domain object with values obtained from the
>>> + * command line arguments.
>>> + * </p><h2>Example</h2>
>>> + * <pre>import static picocli.CommandLine.*;
>>> + *
>>> + * &#064;Command(header = "Encrypt FILE(s), or standard input, to
>>> standard output or to the output file.")
>>> + * public class Encrypt {
>>> + *
>>> + *     &#064;Parameters(type = File.class, description = "Any number of
>>> input files")
>>> + *     private List&lt;File&gt; files = new ArrayList&lt;File&gt;();
>>> + *
>>> + *     &#064;Option(names = { "-o", "--out" }, description = "Output
>> file
>>> (default: print to console)")
>>> + *     private File outputFile;
>>> + *
>>> + *     &#064;Option(names = { "-v", "--verbose"}, description =
>>> "Verbosely list files processed")
>>> + *     private boolean verbose;
>>> + *
>>> + *     &#064;Option(names = { "-h", "--help", "-?", "-help"}, help =
>>> true, description = "Display this help and exit")
>>> + *     private boolean help;
>>> + * }
>>> + * </pre>
>>> + * <p>
>>> + * Use {@code CommandLine} to initialize a domain object as follows:
>>> + * </p><pre>
>>> + * public static void main(String... args) {
>>> + *     try {
>>> + *         Encrypt encrypt = CommandLine.populateCommand(new Encrypt(),
>>> args);
>>> + *         if (encrypt.help) {
>>> + *             CommandLine.usage(encrypt, System.out);
>>> + *         } else {
>>> + *             runProgram(encrypt);
>>> + *         }
>>> + *     } catch (ParameterException ex) { // command line arguments could
>>> not be parsed
>>> + *         System.err.println(ex.getMessage());
>>> + *         CommandLine.usage(new Encrypt(), System.err);
>>> + *     }
>>> + * }
>>> + * </pre><p>
>>> + * Invoke the above program with some command line arguments. The below
>>> are all equivalent:
>>> + * </p>
>>> + * <pre>
>>> + * --verbose --out=outfile in1 in2
>>> + * --verbose --out outfile in1 in2
>>> + * -v --out=outfile in1 in2
>>> + * -v -o outfile in1 in2
>>> + * -v -o=outfile in1 in2
>>> + * -vo outfile in1 in2
>>> + * -vo=outfile in1 in2
>>> + * -v -ooutfile in1 in2
>>> + * -vooutfile in1 in2
>>> + * </pre>
>>> + *
>>> + * <p>
>>> + * Copied and modified from <a href="http://github.com/remkop/picocli/
>>> ">picocli</a>.
>>> + * </p>
>>> + *
>>> + * @since 2.9
>>> + */
>>> +public class CommandLine {
>>> +    /** This is picocli version {@value}. */
>>> +    public static final String VERSION = "0.9.8";
>>> +
>>> +    private final Interpreter interpreter;
>>> +    private boolean overwrittenOptionsAllowed = false;
>>> +    private boolean unmatchedArgumentsAllowed = false;
>>> +    private List<String> unmatchedArguments = new ArrayList<String>();
>>> +    private CommandLine parent;
>>> +    private boolean usageHelpRequested;
>>> +    private boolean versionHelpRequested;
>>> +    private List<String> versionLines = new ArrayList<String>();
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Constructs a new {@code CommandLine} interpreter with the
>>> specified annotated object.
>>> +     * When the {@link #parse(String...)} method is called, fields of
>> the
>>> specified object that are annotated
>>> +     * with {@code @Option} or {@code @Parameters} will be initialized
>>> based on command line arguments.
>>> +     * @param command the object to initialize from the command line
>>> arguments
>>> +     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object
>>> does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters}
>>> annotation
>>> +     */
>>> +    public CommandLine(Object command) {
>>> +        interpreter = new Interpreter(command);
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Registers a subcommand with the specified name. For example:
>>> +     * <pre>
>>> +     * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new Git())
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("status",   new GitStatus())
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("commit",   new GitCommit();
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("add",      new GitAdd())
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("branch",   new GitBranch())
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("checkout", new GitCheckout())
>>> +     *         //...
>>> +     *         ;
>>> +     * </pre>
>>> +     *
>>> +     * <p>The specified object can be an annotated object or a
>>> +     * {@code CommandLine} instance with its own nested subcommands. For
>>> example:</p>
>>> +     * <pre>
>>> +     * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new MainCommand())
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("cmd1",                 new
>>> ChildCommand1()) // subcommand
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("cmd2",                 new
>> ChildCommand2())
>>> +     *         .addSubcommand("cmd3", new CommandLine(new
>>> ChildCommand3()) // subcommand with nested sub-subcommands
>>> +     *                 .addSubcommand("cmd3sub1",                 new
>>> GrandChild3Command1())
>>> +     *                 .addSubcommand("cmd3sub2",                 new
>>> GrandChild3Command2())
>>> +     *                 .addSubcommand("cmd3sub3", new CommandLine(new
>>> GrandChild3Command3()) // deeper nesting
>>> +     *                         .addSubcommand("cmd3sub3sub1", new
>>> GreatGrandChild3Command3_1())
>>> +     *                         .addSubcommand("cmd3sub3sub2", new
>>> GreatGrandChild3Command3_2())
>>> +     *                 )
>>> +     *         );
>>> +     * </pre>
>>> +     * <p>The default type converters are available on all subcommands
>>> and nested sub-subcommands, but custom type
>>> +     * converters are registered only with the subcommand hierarchy as
>> it
>>> existed when the custom type was registered.
>>> +     * To ensure a custom type converter is available to all
>> subcommands,
>>> register the type converter last, after
>>> +     * adding subcommands.</p>
>>> +     *
>>> +     * @param name the string to recognize on the command line as a
>>> subcommand
>>> +     * @param command the object to initialize with command line
>>> arguments following the subcommand name.
>>> +     *          This may be a {@code CommandLine} instance with its own
>>> (nested) subcommands
>>> +     * @return this CommandLine object, to allow method chaining
>>> +     * @see #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public CommandLine addSubcommand(String name, Object command) {
>>> +        CommandLine commandLine = toCommandLine(command);
>>> +        commandLine.parent = this;
>>> +        interpreter.commands.put(name, commandLine);
>>> +        return this;
>>> +    }
>>> +    /** Returns a map with the subcommands {@linkplain
>>> #addSubcommand(String, Object) registered} on this instance.
>>> +     * @return a map with the registered subcommands
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public Map<String, CommandLine> getSubcommands() {
>>> +        return new LinkedHashMap<String, CommandLine>(interpreter.
>>> commands);
>>> +    }
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Returns the command that this is a subcommand of, or {@code null}
>>> if this is a top-level command.
>>> +     * @return the command that this is a subcommand of, or {@code null}
>>> if this is a top-level command
>>> +     * @see #addSubcommand(String, Object)
>>> +     * @see Command#subcommands()
>>> +     * @since 0.9.8
>>> +     */
>>> +    public CommandLine getParent() {
>>> +        return parent;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Returns the annotated object that this {@code CommandLine}
>>> instance was constructed with.
>>> +     * @return the annotated object that this {@code CommandLine}
>>> instance was constructed with
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public Object getCommand() {
>>> +        return interpreter.command;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Returns {@code true} if an option annotated with {@link
>>> Option#usageHelp()} was specified on the command line.
>>> +     * @return whether the parser encountered an option annotated with
>>> {@link Option#usageHelp()}  */
>>> +    public boolean isUsageHelpRequested() { return usageHelpRequested; }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Returns {@code true} if an option annotated with {@link
>>> Option#versionHelp()} was specified on the command line.
>>> +     * @return whether the parser encountered an option annotated with
>>> {@link Option#versionHelp()}  */
>>> +    public boolean isVersionHelpRequested() { return
>>> versionHelpRequested; }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Returns whether options for single-value fields can be specified
>>> multiple times on the command line.
>>> +     * The default is {@code false} and a {@link
>>> OverwrittenOptionException} is thrown if this happens.
>>> +     * When {@code true}, the last specified value is retained.
>>> +     * @return {@code true} if options for single-value fields can be
>>> specified multiple times on the command line, {@code false} otherwise
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public boolean isOverwrittenOptionsAllowed() {
>>> +        return overwrittenOptionsAllowed;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Sets whether options for single-value fields can be specified
>>> multiple times on the command line without a {@link
>>> OverwrittenOptionException} being thrown.
>>> +     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code
>>> CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
>>> +     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this
>>> method is called</em>. Subcommands added
>>> +     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is
>>> applied to all
>>> +     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
>>> +     * @param newValue the new setting
>>> +     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public CommandLine setOverwrittenOptionsAllowed(boolean newValue) {
>>> +        this.overwrittenOptionsAllowed = newValue;
>>> +        for (CommandLine command : interpreter.commands.values()) {
>>> +            command.setOverwrittenOptionsAllowed(newValue);
>>> +        }
>>> +        return this;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Returns whether the end user may specify arguments on the
>> command
>>> line that are not matched to any option or parameter fields.
>>> +     * The default is {@code false} and a {@link
>>> UnmatchedArgumentException} is thrown if this happens.
>>> +     * When {@code true}, the last unmatched arguments are available via
>>> the {@link #getUnmatchedArguments()} method.
>>> +     * @return {@code true} if the end use may specify unmatched
>>> arguments on the command line, {@code false} otherwise
>>> +     * @see #getUnmatchedArguments()
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public boolean isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed() {
>>> +        return unmatchedArgumentsAllowed;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Sets whether the end user may specify unmatched arguments on the
>>> command line without a {@link UnmatchedArgumentException} being thrown.
>>> +     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code
>>> CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
>>> +     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this
>>> method is called</em>. Subcommands added
>>> +     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is
>>> applied to all
>>> +     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
>>> +     * @param newValue the new setting
>>> +     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public CommandLine setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(boolean newValue) {
>>> +        this.unmatchedArgumentsAllowed = newValue;
>>> +        for (CommandLine command : interpreter.commands.values()) {
>>> +            command.setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(newValue);
>>> +        }
>>> +        return this;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Returns the list of unmatched command line arguments, if any.
>>> +     * @return the list of unmatched command line arguments or an empty
>>> list
>>> +     * @see #isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed()
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public List<String> getUnmatchedArguments() {
>>> +        return unmatchedArguments;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * Convenience method that initializes the specified annotated
>> object
>>> from the specified command line arguments.
>>> +     * </p><p>
>>> +     * This is equivalent to
>>> +     * </p><pre>
>>> +     * CommandLine cli = new CommandLine(command);
>>> +     * cli.parse(args);
>>> +     * return command;
>>> +     * </pre>
>>> +     *
>>> +     * @param command the object to initialize. This object contains
>>> fields annotated with
>>> +     *          {@code @Option} or {@code @Parameters}.
>>> +     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
>>> +     * @param <T> the type of the annotated object
>>> +     * @return the specified annotated object
>>> +     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object
>>> does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters}
>>> annotation
>>> +     * @throws ParameterException if the specified command line
>> arguments
>>> are invalid
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public static <T> T populateCommand(T command, String... args) {
>>> +        CommandLine cli = toCommandLine(command);
>>> +        cli.parse(args);
>>> +        return command;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * Initializes the annotated object that this {@code CommandLine}
>> was
>>> constructed with as well as
>>> +     * possibly any registered commands, based on the specified command
>>> line arguments,
>>> +     * and returns a list of all commands and subcommands that were
>>> initialized by this method.
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     *
>>> +     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
>>> +     * @return a list with all commands and subcommands initialized by
>>> this method
>>> +     * @throws ParameterException if the specified command line
>> arguments
>>> are invalid
>>> +     */
>>> +    public List<CommandLine> parse(String... args) {
>>> +        return interpreter.parse(args);
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(command).usage(out)}. See
>>> {@link #usage(PrintStream)} for details.
>>> +     * @param command the object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link
>>> Option} and {@link Parameters}
>>> +     * @param out the print stream to print the help message to
>>> +     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object
>>> does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters}
>>> annotation
>>> +     */
>>> +    public static void usage(Object command, PrintStream out) {
>>> +        toCommandLine(command).usage(out);
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(command).usage(out, ansi)}.
>>> +     * See {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)} for details.
>>> +     * @param command the object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link
>>> Option} and {@link Parameters}
>>> +     * @param out the print stream to print the help message to
>>> +     * @param ansi whether the usage message should contain ANSI escape
>>> codes or not
>>> +     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object
>>> does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters}
>>> annotation
>>> +     */
>>> +    public static void usage(Object command, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi
>>> ansi) {
>>> +        toCommandLine(command).usage(out, ansi);
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(command).usage(out,
>>> colorScheme)}.
>>> +     * See {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)} for details.
>>> +     * @param command the object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link
>>> Option} and {@link Parameters}
>>> +     * @param out the print stream to print the help message to
>>> +     * @param colorScheme the {@code ColorScheme} defining the styles
>> for
>>> options, parameters and commands when ANSI is enabled
>>> +     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object
>>> does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters}
>>> annotation
>>> +     */
>>> +    public static void usage(Object command, PrintStream out,
>>> Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
>>> +        toCommandLine(command).usage(out, colorScheme);
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Delegates to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)} with the
>>> {@linkplain Help.Ansi#AUTO platform default}.
>>> +     * @param out the printStream to print to
>>> +     * @see #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)
>>> +     */
>>> +    public void usage(PrintStream out) {
>>> +        usage(out, Help.Ansi.AUTO);
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Delegates to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)} with
>>> the {@linkplain Help#defaultColorScheme(CommandLine.Help.Ansi) default
>>> color scheme}.
>>> +     * @param out the printStream to print to
>>> +     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape
>>> codes or not
>>> +     * @see #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)
>>> +     */
>>> +    public void usage(PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
>>> +        usage(out, Help.defaultColorScheme(ansi));
>>> +    }
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Prints a usage help message for the annotated command class to
>> the
>>> specified {@code PrintStream}.
>>> +     * Delegates construction of the usage help message to the {@link
>>> Help} inner class and is equivalent to:
>>> +     * <pre>
>>> +     * Help help = new Help(command).addAllSubcommands(
>> getSubcommands());
>>> +     * StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder()
>>> +     *         .append(help.headerHeading())
>>> +     *         .append(help.header())
>>> +     *         .append(help.synopsisHeading())      //e.g. Usage:
>>> +     *         .append(help.synopsis())             //e.g. &lt;main
>>> class&gt; [OPTIONS] &lt;command&gt; [COMMAND-OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]
>>> +     *         .append(help.descriptionHeading())   //e.g.
>>> %nDescription:%n%n
>>> +     *         .append(help.description())          //e.g. {"Converts
>>> foos to bars.", "Use options to control conversion mode."}
>>> +     *         .append(help.parameterListHeading()) //e.g. %nPositional
>>> parameters:%n%n
>>> +     *         .append(help.parameterList())        //e.g. [FILE...] the
>>> files to convert
>>> +     *         .append(help.optionListHeading())    //e.g.
>> %nOptions:%n%n
>>> +     *         .append(help.optionList())           //e.g. -h, --help
>>> displays this help and exits
>>> +     *         .append(help.commandListHeading())   //e.g.
>>> %nCommands:%n%n
>>> +     *         .append(help.commandList())          //e.g.    add
>>> adds the frup to the frooble
>>> +     *         .append(help.footerHeading())
>>> +     *         .append(help.footer());
>>> +     * out.print(sb);
>>> +     * </pre>
>>> +     * <p>Annotate your class with {@link Command} to control many
>>> aspects of the usage help message, including
>>> +     * the program name, text of section headings and section contents,
>>> and some aspects of the auto-generated sections
>>> +     * of the usage help message.
>>> +     * <p>To customize the auto-generated sections of the usage help
>>> message, like how option details are displayed,
>>> +     * instantiate a {@link Help} object and use a {@link
>> Help.TextTable}
>>> with more of fewer columns, a custom
>>> +     * {@linkplain Help.Layout layout}, and/or a custom option
>>> {@linkplain Help.IOptionRenderer renderer}
>>> +     * for ultimate control over which aspects of an Option or Field are
>>> displayed where.</p>
>>> +     * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print the usage help
>> message
>>> to
>>> +     * @param colorScheme the {@code ColorScheme} defining the styles
>> for
>>> options, parameters and commands when ANSI is enabled
>>> +     */
>>> +    public void usage(PrintStream out, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
>>> +        Help help = new Help(interpreter.command, colorScheme).
>>> addAllSubcommands(getSubcommands());
>>> +        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder()
>>> +                .append(help.headerHeading())
>>> +                .append(help.header())
>>> +                .append(help.synopsisHeading())      //e.g. Usage:
>>> +                .append(help.synopsis(help.synopsisHeadingLength()))
>>> //e.g. &lt;main class&gt; [OPTIONS] &lt;command&gt; [COMMAND-OPTIONS]
>>> [ARGUMENTS]
>>> +                .append(help.descriptionHeading())   //e.g.
>>> %nDescription:%n%n
>>> +                .append(help.description())          //e.g. {"Converts
>>> foos to bars.", "Use options to control conversion mode."}
>>> +                .append(help.parameterListHeading()) //e.g.
>> %nPositional
>>> parameters:%n%n
>>> +                .append(help.parameterList())        //e.g. [FILE...]
>> the
>>> files to convert
>>> +                .append(help.optionListHeading())    //e.g.
>>> %nOptions:%n%n
>>> +                .append(help.optionList())           //e.g. -h, --help
>>> displays this help and exits
>>> +                .append(help.commandListHeading())   //e.g.
>>> %nCommands:%n%n
>>> +                .append(help.commandList())          //e.g.    add
>>> adds the frup to the frooble
>>> +                .append(help.footerHeading())
>>> +                .append(help.footer());
>>> +        out.print(sb);
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Delegates to {@link #printVersionHelp(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)}
>>> with the {@linkplain Help.Ansi#AUTO platform default}.
>>> +     * @param out the printStream to print to
>>> +     * @see #printVersionHelp(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)
>>> +     */
>>> +    public void printVersionHelp(PrintStream out) {
>> printVersionHelp(out,
>>> Help.Ansi.AUTO); }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Prints version information from the {@link Command#version()}
>>> annotation to the specified {@code PrintStream}.
>>> +     * Each element of the array of version strings is printed on a
>>> separate line. Version strings may contain
>>> +     * <a href="http://picocli.info/#_usage_help_with_styles_and_colors
>> ">markup
>>> for colors and style</a>.
>>> +     * @param out the printStream to print to
>>> +     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape
>>> codes or not
>>> +     * @see Command#version()
>>> +     * @see Option#versionHelp()
>>> +     * @see #isVersionHelpRequested()
>>> +     */
>>> +    public void printVersionHelp(PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
>>> +        for (String versionInfo : versionLines) {
>>> +            out.println(ansi.new Text(versionInfo));
>>> +        }
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Delegates to {@link #run(Runnable, PrintStream, Help.Ansi,
>>> String...)} with {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO}.
>>> +     * @param command the command to run when {@linkplain
>>> #populateCommand(Object, String...) parsing} succeeds.
>>> +     * @param out the printStream to print to
>>> +     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
>>> +     * @param <R> the annotated object must implement Runnable
>>> +     * @see #run(Runnable, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
>>> +     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object
>>> does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters}
>>> annotation
>>> +     */
>>> +    public static <R extends Runnable> void run(R command, PrintStream
>>> out, String... args) {
>>> +        run(command, out, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
>>> +    }
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Convenience method to allow command line application authors to
>>> avoid some boilerplate code in their application.
>>> +     * The annotated object needs to implement {@link Runnable}. Calling
>>> this method is equivalent to:
>>> +     * <pre>
>>> +     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(command);
>>> +     * try {
>>> +     *     cmd.parse(args);
>>> +     * } catch (Exception ex) {
>>> +     *     System.err.println(ex.getMessage());
>>> +     *     cmd.usage(out, ansi);
>>> +     *     return;
>>> +     * }
>>> +     * command.run();
>>> +     * </pre>
>>> +     * Note that this method is not suitable for commands with
>>> subcommands.
>>> +     * @param command the command to run when {@linkplain
>>> #populateCommand(Object, String...) parsing} succeeds.
>>> +     * @param out the printStream to print to
>>> +     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape
>>> codes or not
>>> +     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
>>> +     * @param <R> the annotated object must implement Runnable
>>> +     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object
>>> does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters}
>>> annotation
>>> +     */
>>> +    public static <R extends Runnable> void run(R command, PrintStream
>>> out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
>>> +        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(command); // validate command
>>> outside of try-catch
>>> +        try {
>>> +            cmd.parse(args);
>>> +        } catch (Exception ex) {
>>> +            out.println(ex.getMessage());
>>> +            cmd.usage(out, ansi);
>>> +            return;
>>> +        }
>>> +        command.run();
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Registers the specified type converter for the specified class.
>>> When initializing fields annotated with
>>> +     * {@link Option}, the field's type is used as a lookup key to find
>>> the associated type converter, and this
>>> +     * type converter converts the original command line argument string
>>> value to the correct type.
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * Java 8 lambdas make it easy to register custom type converters:
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     * <pre>
>>> +     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.nio.file.Path.class, s -&gt;
>>> java.nio.file.Paths.get(s));
>>> +     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.time.Duration.class, s -&gt;
>>> java.time.Duration.parse(s));</pre>
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * Built-in type converters are pre-registered for the following
>> java
>>> 1.5 types:
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     * <ul>
>>> +     *   <li>all primitive types</li>
>>> +     *   <li>all primitive wrapper types: Boolean, Byte, Character,
>>> Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short</li>
>>> +     *   <li>any enum</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.io.File</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.math.BigDecimal</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.math.BigInteger</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.net.InetAddress</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.net.URI</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.net.URL</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.nio.charset.Charset</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.sql.Time</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.util.Date</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.util.UUID</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.util.regex.Pattern</li>
>>> +     *   <li>StringBuilder</li>
>>> +     *   <li>CharSequence</li>
>>> +     *   <li>String</li>
>>> +     * </ul>
>>> +     * <p>The specified converter will be registered with this {@code
>>> CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
>>> +     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment the
>>> converter is registered</em>. Subcommands added
>>> +     * later will not have this converter added automatically. To ensure
>>> a custom type converter is available to all
>>> +     * subcommands, register the type converter last, after adding
>>> subcommands.</p>
>>> +     *
>>> +     * @param cls the target class to convert parameter string values to
>>> +     * @param converter the class capable of converting string values to
>>> the specified target type
>>> +     * @param <K> the target type
>>> +     * @return this CommandLine object, to allow method chaining
>>> +     * @see #addSubcommand(String, Object)
>>> +     */
>>> +    public <K> CommandLine registerConverter(Class<K> cls,
>>> ITypeConverter<K> converter) {
>>> +        interpreter.converterRegistry.put(Assert.notNull(cls, "class"),
>>> Assert.notNull(converter, "converter"));
>>> +        for (CommandLine command : interpreter.commands.values()) {
>>> +            command.registerConverter(cls, converter);
>>> +        }
>>> +        return this;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Returns the String that separates option names from option
>> values
>>> when parsing command line options. {@code '='} by default.
>>> +     * @return the String the parser uses to separate option names from
>>> option values */
>>> +    public String getSeparator() {
>>> +        return interpreter.separator;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /** Sets the String the parser uses to separate option names from
>>> option values to the specified value.
>>> +     * @param separator the String that separates option names from
>>> option values */
>>> +    public void setSeparator(String separator) {
>>> +        interpreter.separator = Assert.notNull(separator, "separator");
>>> +    }
>>> +    private static boolean empty(String str) { return str == null ||
>>> str.trim().length() == 0; }
>>> +    private static boolean empty(Object[] array) { return array == null
>>> || array.length == 0; }
>>> +    private static boolean empty(Text txt) { return txt == null ||
>>> txt.plain.toString().trim().length() == 0; }
>>> +    private static String str(String[] arr, int i) { return (arr == null
>>> || arr.length == 0) ? "" : arr[i]; }
>>> +    private static boolean isBoolean(Class<?> type) { return type ==
>>> Boolean.class || type == Boolean.TYPE; }
>>> +    private static CommandLine toCommandLine(Object obj) { return obj
>>> instanceof CommandLine ? (CommandLine) obj : new CommandLine(obj);}
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * Annotate fields in your class with {@code @Option} and picocli
>>> will initialize these fields when matching
>>> +     * arguments are specified on the command line.
>>> +     * </p><p>
>>> +     * For example:
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     * <pre>import static picocli.CommandLine.*;
>>> +     *
>>> +     * public class MyClass {
>>> +     *     &#064;Parameters(type = File.class, description = "Any number
>>> of input files")
>>> +     *     private List&lt;File&gt; files = new ArrayList&lt;File&gt;();
>>> +     *
>>> +     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-o", "--out" }, description = "Output
>>> file (default: print to console)")
>>> +     *     private File outputFile;
>>> +     *
>>> +     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-v", "--verbose"}, description =
>>> "Verbosely list files processed")
>>> +     *     private boolean verbose;
>>> +     *
>>> +     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-h", "--help", "-?", "-help"}, help =
>>> true, description = "Display this help and exit")
>>> +     *     private boolean help;
>>> +     *
>>> +     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-V", "--version"}, help = true,
>>> description = "Display version information and exit")
>>> +     *     private boolean version;
>>> +     * }
>>> +     * </pre>
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * A field cannot be annotated with both {@code @Parameters} and
>>> {@code @Option} or a
>>> +     * {@code ParameterException} is thrown.
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     */
>>> +    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
>>> +    @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
>>> +    public @interface Option {
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * One or more option names. At least one option name is
>> required.
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * Different environments have different conventions for naming
>>> options, but usually options have a prefix
>>> +         * that sets them apart from parameters.
>>> +         * Picocli supports all of the below styles. The default
>>> separator is {@code '='}, but this can be configured.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * <b>*nix</b>
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * In Unix and Linux, options have a short (single-character)
>>> name, a long name or both.
>>> +         * Short options
>>> +         * (<a href="http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/
>>> basedefs/V1_chap12.html#tag_12_02">POSIX
>>> +         * style</a> are single-character and are preceded by the {@code
>>> '-'} character, e.g., {@code `-v'}.
>>> +         * <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/
>>> Long-Options.html">GNU-style</a> long
>>> +         * (or <em>mnemonic</em>) options start with two dashes in a
>> row,
>>> e.g., {@code `--file'}.
>>> +         * </p><p>Picocli supports the POSIX convention that short
>>> options can be grouped, with the last option
>>> +         * optionally taking a parameter, which may be attached to the
>>> option name or separated by a space or
>>> +         * a {@code '='} character. The below examples are all
>> equivalent:
>>> +         * </p><pre>
>>> +         * -xvfFILE
>>> +         * -xvf FILE
>>> +         * -xvf=FILE
>>> +         * -xv --file FILE
>>> +         * -xv --file=FILE
>>> +         * -x -v --file FILE
>>> +         * -x -v --file=FILE
>>> +         * </pre><p>
>>> +         * <b>DOS</b>
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * DOS options mostly have upper case single-character names and
>>> start with a single slash {@code '/'} character.
>>> +         * Option parameters are separated by a {@code ':'} character.
>>> Options cannot be grouped together but
>>> +         * must be specified separately. For example:
>>> +         * </p><pre>
>>> +         * DIR /S /A:D /T:C
>>> +         * </pre><p>
>>> +         * <b>PowerShell</b>
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * Windows PowerShell options generally are a word preceded by a
>>> single {@code '-'} character, e.g., {@code `-Help'}.
>>> +         * Option parameters are separated by a space or by a {@code
>> ':'}
>>> character.
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * @return one or more option names
>>> +         */
>>> +        String[] names();
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Indicates whether this option is required. By default this is
>>> false.
>>> +         * If an option is required, but a user invokes the program
>>> without specifying the required option,
>>> +         * a {@link MissingParameterException} is thrown from the {@link
>>> #parse(String...)} method.
>>> +         * @return whether this option is required
>>> +         */
>>> +        boolean required() default false;
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Set {@code help=true} if this option should disable
>> validation
>>> of the remaining arguments:
>>> +         * If the {@code help} option is specified, no error message is
>>> generated for missing required options.
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * This attribute is useful for special options like help
>> ({@code
>>> -h} and {@code --help} on unix,
>>> +         * {@code -?} and {@code -Help} on Windows) or version ({@code
>>> -V} and {@code --version} on unix,
>>> +         * {@code -Version} on Windows).
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * Note that the {@link #parse(String...)} method will not print
>>> help documentation. It will only set
>>> +         * the value of the annotated field. It is the responsibility of
>>> the caller to inspect the annotated fields
>>> +         * and take the appropriate action.
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * @return whether this option disables validation of the other
>>> arguments
>>> +         */
>>> +        boolean help() default false;
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Set {@code usageHelp=true} if this option allows the user to
>>> request usage help. If this option is
>>> +         * specified on the command line, picocli will not validate the
>>> remaining arguments (so no "missing required
>>> +         * option" errors) and the {@link CommandLine#
>> isUsageHelpRequested()}
>>> method will return {@code true}.
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * This attribute is useful for special options like help
>> ({@code
>>> -h} and {@code --help} on unix,
>>> +         * {@code -?} and {@code -Help} on Windows).
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * Note that the {@link #parse(String...)} method will not print
>>> usage help documentation. It will only set
>>> +         * the value of the annotated field. It is the responsibility of
>>> the caller to inspect the annotated fields
>>> +         * and take the appropriate action.
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * @return whether this option allows the user to request usage
>>> help
>>> +         */
>>> +        boolean usageHelp() default false;
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Set {@code versionHelp=true} if this option allows the user
>> to
>>> request version information. If this option is
>>> +         * specified on the command line, picocli will not validate the
>>> remaining arguments (so no "missing required
>>> +         * option" errors) and the {@link CommandLine#
>> isVersionHelpRequested()}
>>> method will return {@code true}.
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * This attribute is useful for special options like version
>>> ({@code -V} and {@code --version} on unix,
>>> +         * {@code -Version} on Windows).
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * Note that the {@link #parse(String...)} method will not print
>>> version information. It will only set
>>> +         * the value of the annotated field. It is the responsibility of
>>> the caller to inspect the annotated fields
>>> +         * and take the appropriate action.
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * @return whether this option allows the user to request
>> version
>>> information
>>> +         */
>>> +        boolean versionHelp() default false;
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Description of this option, used when generating the usage
>>> documentation.
>>> +         * @return the description of this option
>>> +         */
>>> +        String[] description() default {};
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Specifies the minimum number of required parameters and the
>>> maximum number of accepted parameters.
>>> +         * If an option declares a positive arity, and the user
>> specifies
>>> an insufficient number of parameters on the
>>> +         * command line, a {@link MissingParameterException} is thrown
>> by
>>> the {@link #parse(String...)} method.
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * In many cases picocli can deduce the number of required
>>> parameters from the field's type.
>>> +         * By default, flags (boolean options) have arity zero,
>>> +         * and single-valued type fields (String, int, Integer, double,
>>> Double, File, Date, etc) have arity one.
>>> +         * Generally, fields with types that cannot hold multiple values
>>> can omit the {@code arity} attribute.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * Fields used to capture options with arity two or higher
>> should
>>> have a type that can hold multiple values,
>>> +         * like arrays or Collections. See {@link #type()} for
>>> strongly-typed Collection fields.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * For example, if an option has 2 required parameters and any
>>> number of optional parameters,
>>> +         * specify {@code @Option(names = "-example", arity = "2..*")}.
>>> +         * </p>
>>> +         * <b>A note on boolean options</b>
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * By default picocli does not expect boolean options (also
>>> called "flags" or "switches") to have a parameter.
>>> +         * You can make a boolean option take a required parameter by
>>> annotating your field with {@code arity="1"}.
>>> +         * For example: </p>
>>> +         * <pre>&#064;Option(names = "-v", arity = "1") boolean
>>> verbose;</pre>
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * Because this boolean field is defined with arity 1, the user
>>> must specify either {@code <program> -v false}
>>> +         * or {@code <program> -v true}
>>> +         * on the command line, or a {@link MissingParameterException}
>> is
>>> thrown by the {@link #parse(String...)}
>>> +         * method.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * To make the boolean parameter possible but optional, define
>>> the field with {@code arity = "0..1"}.
>>> +         * For example: </p>
>>> +         * <pre>&#064;Option(names="-v", arity="0..1") boolean
>>> verbose;</pre>
>>> +         * <p>This will accept any of the below without throwing an
>>> exception:</p>
>>> +         * <pre>
>>> +         * -v
>>> +         * -v true
>>> +         * -v false
>>> +         * </pre>
>>> +         * @return how many arguments this option requires
>>> +         */
>>> +        String arity() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Specify a {@code paramLabel} for the option parameter to be
>>> used in the usage help message. If omitted,
>>> +         * picocli uses the field name in fish brackets ({@code '<'} and
>>> {@code '>'}) by default. Example:
>>> +         * <pre>class Example {
>>> +         *     &#064;Option(names = {"-o", "--output"},
>>> paramLabel="FILE", description="path of the output file")
>>> +         *     private File out;
>>> +         *     &#064;Option(names = {"-j", "--jobs"}, arity="0..1",
>>> description="Allow N jobs at once; infinite jobs with no arg.")
>>> +         *     private int maxJobs = -1;
>>> +         * }</pre>
>>> +         * <p>By default, the above gives a usage help message like the
>>> following:</p><pre>
>>> +         * Usage: &lt;main class&gt; [OPTIONS]
>>> +         * -o, --output FILE       path of the output file
>>> +         * -j, --jobs [&lt;maxJobs&gt;]  Allow N jobs at once; infinite
>>> jobs with no arg.
>>> +         * </pre>
>>> +         * @return name of the option parameter used in the usage help
>>> message
>>> +         */
>>> +        String paramLabel() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * Specify a {@code type} if the annotated field is a {@code
>>> Collection} that should hold objects other than Strings.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * If the field's type is a {@code Collection}, the generic type
>>> parameter of the collection is erased and
>>> +         * cannot be determined at runtime. Specify a {@code type}
>>> attribute to store values other than String in
>>> +         * the Collection. Picocli will use the {@link ITypeConverter}
>>> +         * that is {@linkplain #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)
>>> registered} for that type to convert
>>> +         * the raw String values before they are added to the
>> collection.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * When the field's type is an array, the {@code type} attribute
>>> is ignored: the values will be converted
>>> +         * to the array component type and the array will be replaced
>>> with a new instance containing both the old and
>>> +         * the new values. </p>
>>> +         * @return the type to convert the raw String values to before
>>> adding them to the Collection
>>> +         */
>>> +        Class<?> type() default String.class;
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Specify a regular expression to use to split option parameter
>>> values before applying them to the field.
>>> +         * All elements resulting from the split are added to the array
>>> or Collection. Ignored for single-value fields.
>>> +         * @return a regular expression to split option parameter values
>>> or {@code ""} if the value should not be split
>>> +         * @see String#split(String)
>>> +         */
>>> +        String split() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Set {@code hidden=true} if this option should not be included
>>> in the usage documentation.
>>> +         * @return whether this option should be excluded from the usage
>>> message
>>> +         */
>>> +        boolean hidden() default false;
>>> +    }
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * Fields annotated with {@code @Parameters} will be initialized
>> with
>>> positional parameters. By specifying the
>>> +     * {@link #index()} attribute you can pick which (or what range) of
>>> the positional parameters to apply. If no index
>>> +     * is specified, the field will get all positional parameters (so it
>>> should be an array or a collection).
>>> +     * </p><p>
>>> +     * When parsing the command line arguments, picocli first tries to
>>> match arguments to {@link Option Options}.
>>> +     * Positional parameters are the arguments that follow the options,
>>> or the arguments that follow a "--" (double
>>> +     * dash) argument on the command line.
>>> +     * </p><p>
>>> +     * For example:
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     * <pre>import static picocli.CommandLine.*;
>>> +     *
>>> +     * public class MyCalcParameters {
>>> +     *     &#064;Parameters(type = BigDecimal.class, description = "Any
>>> number of input numbers")
>>> +     *     private List&lt;BigDecimal&gt; files = new
>>> ArrayList&lt;BigDecimal&gt;();
>>> +     *
>>> +     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-h", "--help", "-?", "-help"}, help =
>>> true, description = "Display this help and exit")
>>> +     *     private boolean help;
>>> +     * }
>>> +     * </pre><p>
>>> +     * A field cannot be annotated with both {@code @Parameters} and
>>> {@code @Option} or a {@code ParameterException}
>>> +     * is thrown.</p>
>>> +     */
>>> +    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
>>> +    @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
>>> +    public @interface Parameters {
>>> +        /** Specify an index ("0", or "1", etc.) to pick which of the
>>> command line arguments should be assigned to this
>>> +         * field. For array or Collection fields, you can also specify
>> an
>>> index range ("0..3", or "2..*", etc.) to assign
>>> +         * a subset of the command line arguments to this field. The
>>> default is "*", meaning all command line arguments.
>>> +         * @return an index or range specifying which of the command
>> line
>>> arguments should be assigned to this field
>>> +         */
>>> +        String index() default "*";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Description of the parameter(s), used when generating the
>>> usage documentation.
>>> +         * @return the description of the parameter(s)
>>> +         */
>>> +        String[] description() default {};
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Specifies the minimum number of required parameters and the
>>> maximum number of accepted parameters. If a
>>> +         * positive arity is declared, and the user specifies an
>>> insufficient number of parameters on the command line,
>>> +         * {@link MissingParameterException} is thrown by the {@link
>>> #parse(String...)} method.
>>> +         * <p>The default depends on the type of the parameter: booleans
>>> require no parameters, arrays and Collections
>>> +         * accept zero to any number of parameters, and any other type
>>> accepts one parameter.</p>
>>> +         * @return the range of minimum and maximum parameters accepted
>>> by this command
>>> +         */
>>> +        String arity() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Specify a {@code paramLabel} for the parameter to be used in
>>> the usage help message. If omitted,
>>> +         * picocli uses the field name in fish brackets ({@code '<'} and
>>> {@code '>'}) by default. Example:
>>> +         * <pre>class Example {
>>> +         *     &#064;Parameters(paramLabel="FILE", description="path of
>>> the input FILE(s)")
>>> +         *     private File[] inputFiles;
>>> +         * }</pre>
>>> +         * <p>By default, the above gives a usage help message like the
>>> following:</p><pre>
>>> +         * Usage: &lt;main class&gt; [FILE...]
>>> +         * [FILE...]       path of the input FILE(s)
>>> +         * </pre>
>>> +         * @return name of the positional parameter used in the usage
>>> help message
>>> +         */
>>> +        String paramLabel() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * <p>
>>> +         * Specify a {@code type} if the annotated field is a {@code
>>> Collection} that should hold objects other than Strings.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * If the field's type is a {@code Collection}, the generic type
>>> parameter of the collection is erased and
>>> +         * cannot be determined at runtime. Specify a {@code type}
>>> attribute to store values other than String in
>>> +         * the Collection. Picocli will use the {@link ITypeConverter}
>>> +         * that is {@linkplain #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)
>>> registered} for that type to convert
>>> +         * the raw String values before they are added to the
>> collection.
>>> +         * </p><p>
>>> +         * When the field's type is an array, the {@code type} attribute
>>> is ignored: the values will be converted
>>> +         * to the array component type and the array will be replaced
>>> with a new instance containing both the old and
>>> +         * the new values. </p>
>>> +         * @return the type to convert the raw String values to before
>>> adding them to the Collection
>>> +         */
>>> +        Class<?> type() default String.class;
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Specify a regular expression to use to split positional
>>> parameter values before applying them to the field.
>>> +         * All elements resulting from the split are added to the array
>>> or Collection. Ignored for single-value fields.
>>> +         * @return a regular expression to split operand values or
>> {@code
>>> ""} if the value should not be split
>>> +         * @see String#split(String)
>>> +         */
>>> +        String split() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Set {@code hidden=true} if this parameter should not be
>>> included in the usage message.
>>> +         * @return whether this parameter should be excluded from the
>>> usage message
>>> +         */
>>> +        boolean hidden() default false;
>>> +    }
>>> +
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * <p>Annotate your class with {@code @Command} when you want more
>>> control over the format of the generated help
>>> +     * message.
>>> +     * </p><pre>
>>> +     * &#064;Command(name      = "Encrypt",
>>> +     *        description = "Encrypt FILE(s), or standard input, to
>>> standard output or to the output file.",
>>> +     *        footer      = "Copyright (c) 2017")
>>> +     * public class Encrypt {
>>> +     *     &#064;Parameters(paramLabel = "FILE", type = File.class,
>>> description = "Any number of input files")
>>> +     *     private List&lt;File&gt; files     = new
>>> ArrayList&lt;File&gt;();
>>> +     *
>>> +     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-o", "--out" }, description = "Output
>>> file (default: print to console)")
>>> +     *     private File outputFile;
>>> +     * }</pre>
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * The structure of a help message looks like this:
>>> +     * </p><ul>
>>> +     *   <li>[header]</li>
>>> +     *   <li>[synopsis]: {@code Usage: <commandName> [OPTIONS]
>>> [FILE...]}</li>
>>> +     *   <li>[description]</li>
>>> +     *   <li>[parameter list]: {@code      [FILE...]   Any number of
>>> input files}</li>
>>> +     *   <li>[option list]: {@code   -h, --help   prints this help
>>> message and exits}</li>
>>> +     *   <li>[footer]</li>
>>> +     * </ul> */
>>> +    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
>>> +    @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
>>> +    public @interface Command {
>>> +        /** Program name to show in the synopsis. If omitted, {@code
>>> "<main class>"} is used.
>>> +         * For {@linkplain #subcommands() declaratively added}
>>> subcommands, this attribute is also used
>>> +         * by the parser to recognize subcommands in the command line
>>> arguments.
>>> +         * @return the program name to show in the synopsis
>>> +         * @see Help#commandName */
>>> +        String name() default "<main class>";
>>> +
>>> +        /** A list of classes to instantiate and register as
>> subcommands.
>>> When registering subcommands declaratively
>>> +         * like this, you don't need to call the {@link
>>> CommandLine#addSubcommand(String, Object)} method. For example, this:
>>> +         * <pre>
>>> +         * &#064;Command(subcommands = {
>>> +         *         GitStatus.class,
>>> +         *         GitCommit.class,
>>> +         *         GitBranch.class })
>>> +         * public class Git { ... }
>>> +         *
>>> +         * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new Git());
>>> +         * </pre> is equivalent to this:
>>> +         * <pre>
>>> +         * // alternative: programmatically add subcommands.
>>> +         * // NOTE: in this case there should be no `subcommands`
>>> attribute on the @Command annotation.
>>> +         * &#064;Command public class Git { ... }
>>> +         *
>>> +         * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new Git())
>>> +         *         .addSubcommand("status",   new GitStatus())
>>> +         *         .addSubcommand("commit",   new GitCommit())
>>> +         *         .addSubcommand("branch",   new GitBranch());
>>> +         * </pre>
>>> +         * @return the declaratively registered subcommands of this
>>> command, or an empty array if none
>>> +         * @see CommandLine#addSubcommand(String, Object)
>>> +         * @since 0.9.8
>>> +         */
>>> +        Class<?>[] subcommands() default {};
>>> +
>>> +        /** String that separates options from option parameters.
>> Default
>>> is {@code "="}. Spaces are also accepted.
>>> +         * @return the string that separates options from option
>>> parameters, used both when parsing and when generating usage help
>>> +         * @see Help#separator
>>> +         * @see CommandLine#setSeparator(String) */
>>> +        String separator() default "=";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Version information for this command, to print to the
>> console
>>> when the user specifies an
>>> +         * {@linkplain Option#versionHelp() option} to request version
>>> help. This is not part of the usage help message.
>>> +         *
>>> +         * @return a string or an array of strings with version
>>> information about this command.
>>> +         * @since 0.9.8
>>> +         * @see CommandLine#printVersionHelp(PrintStream)
>>> +         */
>>> +        String[] version() default {};
>>> +
>>> +        /** Set the heading preceding the header section. May contain
>>> embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers}.
>>> +         * @return the heading preceding the header section
>>> +         * @see Help#headerHeading(Object...)  */
>>> +        String headerHeading() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Optional summary description of the command, shown before
>> the
>>> synopsis.
>>> +         * @return summary description of the command
>>> +         * @see Help#header
>>> +         * @see Help#header(Object...)  */
>>> +        String[] header() default {};
>>> +
>>> +        /** Set the heading preceding the synopsis text. May contain
>>> embedded
>>> +         * {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers}. The
>>> default heading is {@code "Usage: "} (without a line
>>> +         * break between the heading and the synopsis text).
>>> +         * @return the heading preceding the synopsis text
>>> +         * @see Help#synopsisHeading(Object...)  */
>>> +        String synopsisHeading() default "Usage: ";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Specify {@code true} to generate an abbreviated synopsis
>> like
>>> {@code "<main> [OPTIONS] [PARAMETERS...]"}.
>>> +         * By default, a detailed synopsis with individual option names
>>> and parameters is generated.
>>> +         * @return whether the synopsis should be abbreviated
>>> +         * @see Help#abbreviateSynopsis
>>> +         * @see Help#abbreviatedSynopsis()
>>> +         * @see Help#detailedSynopsis(Comparator, boolean) */
>>> +        boolean abbreviateSynopsis() default false;
>>> +
>>> +        /** Specify one or more custom synopsis lines to display instead
>>> of an auto-generated synopsis.
>>> +         * @return custom synopsis text to replace the auto-generated
>>> synopsis
>>> +         * @see Help#customSynopsis
>>> +         * @see Help#customSynopsis(Object...) */
>>> +        String[] customSynopsis() default {};
>>> +
>>> +        /** Set the heading preceding the description section. May
>>> contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers}.
>>> +         * @return the heading preceding the description section
>>> +         * @see Help#descriptionHeading(Object...)  */
>>> +        String descriptionHeading() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Optional text to display between the synopsis line(s) and
>> the
>>> list of options.
>>> +         * @return description of this command
>>> +         * @see Help#description
>>> +         * @see Help#description(Object...) */
>>> +        String[] description() default {};
>>> +
>>> +        /** Set the heading preceding the parameters list. May contain
>>> embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers}.
>>> +         * @return the heading preceding the parameters list
>>> +         * @see Help#parameterListHeading(Object...)  */
>>> +        String parameterListHeading() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Set the heading preceding the options list. May contain
>>> embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers}.
>>> +         * @return the heading preceding the options list
>>> +         * @see Help#optionListHeading(Object...)  */
>>> +        String optionListHeading() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Specify {@code false} to show Options in declaration order.
>>> The default is to sort alphabetically.
>>> +         * @return whether options should be shown in alphabetic order.
>>> +         * @see Help#sortOptions */
>>> +        boolean sortOptions() default true;
>>> +
>>> +        /** Prefix required options with this character in the options
>>> list. The default is no marker: the synopsis
>>> +         * indicates which options and parameters are required.
>>> +         * @return the character to show in the options list to mark
>>> required options
>>> +         * @see Help#requiredOptionMarker */
>>> +        char requiredOptionMarker() default ' ';
>>> +
>>> +        /** Specify {@code true} to show default values in the
>>> description column of the options list (except for
>>> +         * boolean options). False by default.
>>> +         * @return whether the default values for options and parameters
>>> should be shown in the description column
>>> +         * @see Help#showDefaultValues */
>>> +        boolean showDefaultValues() default false;
>>> +
>>> +        /** Set the heading preceding the subcommands list. May contain
>>> embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers}.
>>> +         * The default heading is {@code "Commands:%n"} (with a line
>>> break at the end).
>>> +         * @return the heading preceding the subcommands list
>>> +         * @see Help#commandListHeading(Object...)  */
>>> +        String commandListHeading() default "Commands:%n";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Set the heading preceding the footer section. May contain
>>> embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers}.
>>> +         * @return the heading preceding the footer section
>>> +         * @see Help#footerHeading(Object...)  */
>>> +        String footerHeading() default "";
>>> +
>>> +        /** Optional text to display after the list of options.
>>> +         * @return text to display after the list of options
>>> +         * @see Help#footer
>>> +         * @see Help#footer(Object...) */
>>> +        String[] footer() default {};
>>> +    }
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * When parsing command line arguments and initializing
>>> +     * fields annotated with {@link Option @Option} or {@link Parameters
>>> @Parameters},
>>> +     * String values can be converted to any type for which a {@code
>>> ITypeConverter} is registered.
>>> +     * </p><p>
>>> +     * This interface defines the contract for classes that know how to
>>> convert a String into some domain object.
>>> +     * Custom converters can be registered with the {@link
>>> #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)} method.
>>> +     * </p><p>
>>> +     * Java 8 lambdas make it easy to register custom type converters:
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     * <pre>
>>> +     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.nio.file.Path.class, s -&gt;
>>> java.nio.file.Paths.get(s));
>>> +     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.time.Duration.class, s -&gt;
>>> java.time.Duration.parse(s));</pre>
>>> +     * <p>
>>> +     * Built-in type converters are pre-registered for the following
>> java
>>> 1.5 types:
>>> +     * </p>
>>> +     * <ul>
>>> +     *   <li>all primitive types</li>
>>> +     *   <li>all primitive wrapper types: Boolean, Byte, Character,
>>> Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short</li>
>>> +     *   <li>any enum</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.io.File</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.math.BigDecimal</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.math.BigInteger</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.net.InetAddress</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.net.URI</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.net.URL</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.nio.charset.Charset</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.sql.Time</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.util.Date</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.util.UUID</li>
>>> +     *   <li>java.util.regex.Pattern</li>
>>> +     *   <li>StringBuilder</li>
>>> +     *   <li>CharSequence</li>
>>> +     *   <li>String</li>
>>> +     * </ul>
>>> +     * @param <K> the type of the object that is the result of the
>>> conversion
>>> +     */
>>> +    public interface ITypeConverter<K> {
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Converts the specified command line argument value to some
>>> domain object.
>>> +         * @param value the command line argument String value
>>> +         * @return the resulting domain object
>>> +         * @throws Exception an exception detailing what went wrong
>>> during the conversion
>>> +         */
>>> +        K convert(String value) throws Exception;
>>> +    }
>>> +    /** Describes the number of parameters required and accepted by an
>>> option or a positional parameter.
>>> +     * @since 0.9.7
>>> +     */
>>> +    public static class Range implements Comparable<Range> {
>>> +        /** Required number of parameters for an option or positional
>>> parameter. */
>>> +        public final int min;
>>> +        /** Maximum accepted number of parameters for an option or
>>> positional parameter. */
>>> +        public final int max;
>>> +        public final boolean isVariable;
>>> +        private final boolean isUnspecified;
>>> +        private final String originalValue;
>>> +
>>> +        /** Constructs a new Range object with the specified parameters.
>>> +         * @param min minimum number of required parameters
>>> +         * @param max maximum number of allowed parameters (or
>>> Integer.MAX_VALUE if variable)
>>> +         * @param variable {@code true} if any number or parameters is
>>> allowed, {@code false} otherwise
>>> +         * @param unspecified {@code true} if no arity was specified on
>>> the option/parameter (value is based on type)
>>> +         * @param originalValue the original value that was specified on
>>> the option or parameter
>>> +         */
>>> +        public Range(int min, int max, boolean variable, boolean
>>> unspecified, String originalValue) {
>>> +            this.min = min;
>>> +            this.max = max;
>>> +            this.isVariable = variable;
>>> +            this.isUnspecified = unspecified;
>>> +            this.originalValue = originalValue;
>>> +        }
>>> +        /** Returns a new {@code Range} based on the {@link
>>> Option#arity()} annotation on the specified field,
>>> +         * or the field type's default arity if no arity was specified.
>>> +         * @param field the field whose Option annotation to inspect
>>> +         * @return a new {@code Range} based on the Option arity
>>> annotation on the specified field */
>>> +        public static Range optionArity(Field field) {
>>> +            return field.isAnnotationPresent(Option.class)
>>> +                    ? adjustForType(Range.valueOf(
>>> field.getAnnotation(Option.class).arity()), field)
>>> +                    : new Range(0, 0, false, true, "0");
>>> +        }
>>> +        /** Returns a new {@code Range} based on the {@link
>>> Parameters#arity()} annotation on the specified field,
>>> +         * or the field type's default arity if no arity was specified.
>>> +         * @param field the field whose Parameters annotation to inspect
>>> +         * @return a new {@code Range} based on the Parameters arity
>>> annotation on the specified field */
>>> +        public static Range parameterArity(Field field) {
>>> +            return field.isAnnotationPresent(Parameters.class)
>>> +                    ? adjustForType(Range.valueOf(field.getAnnotation(
>> Parameters.class).arity()),
>>> field)
>>> +                    : new Range(0, 0, false, true, "0");
>>> +        }
>>> +        /** Returns a new {@code Range} based on the {@link
>>> Parameters#index()} annotation on the specified field.
>>> +         * @param field the field whose Parameters annotation to inspect
>>> +         * @return a new {@code Range} based on the Parameters index
>>> annotation on the specified field */
>>> +        public static Range parameterIndex(Field field) {
>>> +            return field.isAnnotationPresent(Parameters.class)
>>> +                    ? Range.valueOf(field.getAnnotation(Parameters.
>>> class).index())
>>> +                    : new Range(0, 0, false, true, "0");
>>> +        }
>>> +        static Range adjustForType(Range result, Field field) {
>>> +            return result.isUnspecified ? defaultArity(field.getType())
>> :
>>> result;
>>> +        }
>>> +        /** Returns a new {@code Range} based on the specified type:
>>> booleans have arity 0, arrays or Collections have
>>> +         * arity "0..*", and other types have arity 1.
>>> +         * @param type the type whose default arity to return
>>> +         * @return a new {@code Range} indicating the default arity of
>>> the specified type */
>>> +        public static Range defaultArity(Class<?> type) {
>>> +            if (isBoolean(type)) {
>>> +                return Range.valueOf("0");
>>> +            } else if (type.isArray() || Collection.class.
>> isAssignableFrom(type))
>>> {
>>> +                return Range.valueOf("0..*");
>>> +            }
>>> +            return Range.valueOf("1");// for single-valued fields
>>> +        }
>>> +        /** Leniently parses the specified String as an {@code Range}
>>> value and return the result. A range string can
>>> +         * be a fixed integer value or a range of the form {@code
>>> MIN_VALUE + ".." + MAX_VALUE}. If the
>>> +         * {@code MIN_VALUE} string is not numeric, the minimum is zero.
>>> If the {@code MAX_VALUE} is not numeric, the
>>> +         * range is taken to be variable and the maximum is {@code
>>> Integer.MAX_VALUE}.
>>> +         * @param range the value range string to parse
>>> +         * @return a new {@code Range} value */
>>> +        public static Range valueOf(String range) {
>>> +            range = range.trim();
>>> +            boolean unspecified = range.length() == 0 ||
>>> range.startsWith(".."); // || range.endsWith("..");
>>> +            int min = -1, max = -1;
>>> +            boolean variable = false;
>>> +            int dots = -1;
>>> +            if ((dots = range.indexOf("..")) >= 0) {
>>> +                min = parseInt(range.substring(0, dots), 0);
>>> +                max = parseInt(range.substring(dots + 2),
>>> Integer.MAX_VALUE);
>>> +                variable = max == Integer.MAX_VALUE;
>>> +            } else {
>>> +                max = parseInt(range, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
>>> +                variable = max == Integer.MAX_VALUE;
>>> +                min = variable ? 0 : max;
>>> +            }
>>> +            Range result = new Range(min, max, variable, unspecified,
>>> range);
>>> +            return result;
>>> +        }
>>> +        private static int parseInt(String str, int defaultValue) {
>>> +            try {
>>> +                return Integer.parseInt(str);
>>> +            } catch (Exception ex) {
>>> +                return defaultValue;
>>> +            }
>>> +        }
>>> +        /** Returns a new Range object with the {@code min} value
>>> replaced by the specified value.
>>> +         * The {@code max} of the returned Range is guaranteed not to be
>>> less than the new {@code min} value.
>>> +         * @param newMin the {@code min} value of the returned Range
>>> object
>>> +         * @return a new Range object with the specified {@code min}
>>> value */
>>> +        public Range min(int newMin) { return new Range(newMin,
>>> Math.max(newMin, max), isVariable, isUnspecified, originalValue); }
>>> +
>>> +        /** Returns a new Range object with the {@code max} value
>>> replaced by the specified value.
>>> +         * The {@code min} of the returned Range is guaranteed not to be
>>> greater than the new {@code max} value.
>>> +         * @param newMax the {@code max} value of the returned Range
>>> object
>>> +         * @return a new Range object with the specified {@code max}
>>> value */
>>> +        public Range max(int newMax) { return new Range(Math.min(min,
>>> newMax), newMax, isVariable, isUnspecified, originalValue); }
>>> +
>>> +        public boolean equals(Object object) {
>>> +            if (!(object instanceof Range)) { return false; }
>>> +            Range other = (Range) object;
>>> +            return other.max == this.max && other.min == this.min &&
>>> other.isVariable == this.isVariable;
>>> +        }
>>> +        public int hashCode() {
>>> +            return ((17 * 37 + max) * 37 + min) * 37 + (isVariable ? 1 :
>>> 0);
>>> +        }
>>> +        public String toString() {
>>> +            return min == max ? String.valueOf(min) : min + ".." +
>>> (isVariable ? "*" : max);
>>> +        }
>>> +        public int compareTo(Range other) {
>>> +            int result = min - other.min;
>>> +            return (result == 0) ? max - other.max : result;
>>> +        }
>>> +    }
>>> +    private static void init(Class<?> cls,
>>> +                             List<Field> requiredFields,
>>> +                             Map<String, Field> optionName2Field,
>>> +                             Map<Character, Field>
>> singleCharOption2Field,
>>> +                             List<Field> positionalParametersFields) {
>>> +        Field[] declaredFields = cls.getDeclaredFields();
>>> +        for (Field field : declaredFields) {
>>> +            field.setAccessible(true);
>>> +            if (field.isAnnotationPresent(Option.class)) {
>>> +                Option option = field.getAnnotation(Option.class);
>>> +                if (option.required()) {
>>> +                    requiredFields.add(field);
>>> +                }
>>> +                for (String name : option.names()) { // cannot be null
>> or
>>> empty
>>> +                    Field existing = optionName2Field.put(name, field);
>>> +                    if (existing != null && existing != field) {
>>> +                        throw DuplicateOptionAnnotationsExce
>> ption.create(name,
>>> field, existing);
>>> +                    }
>>> +                    if (name.length() == 2 && name.startsWith("-")) {
>>> +                        char flag = name.charAt(1);
>>> +                        Field existing2 = singleCharOption2Field.put(
>> flag,
>>> field);
>>> +                        if (existing2 != null && existing2 != field) {
>>> +                            throw DuplicateOptionAnnotationsExce
>> ption.create(name,
>>> field, existing2);
>>> +                        }
>>> +                    }
>>> +                }
>>> +            }
>>> +            if (field.isAnnotationPresent(Parameters.class)) {
>>> +                if (field.isAnnotationPresent(Option.class)) {
>>> +                    throw new ParameterException("A field can be either
>>> @Option or @Parameters, but '"
>>> +                            + field.getName() + "' is both.");
>>> +                }
>>> +                positionalParametersFields.add(field);
>>> +                Range arity = Range.parameterArity(field);
>>> +                if (arity.min > 0) {
>>> +                    requiredFields.add(field);
>>> +                }
>>> +            }
>>> +        }
>>> +    }
>>> +    static void validatePositionalParameters(List<Field>
>>> positionalParametersFields) {
>>> +        int min = 0;
>>> +        for (Field field : positionalParametersFields) {
>>> +            Range index = Range.parameterIndex(field);
>>> +            if (index.min > min) {
>>> +                throw new ParameterIndexGapException("Missing field
>>> annotated with @Parameter(index=" + min +
>>> +                        "). Nearest field '" + field.getName() + "' has
>>> index=" + index.min);
>>> +            }
>>> +            min = Math.max(min, index.max);
>>> +            min = min == Integer.MAX_VALUE ? min : min + 1;
>>> +        }
>>> +    }
>>> +    private static <T> Stack<T> reverse(Stack<T> stack) {
>>> +        Collections.reverse(stack);
>>> +        return stack;
>>> +    }
>>> +    /**
>>> +     * Helper class responsible for processing command line arguments.
>>> +     */
>>> +    private class Interpreter {
>>> +        private final Map<String, CommandLine> commands
>>> = new LinkedHashMap<String, CommandLine>();
>>> +        private final Map<Class<?>, ITypeConverter<?>> converterRegistry
>>> = new HashMap<Class<?>, ITypeConverter<?>>();
>>> +        private final Map<String, Field> optionName2Field
>>> = new HashMap<String, Field>();
>>> +        private final Map<Character, Field> singleCharOption2Field
>>> = new HashMap<Character, Field>();
>>> +        private final List<Field> requiredFields
>>> = new ArrayList<Field>();
>>> +        private final List<Field> positionalParametersFields
>>> = new ArrayList<Field>();
>>> +        private final Object command;
>>> +        private boolean isHelpRequested;
>>> +        private String separator = "=";
>>> +
>>> +        Interpreter(Object command) {
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Path.class,          new
>>> BuiltIn.PathConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(String.class,        new
>>> BuiltIn.StringConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(StringBuilder.class, new BuiltIn.
>>> StringBuilderConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(CharSequence.class,  new
>>> BuiltIn.CharSequenceConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Byte.class,          new
>>> BuiltIn.ByteConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Byte.TYPE,           new
>>> BuiltIn.ByteConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Boolean.class,       new
>>> BuiltIn.BooleanConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Boolean.TYPE,        new
>>> BuiltIn.BooleanConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Character.class,     new
>>> BuiltIn.CharacterConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Character.TYPE,      new
>>> BuiltIn.CharacterConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Short.class,         new
>>> BuiltIn.ShortConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Short.TYPE,          new
>>> BuiltIn.ShortConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Integer.class,       new
>>> BuiltIn.IntegerConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Integer.TYPE,        new
>>> BuiltIn.IntegerConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Long.class,          new
>>> BuiltIn.LongConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Long.TYPE,           new
>>> BuiltIn.LongConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Float.class,         new
>>> BuiltIn.FloatConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Float.TYPE,          new
>>> BuiltIn.FloatConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Double.class,        new
>>> BuiltIn.DoubleConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Double.TYPE,         new
>>> BuiltIn.DoubleConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(File.class,          new
>>> BuiltIn.FileConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(URI.class,           new
>>> BuiltIn.URIConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(URL.class,           new
>>> BuiltIn.URLConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Date.class,          new
>>> BuiltIn.ISO8601DateConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Time.class,          new
>>> BuiltIn.ISO8601TimeConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(BigDecimal.class,    new
>>> BuiltIn.BigDecimalConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(BigInteger.class,    new
>>> BuiltIn.BigIntegerConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Charset.class,       new
>>> BuiltIn.CharsetConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(InetAddress.class,   new
>>> BuiltIn.InetAddressConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(Pattern.class,       new
>>> BuiltIn.PatternConverter());
>>> +            converterRegistry.put(UUID.class,          new
>>> BuiltIn.UUIDConverter());
>>> +
>>> +            this.command             = Assert.notNull(command,
>> "command");
>>> +            Class<?> cls             = command.getClass();
>>> +            String declaredSeparator = null;
>>> +            boolean hasCommandAnnotation = false;
>>> +            while (cls != null) {
>>> +                init(cls, requiredFields, optionName2Field,
>>> singleCharOption2Field, positionalParametersFields);
>>> +                if (cls.isAnnotationPresent(Command.class)) {
>>> +                    hasCommandAnnotation = true;
>>> +                    Command cmd = cls.getAnnotation(Command.class);
>>> +                    declaredSeparator = (declaredSeparator == null) ?
>>> cmd.separator() : declaredSeparator;
>>> +                    CommandLine.this.versionLines.
>>> addAll(Arrays.asList(cmd.version()));
>>> +
>>> +                    for (Class<?> sub : cmd.subcommands()) {
>>> +                        Command subCommand = sub.getAnnotation(Command.
>>> class);
>>> +                        if (subCommand == null ||
>>> Help.DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME.equals(subCommand.name())) {
>>> +                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("
>> Subcommand
>>> " + sub.getName() +
>>> +                                    " is missing the mandatory @Command
>>> annotation with a 'name' attribute");
>>> +                        }
>>> +                        try {
>>> +                            Constructor<?> constructor =
>>> sub.getDeclaredConstructor();
>>> +                            constructor.setAccessible(true);
>>> +                            CommandLine commandLine =
>>> toCommandLine(constructor.newInstance());
>>> +                            commandLine.parent = CommandLine.this;
>>> +                            commands.put(subCommand.name(),
>> commandLine);
>>> +                        }
>>> +                        catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) { throw ex;
>> }
>>> +                        catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) { throw new
>>> IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instantiate subcommand " +
>>> +                                sub.getName() + ": the class has no
>>> constructor", ex); }
>>> +                        catch (Exception ex) {
>>> +                            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not
>>> instantiate and add subcommand " +
>>> +                                    sub.getName() + ": " + ex, ex);
>>> +                        }
>>> +                    }
>>> +                }
>>> +                cls = cls.getSuperclass();
>>> +            }
>>> +            separator = declaredSeparator != null ? declaredSeparator :
>>> separator;
>>> +            Collections.sort(positionalParametersFields, new
>>> PositionalParametersSorter());
>>> +            validatePositionalParameters(positionalParametersFields);
>>> +
>>> +            if (positionalParametersFields.isEmpty() &&
>>> optionName2Field.isEmpty() && !hasCommandAnnotation) {
>>> +                throw new IllegalArgumentException(command + " (" +
>>> command.getClass() +
>>> +                        ") is not a command: it has no @Command, @Option
>>> or @Parameters annotations");
>>> +            }
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        /**
>>> +         * Entry point into parsing command line arguments.
>>> +         * @param args the command line arguments
>>> +         * @return a list with all commands and subcommands initialized
>>> by this method
>>> +         * @throws ParameterException if the specified command line
>>> arguments are invalid
>>> +         */
>>> +        List<CommandLine> parse(String... args) {
>>> +            Assert.notNull(args, "argument array");
>>> +            Stack<String> arguments = new Stack<String>();
>>> +            for (int i = args.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
>>> +                arguments.push(args[i]);
>>> +            }
>>> +            List<CommandLine> result = new ArrayList<CommandLine>();
>>> +            parse(result, arguments, args);
>>> +            return result;
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private void parse(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands,
>>> Stack<String> argumentStack, String[] originalArgs) {
>>> +            // first reset any state in case this CommandLine instance
>> is
>>> being reused
>>> +            isHelpRequested = false;
>>> +            CommandLine.this.versionHelpRequested = false;
>>> +            CommandLine.this.usageHelpRequested = false;
>>> +
>>> +            parsedCommands.add(CommandLine.this);
>>> +            List<Field> required = new ArrayList<Field>(
>> requiredFields);
>>> +            Set<Field> initialized = new HashSet<Field>();
>>> +            Collections.sort(required, new
>> PositionalParametersSorter());
>>> +            try {
>>> +                processArguments(parsedCommands, argumentStack,
>>> required, initialized, originalArgs);
>>> +            } catch (ParameterException ex) {
>>> +                throw ex;
>>> +            } catch (Exception ex) {
>>> +                int offendingArgIndex = originalArgs.length -
>>> argumentStack.size();
>>> +                String arg = offendingArgIndex >= 0 && offendingArgIndex
>>> < originalArgs.length ? originalArgs[offendingArgIndex] : "?";
>>> +                throw ParameterException.create(ex, arg,
>>> argumentStack.size(), originalArgs);
>>> +            }
>>> +            if (!isAnyHelpRequested() && !required.isEmpty()) {
>>> +                if (required.get(0).isAnnotationPresent(Option.class))
>> {
>>> +                    throw MissingParameterException.create(required);
>>> +                } else {
>>> +                    try {
>>> +                        processPositionalParameters0(required, true,
>> new
>>> Stack<String>());
>>> +                    } catch (ParameterException ex) { throw ex;
>>> +                    } catch (Exception ex) { throw new
>>> IllegalStateException("Internal error: " + ex, ex); }
>>> +                }
>>> +            }
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private void processArguments(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands,
>>> +                                      Stack<String> args,
>>> +                                      Collection<Field> required,
>>> +                                      Set<Field> initialized,
>>> +                                      String[] originalArgs) throws
>>> Exception {
>>> +            // arg must be one of:
>>> +            // 1. the "--" double dash separating options from
>> positional
>>> arguments
>>> +            // 1. a stand-alone flag, like "-v" or "--verbose": no value
>>> required, must map to boolean or Boolean field
>>> +            // 2. a short option followed by an argument, like "-f file"
>>> or "-ffile": may map to any type of field
>>> +            // 3. a long option followed by an argument, like "-file
>>> out.txt" or "-file=out.txt"
>>> +            // 3. one or more remaining arguments without any associated
>>> options. Must be the last in the list.
>>> +            // 4. a combination of stand-alone options, like "-vxr".
>>> Equivalent to "-v -x -r", "-v true -x true -r true"
>>> +            // 5. a combination of stand-alone options and one option
>>> with an argument, like "-vxrffile"
>>> +
>>> +            while (!args.isEmpty()) {
>>> +                String arg = args.pop();
>>> +
>>> +                // Double-dash separates options from positional
>>> arguments.
>>> +                // If found, then interpret the remaining args as
>>> positional parameters.
>>> +                if ("--".equals(arg)) {
>>> +                    processPositionalParameters(required, args);
>>> +                    return; // we are done
>>> +                }
>>> +
>>> +                // if we find another command, we are done with the
>>> current command
>>> +                if (commands.containsKey(arg)) {
>>> +                    if (!isHelpRequested && !required.isEmpty()) { //
>>> ensure current command portion is valid
>>> +                        throw MissingParameterException.
>> create(required);
>>> +                    }
>>> +                    commands.get(arg).interpreter.parse(parsedCommands,
>>> args, originalArgs);
>>> +                    return; // remainder done by the command
>>> +                }
>>> +
>>> +                // First try to interpret the argument as a single
>> option
>>> (as opposed to a compact group of options).
>>> +                // A single option may be without option parameters,
>> like
>>> "-v" or "--verbose" (a boolean value),
>>> +                // or an option may have one or more option parameters.
>>> +                // A parameter may be attached to the option.
>>> +                boolean paramAttachedToOption = false;
>>> +                int separatorIndex = arg.indexOf(separator);
>>> +                if (separatorIndex > 0) {
>>> +                    String key = arg.substring(0, separatorIndex);
>>> +                    // be greedy. Consume the whole arg as an option if
>>> possible.
>>> +                    if (optionName2Field.containsKey(key) &&
>>> !optionName2Field.containsKey(arg)) {
>>> +                        paramAttachedToOption = true;
>>> +                        String optionParam =
>> arg.substring(separatorIndex
>>> + separator.length());
>>> +                        args.push(optionParam);
>>> +                        arg = key;
>>> +                    }
>>> +                }
>>> +                if (optionName2Field.containsKey(arg)) {
>>> +                    processStandaloneOption(required, initialized, arg,
>>> args, paramAttachedToOption);
>>> +                }
>>> +                // Compact (single-letter) options can be grouped with
>>> other options or with an argument.
>>> +                // only single-letter options can be combined with other
>>> options or with an argument
>>> +                else if (arg.length() > 2 && arg.startsWith("-")) {
>>> +                    processClusteredShortOptions(required, initialized,
>>> arg, args);
>>> +                }
>>> +                // The argument could not be interpreted as an option.
>>> +                // We take this to mean that the remainder are
>> positional
>>> arguments
>>> +                else {
>>> +                    args.push(arg);
>>> +                    processPositionalParameters(required, args);
>>> +                    return;
>>> +                }
>>> +            }
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private void processPositionalParameters(Collection<Field>
>>> required, Stack<String> args) throws Exception {
>>> +            processPositionalParameters0(required, false, args);
>>> +            if (!args.empty()) {
>>> +                handleUnmatchedArguments(args);
>>> +                return;
>>> +            };
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private void handleUnmatchedArguments(Stack<String> args) {
>>> +            if (!isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed()) { throw new
>>> UnmatchedArgumentException(args); }
>>> +            while (!args.isEmpty()) { unmatchedArguments.add(args.
>> pop());
>>> } // addAll would give args in reverse order
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private void processPositionalParameters0(Collection<Field>
>>> required, boolean validateOnly, Stack<String> args) throws Exception {
>>> +            int max = -1;
>>> +            for (Field positionalParam : positionalParametersFields) {
>>> +                Range indexRange = Range.parameterIndex(
>> positionalParam);
>>> +                max = Math.max(max, indexRange.max);
>>> +                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
>>> +                Stack<String> argsCopy = reverse((Stack<String>)
>>> args.clone());
>>> +                if (!indexRange.isVariable) {
>>> +                    for (int i = argsCopy.size() - 1; i >
>> indexRange.max;
>>> i--) {
>>> +                        argsCopy.removeElementAt(i);
>>> +                    }
>>> +                }
>>> +                Collections.reverse(argsCopy);
>>> +                for (int i = 0; i < indexRange.min &&
>>> !argsCopy.isEmpty(); i++) { argsCopy.pop(); }
>>> +                Range arity = Range.parameterArity(positionalParam);
>>> +                assertNoMissingParameters(positionalParam, arity.min,
>>> argsCopy);
>>> +                if (!validateOnly) {
>>> +                    applyOption(positionalParam, Parameters.class,
>> arity,
>>> false, argsCopy, null);
>>> +                    required.remove(positionalParam);
>>> +                }
>>> +            }
>>> +            // remove processed args from the stack
>>> +            if (!validateOnly && !positionalParametersFields.isEmpty())
>> {
>>> +                int processedArgCount = Math.min(args.size(), max <
>>> Integer.MAX_VALUE ? max + 1 : Integer.MAX_VALUE);
>>> +                for (int i = 0; i < processedArgCount; i++) {
>> args.pop();
>>> }
>>> +            }
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private void processStandaloneOption(Collection<Field>
>> required,
>>> +                                             Set<Field> initialized,
>>> +                                             String arg,
>>> +                                             Stack<String> args,
>>> +                                             boolean paramAttachedToKey)
>>> throws Exception {
>>> +            Field field = optionName2Field.get(arg);
>>> +            required.remove(field);
>>> +            Range arity = Range.optionArity(field);
>>> +            if (paramAttachedToKey) {
>>> +                arity = arity.min(Math.max(1, arity.min)); // if
>>> key=value, minimum arity is at least 1
>>> +            }
>>> +            applyOption(field, Option.class, arity, paramAttachedToKey,
>>> args, initialized);
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private void processClusteredShortOptions(Collection<Field>
>>> required,
>>> +                                                  Set<Field>
>> initialized,
>>> +                                                  String arg,
>>> +                                                  Stack<String> args)
>>> +                throws Exception {
>>> +            String prefix = arg.substring(0, 1);
>>> +            String cluster = arg.substring(1);
>>> +            boolean paramAttachedToOption = true;
>>> +            do {
>>> +                if (cluster.length() > 0 && singleCharOption2Field.
>>> containsKey(cluster.charAt(0))) {
>>> +                    Field field = singleCharOption2Field.get(
>>> cluster.charAt(0));
>>> +                    required.remove(field);
>>> +                    cluster = cluster.length() > 0 ?
>> cluster.substring(1)
>>> : "";
>>> +                    paramAttachedToOption = cluster.length() > 0;
>>> +                    Range arity = Range.optionArity(field);
>>> +                    if (cluster.startsWith(separator)) {// attached
>> with
>>> separator, like -f=FILE or -v=true
>>> +                        cluster = cluster.substring(separator.
>> length());
>>> +                        arity = arity.min(Math.max(1, arity.min)); // if
>>> key=value, minimum arity is at least 1
>>> +                    }
>>> +                    args.push(cluster); // interpret remainder as option
>>> parameter (CAUTION: may be empty string!)
>>> +                    // arity may be >= 1, or
>>> +                    // arity <= 0 && !cluster.startsWith(separator)
>>> +                    // e.g., boolean @Option("-v", arity=0,
>>> varargs=true); arg "-rvTRUE", remainder cluster="TRUE"
>>> +                    int consumed = applyOption(field, Option.class,
>>> arity, paramAttachedToOption, args, initialized);
>>> +                    // only return if cluster (and maybe more) was
>>> consumed, otherwise continue do-while loop
>>> +                    if (consumed > 0) {
>>> +                        return;
>>> +                    }
>>> +                    cluster = args.pop();
>>> +                } else { // cluster is empty || cluster.charAt(0) is not
>>> a short option key
>>> +                    if (cluster.length() == 0) { // we finished parsing
>> a
>>> group of short options like -rxv
>>> +                        return; // return normally and parse the next
>> arg
>>> +                    }
>>> +                    // We get here when the remainder of the cluster
>>> group is neither an option,
>>> +                    // nor a parameter that the last option could
>> consume.
>>> +                    if (arg.endsWith(cluster)) {
>>> +                        // remainder was part of a clustered group that
>>> could not be completely parsed
>>> +                        args.push(paramAttachedToOption ? prefix +
>>> cluster : cluster);
>>> +                        handleUnmatchedArguments(args);
>>> +                    }
>>> +                    args.push(cluster);
>>> +                    processPositionalParameters(required, args);
>>> +                    return;
>>> +                }
>>> +            } while (true);
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>> +        private int applyOption(Field field,
>>> +                                Class<?> annotation,
>>> +                                Range arity,
>>> +                                boolean valueAttachedToOption,
>>> +                                Stack<String> args,
>>> +                                Set<Field> initialized) throws
>> Exception {
>>> +            updateHelpRequested(field);
>>> +            if (!args.isEmpty() && args.peek().length() == 0 && !v
>>> 
>>> <TRUNCATED>
>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>

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