Hi russel,
Thanks for your reply, much appreciated..
If I can change the date/time format to a format where it is only one
string
what will be java syntax for definign the option within my application
e.g
inal Option persistDataOption =
OptionBuilder.withArgName("persist").hasOptionalArgs(3)
hasArg().withDescription("Persist Data with Scheduling")
.create("-p");
I cant seem to get the above line correct...
I want to define an option that has
A. 3 options... name> | <Time> | <Boolean
B. 1 Mandatory ... name
C. 2 optional params Time , Boolean
Can you help me define this option correctly first, then I can move on
and
worry about the Date/Time being 2 strings
Regards
jhon
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From: Russel Winder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 29 May 2008 20:25
To: Commons Users List
Subject: Re: Common CLi Usage
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2008-05-29 at 12:58 +0200, John O'Sullivan wrote:
> myApp -p [<name> | <Time> | <Boolean>] -a XXX -d xxx -f XXX
>
> where time is of the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
> Note
> 1. There is a space between the "YYYY-MM-DD" and the "HH:MM:SS"(does
> this mean the CLI Parser will see 2 parameters ) 2. The <time> and
> <boolean> parameters are optional.
> 3. The <name> parameter is mandatory when using the -p option
>
> I am using the Commons Cli API..
> I am trying to define the option as follows but this obviously isnt
> correct
>
> final Option persistDataOption =
> OptionBuilder.withArgName("persist").hasOptionalArgs(3)
> hasArg().withDescription("Persist Data with Scheduling")
> .create(CLIOption.PERSIST_DATA.getOptionString());
> where
> CLIOption.PERSIST_DATA.getOptionString()) will return the "-p" option
>
> Can someone please show me how to define this command line option
> correctly please
I don't have an immediate answer for you I'm afraid. The reason for
replying is to note that this looks almost, but not quite exactly, like
an ISO 8601 date -- the differences are going to be very irritating I
suspect. The though struck me that ISO 8601 date should be a known
construct to any CLI system. Of course, Java's current date system is
effectively rubbish, and JodaTime isn't yet standard.
I suspect the only way forward for the moment is to quote the date
string as a parameter or use the full no space ISO 8601 format (i.e.
replace space with T), and then ship the string to a JodaTime function
for parsing.
--
Russel.
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