Add Grouped behaviour.

[command.git] / include / parameter.h

diff --git a/include/parameter.h b/include/parameter.h
index 1396f830d07ed3d63f11eb9540f6bc028a71c4cd..87c1590ccc85fbcdbe9d6f69ce01f0d5fd2253a6 100644 (file)
--- a/include/parameter.h
+++ b/include/parameter.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __COMMAND_PARAMETER_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "descriptive.h"
 #include "callable.h"
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ namespace command {
      *  ./myprog ARGUMENT
      */
     class Parameter : public Descriptive {
+    protected:
+        /** Variable indicating if current Parameter was already used or not */
+        bool used = false;
+
     public:
         typedef class Parameter Type;
         /**
@@ -28,15 +33,48 @@ namespace command {
         virtual ~Parameter() { }
 
         /**
-         * Method used for handling method calls linked with Argument or Option
+         * Method used for handling method calls linked with this Parameter
          */
         virtual void handle() = 0;
 
         /**
          * Method used for checking if the given user value understandable for
          * parameter.
+         *
+         * @return true if passed value is understandable by current Parameter.
+         *      False otherwise.
          */
         virtual bool understand(const std::string & ) = 0;
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates if current Parameter is required
+         *
+         * @return false, as all Parameters are non-required by default. If you
+         *      want to make Parameter as required, wrap it using Required class
+         */
+        virtual bool isRequired() {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates if current Parameter has been already used
+         *
+         * @return true if current Parameter has been already used. False otherwise.
+         */
+        virtual bool isUsed() {
+            return used;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         */
+        virtual bool hungryForValue() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @return position where value starts in passed string
+         */
+        virtual unsigned int valuePosition(const std::string & ) = 0;
     };
 }