add option process structure

Makefile

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ODIR_SHARED=obj_so
 NAME = libztd
 
 CC=g++
-CXXFLAGS= -I$(IDIR) -Wall -std=c++17 -O2
+CXXFLAGS= -I$(IDIR) -Wall -std=c++20 -O2
 
 $(shell mkdir -p $(ODIR))
 $(shell mkdir -p $(ODIR_SHARED))

include/options.hpp

@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ namespace ztd
     inline operator std::string() const { return argument; }
 
   };
-
   //! @brief Set of POSIX/GNU style options
   /*!
     Process arguments through it to extract options
@@ -139,7 +138,29 @@ namespace ztd
     option* find(const std::string& str);
     inline option* find(const char* str) { return this->find(std::string(str)); }
 
-    /*PROCESSING FUNCTIONS*/
+    /*PROCESSING*/
+    //! @brief behavior for option processing
+    struct process_arguments {
+      bool ignore_numbers=false;
+      bool stop_on_argument=false;
+      bool ignore_unknown=false;
+      bool stop_on_doubledash=true;
+      bool output_doubledash=false;
+    };
+    //! @brief Process arguments through the option set
+    /*!
+    If errors are encountered, exceptions option_error are thrown
+    @see struct option_process_arguments
+    @param arguments vector of string containing arguments and options
+    @param behavior behavioral changes for option processing
+    @return if @a stop_on_argument unprocessed arguments\n else leftover arguments that are not options\n
+    */
+    std::vector<std::string> process(std::vector<std::string> arguments, struct process_arguments behavior);
+    //! @brief Process arguments through the option set
+    /*!
+    @see process(std::vector<std::string> arguments, struct option_process_arguments behavior)
+    */
+    inline std::vector<std::string> process(int argc, char** argv, struct process_arguments behavior) { return this->process(ztd::argVector(argc, argv), behavior); }
     //! @brief Process arguments through the option set
     /*!
       If errors are encountered, exceptions option_error are thrown

src/options.cpp

@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ ztd::option* ztd::option_set::find(const std::string& str)
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> ztd::option_set::process(std::vector<std::string> arguments, bool ignore_numbers, bool stop_on_argument, bool ignore_unknown)
+{
+  return this->process(arguments, {.ignore_numbers=ignore_numbers, .stop_on_argument=stop_on_argument, .ignore_unknown=ignore_unknown});
+}
+std::vector<std::string> ztd::option_set::process(std::vector<std::string> arguments, struct ztd::option_set::process_arguments behavior)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> out;
   unsigned int i=0;
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> ztd::option_set::process(std::vector<std::string> argum
         ztd::option* popt = this->find( it->substr(2,eqn-2) );
         if(popt == nullptr) // unknown -- opt
         {
-          if(!ignore_unknown)
+          if(!behavior.ignore_unknown)
             throw ztd::option_error(ztd::option_error::unknown_option, "--" + it->substr(2,eqn-2));
           // add to ret if ignore
           out.push_back(*it);
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> ztd::option_set::process(std::vector<std::string> argum
         ztd::option* popt = this->find( it->substr(2,eqn-2) ); // get option
         if(popt == nullptr) // unknown -- opt
         {
-          if(!ignore_unknown)
+          if(!behavior.ignore_unknown)
             throw ztd::option_error(ztd::option_error::unknown_option, "--" +it->substr(2,eqn-2));
           // add to ret if ignore
           out.push_back(*it);
@@ -222,11 +226,11 @@ std::vector<std::string> ztd::option_set::process(std::vector<std::string> argum
     else if(it->size()>1 && (*it)[0] == '-' && (*it)[1] != '-')
     {
       i=1;
-      if( ignore_numbers && (*it)[i] >= '0' && (*it)[i] <= '9') // ignore numbers : add as ret arg
+      if( behavior.ignore_numbers && (*it)[i] >= '0' && (*it)[i] <= '9') // ignore numbers : add as ret arg
       {
         while(it!=arguments.end() && it->size()>i)
           i++;
-        if(stop_on_argument)
+        if(behavior.stop_on_argument)
           return std::vector<std::string>(it, arguments.end());
         out.push_back(*it);
       }
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> ztd::option_set::process(std::vector<std::string> argum
           popt=this->find((*it)[i]);
           if(popt==nullptr) // unknown opt
           {
-            if(!ignore_unknown)
+            if(!behavior.ignore_unknown)
               throw ztd::option_error(ztd::option_error::unknown_option, std::string("-") + (*it)[i] );
           // add to ret if ignore
           ropt += (*it)[i];
@@ -283,11 +287,12 @@ std::vector<std::string> ztd::option_set::process(std::vector<std::string> argum
     } // if opt
     else
     {
-      if(stop_on_argument)
+      if(behavior.stop_on_argument)
         return std::vector<std::string>(it, arguments.end());
-      if( *it == "--" ) // empty -- : stop here
+      if( behavior.stop_on_doubledash && *it == "--" ) // empty -- : stop here
       {
-        out.insert(out.end(), ++it, arguments.end());
+        if(behavior.output_doubledash)
+          out.insert(out.end(), ++it, arguments.end());
         return out;
       }
       out.push_back(*it);