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Richard commented on CLI-298: ----------------------------- One other thing: I started this project with the intent of not modifying any of the main code. However, I am wondering once I've hooked in all the type-conversion formatting and checking for different types (ints, files etc.) that it might have application to be brought into the main code WRT configuring and coding CLI options. > Define CLI options via configuration file > ----------------------------------------- > > Key: CLI-298 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLI-298 > Project: Commons CLI > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Options definition > Affects Versions: 1.5, Nightly Builds > Reporter: Richard > Priority: Minor > Labels: newbie, pull-request-available, ready-to-commit > Original Estimate: 336h > Remaining Estimate: 336h > > Create a configuration that enables users to define CLI options via a > configuration file. Such configuration would normally pre-defined and bundled > inside the executable jar running the application. This would reduce the > amount of code required to define command line options and introduce the > ability to do a lot of the checking a user does (such as converting values to > integers, files, checking if integers are above/below a certain amount, > checking that files or directories do/don't exist etc.) For security > purposes, at compile time calculate an MD5 for the application, if this > doesn't match at runtime warn of corrupted file exception. Also add I18N > since this will be driven via the user experience for exception messages. > So far I've catered for basic options that utilise strings. > Code already started with a pull request at > [https://github.com/zendawg/commons-cli] underneath the branch named > "cli-configuration". > Apologies in advance, never contributed to Apache SWF before. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)