#tcl #script #scripting #language #arguments-parser

molt-argparse

The argument parser generator macro for the Rust-based Tcl interpreter, Molt

2 releases

0.1.1 Aug 12, 2022
0.1.0 Aug 9, 2022

#972 in Programming languages

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Generates molt argument parsers.

Usage:

use molt_argparse::molt_argparse;

#[molt_argparse("{netlist} port_pin_list -period -name -comment:_ignored_comment -add")]
fn sdc_create_clock(
    netlist: &mut NetlistDatabase,
    port_pin_list: Vec<i32>, period: f32, name: String, _ignored_comment: Option<String>, add: bool
) -> i32 {
    port_pin_list.len() as i32
}

Tips:

  • Braces enclosed parameter indicates the context to parse: {netlist}. There can be at most 1 such declaration, and it must be the first in declarations (but not necessarily in func arglist).
  • Identifiers indicate the corresponding function arguments: port_pin_list, in the order that they would appear.
  • Dash-started ones indicate key-value arguments -period, with option to rename it: -comment:_ignored_comment. If the value type is bool, it become a presence-or-not flag with no value followed.
  • All types must be compatible with molt's Value parsing/unparsing mechanism. The floating-type, integer-type, and boolean type are processed through corresponding molt::as_*, and all other types go through molt::as_other. Vec<xx> types are automatically parsed in a way like MoltList.
  • If any item is declared as Option<SomeType> in the function arguments, it would become optional. If not so, it is by default mandatory.
  • The return value definition can be any plain type or vector type, or Option<> types with None indicating error. There's no way to specify error status yet -- it is recommended to use some last_error mechanism.

Dependencies

~3MB
~56K SLoC