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   36
   37:- module(prolog_main,
   38	  [ main/0,
   39	    argv_options/3,             % +Argv, -RestArgv, -Options
   40	    argv_options/4,             % +Argv, -RestArgv, -Options, +ParseOpts
   41	    argv_usage/1,               % +Level
   42	    cli_parse_debug_options/2,  % +OptionsIn, -Options
   43            cli_debug_opt_type/3,       % -Flag, -Option, -Type
   44            cli_debug_opt_help/2,       % -Option, -Message
   45            cli_debug_opt_meta/2,       % -Option, -Arg
   46	    cli_enable_development_system/0
   47          ]).   48:- use_module(library(debug), [debug/1]).   49:- autoload(library(apply), [maplist/2, maplist/3, partition/4]).   50:- autoload(library(lists), [append/3]).   51:- autoload(library(pairs), [pairs_keys/2, pairs_values/2]).   52:- autoload(library(prolog_code), [pi_head/2]).   53:- autoload(library(prolog_debug), [spy/1]).   54:- autoload(library(dcg/high_order), [sequence//3, sequence//2]).   55:- autoload(library(option), [option/2]).   56:- if(exists_source(library(doc_markdown))).   57:- autoload(library(doc_markdown), [print_markdown/2]).   58:- endif.   59
   60:- meta_predicate
   61    argv_options(:, -, -),
   62    argv_options(:, -, -, +),
   63    argv_usage(:).   64
   65:- dynamic
   66    interactive/0.

Provide entry point for scripts

This library is intended for supporting PrologScript on Unix using the #! magic sequence for scripts using commandline options. The entry point main/0 calls the user-supplied predicate main/1 passing a list of commandline options. Below is a simle echo implementation in Prolog.

#!/usr/bin/env swipl

:- initialization(main, main).

main(Argv) :-
    echo(Argv).

echo([]) :- nl.
echo([Last]) :- !,
    write(Last), nl.
echo([H|T]) :-
    write(H), write(' '),
    echo(T).
See also
- library(prolog_stack) to force backtraces in case of an uncaught exception.
- XPCE users should have a look at library(pce_main), which starts the GUI and processes events until all windows have gone. */
   97:- module_transparent
   98    main/0.
 main
Call main/1 using the passed command-line arguments. Before calling main/1 this predicate installs a signal handler for SIGINT (Control-C) that terminates the process with status 1.

When main/0 is called interactively it simply calls main/1 with the arguments. This allows for debugging scripts as follows:

$ swipl -l script.pl -- arg ...
?- gspy(suspect/1).		% setup debugging
?- main.			% run program
  115main :-
  116    current_prolog_flag(break_level, _),
  117    !,
  118    current_prolog_flag(argv, Av),
  119    context_module(M),
  120    M:main(Av).
  121main :-
  122    context_module(M),
  123    set_signals,
  124    current_prolog_flag(argv, Av),
  125    catch_with_backtrace(M:main(Av), Error, throw(Error)),
  126    (   interactive
  127    ->  cli_enable_development_system
  128    ;   true
  129    ).
  130
  131set_signals :-
  132    on_signal(int, _, interrupt).
 interrupt(+Signal)
We received an interrupt. This handler is installed using on_signal/3.
  139interrupt(_Sig) :-
  140    halt(1).
  141
  142		 /*******************************
  143		 *            OPTIONS		*
  144		 *******************************/
 argv_options(:Argv, -Positional, -Options) is det
Parse command line arguments. This predicate acts in one of two modes.

When guided, three predicates are called in the calling module. opt_type/3 must be defined, the others need not. Note that these three predicates may be defined as multifile to allow multiple modules contributing to the provided commandline options. Defining them as discontiguous allows for creating blocks that describe a group of related options.

opt_type(Opt, Name, Type)
Defines Opt to add an option Name(Value), where Value statisfies Type. Opt does not include the leading -. A single character implies a short option, multiple a long option. Long options use _ as word separator, user options may use either _ or -. Type is one of:
A | B
Disjunctive type. Disjunction can be used create long options with optional values. For example, using the type nonneg|boolean, for an option http handles --http as http(true), --no-http as http(false) and --http=3000 as http(3000). Note that with an optional boolean a option is considered boolean unless it has a value written as --longopt=value.
boolean(Default)
boolean
Boolean options are special. They do not take a value except for when using the long --opt=value notation. This explicit value specification converts true, True, TRUE, on, On, ON, 1 and the obvious false equivalents to Prolog true or false. If the option is specified, Default is used. If --no-opt or --noopt is used, the inverse of Default is used.
integer
Argument is converted to an integer
float
Argument is converted to a float. User may specify an integer
nonneg
As integer. Requires value >= 0.
natural
As integer. Requires value >= 1.
number
Any number (integer, float, rational).
between(Low, High)
If both one of Low and High is a float, convert as float, else convert as integer. Then check the range.
atom
No conversion
oneof(List)
As atom, but requires the value to be a member of List (enum type).
string
Convert to a SWI-Prolog string
file
Convert to a file name in Prolog canonical notation using prolog_to_os_filename/2.
directory
Convert to a file name in Prolog canonical notation using prolog_to_os_filename/2. No checking is done and thus this type is the same as file
file(Access)
As file, and check access using access_file/2. A value - is not checked for access, assuming the application handles this as standard input or output.
directory(Access)
As directory, and check access. Access is one of read write or create. In the latter case the parent directory must exist and have write access.
term
Parse option value to a Prolog term.
term(+Options)
As term, but passes Options to term_string/3. If the option variable_names(Bindings) is given the option value is set to the pair Term-Bindings.
opt_help(Name, HelpString)
Help string used by argv_usage/1.
opt_meta(Name, Meta)
If a typed argument is required this defines the placeholder in the help message. The default is the uppercase version of the type functor name. This produces the FILE in e.g. -f FILE.

By default, -h, -? and --help are bound to help. If opt_type(Opt, help, boolean) is true for some Opt, the default help binding and help message are disabled and the normal user rules apply. In particular, the user should also provide a rule for opt_help(help, String).

  246argv_options(M:Argv, Positional, Options) :-
  247    in(M:opt_type(_,_,_)),
  248    !,
  249    argv_options(M:Argv, Positional, Options, [on_error(halt(1))]).
  250argv_options(_:Argv, Positional, Options) :-
  251    argv_untyped_options(Argv, Positional, Options).
 argv_options(:Argv, -Positional, -Options, +ParseOptions) is det
As argv_options/3 in guided mode, Currently this version allows parsing argument options throwing an exception rather than calling halt/1 by passing an empty list to ParseOptions. ParseOptions:
on_error(+Goal)
If Goal is halt(Code), exit with Code. Other goals are currently not supported.
options_after_arguments(+Boolean)
If false (default true), stop parsing after the first positional argument, returning options that follow this argument as positional arguments. E.g, -x file -y results in positional arguments [file, '-y']
  268argv_options(Argv, Positional, Options, POptions) :-
  269    option(on_error(halt(Code)), POptions),
  270    !,
  271    E = error(_,_),
  272    catch(opt_parse(Argv, Positional, Options, POptions), E,
  273	  ( print_message(error, E),
  274	    halt(Code)
  275	  )).
  276argv_options(Argv, Positional, Options, POptions) :-
  277    opt_parse(Argv, Positional, Options, POptions).
 argv_untyped_options(+Argv, -RestArgv, -Options) is det
Generic transformation of long commandline arguments to options. Each --Name=Value is mapped to Name(Value). Each plain name is mapped to Name(true), unless Name starts with no-, in which case the option is mapped to Name(false). Numeric option values are mapped to Prolog numbers.
  287argv_untyped_options([], Pos, Opts) =>
  288    Pos = [], Opts = [].
  289argv_untyped_options([--|R], Pos, Ops) =>
  290    Pos = R, Ops = [].
  291argv_untyped_options([H0|T0], R, Ops), sub_atom(H0, 0, _, _, --) =>
  292    Ops = [H|T],
  293    (   sub_atom(H0, B, _, A, =)
  294    ->  B2 is B-2,
  295	sub_atom(H0, 2, B2, _, Name),
  296	sub_string(H0, _, A,  0, Value0),
  297	convert_option(Name, Value0, Value)
  298    ;   sub_atom(H0, 2, _, 0, Name0),
  299	(   sub_atom(Name0, 0, _, _, 'no-')
  300	->  sub_atom(Name0, 3, _, 0, Name),
  301	    Value = false
  302	;   Name = Name0,
  303	    Value = true
  304	)
  305    ),
  306    canonical_name(Name, PlName),
  307    H =.. [PlName,Value],
  308    argv_untyped_options(T0, R, T).
  309argv_untyped_options([H|T0], Ops, T) =>
  310    Ops = [H|R],
  311    argv_untyped_options(T0, R, T).
  312
  313convert_option(password, String, String) :- !.
  314convert_option(_, String, Number) :-
  315    number_string(Number, String),
  316    !.
  317convert_option(_, String, Atom) :-
  318    atom_string(Atom, String).
  319
  320canonical_name(Name, PlName) :-
  321    split_string(Name, "-_", "", Parts),
  322    atomic_list_concat(Parts, '_', PlName).
 opt_parse(:Argv, -Positional, -Options, +POptions) is det
Rules follow those of Python optparse:
  334opt_parse(M:Argv, _Positional, _Options, _POptions) :-
  335    opt_needs_help(M:Argv),
  336    !,
  337    argv_usage(M:debug),
  338    halt(0).
  339opt_parse(M:Argv, Positional, Options, POptions) :-
  340    opt_parse(Argv, Positional, Options, M, POptions).
  341
  342opt_needs_help(M:[Arg]) :-
  343    in(M:opt_type(_, help, boolean)),
  344    !,
  345    in(M:opt_type(Opt, help, boolean)),
  346    (   short_opt(Opt)
  347    ->  atom_concat(-, Opt, Arg)
  348    ;   atom_concat(--, Opt, Arg)
  349    ),
  350    !.
  351opt_needs_help(_:['-h']).
  352opt_needs_help(_:['-?']).
  353opt_needs_help(_:['--help']).
  354
  355opt_parse([], Positional, Options, _, _) =>
  356    Positional = [],
  357    Options = [].
  358opt_parse([--|T], Positional, Options, _, _) =>
  359    Positional = T,
  360    Options = [].
  361opt_parse([H|T], Positional, Options, M, POptions), atom_concat(--, Long, H) =>
  362    take_long(Long, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions).
  363opt_parse([H|T], Positional, Options, M, POptions),
  364    H \== '-',
  365    string_concat(-, Opts, H) =>
  366    string_chars(Opts, Shorts),
  367    take_shorts(Shorts, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions).
  368opt_parse(Argv, Positional, Options, _M, POptions),
  369    option(options_after_arguments(false), POptions) =>
  370    Positional = Argv,
  371    Options = [].
  372opt_parse([H|T], Positional, Options, M, POptions) =>
  373    Positional = [H|PT],
  374    opt_parse(T, PT, Options, M, POptions).
  375
  376
  377take_long(Long, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :- % --long=Value
  378    sub_atom(Long, B, _, A, =),
  379    !,
  380    sub_atom(Long, 0, B, _, LName0),
  381    sub_atom(Long, _, A, 0, VAtom),
  382    canonical_name(LName0, LName),
  383    (   in(M:opt_type(LName, Name, Type))
  384    ->  opt_value(Type, Long, VAtom, Value),
  385	Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  386	Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  387	opt_parse(T, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions)
  388    ;   opt_error(unknown_option(M:LName0))
  389    ).
  390take_long(LName0, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :- % --long
  391    canonical_name(LName0, LName),
  392    take_long_(LName, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions).
  393
  394take_long_(Long, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :- % --long
  395    opt_bool_type(Long, Name, Value, M),                 % only boolean
  396    !,
  397    Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  398    Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  399    opt_parse(T, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions).
  400take_long_(Long, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :- % --no-long, --nolong
  401    (   atom_concat('no_', LName, Long)
  402    ;   atom_concat('no', LName, Long)
  403    ),
  404    in(M:opt_type(LName, Name, Type)),
  405    type_optional_bool(Type, Value0),
  406    !,
  407    negate(Value0, Value),
  408    Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  409    Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  410    opt_parse(T, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions).
  411take_long_(Long, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :- % --long [value]
  412    in(M:opt_type(Long, Name, Type)),
  413    type_optional_bool(Type, Value),
  414    !,
  415    Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  416    Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  417    opt_parse(T, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions).
  418take_long_(Long, T, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :- % --long
  419    in(M:opt_type(Long, Name, Type)),
  420    !,
  421    (   T = [VAtom|T1]
  422    ->  opt_value(Type, Long, VAtom, Value),
  423	Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  424	Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  425	opt_parse(T1, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions)
  426    ;   opt_error(missing_value(Long, Type))
  427    ).
  428take_long_(Long, _, _, _, M, _) :-
  429    opt_error(unknown_option(M:Long)).
  430
  431take_shorts([], T, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :-
  432    opt_parse(T, Positional, Options, M, POptions).
  433take_shorts([H|T], Argv, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :-
  434    opt_bool_type(H, Name, Value, M),
  435    !,
  436    Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  437    Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  438    take_shorts(T, Argv, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions).
  439take_shorts([H|T], Argv, Positional, Options, M, POptions) :-
  440    in(M:opt_type(H, Name, Type)),
  441    !,
  442    (   T == []
  443    ->  (   Argv = [VAtom|ArgvT]
  444	->  opt_value(Type, H, VAtom, Value),
  445	    Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  446	    Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  447	    take_shorts(T, ArgvT, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions)
  448	;   opt_error(missing_value(H, Type))
  449	)
  450    ;   atom_chars(VAtom, T),
  451	opt_value(Type, H, VAtom, Value),
  452	Opt =.. [Name,Value],
  453	Options = [Opt|OptionsT],
  454	take_shorts([], Argv, Positional, OptionsT, M, POptions)
  455    ).
  456take_shorts([H|_], _, _, _, M, _) :-
  457    opt_error(unknown_option(M:H)).
  458
  459opt_bool_type(Opt, Name, Value, M) :-
  460    in(M:opt_type(Opt, Name, Type)),
  461    type_bool(Type, Value).
  462
  463type_bool(Type, Value) :-
  464    (   Type == boolean
  465    ->  Value = true
  466    ;   Type = boolean(Value)
  467    ).
  468
  469type_optional_bool((A|B), Value) =>
  470    (   type_optional_bool(A, Value)
  471    ->  true
  472    ;   type_optional_bool(B, Value)
  473    ).
  474type_optional_bool(Type, Value) =>
  475    type_bool(Type, Value).
  476
  477negate(true, false).
  478negate(false, true).
 opt_value(+Type, +Opt, +VAtom, -Value) is det
Errors
- opt_error(Error)
  484opt_value(Type, _Opt, VAtom, Value) :-
  485    opt_convert(Type, VAtom, Value),
  486    !.
  487opt_value(Type, Opt, VAtom, _) :-
  488    opt_error(value_type(Opt, Type, VAtom)).
 opt_convert(+Type, +VAtom, -Value) is semidet
  492opt_convert(A|B, Spec, Value) :-
  493    (   opt_convert(A, Spec, Value)
  494    ->  true
  495    ;   opt_convert(B, Spec, Value)
  496    ).
  497opt_convert(boolean, Spec, Value) :-
  498    to_bool(Spec, Value).
  499opt_convert(boolean(_), Spec, Value) :-
  500    to_bool(Spec, Value).
  501opt_convert(number, Spec, Value) :-
  502    atom_number(Spec, Value).
  503opt_convert(integer, Spec, Value) :-
  504    atom_number(Spec, Value),
  505    integer(Value).
  506opt_convert(float, Spec, Value) :-
  507    atom_number(Spec, Value0),
  508    Value is float(Value0).
  509opt_convert(nonneg, Spec, Value) :-
  510    atom_number(Spec, Value),
  511    integer(Value),
  512    Value >= 0.
  513opt_convert(natural, Spec, Value) :-
  514    atom_number(Spec, Value),
  515    integer(Value),
  516    Value >= 1.
  517opt_convert(between(Low, High), Spec, Value) :-
  518    atom_number(Spec, Value0),
  519    (   ( float(Low) ; float(High) )
  520    ->  Value is float(Value0)
  521    ;   integer(Value0),
  522	Value = Value0
  523    ),
  524    Value >= Low, Value =< High.
  525opt_convert(atom, Value, Value).
  526opt_convert(oneof(List), Value, Value) :-
  527    memberchk(Value, List).
  528opt_convert(string, Value0, Value) :-
  529    atom_string(Value0, Value).
  530opt_convert(file, Spec, Value) :-
  531    prolog_to_os_filename(Value, Spec).
  532opt_convert(file(Access), Spec, Value) :-
  533    (   Spec == '-'
  534    ->  Value = '-'
  535    ;   prolog_to_os_filename(Value, Spec),
  536	(   access_file(Value, Access)
  537	->  true
  538	;   opt_error(access_file(Spec, Access))
  539	)
  540    ).
  541opt_convert(directory, Spec, Value) :-
  542    prolog_to_os_filename(Value, Spec).
  543opt_convert(directory(Access), Spec, Value) :-
  544    prolog_to_os_filename(Value, Spec),
  545    access_directory(Value, Access).
  546opt_convert(term, Spec, Value) :-
  547    term_string(Value, Spec, []).
  548opt_convert(term(Options), Spec, Value) :-
  549    term_string(Term, Spec, Options),
  550    (   option(variable_names(Bindings), Options)
  551    ->  Value = Term-Bindings
  552    ;   Value = Term
  553    ).
  554
  555access_directory(Dir, read) =>
  556    exists_directory(Dir),
  557    access_file(Dir, read).
  558access_directory(Dir, write) =>
  559    exists_directory(Dir),
  560    access_file(Dir, write).
  561access_directory(Dir, create) =>
  562    (   exists_directory(Dir)
  563    ->  access_file(Dir, write)
  564    ;   \+ exists_file(Dir),
  565        file_directory_name(Dir, Parent),
  566        exists_directory(Parent),
  567        access_file(Parent, write)
  568    ).
  569
  570to_bool(true,    true).
  571to_bool('True',  true).
  572to_bool('TRUE',  true).
  573to_bool(on,      true).
  574to_bool('On',    true).
  575to_bool(yes,     true).
  576to_bool('Yes',   true).
  577to_bool('1',     true).
  578to_bool(false,   false).
  579to_bool('False', false).
  580to_bool('FALSE', false).
  581to_bool(off,     false).
  582to_bool('Off',   false).
  583to_bool(no,      false).
  584to_bool('No',    false).
  585to_bool('0',     false).
 argv_usage(:Level) is det
Use print_message/2 to print a usage message at Level. To print the message as plain text indefault color, use debug. Other meaningful options are informational or warning. The help page consists of four sections, two of which are optional:
  1. The header is created from opt_help(help(header), String). It is optional.
  2. The usage is added by default. The part behind Usage: <command> is by default [options] and can be overruled using opt_help(help(usage), String).
  3. The actual option descriptions. The options are presented in the order they are defined in opt_type/3. Subsequent options for the same destination (option name) are joined with the first.
  4. The footer_ is created from opt_help(help(footer), String). It is optional.

The help provided by help(header), help(usage) and help(footer) are either a simple string or a list of elements as defined by print_message_lines/3. In the latter case, the construct \Callable can be used to call a DCG rule in the module from which the user calls argv_options/3. For example, we can add a bold title using

opt_help(help(header), [ansi(bold, '~w', ['My title'])]).
  614argv_usage(M:Level) :-
  615    print_message(Level, opt_usage(M)).
  616
  617:- multifile
  618    prolog:message//1.  619
  620prolog:message(opt_usage(M)) -->
  621    usage(M).
  622
  623usage(M) -->
  624    usage_text(M:header),
  625    usage_line(M),
  626    usage_text(M:description),
  627    usage_options(M),
  628    usage_text(M:footer).
 usage_text(:Which)// is det
Emit a user element. This may use elements as defined by print_message_lines/3 or can be a simple string.
  635usage_text(M:Which) -->
  636    { in(M:opt_help(help(Which), Help))
  637    },
  638    !,
  639    (   {Which == header ; Which == description}
  640    ->  user_text(M:Help), [nl, nl]
  641    ;   [nl, nl], user_text(M:Help)
  642    ).
  643usage_text(_) -->
  644    [].
  645
  646user_text(M:Entries) -->
  647    { is_list(Entries) },
  648    !,
  649    sequence(help_elem(M), Entries).
  650:- if(current_predicate(print_markdown/2)).  651user_text(_:md(Help)) -->
  652    !,
  653    { with_output_to(string(String),
  654                     ( current_output(S),
  655                       set_stream(S, tty(true)),
  656                       print_markdown(Help, []))) },
  657    [ '~s'-[String] ].
  658:- else.  659user_text(_:md(Help)) -->
  660    !,
  661    [ '~w'-[Help] ].
  662:- endif.  663user_text(_:Help) -->
  664    [ '~w'-[Help] ].
  665
  666help_elem(M, \Callable) -->
  667    { callable(Callable) },
  668    call(M:Callable),
  669    !.
  670help_elem(_M, Elem) -->
  671    [ Elem ].
  672
  673usage_line(M) -->
  674    { findall(Help, in(M:opt_help(help(usage), Help)), HelpLines)
  675    },
  676    [ ansi(comment, 'Usage: ', []) ],
  677    (   {HelpLines == []}
  678    ->  cmdline(M), [ ' [options]'-[] ]
  679    ;   sequence(usage_line(M), [nl], HelpLines)
  680    ),
  681    [ nl, nl ].
  682
  683usage_line(M, Help) -->
  684    [ '~t~8|'-[] ],
  685    cmdline(M),
  686    user_text(M:Help).
  687
  688cmdline(_M) -->
  689    { current_prolog_flag(app_name, App),
  690      !,
  691      current_prolog_flag(os_argv, [Argv0|_])
  692    },
  693    cmdarg(Argv0), [' '-[], ansi(bold, '~w', [App])].
  694cmdline(_M) -->
  695    { current_prolog_flag(associated_file, AbsFile),
  696      file_base_name(AbsFile, Base),
  697      current_prolog_flag(os_argv, Argv),
  698      append(Pre, [File|_], Argv),
  699      file_base_name(File, Base),
  700      append(Pre, [File], Cmd),
  701      !
  702    },
  703    sequence(cmdarg, [' '-[]], Cmd).
  704cmdline(_M) -->
  705    { current_prolog_flag(saved_program, true),
  706      current_prolog_flag(os_argv, OsArgv),
  707      append(_, ['-x', State|_], OsArgv),
  708      !
  709    },
  710    cmdarg(State).
  711cmdline(_M) -->
  712    { current_prolog_flag(os_argv, [Argv0|_])
  713    },
  714    cmdarg(Argv0).
  715
  716cmdarg(A) -->
  717    [ '~w'-[A] ].
 usage_options(+Module)//
Find the defined options and display help on them. Uses opt_type/3 to find the options and their type, opt_help/2 to find the option help comment and opt_meta/2 for meta types.
  725usage_options(M) -->
  726    { findall(Opt, get_option(M, Opt), Opts),
  727      maplist(options_width, Opts, OptWidths),
  728      max_list(OptWidths, MaxOptWidth),
  729      tty_width(Width),
  730      OptColW is min(MaxOptWidth, 30),
  731      HelpColW is Width-4-OptColW
  732    },
  733    [ ansi(comment, 'Options:', []), nl ],
  734    sequence(opt_usage(OptColW, HelpColW), [nl], Opts).
  735
  736% Just  catch/3  is   enough,   but    dependency   tracking   in  e.g.,
  737% list_undefined/0 still considers this a missing dependency.
  738:- if(current_predicate(tty_size/2)).  739tty_width(Width) :-
  740     catch(tty_size(_, Width), _, Width = 80).
  741:- else.  742tty_width(80).
  743:- endif.  744
  745opt_usage(OptColW, HelpColW, opt(_Name, Type, Short, Long, Help, Meta)) -->
  746    options(Type, Short, Long, Meta),
  747    [ '~t~*:| '-[OptColW] ],
  748    help_text(Help, OptColW, HelpColW).
  749
  750help_text([First|Lines], Indent, _Width) -->
  751    !,
  752    [ '~w'-[First], nl ],
  753    sequence(rest_line(Indent), [nl], Lines).
  754help_text(Text, _Indent, Width) -->
  755    { string_length(Text, Len),
  756      Len =< Width
  757    },
  758    !,
  759    [ '~w'-[Text] ].
  760help_text(Text, Indent, Width) -->
  761    { wrap_text(Width, Text, [First|Lines])
  762    },
  763    [ '~w'-[First], nl ],
  764    sequence(rest_line(Indent), [nl], Lines).
  765
  766rest_line(Indent, Line) -->
  767    [ '~t~*| ~w'-[Indent, Line] ].
 wrap_text(+Width, +Text, -Wrapped)
Simple text wrapper. Breaks Text into words and creates lines with minimally one word and as many additional words as fit in Width. Wrapped is a list of strings.
  775wrap_text(Width, Text, Wrapped) :-
  776    split_string(Text, " \t\n", " \t\n", Words),
  777    wrap_lines(Words, Width, Wrapped).
  778
  779wrap_lines([], _, []).
  780wrap_lines([H|T0], Width, [Line|Lines]) :-
  781    !,
  782    string_length(H, Len),
  783    take_line(T0, T1, Width, Len, LineWords),
  784    atomics_to_string([H|LineWords], " ", Line),
  785    wrap_lines(T1, Width, Lines).
  786
  787take_line([H|T0], T, Width, Here, [H|Line]) :-
  788    string_length(H, Len),
  789    NewHere is Here+Len+1,
  790    NewHere =< Width,
  791    !,
  792    take_line(T0, T, Width, NewHere, Line).
  793take_line(T, T, _, _, []).
 options(+Type, +ShortOpt, +LongOpts, +Meta)//
Emit a line with options.
  799options(Type, ShortOpt, LongOpts, Meta) -->
  800    { append(ShortOpt, LongOpts, Opts) },
  801    sequence(option(Type, Meta), [', '-[]], Opts).
  802
  803option(boolean, _, Opt) -->
  804    opt(Opt),
  805    !.
  806option(_Type, [Meta], Opt) -->
  807    \+ { short_opt(Opt) },
  808    !,
  809    opt(Opt),
  810    [ '[='-[], ansi(var, '~w', [Meta]), ']'-[] ].
  811option(_Type, Meta, Opt) -->
  812    opt(Opt),
  813    (   { short_opt(Opt) }
  814    ->  [ ' '-[] ]
  815    ;   [ '='-[] ]
  816    ),
  817    [ ansi(var, '~w', [Meta]) ].
 options_width(+Opt, -Width) is det
Compute the width of the column we need for the options.
  823options_width(opt(_Name, boolean, Short, Long, _Help, _Meta), W) =>
  824    length(Short, SCount),
  825    length(Long, LCount),
  826    maplist(atom_length, Long, LLens),
  827    sum_list(LLens, LLen),
  828    W is ((SCount+LCount)-1)*2 +               % ', ' seps
  829	 SCount*2 +
  830	 LCount*2 + LLen.
  831options_width(opt(_Name, _Type, Short, Long, _Help, Meta), W) =>
  832    length(Short, SCount),
  833    length(Long, LCount),
  834    (   Meta = [MName]
  835    ->  atom_length(MName, MLen0),
  836        MLen is MLen0+2
  837    ;   atom_length(Meta, MLen)
  838    ),
  839    maplist(atom_length, Long, LLens),
  840    sum_list(LLens, LLen),
  841    W is ((SCount+LCount)-1)*2 +               % ', ' seps
  842	 SCount*3 + SCount*MLen +
  843	 LCount*3 + LLen + LCount*MLen.
 get_option(+Module, -Opt) is multi
Get a description for a single option. Opt is a term
opt(Name, Type, ShortFlags, Longflags, Help, Meta).
  851get_option(M, opt(help, boolean, [h,?], [help],
  852		  Help, -)) :-
  853    \+ in(M:opt_type(_, help, boolean)),       % user defined help
  854    (   in(M:opt_help(help, Help))
  855    ->  true
  856    ;   Help = "Show this help message and exit"
  857    ).
  858get_option(M, opt(Name, TypeName, Short, Long, Help, Meta)) :-
  859    findall(Name, in(M:opt_type(_, Name, _)), Names),
  860    list_to_set(Names, UNames),
  861    member(Name, UNames),
  862    findall(Opt-Type,
  863	    in(M:opt_type(Opt, Name, Type)),
  864	    Pairs),
  865    option_type(Name, Pairs, TypeT),
  866    functor(TypeT, TypeName, _),
  867    pairs_keys(Pairs, Opts),
  868    partition(short_opt, Opts, Short, Long),
  869    (   in(M:opt_help(Name, Help))
  870    ->  true
  871    ;   Help = ''
  872    ),
  873    (   in(M:opt_meta(Name, Meta0))
  874    ->  true
  875    ;   type_name(TypeT, Meta0)
  876    ->  true
  877    ;   upcase_atom(TypeName, Meta0)
  878    ),
  879    (   \+ type_bool(TypeT, _),
  880        type_optional_bool(TypeT, _)
  881    ->  Meta = [Meta0]
  882    ;   Meta = Meta0
  883    ).
  884
  885type_name(oneof(Values), Name) :-
  886    atomics_to_string(Values, ",", S0),
  887    format(atom(Name), '{~w}', [S0]).
  888
  889option_type(Name, Pairs, Type) :-
  890    pairs_values(Pairs, Types),
  891    sort(Types, [Type|UTypes]),
  892    (   UTypes = []
  893    ->  true
  894    ;   print_message(warning,
  895		      error(opt_error(multiple_types(Name, [Type|UTypes])),_))
  896    ).
 in(:Goal)
As call/1, but fails silently if there is no predicate that implements Goal.
  903in(Goal) :-
  904    pi_head(PI, Goal),
  905    current_predicate(PI),
  906    call(Goal).
  907
  908short_opt(Opt) :-
  909    atom_length(Opt, 1).
  910
  911		 /*******************************
  912		 *      OPT ERROR HANDLING	*
  913		 *******************************/
 opt_error(+Error)
Errors
- opt_error(Term)
  919opt_error(Error) :-
  920    throw(error(opt_error(Error), _)).
  921
  922:- multifile
  923    prolog:error_message//1.  924
  925prolog:error_message(opt_error(Error)) -->
  926    opt_error(Error).
  927
  928opt_error(unknown_option(M:Opt)) -->
  929    [ 'Unknown option: '-[] ],
  930    opt(Opt),
  931    hint_help(M).
  932opt_error(missing_value(Opt, Type)) -->
  933    [ 'Option '-[] ],
  934    opt(Opt),
  935    [ ' requires an argument (of type ~p)'-[Type] ].
  936opt_error(value_type(Opt, Type, Found)) -->
  937    [ 'Option '-[] ],
  938    opt(Opt), [' requires'],
  939    type(Type),
  940    [ ' (found '-[], ansi(code, '~w', [Found]), ')'-[] ].
  941opt_error(access_file(File, exist)) -->
  942    [ 'File '-[], ansi(code, '~w', [File]),
  943      ' does not exist'-[]
  944    ].
  945opt_error(access_file(File, Access)) -->
  946    { access_verb(Access, Verb) },
  947    [ 'Cannot access file '-[], ansi(code, '~w', [File]),
  948      ' for '-[], ansi(code, '~w', [Verb])
  949    ].
  950
  951access_verb(read,    reading).
  952access_verb(write,   writing).
  953access_verb(append,  writing).
  954access_verb(execute, executing).
  955
  956hint_help(M) -->
  957    { in(M:opt_type(Opt, help, boolean)) },
  958    !,
  959    [ ' (' ], opt(Opt), [' for help)'].
  960hint_help(_) -->
  961    [ ' (-h for help)'-[] ].
  962
  963opt(Opt) -->
  964    { short_opt(Opt) },
  965    !,
  966    [ ansi(bold, '-~w', [Opt]) ].
  967opt(Opt) -->
  968    [ ansi(bold, '--~w', [Opt]) ].
  969
  970type(A|B) -->
  971    type(A), [' or'],
  972    type(B).
  973type(oneof([One])) -->
  974    !,
  975    [ ' ' ],
  976    atom(One).
  977type(oneof(List)) -->
  978    !,
  979    [ ' one of '-[] ],
  980    sequence(atom, [', '], List).
  981type(between(Low, High)) -->
  982    !,
  983    [ ' a number '-[],
  984      ansi(code, '~w', [Low]), '..', ansi(code, '~w', [High])
  985    ].
  986type(nonneg) -->
  987    [ ' a non-negative integer'-[] ].
  988type(natural) -->
  989    [ ' a positive integer (>= 1)'-[] ].
  990type(file(Access)) -->
  991    [ ' a file with ~w access'-[Access] ].
  992type(Type) -->
  993    [ ' an argument of type '-[], ansi(code, '~w', [Type]) ].
  994
  995atom(A) -->
  996    [ ansi(code, '~w', [A]) ].
  997
  998
  999		 /*******************************
 1000		 *         DEBUG SUPPORT	*
 1001		 *******************************/
 cli_parse_debug_options(+OptionsIn, -Options) is det
Parse certain commandline options for debugging and development purposes. Options processed are below. Note that the option argument is an atom such that these options may be activated as e.g., --debug='http(_)'.
debug(Topic)
Call debug(Topic). See debug/1 and debug/3.
spy(Predicate)
Place a spy-point on Predicate.
gspy(Predicate)
As spy using the graphical debugger. See tspy/1.
interactive(true)
Start the Prolog toplevel after main/1 completes.
 1019cli_parse_debug_options([], []).
 1020cli_parse_debug_options([H|T0], Opts) :-
 1021    debug_option(H),
 1022    !,
 1023    cli_parse_debug_options(T0, Opts).
 1024cli_parse_debug_options([H|T0], [H|T]) :-
 1025    cli_parse_debug_options(T0, T).
 cli_debug_opt_type(-Flag, -Option, -Type)
 cli_debug_opt_help(-Option, -Message)
 cli_debug_opt_meta(-Option, -Arg)
Implements opt_type/3, opt_help/2 and opt_meta/2 for debug arguments. Applications that wish to use these features can call these predicates from their own hook. Fot example:
opt_type(..., ..., ...).	% application types
opt_type(Flag, Opt, Type) :-
    cli_debug_opt_type(Flag, Opt, Type).
% similar for opt_help/2 and opt_meta/2

main(Argv) :-
    argv_options(Argv, Positional, Options0),
    cli_parse_debug_options(Options0, Options),
    ...
 1047cli_debug_opt_type(debug,       debug,       string).
 1048cli_debug_opt_type(spy,         spy,         string).
 1049cli_debug_opt_type(gspy,        gspy,        string).
 1050cli_debug_opt_type(interactive, interactive, boolean).
 1051
 1052cli_debug_opt_help(debug,
 1053                   "Call debug(Topic).  See debug/1 and debug/3. \c
 1054                    Multiple topics may be separated by : or ;").
 1055cli_debug_opt_help(spy,
 1056                   "Place a spy-point on Predicate. \c
 1057                    Multiple topics may be separated by : or ;").
 1058cli_debug_opt_help(gspy,
 1059                   "As --spy using the graphical debugger.  See tspy/1 \c
 1060                    Multiple topics may be separated by `;`").
 1061cli_debug_opt_help(interactive,
 1062                   "Start the Prolog toplevel after main/1 completes.").
 1063
 1064cli_debug_opt_meta(debug, 'TOPICS').
 1065cli_debug_opt_meta(spy,   'PREDICATES').
 1066cli_debug_opt_meta(gspy,  'PREDICATES').
 1067
 1068:- meta_predicate
 1069    spy_from_string(1, +). 1070
 1071debug_option(interactive(true)) :-
 1072    asserta(interactive).
 1073debug_option(debug(Spec)) :-
 1074    split_string(Spec, ";", "", Specs),
 1075    maplist(debug_from_string, Specs).
 1076debug_option(spy(Spec)) :-
 1077    split_string(Spec, ";", "", Specs),
 1078    maplist(spy_from_string(spy), Specs).
 1079debug_option(gspy(Spec)) :-
 1080    split_string(Spec, ";", "", Specs),
 1081    maplist(spy_from_string(cli_gspy), Specs).
 1082
 1083debug_from_string(TopicS) :-
 1084    term_string(Topic, TopicS),
 1085    debug(Topic).
 1086
 1087spy_from_string(Pred, Spec) :-
 1088    atom_pi(Spec, PI),
 1089    call(Pred, PI).
 1090
 1091cli_gspy(PI) :-
 1092    (   exists_source(library(threadutil))
 1093    ->  use_module(library(threadutil), [tspy/1]),
 1094	Goal = tspy(PI)
 1095    ;   exists_source(library(gui_tracer))
 1096    ->  use_module(library(gui_tracer), [gspy/1]),
 1097	Goal = gspy(PI)
 1098    ;   Goal = spy(PI)
 1099    ),
 1100    call(Goal).
 1101
 1102atom_pi(Atom, Module:PI) :-
 1103    split(Atom, :, Module, PiAtom),
 1104    !,
 1105    atom_pi(PiAtom, PI).
 1106atom_pi(Atom, Name//Arity) :-
 1107    split(Atom, //, Name, Arity),
 1108    !.
 1109atom_pi(Atom, Name/Arity) :-
 1110    split(Atom, /, Name, Arity),
 1111    !.
 1112atom_pi(Atom, _) :-
 1113    format(user_error, 'Invalid predicate indicator: "~w"~n', [Atom]),
 1114    halt(1).
 1115
 1116split(Atom, Sep, Before, After) :-
 1117    sub_atom(Atom, BL, _, AL, Sep),
 1118    !,
 1119    sub_atom(Atom, 0, BL, _, Before),
 1120    sub_atom(Atom, _, AL, 0, AfterAtom),
 1121    (   atom_number(AfterAtom, After)
 1122    ->  true
 1123    ;   After = AfterAtom
 1124    ).
 cli_enable_development_system
Re-enable the development environment. Currently re-enables xpce if this was loaded, but not initialised and causes the interactive toplevel to be re-enabled.

This predicate may be called from main/1 to enter the Prolog toplevel rather than terminating the application after main/1 completes.

 1137cli_enable_development_system :-
 1138    on_signal(int, _, debug),
 1139    set_prolog_flag(xpce_threaded, true),
 1140    set_prolog_flag(message_ide, true),
 1141    (   current_prolog_flag(xpce_version, _)
 1142    ->  use_module(library(pce_dispatch)),
 1143	memberchk(Goal, [pce_dispatch([])]),
 1144	call(Goal)
 1145    ;   true
 1146    ),
 1147    set_prolog_flag(toplevel_goal, prolog).
 1148
 1149
 1150		 /*******************************
 1151		 *          IDE SUPPORT		*
 1152		 *******************************/
 1153
 1154:- multifile
 1155    prolog:called_by/2. 1156
 1157prolog:called_by(main, [main(_)]).
 1158prolog:called_by(argv_options(_,_,_),
 1159		 [ opt_type(_,_,_),
 1160		   opt_help(_,_),
 1161		   opt_meta(_,_)
 1162		 ])