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@ -33,14 +33,23 @@ An acceptable CLI parser library should be all of the following:
The major CLI parsers for C++ include (with my biased opinions):
* [Boost Program Options]: A great library if you already depend on Boost, but its pre-C++11 syntax is really odd and setting up the correct call in the main function is poorly documented (and is nearly a page of code). A simple wrapper for the Boost library was originally developed, but was discarded as CLI11 became more powerful. The idea of capturing a value and setting it originated with Boost PO.
* [The Lean Mean C++ Option Parser]: One header file is great, but the syntax is atrocious, in my opinion. It was quite impractical to wrap the syntax or to use in a complex project. It seems to handle standard parsing quite well.
* [TCLAP]: The not-quite-standard command line parsing causes common shortcuts to fail. It also seems to be poorly supported, with only minimal bugfixes accepted. Header only, but in quite a few files. Has not managed to get enough support to move to GitHub yet. No subcommands. Produces wrapped values.
* [Cxxopts]: C++11, single file, and nice CMake support, but requires regex, therefore GCC 4.8 (CentOS 7 default) does not work. Syntax closely based on Boost PO, so not ideal but familiar.
* [DocOpt]: Completely different approach to program options in C++11, you write the docs and the interface is generated. Too fragile and specialized.
* [GFlags]: The Google Commandline Flags library. Uses macros heavily, and is limited in scope, missing things like subcommands. It provides a simple syntax and supports config files/env vars.
* [GetOpt]: Very limited C solution with long, convoluted syntax. Does not support much of anything, like help generation. Always available on UNIX, though (but in different flavors).
* [ProgramOptions.hxx]: Intresting library, less powerful and no subcommands.
| Library | My biased opinion |
|---------|-------------------|
| [Boost Program Options] | A great library if you already depend on Boost, but its pre-C++11 syntax is really odd and setting up the correct call in the main function is poorly documented (and is nearly a page of code). A simple wrapper for the Boost library was originally developed, but was discarded as CLI11 became more powerful. The idea of capturing a value and setting it originated with Boost PO. |
| [The Lean Mean C++ Option Parser] | One header file is great, but the syntax is atrocious, in my opinion. It was quite impractical to wrap the syntax or to use in a complex project. It seems to handle standard parsing quite well. |
| [TCLAP] | The not-quite-standard command line parsing causes common shortcuts to fail. It also seems to be poorly supported, with only minimal bugfixes accepted. Header only, but in quite a few files. Has not managed to get enough support to move to GitHub yet. No subcommands. Produces wrapped values. |
| [Cxxopts] | C++11, single file, and nice CMake support, but requires regex, therefore GCC 4.8 (CentOS 7 default) does not work. Syntax closely based on Boost PO, so not ideal but familiar. |
| [DocOpt] | Completely different approach to program options in C++11, you write the docs and the interface is generated. Too fragile and specialized. |
After I wrote this, I also found the following libraries:
| Library | My biased opinion |
|---------|-------------------|
| [GFlags] | The Google Commandline Flags library. Uses macros heavily, and is limited in scope, missing things like subcommands. It provides a simple syntax and supports config files/env vars. |
| [GetOpt] | Very limited C solution with long, convoluted syntax. Does not support much of anything, like help generation. Always available on UNIX, though (but in different flavors). |
| [ProgramOptions.hxx] | Intresting library, less powerful and no subcommands. |
| [Args] | Also interesting, and supports subcommands. I like the optional-like design, but CLI11 is cleaner and provides direct value access, and is less verbose. |
| [Argument Aggregator] | I'm a big fan of the [fmt] library, and the try-catch statement looks familiar. :thumbsup: Doesn't seem to support subcommands. |
None of these libraries fulfill all the above requirements. As you probably have already guessed, CLI11 does.
So, this library was designed to provide a great syntax, good compiler compatibility, and minimal installation fuss.
@ -307,5 +316,8 @@ CLI11 was developed at the [University of Cincinnati] to support of the [GooFit]
[DIANA/HEP]: http://diana-hep.org
[NSF Award 1414736]: https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1414736
[University of Cincinnati]: http://www.uc.edu
[GitBook]: https://henryiii.gitbooks.io/cli11/content
[ProgramOptions.hxx]: https://github.com/Fytch/ProgramOptions.hxx
[GitBook]: https://henryiii.gitbooks.io/cli11/content
[ProgramOptions.hxx]: https://github.com/Fytch/ProgramOptions.hxx
[Argument Aggregator]: https://github.com/vietjtnguyen/argagg
[Args]: https://github.com/Taywee/args
[fmt]: https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt