// =================================================================== // subcommand_a.cpp // =================================================================== #include "subcommand_a.hpp" /// Set up a subcommand and capture a shared_ptr to a struct that holds all its options. /// The variables of the struct are bound to the CLI options. /// We use a shared ptr so that the addresses of the variables remain for binding, /// You could return the shared pointer if you wanted to access the values in main. void setup_subcommand_a( CLI::App& app ) { // Create the option and subcommand objects. auto opt = std::make_shared(); auto sub = app.add_subcommand( "subcommand_a", "performs subcommand a", true ); // Add options to sub, binding them to opt. sub->add_option("-f,--file", opt->file, "File name")->required(); sub->add_flag("--with-foo", opt->with_foo, "Counter"); // Set the run function as callback to be called when this subcommand is issued. sub->set_callback([opt]() { run_subcommand_a( *opt ); }); // Note: In C++14, you could make a unique pointer, then pass it into the lambda function via // a move. That's slightly more elegant, but you won't be able to see the runtime difference // in skipping one mutex check for shared_ptr. } /// The function that runs our code. /// This could also simply be in the callback lambda itself, /// but having a separate function is cleaner. void run_subcommand_a( SubcommandAOptions const& opt ) { // Do stuff... std::cout << "Working on file: " << opt.file << std::endl; if( opt.with_foo ) { std::cout << "Using foo!" << std::endl; } }