// =================================================================== // subcommand_a.cpp // =================================================================== #include "subcommand_a.hpp" /// Set up a subcommand and return a unique ptr to a struct that holds all its options. /// The variables of the struct are bound to the CLI options. /// We use a unique ptr so that the addresses of the variables are stable for binding, /// and return it to the caller (main), so that the object itself stays alive. std::unique_ptr setup_subcommand_a( CLI::App& app ) { // Create the option and subcommand objects. auto opt = std::unique_ptr(new SubcommandAOptions()); 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"); 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( [&]() { run_subcommand_a( *opt ); }); return opt; } /// 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; } }