module Backticks
  module CLI
    # Command-line parameter generator that relies on traditional *nix getopt
    # conventions. Getopt doesn't know about GNU conventions such as short and
    # long options; it doesn't know about abbreviations; it doesn't know about
    # conventions such as `--X` vs. `--no-X` or `-d` vs. `-D`.
    #
    # Although Getopt is simple, it has the tremendous advantage of being
    # compatible with a wide range of other schemes including GNU getopt-long,
    # golang flags, and most Java utilities. It's a great choice of default
    # CLI.
    module Getopt
      # Translate a series Ruby positional and keyword arguments into command-
      # parameters consisting of words and options.
      #
      # Each positional argument can be a Hash, an Array, or another object.
      # They are handled as follows:
      #  - Hash is translated to a sequence of options; see #options
      #  - Array is appended to the command line as a sequence of words
      #  - other objects are turned into a string with #to_s and appended to the command line as a single word
      #
      # @return [Array] list of String words and options
      #
      # @example recursively find all text files
      #   parameters('ls', l:true, R:true, '*.txt') => 'ls -l -R *.txt
      #
      # @example install your favorite gem
      #   parameters('gem', 'install', no_document:true, 'backticks')
      def self.parameters(*sugar)
        argv = []

        sugar.each do |item|
          case item
          when Array
            # list of words to append to argv
            argv.concat(item.map { |e| e.to_s })
          when Hash
            # list of options to convert to CLI parameters
            argv.concat(options(item))
          else
            # single word to append to argv
            argv << item.to_s
          end
        end

        argv
      end

      # Translate Ruby keyword arguments into command-line parameters using a
      # notation that is compatible with traditional Unix getopt. Command lines
      # generated by this method are also mostly compatible with the following:
      #   - GNU getopt
      #   - Ruby trollop gem
      #   - Golang flags package
      #
      # This method accepts an unbounded set of keyword arguments (i.e. you can
      # pass it _any_ valid Ruby symbol as a kwarg). Each kwarg has a
      # value; the key/value pair is translated into a CLI option using the
      # following heuristic:
      #   1) Snake-case keys are hyphenated, e.g. :no_foo => "--no-foo"
      #   2) boolean values indicate a CLI flag; true includes the flag, false or nil omits it
      #   3) all other values indicate a CLI option that has a value.
      #   4) single character keys are passed as short options; {X: V} becomes "-X V"
      #   5) multi-character keys are passed as long options; {Xxx: V} becomes "--XXX=V"
      #
      # The generic translator doesn't know about short vs. long option names,
      # abbreviations, or the GNU "X vs. no-X" convention, so it does not
      # produce the most idiomatic or compact command line for a given program;
      # its output is, however, almost always valid for utilities that use
      # Unix-like parameters.
      #
      # @return [Array] list of String command-line options
      def self.options(kwargs={})
        flags = []

        # Transform opts into golang flags-style command line parameters;
        # append them to the command.
        kwargs.each do |kw, arg|
          if kw.length == 1
            if arg == true
              # true: boolean flag
              flags << "-#{kw}"
            elsif arg
              # truthey: option that has a value
              flags << "-#{kw}" << arg.to_s
            else
              # falsey: omit boolean flag
            end
          else
            kw = kw.to_s.gsub('_','-')
            if arg == true
              # true: boolean flag
              flags << "--#{kw}"
            elsif arg
              # truthey: option that has a value
              flags << "--#{kw}=#{arg}"
            else
              # falsey: omit boolean flag
            end
          end
        end

        flags
      end
    end
  end
end