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Trollop FAQ
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Q: Why should I use Trollop?
A: Because it will take you FEWER LINES OF CODE to do reasonable option
parsing than any other option parser in existence.
Look:
opts = Trollop::options do
opt :monkey, "Use monkey mode"
opt :goat, "Use goat mode", :default => true
opt :num_limbs, "Set number of limbs", :default => 4
end
That's it. And opts is a hash and you do whatever you want with it.
Trivial. You don't have to mix option processing code blocks with the
declarations. You don't have to make a class for every option (what is
this, Java?). You don't have to write more than 1 line of code per
option.
Q: Why is it called "Trollop"?
A: No reason.
Q: Why does Trollop disallow numeric short argument names, like '-1'
and '-9'?
A: Because it's ambiguous whether these are arguments or negative
integer or floating-point parameters to arguments. E.g., what
about "-f -3". Is that a negative three parameter to -f, or two
separate parameters?
I could be very clever and detect when there are no arguments
that require floating-point parameters, and allow such short option
names in those cases, but opted for simplicity and consistency.
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