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CLI::ConfigBase Class Reference

This converter works with INI/TOML files; to write INI files use ConfigINI. More...

#include <ConfigFwd.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for CLI::ConfigBase:
CLI::Config CLI::ConfigINI

Public Member Functions

std::string to_config (const App *, bool default_also, bool write_description, std::string prefix) const override
 Convert an app into a configuration.
 
std::vector< ConfigItemfrom_config (std::istream &input) const override
 Convert a configuration into an app.
 
ConfigBasecomment (char cchar)
 Specify the configuration for comment characters.
 
ConfigBasearrayBounds (char aStart, char aEnd)
 Specify the start and end characters for an array.
 
ConfigBasearrayDelimiter (char aSep)
 Specify the delimiter character for an array.
 
ConfigBasevalueSeparator (char vSep)
 Specify the delimiter between a name and value.
 
ConfigBasequoteCharacter (char qString, char literalChar)
 Specify the quote characters used around strings and literal strings.
 
ConfigBasemaxLayers (uint8_t layers)
 Specify the maximum number of parents.
 
ConfigBaseparentSeparator (char sep)
 Specify the separator to use for parent layers.
 
std::string & sectionRef ()
 get a reference to the configuration section
 
CLI11_NODISCARD const std::string & section () const
 get the section
 
ConfigBasesection (const std::string &sectionName)
 specify a particular section of the configuration file to use
 
int16_t & indexRef ()
 get a reference to the configuration index
 
CLI11_NODISCARD int16_t index () const
 get the section index
 
ConfigBaseindex (int16_t sectionIndex)
 specify a particular index in the section to use (-1) for all sections to use
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from CLI::Config
virtual CLI11_NODISCARD std::string to_flag (const ConfigItem &item) const
 Get a flag value.
 
CLI11_NODISCARD std::vector< ConfigItemfrom_file (const std::string &name) const
 Parse a config file, throw an error (ParseError:ConfigParseError or FileError) on failure.
 
virtual ~Config ()=default
 Virtual destructor.
 

Protected Attributes

char commentChar = '#'
 the character used for comments
 
char arrayStart = '['
 the character used to start an array '\0' is a default to not use
 
char arrayEnd = ']'
 the character used to end an array '\0' is a default to not use
 
char arraySeparator = ','
 the character used to separate elements in an array
 
char valueDelimiter = '='
 the character used separate the name from the value
 
char stringQuote = '"'
 the character to use around strings
 
char literalQuote = '\''
 the character to use around single characters and literal strings
 
uint8_t maximumLayers {255}
 the maximum number of layers to allow
 
char parentSeparatorChar {'.'}
 the separator used to separator parent layers
 
int16_t configIndex {-1}
 Specify the configuration index to use for arrayed sections.
 
std::string configSection {}
 Specify the configuration section that should be used.
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from CLI::Config
std::vector< ConfigItemitems {}
 

Detailed Description

This converter works with INI/TOML files; to write INI files use ConfigINI.

Member Function Documentation

◆ from_config()

std::vector< ConfigItem > CLI::ConfigBase::from_config ( std::istream &  ) const
overridevirtual

Convert a configuration into an app.

Implements CLI::Config.

◆ to_config()

std::string CLI::ConfigBase::to_config ( const App ,
bool  ,
bool  ,
std::string   
) const
overridevirtual

Convert an app into a configuration.

Implements CLI::Config.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file: