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37 * Declares gmx::ICommandLineModule and supporting classes.
39 * \author Teemu Murtola <teemu.murtola@gmail.com>
41 * \ingroup module_commandline
43 #ifndef GMX_COMMANDLINE_CMDLINEMODULE_H
44 #define GMX_COMMANDLINE_CMDLINEMODULE_H
46 #include "gromacs/utility/classhelpers.h"
51 class CommandLineHelpContext
;
54 * Settings to pass information between a module and the general runner.
56 * Methods in this class do not throw, except that construction may throw
60 * \ingroup module_commandline
62 class CommandLineModuleSettings
65 CommandLineModuleSettings();
66 ~CommandLineModuleSettings();
68 //! Returns the default nice level for this module.
69 int defaultNiceLevel() const;
72 * Sets the default nice level for this module.
74 * If not called, the module will be niced.
76 void setDefaultNiceLevel(int niceLevel
);
81 PrivateImplPointer
<Impl
> impl_
;
85 * Module that can be run from command line using CommandLineModuleManager.
87 * \see CommandLineModuleManager
88 * \see CommandLineOptionsModule
91 * \ingroup module_commandline
93 class ICommandLineModule
96 virtual ~ICommandLineModule() {}
98 //! Returns the name of the module.
99 virtual const char *name() const = 0;
100 //! Returns a one-line description of the module.
101 virtual const char *shortDescription() const = 0;
104 * Initializes the module and provides settings for the runner.
106 * This will be called before run(), and can be used to adjust
107 * initialization that the runner does.
109 * This method is currently not called when writing the help.
111 virtual void init(CommandLineModuleSettings
*settings
) = 0;
113 * Runs the module with the given arguments.
115 * \param[in] argc Number of elements in \p argv.
116 * \param[in] argv Command-line arguments.
117 * \throws unspecified May throw exceptions to indicate errors.
118 * \returns Exit code for the program.
119 * \retval 0 on successful termination.
121 * \p argv[0] is the name of the module, i.e., the arguments are as if
122 * the module was run as a standalone executable.
124 virtual int run(int argc
, char *argv
[]) = 0;
126 * Prints help for the module.
128 * \param[in] context Context object for writing the help.
129 * \throws std::bad_alloc if out of memory.
130 * \throws FileIOError on any I/O error.
132 * Note that for MPI-enabled builds, this is called only on the master
135 virtual void writeHelp(const CommandLineHelpContext
&context
) const = 0;
139 /*! \libinternal \brief
140 * Helper to implement ICommandLineModule::writeHelp() with a C-like
141 * main() function that calls parse_common_args().
143 * \param[in] context Context object for writing the help.
144 * \param[in] name Name of the module.
145 * \param[in] mainFunction C-like main() function that calls parse_common_args().
147 * \ingroup module_commandline
149 void writeCommandLineHelpCMain(
150 const CommandLineHelpContext
&context
, const char *name
,
151 int (*mainFunction
)(int argc
, char *argv
[]));