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+#ifndef _IPXE_PARSEOPT_H
+#define _IPXE_PARSEOPT_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * Command line option parsing
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <ipxe/settings.h>
+
+struct net_device;
+struct net_device_configurator;
+struct menu;
+struct parameters;
+
+/** A command-line option descriptor */
+struct option_descriptor {
+ /** Long option name, if any */
+ const char *longopt;
+ /** Short option name */
+ char shortopt;
+ /** Argument requirement (as for @c struct @c option) */
+ uint8_t has_arg;
+ /** Offset of field within options structure */
+ uint16_t offset;
+ /** Parse option
+ *
+ * @v text Option text
+ * @v value Option value to fill in
+ * @ret rc Return status code
+ */
+ int ( * parse ) ( char *text, void *value );
+};
+
+/**
+ * Construct option parser
+ *
+ * @v _struct Options structure type
+ * @v _field Field within options structure
+ * @v _parse Field type-specific option parser
+ * @ret _parse Generic option parser
+ */
+#define OPTION_PARSER( _struct, _field, _parse ) \
+ ( ( int ( * ) ( char *text, void *value ) ) \
+ ( ( ( ( typeof ( _parse ) * ) NULL ) == \
+ ( ( int ( * ) ( char *text, \
+ typeof ( ( ( _struct * ) NULL )->_field ) * ) ) \
+ NULL ) ) ? _parse : _parse ) )
+
+/**
+ * Construct option descriptor
+ *
+ * @v _longopt Long option name, if any
+ * @v _shortopt Short option name, if any
+ * @v _has_arg Argument requirement
+ * @v _struct Options structure type
+ * @v _field Field within options structure
+ * @v _parse Field type-specific option parser
+ * @ret _option Option descriptor
+ */
+#define OPTION_DESC( _longopt, _shortopt, _has_arg, _struct, _field, _parse ) \
+ { \
+ .longopt = _longopt, \
+ .shortopt = _shortopt, \
+ .has_arg = _has_arg, \
+ .offset = offsetof ( _struct, _field ), \
+ .parse = OPTION_PARSER ( _struct, _field, _parse ), \
+ }
+
+/** A command descriptor */
+struct command_descriptor {
+ /** Option descriptors */
+ struct option_descriptor *options;
+ /** Number of option descriptors */
+ uint8_t num_options;
+ /** Length of option structure */
+ uint8_t len;
+ /** Minimum number of non-option arguments */
+ uint8_t min_args;
+ /** Maximum number of non-option arguments */
+ uint8_t max_args;
+ /** Command usage
+ *
+ * This excludes the literal "Usage:" and the command name,
+ * which will be prepended automatically.
+ */
+ const char *usage;
+};
+
+/** No maximum number of arguments */
+#define MAX_ARGUMENTS 0xff
+
+/**
+ * Construct command descriptor
+ *
+ * @v _struct Options structure type
+ * @v _options Option descriptor array
+ * @v _check_args Remaining argument checker
+ * @v _usage Command usage
+ * @ret _command Command descriptor
+ */
+#define COMMAND_DESC( _struct, _options, _min_args, _max_args, _usage ) \
+ { \
+ .options = ( ( ( ( typeof ( _options[0] ) * ) NULL ) == \
+ ( ( struct option_descriptor * ) NULL ) ) ? \
+ _options : _options ), \
+ .num_options = ( sizeof ( _options ) / \
+ sizeof ( _options[0] ) ), \
+ .len = sizeof ( _struct ), \
+ .min_args = _min_args, \
+ .max_args = _max_args, \
+ .usage = _usage, \
+ }
+
+/** A parsed named setting */
+struct named_setting {
+ /** Settings block */
+ struct settings *settings;
+ /** Setting */
+ struct setting setting;
+};
+
+extern int parse_string ( char *text, char **value );
+extern int parse_integer ( char *text, unsigned int *value );
+extern int parse_timeout ( char *text, unsigned long *value );
+extern int parse_netdev ( char *text, struct net_device **netdev );
+extern int
+parse_netdev_configurator ( char *text,
+ struct net_device_configurator **configurator );
+extern int parse_menu ( char *text, struct menu **menu );
+extern int parse_flag ( char *text __unused, int *flag );
+extern int parse_key ( char *text, unsigned int *key );
+extern int parse_settings ( char *text, struct settings **settings );
+extern int parse_setting ( char *text, struct named_setting *setting,
+ get_child_settings_t get_child );
+extern int parse_existing_setting ( char *text, struct named_setting *setting );
+extern int parse_autovivified_setting ( char *text,
+ struct named_setting *setting );
+extern int parse_parameters ( char *text, struct parameters **params );
+extern void print_usage ( struct command_descriptor *cmd, char **argv );
+extern int reparse_options ( int argc, char **argv,
+ struct command_descriptor *cmd, void *opts );
+extern int parse_options ( int argc, char **argv,
+ struct command_descriptor *cmd, void *opts );
+
+#endif /* _IPXE_PARSEOPT_H */