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 * CommandLineHelper.java: This class provides command line features for the
 * main application.
 * Last revision: paulo at temperantia 26 Feb 2012 05:46
 */

// package definition
package net.sf.texprinter.utils;

// needed imports
import net.sf.texprinter.config.Configuration;
import org.apache.commons.cli.*;

/**
 * Provides command line features for the main application.
 *
 * @author Paulo Roberto Massa Cereda
 * @version 2.1
 * @since 1.0
 */
public class CommandLineHelper {

    // flag to determine if the output will be PDF
    private boolean isPDF = true;
    // the question id
    private String questionId;
    // the command line options
    private Options commandLineOptions;

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */
    public CommandLineHelper() {

        // argument for question id
        Option questionIdOption = OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("question-id").withDescription("the TeX.SX question ID")
                .hasArg().withArgName("ID").create();

        // argument for output format
        Option outputFormatOption = OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("output")
                .withDescription("the output format ('pdf' or 'tex')").hasArg().withArgName("EXT").create();

        // argument for version
        Option versionOption = OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("version").withDescription("print the application version")
                .create();

        // argument for help
        Option helpOption = OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("help").withDescription("print the help message").create();

        // create a new list of options
        commandLineOptions = new Options();

        // add the question id
        commandLineOptions.addOption(questionIdOption);

        // add the output format
        commandLineOptions.addOption(outputFormatOption);

        // add the version
        commandLineOptions.addOption(versionOption);

        // add the help
        commandLineOptions.addOption(helpOption);

    }

    /**
     * Getter for the question id.
     *
     * @return The question id.
     */
    public String getQuestionId() {

        // return the question id
        return questionId;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if the output format is set to PDF.
     *
     * @return A boolean to determine if the output will be PDF.
     */
    public boolean isPDF() {

        // return the flag
        return isPDF;
    }

    /**
     * Parses the command line arguments.
     *
     * @param args The command line arguments.
     */
    public void parse(String args[]) {

        // create a new parser
        CommandLineParser parser = new GnuParser();

        // lets try
        try {

            // print application header
            printHeader();

            // parse the command line arguments
            CommandLine line = parser.parse(commandLineOptions, args);

            // if we are dealing with version
            if (line.hasOption("version")) {

                // set the configuration retriever
                Configuration config = new Configuration();

                // print the application version
                System.out
                        .println("TeXPrinter " + config.getAppVersionNumber() + " - " + config.getAppVersionName());

                // and exit
                System.exit(0);

            } else {

                // the help argument
                if (line.hasOption("help")) {

                    // print usage
                    printUsage();

                    // and exit
                    System.exit(0);

                } else {

                    // check for both question id and output format
                    if (line.hasOption("question-id") && line.hasOption("output")) {

                        // set the question id
                        questionId = line.getOptionValue("question-id");

                        // if the output is not set to PDF or TeX
                        if (!line.getOptionValue("output").equalsIgnoreCase("pdf")
                                && !line.getOptionValue("output").equalsIgnoreCase("tex")) {

                            // print error message and exit
                            printErrorMessage("You need to provide either PDF or TeX output.");

                        } else {

                            // set the format flag
                            this.isPDF = line.getOptionValue("output").equalsIgnoreCase("pdf");
                        }

                    } else {

                        // none of the above, print error message and exit
                        printErrorMessage("Missing or wrong parameters.");
                    }
                }
            }

        } catch (ParseException exp) {

            // oops something went wrong, print error message and exit
            printErrorMessage(exp.getMessage());

        }
    }

    /**
     * Prints an error message and exits the application.
     *
     * @param message The message.
     */
    private void printErrorMessage(String message) {

        // print message
        System.out.println("Parsing failed. Reason: " + message + "\n");

        // print usage
        printUsage();

        // and exit
        System.exit(0);
    }

    /*
     * Prints the usage.
     */
    private void printUsage() {

        // create a new help formatter
        HelpFormatter formatter = new HelpFormatter();

        // print the options for arguments
        formatter.printHelp("texprinter [ --question-id ID --output EXT | --version | --help ]",
                commandLineOptions);
    }

    /**
     * Prints the application header.
     */
    private void printHeader() {

        // print header
        System.out.println("TeXPrinter - A TeX.SX question printer");
        System.out.println("Copyright (c) 2012, Paulo Roberto Massa Cereda");
        System.out.println("All rights reserved.\n");
    }
}