Atrico.Lib.CommandLineParser

Command line parser project
Currently still in development

Why?

Having looked around, nothing I can find fits my requirements exactly. An old library I wrote years ago did exactly what I wanted so this is a refactored version using attributes to specify options

Features

Windows powershell like command line, Options can be given by position and/or name. Options can be specified by the minimum unique name.

Syntax

Options class

private class Options
{
    [Option]
    public bool Optional { get; set; }
    [Option, Required = true]
    public bool Mandatory { get; set; }
}

// Returns parsed options or exception if parsing failed 
var option = Parser.Parse<Options>(args);

// Throws exception if Options contains errors that will stop the parser
//     e.g. Unsupported type, property has no setter
// Returns list of warnings which will not stop the parser but perhaps indicate a coding error
//     e.g. Default value on required property
var warnings = Parser.Validate<Options>();

Roadmap

• Get Usage information
• Auto add help
• Multiple commands (like git commit, git push, etc)