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QCommandLineParser with subcommands
#include <QCommandLineParser>
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QTextStream>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
QCommandLineParser parser;
parser.setOptionsAfterPositionalArgumentsMode(QCommandLineParser::ParseAsOptions);
parser.addPositionalArgument("subcommand",
"cherry-pick\n"
"pull\n"
"push\n"
);
QTextStream cout(stdout);
QTextStream cerr(stderr);
parser.parse(app.arguments());
QStringList args = parser.positionalArguments();
if (args.isEmpty()) {
cerr << "Missing subcommand!" << endl;
cerr << parser.helpText();
return 1;
}
const QString subCommand = args.first();
if (subCommand == "cherry-pick") {
parser.addPositionalArgument("hash", "The commit hash to cherry-pick.");
const QCommandLineOption editOption("edit", "Edit commit message after cherry-pick");
parser.addOption(editOption);
} else if (subCommand == "pull") {
parser.addPositionalArgument("branch", "The remote branch to pull from.");
} else if (subCommand == "push") {
parser.addPositionalArgument("branch", "The remote branch to push to.");
} else {
cerr << "Invalid subcommand!" << endl;
cerr << parser.helpText();
}
parser.parse(app.arguments());
parser.clearPositionalArguments();
args = parser.positionalArguments();
if (args.size() < 2) {
cerr << "Missing command line parameter" << endl;
cerr << parser.helpText();
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
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