1 // Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Julio M. Merino Vidal
2 // Copyright (c) 2008 Ilya Sokolov, Boris Schaeling
3 // Copyright (c) 2009 Boris Schaeling
4 // Copyright (c) 2010 Felipe Tanus, Boris Schaeling
5 // Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Jeff Flinn, Boris Schaeling
6 // Copyright (c) 2016 Klemens D. Morgenstern
8 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
9 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
11 #ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_ARGS_HPP
12 #define BOOST_PROCESS_ARGS_HPP
14 /** \file boost/process/args.hpp
16 * This header provides the \xmlonly <globalname alt="boost::process::args">args</globalname>\endxmlonly property. It also provides the
17 * alternative name \xmlonly <globalname alt="boost::process::argv">argv</globalname>\endxmlonly .
24 <emphasis>unspecified</emphasis> <globalname alt="boost::process::args">args</globalname>;
25 <emphasis>unspecified</emphasis> <globalname alt="boost::process::argv">argv</globalname>;
33 #include <boost/process/detail/basic_cmd.hpp>
36 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail {
41 using remove_reference_t = typename std::remove_reference<T>::type;
43 using value_type = typename remove_reference_t<T>::value_type;
46 using vvalue_type = value_type<value_type<T>>;
48 template <class Range>
49 arg_setter_<vvalue_type<Range>, true> operator()(Range &&range) const
51 return arg_setter_<vvalue_type<Range>, true>(std::forward<Range>(range));
53 template <class Range>
54 arg_setter_<vvalue_type<Range>, true> operator+=(Range &&range) const
56 return arg_setter_<vvalue_type<Range>, true>(std::forward<Range>(range));
58 template <class Range>
59 arg_setter_<vvalue_type<Range>, false> operator= (Range &&range) const
61 return arg_setter_<vvalue_type<Range>, false>(std::forward<Range>(range));
63 template<typename Char>
64 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator()(std::basic_string<Char> && str) const
66 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
68 template<typename Char>
69 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator+=(std::basic_string<Char> && str) const
71 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
73 template<typename Char>
74 arg_setter_<Char, false> operator= (std::basic_string<Char> && str) const
76 return arg_setter_<Char, false>(str);
78 template<typename Char>
79 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator()(const std::basic_string<Char> & str) const
81 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
83 template<typename Char>
84 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator+=(const std::basic_string<Char> & str) const
86 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
88 template<typename Char>
89 arg_setter_<Char, false> operator= (const std::basic_string<Char> & str) const
91 return arg_setter_<Char, false>(str);
93 template<typename Char>
94 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator()(std::basic_string<Char> & str) const
96 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
98 template<typename Char>
99 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator+=(std::basic_string<Char> & str) const
101 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
103 template<typename Char>
104 arg_setter_<Char, false> operator= (std::basic_string<Char> & str) const
106 return arg_setter_<Char, false>(str);
108 template<typename Char>
109 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator()(const Char* str) const
111 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
113 template<typename Char>
114 arg_setter_<Char, true> operator+=(const Char* str) const
116 return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
118 template<typename Char>
119 arg_setter_<Char, false> operator= (const Char* str) const
121 return arg_setter_<Char, false>(str);
123 // template<typename Char, std::size_t Size>
124 // arg_setter_<Char, true> operator()(const Char (&str) [Size]) const
126 // return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
128 // template<typename Char, std::size_t Size>
129 // arg_setter_<Char, true> operator+=(const Char (&str) [Size]) const
131 // return arg_setter_<Char, true> (str);
133 // template<typename Char, std::size_t Size>
134 // arg_setter_<Char, false> operator= (const Char (&str) [Size]) const
136 // return arg_setter_<Char, false>(str);
139 arg_setter_<char, true> operator()(std::initializer_list<const char*> &&range) const
141 return arg_setter_<char, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
143 arg_setter_<char, true> operator+=(std::initializer_list<const char*> &&range) const
145 return arg_setter_<char, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
147 arg_setter_<char, false> operator= (std::initializer_list<const char*> &&range) const
149 return arg_setter_<char, false>(range.begin(), range.end());
151 arg_setter_<char, true> operator()(std::initializer_list<std::string> &&range) const
153 return arg_setter_<char, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
155 arg_setter_<char, true> operator+=(std::initializer_list<std::string> &&range) const
157 return arg_setter_<char, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
159 arg_setter_<char, false> operator= (std::initializer_list<std::string> &&range) const
161 return arg_setter_<char, false>(range.begin(), range.end());
164 arg_setter_<wchar_t, true> operator()(std::initializer_list<const wchar_t*> &&range) const
166 return arg_setter_<wchar_t, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
168 arg_setter_<wchar_t, true> operator+=(std::initializer_list<const wchar_t*> &&range) const
170 return arg_setter_<wchar_t, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
172 arg_setter_<wchar_t, false> operator= (std::initializer_list<const wchar_t*> &&range) const
174 return arg_setter_<wchar_t, false>(range.begin(), range.end());
176 arg_setter_<wchar_t, true> operator()(std::initializer_list<std::wstring> &&range) const
178 return arg_setter_<wchar_t, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
180 arg_setter_<wchar_t, true> operator+=(std::initializer_list<std::wstring> &&range) const
182 return arg_setter_<wchar_t, true>(range.begin(), range.end());
184 arg_setter_<wchar_t, false> operator= (std::initializer_list<std::wstring> &&range) const
186 return arg_setter_<wchar_t, false>(range.begin(), range.end());
194 The `args` property allows to explicitly set arguments for the execution. The
195 name of the executable will always be the first element in the arg-vector.
197 \section args_details Details
199 \subsection args_operations Operations
201 \subsubsection args_set_var Setting values
203 To set a the argument vector the following syntax can be used.
210 `std::initializer_list` is among the allowed types, so the following syntax is also possible.
213 args = {value1, value2};
214 args({value1, value2});
217 Below the possible types for `value` are listed, with `char_type` being either `char` or `wchar_t`.
219 \paragraph args_set_var_value value
221 - `std::basic_string<char_type>`
222 - `const char_type * `
223 - `std::initializer_list<const char_type *>`
224 - `std::vector<std::basic_string<char_type>>`
226 Additionally any range of `std::basic_string<char_type>` can be passed.
228 \subsubsection args_append_var Appending values
230 To append a the argument vector the following syntax can be used.
236 `std::initializer_list` is among the allowed types, so the following syntax is also possible.
239 args += {value1, value2};
242 Below the possible types for `value` are listed, with `char_type` being either `char` or `wchar_t`.
244 \paragraph args_append_var_value value
246 - `std::basic_string<char_type>`
247 - `const char_type * `
248 - `std::initializer_list<const char_type *>`
249 - `std::vector<std::basic_string<char_type>>`
251 Additionally any range of `std::basic_string<char_type>` can be passed.
254 \subsection args_example Example
256 The overload form is used when more than one string is passed, from the second one forward.
257 I.e. the following expressions have the same results:
260 spawn("gcc", "--version");
261 spawn("gcc", args ="--version");
262 spawn("gcc", args+="--version");
263 spawn("gcc", args ={"--version"});
264 spawn("gcc", args+={"--version"});
267 \note A string will be parsed and set in quotes if it has none and contains spaces.
271 constexpr boost::process::detail::args_ args{};
273 ///Alias for \xmlonly <globalname alt="boost::process::args">args</globalname> \endxmlonly .
274 constexpr boost::process::detail::args_ argv{};