+
+--[[This file is an adaptation from the following source:
+
+https://github.com/attractivechaos/klib/blob/master/lua/klib.lua
+
+]]
+
+--[[
+ The MIT License
+
+ Copyright (c) 2011, Attractive Chaos <attractor@live.co.uk>
+
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ SOFTWARE.
+]]--
+
+
+local function split(txt)
+ local retval = {};
+ for i in string.gmatch(txt, "%S+") do
+ table.insert(retval,i)
+ end
+ return retval
+end
+
+
+-- Description: getopt() translated from the BSD getopt(); compatible with the default Unix getopt()
+--[[ Example:
+ for o, a in os.getopt(arg, 'a:b') do
+ print(o, a)
+ end
+]]--
+
+local function getopt(args, ostr)
+ -- Modification to handle strings instead of tables:
+ if type(args) == 'string' then
+ args = split(args)
+ end
+
+ local arg, place = nil, 0;
+ return function ()
+ if place == 0 then -- update scanning pointer
+ place = 1
+ if #args == 0
+ or args[1]:sub(1, 1) ~= '-' then
+ place = 0; return nil end
+ if #args[1] >= 2 then
+ place = place + 1
+ if args[1]:sub(2, 2) == '-' then -- found "--"
+ place = 0
+ table.remove(args, 1);
+ return nil;
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ local optopt = args[1]:sub(place, place);
+ place = place + 1;
+ local oli = ostr:find(optopt);
+ if optopt == ':' or oli == nil then -- unknown option
+ if optopt == '-' then return nil end
+ if place > #args[1] then
+ table.remove(args, 1);
+ place = 0;
+ end
+ return '?';
+ end
+ oli = oli + 1;
+ if ostr:sub(oli, oli) ~= ':' then -- do not need argument
+ arg = nil;
+ if place > #args[1] then
+ table.remove(args, 1);
+ place = 0;
+ end
+ else -- need an argument
+ if place <= #args[1] then -- no white space
+ arg = args[1]:sub(place);
+ else
+ table.remove(args, 1);
+ if #args == 0 then -- an option requiring argument is the last one
+ place = 0;
+ if ostr:sub(1, 1) == ':' then return ':' end
+ return '?';
+ else arg = args[1] end
+ end
+ table.remove(args, 1);
+ place = 0;
+ end
+ return optopt, arg;
+ end
+end
+
+return { getopt = getopt }