Package com.inet.pdfc.plugin

Interface CommandLineParameter

All Known Implementing Classes:
PDFC.PROP
public interface CommandLineParameter
Defines an additional parameter for the command line tool. This is a plug-in interface. Thus all implementations have to registered at the ServerPluginManager in the REGISTER phase.
The execute method of the parameters will be called in the same order as they are added to the ServerPluginManager! So make sure to sort the ServerPluginManager.register(Class, Object) calls accordingly.
Since:
i-net PDFC 4.3

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    execute(PDFC.ComparisonParameters parameters, String optionalParameter)
    Executes the parameter to modify the comparison configuration accordingly.
    String
    getHelpMessage()
    Returns a string to attach to the list of commands of the tool.
    String
    getKey()
    Returns the long/full key of the parameter.
    String
    getMissingArgMsg()
    Returns the message in case hasValue() is true but no argument was passed.
    char
    getShortcut()
    Returns the single character short cut switch, use a space if no shortcut can be used.
    boolean
    hasValue()
    Returns whether the parameter requires an additional argument like a path.

  • Method Details

    • getKey

      String getKey()
      Returns the long/full key of the parameter.
      Returns:
      the long/full key of the parameter, may be null if not used
      Since:
      i-net PDFC 4.3

    • getShortcut

      char getShortcut()
      Returns the single character short cut switch, use a space if no shortcut can be used. Short cuts can be combined into a single parameter. It's recommended to only provide a shortcut if no parameter is required since the additional value would be ambiguous in case of combined parameters.
      Returns:
      the single character short cut switch or 0x00 if no shortcut is provided
      Since:
      i-net PDFC 4.3

    • hasValue

      boolean hasValue()
      Returns whether the parameter requires an additional argument like a path.
      Returns:
      true if the next parameter is the argument to this parameter
      Since:
      i-net PDFC 4.3

    • getMissingArgMsg

      String getMissingArgMsg()
      Returns the message in case hasValue() is true but no argument was passed. If hasValue() returns false, this method may return null.
      Returns:
      the message in case hasValue() is true but no argument was passed
      Since:
      i-net PDFC 4.3

    • execute

      void execute(PDFC.ComparisonParameters parameters, String optionalParameter)
      Executes the parameter to modify the comparison configuration accordingly.
      Parameters:
      parameters - the configuration instance for the comparison to run after all command line parameters have been evaluated.
      optionalParameter - if hasValue() yields true, the caller will pass the additional value in this parameter
      Since:
      i-net PDFC 4.3

    • getHelpMessage

      String getHelpMessage()
      Returns a string to attach to the list of commands of the tool. Must not have a leading or tailing break character! Use the default locale of the JVM for the translation.
      Returns:
      a string to attach to the list of commands of the tool or null for no help content
      Since:
      i-net PDFC 4.3