Interface CommandLineHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:
AllowWhitespaceDirectiveHandler, CareForLastNextLineCharHandler, ClearDstDirectoryHandler, CompareDestinationContentHandler, CopyFileAttributesHandler, DestinationDirectoryHandler, ExcludedFileExtensionsHandler, ExcludeFoldersHandler, FileExtensionsHandler, GlobalVariableDefiningFileHandler, GlobalVariableHandler, HelpHandler, InCharsetHandler, KeepLineHandler, OutCharsetHandler, PreserveIndentDirectiveHandler, RemoveCommentsHandler, SourceDirectoryHandler, UnknownAsFalseHandler, VerboseHandler
public interface CommandLineHandler
The interface describes a command line key handler. It is not just a handler but it will be called for all met keys to recognize one to be processed.

  • Method Details

    • getKeyName

      String getKeyName()
      Get the key name for the handler
      Returns:
      the key name as a String, must not be null

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()
      Get the description of the key (it will be printed into the help text)
      Returns:
      the description as a String

    • processCommandLineKey

      boolean processCommandLineKey(String key, PreprocessorContext context)
      Process a command line key
      Parameters:
      key - the command line key to be processed, must not be null
      context - the preprocessor context, must not be null
      Returns:
      true if the key has been recognized and processed else false