CliFactory.java

package org.caudexorigo.cli;

/**
 * <p>
 * Constructs a Cli from an annotated interface definition.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see org.caudexorigo.cli.Option
 * 
 * @author Tim Wood
 */
public abstract class CliFactory
{
	/**
	 * Construct a Cli from an annotated interface definition
	 * 
	 * @param <O>
	 *            The type of the interface that will be used to present the argments
	 * @param klass
	 *            The annotated interface definition
	 * 
	 * @return A Cli configured to create instance of klass
	 */
	public static <O> Cli<O> createCli(final Class<O> klass)
	{
		return new CliImpl<O>(klass);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse arguments from an annotated interface definition
	 * 
	 * @param <O>
	 *            The type of the interface that will be used to present the argments
	 * @param klass
	 *            The annotated interface definition
	 * @param arguments
	 * 
	 * @return The parsed arguments
	 * 
	 * @throws InvalidArgumentsException
	 * @throws ArgumentValidationException
	 */
	public static <O> O parseArguments(final Class<O> klass, final String... arguments) throws ArgumentValidationException
	{
		return createCli(klass).parseArguments(arguments);
	}
}