Add AppArgs class for parsing argument from command.

Author: Papoteur

manatools/args.py

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+'''
+Python manatools.args contains an base for parsing argument passed from command line.
+
+License: LGPLv2+
+
+Author:  Papoteur 
+
+@package mamatools.args
+'''
+import argparse
+import gettext
+
+class AppArgs :
+    ''' 
+    AppArs contains an base for parsing argument passed from command line.
+    command is the application name
+    It can be superseded to add specific options
+    '''
+    def __init__(self, command) :
+
+        # We need to call this as early as possible because
+        # command-line help strings are translated
+        gettext.install(command, localedir='/usr/share/locale', names=('ngettext',))
+        self.parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=command, usage='%(prog)s [options]')
+        ui_select_parser = self.parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+        # libyui pass through arguments
+        ui_select_parser.add_argument('--gtk', help=_('start using yui GTK+ plugin implementation'), action='store_true')
+        ui_select_parser.add_argument('--ncurses', help=_('start using yui ncurses plugin implementation'), action='store_true')
+        ui_select_parser.add_argument('--qt', help=_('start using yui Qt plugin implementation'), action='store_true')
+        self.parser.add_argument('--fullscreen', help=_('use full screen for dialogs'), action='store_true')
+
+        # Application arguments
+        self.parser.add_argument('--locales-dir', nargs='?', help=_('directory containing localization strings (developer only)'))
+        self.parser.add_argument('--version',     help=_('show application version and exit'), action='store_true')
+
+    @property
+    def args(self) :
+        '''
+        returns args parsed from command line
+        '''
+        return self.parser.parse_args()
+
+
+
+        # Change localedir if "--locales-dir" option is specified
+        if args.locales_dir:
+            gettext.install(command, localedir=args.locales_dir, names=('ngettext',))

test/testAppArgs.py

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+# vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
+# vim: set et ts=4 sw=4:
+
+'''
+Test services 
+
+License: LGPLv2+
+
+Author:  Angelo Naselli <[email protected]>
+
+@package manatools
+'''
+
+import manatools.args as args
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  parser = args.AppArgs('command')
+  if parser.args.version:
+      print("v1")
+      
+