/* Part of SWI-Prolog Author: Jan Wielemaker E-mail: J.Wielemaker@vu.nl WWW: http://www.swi-prolog.org Copyright (c) 2002-2017, University of Amsterdam VU University Amsterdam All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ :- module(prolog_main, [ main/0, argv_options/3 % +Argv, -RestArgv, -Options ]). /** Provide entry point for scripts This library is intended for supporting PrologScript on Unix using the =|#!|= magic sequence for scripts using commandline options. The entry point main/0 calls the user-supplied predicate main/1 passing a list of commandline options. Below is `echo' in Prolog (adjust /usr/bin/swipl to where SWI-Prolog is installed) == #!/usr/bin/env swipl :- initialization(main, main). main(Argv) :- echo(Argv). echo([]) :- nl. echo([Last]) :- !, write(Last), nl. echo([H|T]) :- write(H), write(' '), echo(T). == @see XPCE users should have a look at library(pce_main), which starts the GUI and processes events until all windows have gone. */ :- module_transparent main/0. %! main % % Call main/1 using the passed command-line arguments. Before calling % main/1 this predicate installs a signal handler for =SIGINT= % (Control-C) that terminates the process with status 1. main :- context_module(M), set_signals, current_prolog_flag(argv, Av), call(M:main, Av). set_signals :- on_signal(int, _, interrupt). %! interrupt(+Signal) % % We received an interrupt. This handler is installed using % on_signal/3. interrupt(_Sig) :- halt(1). %! argv_options(+Argv, -RestArgv, -Options) is det. % % Generic transformation of long commandline arguments to options. % Each --Name=Value is mapped to Name(Value). Each plain name is % mapped to Name(true), unless Name starts with =|no-|=, in which % case the option is mapped to Name(false). Numeric option values % are mapped to Prolog numbers. % % @see library(optparse) provides a more involved option library, % providing both short and long options, help and error handling. % This predicate is more for quick-and-dirty scripts. argv_options([], [], []). argv_options([H0|T0], R, [H|T]) :- sub_atom(H0, 0, _, _, --), !, ( sub_atom(H0, B, _, A, =) -> B2 is B-2, sub_atom(H0, 2, B2, _, Name), sub_string(H0, _, A, 0, Value0), convert_option(Name, Value0, Value) ; sub_atom(H0, 2, _, 0, Name0), ( sub_atom(Name0, 0, _, _, 'no-') -> sub_atom(Name0, 3, _, 0, Name), Value = false ; Name = Name0, Value = true ) ), H =.. [Name,Value], argv_options(T0, R, T). argv_options([H|T0], [H|R], T) :- argv_options(T0, R, T). convert_option(password, String, String) :- !. convert_option(_, String, Number) :- number_string(Number, String), !. convert_option(_, String, Atom) :- atom_string(Atom, String). :- multifile prolog:called_by/2. prolog:called_by(main, [main(_)]).