cpp_linter/cli/
mod.rs

1//! This module holds the Command Line Interface design.
2use std::path::PathBuf;
3
4// non-std crates
5use clap::builder::{ArgPredicate, BoolishValueParser, FalseyValueParser};
6use clap::{value_parser, Arg, ArgAction, ArgGroup, ArgMatches, Command};
7
8mod structs;
9pub use structs::{ClangParams, Cli, FeedbackInput, LinesChangedOnly, ThreadComments};
10
11/// Builds and returns the Command Line Interface's argument parsing object.
12pub fn get_arg_parser() -> Command {
13    Command::new("cpp-linter")
14        .subcommand(
15            Command::new("version")
16                .about("Display the cpp-linter version and exit.")
17        )
18        .arg(
19            Arg::new("verbosity")
20                .long("verbosity")
21                .short('v')
22                .default_value("info")
23                .value_parser(["debug", "info"])
24                .help(
25                    "This controls the action's verbosity in the workflow's logs.
26This option does not affect the verbosity of resulting
27thread comments or file annotations.\n\n",
28            ),
29        )
30        .arg(
31            Arg::new("database")
32                .long("database")
33                .short('p')
34                .value_parser(value_parser!(PathBuf))
35                .help_heading("clang-tidy options")
36                .help(
37                    "The path that is used to read a compile command database.
38For example, it can be a CMake build directory in which a file named
39compile_commands.json exists (set `CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS` to `ON`).
40When no build path is specified, a search for compile_commands.json will be
41attempted through all parent paths of the first input file. See [LLVM docs about
42setup tooling](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/HowToSetupToolingForLLVM.html)
43for an example of setting up Clang Tooling on a source tree.",
44            )
45        )
46        .arg(
47            Arg::new("style")
48                .short('s')
49                .long("style")
50                .default_value("llvm")
51                .help_heading("clang-format options")
52                .help(
53                    "The style rules to use.
54
55- Set this to `file` to have clang-format use the closest relative
56  .clang-format file.
57- Set this to a blank string (`''`) to disable using clang-format
58  entirely.
59
60> [!NOTE]
61> If this is not a blank string, then it is also passed to clang-tidy
62> (if [`--tidy_checks`](#-c-tidy-checks) is not `-*`).
63> This is done to ensure suggestions from both clang-tidy and
64> clang-format are consistent.\n\n",
65            ),
66        )
67        .arg(
68            Arg::new("tidy-checks")
69                .short('c')
70                .long("tidy-checks")
71                .default_value(
72                    "boost-*,bugprone-*,performance-*,readability-*,portability-*,modernize-*,clang-analyzer-*,cppcoreguidelines-*",
73                )
74                .help_heading("clang-tidy options")
75                .help(
76                    "A comma-separated list of globs with optional `-` prefix.
77Globs are processed in order of appearance in the list.
78Globs without `-` prefix add checks with matching names to the set,
79globs with the `-` prefix remove checks with matching names from the set of
80enabled checks. This option's value is appended to the value of the 'Checks'
81option in a .clang-tidy file (if any).
82
83- It is possible to disable clang-tidy entirely by setting this option to
84  `'-*'`.
85- It is also possible to rely solely on a .clang-tidy config file by
86  specifying this option as a blank string (`''`).
87
88See also clang-tidy docs for more info.\n\n",
89            ),
90        )
91        .arg(
92            Arg::new("version")
93                .short('V')
94                .long("version")
95                .default_missing_value("NO-VERSION")
96                .num_args(0..=1)
97                .require_equals(true)
98                .default_value("")
99                .help(
100                    "The desired version of the clang tools to use. Accepted options are
101strings which can be 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
102
103- Set this option to a blank string (`''`) to use the
104  platform's default installed version.
105- This value can also be a path to where the clang tools are
106  installed (if using a custom install location). All paths specified
107  here are converted to absolute.\n\n",
108            ),
109        )
110        .arg(
111            Arg::new("extensions")
112                .short('e')
113                .long("extensions")
114                .value_delimiter(',')
115                .default_value("c,h,C,H,cpp,hpp,cc,hh,c++,h++,cxx,hxx")
116                .help_heading("Source options")
117                .help("A comma-separated list of file extensions to analyze.\n"),
118        )
119        .arg(
120            Arg::new("repo-root")
121                .short('r')
122                .long("repo-root")
123                .default_value(".")
124                .help_heading("Source options")
125                .help(
126                    "The relative path to the repository root directory. This path is
127relative to the runner's `GITHUB_WORKSPACE` environment variable (or
128the current working directory if not using a CI runner).\n\n",
129            ),
130        )
131        .arg(
132            Arg::new("ignore")
133                .short('i')
134                .long("ignore")
135                .value_delimiter('|')
136                .default_value(".github|target")
137                .help_heading("Source options")
138                .help(
139                    "Set this option with path(s) to ignore (or not ignore).
140
141- In the case of multiple paths, you can use `|` to separate each path.
142- There is no need to use `./` for each entry; a blank string (`''`)
143  represents the repo-root path.
144- This can also have files, but the file's path (relative to
145  the [`--repo-root`](#-r-repo-root)) has to be specified with the filename.
146- Submodules are automatically ignored. Hidden directories (beginning
147  with a `.`) are also ignored automatically.
148- Prefix a path with `!` to explicitly not ignore it. This can be
149  applied to a submodule's path (if desired) but not hidden directories.
150- Glob patterns are supported here. Path separators in glob patterns should
151  use `/` because `\\` represents an escaped literal.\n\n",
152            ),
153        )
154        .arg(
155            Arg::new("ignore-tidy")
156                .short('D')
157                .long("ignore-tidy")
158                .value_delimiter('|')
159                .help_heading("clang-tidy options")
160                .help(
161                    "Similar to [`--ignore`](#-i-ignore) but applied
162exclusively to files analyzed by clang-tidy.\n\n",
163            ),
164        )
165        .arg(
166            Arg::new("ignore-format")
167                .short('M')
168                .long("ignore-format")
169                .value_delimiter('|')
170                .help_heading("clang-format options")
171                .help(
172                    "Similar to [`--ignore`](#-i-ignore) but applied
173exclusively to files analyzed by clang-format.\n\n",
174            ),
175        )
176        .arg(
177            Arg::new("lines-changed-only")
178                .short('l')
179                .long("lines-changed-only")
180                .value_parser(["true", "on", "1", "false", "off", "0", "diff"])
181                .default_value("true")
182                .help_heading("Source options")
183                .help(
184                    "This controls what part of the files are analyzed.
185The following values are accepted:
186
187- `false`: All lines in a file are analyzed.
188- `true`: Only lines in the diff that contain additions are analyzed.
189- `diff`: All lines in the diff are analyzed (including unchanged
190  lines but not subtractions).\n\n",
191            ),
192        )
193        .arg(
194            Arg::new("files-changed-only")
195                .short('f')
196                .long("files-changed-only")
197                .default_value_if("lines-changed-only", ArgPredicate::Equals("true".into()), "true")
198                .default_value("false")
199                .value_parser(FalseyValueParser::new())
200                .help_heading("Source options")
201                .help(
202                    "Set this option to false to analyze any source files in the repo.
203This is automatically enabled if
204[`--lines-changed-only`](#-l-lines-changed-only) is enabled.
205
206> [!NOTE]
207> The `GITHUB_TOKEN` should be supplied when running on a
208> private repository with this option enabled, otherwise the runner
209> does not not have the privilege to list the changed files for an event.
210>
211> See [Authenticating with the `GITHUB_TOKEN`](
212> https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow).\n\n",
213            ),
214        )
215        .arg(
216            Arg::new("extra-arg")
217                .long("extra-arg")
218                .short('x')
219                .action(ArgAction::Append)
220                .help_heading("clang-tidy options")
221                .help(
222                    r#"A string of extra arguments passed to clang-tidy for use as
223compiler arguments. This can be specified more than once for each
224additional argument. Recommend using quotes around the value and
225avoid using spaces between name and value (use `=` instead):
226
227```shell
228cpp-linter --extra-arg="-std=c++17" --extra-arg="-Wall"
229```"#,
230            ),
231        )
232        .arg(
233            Arg::new("thread-comments")
234                .long("thread-comments")
235                .short('g')
236                .value_parser(["true", "on", "1", "false", "off", "0", "update"])
237                .default_value("false")
238                .help_heading("feedback options")
239                .help(
240                    "Set this option to true to enable the use of thread comments as feedback.
241Set this to `update` to update an existing comment if one exists;
242the value 'true' will always delete an old comment and post a new one if necessary.
243
244> [!NOTE]
245> To use thread comments, the `GITHUB_TOKEN` (provided by
246> Github to each repository) must be declared as an environment
247> variable.
248>
249> See [Authenticating with the `GITHUB_TOKEN`](
250> https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow).\n\n",
251            ),
252        )
253        .arg(
254            Arg::new("no-lgtm")
255                .long("no-lgtm")
256                .short('t')
257                .value_parser(FalseyValueParser::new())
258                .default_value("true")
259                .help_heading("feedback options")
260                .help(
261                    "Set this option to true or false to enable or disable the use of a
262thread comment that basically says 'Looks Good To Me' (when all checks pass).
263
264> [!IMPORTANT]
265> The [`--thread-comments`](#-g-thread-comments)
266> option also notes further implications.\n\n",
267            ),
268        )
269        .arg(
270            Arg::new("step-summary")
271                .long("step-summary")
272                .short('w')
273                .value_parser(FalseyValueParser::new())
274                .default_value("false")
275                .help_heading("feedback options")
276                .help(
277                    "Set this option to true or false to enable or disable the use of
278a workflow step summary when the run has concluded.\n\n",
279            ),
280        )
281        .arg(
282            Arg::new("file-annotations")
283                .long("file-annotations")
284                .short('a')
285                .value_parser(FalseyValueParser::new())
286                .default_value("true")
287                .help_heading("feedback options")
288                .help(
289                    "Set this option to false to disable the use of
290file annotations as feedback.\n\n",
291            ),
292        )
293        .arg(
294            Arg::new("tidy-review")
295                .long("tidy-review")
296                .short('d')
297                .value_parser(BoolishValueParser::new())
298                .default_value("false")
299                .help_heading("feedback options")
300                .help(
301                    "Set to `true` to enable Pull Request reviews from clang-tidy.\n\n",
302            ),
303        )
304        .arg(
305            Arg::new("format-review")
306                .long("format-review")
307                .short('m')
308                .value_parser(BoolishValueParser::new())
309                .default_value("false")
310                .help_heading("feedback options")
311                .help(
312                    "Set to `true` to enable Pull Request reviews from clang-format.\n\n",
313            ),
314        )
315        .arg(
316            Arg::new("passive-reviews")
317                .long("passive-reviews")
318                .short('R')
319                .value_parser(BoolishValueParser::new())
320                .default_value("false")
321                .help_heading("feedback options")
322                .help(
323                    "Set to `true` to prevent Pull Request reviews from
324approving or requesting changes.\n\n",
325            ),
326        )
327        .arg(
328            Arg::new("files")
329                .action(ArgAction::Append)
330                .help(
331                    "An explicit path to a file.
332This can be specified zero or more times, resulting in a list of files.
333The list of files is appended to the internal list of 'not ignored' files.
334Further filtering can still be applied (see [Source options](#source-options)).",
335            )
336        )
337        .groups([
338            ArgGroup::new("Clang-tidy options")
339                .args(["tidy-checks", "database", "extra-arg", "ignore-tidy"]).multiple(true),
340            ArgGroup::new("Clang-format options").args(["style", "ignore-format"]).multiple(true),
341            ArgGroup::new("General options").args(["verbosity", "version"]).multiple(true),
342            ArgGroup::new("Source options").args(["extensions", "repo-root", "ignore", "lines-changed-only", "files-changed-only"]).multiple(true),
343            ArgGroup::new("Feedback options").args([
344                "thread-comments", "no-lgtm", "step-summary", "file-annotations", "tidy-review", "format-review", "passive-reviews"
345            ]).multiple(true),
346        ])
347        .next_line_help(true)
348}
349
350/// Converts the parsed value of the `--extra-arg` option into an optional vector of strings.
351///
352/// This is for adapting to 2 scenarios where `--extra-arg` is either
353///
354/// - specified multiple times
355///     - each val is appended to a [`Vec`] (by clap crate)
356/// - specified once with multiple space-separated values
357///     - resulting [`Vec`] is made from splitting at the spaces between
358/// - not specified at all (returns [`None`])
359///
360/// It is preferred that the values specified in either situation do not contain spaces and are
361/// quoted:
362/// ```shell
363/// --extra-arg="-std=c++17" --extra-arg="-Wall"
364/// # or equivalently
365/// --extra-arg="-std=c++17 -Wall"
366/// ```
367/// The cpp-linter-action (for Github CI workflows) can only use 1 `extra-arg` input option, so
368/// the value will be split at spaces.
369pub fn convert_extra_arg_val(args: &ArgMatches) -> Vec<String> {
370    let mut val = args.get_many::<String>("extra-arg").unwrap_or_default();
371    if val.len() == 1 {
372        // specified once; split and return result
373        return val
374            .next()
375            .unwrap()
376            .trim_matches('\'')
377            .trim_matches('"')
378            .split(' ')
379            .map(|i| i.to_string())
380            .collect();
381    } else {
382        // specified multiple times; just return
383        val.map(|i| i.to_string()).collect()
384    }
385}
386
387#[cfg(test)]
388mod test {
389    use clap::ArgMatches;
390
391    use super::{convert_extra_arg_val, get_arg_parser};
392
393    fn parser_args(input: Vec<&str>) -> ArgMatches {
394        let arg_parser = get_arg_parser();
395        arg_parser.get_matches_from(input)
396    }
397
398    #[test]
399    fn extra_arg_0() {
400        let args = parser_args(vec!["cpp-linter"]);
401        let extras = convert_extra_arg_val(&args);
402        assert!(extras.is_empty());
403    }
404
405    #[test]
406    fn extra_arg_1() {
407        let args = parser_args(vec!["cpp-linter", "--extra-arg='-std=c++17 -Wall'"]);
408        let extra_args = convert_extra_arg_val(&args);
409        assert_eq!(extra_args.len(), 2);
410        assert_eq!(extra_args, ["-std=c++17", "-Wall"])
411    }
412
413    #[test]
414    fn extra_arg_2() {
415        let args = parser_args(vec![
416            "cpp-linter",
417            "--extra-arg=-std=c++17",
418            "--extra-arg=-Wall",
419        ]);
420        let extra_args = convert_extra_arg_val(&args);
421        assert_eq!(extra_args.len(), 2);
422        assert_eq!(extra_args, ["-std=c++17", "-Wall"])
423    }
424}