Overview

CPP-ARGON is a lightweight and feature-rich command-line argument parsing library for the C++20 and newer standards, designed as an alternative to boost::program_options. It offers a modern and intuitive interface allowing for straightforward argument configuration and parsing.

‍ Caution: Versions of the CPP-ARGON library up to prior to v4.0.0 were developed under the name CPP-AP.

Legacy Support: The deprecated URLs (https://github.com/SpectraL519/cpp-ap and .../cpp-ap-demo) automatically redirect to the new locations, and build targets defined in previous versions remain fully functional.

Action Required:

• Repositories: We highly recommend updating your remote references and submodules to the new canonical URLs:
  • Library: https://github.com/SpectraL519/cpp-argon
  • Demo: https://github.com/SpectraL519/cpp-argon-demo
• Documentation: The old documentation URL (.../cpp-ap/<version>/) is no longer active. Please use the new address:
  • https://spectral519.github.io/cpp-argon/latest/

‍ Note:

v1.0 of the library has been developed for the Team Programming course at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

Faculty: W04N - Faculty of Information and Communication Technology

Field of study: Algorithmic Computer Science

The project has received the 1st place at the 2024 CreatiWITy competition organized by the faculty. The article in Polish can be found on the faculty website. Please note that this is not a technical article :)

Related Pages

• Tutorial
  • Setting Up CPP-ARGON
    • CMake Integration
    • Bazel Build System
    • Downloading the Library
  • The Parser Class
  • Adding Arguments
    • Syntax
    • Names
    • Value Types
    • Boolean Flags
  • Argument Parameters
    • Common Parameters
    • Parameters Specific for Optional Arguments
  • Default Arguments
  • Argument Groups
    • Creating New Groups
    • Adding Arguments to Groups
    • Group Attributes
    • Complete Example
    • Suppressing Argument Group Checks
  • Parsing Arguments
    • Basic Argument Parsing Rules
    • Compound Arguments
    • Parsing Known Arguments
  • Retrieving Argument Values
  • Subparsers
    • Creating Subparsers
    • Using Multiple Subparsers
    • Parsing Arguments with Subparsers
    • Tracking Parser State
    • Suppressing Argument Group Checks
  • Examples
  • Common Utility
• Dev notes
  • Building and testing
  • Formatting
  • Documentation

Compiler Compatibilty

License

The CPP-ARGON project uses the MIT License which can be found in the LICENSE file