fixes parseopt/parseopt2 custom cmdline args.

lib/pure/parseopt.nim

@@ -149,26 +149,41 @@ proc cmdLineRest*(p: OptParser): TaintedString {.rtl, extern: "npo$1".} =
   ## retrieves the rest of the command line that has not been parsed yet.
   result = strip(substr(p.cmd, p.pos, len(p.cmd) - 1)).TaintedString
 
+iterator getopt*(p: var OptParser): tuple[kind: CmdLineKind, key, val: TaintedString] =
+  ## This is an convenience iterator for iterating over the given OptParser object.
+  ## Example:
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   var p = initOptParser("--left --debug:3 -l=4 -r:2")
+  ##   for kind, key, val in p.getopt():
+  ##     case kind
+  ##     of cmdArgument:
+  ##       filename = key
+  ##     of cmdLongOption, cmdShortOption:
+  ##       case key
+  ##       of "help", "h": writeHelp()
+  ##       of "version", "v": writeVersion()
+  ##     of cmdEnd: assert(false) # cannot happen
+  ##   if filename == "":
+  ##     # no filename has been given, so we show the help:
+  ##     writeHelp()
+  p.pos = 0
+  while true:
+    next(p)
+    if p.kind == cmdEnd: break
+    yield (p.kind, p.key, p.val)
+
 when declared(initOptParser):
   iterator getopt*(): tuple[kind: CmdLineKind, key, val: TaintedString] =
-    ## This is an convenience iterator for iterating over the command line.
-    ## This uses the OptParser object. Example:
+    ## This is an convenience iterator for iterating over the command line arguments.
+    ## This create a new OptParser object.
+    ## See above for a more detailed example
     ##
     ## .. code-block:: nim
-    ##   var
-    ##     filename = ""
     ##   for kind, key, val in getopt():
-    ##     case kind
-    ##     of cmdArgument:
-    ##       filename = key
-    ##     of cmdLongOption, cmdShortOption:
-    ##       case key
-    ##       of "help", "h": writeHelp()
-    ##       of "version", "v": writeVersion()
-    ##     of cmdEnd: assert(false) # cannot happen
-    ##   if filename == "":
-    ##     # no filename has been given, so we show the help:
-    ##     writeHelp()
+    ##     # this will iterate over all arguments passed to the cmdline.
+    ##     continue
+    ##
     var p = initOptParser()
     while true:
       next(p)

lib/pure/parseopt2.nim

@@ -123,26 +123,41 @@ type
 
 {.deprecated: [TGetoptResult: GetoptResult].}
 
+iterator getopt*(p: var OptParser): GetoptResult =
+  ## This is an convenience iterator for iterating over the given OptParser object.
+  ## Example:
+  ##
+  ## .. code-block:: nim
+  ##   var p = initOptParser("--left --debug:3 -l=4 -r:2")
+  ##   for kind, key, val in p.getopt():
+  ##     case kind
+  ##     of cmdArgument:
+  ##       filename = key
+  ##     of cmdLongOption, cmdShortOption:
+  ##       case key
+  ##       of "help", "h": writeHelp()
+  ##       of "version", "v": writeVersion()
+  ##     of cmdEnd: assert(false) # cannot happen
+  ##   if filename == "":
+  ##     # no filename has been given, so we show the help:
+  ##     writeHelp()
+  p.pos = 0
+  while true:
+    next(p)
+    if p.kind == cmdEnd: break
+    yield (p.kind, p.key, p.val)
+
 when declared(paramCount):
   iterator getopt*(): GetoptResult =
-    ## This is an convenience iterator for iterating over the command line.
-    ## This uses the OptParser object. Example:
+    ## This is an convenience iterator for iterating over the command line arguments.
+    ## This create a new OptParser object.
+    ## See above for a more detailed example
     ##
     ## .. code-block:: nim
-    ##   var
-    ##     filename = ""
     ##   for kind, key, val in getopt():
-    ##     case kind
-    ##     of cmdArgument:
-    ##       filename = key
-    ##     of cmdLongOption, cmdShortOption:
-    ##       case key
-    ##       of "help", "h": writeHelp()
-    ##       of "version", "v": writeVersion()
-    ##     of cmdEnd: assert(false) # cannot happen
-    ##   if filename == "":
-    ##     # no filename has been given, so we show the help:
-    ##     writeHelp()
+    ##     # this will iterate over all arguments passed to the cmdline.
+    ##     continue
+    ##
     var p = initOptParser()
     while true:
       next(p)

tests/misc/tparseopt.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+discard """
+  file: "tparseopt.nim"
+  output: '''
+parseopt
+first round
+kind: cmdLongOption	key:val  --  left:
+second round
+kind: cmdLongOption	key:val  --  left:
+kind: cmdLongOption	key:val  --  debug:3
+kind: cmdShortOption	key:val  --  l:4
+kind: cmdShortOption	key:val  --  r:2
+parseopt2
+first round
+kind: cmdLongOption	key:val  --  left:
+second round
+kind: cmdLongOption	key:val  --  left:
+kind: cmdLongOption	key:val  --  debug:3
+kind: cmdShortOption	key:val  --  l:4
+kind: cmdShortOption	key:val  --  r:2'''
+"""
+from parseopt import nil
+from parseopt2 import nil
+
+
+block:
+    echo "parseopt"
+    for kind, key, val in parseopt.getopt():
+      echo "kind: ", kind, "\tkey:val  --  ", key, ":", val
+
+    # pass custom cmdline arguments
+    echo "first round"
+    var argv = "--left --debug:3 -l=4 -r:2"
+    var p = parseopt.initOptParser(argv)
+    for kind, key, val in parseopt.getopt(p):
+      echo "kind: ", kind, "\tkey:val  --  ", key, ":", val
+      break
+    # reset getopt iterator and check arguments are returned correctly.
+    echo "second round"
+    for kind, key, val in parseopt.getopt(p):
+      echo "kind: ", kind, "\tkey:val  --  ", key, ":", val
+
+block:
+    echo "parseopt2"
+    for kind, key, val in parseopt2.getopt():
+      echo "kind: ", kind, "\tkey:val  --  ", key, ":", val
+
+    # pass custom cmdline arguments
+    echo "first round"
+    var argv: seq[string] = @["--left", "--debug:3", "-l=4", "-r:2"]
+    var p = parseopt2.initOptParser(argv)
+    for kind, key, val in parseopt2.getopt(p):
+      echo "kind: ", kind, "\tkey:val  --  ", key, ":", val
+      break
+    # reset getopt iterator and check arguments are returned correctly.
+    echo "second round"
+    for kind, key, val in parseopt2.getopt(p):
+      echo "kind: ", kind, "\tkey:val  --  ", key, ":", val