Archetype: cpp_service_config_parser.cpp.mustache
CLI/file parsing into options. component-service profile.
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library/templates/cpp_service_config_parser.cpp.mustache.
{{! GENERATED FILE — tangled from projects/ores.codegen/library/templates/cpp_service_app.org. Edit the org source. }}
{{{cpp_license}}}
{{#component}}
#include "{{full_name}}/config/parser.hpp"
#include <ostream>
#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
#include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
#include "{{full_name}}/config/parser_exception.hpp"
#include "ores.utility/version/version.hpp"
#include "ores.utility/program_options/common_configuration.hpp"
#include "ores.logging/logging_configuration.hpp"
#include "ores.database/config/database_configuration.hpp"
#include "ores.nats/config/nats_configuration.hpp"
#include "ores.utility/program_options/environment_mapper_factory.hpp"
namespace {
const std::string more_information("Try '--help' for more information.");
const std::string product_version("{{full_name}} v" ORES_VERSION);
const std::string build_info(ores::utility::version::build_info());
const std::string usage_error_msg("Usage error: ");
const std::string help_arg("help");
const std::string version_arg("version");
using boost::program_options::value;
using boost::program_options::variables_map;
using boost::program_options::options_description;
using {{namespace}}::config::options;
using {{namespace}}::config::parser_exception;
options_description make_options_description() {
using ores::database::database_configuration;
using ores::logging::logging_configuration;
using ores::utility::program_options::common_configuration;
using ores::nats::config::nats_configuration;
options_description r;
r.add(common_configuration::make_options_description());
r.add(logging_configuration::make_options_description("{{full_name}}.log"));
r.add(database_configuration::make_options_description());
r.add(nats_configuration::make_options_description());
return r;
}
void print_help(const options_description& od, std::ostream& info) {
info << "{{brief}}" << std::endl << std::endl
<< "Usage: {{full_name}} [options]" << std::endl << std::endl
<< od << std::endl;
}
void version(std::ostream& info) {
info << product_version << std::endl
<< "Copyright (C) 2026 Marco Craveiro." << std::endl
<< "License GPLv3: GNU GPL version 3 or later "
<< "<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>." << std::endl
<< "This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it."
<< std::endl << "There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law."
<< std::endl;
if (!build_info.empty()) {
info << build_info << std::endl;
info << "IMPORTANT: build details are NOT for security purposes."
<< std::endl;
}
}
std::optional<options>
parse_arguments(const std::vector<std::string>& arguments, std::ostream& info) {
using ores::database::database_configuration;
using ores::logging::logging_configuration;
using ores::nats::config::nats_configuration;
const auto od(make_options_description());
using ores::utility::program_options::environment_mapper_factory;
const auto name_mapper(environment_mapper_factory::make_mapper("SERVICE"));
variables_map vm;
boost::program_options::store(
boost::program_options::command_line_parser(arguments).
options(od).run(), vm);
boost::program_options::store(
boost::program_options::parse_environment(od, name_mapper), vm);
if (vm.count(help_arg)) {
print_help(od, info);
return {};
}
if (vm.count(version_arg)) {
version(info);
return {};
}
options r;
r.logging = logging_configuration::read_options(vm);
r.nats = nats_configuration::read_options(vm);
r.database = database_configuration::read_options(vm);
return r;
}
}
namespace {{namespace}}::config {
std::optional<options>
parser::parse(const std::vector<std::string>& arguments,
std::ostream& info, std::ostream& err) const {
try {
return parse_arguments(arguments, info);
} catch(const parser_exception& e) {
err << usage_error_msg << e.what() << std::endl
<< more_information << std::endl;
BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(e);
} catch (const boost::program_options::error& e) {
err << usage_error_msg << e.what() << std::endl
<< more_information << std::endl;
BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(parser_exception(e.what()));
}
}
}
{{/component}}
See also
- Parent facet: C++ service application templates
- Template variable reference