Long live QCommandLineParser!

The QCommandLineParser class provides a means for handling the command line options.

QCoreApplication provides the command-line arguments as a simple list of strings.
QCommandLineParser provides the ability to define a set of options, parse the
command-line arguments, and store which options have actually been used, as
well as option values.

Done-with: Laszlo Papp <lpapp@kde.org>

Change-Id: Ic7bebc10b3f8d8dd06ad0f4bb897c51d566e3b7c
Reviewed-by: Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira@intel.com>

8 files changed, 1594 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineoption.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineoption.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4c745215f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineoption.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the documentation of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**   * 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.
+**   * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+**     of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** 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."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+//! [0]
+QCommandLineOption verboseOption("verbose", "Verbose mode. Prints out more information.");
+QCommandLineOption outputOption(QStringList() << "o" << "output", "Write generated data into <file>.", "file");
+//! [0]
diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineparser.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineparser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..569cb6af80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineparser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the documentation of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**   * 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.
+**   * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+**     of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** 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."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+//! [0]
+bool verbose = parser.isSet("verbose");
+//! [0]
+
+//! [1]
+// Usage: image-editor file
+//
+// Arguments:
+//   file                  The file to open.
+parser.addPositionalArgument("file", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "The file to open."));
+
+// Usage: web-browser [urls...]
+//
+// Arguments:
+//   urls                URLs to open, optionally.
+parser.addPositionalArgument("urls", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "URLs to open, optionally."), "[urls...]");
+
+// Usage: cp source destination
+//
+// Arguments:
+//   source                Source file to copy.
+//   destination           Destination directory.
+parser.addPositionalArgument("source", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Source file to copy."));
+parser.addPositionalArgument("destination", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Destination directory."));
+//! [1]
+
+//! [2]
+parser.addPositionalArgument("command", "The command to execute.");
+
+// Call parse() to find out the positional arguments.
+parser.parse(QCoreApplication::arguments());
+
+const QStringList args = parser.positionalArguments();
+const QString command = args.isEmpty() ? QString() : args.first();
+if (command == "resize") {
+    parser.clearPositionalArguments();
+    parser.addPositionalArgument("resize", "Resize the object to a new size.", "resize [resize_options]");
+    parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption("size", "New size.", "new_size"));
+    parser.process(app);
+    // ...
+}
+
+This code results in context-dependent help:
+
+$ tool --help
+Usage: tool command
+
+Arguments:
+  command  The command to execute.
+
+$ tool resize --help
+Usage: tool resize [resize_options]
+
+Options:
+  --size <size>  New size.
+
+Arguments:
+  resize         Resize the object to a new size.
+
+//! [2]
+
+//! [3]
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+    app.setApplicationName("my-copy-program");
+    app.setApplicationVersion("1.0");
+
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
+    parser.addHelpOption("Test helper");
+    parser.addVersionOption();
+    parser.addRemainingArgument("source", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Source file to copy."));
+    parser.addRemainingArgument("destination", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Destination directory."));
+
+    // A boolean option with a single name (-p)
+    QCommandLineOption showProgressOption("p", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Show progress during copy"));
+    parser.addOption(showProgressOption);
+
+    // A boolean option with multiple names (-f, --force)
+    QCommandLineOption forceOption(QStringList() << "f" << "force", "Overwrite existing files.");
+    parser.addOption(forceOption);
+
+    // An option with a value
+    QCommandLineOption targetDirectoryOption(QStringList() << "t" << "target-directory",
+            QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Copy all source files into <directory>."),
+            QCoreApplication::translate("main", "directory"));
+    parser.addOption(targetDirectoryOption);
+
+    // Process the actual command line arguments given by the user
+    parser.process(app);
+
+    const QStringList args = parser.remainingArguments();
+    // source is args.at(0), destination is args.at(1)
+
+    bool showProgress = parser.isSet(showProgressOption);
+    bool force = parser.isSet(forceOption);
+    QString targetDir = parser.value(targetDirectoryOption);
+    // ...
+}
+
+//! [3]
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 3460b9e228..bba878d2eb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ void QCoreApplicationPrivate::initLocale()
     Note that some arguments supplied by the user may have been
     processed and removed by QCoreApplication.
 
+    For more advanced command line option handling, create a QCommandLineParser.
+
     \section1 Locale Settings
 
     On Unix/Linux Qt is configured to use the system locale settings by
@@ -2060,7 +2062,7 @@ qint64 QCoreApplication::applicationPid()
     As a result of this, the string given by arguments().at(0) might not be
     the program name on Windows, depending on how the application was started.
 
-    \sa applicationFilePath()
+    \sa applicationFilePath(), QCommandLineParser
 */
 
 QStringList QCoreApplication::arguments()
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f9e166587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Laszlo Papp <lpapp@kde.org>
+** Copyright (C) 2013 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Digia.  For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing.  For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Digia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Digia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be
+** met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "qcommandlineoption.h"
+
+#include "qset.h"
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+class QCommandLineOptionPrivate : public QSharedData
+{
+public:
+    inline QCommandLineOptionPrivate()
+    { }
+
+    void setNames(const QStringList &nameList);
+
+    //! The list of names used for this option.
+    QStringList names;
+
+    //! The documentation name for the value, if one is expected
+    //! Example: "-o <file>" means valueName == "file"
+    QString valueName;
+
+    //! The description used for this option.
+    QString description;
+
+    //! The list of default values used for this option.
+    QStringList defaultValues;
+};
+
+/*!
+    \since 5.2
+    \class QCommandLineOption
+    \brief The QCommandLineOption class defines a possible command-line option.
+    \inmodule QtCore
+    \ingroup shared
+    \ingroup tools
+
+    This class is used to describe an option on the command line. It allows
+    different ways of defining the same option with multiple aliases possible.
+    It is also used to describe how the option is used - it may be a flag (e.g. \c{-v})
+    or take an argument (e.g. \c{-o file}).
+
+    Examples:
+    \snippet code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineoption.cpp 0
+
+    \sa QCommandLineParser
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Constructs a command line option object with the given arguments.
+
+    The name of the option is set to \a name.
+    The name can be either short or long. If the name is one character in
+    length, it is considered a short name. Option names must not be empty,
+    must not start with a dash or a slash character, must not contain a \c{=}
+    and cannot be repeated.
+
+    The description is set to \a description. It is customary to add a "."
+    at the end of the description.
+
+    In addition, the \a valueName can be set if the option expects a value.
+    The default value for the option is set to \a defaultValue.
+
+    \sa setDescription(), setValueName(), setDefaultValues()
+*/
+QCommandLineOption::QCommandLineOption(const QString &name, const QString &description,
+                                       const QString &valueName,
+                                       const QString &defaultValue)
+    : d(new QCommandLineOptionPrivate)
+{
+    d->setNames(QStringList(name));
+    setValueName(valueName);
+    setDescription(description);
+    setDefaultValue(defaultValue);
+}
+
+/*!
+    Constructs a command line option object with the given arguments.
+
+    This overload allows to set multiple names for the option, for instance
+    \c{o} and \c{output}.
+
+    The names of the option are set to \a names.
+    The names can be either short or long. Any name in the list that is one
+    character in length is a short name. Option names must not be empty,
+    must not start with a dash or a slash character, must not contain a \c{=}
+    and cannot be repeated.
+
+    The description is set to \a description. It is customary to add a "."
+    at the end of the description.
+
+    In addition, the \a valueName can be set if the option expects a value.
+    The default value for the option is set to \a defaultValue.
+
+    \sa setDescription(), setValueName(), setDefaultValues()
+*/
+QCommandLineOption::QCommandLineOption(const QStringList &names, const QString &description,
+                                       const QString &valueName,
+                                       const QString &defaultValue)
+    : d(new QCommandLineOptionPrivate)
+{
+    d->setNames(names);
+    setValueName(valueName);
+    setDescription(description);
+    setDefaultValue(defaultValue);
+}
+
+/*!
+    Constructs a QCommandLineOption object that is a copy of the QCommandLineOption
+    object \a other.
+
+    \sa operator=()
+*/
+QCommandLineOption::QCommandLineOption(const QCommandLineOption &other)
+    : d(other.d)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    Destroys the command line option object.
+*/
+QCommandLineOption::~QCommandLineOption()
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    Makes a copy of the \a other object and assigns it to this QCommandLineOption
+    object.
+*/
+QCommandLineOption &QCommandLineOption::operator=(const QCommandLineOption &other)
+{
+    d = other.d;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \fn void QCommandLineOption::swap(QCommandLineOption &other)
+
+    Swaps option \a other with this option. This operation is very
+    fast and never fails.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Returns the names set for this option.
+ */
+QStringList QCommandLineOption::names() const
+{
+    return d->names;
+}
+
+void QCommandLineOptionPrivate::setNames(const QStringList &nameList)
+{
+    names.clear();
+    if (nameList.isEmpty())
+        qWarning("Options must have at least one name");
+    foreach (const QString &name, nameList) {
+        if (name.isEmpty())
+            qWarning("Option names cannot be empty");
+        else if (name.startsWith(QLatin1Char('-')))
+            qWarning("Option names cannot start with a '-'");
+        else if (name.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
+            qWarning("Option names cannot start with a '/'");
+        else if (name.contains(QLatin1Char('=')))
+            qWarning("Option names cannot contain a '='");
+        else
+            names.append(name);
+    }
+}
+
+/*!
+    Sets the name of the expected value, for the documentation, to \a valueName.
+
+    Options without a value assigned have a boolean-like behavior:
+    either the user specifies --option or they don't.
+
+    Options with a value assigned need to set a name for the expected value,
+    for the documentation of the option in the help output. An option with names \c{o} and \c{output},
+    and a value name of \c{file} will appear as \c{-o, --output <file>}.
+
+    Call QCommandLineParser::argument() if you expect the option to be present
+    only once, and QCommandLineParser::arguments() if you expect that option
+    to be present multiple times.
+
+    \sa valueName()
+ */
+void QCommandLineOption::setValueName(const QString &valueName)
+{
+    d->valueName = valueName;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns the name of the expected value.
+
+    If empty, the option doesn't take a value.
+
+    \sa setValueName()
+ */
+QString QCommandLineOption::valueName() const
+{
+    return d->valueName;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Sets the description used for this option to \a description.
+
+    It is customary to add a "." at the end of the description.
+
+    The description is used by QCommandLineParser::showHelp().
+
+    \sa description()
+ */
+void QCommandLineOption::setDescription(const QString &description)
+{
+    d->description = description;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns the description set for this option.
+
+    \sa setDescription()
+ */
+QString QCommandLineOption::description() const
+{
+    return d->description;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Sets the default value used for this option to \a defaultValue.
+
+    The default value is used if the user of the application does not specify
+    the option on the command line.
+
+    If \a defaultValue is empty, the option has no default values.
+
+    \sa defaultValues() setDefaultValues()
+ */
+void QCommandLineOption::setDefaultValue(const QString &defaultValue)
+{
+    d->defaultValues.clear();
+    if (!defaultValue.isEmpty())
+        d->defaultValues << defaultValue;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Sets the list of default values used for this option to \a defaultValues.
+
+    The default values are used if the user of the application does not specify
+    the option on the command line.
+
+    \sa defaultValues() setDefaultValue()
+ */
+void QCommandLineOption::setDefaultValues(const QStringList &defaultValues)
+{
+    d->defaultValues = defaultValues;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns the default values set for this option.
+
+    \sa setDefaultValues()
+ */
+QStringList QCommandLineOption::defaultValues() const
+{
+    return d->defaultValues;
+}
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.h b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7775aae5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Laszlo Papp <lpapp@kde.org>
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Digia.  For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing.  For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Digia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Digia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be
+** met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QCOMMANDLINEOPTION_H
+#define QCOMMANDLINEOPTION_H
+
+#include <QtCore/qstringlist.h>
+#include <QtCore/qshareddata.h>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+class QCommandLineOptionPrivate;
+
+class Q_CORE_EXPORT QCommandLineOption
+{
+public:
+    explicit QCommandLineOption(const QString &name, const QString &description = QString(),
+                                const QString &valueName = QString(),
+                                const QString &defaultValue = QString());
+    explicit QCommandLineOption(const QStringList &names, const QString &description = QString(),
+                                const QString &valueName = QString(),
+                                const QString &defaultValue = QString());
+    QCommandLineOption(const QCommandLineOption &other);
+
+    ~QCommandLineOption();
+
+    QCommandLineOption &operator=(const QCommandLineOption &other);
+#ifdef Q_COMPILER_RVALUE_REFS
+    inline QCommandLineOption &operator=(QCommandLineOption &&other)
+    { qSwap(d, other.d); return *this; }
+#endif
+
+    inline void swap(QCommandLineOption &other)
+    { qSwap(d, other.d); }
+
+    QStringList names() const;
+
+    void setValueName(const QString &name);
+    QString valueName() const;
+
+    void setDescription(const QString &description);
+    QString description() const;
+
+    void setDefaultValue(const QString &defaultValue);
+    void setDefaultValues(const QStringList &defaultValues);
+    QStringList defaultValues() const;
+
+private:
+    QSharedDataPointer<QCommandLineOptionPrivate> d;
+};
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // QCOMMANDLINEOPTION_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineparser.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineparser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae6079ab0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineparser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,896 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Laszlo Papp <lpapp@kde.org>
+** Copyright (C) 2013 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Digia.  For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing.  For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Digia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Digia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be
+** met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "qcommandlineparser.h"
+
+#include <qcoreapplication.h>
+#include <qhash.h>
+#include <qvector.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+typedef QHash<QString, int> NameHash_t;
+
+// Special value for "not found" when doing hash lookups.
+static const NameHash_t::mapped_type optionNotFound = ~0;
+
+class QCommandLineParserPrivate
+{
+public:
+    inline QCommandLineParserPrivate()
+        : singleDashWordOptionMode(QCommandLineParser::ParseAsCompactedShortOptions),
+          builtinVersionOption(false),
+          builtinHelpOption(false),
+          needsParsing(true)
+    { }
+
+    bool parse(const QStringList &args);
+    void checkParsed(const char *method);
+    QStringList aliases(const QString &name) const;
+    QString helpText() const;
+    bool registerFoundOption(const QString &optionName);
+    bool parseOptionValue(const QString &optionName, const QString &argument,
+                          QStringList::const_iterator *argumentIterator,
+                          QStringList::const_iterator argsEnd);
+
+    //! Error text set when parse() returns false
+    QString errorText;
+
+    //! The command line options used for parsing
+    QList<QCommandLineOption> commandLineOptionList;
+
+    //! Hash mapping option names to their offsets in commandLineOptionList and optionArgumentList.
+    NameHash_t nameHash;
+
+    //! Option values found (only for options with a value)
+    QHash<int, QStringList> optionValuesHash;
+
+    //! Names of options found on the command line.
+    QStringList optionNames;
+
+    //! Arguments which did not belong to any option.
+    QStringList positionalArgumentList;
+
+    //! Names of options which were unknown.
+    QStringList unknownOptionNames;
+
+    //! Application description
+    QString description;
+
+    //! Documentation for positional arguments
+    struct PositionalArgumentDefinition
+    {
+        QString name;
+        QString description;
+        QString syntax;
+    };
+    QVector<PositionalArgumentDefinition> positionalArgumentDefinitions;
+
+    //! The parsing mode for "-abc"
+    QCommandLineParser::SingleDashWordOptionMode singleDashWordOptionMode;
+
+    //! Whether addVersionOption was called
+    bool builtinVersionOption;
+
+    //! Whether addHelpOption was called
+    bool builtinHelpOption;
+
+    //! True if parse() needs to be called
+    bool needsParsing;
+};
+
+QStringList QCommandLineParserPrivate::aliases(const QString &optionName) const
+{
+    const NameHash_t::mapped_type optionOffset = nameHash.value(optionName, optionNotFound);
+    if (optionOffset == optionNotFound) {
+        qWarning("QCommandLineParser: option not defined: \"%s\"", qPrintable(optionName));
+        return QStringList();
+    }
+    return commandLineOptionList.at(optionOffset).names();
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 5.2
+    \class QCommandLineParser
+    \inmodule QtCore
+    \ingroup tools
+
+    \brief The QCommandLineParser class provides a means for handling the
+    command line options.
+
+    QCoreApplication provides the command-line arguments as a simple list of strings.
+    QCommandLineParser provides the ability to define a set of options, parse the
+    command-line arguments, and store which options have actually been used, as
+    well as option values.
+
+    Any argument that isn't an option (i.e. doesn't start with a \c{-}) is stored
+    as a "positional argument".
+
+    The parser handles short names, long names, more than one name for the same
+    option, and option values.
+
+    Options on the command line are recognized as starting with a single or
+    double \c{-} character(s).
+    The option \c{-} (single dash alone) is a special case, often meaning standard
+    input, and not treated as an option. The parser will treat everything after the
+    option \c{--} (double dash) as positional arguments.
+
+    Short options are single letters. The option \c{v} would be specified by
+    passing \c{-v} on the command line. In the default parsing mode, short options
+    can be written in a compact form, for instance \c{-abc} is equivalent to \c{-a -b -c}.
+    The parsing mode for can be set to ParseAsLongOptions, in which case \c{-abc}
+    will be parsed as the long option \a{abc}.
+
+    Long options are more than one letter long and cannot be compacted together.
+    The long option \c{verbose} would be passed as \c{--verbose} or \c{-verbose}.
+
+    Passing values to options can be done using the assignment operator: \c{-v=value}
+    \c{--verbose=value}, or a space: \c{-v value} \c{--verbose value}, i.e. the next
+    argument is used as value (even if it starts with a \c{-}).
+
+    The parser does not support optional values - if an option is set to
+    require a value, one must be present. If such an option is placed last
+    and has no value, the option will be treated as if it had not been
+    specified.
+
+    The parser does not automatically support negating or disabling long options
+    by using the format \c{--disable-option} or \c{--no-option}. However, it is
+    possible to handle this case explicitly by making an option with \c{no-option}
+    as one of its names, and handling the option explicitly.
+
+    Example:
+    \snippet code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineparser.cpp 3
+
+    Known limitation: the parsing of Qt options inside QCoreApplication and subclasses
+    happens before QCommandLineParser exists, so it can't take it into account. This
+    means any option value that looks like a builtin Qt option, will be treated by
+    QCoreApplication as a builtin Qt option. Example: \c{--profile -reverse} will
+    lead to QGuiApplication seeing the -reverse option set, and removing it from
+    QCoreApplication::arguments() before QCommandLineParser defines the \c{profile}
+    option and parses the command line.
+
+    \sa QCommandLineOption, QCoreApplication
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Constructs a command line parser object.
+*/
+QCommandLineParser::QCommandLineParser()
+    : d(new QCommandLineParserPrivate)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    Destroys the command line parser object.
+*/
+QCommandLineParser::~QCommandLineParser()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \enum QCommandLineParser::SingleDashWordOptionMode
+
+    This enum describes the way the parser interprets command-line
+    options that use a single dash followed by multiple letters, as as \c{-abc}.
+
+    \value ParseAsCompactedShortOptions \c{-abc} is interpreted as \c{-a -b -c},
+    i.e. as three short options that have been compacted on the command-line,
+    if none of the options take a value. If \c{a} takes a value, then it
+    is interpreted as \c{-a bc}, i.e. the short option \c{a} followed by the value \c{bc}.
+    This is typically used in tools that behave like compilers, in order
+    to handle options such as \c{-DDEFINE=VALUE} or \c{-I/include/path}.
+    This is the default parsing mode. New applications are recommended to
+    use this mode.
+
+    \value ParseAsLongOptions \c{-abc} is interpreted as \c{--abc},
+    i.e. as the long option named \c{abc}. This is how Qt's own tools
+    (uic, rcc...) have always been parsing arguments. This mode should be
+    used for preserving compatibility in applications that were parsing
+    arguments in such a way.
+
+    \sa setSingleDashWordOptionMode()
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Sets the parsing mode to \a singleDashWordOptionMode.
+    This must be called before process() or parse().
+*/
+void QCommandLineParser::setSingleDashWordOptionMode(QCommandLineParser::SingleDashWordOptionMode singleDashWordOptionMode)
+{
+    d->singleDashWordOptionMode = singleDashWordOptionMode;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Adds the option \a option to look for while parsing.
+
+    Returns true if adding the option was successful; otherwise returns false.
+
+    Adding the option fails if there is no name attached to the option, or
+    the option has a name that clashes with an option name added before.
+ */
+bool QCommandLineParser::addOption(const QCommandLineOption &option)
+{
+    QStringList optionNames = option.names();
+
+    if (!optionNames.isEmpty()) {
+        foreach (const QString &name, optionNames) {
+            if (d->nameHash.contains(name))
+                return false;
+        }
+
+        d->commandLineOptionList.append(option);
+
+        const int offset = d->commandLineOptionList.size() - 1;
+        foreach (const QString &name, optionNames)
+            d->nameHash.insert(name, offset);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Adds the \c{-v} / \c{--version} option, which displays the version string of the application.
+
+    This option is handled automatically by QCommandLineParser.
+
+    You can set the actual version string by using QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion().
+
+    Returns the option instance, which can be used to call isSet().
+*/
+QCommandLineOption QCommandLineParser::addVersionOption()
+{
+    d->builtinVersionOption = true;
+    QCommandLineOption opt(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("v") << QStringLiteral("version"), tr("Displays version information."));
+    addOption(opt);
+    return opt;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Adds the help option (\c{-h}, \c{--help} and \c{-?} on Windows)
+    This option is handled automatically by QCommandLineParser.
+
+    Remember to use setApplicationDescription to set the application description,
+    which will be displayed when this option is used.
+
+    Example:
+    \code
+        setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::translate("main", "The best application in the world"));
+        addHelpOption();
+    \endcode
+
+    Returns the option instance, which can be used to call isSet().
+*/
+QCommandLineOption QCommandLineParser::addHelpOption()
+{
+    d->builtinHelpOption = true;
+    QCommandLineOption opt(QStringList()
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+                << QStringLiteral("?")
+#endif
+                << QStringLiteral("h")
+                << QStringLiteral("help"), tr("Displays this help."));
+    addOption(opt);
+    return opt;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Sets the application \a description shown by helpText().
+    Most applications don't need to call this directly, addHelpOption()
+    also sets the application description.
+*/
+void QCommandLineParser::setApplicationDescription(const QString &description)
+{
+    d->description = description;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns the application description set in setApplicationDescription()
+    or addHelpOption().
+*/
+QString QCommandLineParser::applicationDescription() const
+{
+    return d->description;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Defines an additional argument to the application, for the benefit of the help text.
+
+    The argument \a name and \a description will appear under the \c{Arguments:} section
+    of the help. If \a syntax is specified, it will be appended to the Usage line, otherwise
+    the \a name will be appended.
+
+    Example:
+    \snippet code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineparser.cpp 1
+
+    \sa addHelpOption(), helpText()
+*/
+void QCommandLineParser::addPositionalArgument(const QString &name, const QString &description, const QString &syntax)
+{
+    QCommandLineParserPrivate::PositionalArgumentDefinition arg;
+    arg.name = name;
+    arg.description = description;
+    arg.syntax = syntax.isEmpty() ? name : syntax;
+    d->positionalArgumentDefinitions.append(arg);
+}
+
+/*!
+    Clears the definitions of additional arguments from the help text.
+
+    This is only needed for the special case of tools which support multiple commands
+    with different options. Once the actual command has been identified, the options
+    for this command can be defined, and the help text for the command can be adjusted
+    accordingly.
+
+    Example:
+    \snippet code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineparser.cpp 2
+*/
+void QCommandLineParser::clearPositionalArguments()
+{
+    d->positionalArgumentDefinitions.clear();
+}
+
+/*!
+    Parses the command line \a arguments.
+
+    Most programs don't need to call this, a simple call to process(app) is enough.
+
+    parse() is more low-level, and only does the parsing. The application will have to
+    take care of the error handling, using errorText() if parse() returns false.
+    This can be useful for instance to show a graphical error message in graphical programs.
+
+    Calling parse() instead of process() can also be useful in order to ignore unknown
+    options temporarily, because more option definitions will be provided later on
+    (depending on one of the arguments), before calling process().
+
+    Don't forget that \a arguments must start with the name of the executable (ignored, though).
+
+    Return false in case of a parse error (unknown option or missing value); returns true otherwise.
+
+    \sa process()
+*/
+bool QCommandLineParser::parse(const QStringList &arguments)
+{
+    return d->parse(arguments);
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns a translated error text for the user.
+    This should only be called when parse() returns false.
+*/
+QString QCommandLineParser::errorText() const
+{
+    if (!d->errorText.isEmpty())
+        return d->errorText;
+    if (d->unknownOptionNames.count() == 1)
+        return tr("Unknown option '%1'.").arg(d->unknownOptionNames.first());
+    if (d->unknownOptionNames.count() > 1)
+        return tr("Unknown options: %1.").arg(d->unknownOptionNames.join(QStringLiteral(", ")));
+    return QString();
+}
+
+/*!
+    Processes the command line \a arguments.
+
+    This means both parsing them, and handling the builtin options,
+    \c{--version} if addVersionOption was called, \c{--help} if addHelpOption was called,
+    as well as giving an error on unknown option names.
+    In each of these three cases, the current process will then stop, using the exit() function.
+
+    \sa QCoreApplication::arguments(), parse()
+ */
+void QCommandLineParser::process(const QStringList &arguments)
+{
+    if (!d->parse(arguments)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", qPrintable(errorText()));
+        ::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (d->builtinVersionOption && isSet(QStringLiteral("version"))) {
+        printf("%s %s\n", qPrintable(QCoreApplication::applicationName()), qPrintable(QCoreApplication::applicationVersion()));
+        ::exit(0);
+    }
+
+    if (d->builtinHelpOption && isSet(QStringLiteral("help")))
+        showHelp(0);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \overload
+
+    The command line is obtained from the QCoreApplication instance \a app.
+ */
+void QCommandLineParser::process(const QCoreApplication &app)
+{
+    // QCoreApplication::arguments() is static, but the app instance must exist so we require it as parameter
+    Q_UNUSED(app);
+    process(QCoreApplication::arguments());
+}
+
+void QCommandLineParserPrivate::checkParsed(const char *method)
+{
+    if (needsParsing)
+        qWarning("QCommandLineParser: call process() or parse() before %s", method);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+    Looks up the option \a optionName (found on the command line) and register it as found.
+    Returns true on success.
+ */
+bool QCommandLineParserPrivate::registerFoundOption(const QString &optionName)
+{
+    if (nameHash.contains(optionName)) {
+        optionNames.append(optionName);
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        unknownOptionNames.append(optionName);
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+    \brief Parse the value for a given option, if it was defined to expect one.
+
+    The value is taken from the next argument, or after the equal sign in \a argument.
+
+    \param optionName the short option name
+    \param argument the argument from the command line currently parsed. Only used for -k=value parsing.
+    \param argumentIterator iterator to the currently parsed argument. Incremented if the next argument contains the value.
+    \param argsEnd args.end(), to check if ++argumentIterator goes out of bounds
+    Returns true on success.
+ */
+bool QCommandLineParserPrivate::parseOptionValue(const QString &optionName, const QString &argument,
+                                                 QStringList::const_iterator *argumentIterator, QStringList::const_iterator argsEnd)
+{
+    const QLatin1Char assignChar('=');
+    const NameHash_t::const_iterator nameHashIt = nameHash.constFind(optionName);
+    if (nameHashIt != nameHash.constEnd()) {
+        const int assignPos = argument.indexOf(assignChar);
+        const NameHash_t::mapped_type optionOffset = *nameHashIt;
+        const bool withValue = !commandLineOptionList.at(optionOffset).valueName().isEmpty();
+        if (withValue) {
+            if (assignPos == -1) {
+                ++(*argumentIterator);
+                if (*argumentIterator == argsEnd) {
+                    errorText = QCommandLineParser::tr("Missing value after '%1'.").arg(argument);
+                    return false;
+                }
+                optionValuesHash[optionOffset].append(*(*argumentIterator));
+            } else {
+                optionValuesHash[optionOffset].append(argument.mid(assignPos + 1));
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (assignPos != -1) {
+                errorText = QCommandLineParser::tr("Unexpected value after '%1'.").arg(argument.left(assignPos));
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+
+    Parse the list of arguments \a arguments.
+
+    Any results from a previous parse operation are removed.
+    The parser will not look for further options once it encounters the option
+    \c{--}; this does not include when \c{--} follows an option that requires a value.
+
+    Options that were successfully recognized, and their values, are
+    removed from the input list. If \c m_bRemoveUnknownLongNames is
+    \c true, unrecognized options are removed and placed into a list of
+    unknown option names. Anything left over is placed into a list of
+    leftover arguments.
+ */
+bool QCommandLineParserPrivate::parse(const QStringList &args)
+{
+    needsParsing = false;
+    bool error = false;
+
+    const QString     doubleDashString(QStringLiteral("--"));
+    const QLatin1Char dashChar('-');
+    const QLatin1Char assignChar('=');
+
+    bool doubleDashFound = false;
+    errorText.clear();
+    positionalArgumentList.clear();
+    optionNames.clear();
+    unknownOptionNames.clear();
+    optionValuesHash.clear();
+
+    if (args.isEmpty()) {
+        qWarning("QCommandLineParser: argument list cannot be empty, it should contain at least the executable name");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QStringList::const_iterator argumentIterator = args.begin();
+    ++argumentIterator; // skip executable name
+
+    for (; argumentIterator != args.end() ; ++argumentIterator) {
+        QString argument = *argumentIterator;
+
+        if (doubleDashFound) {
+            positionalArgumentList.append(argument);
+        } else if (argument.startsWith(doubleDashString)) {
+            if (argument.length() > 2) {
+                QString optionName = argument.mid(2).section(assignChar, 0, 0);
+                if (registerFoundOption(optionName)) {
+                    if (!parseOptionValue(optionName, argument, &argumentIterator, args.end()))
+                        error = true;
+                } else {
+                    error = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                doubleDashFound = true;
+            }
+        } else if (argument.startsWith(dashChar)) {
+            if (argument.size() == 1) { // single dash ("stdin")
+                positionalArgumentList.append(argument);
+                continue;
+            }
+            switch (singleDashWordOptionMode) {
+            case QCommandLineParser::ParseAsCompactedShortOptions:
+            {
+                QString optionName;
+                bool valueFound = false;
+                for (int pos = 1 ; pos < argument.size(); ++pos) {
+                    optionName = argument.mid(pos, 1);
+                    if (!registerFoundOption(optionName)) {
+                        error = true;
+                    } else {
+                        const NameHash_t::const_iterator nameHashIt = nameHash.constFind(optionName);
+                        Q_ASSERT(nameHashIt != nameHash.constEnd()); // checked by registerFoundOption
+                        const NameHash_t::mapped_type optionOffset = *nameHashIt;
+                        const bool withValue = !commandLineOptionList.at(optionOffset).valueName().isEmpty();
+                        if (withValue) {
+                            if (pos + 1 < argument.size()) {
+                                if (argument.at(pos + 1) == assignChar)
+                                    ++pos;
+                                optionValuesHash[optionOffset].append(argument.mid(pos + 1));
+                                valueFound = true;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        if (pos + 1 < argument.size() && argument.at(pos + 1) == assignChar)
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!valueFound && !parseOptionValue(optionName, argument, &argumentIterator, args.end()))
+                    error = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case QCommandLineParser::ParseAsLongOptions:
+            {
+                const QString optionName = argument.mid(1).section(assignChar, 0, 0);
+                if (registerFoundOption(optionName)) {
+                    if (!parseOptionValue(optionName, argument, &argumentIterator, args.end()))
+                        error = true;
+                } else {
+                    error = true;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            }
+        } else {
+            positionalArgumentList.append(argument);
+        }
+        if (argumentIterator == args.end())
+            break;
+    }
+    return !error;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Checks whether the option \a name was passed to the application.
+
+    Returns true if the option \a name was set, false otherwise.
+
+    This is the recommended way to check for options with no values.
+
+    The name provided can be any long or short name of any option that was
+    added with \c addOption(). All the options names are treated as being
+    equivalent. If the name is not recognized or that option was not present,
+    false is returned.
+
+    Example:
+    \snippet code/src_corelib_tools_qcommandlineparser.cpp 0
+ */
+
+bool QCommandLineParser::isSet(const QString &name) const
+{
+    d->checkParsed("isSet");
+    if (d->optionNames.contains(name))
+        return true;
+    const QStringList aliases = d->aliases(name);
+    foreach (const QString &optionName, d->optionNames) {
+        if (aliases.contains(optionName))
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns the option value found for the given option name \a optionName, or
+    an empty string if not found.
+
+    The name provided can be any long or short name of any option that was
+    added with \c addOption(). All the option names are treated as being
+    equivalent. If the name is not recognized or that option was not present, an
+    empty string is returned.
+
+    For options found by the parser, the last value found for
+    that option is returned. If the option wasn't specified on the command line,
+    the default value is returned.
+
+    An empty string is returned if the option does not take a value.
+
+    \sa values()
+ */
+
+QString QCommandLineParser::value(const QString &optionName) const
+{
+    d->checkParsed("value");
+    const QStringList valueList = values(optionName);
+
+    if (!valueList.isEmpty())
+        return valueList.last();
+
+    return QString();
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns a list of option values found for the given option name \a
+    optionName, or an empty list if not found.
+
+    The name provided can be any long or short name of any option that was
+    added with \c addOption(). All the options names are treated as being
+    equivalent. If the name is not recognized or that option was not present, an
+    empty list is returned.
+
+    For options found by the parser, the list will contain an entry for
+    each time the option was encountered by the parser. If the option wasn't
+    specified on the command line, the default values are returned.
+
+    An empty list is returned if the option does not take a value.
+
+    \sa value()
+ */
+
+QStringList QCommandLineParser::values(const QString &optionName) const
+{
+    d->checkParsed("values");
+    const NameHash_t::mapped_type optionOffset = d->nameHash.value(optionName, optionNotFound);
+    if (optionOffset != optionNotFound) {
+        QStringList values = d->optionValuesHash.value(optionOffset);
+        if (values.isEmpty())
+            values = d->commandLineOptionList.at(optionOffset).defaultValues();
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    qWarning("QCommandLineParser: option not defined: \"%s\"", qPrintable(optionName));
+    return QStringList();
+}
+
+/*!
+    \overload
+    Returns true if the \a option was set, false otherwise.
+*/
+bool QCommandLineParser::isSet(const QCommandLineOption &option) const
+{
+    return isSet(option.names().first());
+}
+
+/*!
+    \overload
+    Returns the option value found for the given \a option, or
+    an empty string if not found.
+*/
+QString QCommandLineParser::value(const QCommandLineOption &option) const
+{
+    return value(option.names().first());
+}
+
+/*!
+    \overload
+    Returns a list of option values found for the given \a option,
+    or an empty list if not found.
+*/
+QStringList QCommandLineParser::values(const QCommandLineOption &option) const
+{
+    return values(option.names().first());
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns a list of positional arguments.
+
+    These are all of the arguments that were not recognized as part of an
+    option.
+ */
+
+QStringList QCommandLineParser::positionalArguments() const
+{
+    d->checkParsed("positionalArguments");
+    return d->positionalArgumentList;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns a list of option names that were found.
+
+    This returns a list of all the recognized option names found by the
+    parser, in the order in which they were found. For any long options
+    that were in the form {--option=value}, the value part will have been
+    dropped.
+
+    The names in this list do not include the preceding dash characters.
+    Names may appear more than once in this list if they were encountered
+    more than once by the parser.
+
+    Any entry in the list can be used with \c value() or with
+    \c values() to get any relevant option values.
+ */
+
+QStringList QCommandLineParser::optionNames() const
+{
+    d->checkParsed("optionNames");
+    return d->optionNames;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns a list of unknown option names.
+
+    This list will include both long an short name options that were not
+    recognized. For any long options that were in the form {--option=value},
+    the value part will have been dropped and only the long name is added.
+
+    The names in this list do not include the preceding dash characters.
+    Names may appear more than once in this list if they were encountered
+    more than once by the parser.
+
+    \sa optionNames()
+ */
+
+QStringList QCommandLineParser::unknownOptionNames() const
+{
+    d->checkParsed("unknownOptionNames");
+    return d->unknownOptionNames;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Displays the help information, and exits the application.
+    This is automatically triggered by the --help option, but can also
+    be used to display the help when the user is not invoking the
+    application correctly.
+    The exit code is set to \a exitCode. It should be set to 0 if the
+    user requested to see the help, and to any other value in case of
+    an error.
+
+    \sa helpText()
+*/
+Q_NORETURN void QCommandLineParser::showHelp(int exitCode)
+{
+    fprintf(stdout, "%s", qPrintable(d->helpText()));
+    ::exit(exitCode);
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns a string containing the complete help information.
+
+    \sa showHelp()
+*/
+QString QCommandLineParser::helpText() const
+{
+    return d->helpText();
+}
+
+static QString wrapText(const QString &names, int longestOptionNameString, const QString &description)
+{
+    const QLatin1Char nl('\n');
+    QString text = QStringLiteral("  ") + names.leftJustified(longestOptionNameString) + QLatin1Char(' ');
+    const int leftColumnWidth = text.length();
+    const int rightColumnWidth = 79 - leftColumnWidth;
+    text += description.left(rightColumnWidth) + nl;
+    for (int n = rightColumnWidth; n < description.length(); n += rightColumnWidth)
+        text += QStringLiteral(" ").repeated(leftColumnWidth) + description.mid(n, rightColumnWidth) + nl;
+    return text;
+}
+
+QString QCommandLineParserPrivate::helpText() const
+{
+    const QLatin1Char nl('\n');
+    QString text;
+    const QString exeName = QCoreApplication::instance()->arguments().first();
+    QString usage = exeName;
+    if (!commandLineOptionList.isEmpty()) {
+        usage += QLatin1Char(' ');
+        usage += QCommandLineParser::tr("[options]");
+    }
+    foreach (const PositionalArgumentDefinition &arg, positionalArgumentDefinitions) {
+        usage += QLatin1Char(' ');
+        usage += arg.syntax;
+    }
+    text += QCommandLineParser::tr("Usage: %1").arg(usage) + nl;
+    if (!description.isEmpty())
+       text += description + nl;
+    text += nl;
+    if (!commandLineOptionList.isEmpty())
+        text += QCommandLineParser::tr("Options:") + nl;
+    QStringList optionNameList;
+    int longestOptionNameString = 0;
+    foreach (const QCommandLineOption &option, commandLineOptionList) {
+        QStringList optionNames;
+        foreach (const QString &optionName, option.names()) {
+            if (optionName.length() == 1)
+                optionNames.append(QLatin1Char('-') + optionName);
+            else
+                optionNames.append(QStringLiteral("--") + optionName);
+        }
+        QString optionNamesString = optionNames.join(QStringLiteral(", "));
+        if (!option.valueName().isEmpty())
+            optionNamesString += QStringLiteral(" <") + option.valueName() + QLatin1Char('>');
+        optionNameList.append(optionNamesString);
+        longestOptionNameString = qMax(longestOptionNameString, optionNamesString.length());
+    }
+    ++longestOptionNameString;
+    for (int i = 0; i < commandLineOptionList.count(); ++i) {
+        const QCommandLineOption &option = commandLineOptionList.at(i);
+        text += wrapText(optionNameList.at(i), longestOptionNameString, option.description());
+    }
+    if (!positionalArgumentDefinitions.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!commandLineOptionList.isEmpty())
+            text += nl;
+        text += QCommandLineParser::tr("Arguments:") + nl;
+        foreach (const PositionalArgumentDefinition &arg, positionalArgumentDefinitions) {
+            text += wrapText(arg.name, longestOptionNameString, arg.description);
+        }
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineparser.h b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineparser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a7061f031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcommandlineparser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Laszlo Papp <lpapp@kde.org>
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Digia.  For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing.  For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Digia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Digia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be
+** met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QCOMMANDLINEPARSER_H
+#define QCOMMANDLINEPARSER_H
+
+#include <QtCore/qstringlist.h>
+
+#include <QtCore/qcoreapplication.h>
+#include <QtCore/qcommandlineoption.h>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+class QCommandLineParserPrivate;
+class QCoreApplication;
+
+class Q_CORE_EXPORT QCommandLineParser
+{
+    Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(QCommandLineParser)
+public:
+    QCommandLineParser();
+    ~QCommandLineParser();
+
+    enum SingleDashWordOptionMode {
+        ParseAsCompactedShortOptions,
+        ParseAsLongOptions
+    };
+    void setSingleDashWordOptionMode(SingleDashWordOptionMode parsingMode);
+
+    bool addOption(const QCommandLineOption &commandLineOption);
+
+    QCommandLineOption addVersionOption();
+    QCommandLineOption addHelpOption();
+    void setApplicationDescription(const QString &description);
+    QString applicationDescription() const;
+    void addPositionalArgument(const QString &name, const QString &description, const QString &syntax = QString());
+    void clearPositionalArguments();
+
+    void process(const QStringList &arguments);
+    void process(const QCoreApplication &app);
+
+    bool parse(const QStringList &arguments);
+    QString errorText() const;
+
+    bool isSet(const QString &name) const;
+    QString value(const QString &name) const;
+    QStringList values(const QString &name) const;
+
+    bool isSet(const QCommandLineOption &option) const;
+    QString value(const QCommandLineOption &option) const;
+    QStringList values(const QCommandLineOption &option) const;
+
+    QStringList positionalArguments() const;
+    QStringList optionNames() const;
+    QStringList unknownOptionNames() const;
+
+    Q_NORETURN void showHelp(int exitCode = 0);
+    QString helpText() const;
+
+private:
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(QCommandLineParser)
+
+    QCommandLineParserPrivate * const d;
+};
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // QCOMMANDLINEPARSER_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
index 40858e5336..8aab53998b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ HEADERS +=  \
         tools/qcache.h \
         tools/qchar.h \
         tools/qcollator_p.h \
+        tools/qcommandlineoption.h \
+        tools/qcommandlineparser.h \
         tools/qcontainerfwd.h \
         tools/qcryptographichash.h \
         tools/qdatetime.h \
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ SOURCES += \
         tools/qbytearray.cpp \
         tools/qbytearraymatcher.cpp \
         tools/qcollator.cpp \
+        tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp \
+        tools/qcommandlineparser.cpp \
         tools/qcryptographichash.cpp \
         tools/qdatetime.cpp \
         tools/qeasingcurve.cpp \