Option Definition/Generation
define_opt()
Public: Defines process option.
$1 - Option name.
$2 - Value associated to the option being defined.
$3 - Name of variable that will store the information about the option to be added.
Examples
define_opt “-o” “${value}” “optlist”
The function does not return any value
define_cmdline_opt()
Public: Defines process option from command-line option.
$1 - Command-line options taken as input of the define_opts or generate_opts method.
$2 - Name of option given in the command line.
$3 - Name of the variable that will store the newly added option.
Examples
define_cmdline_opt “${cmdline}” “-o” “optlist”
The function does not return any value
define_opt_from_proc_out()
Public: Defines process option from the output of another process.
$1 - Option name.
$2 - Name of process that will be connected with current one.
$3 - Name of output option belonging to the the process to be connected.
$4 - Name of the variable to store the new option.
Examples
define_opt_from_proc_out “-in” “process_to_be_connected” “-out” optlist
The function does not return any value
save_opt_list()
Public: Saves option list for a given process.
$1 - Name of variable storing the option list.
Examples
save_opt_list optlist
The function does not return any value