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#if ! defined (octave_octave_h)
#define octave_octave_h 1
 
#include "octave-config.h"
 
#include <list>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
 
#include "Array.h"
#include "str-vec.h"
 
class octave_value;
 
OCTAVE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(octave)
 
// Command line arguments.  See also options.h.
 
class OCTINTERP_API cmdline_options
{
public:
 
  cmdline_options ();
 
  cmdline_options (int argc, char **argv);
 
  OCTAVE_DEFAULT_COPY_MOVE_DELETE (cmdline_options)
 
  int sys_argc () const { return m_all_args.numel (); }
  char ** sys_argv () const { return m_all_args.c_str_vec (); }
 
  bool echo_commands () const { return m_echo_commands; }
 
  bool experimental_terminal_widget () const
  { return m_experimental_terminal_widget; }
  bool forced_interactive () const { return m_forced_interactive; }
  bool forced_line_editing () const { return m_forced_line_editing; }
  bool gui () const { return m_gui; }
  bool inhibit_startup_tests () const
  { return m_inhibit_startup_tests; }
  bool inhibit_startup_message () const
  { return m_inhibit_startup_message; }
  bool line_editing () const { return m_line_editing; }
 
  bool no_window_system () const { return m_no_window_system; }
  bool persist () const { return m_persist; }
  bool read_history_file () const { return m_read_history_file; }
  bool read_site_files () const { return m_read_site_files; }
  bool read_user_files () const { return m_read_user_files; }
  OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (10, "cmdline_options::read_init_files is deprecated, use read_user_files")
  bool read_init_files () const { return m_read_user_files; }
  bool server () const { return m_server; }
  bool set_initial_path () const { return m_set_initial_path; }
  bool traditional () const { return m_traditional; }
 
  OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (10, "cmdline_options::verbose is deprecated, use init_trace")
  bool verbose () const { return m_init_trace; }
  bool init_trace () const { return m_init_trace; }
  std::string code_to_eval () const { return m_code_to_eval; }
  std::list<std::string> command_line_path () const
  { return m_command_line_path; }
  std::string docstrings_file () const { return m_docstrings_file; }
  std::string doc_cache_file () const { return m_doc_cache_file; }
  std::string exec_path () const { return m_exec_path; }
  std::string image_path () const { return m_image_path; }
  std::string info_file () const { return m_info_file; }
  std::string info_program () const { return m_info_program; }
  std::string texi_macros_file () const {return m_texi_macros_file; }
  string_vector all_args () const { return m_all_args; }
  string_vector remaining_args () const { return m_remaining_args; }
 
  void echo_commands (bool arg) { m_echo_commands = arg; }
 
  void experimental_terminal_widget (bool arg)
  { m_experimental_terminal_widget = arg; }
  void forced_line_editing (bool arg) { m_forced_line_editing = arg; }
  void forced_interactive (bool arg) { m_forced_interactive = arg; }
  void gui (bool arg) { m_gui = arg; }
  void inhibit_startup_tests (bool arg) { m_inhibit_startup_tests = arg; }
  void inhibit_startup_message (bool arg) { m_inhibit_startup_message = arg; }
  void line_editing (bool arg) { m_line_editing = arg; }
 
  void no_window_system (bool arg) { m_no_window_system = arg; }
  void persist (bool arg) { m_persist = arg; }
  void read_history_file (bool arg) { m_read_history_file = arg; }
  // FIXME: Alias for read_user_files() introduced in Octave 10.
  // Remove at some point in the future.
  void read_site_files (bool arg) { m_read_site_files = arg; }
  void read_user_files (bool arg) { m_read_user_files = arg; }
  OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (10, "cmdline_options::read_init_files is deprecated, use read_user_files")
  void read_init_files (bool arg) { read_user_files (arg); }
  void server (bool arg) { m_server = arg; }
  void set_initial_path (bool arg) { m_set_initial_path = arg; }
  void traditional (bool arg) { m_traditional = arg; }
  OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (10, "cmdline_options::verbose is deprecated, use init_trace")
  void verbose (bool arg) { m_init_trace = arg; }
  void init_trace (bool arg) { m_init_trace = arg; }
  void code_to_eval (const std::string& arg) { m_code_to_eval = arg; }
  void command_line_path (const std::list<std::string>& arg)
  { m_command_line_path = arg; }
  void docstrings_file (const std::string& arg) { m_docstrings_file = arg; }
  void doc_cache_file (const std::string& arg) { m_doc_cache_file = arg; }
  void exec_path (const std::string& arg) { m_exec_path = arg; }
  void image_path (const std::string& arg) { m_image_path = arg; }
  void info_file (const std::string& arg) { m_info_file = arg; }
  void info_program (const std::string& arg) { m_info_program = arg; }
  void texi_macros_file (const std::string& arg) { m_texi_macros_file = arg; }
  void all_args (const string_vector& arg) { m_all_args = arg; }
  void remaining_args (const string_vector& arg) { m_remaining_args = arg; }
 
  octave_value as_octave_value () const;
 
private:
 
  // If TRUE, echo commands as they are read and executed.
  // (--echo-commands, -x)
  bool m_echo_commands = false;
 
  // If TRUE, use new experimental terminal widget in the GUI.
  // (--experimental-terminal-widget)
  bool m_experimental_terminal_widget = false;
 
  // If TRUE, start the GUI.
  // (--gui) and (--force-gui) for backwards compatibility
  bool m_gui = false;
 
  // TRUE means the user forced this shell to be interactive.
  // (--interactive, -i)
  bool m_forced_interactive = false;
 
  // If TRUE, force readline command line editing.
  // (--line-editing)
  bool m_forced_line_editing = false;
 
  // TRUE means we don't check for incompatibilites on startup.
  // (--no-startup-tests)
  bool m_inhibit_startup_tests = false;
 
  // TRUE means we don't print the usual startup message.
  // (--quiet; --silent; -q)
  bool m_inhibit_startup_message = false;
 
  // TRUE means we are using readline.
  // (--no-line-editing)
  bool m_line_editing = true;
 
  // If TRUE, ignore the window system even if it is available.
  // (--no-window-system, -W)
  bool m_no_window_system = false;
 
  // If TRUE, don't exit after evaluating code given by --eval option.
  // (--persist)
  bool m_persist = false;
 
  // If TRUE, initialize history list from saved history file.
  // (--no-history; -H)
  bool m_read_history_file = true;
 
  // TRUE means we read ~/.octaverc and ./.octaverc.
  // (--no-init-user; --no-init-file; --norc; -f)
  bool m_read_user_files = true;
 
  // TRUE means we read the site-wide octaverc files.
  // (--no-init-site; --no-site-file; --norc; -f)
  bool m_read_site_files = true;
 
  // If TRUE, start the command server.
  // (--server)
  bool m_server = false;
 
  // TRUE means we set the initial path to configured defaults.
  // (--no-init-path)
  bool m_set_initial_path = true;
 
  // If TRUE use traditional (maximally MATLAB compatible) settings
  // (--traditional)
  bool m_traditional = false;
 
  // If TRUE, print trace of files read during initialization
  // (--init-trace, --verbose; -V)
  // FIXME: --verbose and -V will eventually be deprecated and removed.
  bool m_init_trace = false;
 
  // The code to evaluate at startup
  // (--eval CODE)
  std::string m_code_to_eval;
 
  // The value of "path" specified on the command line.
  // (--path; -p)
  std::list<std::string> m_command_line_path;
 
  // The value for "built_in_docstrings_file" specified on the
  // command line.
  // (--built-in-docstrings-file)
  std::string m_docstrings_file;
 
  // The value for "doc_cache_file" specified on the command line.
  // (--doc-cache-file)
  std::string m_doc_cache_file;
 
  // The value for "EXEC_PATH" specified on the command line.
  // (--exec-path)
  std::string m_exec_path;
 
  // The value for "IMAGE_PATH" specified on the command line.
  // (--image-path)
  std::string m_image_path;
 
  // The value for "info_file" specified on the command line.
  // (--info-file)
  std::string m_info_file;
 
  // The value for "info_program" specified on the command line.
  // (--info-program)
  std::string m_info_program;
 
  // The value for "texi_macos_file" specified on the command line.
  // (--texi-macros-file)
  std::string m_texi_macros_file;
 
  // All arguments passed to the argc, argv constructor.
  string_vector m_all_args;
 
  // Arguments remaining after parsing.
  string_vector m_remaining_args;
};
 
// The application object contains a pointer to the current
// interpreter and the interpreter contains a pointer back to the
// application context so we need a forward declaration for one (or
// both) of them...
 
class interpreter;
 
// Base class for an Octave application.
 
class OCTINTERP_API application
{
public:
 
  application (const cmdline_options& opts = cmdline_options ());
 
  application (int argc, char **argv);
 
  OCTAVE_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE (application)
 
  virtual ~application ();
 
  int sys_argc () const { return m_options.sys_argc (); }
  char ** sys_argv () const { return m_options.sys_argv (); }
 
  void set_program_names (const std::string& pname);
 
  void intern_argv (const string_vector& args);
 
  cmdline_options options () const { return m_options; }
 
  bool have_eval_option_code () const { return m_have_eval_option_code; }
 
  bool have_script_file () const { return m_have_script_file; }
 
  bool is_octave_program () const { return m_is_octave_program; }
 
  bool interpreter_is_initialized () const;
 
  virtual interpreter& create_interpreter ();
 
  virtual void initialize_interpreter ();
 
  virtual int execute_interpreter ();
 
  virtual void delete_interpreter ();
 
  virtual int execute () = 0;
 
  virtual bool gui_running () const { return false; }
  virtual void gui_running (bool) { }
 
  // TRUE if Octave uses multiple threads (e.g., for interpreter and GUI).
  virtual bool multi_threaded () const { return false; }
 
  void program_invocation_name (const std::string& nm)
  { m_program_invocation_name = nm; }
 
  void program_name (const std::string& nm) { m_program_name = nm; }
 
  void forced_interactive (bool arg) { m_options.forced_interactive (arg); }
 
  // Provided for convenience.  Will be removed once we eliminate the
  // old terminal widget.
  bool experimental_terminal_widget () const;
 
  static application * app () { return s_instance; }
 
  static std::string program_invocation_name ()
  {
    return s_instance ? s_instance->m_program_invocation_name : "";
  }
 
  static std::string program_name ()
  {
    return s_instance ? s_instance->m_program_name : "";
  }
 
  static string_vector argv ()
  {
    return s_instance ? s_instance->m_argv : string_vector ();
  }
 
  static bool is_gui_running ()
  {
    return s_instance ? s_instance->gui_running () : false;
  }
 
  static bool is_multi_threaded ()
  {
    return s_instance ? s_instance->multi_threaded () : false;
  }
 
  // Convenience functions.
 
  static bool forced_interactive ();
 
private:
 
  // The application instance;  There should be only one.
  static application *s_instance;
 
  void init ();
 
protected:
 
  // The name used to invoke Octave.
  std::string m_program_invocation_name;
 
  // The last component of octave_program_invocation_name.
  std::string m_program_name;
 
  // The current argument vector (may change if we are running a
  // script with --persist because after the script is done, the
  // arguments revert to the full list given to the octave
  // interpreter at startup.
  string_vector m_argv;
 
  cmdline_options m_options;
 
  // TRUE means we have --eval CODE
  bool m_have_eval_option_code = false;
 
  // TRUE if there is a command line argument that looks like the
  // name of a file to execute.
  bool m_have_script_file = false;
 
  // TRUE if this is a program and no interpreter and interaction is
  // needed.  For example, an octave program with shebang line, or code
  // from eval without persist.
  bool m_is_octave_program = false;
 
  std::unique_ptr<interpreter> m_interpreter;
};
 
class OCTINTERP_API cli_application : public application
{
public:
 
  cli_application (const cmdline_options& opts = cmdline_options ())
    : application (opts)
  { }
 
  cli_application (int argc, char **argv)
    : application (argc, argv)
  { }
 
  OCTAVE_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE (cli_application)
 
  ~cli_application () = default;
 
  int execute ();
};
 
OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(octave)
 
#endif