Collection of classes for handling argv (and other) input when calling command-line scripts. Helps with parsing, collecting and validating arguments, options, and flags.
## Installation
This library is installed via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). To install, use `composer require pointybeard/helpers-cli-input` or add `"pointybeard/helpers-cli-input": "~1.0"` to your `composer.json` file.
And run composer to update your dependencies:
$ curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ php composer.phar update
### Requirements
This library makes use of the [PHP Helpers: Flag Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags`) and [PHP Helpers: Factory Foundation Classes](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-foundation-factory) packages. They are installed automatically via composer.
To include all the [PHP Helpers](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers) packages on your project, use `composer require pointybeard/helpers` or add `"pointybeard/helpers": "~1.1"` to your composer file.
## Usage
Include this library in your PHP files with `use pointybeard\Helpers\Cli`. See example code in `example/example.php`. The example code can be run with the following command:
If you believe you have found a bug, please report it using the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-cli-input/issues),
or better yet, fork the library and submit a pull request.
## Contributing
We encourage you to contribute to this project. Please check out the [Contributing documentation](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-cli-input/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines about how to get involved.
## License
"PHP Helpers: Command-line Input and Input Type Handlers" is released under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
## Credits
* Some inspiration taken from the [Symfony Console Component](https://github.com/symfony/console) (although no code has been used).
