Method ParseCommandLine

engine/Poseidon/Foundation/Platform/AppConfig.cpp:233–959

AppConfig::AppConfig() {}

void AppConfig::ParseCommandLine(int argc, char** argv)
{
    if (_parsed)
    {
        return;
    }
    _parsed = true;

    // Console attachment is handled by entry points (WinMain / main)
    // via attachParentConsole() before Application::Run()

    try
    {
        std::vector<std::string> normalizedArgs = NormalizeLegacyArguments(argc, argv);
        if (BuildInfo::ReleaseBuild && ContainsCliArg(normalizedArgs, "--dev"))
        {
            _parseFatalError = "--dev is not supported in release builds";
            _parseFatalExitCode = 2;
            return;
        }

        const CliHelpMode helpMode = DetectHelpMode(normalizedArgs);
        const CliAppRole appRole = DetectAppRole(normalizedArgs);
        const bool serverRole = appRole == CliAppRole::Server;
        const std::string versionForVersionFlag =
            (const char*)Poseidon::GetVersionStringForState(ContainsCliArg(normalizedArgs, "--dev"),
                                                            GApp != nullptr && GApp->IsDemo());

        CLI::App app{serverRole ? "Arma: Cold War Assault - Remastered Dedicated Server"
                                : "Arma: Cold War Assault - Remastered"};

        // Disable default help flag so we can reuse -h for --height
        app.set_help_flag("--help,--help-full", "Print help and exit");
        app.set_version_flag("--version", versionForVersionFlag);
        if (serverRole)
            app.usage("[OPTIONS]");
        if (BuildInfo::ReleaseBuild)
            app.footer(serverRole ? "Use --help-full for advanced server options."
                                  : "Use --help-full for advanced user options.");
        else
            app.footer(
                serverRole
                    ? "Use --help-full for advanced server options. Use --help --dev for developer and test options."
                    : "Use --help-full for advanced user options. Use --help --dev for developer and test options.");

        app.allow_windows_style_options();

        // Tolerate unknown options — app-specific CLI (e.g. PoseidonUITest's
        // --start-display / --dump-ui / --record) parses the same argv after
        // AppConfig and picks up what isn't recognized here.
        app.allow_extras();

        auto showGroup = [helpMode](CLI::App* group, CliHelpVisibility visibility, bool roleVisible = true) -> CLI::App*
        {
            if (!roleVisible || !IsVisibleInHelp(visibility, helpMode))
                group->group("");
            return group;