Function _parse_flags

uncommon_route/cli.py:372–394

Parse flags from args. known_flags maps flag name -> has_value.

(args: list[str], known_flags: dict[str, bool])

def _parse_flags(args: list[str], known_flags: dict[str, bool]) -> tuple[dict[str, str | bool], list[str]]:
    """Parse flags from args. known_flags maps flag name -> has_value."""
    flags: dict[str, str | bool] = {}
    rest: list[str] = []
    i = 0
    while i < len(args):
        arg = args[i]
        clean = arg.lstrip("-")
        if arg.startswith("--") and clean in known_flags:
            if known_flags[clean]:
                if i + 1 < len(args):
                    flags[clean] = args[i + 1]
                    i += 2
                else:
                    print(f"Error: {arg} requires a value", file=sys.stderr)
                    sys.exit(1)
            else:
                flags[clean] = True
                i += 1
        else:
            rest.append(arg)
            i += 1
    return flags, rest


_TIER_ORDER = ["SIMPLE", "MEDIUM", "COMPLEX"]