Method get_cli

cli_function.py:250–298

:rtype: List[Type(str)] :return: the canonical command line arguments arguments that would generate this Python function call. (--key, value) option pairs are grouped into tuples, and all other values are grouped in their own tuple

(self, **kwargs)

        sys.exit(exit_status)

    def get_cli(self, **kwargs):
        '''
        :rtype: List[Type(str)]
        :return: the canonical command line arguments arguments that would
                 generate this Python function call.

                 (--key, value) option pairs are grouped into tuples, and all
                 other values are grouped in their own tuple (positional_arg,)
                 or (--bool-arg,).

                 Arguments with default values are not added, but arguments
                 that are set by the config are also given.

                 The optional arguments are sorted alphabetically, followed by
                 positional arguments.

                 The long option name is used if both long and short versions
                 are given.
        '''
        options = []
        positional_dict = {}
        kwargs = self._get_args(kwargs)
        for key in kwargs:
            if not key in ('_args_given',):
                argument = self._arguments[key]
                default = argument.default
                value = kwargs[key]
                if value != default:
                    if argument.is_option:
                        if argument.is_bool:
                            vals = [(argument.longname,)]
                        elif 'action' in argument.kwargs and argument.kwargs['action'] == 'append':
                            vals = [(argument.longname, str(val)) for val in value]
                        else:
                            vals = [(argument.longname, str(value))]
                        for val in vals:
                            bisect.insort(options, val)
                    else:
                        if type(value) is list:
                            positional_dict[key] = [tuple([v]) for v in value]
                        else:
                            positional_dict[key] = [(str(value),)]
        # Python built-in data structures suck.
        # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27726245/getting-the-key-index-in-a-python-ordereddict/27726534#27726534
        positional = []
        for key in self._arguments.keys():
            if key in positional_dict:
                positional.extend(positional_dict[key])
        return options + positional

    @staticmethod
    def get_key(*args, **kwargs):