Method _optionEx

lib/command.js:732–755

* Internal implementation shared by .option() and .requiredOption() * * @return {Command} `this` command for chaining * @private

(config, flags, description, fn, defaultValue)

   * @private
   */
  _optionEx(config, flags, description, fn, defaultValue) {
    if (typeof flags === 'object' && flags instanceof Option) {
      throw new Error(
        'To add an Option object use addOption() instead of option() or requiredOption()',
      );
    }
    const option = this.createOption(flags, description);
    option.makeOptionMandatory(!!config.mandatory);
    if (typeof fn === 'function') {
      option.default(defaultValue).argParser(fn);
    } else if (fn instanceof RegExp) {
      // deprecated
      const regex = fn;
      fn = (val, def) => {
        const m = regex.exec(val);
        return m ? m[0] : def;
      };
      option.default(defaultValue).argParser(fn);
    } else {
      option.default(fn);
    }

    return this.addOption(option);
  }

  /**
   * Define option with `flags`, `description`, and optional argument parsing function or `defaultValue` or both.