adds the support of the "help" argument

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/process/AbstractMain.java b/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/process/AbstractMain.java
index 0baf9ce..0ecfd01 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/process/AbstractMain.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/process/AbstractMain.java
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ import com.c2kernel.process.resource.BadArgumentsException;
 import com.c2kernel.utils.FileStringUtility;

 import com.c2kernel.utils.Logger;

 

-/**************************************************************************

+

+/**

+ * @author abranson

+ * @author ogattaz

  *

- * @author $Author: abranson $ $Date: 2004/10/25 15:27:35 $

- * @version $Revision: 1.67 $

- **************************************************************************/

+ */

 abstract public class AbstractMain

 {

     public static boolean isServer = false;

@@ -36,8 +37,22 @@ abstract public class AbstractMain
     public static String MAIN_ARG_LOGLEVEL = "logLevel";

     public static String MAIN_ARG_LOGFILE = "logFile";

     public static String MAIN_ARG_CONNECT = "connect";

+    public static String MAIN_ARG_HELP = "help";

 

 

+	/**

+	 * 

+	 * @return a help text

+	 */

+	public static String getUsageHelpText() {

+		return "USAGE: com.c2kernel.process.AbstractMain \n"

+				+ "    -config <server/client config file> \n"

+				+ "    [-connect <LC connect file> ] (or LocalCentre in conf)\n"

+				+ "    [-help] \n" 

+				+ "    [-noNewLogStream] (for embedded mode: the logger is already configured ) \n"

+				+ "    [-logLevel 0-19] \n"

+				+ "    [-logFile <path to log file>]";

+	}

 

 	/**************************************************************************

 	 * reading and setting input paramaters

@@ -83,6 +98,13 @@ abstract public class AbstractMain
 

         }

         

+        // print the help and die

+        if (argProps.containsKey(MAIN_ARG_HELP)){

+            System.out.println();

+            System.out.println(getUsageHelpText());

+            Logger.die("Stop kernel");        

+        }

+        

         if (argProps.containsKey("logFile"))

 			try {

 				logStream = new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(argProps.getProperty("logFile"), true));