[CLI-293] Associate parse priority with Option flags

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: CLI-1.x, Options definition
• Labels: newbie pull-request-available usability
• Flags: Patch
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/commons-cli/pull/28
• External issue ID: #28
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Triston Chavez
• Created: 30/Dec/18 22:14
• Updated: 16/Feb/24 17:24
• Resolved: 16/Feb/24 17:24

Description

By associating a priority with Option instances, the task of parsing each option in a prioritized manner is greatly simplified. This is the first time I have ever submitted a pull request to a project I did not create, but I did my honest best to keep aligned with the standards of this project. I submitted a pull request on github. It failed for openjdk6 on the Travis-CI test, but the logs lead me to believe that it due to a problem with the test and not my patch. The meat of the patch is only around 65 LOC so it is very minimally invasive. The pull request can be found here. Any feedback is much appreciated!