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| -rw-r--r-- | ipalib/public.py | 15 |
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diff --git a/ipalib/public.py b/ipalib/public.py index fb7a80b9..772490d0 100644 --- a/ipalib/public.py +++ b/ipalib/public.py @@ -198,6 +198,21 @@ class Option(plugable.ReadOnly): ) +def generate_argument(name): + """ + Returns an `Option` instance using argument ``name``. + """ + if name.endswith('?'): + kw = dict(required=False, multivalue=False) + elif name.endswith('*'): + kw = dict(required=False, multivalue=True) + elif name.endswith('+'): + kw = dict(required=True, multivalue=True) + else: + kw = dict(required=True, multivalue=False) + return Option(name.rstrip('?*+'), ipa_types.Unicode(), **kw) + + class Command(plugable.Plugin): __public__ = frozenset(( 'get_default', |