varperiod=flag.Duration("period",1*time.Second,"sleep period")funcmain(){flag.Parse()fmt.Printf("Sleeping for %v...",*period)time.Sleep(*period)fmt.Println()}
package flag
// Value is the interface to the value stored in a flag.
type Value interface {
String() string
Set(string) error
}
// *celsiusFlag satisfies the flag.Value interface.
type celsiusFlag struct{ Celsius }
func (f *celsiusFlag) Set(s string) error {
var unit string
var value float64
fmt.Sscanf(s, "%f%s", &value, &unit) // no error check needed
switch unit {
case "C", "°C":
f.Celsius = Celsius(value)
return nil
case "F", "°F":
f.Celsius = FToC(Fahrenheit(value))
return nil
}
return fmt.Errorf("invalid temperature %q", s)
}
// CelsiusFlag defines a Celsius flag with the specified name,
// default value, and usage, and returns the address of the flag variable.
// The flag argument must have a quantity and a unit, e.g., "100C".
func CelsiusFlag(name string, value Celsius, usage string) *Celsius {
f := celsiusFlag{value}
flag.CommandLine.Var(&f, name, usage)
return &f.Celsius
}
var temp = tempconv.CelsiusFlag("temp", 20.0, "the temperature")
func main() {
flag.Parse()
fmt.Println(*temp)
}
$ go build gopl.io/ch7/tempflag
$ ./tempflag
20°C
$ ./tempflag -temp -18C
-18°C
$ ./tempflag -temp 212°F
100°C
$ ./tempflag -temp 273.15K
invalid value "273.15K" for flag -temp: invalid temperature "273.15K"
Usage of ./tempflag:
-temp value
the temperature (default 20°C)
$ ./tempflag -help
Usage of ./tempflag:
-temp value
the temperature (default 20°C)