module Toys::FlagGroup

def self.create(type: nil, name: nil, desc: nil, long_desc: nil)

Returns:
  • (Toys::FlagGroup::Base) - A flag group of the correct subclass.

Parameters:
  • name (String, Symbol, nil) -- The name of the group, or nil for no
  • long_desc (Array,Toys::WrappableString>) --
  • desc (String, Array, Toys::WrappableString) -- Short
  • type (Symbol) -- The type of group. Default is `:optional`. 
def self.create(type: nil, name: nil, desc: nil, long_desc: nil)
  type ||= Optional
  unless type.is_a?(::Class)
    class_name = ModuleLookup.to_module_name(type)
    type =
      begin
        FlagGroup.const_get(class_name)
      rescue ::NameError
        raise ToolDefinitionError, "Unknown flag group type: #{type}"
      end
  end
  unless type.ancestors.include?(Base)
    raise ToolDefinitionError, "Unknown flag group type: #{type}"
  end
  type.new(name, desc, long_desc)
end