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// Third Party
#[cfg(feature = "yaml")]
use yaml_rust::Yaml;
// Internal
use crate::{App, ArgMatches};
/// The abstract representation of a command line subcommand.
///
/// This struct describes all the valid options of the subcommand for the program. Subcommands are
/// essentially "sub-[`App`]s" and contain all the same possibilities (such as their own
/// [arguments], subcommands, and settings).
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```rust
/// # use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand};
/// App::new("myprog")
/// .subcommand(
/// SubCommand::with_name("config")
/// .about("Used for configuration")
/// .arg(Arg::with_name("config_file")
/// .help("The configuration file to use")
/// .index(1)))
/// # ;
/// ```
/// [`App`]: ./struct.App.html
/// [arguments]: ./struct.Arg.html
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct SubCommand<'a> {
#[doc(hidden)]
pub name: String,
#[doc(hidden)]
pub matches: ArgMatches<'a>,
}
impl<'a> SubCommand<'a> {
/// Creates a new instance of a subcommand requiring a name. The name will be displayed
/// to the user when they print version or help and usage information.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```rust
/// # use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand};
/// App::new("myprog")
/// .subcommand(
/// SubCommand::with_name("config"))
/// # ;
/// ```
pub fn with_name<'b>(name: &str) -> App<'a, 'b> {
App::new(name)
}
/// Creates a new instance of a subcommand from a YAML (.yml) document
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```ignore
/// # #[macro_use]
/// # extern crate clap;
/// # use clap::Subcommand;
/// # fn main() {
/// let sc_yaml = load_yaml!("test_subcommand.yml");
/// let sc = SubCommand::from_yaml(sc_yaml);
/// # }
/// ```
#[cfg(feature = "yaml")]
pub fn from_yaml(yaml: &Yaml) -> App {
App::from_yaml(yaml)
}
}