| JVM | Platform | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenJDK (Temurin) Current | Linux |  |
| OpenJDK (Temurin) LTS | Linux |  |
| OpenJDK (Temurin) Current | Windows |  |
| OpenJDK (Temurin) LTS | Windows |  |
The quarrel package provides a strict, opinionated command-line argument
parser.
- Strongly-typed access to command-line arguments, for program correctness.
- Simple and regular command-line parsing for easily understood command-line interfaces.
- Automatic generation of "help" and "version" commands for command-line interfaces.
- Detailed, structured, and localized user-facing error messages for clear explanations as to how to use the command-line interfaces correctly.
- A small, easily auditable codebase with no use of reflection or annotations.
- An extensive automated test suite with high coverage.
- Supplies a restricted form of @ syntax, for storing command-line arguments in files.
- Written in pure Java 21.
- OSGi-ready.
- JPMS-ready.
- ISC license.
See the documentation.