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+#ifndef _OPTION_H
+#define _OPTION_H
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+struct option_handler;
+
+struct option_t {
+  char		   short_opt;
+  std::string	   long_opt;
+  bool		   wants_arg;
+  option_handler * handler;
+
+  option_t() : short_opt(0), wants_arg(false) {}
+};
+
+typedef std::map<const std::string, option_handler *>  option_handler_map;
+typedef std::pair<const std::string, option_handler *> option_handler_pair;
+
+struct option_handler {
+  bool handled;
+  bool multiple;
+
+  static std::vector<option_t> options;
+  static option_handler_map    handlers;
+
+  option_handler(const std::string& label,
+		 const std::string& opt_chars,
+		 const bool         _multiple);
+
+  virtual void handle_option(const char * arg = NULL) = 0;
+};
+
+bool process_option(const std::string& opt, const char * arg = NULL);
+void process_arguments(std::vector<char *>& args, int argc, char ** argv);
+void process_environment(char ** envp);
+
+#define DEF_OPT_HANDLERS()				\
+  std::vector<option_t> option_handler::options;	\
+  option_handler_map    option_handler::handlers
+
+#define OPT_BEGIN(tag, chars, multi)				\
+  static struct tag ## _handler : public option_handler {	\
+    tag ## _handler() : option_handler(#tag, chars, multi) {}	\
+    virtual void handle_option(const char * optarg)
+
+#define OPT_END(tag) } tag ## _handler_obj
+
+#endif // _OPTION_H