move the cli/argv arg parsing to a module

rsbbs/args.py

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Really Simple BBS - a really simple BBS for ax.25 packet radio.
+# Copyright (C) 2023 John Burwell <john@atatdotdot.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+from rsbbs import __version__
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    # Parse and handle the system invocation arguments
+    argv_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description=("The BBS for ax.25 and packet radio "
+                     "that is really simple."))
+
+    # Configure args:
+    args_list = [
+        # [ short, long, action, default, dest, help, required ]
+        ['-d', '--debug', 'store_true', None, 'debug',
+            'Enable debugging output to stdout', False],
+        # ['-s', '--calling-station', 'store', 'N0CALL', 'calling_station',
+        #     'Callsign of the calling station', True],
+        ['-f', '--config-file', 'store', None, 'config_file',
+            'Path to config.yaml file', False],
+    ]
+    for arg in args_list:
+        argv_parser.add_argument(
+            arg[0], arg[1], action=arg[2], default=arg[3], dest=arg[4],
+            help=arg[5], required=arg[6])
+
+    group = argv_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+
+    # Log level:
+    argv_parser.add_argument(
+        '--log-level',
+        action='store',
+        default='INFO',
+        dest='log_level',
+        help="Logging level")
+
+    # Show config option:
+    group.add_argument(
+        '--show-config',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=None,
+        dest='show_config',
+        help="Show the configuration and exit")
+
+    # Calling station:
+    group.add_argument(
+        '-s',
+        '--calling-station',
+        action='store',
+        default='N0CALL',
+        dest='calling_station',
+        help="Callsign of the calling station")
+
+    # Version arg is special:
+    argv_parser.add_argument(
+        '-v', '--version',
+        action='version',
+        version=f"{argv_parser.prog} version {__version__}")
+
+    # Parse the args from the system
+    return argv_parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])

rsbbs/rsbbs.py

@@ -16,70 +16,12 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import argparse
 import logging
-import sys
 
 from rsbbs import __version__
 from rsbbs import Config, Console, Controller, Logger
 
-
+from rsbbs.args import parse_args
-def parse_args():
-    # Parse and handle the system invocation arguments
-    argv_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description=("The BBS for ax.25 and packet radio "
-                     "that is really simple."))
-
-    # Configure args:
-    args_list = [
-        # [ short, long, action, default, dest, help, required ]
-        ['-d', '--debug', 'store_true', None, 'debug',
-            'Enable debugging output to stdout', False],
-        # ['-s', '--calling-station', 'store', 'N0CALL', 'calling_station',
-        #     'Callsign of the calling station', True],
-        ['-f', '--config-file', 'store', None, 'config_file',
-            'Path to config.yaml file', False],
-    ]
-    for arg in args_list:
-        argv_parser.add_argument(
-            arg[0], arg[1], action=arg[2], default=arg[3], dest=arg[4],
-            help=arg[5], required=arg[6])
-
-    group = argv_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
-
-    # Log level:
-    argv_parser.add_argument(
-        '--log-level',
-        action='store',
-        default='INFO',
-        dest='log_level',
-        help="Logging level")
-
-    # Show config option:
-    group.add_argument(
-        '--show-config',
-        action='store_true',
-        default=None,
-        dest='show_config',
-        help="Show the configuration and exit")
-
-    # Calling station:
-    group.add_argument(
-        '-s',
-        '--calling-station',
-        action='store',
-        default='N0CALL',
-        dest='calling_station',
-        help="Callsign of the calling station")
-
-    # Version arg is special:
-    argv_parser.add_argument(
-        '-v', '--version',
-        action='version',
-        version=f"{argv_parser.prog} version {__version__}")
-
-    # Parse the args from the system
-    return argv_parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
 
 
 def main():