//! How to parse "key=value" pairs with structopt. use std::error::Error; use structopt::StructOpt; /// Parse a single key-value pair fn parse_key_val(s: &str) -> Result<(T, U), Box> where T: std::str::FromStr, T::Err: Error + 'static, U: std::str::FromStr, U::Err: Error + 'static, { let pos = s .find('=') .ok_or_else(|| format!("invalid KEY=value: no `=` found in `{}`", s))?; Ok((s[..pos].parse()?, s[pos + 1..].parse()?)) } #[derive(StructOpt, Debug)] struct Opt { // number_of_values = 1 forces the user to repeat the -D option for each key-value pair: // my_program -D a=1 -D b=2 // Without number_of_values = 1 you can do: // my_program -D a=1 b=2 // but this makes adding an argument after the values impossible: // my_program -D a=1 -D b=2 my_input_file // becomes invalid. #[structopt(short = "D", parse(try_from_str = parse_key_val), number_of_values = 1)] defines: Vec<(String, i32)>, } fn main() { let opt = Opt::from_args(); println!("{:?}", opt); }