#ifndef __VMML__OPTIONS__H__
#define __VMML__OPTIONS__H__

#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
#include<map>

namespace vmml
{
namespace boost_po = ::boost::program_options;

typedef ::boost::program_options::variables_map var_map;
class options
{
public:
    options();
    
    void setup( int argc, char* argv[] );
    void get_operator_chain( std::vector< std::string >& op_chain );

protected:
    // generic options
    boost_po::options_description _generic_options;    
    // op chain 
    boost_po::options_description _all_options;    
    std::map< std::string, boost_po::options_description* > _op_descs;
    
    // positional options
    boost_po::positional_options_description _positional_desc;   
     
    boost_po::variables_map _options_map;
    std::vector< std::vector< std::string > > _op_cfgs_from_file;
    
};//class options

};//namespace vmml

#endif