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/*=========================================================================

  Program:   CMake - Cross-Platform Makefile Generator
  Module:    $RCSfile$
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date$
  Version:   $Revision$

  Copyright (c) 2002 Kitware, Inc., Insight Consortium.  All rights reserved.
  See Copyright.txt or http://www.cmake.org/HTML/Copyright.html for details.

     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even 
     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.

=========================================================================*/
#ifndef cmOptionCommand_h
#define cmOptionCommand_h

#include "cmCommand.h"

/** \class cmOptionCommand
 * \brief Provide an option to the user
 *
 * cmOptionCommand provides an option for the user to select
 */
class cmOptionCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
  /**
   * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
   */
  virtual cmCommand* Clone() 
    {
    return new cmOptionCommand;
    }

  /**
   * This is called when the command is first encountered in
   * the CMakeLists.txt file.
   */
  virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args);

  /**
   * The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
   */
  virtual const char* GetName() {return "option";}
  
  /**
   * Succinct documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation() 
    {
    return "Provides an option that the user can optionally select.";
    }
  
  /**
   * More documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
    {
    return
      "  option(OPTION_VAR \"help string describing option\"\n"
      "         [initial value])\n"
      "Provide an option for the user to select as ON or OFF.  If no "
      "initial value is provided, OFF is used.";
    }
  
  cmTypeMacro(cmOptionCommand, cmCommand);
};



#endif