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Allow turning a switch off from the CLI (-switch=false) #162

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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions gemc/goptions/goptions.cc
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Expand Up @@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ GOptions::GOptions(int argc, char* argv[], const GOptions& user_defined_options)
string keyPart = argStr.substr(0, eqPos);
string valuePart = argStr.substr(eqPos + 1);

// Switch with an explicit boolean value: -gui=false / -gui=true. This gives the
// CLI a way to turn a switch off, honoring the documented CLI-over-YAML precedence.
if (switches.find(keyPart) != switches.end()) {
if (valuePart == "true" || valuePart == "1") { switches[keyPart].turnOn(); }
else if (valuePart == "false" || valuePart == "0") { switches[keyPart].turnOff(); }
else {
cerr << "The switch " << keyPart << " accepts only true/false." << endl;
exit(EC__NOOPTIONFOUND);
}
continue;
}

// Strip outer quotes if present (e.g., -gstreamer="[...]")
if (!valuePart.empty() && valuePart.front() == '"' && valuePart.back() == '"') {
valuePart = valuePart.substr(1, valuePart.length() - 2);
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