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[sling-org-apache-sling-committer-cli] 01/01: SLING-8519 - Improve CLI parsing and general look and feel

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commit 7799fe9f0d55148a4e5579fe97338652fc074862
Author: Radu Cotescu <ra...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Mon Jun 17 19:03:18 2019 +0200

    SLING-8519 - Improve CLI parsing and general look and feel
    
    * embedded picocli.CommandLine version 4.0.0-beta-1b
    * refactored commands
---
 README.md                                          |    12 +-
 bnd.bnd                                            |     1 +
 .../java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CLIGroup.java   |    24 +
 .../java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/Command.java    |    14 +-
 .../apache/sling/cli/impl/CommandProcessor.java    |   160 +-
 .../apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionContext.java    |    89 -
 .../org/apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionMode.java   |    36 +
 .../cli/impl/release/CreateJiraVersionCommand.java |    47 +-
 .../apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ListCommand.java |    23 +-
 .../cli/impl/release/PrepareVoteEmailCommand.java  |   133 +-
 .../sling/cli/impl/release/ReleaseCLIGroup.java    |    39 +
 .../sling/cli/impl/release/ReusableCLIOptions.java |    34 +
 .../sling/cli/impl/release/TallyVotesCommand.java  |    34 +-
 .../cli/impl/release/UpdateLocalSiteCommand.java   |    31 +-
 .../cli/impl/release/UpdateReporterCommand.java    |    41 +-
 src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java             | 14483 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../impl/release/PrepareVoteEmailCommandTest.java  |    20 +-
 .../cli/impl/release/TallyVotesCommandTest.java    |    29 +-
 .../impl/release/UpdateReporterCommandTest.java    |    34 +-
 19 files changed, 14983 insertions(+), 301 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5288c99..60ddd2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ The image is built using `mvn package`. Afterwards it may be run with
 
     docker run --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli
     
-This invocation produces a list of available subcommands.
+This invocation produces a list of available commands.
 
 ## Commands
 
 The commands can be executed in 3 different modes:
 
-  * `dry-run` (default mode) - commands only list their output without performing any actions on the user's behalf
+  * `dryrun` (default mode) - commands only list their output without performing any actions on the user's behalf
   * `interactive` - commands list their output but ask for user confirmation when it comes to performing an action on the user's behalf
   * `auto` - comands list their output and assume that all questions are provided the default answers when it comes to performing an action on the user's behalf
 
 To select a non-default execution mode provide the mode as an argument to the command:
 
-    docker run -it --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli release prepare-email $STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID --interactive
+    docker run -it --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli release prepare-email --repository=$STAGING_REPOSITORY --execution-mode=interactive
 
 Note that for running commands in the `interactive` mode you need to run the Docker container in interactive mode with a pseudo-tty attached (e.g. `docker run -it ...`).
 
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ Listing active releases
 
 Generating a release vote email
 
-    docker run --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli release prepare-email $STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID
+    docker run --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli release prepare-email --repository=$STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID
     
 Generating a release vote result email
 
-    docker run --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli release tally-votes $STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID
+    docker run --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli release tally-votes --repository=$STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID
     
 Generating the website update (only diff for now)
 
-	docker run --env-file=docker-env apache/sling-cli release update-local-site $STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID
+	docker run --env-file=docker-env apache/sling-cli release update-local-site --repository=$STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID
 
 ## Assumptions
 
diff --git a/bnd.bnd b/bnd.bnd
index e69de29..78e45e3 100644
--- a/bnd.bnd
+++ b/bnd.bnd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Import-Package: !org.fusesource.jansi, *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CLIGroup.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CLIGroup.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ead6ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CLIGroup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ ~ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ ~ or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ ~ distributed with this work for additional information
+ ~ regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ ~ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ ~ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ ~ with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ ~
+ ~   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ ~
+ ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ ~ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ ~ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ ~ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ ~ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ ~ under the License.
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*/
+package org.apache.sling.cli.impl;
+
+/**
+ * Marker interface for CLI sub-command groups.
+ */
+public interface CLIGroup extends Runnable {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/Command.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/Command.java
index 70a6c45..57b9e50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/Command.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/Command.java
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
  */
 package org.apache.sling.cli.impl;
 
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-
-public interface Command {
+/**
+ * Marker interface for {@code Commands} supported by the Apache Sling Committer CLI.
+ */
+public interface Command extends Runnable {
     
-    String PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND = "command";
-    String PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND = "subcommand";
-    String PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY = "summary";
+    String PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP = "command.group";
+    String PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME = "command.name";
 
-    void execute(@NotNull ExecutionContext context) throws Exception;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CommandProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CommandProcessor.java
index 9029d4b..ac3935c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CommandProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/CommandProcessor.java
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
  */
 package org.apache.sling.cli.impl;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
+import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.release.ReleaseCLIGroup;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleException;
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
@@ -30,9 +35,15 @@ import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
 import static org.osgi.service.component.annotations.ReferenceCardinality.MULTIPLE;
 import static org.osgi.service.component.annotations.ReferencePolicy.DYNAMIC;
 
+@CommandLine.Command(
+        name = "docker run -it --env-file=./docker-env apache/sling-cli",
+        description = "Apache Sling Committers CLI"
+)
 @Component(service = CommandProcessor.class)
 public class CommandProcessor {
 
@@ -40,7 +51,17 @@ public class CommandProcessor {
     private static final String EXEC_ARGS = "exec.args";
     private BundleContext ctx;
 
-    private Map<CommandKey, CommandWithProps> commands = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private static final Map<String, Class> CLI_GROUPS;
+
+    static {
+        CLI_GROUPS = new HashMap<>();
+        CLI_GROUPS.put("release", ReleaseCLIGroup.class);
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, TreeSet<CommandWithProps>> commands = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    public CommandProcessor() {
+    }
 
     @Activate
     private void activate(BundleContext ctx) {
@@ -49,26 +70,56 @@ public class CommandProcessor {
 
     @Reference(service = Command.class, cardinality = MULTIPLE, policy = DYNAMIC)
     protected void bindCommand(Command cmd, Map<String, ?> props) {
-        commands.put(CommandKey.of(props), CommandWithProps.of(cmd, props));
+        CommandWithProps commandWithProps = CommandWithProps.of(cmd, props);
+        Set<CommandWithProps> bucket = commands.computeIfAbsent(commandWithProps.group, key -> new TreeSet<>());
+        bucket.add(commandWithProps);
     }
 
-    protected void unbindCommand(Map<String, ?> props) {
-        commands.remove(CommandKey.of(props));
+    protected void unbindCommand(Command cmd, Map<String, ?> props) {
+        CommandWithProps commandWithProps = CommandWithProps.of(cmd, props);
+        Set<CommandWithProps> bucket = commands.get(commandWithProps.group);
+        if (bucket != null) {
+            bucket.remove(commandWithProps);
+            if (bucket.isEmpty()) {
+                commands.remove(commandWithProps.group);
+            }
+        }
+
     }
 
     void runCommand() {
-        String[] arguments = arguments(ctx.getProperty(EXEC_ARGS));
-        CommandKey key = CommandKey.of(arguments);
-        ExecutionContext context = defineContext(arguments);
+        System.setProperty("picocli.usage.width", "140");
+        CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(this);
+        commandLine.addSubcommand(CommandLine.HelpCommand.class);
+        for (Map.Entry<String, TreeSet<CommandWithProps>> entry : commands.entrySet()) {
+            String group = entry.getKey();
+            Class<?> groupClass = CLI_GROUPS.get(group);
+            if (groupClass != null) {
+                CommandLine secondary = new CommandLine(groupClass);
+                for (CommandWithProps command : entry.getValue()) {
+                    secondary.addSubcommand(command.name, command.cmd);
+                }
+                secondary.addSubcommand(CommandLine.HelpCommand.class);
+                commandLine.addSubcommand(group, secondary);
+            } else {
+                for (CommandWithProps command : entry.getValue()) {
+                    commandLine.addSubcommand(command.group, command.cmd);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        int commandExitCode;
         try {
-            commands.getOrDefault(key, new CommandWithProps(ignored -> {
-                logger.info("Usage: sling command sub-command [target]");
-                logger.info("");
-                logger.info("Available commands:");
-                commands.forEach((k, c) -> logger.info("{} {}: {}", k.command, k.subCommand, c.summary));
-            }, "")).cmd.execute(context);
+            String[] arguments = arguments(ctx.getProperty(EXEC_ARGS));
+            commandExitCode = commandLine.execute(arguments);
+        } catch (CommandLine.ParameterException e) {
+            commandLine.getErr().println(e.getMessage());
+            if (!CommandLine.UnmatchedArgumentException.printSuggestions(e, commandLine.getErr())) {
+                e.getCommandLine().usage(commandLine.getErr());
+            }
+            commandExitCode = commandLine.getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnInvalidInput();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.warn("Failed running command", e);
+            logger.warn("Failed running command.", e);
+            commandExitCode = 1;
         } finally {
             try {
                 ctx.getBundle(Constants.SYSTEM_BUNDLE_LOCATION).adapt(Framework.class).stop();
@@ -77,6 +128,7 @@ public class CommandProcessor {
                 System.exit(1);
             }
         }
+        System.exit(commandExitCode);
     }
 
     private String[] arguments(String cliSpec) {
@@ -86,70 +138,52 @@ public class CommandProcessor {
         return cliSpec.split(" ");
     }
 
-    private ExecutionContext defineContext(String[] arguments) {
-        if (arguments.length < 3)
-            return ExecutionContext.DEFAULT;
-        String target = arguments[2];
-        if (arguments.length > 3) {
-            return new ExecutionContext(ExecutionContext.Mode.fromString(arguments[3]), target);
-        } else {
-            return new ExecutionContext(ExecutionContext.Mode.DRY_RUN, target);
-        }
-    }
-    
-
-    static class CommandKey {
-
-        private static final CommandKey EMPTY = new CommandKey("", "");
-
-        private final String command;
-        private final String subCommand;
-
-        static CommandKey of(String[] arguments) {
-            if (arguments.length < 2)
-                return EMPTY;
+    static class CommandWithProps implements Comparable<CommandWithProps> {
+        private final String group;
+        private final String name;
+        private final Command cmd;
 
-            return new CommandKey(arguments[0], arguments[1]);
+        static CommandWithProps of(Command cmd, Map<String, ?> props) {
+            return new CommandWithProps(
+                    cmd,
+                    (String) props.get(Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP),
+                    (String) props.get(Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME)
+            );
         }
 
-        static CommandKey of(Map<String, ?> serviceProps) {
-            return new CommandKey((String) serviceProps.get(Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND), (String) serviceProps.get(Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND));
+        CommandWithProps(Command cmd, String group, String name) {
+            this.cmd = cmd;
+            this.group = group;
+            this.name = name;
         }
 
-        CommandKey(String command, String subCommand) {
-            this.command = command;
-            this.subCommand = subCommand;
+        @Override
+        public int compareTo(@NotNull CommandProcessor.CommandWithProps o) {
+            if (!group.equals(o.group)) {
+                return group.compareTo(o.group);
+            } else {
+                return name.compareTo(o.name);
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
-            return Objects.hash(command, subCommand);
+            return Objects.hash(group, name);
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-            if (this == obj)
+            if (this == obj) {
                 return true;
-            if (obj == null)
-                return false;
-            if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+            }
+            if (obj == null) {
                 return false;
-            CommandKey other = (CommandKey) obj;
-            return Objects.equals(command, other.command) && Objects.equals(subCommand, other.subCommand);
-        }
-    }
-    
-    static class CommandWithProps {
-        private final Command cmd;
-        private final String summary;
-
-        static CommandWithProps of(Command cmd, Map<String, ?> props) {
-            return new CommandWithProps(cmd, (String) props.get(Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY));
-        }
-        
-        CommandWithProps(Command cmd, String summary) {
-            this.cmd = cmd;
-            this.summary = summary;
+            }
+            if (obj instanceof CommandWithProps) {
+                CommandWithProps other = (CommandWithProps) obj;
+                return Objects.equals(group, other.group) && Objects.equals(name, other.name);
+            }
+            return false;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionContext.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionContext.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6505508..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionContext.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-/*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ~ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- ~ or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- ~ distributed with this work for additional information
- ~ regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- ~ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- ~ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- ~ with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- ~
- ~   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- ~
- ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- ~ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- ~ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- ~ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- ~ specific language governing permissions and limitations
- ~ under the License.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*/
-package org.apache.sling.cli.impl;
-
-import java.util.Objects;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-/**
- * Defines the way a {@link Command} will be executed, together with the {@code command}'s execution target.
- */
-public class ExecutionContext {
-
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExecutionContext.class);
-
-    private final Mode mode;
-    private final String target;
-    public static final ExecutionContext DEFAULT = new ExecutionContext(Mode.DRY_RUN, null);
-
-    /**
-     * Creates an {@code ExecutionContext}.
-     *
-     * @param target the command's target
-     * @param mode   the execution mode
-     */
-    public ExecutionContext(@NotNull Mode mode, @Nullable String target) {
-        this.mode = mode;
-        this.target = Objects.requireNonNullElse(target, "");
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the execution target for a command.
-     *
-     * @return the execution target
-     */
-    @NotNull
-    public String getTarget() {
-        return target;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the execution mode for a command.
-     *
-     * @return the execution mode
-     */
-    @NotNull
-    public Mode getMode() {
-        return mode;
-    }
-
-    public enum Mode {
-        DRY_RUN("--dry-run"), INTERACTIVE("--interactive"), AUTO("--auto");
-
-        private final String string;
-
-        Mode(String string) {
-            this.string = string;
-        }
-
-        static Mode fromString(String value) {
-            for (Mode m : values()) {
-                if (m.string.equals(value)) {
-                    return m;
-                }
-            }
-            LOGGER.warn("Unknown command execution mode {}. Switching to default mode {}.", value, DRY_RUN.string);
-            return DRY_RUN;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionMode.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionMode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e253cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/ExecutionMode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ ~ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ ~ or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ ~ distributed with this work for additional information
+ ~ regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ ~ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ ~ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ ~ with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ ~
+ ~   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ ~
+ ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ ~ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ ~ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ ~ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ ~ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ ~ under the License.
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*/
+package org.apache.sling.cli.impl;
+
+public enum ExecutionMode {
+    /**
+     * In {@code dryrun} mode {@link Command}s should only output what actions they would execute.
+     */
+    dryrun,
+
+    /**
+     * In {@code interactive} mode {@link Command}s should always ask for user confirmation for each action they would execute.
+     */
+    interactive,
+
+    /**
+     * In {@code auto} mode {@link Command}s should execute their normal actions assuming the user has provided all the default answers.
+     */
+    auto;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/CreateJiraVersionCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/CreateJiraVersionCommand.java
index 6605268..080bbee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/CreateJiraVersionCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/CreateJiraVersionCommand.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.Command;
-import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionContext;
+import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionMode;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.InputOption;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.UserInput;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.jira.Issue;
@@ -28,31 +28,48 @@ import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.jira.Version;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.jira.VersionClient;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepository;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepositoryFinder;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-@Component(service = Command.class, property = {
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND+"=release",
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND+"=create-jira-new-version",
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY+"=Creates a new Jira version, if needed, and transitions any unresolved issues from the version being released to the next one."
-    })
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+@Component(service = Command.class,
+           property = {
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP + "=" + CreateJiraVersionCommand.GROUP,
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME + "=" + CreateJiraVersionCommand.NAME
+           }
+)
+@CommandLine.Command(
+        name = CreateJiraVersionCommand.NAME,
+        description = "Creates a new Jira version, if needed, and transitions any unresolved issues from the version being released to " +
+                "the next one",
+        subcommands = CommandLine.HelpCommand.class
+)
 public class CreateJiraVersionCommand implements Command {
 
+    static final String GROUP = "release";
+    static final String NAME = "create-new-jira-version";
+
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-r", "--repository"}, description = "Nexus repository id", required = true)
+    private Integer repositoryId;
+
     @Reference
     private StagingRepositoryFinder repoFinder;
     
     @Reference
     private VersionClient versionClient;
 
+    @CommandLine.Mixin
+    private ReusableCLIOptions reusableCLIOptions;
+
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     @Override
-    public void execute(@NotNull ExecutionContext context) {
+    public void run() {
         try {
-            StagingRepository repo = repoFinder.find(Integer.parseInt(context.getTarget()));
+            StagingRepository repo = repoFinder.find(repositoryId);
             for (Release release : Release.fromString(repo.getDescription()) ) {
                 Version version = versionClient.find(release);
                 logger.info("Found {}.", version);
@@ -60,13 +77,13 @@ public class CreateJiraVersionCommand implements Command {
                 boolean createNextRelease = false;
                 if ( successorVersion == null ) {
                     Release next = release.next();
-                    if (context.getMode() == ExecutionContext.Mode.DRY_RUN) {
+                    if (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode == ExecutionMode.dryrun) {
                         logger.info("Version {} would be created.", next.getName());
-                    } else if (context.getMode() == ExecutionContext.Mode.INTERACTIVE) {
+                    } else if (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode == ExecutionMode.interactive) {
                         InputOption answer = UserInput.yesNo(String.format("Should version %s be created?", next.getName()),
                                 InputOption.YES);
                         createNextRelease = (answer == InputOption.YES);
-                    } else if (context.getMode() == ExecutionContext.Mode.AUTO) {
+                    } else if (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode == ExecutionMode.auto) {
                         createNextRelease = true;
                     }
                     if (createNextRelease) {
@@ -81,16 +98,16 @@ public class CreateJiraVersionCommand implements Command {
                     List<Issue> unresolvedIssues = versionClient.findUnresolvedIssues(release);
                     if (!unresolvedIssues.isEmpty()) {
                         boolean moveIssues = false;
-                        if (context.getMode() == ExecutionContext.Mode.DRY_RUN) {
+                        if (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode == ExecutionMode.dryrun) {
                             logger.info("{} unresolved issues would be moved from version {} to version {} :",
                                     unresolvedIssues.size(), version.getName(), successorVersion.getName());
-                        } else if (context.getMode() == ExecutionContext.Mode.INTERACTIVE) {
+                        } else if (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode == ExecutionMode.interactive) {
                             InputOption answer = UserInput.yesNo(String.format("Should the %s unresolved issue(s) from version %s be " +
                                             "moved " +
                                     "to version %s?", unresolvedIssues.size(), version.getName(), successorVersion.getName()),
                                     InputOption.YES);
                             moveIssues = (answer == InputOption.YES);
-                        } else if (context.getMode() == ExecutionContext.Mode.AUTO) {
+                        } else if (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode == ExecutionMode.auto) {
                             moveIssues = true;
                         }
                         if (moveIssues) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ListCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ListCommand.java
index 4a59b7f..e4115ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ListCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ListCommand.java
@@ -19,30 +19,35 @@ package org.apache.sling.cli.impl.release;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.Command;
-import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionContext;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepositoryFinder;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-@Component(service = Command.class, property = {
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND + "=release",
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND + "=list",
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY + "=Lists all open releases" })
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+@Component(service = Command.class,
+           property = {
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP + "=" + ListCommand.GROUP,
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME + "=" + ListCommand.NAME,
+           }
+)
+@CommandLine.Command(name = ListCommand.NAME, description = "Lists all open releases", subcommands = CommandLine.HelpCommand.class)
 public class ListCommand implements Command {
 
+    static final String GROUP = "release";
+    static final String NAME = "list";
+
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     @Reference
     private StagingRepositoryFinder repoFinder;
 
     @Override
-    public void execute(@NotNull ExecutionContext context) {
+    public void run() {
         try {
-            repoFinder.list().stream()
-                .forEach( r -> logger.info("{}\t{}", r.getRepositoryId(), r.getDescription()));
+            repoFinder.list().forEach( r -> logger.info("{}\t{}", r.getRepositoryId(), r.getDescription()));
         } catch (IOException e) {
             logger.warn("Failed executing command", e);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/PrepareVoteEmailCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/PrepareVoteEmailCommand.java
index aff45f0..b54176f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/PrepareVoteEmailCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/PrepareVoteEmailCommand.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
 
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.Command;
-import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionContext;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.InputOption;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.UserInput;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.jira.Version;
@@ -33,18 +32,29 @@ import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepository;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepositoryFinder;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.people.Member;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.people.MembersFinder;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-@Component(service = Command.class, property = {
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND + "=release",
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND + "=prepare-email",
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY + "=Prepares an email vote for the specified release." })
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+@Component(service = Command.class,
+           property = {
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP + "=" + PrepareVoteEmailCommand.GROUP,
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME + "=" + PrepareVoteEmailCommand.NAME
+           }
+)
+@CommandLine.Command(
+        name = PrepareVoteEmailCommand.NAME,
+        description = "Prepares an email vote for the releases found in the Nexus staged repository",
+        subcommands = CommandLine.HelpCommand.class
+)
 public class PrepareVoteEmailCommand implements Command {
 
+    static final String GROUP = "release";
+    static final String NAME = "prepare-email";
+
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PrepareVoteEmailCommand.class);
 
     @Reference
@@ -59,6 +69,15 @@ public class PrepareVoteEmailCommand implements Command {
     @Reference
     private Mailer mailer;
 
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-r", "--repository"}, description = "Nexus repository id", required = true)
+    private Integer repositoryId;
+
+    @CommandLine.Mixin
+    private ReusableCLIOptions reusableCLIOptions;
+
+    @CommandLine.Spec
+    CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec spec;
+
     // TODO - replace with file template
     private static final String EMAIL_TEMPLATE =
             "From: ##FROM##\n" +
@@ -95,59 +114,63 @@ public class PrepareVoteEmailCommand implements Command {
             "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING/fixforversion/##VERSION_ID##";
 
     @Override
-    public void execute(@NotNull ExecutionContext context) {
+    public void run() {
         try {
-            int repoId = Integer.parseInt(context.getTarget());
-            StagingRepository repo = repoFinder.find(repoId);
-            List<Release> releases = Release.fromString(repo.getDescription());
-            List<Version> versions = releases.stream()
-                    .map( r -> versionClient.find(r))
-                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-            String releaseName = releases.stream()
-                    .map( Release::getFullName )
-                    .collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
-
-            int fixedIssueCounts = versions.stream().mapToInt( Version::getIssuesFixedCount).sum();
-            String releaseOrReleases = versions.size() > 1 ?
-                    "these releases" : "this release";
-
-            String releaseJiraLinks = versions.stream()
-                .map( v -> RELEASE_TEMPLATE.replace("##VERSION_ID##", String.valueOf(v.getId())))
-                .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
-
-            Member currentMember = membersFinder.getCurrentMember();
-            String emailContents = EMAIL_TEMPLATE
-                    .replace("##FROM##", new InternetAddress(currentMember.getEmail(), currentMember.getName()).toString())
-                    .replace("##RELEASE_NAME##", releaseName)
-                    .replace("##RELEASE_ID##", String.valueOf(repoId))
-                    .replace("##RELEASE_OR_RELEASES##", releaseOrReleases)
-                    .replace("##RELEASE_JIRA_LINKS##", releaseJiraLinks)
-                    .replace("##FIXED_ISSUES_COUNT##", String.valueOf(fixedIssueCounts))
-                    .replace("##USER_NAME##", currentMember.getName());
-            switch (context.getMode()) {
-                case DRY_RUN:
-                    LOGGER.info("The following email would be sent from your @apache.org address (see the \"From:\" header):\n");
-                    LOGGER.info(emailContents);
-                    break;
-                case INTERACTIVE:
-                    String question ="Should the following email be sent from your @apache.org address (see the" +
-                            " \"From:\" header)?\n\n" + emailContents;
-                    InputOption answer = UserInput.yesNo(question, InputOption.YES);
-                    if (InputOption.YES.equals(answer)) {
+            CommandLine commandLine = spec.commandLine();
+            if (commandLine.isUsageHelpRequested()) {
+                commandLine.usage(commandLine.getOut());
+            } else {
+                StagingRepository repo = repoFinder.find(repositoryId);
+                List<Release> releases = Release.fromString(repo.getDescription());
+                List<Version> versions = releases.stream()
+                        .map(r -> versionClient.find(r))
+                        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+                String releaseName = releases.stream()
+                        .map(Release::getFullName)
+                        .collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
+
+                int fixedIssueCounts = versions.stream().mapToInt(Version::getIssuesFixedCount).sum();
+                String releaseOrReleases = versions.size() > 1 ?
+                        "these releases" : "this release";
+
+                String releaseJiraLinks = versions.stream()
+                        .map(v -> RELEASE_TEMPLATE.replace("##VERSION_ID##", String.valueOf(v.getId())))
+                        .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
+
+                Member currentMember = membersFinder.getCurrentMember();
+                String emailContents = EMAIL_TEMPLATE
+                        .replace("##FROM##", new InternetAddress(currentMember.getEmail(), currentMember.getName()).toString())
+                        .replace("##RELEASE_NAME##", releaseName)
+                        .replace("##RELEASE_ID##", String.valueOf(repositoryId))
+                        .replace("##RELEASE_OR_RELEASES##", releaseOrReleases)
+                        .replace("##RELEASE_JIRA_LINKS##", releaseJiraLinks)
+                        .replace("##FIXED_ISSUES_COUNT##", String.valueOf(fixedIssueCounts))
+                        .replace("##USER_NAME##", currentMember.getName());
+                switch (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode) {
+                    case dryrun:
+                        LOGGER.info("The following email would be sent from your @apache.org address (see the \"From:\" header):\n");
+                        LOGGER.info(emailContents);
+                        break;
+                    case interactive:
+                        String question = "Should the following email be sent from your @apache.org address (see the" +
+                                " \"From:\" header)?\n\n" + emailContents;
+                        InputOption answer = UserInput.yesNo(question, InputOption.YES);
+                        if (InputOption.YES.equals(answer)) {
+                            LOGGER.info("Sending email...");
+                            mailer.send(emailContents);
+                            LOGGER.info("Done!");
+                        } else if (InputOption.NO.equals(answer)) {
+                            LOGGER.info("Aborted.");
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    case auto:
+                        LOGGER.info(emailContents);
                         LOGGER.info("Sending email...");
                         mailer.send(emailContents);
                         LOGGER.info("Done!");
-                    } else if (InputOption.NO.equals(answer)) {
-                        LOGGER.info("Aborted.");
-                    }
-                    break;
-                case AUTO:
-                    LOGGER.info(emailContents);
-                    LOGGER.info("Sending email...");
-                    mailer.send(emailContents);
-                    LOGGER.info("Done!");
-                    break;
+                        break;
+                }
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             LOGGER.warn("Failed executing command", e);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ReleaseCLIGroup.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ReleaseCLIGroup.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60b56f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ReleaseCLIGroup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ ~ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ ~ or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ ~ distributed with this work for additional information
+ ~ regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ ~ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ ~ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ ~ with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ ~
+ ~   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ ~
+ ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ ~ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ ~ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ ~ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ ~ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ ~ under the License.
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*/
+package org.apache.sling.cli.impl.release;
+
+import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.CLIGroup;
+
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+@CommandLine.Command(
+        description = "Performs release-related operations"
+)
+public class ReleaseCLIGroup implements CLIGroup {
+
+    private ReleaseCLIGroup(){}
+
+    @CommandLine.Spec
+    private CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec commandSpec;
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        commandSpec.commandLine().usage(System.out);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ReusableCLIOptions.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ReusableCLIOptions.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb88f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/ReusableCLIOptions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ ~ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ ~ or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ ~ distributed with this work for additional information
+ ~ regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ ~ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ ~ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ ~ with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ ~
+ ~   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ ~
+ ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ ~ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ ~ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ ~ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ ~ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ ~ under the License.
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*/
+package org.apache.sling.cli.impl.release;
+
+import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionMode;
+
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+class ReusableCLIOptions {
+
+    @CommandLine.Option(
+            names = {"-x", "--execution-mode"},
+            defaultValue = "dryrun",
+            description = "execution mode: ${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}; default: ${DEFAULT-VALUE}")
+    ExecutionMode executionMode;
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/TallyVotesCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/TallyVotesCommand.java
index 8cf26f2..3ed0e0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/TallyVotesCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/TallyVotesCommand.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
 
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.Command;
-import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionContext;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.InputOption;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.UserInput;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.mail.Email;
@@ -38,19 +37,25 @@ import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepository;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepositoryFinder;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.people.Member;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.people.MembersFinder;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
 @Component(service = Command.class, property = {
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND+"=release",
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND+"=tally-votes",
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY+"=Counts votes cast for a release and generates the result email"
+        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP + "=" + TallyVotesCommand.GROUP,
+        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME + "=" + TallyVotesCommand.NAME
 })
+@CommandLine.Command(name = TallyVotesCommand.NAME,
+                     description = "Counts votes cast for a release and generates the result email",
+                     subcommands = CommandLine.HelpCommand.class)
 public class TallyVotesCommand implements Command {
 
+    static final String GROUP = "release";
+    static final String NAME = "tally-votes";
+
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TallyVotesCommand.class);
 
     @Reference
@@ -65,6 +70,12 @@ public class TallyVotesCommand implements Command {
     @Reference
     private Mailer mailer;
 
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-r", "--repository"}, description = "Nexus repository id", required = true)
+    private Integer repositoryId;
+
+    @CommandLine.Mixin
+    private ReusableCLIOptions reusableCLIOptions;
+
     // TODO - move to file
     private static final String EMAIL_TEMPLATE =
             "From: ##FROM## \n" +
@@ -86,10 +97,9 @@ public class TallyVotesCommand implements Command {
             "\n";
 
     @Override
-    public void execute(@NotNull ExecutionContext context) {
+    public void run() {
         try {
-            
-            StagingRepository repository = repoFinder.find(Integer.parseInt(context.getTarget()));
+            StagingRepository repository = repoFinder.find(repositoryId);
             List<Release> releases = Release.fromString(repository.getDescription());
             String releaseName = releases.stream().map(Release::getName).collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
             String releaseFullName = releases.stream().map(Release::getFullName).collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
@@ -130,12 +140,12 @@ public class TallyVotesCommand implements Command {
                 }
 
                 if (bindingVoters.size() >= 3) {
-                    switch (context.getMode()) {
-                        case DRY_RUN:
+                    switch (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode) {
+                        case dryrun:
                             LOGGER.info("The following email would be sent from your @apache.org address (see the \"From:\" header):\n");
                             LOGGER.info(email);
                             break;
-                        case INTERACTIVE:
+                        case interactive:
                             String question ="Should the following email be sent from your @apache.org address (see the" +
                                     " \"From:\" header)?\n\n" + email;
                             InputOption answer = UserInput.yesNo(question, InputOption.YES);
@@ -147,7 +157,7 @@ public class TallyVotesCommand implements Command {
                                 LOGGER.info("Aborted.");
                             }
                             break;
-                        case AUTO:
+                        case auto:
                             LOGGER.info(email);
                             LOGGER.info("Sending email...");
                             mailer.send(email);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateLocalSiteCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateLocalSiteCommand.java
index d9ad68b..14cad7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateLocalSiteCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateLocalSiteCommand.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.Command;
-import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionContext;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.jbake.JBakeContentUpdater;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepository;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepositoryFinder;
@@ -32,33 +31,43 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.api.Git;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.ResetCommand.ResetType;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.GitAPIException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.TextProgressMonitor;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-@Component(service = Command.class, property = {
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND+"=release",
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND+"=update-local-site",
-    Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY+"=Updates the Sling website with the new release information, based on a local checkout"
-})
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+@Component(service = Command.class,
+           property = {
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP + "=" + UpdateLocalSiteCommand.GROUP,
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME + "=" + UpdateLocalSiteCommand.NAME
+           }
+)
+@CommandLine.Command(name = UpdateLocalSiteCommand.NAME, description = "Updates the Sling website with the new release information, " +
+        "based on a local checkout", subcommands = CommandLine.HelpCommand.class)
 public class UpdateLocalSiteCommand implements Command {
-    
+
+    static final String GROUP = "release";
+    static final String NAME = "update-local-site";
+
     private static final String GIT_CHECKOUT = "/tmp/sling-site";
 
     @Reference
     private StagingRepositoryFinder repoFinder;
     
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
-    
+
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-r", "--repository"}, description = "Nexus repository id", required = true)
+    private Integer repositoryId;
+
     @Override
-    public void execute(@NotNull ExecutionContext context) {
+    public void run() {
         try {
             ensureRepo();
             try ( Git git = Git.open(new File(GIT_CHECKOUT)) ) {
                 
-                StagingRepository repository = repoFinder.find(Integer.parseInt(context.getTarget()));
+                StagingRepository repository = repoFinder.find(repositoryId);
                 List<Release> releases = Release.fromString(repository.getDescription());
                 
                 JBakeContentUpdater updater = new JBakeContentUpdater();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateReporterCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateReporterCommand.java
index d613487..0635f16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateReporterCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cli/impl/release/UpdateReporterCommand.java
@@ -32,27 +32,34 @@ import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.Command;
-import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.ExecutionContext;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.InputOption;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.UserInput;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.http.HttpClientFactory;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepository;
 import org.apache.sling.cli.impl.nexus.StagingRepositoryFinder;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
 @Component(service = Command.class,
-    property = {
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND + "=release",
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUBCOMMAND + "=update-reporter",
-        Command.PROPERTY_NAME_SUMMARY + "=Updates the Apache Reporter System with the new release information"
-    }
+           property = {
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_GROUP + "=" + UpdateReporterCommand.GROUP,
+                   Command.PROPERTY_NAME_COMMAND_NAME + "=" + UpdateReporterCommand.NAME,
+           }
+)
+@CommandLine.Command(
+        name = UpdateReporterCommand.NAME,
+        description = "Updates the Apache Reporter System with the new release information",
+        subcommands = CommandLine.HelpCommand.class
 )
 public class UpdateReporterCommand implements Command {
 
+    static final String GROUP = "release";
+    static final String NAME = "update-reporter";
+
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UpdateReporterCommand.class);
 
     @Reference
@@ -61,18 +68,24 @@ public class UpdateReporterCommand implements Command {
     @Reference
     private HttpClientFactory httpClientFactory;
 
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-r", "--repository"}, description = "Nexus repository id", required = true)
+    private Integer repositoryId;
+
+    @CommandLine.Mixin
+    private ReusableCLIOptions reusableCLIOptions;
+
     @Override
-    public void execute(@NotNull ExecutionContext context) {
+    public void run() {
         try {
-            StagingRepository repository = repoFinder.find(Integer.parseInt(context.getTarget()));
+            StagingRepository repository = repoFinder.find(repositoryId);
             List<Release> releases = Release.fromString(repository.getDescription());
             String releaseReleases = releases.size() > 1 ? "releases" : "release";
-            switch (context.getMode()) {
-                case DRY_RUN:
+            switch (reusableCLIOptions.executionMode) {
+                case dryrun:
                     LOGGER.info("The following {} would be added to the Apache Reporter System:", releaseReleases);
                     releases.forEach(release -> LOGGER.info("  - {}", release.getFullName()));
                     break;
-                case INTERACTIVE:
+                case interactive:
                     StringBuilder question = new StringBuilder(String.format("Should the following %s be added to the Apache Reporter " +
                             "System?", releaseReleases)).append("\n");
                     releases.forEach(release -> question.append("  - ").append(release.getFullName()).append("\n"));
@@ -85,7 +98,7 @@ public class UpdateReporterCommand implements Command {
                         LOGGER.info("Aborted updating the Apache Reporter System.");
                     }
                     break;
-                case AUTO:
+                case auto:
                     LOGGER.info("The following {} will be added to the Apache Reporter System:", releaseReleases);
                     releases.forEach(release -> LOGGER.info("  - {}", release.getFullName()));
                     updateReporter(releases);
@@ -93,7 +106,7 @@ public class UpdateReporterCommand implements Command {
             }
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            LOGGER.error(String.format("Unable to update reporter service; passed command: %s.", context.getTarget()), e);
+            LOGGER.error(String.format("Unable to update reporter service; passed command: %s.", repositoryId), e);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java b/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14483 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2017 Remko Popma
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+ */
+package picocli;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.text.BreakIterator;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Help.Ansi.IStyle;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Help.Ansi.Style;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Help.Ansi.Text;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Model.*;
+import picocli.CommandLine.ParseResult.GroupMatchContainer;
+
+import static java.util.Locale.ENGLISH;
+import static picocli.CommandLine.Help.Column.Overflow.SPAN;
+import static picocli.CommandLine.Help.Column.Overflow.TRUNCATE;
+import static picocli.CommandLine.Help.Column.Overflow.WRAP;
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * CommandLine interpreter that uses reflection to initialize an annotated user object with values obtained from the
+ * command line arguments.
+ * </p><h2>Example</h2>
+ * <pre>import static picocli.CommandLine.*;
+ *
+ * &#064;Command(mixinStandardHelpOptions = true, version = "v3.0.0",
+ *         header = "Encrypt FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output or to the output file.")
+ * public class Encrypt {
+ *
+ *     &#064;Parameters(description = "Any number of input files")
+ *     private List&lt;File&gt; files = new ArrayList&lt;File&gt;();
+ *
+ *     &#064;Option(names = { "-o", "--out" }, description = "Output file (default: print to console)")
+ *     private File outputFile;
+ *
+ *     &#064;Option(names = { "-v", "--verbose"}, description = "Verbose mode. Helpful for troubleshooting. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity.")
+ *     private boolean[] verbose;
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * Use {@code CommandLine} to initialize a user object as follows:
+ * </p><pre>
+ * public static void main(String... args) {
+ *     Encrypt encrypt = new Encrypt();
+ *     try {
+ *         ParseResult parseResult = new CommandLine(encrypt).parseArgs(args);
+ *         if (!CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(parseResult)) {
+ *             runProgram(encrypt);
+ *         }
+ *     } catch (ParameterException ex) { // command line arguments could not be parsed
+ *         System.err.println(ex.getMessage());
+ *         ex.getCommandLine().usage(System.err);
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * </pre><p>
+ * Invoke the above program with some command line arguments. The below are all equivalent:
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>
+ * --verbose --out=outfile in1 in2
+ * --verbose --out outfile in1 in2
+ * -v --out=outfile in1 in2
+ * -v -o outfile in1 in2
+ * -v -o=outfile in1 in2
+ * -vo outfile in1 in2
+ * -vo=outfile in1 in2
+ * -v -ooutfile in1 in2
+ * -vooutfile in1 in2
+ * </pre>
+ * <p id="checksum_example">
+ * Another example that implements {@code Callable} and uses the {@link #execute(String...) CommandLine.execute} convenience API to run in a single line of code:
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>
+ *  &#064;Command(description = "Prints the checksum (MD5 by default) of a file to STDOUT.",
+ *           name = "checksum", mixinStandardHelpOptions = true, version = "checksum 4.0")
+ * class CheckSum implements Callable&lt;Integer&gt; {
+ *
+ *     &#064;Parameters(index = "0", description = "The file whose checksum to calculate.")
+ *     private File file;
+ *
+ *     &#064;Option(names = {"-a", "--algorithm"}, description = "MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, ...")
+ *     private String algorithm = "MD5";
+ *
+ *     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+ *         // CheckSum implements Callable, so parsing, error handling and handling user
+ *         // requests for usage help or version help can be done with one line of code.
+ *
+ *         int exitCode = new CommandLine(new CheckSum()).execute(args);
+ *         System.exit(exitCode);
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     &#064;Override
+ *     public Integer call() throws Exception { // your business logic goes here...
+ *         byte[] fileContents = Files.readAllBytes(file.toPath());
+ *         byte[] digest = MessageDigest.getInstance(algorithm).digest(fileContents);
+ *         System.out.printf("%0" + (digest.length*2) + "x%n", new BigInteger(1,digest));
+ *         return 0;
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ * <h2>Classes and Interfaces for Defining a CommandSpec Model</h2>
+ * <p>
+ * <img src="doc-files/class-diagram-definition.png" alt="Classes and Interfaces for Defining a CommandSpec Model">
+ * </p>
+ * <h2>Classes Related to Parsing Command Line Arguments</h2>
+ * <p>
+ * <img src="doc-files/class-diagram-parsing.png" alt="Classes Related to Parsing Command Line Arguments">
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class CommandLine {
+
+    /** This is picocli version {@value}. */
+    public static final String VERSION = "4.0.0-beta-1b";
+
+    private final Tracer tracer = new Tracer();
+    private final CommandSpec commandSpec;
+    private final Interpreter interpreter;
+    private final IFactory factory;
+
+    private Object executionResult;
+    private PrintWriter out;
+    private PrintWriter err;
+    private Help.ColorScheme colorScheme = Help.defaultColorScheme(Help.Ansi.AUTO);
+    private IExitCodeExceptionMapper exitCodeExceptionMapper;
+    private IExecutionStrategy executionStrategy = new RunLast();
+    private IParameterExceptionHandler parameterExceptionHandler = new IParameterExceptionHandler() {
+        public int handleParseException(ParameterException ex, String[] args) {
+            CommandLine cmd = ex.getCommandLine();
+            DefaultExceptionHandler.internalHandleParseException(ex, cmd.getErr(), cmd.getColorScheme());
+            return mappedExitCode(ex, cmd.getExitCodeExceptionMapper(), cmd.getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnInvalidInput());
+        }
+    };
+    private IExecutionExceptionHandler executionExceptionHandler = new IExecutionExceptionHandler() {
+        public int handleExecutionException(Exception ex, CommandLine commandLine, ParseResult parseResult) throws Exception {
+            throw ex;
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new {@code CommandLine} interpreter with the specified object (which may be an annotated user object or a {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec}) and a default {@linkplain IFactory factory}.
+     * <p>The specified object may be a {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec} object, or it may be a {@code @Command}-annotated
+     * user object with {@code @Option} and {@code @Parameters}-annotated fields, in which case picocli automatically
+     * constructs a {@code CommandSpec} from this user object.
+     * </p><p> If the specified command object is an interface {@code Class} with {@code @Option} and {@code @Parameters}-annotated methods,
+     * picocli creates a {@link java.lang.reflect.Proxy Proxy} whose methods return the matched command line values.
+     * If the specified command object is a concrete {@code Class}, picocli delegates to the default factory to get an instance.
+     * </p><p>
+     * If the specified object implements {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}, or if it is a {@code Method} object,
+     * the command can be run as an application in a <a href="#checksum_example">single line of code</a> by using the
+     * {@link #execute(String...) execute} method to omit some boilerplate code for handling help requests and invalid input.
+     * See {@link #getCommandMethods(Class, String) getCommandMethods} for a convenient way to obtain a command {@code Method}.
+     * </p><p>
+     * When the {@link #parseArgs(String...)} method is called, the {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec} object will be
+     * initialized based on command line arguments. If the commandSpec is created from an annotated user object, this
+     * user object will be initialized based on the command line arguments.
+     * </p>
+     * @param command an annotated user object or a {@code CommandSpec} object to initialize from the command line arguments
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     */
+    public CommandLine(Object command) {
+        this(command, new DefaultFactory());
+    }
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new {@code CommandLine} interpreter with the specified object (which may be an annotated user object or a {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec}) and object factory.
+     * <p>The specified object may be a {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec} object, or it may be a {@code @Command}-annotated
+     * user object with {@code @Option} and {@code @Parameters}-annotated fields, in which case picocli automatically
+     * constructs a {@code CommandSpec} from this user object.
+     * </p><p> If the specified command object is an interface {@code Class} with {@code @Option} and {@code @Parameters}-annotated methods,
+     * picocli creates a {@link java.lang.reflect.Proxy Proxy} whose methods return the matched command line values.
+     * If the specified command object is a concrete {@code Class}, picocli delegates to the {@linkplain IFactory factory} to get an instance.
+     * </p><p>
+     * If the specified object implements {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}, or if it is a {@code Method} object,
+     * the command can be run as an application in a <a href="#checksum_example">single line of code</a> by using the
+     * {@link #execute(String...) execute} method to omit some boilerplate code for handling help requests and invalid input.
+     * See {@link #getCommandMethods(Class, String) getCommandMethods} for a convenient way to obtain a command {@code Method}.
+     * </p><p>
+     * When the {@link #parseArgs(String...)} method is called, the {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec} object will be
+     * initialized based on command line arguments. If the commandSpec is created from an annotated user object, this
+     * user object will be initialized based on the command line arguments.
+     * </p>
+     * @param command an annotated user object or a {@code CommandSpec} object to initialize from the command line arguments
+     * @param factory the factory used to create instances of {@linkplain Command#subcommands() subcommands}, {@linkplain Option#converter() converters}, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @since 2.2 */
+    public CommandLine(Object command, IFactory factory) {
+        this.factory = Assert.notNull(factory, "factory");
+        interpreter = new Interpreter();
+        commandSpec = CommandSpec.forAnnotatedObject(command, factory);
+        commandSpec.commandLine(this);
+        commandSpec.validate();
+        if (commandSpec.unmatchedArgsBindings().size() > 0) { setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(true); }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the {@code CommandSpec} model that this {@code CommandLine} was constructed with.
+     * @return the {@code CommandSpec} model
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public CommandSpec getCommandSpec() { return commandSpec; }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the options and positional parameters in the specified mixin to this command.
+     * <p>The specified object may be a {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec} object, or it may be a user object with
+     * {@code @Option} and {@code @Parameters}-annotated fields, in which case picocli automatically
+     * constructs a {@code CommandSpec} from this user object.
+     * </p>
+     * @param name the name by which the mixin object may later be retrieved
+     * @param mixin an annotated user object or a {@link CommandSpec CommandSpec} object whose options and positional parameters to add to this command
+     * @return this CommandLine object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public CommandLine addMixin(String name, Object mixin) {
+        getCommandSpec().addMixin(name, CommandSpec.forAnnotatedObject(mixin, factory));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a map of user objects whose options and positional parameters were added to ("mixed in" with) this command.
+     * @return a new Map containing the user objects mixed in with this command. If {@code CommandSpec} objects without
+     *          user objects were programmatically added, use the {@link CommandSpec#mixins() underlying model} directly.
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public Map<String, Object> getMixins() {
+        Map<String, CommandSpec> mixins = getCommandSpec().mixins();
+        Map<String, Object> result = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
+        for (String name : mixins.keySet()) { result.put(name, mixins.get(name).userObject); }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /** Registers a subcommand with the name obtained from the {@code @Command(name = "...")} {@linkplain Command#name() annotation attribute} of the specified command.
+     * @param command the object to initialize with command line arguments following the subcommand name.
+     *                This may be a {@code Class} that has a {@code @Command} annotation, or an instance of such a
+     *                class, or a {@code ComandSpec} or {@code CommandLine} instance with its own (nested) subcommands.
+     * @return this CommandLine object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 4.0
+     * @throws InitializationException if no name could be found for the specified subcommand,
+     *          or if another subcommand was already registered under the same name, or if one of the aliases
+     *          of the specified subcommand was already used by another subcommand.
+     * @see #addSubcommand(String, Object) */
+    public CommandLine addSubcommand(Object command) {
+        return addSubcommand(null, command, new String[0]);
+    }
+
+    /** Registers a subcommand with the specified name. For example:
+     * <pre>
+     * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new Git())
+     *         .addSubcommand("status",   new GitStatus())
+     *         .addSubcommand("commit",   new GitCommit();
+     *         .addSubcommand("add",      new GitAdd())
+     *         .addSubcommand("branch",   new GitBranch())
+     *         .addSubcommand("checkout", new GitCheckout())
+     *         //...
+     *         ;
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * <p>The specified object can be an annotated object or a
+     * {@code CommandLine} instance with its own nested subcommands. For example:</p>
+     * <pre>
+     * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new MainCommand())
+     *         .addSubcommand("cmd1",                 new ChildCommand1()) // subcommand
+     *         .addSubcommand("cmd2",                 new ChildCommand2())
+     *         .addSubcommand("cmd3", new CommandLine(new ChildCommand3()) // subcommand with nested sub-subcommands
+     *                 .addSubcommand("cmd3sub1",                 new GrandChild3Command1())
+     *                 .addSubcommand("cmd3sub2",                 new GrandChild3Command2())
+     *                 .addSubcommand("cmd3sub3", new CommandLine(new GrandChild3Command3()) // deeper nesting
+     *                         .addSubcommand("cmd3sub3sub1", new GreatGrandChild3Command3_1())
+     *                         .addSubcommand("cmd3sub3sub2", new GreatGrandChild3Command3_2())
+     *                 )
+     *         );
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>The default type converters are available on all subcommands and nested sub-subcommands, but custom type
+     * converters are registered only with the subcommand hierarchy as it existed when the custom type was registered.
+     * To ensure a custom type converter is available to all subcommands, register the type converter last, after
+     * adding subcommands.</p>
+     * <p>See also the {@link Command#subcommands()} annotation to register subcommands declaratively.</p>
+     *
+     * @param name the string to recognize on the command line as a subcommand.
+     *             If {@code null}, the {@linkplain CommandSpec#name() name} of the specified subcommand is used;
+     *             if this is also {@code null}, the first {@linkplain CommandSpec#aliases() alias} is used.
+     * @param command the object to initialize with command line arguments following the subcommand name.
+     *                This may be a {@code Class} that has a {@code @Command} annotation, or an instance of such a
+     *                class, or a {@code ComandSpec} or {@code CommandLine} instance with its own (nested) subcommands.
+     * @return this CommandLine object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     * @see Command#subcommands()
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified name is {@code null}, and no alternative name could be found,
+     *          or if another subcommand was already registered under the same name, or if one of the aliases
+     *          of the specified subcommand was already used by another subcommand.
+     */
+    public CommandLine addSubcommand(String name, Object command) {
+        return addSubcommand(name, command, new String[0]);
+    }
+
+    /** Registers a subcommand with the specified name and all specified aliases. See also {@link #addSubcommand(String, Object)}.
+     * @param name the string to recognize on the command line as a subcommand.
+     *             If {@code null}, the {@linkplain CommandSpec#name() name} of the specified subcommand is used;
+     *             if this is also {@code null}, the first {@linkplain CommandSpec#aliases() alias} is used.
+     * @param command the object to initialize with command line arguments following the subcommand name.
+     *                This may be a {@code Class} that has a {@code @Command} annotation, or an instance of such a
+     *                class, or a {@code ComandSpec} or {@code CommandLine} instance with its own (nested) subcommands.
+     * @param aliases zero or more alias names that are also recognized on the command line as this subcommand
+     * @return this CommandLine object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.1
+     * @see #addSubcommand(String, Object)
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified name is {@code null}, and no alternative name could be found,
+     *          or if another subcommand was already registered under the same name, or if one of the aliases
+     *          of the specified subcommand was already used by another subcommand.
+     */
+    public CommandLine addSubcommand(String name, Object command, String... aliases) {
+        CommandLine subcommandLine = toCommandLine(command, factory);
+        subcommandLine.getCommandSpec().aliases.addAll(Arrays.asList(aliases));
+        getCommandSpec().addSubcommand(name, subcommandLine);
+        subcommandLine.getCommandSpec().initParentCommand(getCommandSpec().userObject());
+        return this;
+    }
+    /** Returns a map with the subcommands {@linkplain #addSubcommand(String, Object) registered} on this instance.
+     * @return a map with the registered subcommands
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    public Map<String, CommandLine> getSubcommands() {
+        return new LinkedHashMap<String, CommandLine>(getCommandSpec().subcommands());
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns the command that this is a subcommand of, or {@code null} if this is a top-level command.
+     * @return the command that this is a subcommand of, or {@code null} if this is a top-level command
+     * @see #addSubcommand(String, Object)
+     * @see Command#subcommands()
+     * @since 0.9.8
+     */
+    public CommandLine getParent() {
+        CommandSpec parent = getCommandSpec().parent();
+        return parent == null ? null : parent.commandLine();
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the annotated user object that this {@code CommandLine} instance was constructed with.
+     * @param <T> the type of the variable that the return value is being assigned to
+     * @return the annotated object that this {@code CommandLine} instance was constructed with
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <T> T getCommand() {
+        return (T) getCommandSpec().userObject();
+    }
+
+    /** Returns {@code true} if an option annotated with {@link Option#usageHelp()} was specified on the command line.
+     * @return whether the parser encountered an option annotated with {@link Option#usageHelp()}.
+     * @since 0.9.8 */
+    public boolean isUsageHelpRequested() { return interpreter.parseResultBuilder != null && interpreter.parseResultBuilder.usageHelpRequested; }
+
+    /** Returns {@code true} if an option annotated with {@link Option#versionHelp()} was specified on the command line.
+     * @return whether the parser encountered an option annotated with {@link Option#versionHelp()}.
+     * @since 0.9.8 */
+    public boolean isVersionHelpRequested() { return interpreter.parseResultBuilder != null && interpreter.parseResultBuilder.versionHelpRequested; }
+
+    /** Returns the {@code IHelpFactory} that is used to construct the usage help message.
+     * @see #setHelpFactory(IHelpFactory)
+     * @since 3.9
+     */
+    public IHelpFactory getHelpFactory() {
+        return getCommandSpec().usageMessage().helpFactory();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets a new {@code IHelpFactory} to customize the usage help message.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param helpFactory the new help factory. Must be non-{@code null}.
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.9
+     */
+    public CommandLine setHelpFactory(IHelpFactory helpFactory) {
+        getCommandSpec().usageMessage().helpFactory(helpFactory);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setHelpFactory(helpFactory);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the section keys in the order that the usage help message should render the sections.
+     * This ordering may be modified with {@link #setHelpSectionKeys(List) setSectionKeys}. The default keys are (in order):
+     * <ol start="0">
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_HEADER SECTION_KEY_HEADER}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING}</li>
+     *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_FOOTER SECTION_KEY_FOOTER}</li>
+     * </ol>
+     * @since 3.9
+     */
+    public List<String> getHelpSectionKeys() { return getCommandSpec().usageMessage().sectionKeys(); }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the section keys in the order that the usage help message should render the sections.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * <p>Use {@link UsageMessageSpec#sectionKeys(List)} to customize a command without affecting its subcommands.</p>
+     * @see #getHelpSectionKeys
+     * @since 3.9
+     */
+    public CommandLine setHelpSectionKeys(List<String> keys) {
+        getCommandSpec().usageMessage().sectionKeys(keys);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setHelpSectionKeys(keys);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the map of section keys and renderers used to construct the usage help message.
+     * The usage help message can be customized by adding, replacing and removing section renderers from this map.
+     * Sections can be reordered with {@link #setHelpSectionKeys(List) setSectionKeys}.
+     * Sections that are either not in this map or not in the list returned by {@link #getHelpSectionKeys() getSectionKeys} are omitted.
+     * <p>
+     * NOTE: By modifying the returned {@code Map}, only the usage help message <em>of this command</em> is affected.
+     * Use {@link #setHelpSectionMap(Map)} to customize the usage help message for this command <em>and all subcommands</em>.
+     * </p>
+     * @since 3.9
+     */
+    public Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> getHelpSectionMap() { return getCommandSpec().usageMessage().sectionMap(); }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the map of section keys and renderers used to construct the usage help message.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * <p>Use {@link UsageMessageSpec#sectionMap(Map)} to customize a command without affecting its subcommands.</p>
+     * @see #getHelpSectionMap
+     * @since 3.9
+     */
+    public CommandLine setHelpSectionMap(Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> map) {
+        getCommandSpec().usageMessage().sectionMap(map);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setHelpSectionMap(map);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns whether line breaks should take wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters into account for line-breaking purposes. The default is {@code true}.
+     * @return true if wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters are counted as double the size of other characters for line-breaking purposes
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public boolean isAdjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters() { return getCommandSpec().usageMessage().adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters(); }
+    /** Sets whether line breaks should take wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters into account, and returns this UsageMessageSpec. The default is {@code true}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param adjustForWideChars if true, wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters are counted as double the size of other characters for line-breaking purposes
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setAdjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters(boolean adjustForWideChars) {
+        getCommandSpec().usageMessage().adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters(adjustForWideChars);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setAdjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters(adjustForWideChars);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the value of boolean flag options should be "toggled" when the option is matched.
+     * From 4.0, this is {@code false} by default, and when a flag option is specified on the command line picocli
+     * will set its value to the opposite of its default value.
+     * If this method returns {@code true}, flags are toggled, so if the value is {@code true} it is
+     * set to {@code false}, and when the value is {@code false} it is set to {@code true}.
+     * When toggling is enabled, specifying a flag option twice on the command line will have no effect because they cancel each other out.
+     * @return {@code true} the value of boolean flag options should be "toggled" when the option is matched, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    public boolean isToggleBooleanFlags() {
+        return getCommandSpec().parser().toggleBooleanFlags();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets whether the value of boolean flag options should be "toggled" when the option is matched. The default is {@code false},
+     * and when a flag option is specified on the command line picocli will set its value to the opposite of its default value.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    public CommandLine setToggleBooleanFlags(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().toggleBooleanFlags(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setToggleBooleanFlags(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether whether variables should be interpolated in String values. The default is {@code true}.
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public boolean isInterpolateVariables() { return getCommandSpec().interpolateVariables(); }
+    /** Sets whether whether variables should be interpolated in String values. The default is {@code true}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setInterpolateVariables(boolean interpolate) {
+        getCommandSpec().interpolateVariables(interpolate);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setInterpolateVariables(interpolate);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether options for single-value fields can be specified multiple times on the command line.
+     * The default is {@code false} and a {@link OverwrittenOptionException} is thrown if this happens.
+     * When {@code true}, the last specified value is retained.
+     * @return {@code true} if options for single-value fields can be specified multiple times on the command line, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    public boolean isOverwrittenOptionsAllowed() {
+        return getCommandSpec().parser().overwrittenOptionsAllowed();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets whether options for single-value fields can be specified multiple times on the command line without a {@link OverwrittenOptionException} being thrown.
+     * The default is {@code false}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    public CommandLine setOverwrittenOptionsAllowed(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().overwrittenOptionsAllowed(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setOverwrittenOptionsAllowed(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the parser accepts clustered short options. The default is {@code true}.
+     * @return {@code true} if short options like {@code -x -v -f SomeFile} can be clustered together like {@code -xvfSomeFile}, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public boolean isPosixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed() { return getCommandSpec().parser().posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed(); }
+
+    /** Sets whether short options like {@code -x -v -f SomeFile} can be clustered together like {@code -xvfSomeFile}. The default is {@code true}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    public CommandLine setPosixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setPosixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the parser should ignore case when converting arguments to {@code enum} values. The default is {@code false}.
+     * @return {@code true} if enum values can be specified that don't match the {@code toString()} value of the enum constant, {@code false} otherwise;
+     * e.g., for an option of type <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/DayOfWeek.html">java.time.DayOfWeek</a>,
+     * values {@code MonDaY}, {@code monday} and {@code MONDAY} are all recognized if {@code true}.
+     * @since 3.4 */
+    public boolean isCaseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed() { return getCommandSpec().parser().caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed(); }
+
+    /** Sets whether the parser should ignore case when converting arguments to {@code enum} values. The default is {@code false}.
+     * When set to true, for example, for an option of type <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/DayOfWeek.html">java.time.DayOfWeek</a>,
+     * values {@code MonDaY}, {@code monday} and {@code MONDAY} are all recognized if {@code true}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.4
+     */
+    public CommandLine setCaseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setCaseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the parser should trim quotes from command line arguments before processing them. The default is
+     * read from the system property "picocli.trimQuotes" and will be {@code true} if the property is present and empty,
+     * or if its value is "true".
+     * @return {@code true} if the parser should trim quotes from command line arguments before processing them, {@code false} otherwise;
+     * @since 3.7 */
+    public boolean isTrimQuotes() { return getCommandSpec().parser().trimQuotes(); }
+
+    /** Sets whether the parser should trim quotes from command line arguments before processing them. The default is
+     * read from the system property "picocli.trimQuotes" and will be {@code true} if the property is set and empty, or
+     * if its value is "true".
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * <p>Calling this method will cause the "picocli.trimQuotes" property to have no effect.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.7
+     */
+    public CommandLine setTrimQuotes(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().trimQuotes(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setTrimQuotes(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the parser is allowed to split quoted Strings or not. The default is {@code false},
+     * so quoted strings are treated as a single value that cannot be split.
+     * @return {@code true} if the parser is allowed to split quoted Strings, {@code false} otherwise;
+     * @see ArgSpec#splitRegex()
+     * @since 3.7 */
+    public boolean isSplitQuotedStrings() { return getCommandSpec().parser().splitQuotedStrings(); }
+
+    /** Sets whether the parser is allowed to split quoted Strings. The default is {@code false}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see ArgSpec#splitRegex()
+     * @since 3.7
+     */
+    public CommandLine setSplitQuotedStrings(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().splitQuotedStrings(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setSplitQuotedStrings(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the end-of-options delimiter that signals that the remaining command line arguments should be treated as positional parameters.
+     * @return the end-of-options delimiter. The default is {@code "--"}.
+     * @since 3.5 */
+    public String getEndOfOptionsDelimiter() { return getCommandSpec().parser().endOfOptionsDelimiter(); }
+
+    /** Sets the end-of-options delimiter that signals that the remaining command line arguments should be treated as positional parameters.
+     * @param delimiter the end-of-options delimiter; must not be {@code null}. The default is {@code "--"}.
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.5 */
+    public CommandLine setEndOfOptionsDelimiter(String delimiter) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().endOfOptionsDelimiter(delimiter);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setEndOfOptionsDelimiter(delimiter);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the default value provider for the command, or {@code null} if none has been set.
+     * @return the default value provider for this command, or {@code null}
+     * @since 3.6
+     * @see Command#defaultValueProvider()
+     * @see CommandSpec#defaultValueProvider()
+     * @see ArgSpec#defaultValueString()
+     */
+    public IDefaultValueProvider getDefaultValueProvider() {
+        return getCommandSpec().defaultValueProvider();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets a default value provider for the command and sub-commands
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * sub-commands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Sub-commands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * sub-commands, call the setter last, after adding sub-commands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the default value provider to use
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.6
+     */
+    public CommandLine setDefaultValueProvider(IDefaultValueProvider newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().defaultValueProvider(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setDefaultValueProvider(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the parser interprets the first positional parameter as "end of options" so the remaining
+     * arguments are all treated as positional parameters. The default is {@code false}.
+     * @return {@code true} if all values following the first positional parameter should be treated as positional parameters, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @since 2.3
+     */
+    public boolean isStopAtPositional() {
+        return getCommandSpec().parser().stopAtPositional();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets whether the parser interprets the first positional parameter as "end of options" so the remaining
+     * arguments are all treated as positional parameters. The default is {@code false}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue {@code true} if all values following the first positional parameter should be treated as positional parameters, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 2.3
+     */
+    public CommandLine setStopAtPositional(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().stopAtPositional(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setStopAtPositional(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the parser should stop interpreting options and positional parameters as soon as it encounters an
+     * unmatched option. Unmatched options are arguments that look like an option but are not one of the known options, or
+     * positional arguments for which there is no available slots (the command has no positional parameters or their size is limited).
+     * The default is {@code false}.
+     * <p>Setting this flag to {@code true} automatically sets the {@linkplain #isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed() unmatchedArgumentsAllowed} flag to {@code true} also.</p>
+     * @return {@code true} when an unmatched option should result in the remaining command line arguments to be added to the
+     *      {@linkplain #getUnmatchedArguments() unmatchedArguments list}
+     * @since 2.3
+     */
+    public boolean isStopAtUnmatched() {
+        return getCommandSpec().parser().stopAtUnmatched();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets whether the parser should stop interpreting options and positional parameters as soon as it encounters an
+     * unmatched option. Unmatched options are arguments that look like an option but are not one of the known options, or
+     * positional arguments for which there is no available slots (the command has no positional parameters or their size is limited).
+     * The default is {@code false}.
+     * <p>Setting this flag to {@code true} automatically sets the {@linkplain #setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(boolean) unmatchedArgumentsAllowed} flag to {@code true} also.</p>
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue {@code true} when an unmatched option should result in the remaining command line arguments to be added to the
+     *      {@linkplain #getUnmatchedArguments() unmatchedArguments list}
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 2.3
+     */
+    public CommandLine setStopAtUnmatched(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().stopAtUnmatched(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setStopAtUnmatched(newValue);
+        }
+        if (newValue) { setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(true); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether arguments on the command line that resemble an option should be treated as positional parameters.
+     * The default is {@code false} and the parser behaviour depends on {@link #isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed()}.
+     * @return {@code true} arguments on the command line that resemble an option should be treated as positional parameters, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @see #getUnmatchedArguments()
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    public boolean isUnmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams() {
+        return getCommandSpec().parser().unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets whether arguments on the command line that resemble an option should be treated as positional parameters.
+     * The default is {@code false}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting. When {@code true}, arguments on the command line that resemble an option should be treated as positional parameters.
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 3.0
+     * @see #getUnmatchedArguments()
+     * @see #isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed
+     */
+    public CommandLine setUnmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setUnmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether the end user may specify arguments on the command line that are not matched to any option or parameter fields.
+     * The default is {@code false} and a {@link UnmatchedArgumentException} is thrown if this happens.
+     * When {@code true}, the last unmatched arguments are available via the {@link #getUnmatchedArguments()} method.
+     * @return {@code true} if the end use may specify unmatched arguments on the command line, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @see #getUnmatchedArguments()
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    public boolean isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed() {
+        return getCommandSpec().parser().unmatchedArgumentsAllowed();
+    }
+
+    /** Sets whether the end user may specify unmatched arguments on the command line without a {@link UnmatchedArgumentException} being thrown.
+     * The default is {@code false}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param newValue the new setting. When {@code true}, the last unmatched arguments are available via the {@link #getUnmatchedArguments()} method.
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     * @see #getUnmatchedArguments()
+     */
+    public CommandLine setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(boolean newValue) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().unmatchedArgumentsAllowed(newValue);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(newValue);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the list of unmatched command line arguments, if any.
+     * @return the list of unmatched command line arguments or an empty list
+     * @see #isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed()
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    public List<String> getUnmatchedArguments() {
+        return interpreter.parseResultBuilder == null ? Collections.<String>emptyList() : UnmatchedArgumentException.stripErrorMessage(interpreter.parseResultBuilder.unmatched);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Defines some exit codes used by picocli as default return values from the {@link #execute(String...) execute}
+     * and {@link #executeHelpRequest(ParseResult) executeHelpRequest} methods.
+     * <p>Commands can override these defaults with annotations (e.g. {@code @Command(exitCodeOnInvalidInput = 64, exitCodeOnExecutionException = 70)}
+     * or programmatically (e.g. {@link CommandSpec#exitCodeOnInvalidInput(int)}).</p>
+     * <p>Additionally, there are several mechanisms for commands to return custom exit codes.
+     * See the javadoc of the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method for details.</p>
+     * <h3>Standard Exit Codes</h3>
+     * <p>There are a few conventions, but there is <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1101957/are-there-any-standard-exit-status-codes-in-linux/40484670#40484670">no
+     * standard</a>. The specific set of codes returned is unique to the program that sets it.
+     * Typically an exit code of zero indicates success, any non-zero exit code indicates failure. For reference, here are a few conventions:</p>
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_status">Wikipedia page on Exit Status</a></li>
+     *   <li><a href="http://www.faqs.org/docs/abs/HTML/exitcodes.html#EXITCODESREF">Bash exit codes</a></li>
+     *   <li><a href="https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysexits&amp;sektion=3">FreeBSD exit codes</a></li>
+     *   <li><a href="http://www.hiteksoftware.com/knowledge/articles/049.htm">Windows exit codes</a></li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <h3>Valid Ranges</h3>
+     * <p>Note that *nix shells may restrict exit codes to the 0-255 range, DOS seems to allow larger numbers.
+     * See this <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/179565/exitcodes-bigger-than-255-possible">StackOverflow question</a>.</p>
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public static final class ExitCode {
+        /** Return value from the {@link #execute(String...) execute} and
+         * {@link #executeHelpRequest(ParseResult) executeHelpRequest} methods signifying successful termination.
+         * <p>The value of this constant is {@value}.</p> */
+        public static final int OK = 0;
+        /** Return value from the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method signifying internal software error: an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command. <p>The value of this constant is {@value}.</p> */
+        public static final int SOFTWARE = 1;
+        /** Return value from the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method signifying command line usage error: user input for the command was incorrect, e.g., the wrong number of arguments, a bad flag, a bad syntax in a parameter, or whatever. <p>The value of this constant is {@value}.</p>*/
+        public static final int USAGE = 2;
+        private ExitCode() {} // don't instantiate
+    }
+
+    /** {@code @Command}-annotated classes can implement this interface to specify an exit code that will be returned
+     * from the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method when the command is successfully invoked.
+     *
+     * <p>Example usage:</p>
+     * <pre>
+     * &#064;Command
+     * class MyCommand implements Runnable, IExitCodeGenerator {
+     *     public void run() { System.out.println("Hello"); }
+     *     public int getExitCode() { return 123; }
+     * }
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(new MyCommand());
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * assert exitCode == 123;
+     * System.exit(exitCode);
+     * </pre>
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public interface IExitCodeGenerator {
+        /** Returns the exit code that should be returned from the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method.
+         * @return the exit code
+         */
+        int getExitCode();
+    }
+    /** Interface that provides the appropriate exit code that will be returned from the {@link #execute(String...) execute}
+     * method for an exception that occurred during parsing or while invoking the command's Runnable, Callable, or Method.
+     * <p>Example usage:</p>
+     * <pre>
+     * &#064;Command
+     * class FailingCommand implements Callable&lt;Void&gt; {
+     *     public Void call() throws IOException {
+     *         throw new IOException("error");
+     *     }
+     * }
+     * IExitCodeExceptionMapper mapper = new IExitCodeExceptionMapper() {
+     *     public int getExitCode(Throwable t) {
+     *         if (t instanceof IOException &amp;&amp; "error".equals(t.getMessage())) {
+     *             return 123;
+     *         }
+     *         return 987;
+     *     }
+     * }
+     *
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(new FailingCommand());
+     * cmd.setExitCodeExceptionMapper(mapper);
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * assert exitCode == 123;
+     * System.exit(exitCode);
+     * </pre>
+     * @see #setExitCodeExceptionMapper(IExitCodeExceptionMapper)
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public interface IExitCodeExceptionMapper {
+        /** Returns the exit code that should be returned from the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method.
+         * @param exception the exception that occurred during parsing or while invoking the command's Runnable, Callable, or Method.
+         * @return the exit code
+         */
+        int getExitCode(Throwable exception);
+    }
+    private static int mappedExitCode(Throwable t, IExitCodeExceptionMapper mapper, int defaultExitCode) {
+        try {
+            return (mapper != null) ? mapper.getExitCode(t) : defaultExitCode;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+            return defaultExitCode;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the color scheme to use when printing help.
+     * The default value is the {@linkplain picocli.CommandLine.Help#defaultColorScheme(CommandLine.Help.Ansi) default color scheme} with {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO Ansi.AUTO}.
+     * @see #execute(String...)
+     * @see #usage(PrintStream)
+     * @see #usage(PrintWriter)
+     * @see #getUsageMessage()
+     * @see Help#defaultColorScheme(CommandLine.Help.Ansi)
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public Help.ColorScheme getColorScheme() { return colorScheme; }
+
+    /** Sets the color scheme to use when printing help.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param colorScheme the new color scheme
+     * @see #execute(String...)
+     * @see #usage(PrintStream)
+     * @see #usage(PrintWriter)
+     * @see #getUsageMessage()
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public CommandLine setColorScheme(Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+        this.colorScheme = Assert.notNull(colorScheme, "colorScheme");
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.setColorScheme(colorScheme); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the writer used when printing user-requested usage help or version help during command {@linkplain #execute(String...) execution}.
+     * Defaults to a PrintWriter wrapper around {@code System.out} unless {@link #setOut(PrintWriter)} was called with a different writer.
+     * <p>This method is used by {@link #execute(String...)}. Custom {@link IExecutionStrategy IExecutionStrategy} implementations should also use this writer.
+     * </p><p>
+     * By <a href="http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/_002d_002dhelp.html">convention</a>, when the user requests
+     * help with a {@code --help} or similar option, the usage help message is printed to the standard output stream so that it can be easily searched and paged.</p>
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public PrintWriter getOut() { return out != null ? out : new PrintWriter(System.out, true); }
+
+    /** Sets the writer to use when printing user-requested usage help or version help during command {@linkplain #execute(String...) execution}.
+     * <p>This method is used by {@link #execute(String...)}. Custom {@link IExecutionStrategy IExecutionStrategy} implementations should also use this writer.</p>
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param out the new PrintWriter to use
+     * @return this CommandLine for method chaining
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public CommandLine setOut(PrintWriter out) {
+        this.out = Assert.notNull(out, "out");
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.setOut(out); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the writer to use when printing diagnostic (error) messages during command {@linkplain #execute(String...) execution}.
+     * Defaults to a PrintWriter wrapper around {@code System.err}, unless {@link #setErr(PrintWriter)} was called with a different writer.
+     * <p>This method is used by {@link #execute(String...)}.
+     * {@link IParameterExceptionHandler IParameterExceptionHandler} and {@link IExecutionExceptionHandler IExecutionExceptionHandler} implementations
+     * should use this writer to print error messages (which may include a usage help message) when an unexpected error occurs.</p>
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public PrintWriter getErr() { return err != null ? err : new PrintWriter(System.err, true); }
+
+    /** Sets the writer to use when printing diagnostic (error) messages during command {@linkplain #execute(String...) execution}.
+     * <p>This method is used by {@link #execute(String...)}.
+     * {@link IParameterExceptionHandler IParameterExceptionHandler} and {@link IExecutionExceptionHandler IExecutionExceptionHandler} implementations
+     * should use this writer to print error messages (which may include a usage help message) when an unexpected error occurs.</p>
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param err the new PrintWriter to use
+     * @return this CommandLine for method chaining
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setErr(PrintWriter err) {
+        this.err = Assert.notNull(err, "err");
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.setErr(err); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the mapper that was set by the application to map from exceptions to exit codes, for use by the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method.
+     * @return the mapper that was {@linkplain #setExitCodeExceptionMapper(IExitCodeExceptionMapper) set}, or {@code null} if none was set
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public IExitCodeExceptionMapper getExitCodeExceptionMapper() { return exitCodeExceptionMapper; }
+
+    /** Sets the mapper used by the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method to map exceptions to exit codes.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param exitCodeExceptionMapper the new value
+     * @return this CommandLine for method chaining
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setExitCodeExceptionMapper(IExitCodeExceptionMapper exitCodeExceptionMapper) {
+        this.exitCodeExceptionMapper = Assert.notNull(exitCodeExceptionMapper, "exitCodeExceptionMapper");
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.setExitCodeExceptionMapper(exitCodeExceptionMapper); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the execution strategy used by the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method to invoke
+     * the business logic on the user objects of this command and/or the user-specified subcommand(s).
+     * The default value is {@link RunLast RunLast}.
+     * @return the execution strategy to run the user-specified command
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public IExecutionStrategy getExecutionStrategy() { return executionStrategy; }
+
+    /** Sets the execution strategy that the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method should use to invoke
+     * the business logic on the user objects of this command and/or the user-specified subcommand(s).
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param executionStrategy the new execution strategy to run the user-specified command
+     * @return this CommandLine for method chaining
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setExecutionStrategy(IExecutionStrategy executionStrategy) {
+        this.executionStrategy = Assert.notNull(executionStrategy, "executionStrategy");
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.setExecutionStrategy(executionStrategy); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the handler for dealing with invalid user input when the command is {@linkplain #execute(String...) executed}.
+     * <p>The default implementation prints an error message describing the problem, followed by either {@linkplain UnmatchedArgumentException#printSuggestions(PrintWriter) suggested alternatives}
+     * for mistyped options, or the full {@linkplain #usage(PrintWriter, Help.ColorScheme) usage} help message of the {@linkplain ParameterException#getCommandLine() problematic command};
+     * it then delegates to the {@linkplain #getExitCodeExceptionMapper() exit code execution mapper} for an exit code, with
+     * {@link CommandSpec#exitCodeOnInvalidInput() exitCodeOnInvalidInput} as the default exit code.</p>
+     * @return the handler for dealing with invalid user input
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public IParameterExceptionHandler getParameterExceptionHandler() { return parameterExceptionHandler; }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the handler for dealing with invalid user input when the command is {@linkplain #execute(String...) executed}.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param parameterExceptionHandler  the new handler for dealing with invalid user input
+     * @return this CommandLine for method chaining
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setParameterExceptionHandler(IParameterExceptionHandler parameterExceptionHandler) {
+        this.parameterExceptionHandler = Assert.notNull(parameterExceptionHandler, "parameterExceptionHandler");
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.setParameterExceptionHandler(parameterExceptionHandler); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the handler for dealing with exceptions that occurred in the {@code Callable}, {@code Runnable} or {@code Method}
+     * user object of a command when the command was {@linkplain #execute(String...) executed}.
+     * <p>The default implementation rethrows the specified exception.</p>
+     * @return the handler for dealing with exceptions that occurred in the business logic when the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method was invoked.
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public IExecutionExceptionHandler getExecutionExceptionHandler() { return executionExceptionHandler; }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a custom handler for dealing with exceptions that occurred in the {@code Callable}, {@code Runnable} or {@code Method}
+     * user object of a command when the command was executed via the {@linkplain #execute(String...) execute} method.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param executionExceptionHandler the handler for dealing with exceptions that occurred in the business logic when the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method was invoked.
+     * @return this CommandLine for method chaining
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setExecutionExceptionHandler(IExecutionExceptionHandler executionExceptionHandler) {
+        this.executionExceptionHandler = Assert.notNull(executionExceptionHandler, "executionExceptionHandler");
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.setExecutionExceptionHandler(executionExceptionHandler); }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Convenience method that initializes the specified annotated object from the specified command line arguments.
+     * </p><p>
+     * This is equivalent to
+     * </p><pre>
+     * CommandLine cli = new CommandLine(command);
+     * cli.parse(args);
+     * return command;
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @param command the object to initialize. This object contains fields annotated with
+     *          {@code @Option} or {@code @Parameters}.
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <T> the type of the annotated object
+     * @return the specified annotated object
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ParameterException if the specified command line arguments are invalid
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    public static <T> T populateCommand(T command, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cli = toCommandLine(command, new DefaultFactory());
+        cli.parse(args);
+        return command;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Convenience method that derives the command specification from the specified interface class, and returns an
+     * instance of the specified interface. The interface is expected to have annotated getter methods. Picocli will
+     * instantiate the interface and the getter methods will return the option and positional parameter values matched on the command line.
+     * </p><p>
+     * This is equivalent to
+     * </p><pre>
+     * CommandLine cli = new CommandLine(spec);
+     * cli.parse(args);
+     * return cli.getCommand();
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @param spec the interface that defines the command specification. This object contains getter methods annotated with
+     *          {@code @Option} or {@code @Parameters}.
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <T> the type of the annotated object
+     * @return an instance of the specified annotated interface
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ParameterException if the specified command line arguments are invalid
+     * @since 3.1
+     */
+    public static <T> T populateSpec(Class<T> spec, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cli = toCommandLine(spec, new DefaultFactory());
+        cli.parse(args);
+        return cli.getCommand();
+    }
+
+    /** Parses the specified command line arguments and returns a list of {@code CommandLine} objects representing the
+     * top-level command and any subcommands (if any) that were recognized and initialized during the parsing process.
+     * <p>
+     * If parsing succeeds, the first element in the returned list is always {@code this CommandLine} object. The
+     * returned list may contain more elements if subcommands were {@linkplain #addSubcommand(String, Object) registered}
+     * and these subcommands were initialized by matching command line arguments. If parsing fails, a
+     * {@link ParameterException} is thrown.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @return a list with the top-level command and any subcommands initialized by this method
+     * @throws ParameterException if the specified command line arguments are invalid; use
+     *      {@link ParameterException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand whose user input was invalid
+     */
+    public List<CommandLine> parse(String... args) {
+        return interpreter.parse(args);
+    }
+    /** Parses the specified command line arguments and returns a list of {@code ParseResult} with the options, positional
+     * parameters, and subcommands (if any) that were recognized and initialized during the parsing process.
+     * <p>If parsing fails, a {@link ParameterException} is thrown.</p>
+     *
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @return a list with the top-level command and any subcommands initialized by this method
+     * @throws ParameterException if the specified command line arguments are invalid; use
+     *      {@link ParameterException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand whose user input was invalid
+     */
+    public ParseResult parseArgs(String... args) {
+        interpreter.parse(args);
+        return getParseResult();
+    }
+    public ParseResult getParseResult() { return interpreter.parseResultBuilder == null ? null : interpreter.parseResultBuilder.build(); }
+
+    /** Returns the result of calling the user object {@code Callable} or invoking the user object {@code Method}
+     * after parsing the user input, or {@code null} if this command has not been {@linkplain #execute(String...) executed}
+     * or if this {@code CommandLine} is for a subcommand that was not specified by the end user on the command line.
+     * <p><b>Implementation note:</b></p>
+     * <p>It is the responsibility of the {@link IExecutionStrategy IExecutionStrategy} to set this value.</p>
+     * @param <T> type of the result value
+     * @return the result of the user object {@code Callable} or {@code Method} (may be {@code null}), or {@code null} if this (sub)command was not executed
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public <T> T getExecutionResult() { return (T) executionResult; }
+
+    /** Sets the result of calling the business logic on the command's user object.
+     * @param result the business logic result, may be {@code null}
+     * @see #execute(String...)
+     * @see IExecutionStrategy
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public void setExecutionResult(Object result) { executionResult = result; }
+
+    /** Clears the {@linkplain #getExecutionResult() execution result} of a previous invocation from this {@code CommandLine} and all subcommands.
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public void clearExecutionResults() {
+        executionResult = null;
+        for (CommandLine sub : getSubcommands().values()) { sub.clearExecutionResults(); }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Represents a function that can process a List of {@code CommandLine} objects resulting from successfully
+     * {@linkplain #parse(String...) parsing} the command line arguments. This is a
+     * <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/function/package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
+     * whose functional method is {@link #handleParseResult(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)}.
+     * <p>
+     * Implementations of this functions can be passed to the {@link #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, IExceptionHandler, String...) CommandLine::parseWithHandler}
+     * methods to take some next step after the command line was successfully parsed.
+     * </p>
+     * @see RunFirst
+     * @see RunLast
+     * @see RunAll
+     * @deprecated Use {@link IExecutionStrategy} instead.
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static interface IParseResultHandler {
+        /** Processes a List of {@code CommandLine} objects resulting from successfully
+         * {@linkplain #parse(String...) parsing} the command line arguments and optionally returns a list of results.
+         * @param parsedCommands the {@code CommandLine} objects that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print help to if requested
+         * @param ansi for printing help messages using ANSI styles and colors
+         * @return a list of results, or an empty list if there are no results
+         * @throws ParameterException if a help command was invoked for an unknown subcommand. Any {@code ParameterExceptions}
+         *      thrown from this method are treated as if this exception was thrown during parsing and passed to the {@link IExceptionHandler}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         */
+        List<Object> handleParseResult(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) throws ExecutionException;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Represents a function that can process the {@code ParseResult} object resulting from successfully
+     * {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} the command line arguments. This is a
+     * <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/function/package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
+     * whose functional method is {@link IParseResultHandler2#handleParseResult(CommandLine.ParseResult)}.
+     * <p>
+     * Implementations of this function can be passed to the {@link #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2,  IExceptionHandler2, String...) CommandLine::parseWithHandlers}
+     * methods to take some next step after the command line was successfully parsed.
+     * </p><p>
+     * This interface replaces the {@link IParseResultHandler} interface; it takes the parse result as a {@code ParseResult}
+     * object instead of a List of {@code CommandLine} objects, and it has the freedom to select the {@link Help.Ansi} style
+     * to use and what {@code PrintStreams} to print to.
+     * </p>
+     * @param <R> the return type of this handler
+     * @see RunFirst
+     * @see RunLast
+     * @see RunAll
+     * @deprecated use {@link IExecutionStrategy} instead, see {@link #execute(String...)}
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static interface IParseResultHandler2<R> {
+        /** Processes the {@code ParseResult} object resulting from successfully
+         * {@linkplain CommandLine#parseArgs(String...) parsing} the command line arguments and returns a return value.
+         * @param parseResult the {@code ParseResult} that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @throws ParameterException if a help command was invoked for an unknown subcommand. Any {@code ParameterExceptions}
+         *      thrown from this method are treated as if this exception was thrown during parsing and passed to the {@link IExceptionHandler2}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         */
+        R handleParseResult(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implementations are responsible for "executing" the user input and returning an exit code.
+     * The {@link #execute(String...)} method delegates to a {@linkplain #setExecutionStrategy(IExecutionStrategy) configured} execution strategy.
+     * <p><b>Implementation Requirements:</b></p>
+     * <p>Implementers responsibilities are:</p>
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>From the {@code ParseResult}, select which {@code CommandSpec} should be executed. This is especially important for commands that have subcommands.</li>
+     *   <li>"Execute" the selected {@code CommandSpec}. Often this means invoking a method on the spec's {@linkplain CommandSpec#userObject() user object}.</li>
+     *   <li>Call {@link CommandLine#setExecutionResult(Object) setExecutionResult} to make the return value of that method invocation available to the application</li>
+     *   <li>Return an exit code. Common sources of exit values are the invoked method's return value, or the user object if it implements {@link IExitCodeGenerator}.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>Implementors that need to print messages to the console should use the {@linkplain #getOut() output} and {@linkplain #getErr() error} PrintWriters,
+     * and the {@linkplain #getColorScheme() color scheme} from the CommandLine object obtained from ParseResult's CommandSpec.</p>
+     * <p><b>API Note:</b></p>
+     * <p>This interface supersedes {@link IParseResultHandler2}.</p>
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public interface IExecutionStrategy {
+        /**
+         * "Executes" the user input and returns an exit code.
+         * Execution often means invoking a method on the selected CommandSpec's {@linkplain CommandSpec#userObject() user object},
+         * and making the return value of that invocation available via {@link CommandLine#setExecutionResult(Object) setExecutionResult}.
+         * @param parseResult the parse result from which to select one or more {@code CommandSpec} instances to execute.
+         * @return an exit code
+         * @throws ParameterException if the invoked method on the CommandSpec's user object threw a ParameterException to signify invalid user input.
+         * @throws ExecutionException if any problem occurred while executing the command. Any exceptions (other than ParameterException) should be wrapped in a ExecutionException and not thrown as is.
+         */
+        int execute(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException, ParameterException;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Represents a function that can handle a {@code ParameterException} that occurred while
+     * {@linkplain #parse(String...) parsing} the command line arguments. This is a
+     * <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/function/package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
+     * whose functional method is {@link #handleException(CommandLine.ParameterException, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi, String...)}.
+     * <p>
+     * Implementations of this function can be passed to the {@link #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, IExceptionHandler, String...) CommandLine::parseWithHandlers}
+     * methods to handle situations when the command line could not be parsed.
+     * </p>
+     * @deprecated see {@link #execute(String...)}, {@link IParameterExceptionHandler} and {@link IExecutionExceptionHandler}
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static interface IExceptionHandler {
+        /** Handles a {@code ParameterException} that occurred while {@linkplain #parse(String...) parsing} the command
+         * line arguments and optionally returns a list of results.
+         * @param ex the ParameterException describing the problem that occurred while parsing the command line arguments,
+         *           and the CommandLine representing the command or subcommand whose input was invalid
+         * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print help to if requested
+         * @param ansi for printing help messages using ANSI styles and colors
+         * @param args the command line arguments that could not be parsed
+         * @return a list of results, or an empty list if there are no results
+         */
+        List<Object> handleException(ParameterException ex, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Classes implementing this interface know how to handle {@code ParameterExceptions} (usually from invalid user input)
+     * and {@code ExecutionExceptions} that occurred while executing the {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} command.
+     * <p>
+     * Implementations of this interface can be passed to the
+     * {@link #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2,  IExceptionHandler2, String...) CommandLine::parseWithHandlers} method.
+     * </p><p>
+     * This interface replaces the {@link IParseResultHandler} interface.
+     * </p>
+     * @param <R> the return type of this handler
+     * @see DefaultExceptionHandler
+     * @deprecated see {@link #execute(String...)}, {@link IParameterExceptionHandler} and {@link IExecutionExceptionHandler}
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static interface IExceptionHandler2<R> {
+        /** Handles a {@code ParameterException} that occurred while {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} the command
+         * line arguments and optionally returns a list of results.
+         * @param ex the ParameterException describing the problem that occurred while parsing the command line arguments,
+         *           and the CommandLine representing the command or subcommand whose input was invalid
+         * @param args the command line arguments that could not be parsed
+         * @return an object resulting from handling the exception
+         */
+        R handleParseException(ParameterException ex, String[] args);
+        /** Handles a {@code ExecutionException} that occurred while executing the {@code Runnable} or
+         * {@code Callable} command and optionally returns a list of results.
+         * @param ex the ExecutionException describing the problem that occurred while executing the {@code Runnable} or
+         *          {@code Callable} command, and the CommandLine representing the command or subcommand that was being executed
+         * @param parseResult the result of parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return an object resulting from handling the exception
+         */
+        R handleExecutionException(ExecutionException ex, ParseResult parseResult);
+    }
+
+    /** Classes implementing this interface know how to handle {@code ParameterExceptions} (usually from invalid user input).
+     * <p><b>Implementation Requirements:</b></p>
+     * <p>Implementors that need to print messages to the console should use the {@linkplain #getOut() output} and {@linkplain #getErr() error} PrintWriters,
+     * and the {@linkplain #getColorScheme() color scheme} from the CommandLine object obtained from the exception.</p>
+     * <p><b>Implementation Note:</b></p>
+     * <p>See {@link #getParameterExceptionHandler()} for a description of the default handler.</p>
+     * <p><b>API Note:</b></p>
+     * <p>This interface supersedes {@link IExceptionHandler2}.</p>
+     * @see CommandLine#setParameterExceptionHandler(IParameterExceptionHandler)
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public interface IParameterExceptionHandler {
+        /** Handles a {@code ParameterException} that occurred while {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} the command
+         * line arguments and returns an exit code suitable for returning from {@link #execute(String...)}.
+         * @param ex the ParameterException describing the problem that occurred while parsing the command line arguments,
+         *           and the CommandLine representing the command or subcommand whose input was invalid
+         * @param args the command line arguments that could not be parsed
+         * @return an exit code
+         */
+        int handleParseException(ParameterException ex, String[] args) throws Exception;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Classes implementing this interface know how to handle Exceptions that occurred while executing the {@code Runnable}, {@code Callable} or {@code Method} user object of the command.
+     * <p><b>Implementation Requirements:</b></p>
+     * <p>Implementors that need to print messages to the console should use the {@linkplain #getOut() output} and {@linkplain #getErr() error} PrintWriters,
+     * and the {@linkplain #getColorScheme() color scheme} from the CommandLine object obtained from the exception.</p>
+     * <p><b>API Note:</b></p>
+     * <p>This interface supersedes {@link IExceptionHandler2}.</p>
+     * <p>Example usage:</p>
+     * <pre>
+     * IExecutionExceptionHandler errorHandler = new IExecutionExceptionHandler() {
+     *     public int handleExecutionException(Exception ex,
+     *                                         CommandLine commandLine,
+     *                                         ParseResult parseResult) {
+     *         //ex.printStackTrace(); // no stack trace
+     *         commandLine.getErr().println(ex.getMessage());
+     *         commandLine.usage(commandLine.getErr());
+     *         return commandLine.getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnExecutionException();
+     *     }
+     * };
+     * int exitCode = new CommandLine(new App())
+     *         .setExecutionExceptionHandler(errorHandler)
+     *         .execute(args);
+     * </pre>
+     * @see CommandLine#setExecutionExceptionHandler(IExecutionExceptionHandler)
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public interface IExecutionExceptionHandler {
+        /** Handles an {@code Exception} that occurred while executing the {@code Runnable} or
+         * {@code Callable} command and returns an exit code suitable for returning from {@link #execute(String...)}.
+         * @param ex the Exception thrown by the {@code Runnable}, {@code Callable} or {@code Method} user object of the command
+         * @param commandLine the CommandLine representing the command or subcommand where the exception occurred
+         * @param parseResult the result of parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return an exit code
+         */
+        int handleExecutionException(Exception ex, CommandLine commandLine, ParseResult parseResult) throws Exception;
+    }
+
+    /** Abstract superclass for {@link IParseResultHandler2} and {@link IExceptionHandler2} implementations.
+     * <p>Note that {@code AbstractHandler} is a generic type. This, along with the abstract {@code self} method,
+     * allows method chaining to work properly in subclasses, without the need for casts. An example subclass can look like this:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * class MyResultHandler extends AbstractHandler<MyReturnType, MyResultHandler> implements IParseResultHandler2<MyReturnType> {
+     *
+     *     public MyReturnType handleParseResult(ParseResult parseResult) { ... }
+     *
+     *     protected MyResultHandler self() { return this; }
+     * }
+     * }</pre>
+     * @param <R> the return type of this handler
+     * @param <T> The type of the handler subclass; for fluent API method chaining
+     * @deprecated see {@link #execute(String...)}
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static abstract class AbstractHandler<R, T extends AbstractHandler<R, T>> {
+        private Help.ColorScheme colorScheme = Help.defaultColorScheme(Help.Ansi.AUTO);
+        private Integer exitCode;
+        private PrintStream out = System.out;
+        private PrintStream err = System.err;
+
+        /** Returns the stream to print command output to. Defaults to {@code System.out}, unless {@link #useOut(PrintStream)}
+         * was called with a different stream.
+         * <p>{@code IParseResultHandler2} implementations should use this stream.
+         * By <a href="http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/_002d_002dhelp.html">convention</a>, when the user requests
+         * help with a {@code --help} or similar option, the usage help message is printed to the standard output stream so that it can be easily searched and paged.</p> */
+        public PrintStream out()     { return out; }
+        /** Returns the stream to print diagnostic messages to. Defaults to {@code System.err}, unless {@link #useErr(PrintStream)}
+         * was called with a different stream. <p>{@code IExceptionHandler2} implementations should use this stream to print error
+         * messages (which may include a usage help message) when an unexpected error occurs.</p> */
+        public PrintStream err()     { return err; }
+        /** Returns the ANSI style to use. Defaults to {@code Help.Ansi.AUTO}, unless {@link #useAnsi(CommandLine.Help.Ansi)} was called with a different setting.
+         * @deprecated use {@link #colorScheme()} instead */
+        @Deprecated public Help.Ansi ansi()      { return colorScheme.ansi(); }
+        /** Returns the ColorScheme to use. Defaults to {@code Help#defaultColorScheme(Help.Ansi.AUTO)}.
+         * @since 4.0*/
+        public Help.ColorScheme colorScheme() { return colorScheme; }
+        /** Returns the exit code to use as the termination status, or {@code null} (the default) if the handler should
+         * not call {@link System#exit(int)} after processing completes.
+         * @see #andExit(int) */
+        public Integer exitCode()    { return exitCode; }
+        /** Returns {@code true} if an exit code was set with {@link #andExit(int)}, or {@code false} (the default) if
+         * the handler should not call {@link System#exit(int)} after processing completes. */
+        public boolean hasExitCode() { return exitCode != null; }
+
+        /** Convenience method for subclasses that returns the specified result object if no exit code was set,
+         * or otherwise, if an exit code {@linkplain #andExit(int) was set}, calls {@code System.exit} with the configured
+         * exit code to terminate the currently running Java virtual machine. */
+        protected R returnResultOrExit(R result) {
+            if (hasExitCode()) { exit(exitCode()); }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /** Convenience method for subclasses that throws the specified ExecutionException if no exit code was set,
+         * or otherwise, if an exit code {@linkplain #andExit(int) was set}, prints the stacktrace of the specified exception
+         * to the diagnostic error stream and calls {@code System.exit} with the configured
+         * exit code to terminate the currently running Java virtual machine. */
+        protected R throwOrExit(ExecutionException ex) {
+            if (hasExitCode()) {
+                ex.printStackTrace(this.err());
+                exit(exitCode());
+                return null;
+            }
+            throw ex;
+        }
+        /** Calls {@code System.exit(int)} with the specified exit code. */
+        protected void exit(int exitCode) { System.exit(exitCode); }
+
+        /** Returns {@code this} to allow method chaining when calling the setters for a fluent API. */
+        protected abstract T self();
+
+        /** Sets the stream to print command output to.
+         * @deprecated use {@link CommandLine#setOut(PrintWriter)} and {@link CommandLine#execute(String...)} instead */
+        @Deprecated public T useOut(PrintStream out)   { this.out =  Assert.notNull(out, "out");   return self(); }
+        /** Sets the stream to print diagnostic messages to.
+         * @deprecated use {@link CommandLine#setErr(PrintWriter)} and {@link CommandLine#execute(String...)} instead */
+        @Deprecated public T useErr(PrintStream err)   { this.err =  Assert.notNull(err, "err");   return self(); }
+        /** Sets the ANSI style to use and resets the color scheme to the default.
+         * @deprecated use {@link CommandLine#setColorScheme(Help.ColorScheme)} and {@link CommandLine#execute(String...)} instead
+         * @see #ansi() */
+        @Deprecated public T useAnsi(Help.Ansi ansi) { this.colorScheme = Help.defaultColorScheme(Assert.notNull(ansi, "ansi")); return self(); }
+        /** Indicates that the handler should call {@link System#exit(int)} after processing completes and sets the exit code to use as the termination status.
+         * @deprecated use {@link CommandLine#execute(String...)} instead, and call {@code System.exit()} in the application. */
+        @Deprecated public T andExit(int exitCode)     { this.exitCode = exitCode; return self(); }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Default exception handler that handles invalid user input by printing the exception message, followed by the usage
+     * message for the command or subcommand whose input was invalid.
+     * <p>{@code ParameterExceptions} (invalid user input) is handled like this:</p>
+     * <pre>
+     *     err().println(paramException.getMessage());
+     *     paramException.getCommandLine().usage(err(), ansi());
+     *     if (hasExitCode()) System.exit(exitCode()); else return returnValue;
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>{@code ExecutionExceptions} that occurred while executing the {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} command are simply rethrown and not handled.</p>
+     * @deprecated see {@link #execute(String...)}, {@link #getParameterExceptionHandler()} and {@link #getExecutionExceptionHandler()}
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static class DefaultExceptionHandler<R> extends AbstractHandler<R, DefaultExceptionHandler<R>> implements IExceptionHandler, IExceptionHandler2<R> {
+        public List<Object> handleException(ParameterException ex, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+            internalHandleParseException(ex, new PrintWriter(out, true), Help.defaultColorScheme(ansi)); return Collections.<Object>emptyList(); }
+
+        /** Prints the message of the specified exception, followed by the usage message for the command or subcommand
+         * whose input was invalid, to the stream returned by {@link #err()}.
+         * @param ex the ParameterException describing the problem that occurred while parsing the command line arguments,
+         *           and the CommandLine representing the command or subcommand whose input was invalid
+         * @param args the command line arguments that could not be parsed
+         * @return the empty list
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public R handleParseException(ParameterException ex, String[] args) {
+            internalHandleParseException(ex, new PrintWriter(err(), true), colorScheme()); return returnResultOrExit(null); }
+
+        static void internalHandleParseException(ParameterException ex, PrintWriter writer, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+            writer.println(ex.getMessage());
+            if (!UnmatchedArgumentException.printSuggestions(ex, writer)) {
+                ex.getCommandLine().usage(writer, colorScheme);
+            }
+        }
+        /** This implementation always simply rethrows the specified exception.
+         * @param ex the ExecutionException describing the problem that occurred while executing the {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} command
+         * @param parseResult the result of parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return nothing: this method always rethrows the specified exception
+         * @throws ExecutionException always rethrows the specified exception
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public R handleExecutionException(ExecutionException ex, ParseResult parseResult) { return throwOrExit(ex); }
+
+        @Override protected DefaultExceptionHandler<R> self() { return this; }
+    }
+    /** Convenience method that returns {@code new DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>>()}. */
+    public static DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>> defaultExceptionHandler() { return new DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>>(); }
+
+    /** @deprecated use {@link #printHelpIfRequested(ParseResult)} instead
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static boolean printHelpIfRequested(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
+        return printHelpIfRequested(parsedCommands, out, out, ansi);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #executeHelpRequest(ParseResult)}.
+     * @param parseResult contains the {@code CommandLine} objects found during parsing; check these to see if help was requested
+     * @return {@code true} if help was printed, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public static boolean printHelpIfRequested(ParseResult parseResult) {
+        return executeHelpRequest(parseResult) != null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to the implementation of {@link #executeHelpRequest(ParseResult)}.
+     * @deprecated use {@link #executeHelpRequest(ParseResult)} instead
+     * @param parsedCommands the list of {@code CommandLine} objects to check if help was requested
+     * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print help to if requested
+     * @param err the error string to print diagnostic messages to, in addition to the output from the exception handler
+     * @param ansi for printing help messages using ANSI styles and colors
+     * @return {@code true} if help was printed, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    @Deprecated public static boolean printHelpIfRequested(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands, PrintStream out, PrintStream err, Help.Ansi ansi) {
+        return printHelpIfRequested(parsedCommands, out, err, Help.defaultColorScheme(ansi));
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to the implementation of {@link #executeHelpRequest(ParseResult)}.
+     * @deprecated use {@link #executeHelpRequest(ParseResult)} instead
+     * @param parsedCommands the list of {@code CommandLine} objects to check if help was requested
+     * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print help to if requested
+     * @param err the error string to print diagnostic messages to, in addition to the output from the exception handler
+     * @param colorScheme for printing help messages using ANSI styles and colors
+     * @return {@code true} if help was printed, {@code false} otherwise
+     * @since 3.6 */
+    @Deprecated public static boolean printHelpIfRequested(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands, PrintStream out, PrintStream err, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+        // for backwards compatibility
+        for (CommandLine cmd : parsedCommands) { cmd.setOut(new PrintWriter(out, true)).setErr(new PrintWriter(err, true)).setColorScheme(colorScheme); }
+        return executeHelpRequest(parsedCommands) != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method that may be useful when processing the {@code ParseResult} that results from successfully
+     * {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} command line arguments. This method prints out
+     * {@linkplain #usage(PrintWriter, Help.ColorScheme) usage help} to the {@linkplain CommandLine#getOut() configured output writer}
+     * if {@linkplain #isUsageHelpRequested() requested} or {@linkplain #printVersionHelp(PrintWriter, Help.Ansi, Object...) version help}
+     * to the {@linkplain CommandLine#getOut() configured output writer} if {@linkplain #isVersionHelpRequested() requested}
+     * and returns {@link CommandSpec#exitCodeOnUsageHelp()} or {@link CommandSpec#exitCodeOnVersionHelp()}, respectively.
+     * If the command is a {@link Command#helpCommand()} and {@code runnable} or {@code callable},
+     * that command is executed and this method returns {@link CommandSpec#exitCodeOnUsageHelp()}.
+     * Otherwise, if none of the specified {@code CommandLine} objects have help requested,
+     * this method returns {@code null}.<p>
+     * Note that this method <em>only</em> looks at the {@link Option#usageHelp() usageHelp} and
+     * {@link Option#versionHelp() versionHelp} attributes. The {@link Option#help() help} attribute is ignored.
+     * </p><p><b>Implementation note:</b></p><p>
+     * When an error occurs while processing the help request, it is recommended custom Help commands throw a
+     * {@link ParameterException} with a reference to the parent command. This will print the error message and the
+     * usage for the parent command, and will use the exit code of the exception handler if one was set.
+     * </p>
+     * @param parseResult contains the {@code CommandLine} objects found during parsing; check these to see if help was requested
+     * @return {@link CommandSpec#exitCodeOnUsageHelp()} if usage help was requested,
+     *      {@link CommandSpec#exitCodeOnVersionHelp()} if version help was requested, and {@code null} otherwise
+     * @see IHelpCommandInitializable2
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public static Integer executeHelpRequest(ParseResult parseResult) {
+        return executeHelpRequest(parseResult.asCommandLineList());
+    }
+    /** @since 4.0 */
+    static Integer executeHelpRequest(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < parsedCommands.size(); i++) {
+            CommandLine parsed = parsedCommands.get(i);
+            Help.ColorScheme colorScheme = parsed.getColorScheme();
+            PrintWriter out = parsed.getOut();
+            if (parsed.isUsageHelpRequested()) {
+                parsed.usage(out, colorScheme);
+                return parsed.getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnUsageHelp();
+            } else if (parsed.isVersionHelpRequested()) {
+                parsed.printVersionHelp(out, colorScheme.ansi);
+                return parsed.getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnVersionHelp();
+            } else if (parsed.getCommandSpec().helpCommand()) {
+                PrintWriter err = parsed.getErr();
+                if (parsed.getCommand() instanceof IHelpCommandInitializable2) {
+                    ((IHelpCommandInitializable2) parsed.getCommand()).init(parsed, colorScheme, out, err);
+                } else if (parsed.getCommand() instanceof IHelpCommandInitializable) {
+                    ((IHelpCommandInitializable) parsed.getCommand()).init(parsed, colorScheme.ansi, System.out, System.err);
+                }
+                executeUserObject(parsed, new ArrayList<Object>());
+                return parsed.getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnUsageHelp();
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    private static List<Object> executeUserObject(CommandLine parsed, List<Object> executionResultList) {
+        Object command = parsed.getCommand();
+        if (command instanceof Runnable) {
+            try {
+                ((Runnable) command).run();
+                parsed.setExecutionResult(null); // 4.0
+                executionResultList.add(null); // for compatibility with picocli 2.x
+                return executionResultList;
+            } catch (ParameterException ex) {
+                throw ex;
+            } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+                throw ex;
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                throw new ExecutionException(parsed, "Error while running command (" + command + "): " + ex, ex);
+            }
+        } else if (command instanceof Callable) {
+            try {
+                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") Callable<Object> callable = (Callable<Object>) command;
+                Object executionResult = callable.call();
+                parsed.setExecutionResult(executionResult);
+                executionResultList.add(executionResult);
+                return executionResultList;
+            } catch (ParameterException ex) {
+                throw ex;
+            } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+                throw ex;
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                throw new ExecutionException(parsed, "Error while calling command (" + command + "): " + ex, ex);
+            }
+        } else if (command instanceof Method) {
+            try {
+                Method method = (Method) command;
+                Object[] parsedArgs = parsed.getCommandSpec().argValues();
+                Object executionResult;
+                if (Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers())) {
+                    executionResult = method.invoke(null, parsedArgs); // invoke static method
+                } else if (parsed.getCommandSpec().parent() != null) {
+                    executionResult = method.invoke(parsed.getCommandSpec().parent().userObject(), parsedArgs);
+                } else {
+                    executionResult = method.invoke(parsed.factory.create(method.getDeclaringClass()), parsedArgs);
+                }
+                parsed.setExecutionResult(executionResult);
+                executionResultList.add(executionResult);
+                return executionResultList;
+            } catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
+                Throwable t = ex.getTargetException();
+                if (t instanceof ParameterException) {
+                    throw (ParameterException) t;
+                } else if (t instanceof ExecutionException) {
+                    throw (ExecutionException) t;
+                } else {
+                    throw new ExecutionException(parsed, "Error while calling command (" + command + "): " + t, t);
+                }
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                throw new ExecutionException(parsed, "Unhandled error while calling command (" + command + "): " + ex, ex);
+            }
+        }
+        throw new ExecutionException(parsed, "Parsed command (" + command + ") is not a Method, Runnable or Callable");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to allow command line application authors to avoid some boilerplate code in their application.
+     * To use this method, the annotated object that this {@code CommandLine} is constructed with needs to
+     * either implement {@link Runnable}, {@link Callable}, or be a {@code Method} object.
+     * See {@link #getCommandMethods(Class, String) getCommandMethods} for a convenient way to obtain a command {@code Method}.
+     * <p>This method replaces the {@link #run(Runnable, String...) run}, {@link #call(Callable, String...) call}
+     * and {@link #invoke(String, Class, String...) invoke} convenience methods that were available with previous versions of picocli.
+     * </p><p>
+     * <b>Exit Code</b>
+     * </p><p>
+     * This method returns an exit code that applications can use to call {@code System.exit}.
+     * (The return value of the {@code Callable} or {@code Method} can still be obtained via {@link #getExecutionResult() getExecutionResult}.)
+     * If the user object {@code Callable} or {@code Method} returns an {@code int} or {@code Integer},
+     * this will be used as the exit code. Additionally, if the user object implements {@link CommandLine.IExitCodeGenerator IExitCodeGenerator},
+     * an exit code is obtained by calling its {@code getExitCode()} method (after invoking the user object).
+     * </p><p>
+     * In the case of multiple exit codes the highest value will be used (or if all values are negative, the lowest value will be used).
+     * </p><p>
+     * <b>Exception Handling</b>
+     * </p><p>
+     * This method never throws an exception.
+     * </p><p>
+     * If the user specified invalid input, the {@linkplain #getParameterExceptionHandler() parameter exception handler} is invoked.
+     * By default this prints an error message and the usage help message, and returns an exit code.
+     * </p><p>
+     * If an exception occurred while the user object {@code Runnable}, {@code Callable}, or {@code Method}
+     * was invoked, this exception is caught and passed to the {@linkplain #getExecutionExceptionHandler() execution exception handler}.
+     * The default {@code IExecutionExceptionHandler} will rethrow this Exception.
+     * </p><p>
+     * Any exception thrown from the {@code IParameterExceptionHandler} or {@code IExecutionExceptionHandler} is caught,
+     * it stacktrace is printed and is mapped to an exit code, using the following logic:
+     * </p><p>
+     * If an {@link CommandLine.IExitCodeExceptionMapper IExitCodeExceptionMapper} is {@linkplain #setExitCodeExceptionMapper(IExitCodeExceptionMapper) configured},
+     * this mapper is used to determine the exit code based on the exception.
+     * </p><p>
+     * If an {@code IExitCodeExceptionMapper} is not set, by default this method will return the {@code @Command} annotation's
+     * {@link Command#exitCodeOnInvalidInput() exitCodeOnInvalidInput} or {@link Command#exitCodeOnExecutionException() exitCodeOnExecutionException} value, respectively.
+     * </p><p><b>Example Usage:</b></p>
+     * <pre>
+     * &#064;Command
+     * class MyCommand implements Callable&lt;Integer&gt; {
+     *     public Integer call() { return 123; }
+     * }
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(new MyCommand());
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * assert exitCode == 123;
+     * System.exit(exitCode);
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>Since {@code execute} is an instance method, not a static method, applications can do configuration before invoking the command. For example:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(new MyCallable())
+     *         .setCaseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed(true) // configure a non-default parser option
+     *         .setOut(myOutWriter()) // configure an alternative to System.out
+     *         .setErr(myErrWriter()) // configure an alternative to System.err
+     *         .setColorScheme(myColorScheme()); // configure a custom color scheme
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * System.exit(exitCode);
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * If the specified command has subcommands, the {@linkplain RunLast last} subcommand specified on the
+     * command line is executed. This can be configured by setting the {@linkplain #setExecutionStrategy(IExecutionStrategy) execution strategy}.
+     * Built-in alternatives are executing the {@linkplain RunFirst first} subcommand, or executing {@linkplain RunAll all} specified subcommands.
+     * </p>
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @return the exit code
+     * @see ExitCode
+     * @see IExitCodeGenerator
+     * @see #getExecutionResult()
+     * @see #getExecutionStrategy()
+     * @see #getParameterExceptionHandler()
+     * @see #getExecutionExceptionHandler()
+     * @see #getExitCodeExceptionMapper()
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public int execute(String... args) {
+        ParseResult[] parseResult = new ParseResult[1];
+        clearExecutionResults();
+        try {
+            parseResult[0] = parseArgs(args);
+            return enrichForBackwardsCompatibility(getExecutionStrategy()).execute(parseResult[0]);
+        } catch (ParameterException ex) {
+            try {
+                return getParameterExceptionHandler().handleParseException(ex, args);
+            } catch (Exception ex2) {
+                return handleUnhandled(ex2, ex.getCommandLine(), ex.getCommandLine().getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnInvalidInput());
+            }
+        } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+            try {
+                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                Exception cause = ex.getCause() instanceof Exception ? (Exception) ex.getCause() : ex;
+                return getExecutionExceptionHandler().handleExecutionException(cause, ex.getCommandLine(), parseResult[0]);
+            } catch (Exception ex2) {
+                return handleUnhandled(ex2, ex.getCommandLine(), ex.getCommandLine().getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnExecutionException());
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            return handleUnhandled(ex, this, getCommandSpec().exitCodeOnExecutionException());
+        }
+    }
+    private static int handleUnhandled(Exception ex, CommandLine cmd, int defaultExitCode) {
+        ex.printStackTrace(cmd.getErr());
+        return mappedExitCode(ex, cmd.getExitCodeExceptionMapper(), defaultExitCode);
+    }
+
+    private <T> T enrichForBackwardsCompatibility(T obj) {
+        // in case the IExecutionStrategy is a built-in like RunLast,
+        // and the application called #useOut, #useErr or #useAnsi on it
+        if (obj instanceof AbstractHandler<?, ?>) {
+            AbstractHandler<?, ?> handler = (AbstractHandler<?, ?>) obj;
+            if (handler.out()  != System.out)     { setOut(new PrintWriter(handler.out(), true)); }
+            if (handler.err()  != System.err)     { setErr(new PrintWriter(handler.err(), true)); }
+            if (handler.ansi() != Help.Ansi.AUTO) { setColorScheme(handler.colorScheme()); }
+        }
+        return obj;
+    }
+    /** Command line parse result handler that returns a value. This handler prints help if requested, and otherwise calls
+     * {@link #handle(CommandLine.ParseResult)} with the parse result. Facilitates implementation of the {@link IParseResultHandler2} interface.
+     * <p>Note that {@code AbstractParseResultHandler} is a generic type. This, along with the abstract {@code self} method,
+     * allows method chaining to work properly in subclasses, without the need for casts. An example subclass can look like this:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * class MyResultHandler extends AbstractParseResultHandler<MyReturnType> {
+     *
+     *     protected MyReturnType handle(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException { ... }
+     *
+     *     protected MyResultHandler self() { return this; }
+     * }
+     * }</pre>
+     * @deprecated see {@link #execute(String...)}, {@link #getExecutionStrategy()}, {@link #getParameterExceptionHandler()}, {@link #getExecutionExceptionHandler()}
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    @Deprecated public abstract static class AbstractParseResultHandler<R> extends AbstractHandler<R, AbstractParseResultHandler<R>> implements IParseResultHandler2<R>, IExecutionStrategy {
+        /** Prints help if requested, and otherwise calls {@link #handle(CommandLine.ParseResult)}.
+         * Finally, either a list of result objects is returned, or the JVM is terminated if an exit code {@linkplain #andExit(int) was set}.
+         *
+         * @param parseResult the {@code ParseResult} that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return the result of {@link #handle(CommandLine.ParseResult) processing parse results}
+         * @throws ParameterException if the {@link HelpCommand HelpCommand} was invoked for an unknown subcommand. Any {@code ParameterExceptions}
+         *      thrown from this method are treated as if this exception was thrown during parsing and passed to the {@link IExceptionHandler2}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; client code can use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         */
+        public R handleParseResult(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException {
+            if (printHelpIfRequested(parseResult.asCommandLineList(), out(), err(), colorScheme())) {
+                return returnResultOrExit(null);
+            }
+            return returnResultOrExit(handle(parseResult));
+        }
+
+        public int execute(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException {
+            Integer helpExitCode = executeHelpRequest(parseResult);
+            if (helpExitCode != null) { return helpExitCode; }
+
+            R executionResult = handle(parseResult);
+            List<IExitCodeGenerator> exitCodeGenerators = extractExitCodeGenerators(parseResult);
+            return resolveExitCode(parseResult.commandSpec().exitCodeOnSuccess(), executionResult, exitCodeGenerators);
+        }
+
+        // Use the highest value (or if all values are negative, use the lowest value).
+        private int resolveExitCode(int exitCodeOnSuccess, R executionResult, List<IExitCodeGenerator> exitCodeGenerators) {
+            int result = 0;
+            for (IExitCodeGenerator generator : exitCodeGenerators) {
+                try {
+                    int exitCode = generator.getExitCode();
+                    if ((exitCode > 0 && exitCode > result) || (exitCode < 0 && result <= 0 && exitCode < result)) {
+                        result = exitCode;
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    result = (result == 0) ? 1 : result;
+                    ex.printStackTrace();
+                }
+            }
+            if (executionResult instanceof List) {
+                List<?> resultList = (List<?>) executionResult;
+                for (Object obj : resultList) {
+                    if (obj instanceof Integer) {
+                        Integer exitCode = (Integer) obj;
+                        if ((exitCode > 0 && exitCode > result) || (exitCode < 0 && result <= 0 && exitCode < result)) {
+                            result = exitCode;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return result == 0 ? exitCodeOnSuccess : result;
+        }
+
+        /** Processes the specified {@code ParseResult} and returns the result as a list of objects.
+         * Implementations are responsible for catching any exceptions thrown in the {@code handle} method, and
+         * rethrowing an {@code ExecutionException} that details the problem and captures the offending {@code CommandLine} object.
+         *
+         * @param parseResult the {@code ParseResult} that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return the result of processing parse results
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; client code can use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         */
+        protected abstract R handle(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException;
+
+        protected List<IExitCodeGenerator> extractExitCodeGenerators(ParseResult parseResult) { return Collections.emptyList(); }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Command line {@linkplain IExecutionStrategy execution strategy} that prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the top-level
+     * {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} command.
+     * For use by the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method.
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public static class RunFirst extends AbstractParseResultHandler<List<Object>> implements IParseResultHandler {
+        /** Prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the top-level {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} command.
+         * Finally, either a list of result objects is returned, or the JVM is terminated if an exit code {@linkplain #andExit(int) was set}.
+         * If the top-level command does not implement either {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}, an {@code ExecutionException}
+         * is thrown detailing the problem and capturing the offending {@code CommandLine} object.
+         *
+         * @param parsedCommands the {@code CommandLine} objects that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print help to if requested
+         * @param ansi for printing help messages using ANSI styles and colors
+         * @return an empty list if help was requested, or a list containing a single element: the result of calling the
+         *      {@code Callable}, or a {@code null} element if the top-level command was a {@code Runnable}
+         * @throws ParameterException if the {@link HelpCommand HelpCommand} was invoked for an unknown subcommand. Any {@code ParameterExceptions}
+         *      thrown from this method are treated as if this exception was thrown during parsing and passed to the {@link IExceptionHandler}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         */
+        public List<Object> handleParseResult(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
+            if (printHelpIfRequested(parsedCommands, out, err(), ansi)) { return returnResultOrExit(Collections.emptyList()); }
+            return returnResultOrExit(executeUserObject(parsedCommands.get(0), new ArrayList<Object>()));
+        }
+        /** Executes the top-level {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} subcommand.
+         * If the top-level command does not implement either {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} and is not a {@code Method}, an {@code ExecutionException}
+         * is thrown detailing the problem and capturing the offending {@code CommandLine} object.
+         *
+         * @param parseResult the {@code ParseResult} that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return an empty list if help was requested, or a list containing a single element: the result of calling the
+         *      {@code Callable}, or a {@code null} element if the last (sub)command was a {@code Runnable}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        protected List<Object> handle(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException {
+            return executeUserObject(parseResult.commandSpec().commandLine(), new ArrayList<Object>()); // first
+        }
+
+        protected List<IExitCodeGenerator> extractExitCodeGenerators(ParseResult parseResult) {
+            if (parseResult.commandSpec().userObject() instanceof IExitCodeGenerator) {
+                return Arrays.asList((IExitCodeGenerator) parseResult.commandSpec().userObject());
+            }
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        @Override protected RunFirst self() { return this; }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Command line {@linkplain IExecutionStrategy execution strategy} that prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the most specific
+     * {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} subcommand.
+     * For use by the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method.
+     * <p>
+     * Something like this:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     *     // RunLast implementation: print help if requested, otherwise execute the most specific subcommand
+     *     List<CommandLine> parsedCommands = parseResult.asCommandLineList();
+     *     if (CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(parsedCommands, out(), err(), ansi())) {
+     *         return emptyList();
+     *     }
+     *     CommandLine last = parsedCommands.get(parsedCommands.size() - 1);
+     *     Object command = last.getCommand();
+     *     Object result = null;
+     *     if (command instanceof Runnable) {
+     *         try {
+     *             ((Runnable) command).run();
+     *         } catch (Exception ex) {
+     *             throw new ExecutionException(last, "Error in runnable " + command, ex);
+     *         }
+     *     } else if (command instanceof Callable) {
+     *         try {
+     *             result = ((Callable) command).call();
+     *         } catch (Exception ex) {
+     *             throw new ExecutionException(last, "Error in callable " + command, ex);
+     *         }
+     *     } else {
+     *         throw new ExecutionException(last, "Parsed command (" + command + ") is not Runnable or Callable");
+     *     }
+     *     last.setExecutionResult(result);
+     *     return Arrays.asList(result);
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * From picocli v2.0, {@code RunLast} is used to implement the {@link #run(Runnable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) run}
+     * and {@link #call(Callable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) call} convenience methods.
+     * </p>
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public static class RunLast extends AbstractParseResultHandler<List<Object>> implements IParseResultHandler {
+        /** Prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the most specific {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} subcommand.
+         * Finally, either a list of result objects is returned, or the JVM is terminated if an exit code {@linkplain #andExit(int) was set}.
+         * If the last (sub)command does not implement either {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}, an {@code ExecutionException}
+         * is thrown detailing the problem and capturing the offending {@code CommandLine} object.
+         *
+         * @param parsedCommands the {@code CommandLine} objects that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print help to if requested
+         * @param ansi for printing help messages using ANSI styles and colors
+         * @return an empty list if help was requested, or a list containing a single element: the result of calling the
+         *      {@code Callable}, or a {@code null} element if the last (sub)command was a {@code Runnable}
+         * @throws ParameterException if the {@link HelpCommand HelpCommand} was invoked for an unknown subcommand. Any {@code ParameterExceptions}
+         *      thrown from this method are treated as if this exception was thrown during parsing and passed to the {@link IExceptionHandler}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         */
+        public List<Object> handleParseResult(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
+            if (printHelpIfRequested(parsedCommands, out, err(), ansi)) { return returnResultOrExit(Collections.emptyList()); }
+            return returnResultOrExit(executeUserObject(parsedCommands.get(parsedCommands.size() - 1), new ArrayList<Object>()));
+        }
+        /** Executes the most specific {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} subcommand.
+         * If the last (sub)command does not implement either {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} and is not a {@code Method}, an {@code ExecutionException}
+         * is thrown detailing the problem and capturing the offending {@code CommandLine} object.
+         *
+         * @param parseResult the {@code ParseResult} that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return an empty list if help was requested, or a list containing a single element: the result of calling the
+         *      {@code Callable}, or a {@code null} element if the last (sub)command was a {@code Runnable}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        protected List<Object> handle(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException {
+            List<CommandLine> parsedCommands = parseResult.asCommandLineList();
+            return executeUserObject(parsedCommands.get(parsedCommands.size() - 1), new ArrayList<Object>());
+        }
+        protected List<IExitCodeGenerator> extractExitCodeGenerators(ParseResult parseResult) {
+            List<CommandLine> parsedCommands = parseResult.asCommandLineList();
+            Object userObject = parsedCommands.get(parsedCommands.size() - 1).getCommandSpec().userObject();
+            if (userObject instanceof IExitCodeGenerator) { return Arrays.asList((IExitCodeGenerator) userObject); }
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+        @Override protected RunLast self() { return this; }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Command line {@linkplain IExecutionStrategy execution strategy} that prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the top-level command and
+     * all subcommands as {@code Runnable}, {@code Callable} or {@code Method}.
+     * For use by the {@link #execute(String...) execute} method.
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public static class RunAll extends AbstractParseResultHandler<List<Object>> implements IParseResultHandler {
+        /** Prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the top-level command and all subcommands as {@code Runnable},
+         * {@code Callable} or {@code Method}. Finally, either a list of result objects is returned, or the JVM is terminated if an exit
+         * code {@linkplain #andExit(int) was set}. If any of the {@code CommandLine} commands does not implement either
+         * {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}, an {@code ExecutionException}
+         * is thrown detailing the problem and capturing the offending {@code CommandLine} object.
+         *
+         * @param parsedCommands the {@code CommandLine} objects that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print help to if requested
+         * @param ansi for printing help messages using ANSI styles and colors
+         * @return an empty list if help was requested, or a list containing the result of executing all commands:
+         *      the return values from calling the {@code Callable} commands, {@code null} elements for commands that implement {@code Runnable}
+         * @throws ParameterException if the {@link HelpCommand HelpCommand} was invoked for an unknown subcommand. Any {@code ParameterExceptions}
+         *      thrown from this method are treated as if this exception was thrown during parsing and passed to the {@link IExceptionHandler}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         */
+        public List<Object> handleParseResult(List<CommandLine> parsedCommands, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
+            if (printHelpIfRequested(parsedCommands, out, err(), ansi)) { return returnResultOrExit(Collections.emptyList()); }
+            List<Object> result = new ArrayList<Object>();
+            for (CommandLine parsed : parsedCommands) {
+                executeUserObject(parsed, result);
+            }
+            return returnResultOrExit(result);
+        }
+        /** Executes the top-level command and all subcommands as {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}.
+         * If any of the {@code CommandLine} commands does not implement either {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} and is not a {@code Method}, an {@code ExecutionException}
+         * is thrown detailing the problem and capturing the offending {@code CommandLine} object.
+         *
+         * @param parseResult the {@code ParseResult} that resulted from successfully parsing the command line arguments
+         * @return an empty list if help was requested, or a list containing the result of executing all commands:
+         *      the return values from calling the {@code Callable} commands, {@code null} elements for commands that implement {@code Runnable}
+         * @throws ExecutionException if a problem occurred while processing the parse results; use
+         *      {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        protected List<Object> handle(ParseResult parseResult) throws ExecutionException {
+            List<Object> result = new ArrayList<Object>();
+            executeUserObject(parseResult.commandSpec().commandLine(), result);
+            while (parseResult.hasSubcommand()) {
+                parseResult = parseResult.subcommand();
+                executeUserObject(parseResult.commandSpec().commandLine(), result);
+            }
+            return returnResultOrExit(result);
+        }
+        protected List<IExitCodeGenerator> extractExitCodeGenerators(ParseResult parseResult) {
+            List<IExitCodeGenerator> result = new ArrayList<IExitCodeGenerator>();
+            if (parseResult.commandSpec().userObject() instanceof IExitCodeGenerator) { result.add((IExitCodeGenerator) parseResult.commandSpec().userObject()); }
+            while (parseResult.hasSubcommand()) {
+                parseResult = parseResult.subcommand();
+                if (parseResult.commandSpec().userObject() instanceof IExitCodeGenerator) { result.add((IExitCodeGenerator) parseResult.commandSpec().userObject()); }
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+        @Override protected RunAll self() { return this; }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @Deprecated public List<Object> parseWithHandler(IParseResultHandler handler, PrintStream out, String... args) {
+        return parseWithHandlers(handler, out, Help.Ansi.AUTO, defaultExceptionHandler(), args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns the result of calling {@link #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2,  IExceptionHandler2, String...)} with
+     * a new {@link DefaultExceptionHandler} in addition to the specified parse result handler and the specified command line arguments.
+     * <p>
+     * This is a convenience method intended to offer the same ease of use as the {@link #run(Runnable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) run}
+     * and {@link #call(Callable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) call} methods, but with more flexibility and better
+     * support for nested subcommands.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>Calling this method roughly expands to:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * try {
+     *     ParseResult parseResult = parseArgs(args);
+     *     return handler.handleParseResult(parseResult);
+     * } catch (ParameterException ex) {
+     *     return new DefaultExceptionHandler<R>().handleParseException(ex, args);
+     * }
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Picocli provides some default handlers that allow you to accomplish some common tasks with very little code.
+     * The following handlers are available:</p>
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>{@link RunLast} handler prints help if requested, and otherwise gets the last specified command or subcommand
+     * and tries to execute it as a {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}.</li>
+     *   <li>{@link RunFirst} handler prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the top-level command as a {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}.</li>
+     *   <li>{@link RunAll} handler prints help if requested, and otherwise executes all recognized commands and subcommands as {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} tasks.</li>
+     *   <li>{@link DefaultExceptionHandler} prints the error message followed by usage help</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * @param <R> the return type of this handler
+     * @param handler the function that will handle the result of successfully parsing the command line arguments
+     * @param args the command line arguments
+     * @return an object resulting from handling the parse result or the exception that occurred while parsing the input
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the command line arguments were parsed successfully but a problem occurred while processing the
+     *      parse results; use {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+     * @see RunLast
+     * @see RunAll
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    @Deprecated public <R> R parseWithHandler(IParseResultHandler2<R> handler, String[] args) {
+        return parseWithHandlers(handler, new DefaultExceptionHandler<R>(), args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    @Deprecated public List<Object> parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler handler, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, String... args) {
+        clearExecutionResults();
+        try {
+            List<CommandLine> result = parse(args);
+            return handler.handleParseResult(result, out, ansi);
+        } catch (ParameterException ex) {
+            return exceptionHandler.handleException(ex, out, ansi, args);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Tries to {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parse} the specified command line arguments, and if successful, delegates
+     * the processing of the resulting {@code ParseResult} object to the specified {@linkplain IParseResultHandler2 handler}.
+     * If the command line arguments were invalid, the {@code ParameterException} thrown from the {@code parse} method
+     * is caught and passed to the specified {@link IExceptionHandler2}.
+     * <p>
+     * This is a convenience method intended to offer the same ease of use as the {@link #run(Runnable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) run}
+     * and {@link #call(Callable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) call} methods, but with more flexibility and better
+     * support for nested subcommands.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>Calling this method roughly expands to:</p>
+     * <pre>
+     * ParseResult parseResult = null;
+     * try {
+     *     parseResult = parseArgs(args);
+     *     return handler.handleParseResult(parseResult);
+     * } catch (ParameterException ex) {
+     *     return exceptionHandler.handleParseException(ex, (String[]) args);
+     * } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+     *     return exceptionHandler.handleExecutionException(ex, parseResult);
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Picocli provides some default handlers that allow you to accomplish some common tasks with very little code.
+     * The following handlers are available:</p>
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>{@link RunLast} handler prints help if requested, and otherwise gets the last specified command or subcommand
+     * and tries to execute it as a {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}.</li>
+     *   <li>{@link RunFirst} handler prints help if requested, and otherwise executes the top-level command as a {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable}.</li>
+     *   <li>{@link RunAll} handler prints help if requested, and otherwise executes all recognized commands and subcommands as {@code Runnable} or {@code Callable} tasks.</li>
+     *   <li>{@link DefaultExceptionHandler} prints the error message followed by usage help</li>
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * @param handler the function that will handle the result of successfully parsing the command line arguments
+     * @param exceptionHandler the function that can handle the {@code ParameterException} thrown when the command line arguments are invalid
+     * @param args the command line arguments
+     * @return an object resulting from handling the parse result or the exception that occurred while parsing the input
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the command line arguments were parsed successfully but a problem occurred while processing the parse
+     *      result {@code ParseResult} object; use {@link ExecutionException#getCommandLine()} to get the command or subcommand where processing failed
+     * @param <R> the return type of the result handler and exception handler
+     * @see RunLast
+     * @see RunAll
+     * @see DefaultExceptionHandler
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    @Deprecated public <R> R parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2<R> handler, IExceptionHandler2<R> exceptionHandler, String... args) {
+        clearExecutionResults();
+        ParseResult parseResult = null;
+        try {
+            parseResult = parseArgs(args);
+            return handler.handleParseResult(parseResult);
+        } catch (ParameterException ex) {
+            return exceptionHandler.handleParseException(ex, args);
+        } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+            return exceptionHandler.handleExecutionException(ex, parseResult);
+        }
+    }
+    static String versionString() {
+        return String.format("%s, JVM: %s (%s %s %s), OS: %s %s %s", VERSION,
+                System.getProperty("java.version"), System.getProperty("java.vendor"), System.getProperty("java.vm.name"), System.getProperty("java.vm.version"),
+                System.getProperty("os.name"), System.getProperty("os.version"), System.getProperty("os.arch"));
+    }
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(command).usage(out)}. See {@link #usage(PrintStream)} for details.
+     * @param command the object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link Option} and {@link Parameters}
+     * @param out the print stream to print the help message to
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     */
+    public static void usage(Object command, PrintStream out) {
+        toCommandLine(command, new DefaultFactory()).usage(out);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(command).usage(out, ansi)}.
+     * See {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)} for details.
+     * @param command the object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link Option} and {@link Parameters}
+     * @param out the print stream to print the help message to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should contain ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     */
+    public static void usage(Object command, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
+        toCommandLine(command, new DefaultFactory()).usage(out, ansi);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(command).usage(out, colorScheme)}.
+     * See {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)} for details.
+     * @param command the object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link Option} and {@link Parameters}
+     * @param out the print stream to print the help message to
+     * @param colorScheme the {@code ColorScheme} defining the styles for options, parameters and commands when ANSI is enabled
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     */
+    public static void usage(Object command, PrintStream out, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+        toCommandLine(command, new DefaultFactory()).usage(out, colorScheme);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)} with the {@linkplain #getColorScheme() configured} color scheme.
+     * @param out the printStream to print to
+     * @see #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)
+     */
+    public void usage(PrintStream out) { usage(out, getColorScheme()); }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #usage(PrintWriter, Help.ColorScheme)} with the {@linkplain #getColorScheme() configured} color scheme.
+     * @param writer the PrintWriter to print to
+     * @see #usage(PrintWriter, Help.ColorScheme)
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public void usage(PrintWriter writer) { usage(writer, getColorScheme()); }
+
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)} with the {@linkplain Help#defaultColorScheme(CommandLine.Help.Ansi) default color scheme}.
+     * @param out the printStream to print to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @see #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)
+     */
+    public void usage(PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) { usage(out, Help.defaultColorScheme(ansi)); }
+    /** Similar to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)} but with the specified {@code PrintWriter} instead of a {@code PrintStream}.
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public void usage(PrintWriter writer, Help.Ansi ansi) { usage(writer, Help.defaultColorScheme(ansi)); }
+
+    /**
+     * Prints a usage help message for the annotated command class to the specified {@code PrintStream}.
+     * Delegates construction of the usage help message to the {@link Help} inner class and is equivalent to:
+     * <pre>
+     * Help.ColorScheme colorScheme = Help.defaultColorScheme(Help.Ansi.AUTO);
+     * Help help = getHelpFactory().create(getCommandSpec(), colorScheme)
+     * StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+     * for (String key : getHelpSectionKeys()) {
+     *     IHelpSectionRenderer renderer = getHelpSectionMap().get(key);
+     *     if (renderer != null) { sb.append(renderer.render(help)); }
+     * }
+     * out.print(sb);
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>Annotate your class with {@link Command} to control many aspects of the usage help message, including
+     * the program name, text of section headings and section contents, and some aspects of the auto-generated sections
+     * of the usage help message.
+     * <p>To customize the auto-generated sections of the usage help message, like how option details are displayed,
+     * instantiate a {@link Help} object and use a {@link Help.TextTable} with more of fewer columns, a custom
+     * {@linkplain Help.Layout layout}, and/or a custom option {@linkplain Help.IOptionRenderer renderer}
+     * for ultimate control over which aspects of an Option or Field are displayed where.</p>
+     * @param out the {@code PrintStream} to print the usage help message to
+     * @param colorScheme the {@code ColorScheme} defining the styles for options, parameters and commands when ANSI is enabled
+     * @see UsageMessageSpec
+     */
+    public void usage(PrintStream out, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+        out.print(usage(new StringBuilder(), getHelpFactory().create(getCommandSpec(), colorScheme)));
+        out.flush();
+    }
+    /** Similar to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)}, but with the specified {@code PrintWriter} instead of a {@code PrintStream}.
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public void usage(PrintWriter writer, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+        writer.print(usage(new StringBuilder(), getHelpFactory().create(getCommandSpec(), colorScheme)));
+        writer.flush();
+    }
+    /** Similar to {@link #usage(PrintStream)}, but returns the usage help message as a String instead of printing it to the {@code PrintStream}.
+     * @since 3.2 */
+    public String getUsageMessage() {
+        return usage(new StringBuilder(), getHelpFactory().create(getCommandSpec(), getColorScheme())).toString();
+    }
+    /** Similar to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)}, but returns the usage help message as a String instead of printing it to the {@code PrintStream}.
+     * @since 3.2 */
+    public String getUsageMessage(Help.Ansi ansi) {
+        return usage(new StringBuilder(), getHelpFactory().create(getCommandSpec(), Help.defaultColorScheme(ansi))).toString();
+    }
+    /** Similar to {@link #usage(PrintStream, Help.ColorScheme)}, but returns the usage help message as a String instead of printing it to the {@code PrintStream}.
+     * @since 3.2 */
+    public String getUsageMessage(Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+        return usage(new StringBuilder(), getHelpFactory().create(getCommandSpec(), colorScheme)).toString();
+    }
+
+    private StringBuilder usage(StringBuilder sb, Help help) {
+        for (String key : getHelpSectionKeys()) {
+            IHelpSectionRenderer renderer = getHelpSectionMap().get(key);
+            if (renderer != null) { sb.append(renderer.render(help)); }
+        }
+        return sb;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #printVersionHelp(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)} with the ANSI setting of the {@linkplain #getColorScheme() configured} color scheme.
+     * @param out the printStream to print to
+     * @see #printVersionHelp(PrintStream, Help.Ansi)
+     * @since 0.9.8
+     */
+    public void printVersionHelp(PrintStream out) { printVersionHelp(out, getColorScheme().ansi()); }
+
+    /**
+     * Prints version information from the {@link Command#version()} annotation to the specified {@code PrintStream}.
+     * Each element of the array of version strings is printed on a separate line. Version strings may contain
+     * <a href="http://picocli.info/#_usage_help_with_styles_and_colors">markup for colors and style</a>.
+     * @param out the printStream to print to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @see Command#version()
+     * @see Option#versionHelp()
+     * @see #isVersionHelpRequested()
+     * @since 0.9.8
+     */
+    public void printVersionHelp(PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi) {
+        for (String versionInfo : getCommandSpec().version()) {
+            out.println(ansi.new Text(versionInfo));
+        }
+        out.flush();
+    }
+    /**
+     * Prints version information from the {@link Command#version()} annotation to the specified {@code PrintStream}.
+     * Each element of the array of version strings is {@linkplain String#format(String, Object...) formatted} with the
+     * specified parameters, and printed on a separate line. Both version strings and parameters may contain
+     * <a href="http://picocli.info/#_usage_help_with_styles_and_colors">markup for colors and style</a>.
+     * @param out the printStream to print to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param params Arguments referenced by the format specifiers in the version strings
+     * @see Command#version()
+     * @see Option#versionHelp()
+     * @see #isVersionHelpRequested()
+     * @since 1.0.0
+     */
+    public void printVersionHelp(PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, Object... params) {
+        for (String versionInfo : getCommandSpec().version()) {
+            out.println(ansi.new Text(format(versionInfo, params)));
+        }
+        out.flush();
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #printVersionHelp(PrintWriter, Help.Ansi, Object...)} with the ANSI setting of the {@linkplain #getColorScheme() configured} color scheme.
+     * @param out the PrintWriter to print to
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public void printVersionHelp(PrintWriter out) { printVersionHelp(out, getColorScheme().ansi()); }
+    /**
+     * Prints version information from the {@link Command#version()} annotation to the specified {@code PrintWriter}.
+     * Each element of the array of version strings is {@linkplain String#format(String, Object...) formatted} with the
+     * specified parameters, and printed on a separate line. Both version strings and parameters may contain
+     * <a href="http://picocli.info/#_usage_help_with_styles_and_colors">markup for colors and style</a>.
+     * @param out the PrintWriter to print to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param params Arguments referenced by the format specifiers in the version strings
+     * @see Command#version()
+     * @see Option#versionHelp()
+     * @see #isVersionHelpRequested()
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public void printVersionHelp(PrintWriter out, Help.Ansi ansi, Object... params) {
+        for (String versionInfo : getCommandSpec().version()) {
+            out.println(ansi.new Text(format(versionInfo, params)));
+        }
+        out.flush();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(callable).execute(args)}, except for the return value.
+     * @param callable the command to call when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated object must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the most specific command (must implement {@code Callable})
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @see #execute(String...)
+     * @since 3.0
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(C callable, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(callable);
+        List<Object> results = cmd.parseWithHandler(new RunLast(), args);
+        return firstElement(results);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #call(Callable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with {@code System.err} for
+     * diagnostic error messages and {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO}.
+     * @param callable the command to call when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated object must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the most specific command (must implement {@code Callable})
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @see RunLast
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(C callable, PrintStream out, String... args) {
+        return call(callable, out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #call(Callable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages.
+     * @param callable the command to call when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param ansi the ANSI style to use
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated object must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the most specific command (must implement {@code Callable})
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @see RunLast
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(C callable, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        return call(callable, out, System.err, ansi, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to allow command line application authors to avoid some boilerplate code in their application.
+     * The annotated object needs to implement {@link Callable}.
+     * <p>Consider using the {@link #execute(String...)} method instead:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(callable)
+     *         .setOut(myOutWriter()) // System.out by default
+     *         .setErr(myErrWriter()) // System.err by default
+     *         .setColorScheme(myColorScheme()); // default color scheme, Ansi.AUTO by default
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * //System.exit(exitCode);
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * If the specified Callable command has subcommands, the {@linkplain RunLast last} subcommand specified on the
+     * command line is executed.
+     * </p>
+     * @param callable the command to call when {@linkplain #parse(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param err the printStream to print diagnostic messages to
+     * @param ansi including whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated object must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the specified {@code Callable}
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(C callable, PrintStream out, PrintStream err, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(callable);
+        List<Object> results = cmd.parseWithHandlers(new RunLast().useOut(out).useAnsi(ansi), new DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>>().useErr(err).useAnsi(ansi), args);
+        return firstElement(results);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(callableClass, factory).execute(args)}, except for the return value.
+     * @param callableClass class of the command to call when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified callable class and potentially inject other components
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated class must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the most specific command (must implement {@code Callable})
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified class cannot be instantiated by the factory, or does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @see #execute(String...)
+     * @since 3.2
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(Class<C> callableClass, IFactory factory, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(callableClass, factory);
+        List<Object> results = cmd.parseWithHandler(new RunLast(), args);
+        return firstElement(results);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #call(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with
+     * {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages, and {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO}.
+     * @param callableClass class of the command to call when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified callable class and potentially injecting other components
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated class must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the most specific command (must implement {@code Callable})
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified class cannot be instantiated by the factory, or does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(Class<C> callableClass, IFactory factory, PrintStream out, String... args) {
+        return call(callableClass, factory, out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #call(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with
+     * {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages.
+     * @param callableClass class of the command to call when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified callable class and potentially injecting other components
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param ansi the ANSI style to use
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated class must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the most specific command (must implement {@code Callable})
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified class cannot be instantiated by the factory, or does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(Class<C> callableClass, IFactory factory, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        return call(callableClass, factory, out, System.err, ansi, args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to allow command line application authors to avoid some boilerplate code in their application.
+     * The specified {@linkplain IFactory factory} will create an instance of the specified {@code callableClass};
+     * use this method instead of {@link #call(Callable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) call(Callable, ...)}
+     * if you want to use a factory that performs Dependency Injection.
+     * The annotated class needs to implement {@link Callable}.
+     * <p>Consider using the {@link #execute(String...)} method instead:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(callableClass, factory)
+     *         .setOut(myOutWriter()) // System.out by default
+     *         .setErr(myErrWriter()) // System.err by default
+     *         .setColorScheme(myColorScheme()); // default color scheme, Ansi.AUTO by default
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * //System.exit(exitCode);
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * If the specified Callable command has subcommands, the {@linkplain RunLast last} subcommand specified on the
+     * command line is executed.
+     * </p>
+     * @param callableClass class of the command to call when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified callable class and potentially injecting other components
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param err the printStream to print diagnostic messages to
+     * @param ansi the ANSI style to use
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <C> the annotated class must implement Callable
+     * @param <T> the return type of the most specific command (must implement {@code Callable})
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified class cannot be instantiated by the factory, or does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Callable throws an exception
+     * @return {@code null} if an error occurred while parsing the command line options, or if help was requested and printed. Otherwise returns the result of calling the Callable
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <C extends Callable<T>, T> T call(Class<C> callableClass, IFactory factory, PrintStream out, PrintStream err, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(callableClass, factory);
+        List<Object> results = cmd.parseWithHandlers(new RunLast().useOut(out).useAnsi(ansi), new DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>>().useErr(err).useAnsi(ansi), args);
+        return firstElement(results);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") private static <T> T firstElement(List<Object> results) {
+        return (results == null || results.isEmpty()) ? null : (T) results.get(0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(runnable).execute(args)}.
+     * @param runnable the command to run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated object must implement Runnable
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @see #execute(String...)
+     * @since 3.0
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(R runnable, String... args) {
+        run(runnable, System.out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #run(Runnable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages and {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO}.
+     * @param runnable the command to run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated object must implement Runnable
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     * @see RunLast
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(R runnable, PrintStream out, String... args) {
+        run(runnable, out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #run(Runnable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages.
+     * @param runnable the command to run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated object must implement Runnable
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     * @see RunLast
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(R runnable, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        run(runnable, out, System.err, ansi, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to allow command line application authors to avoid some boilerplate code in their application.
+     * The annotated object needs to implement {@link Runnable}.
+     * <p>Consider using the {@link #execute(String...)} method instead:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(runnable)
+     *         .setOut(myOutWriter()) // System.out by default
+     *         .setErr(myErrWriter()) // System.err by default
+     *         .setColorScheme(myColorScheme()); // default color scheme, Ansi.AUTO by default
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * //System.exit(exitCode);
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * If the specified Runnable command has subcommands, the {@linkplain RunLast last} subcommand specified on the
+     * command line is executed.
+     * </p><p>
+     * From picocli v2.0, this method prints usage help or version help if {@linkplain #printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi) requested},
+     * and any exceptions thrown by the {@code Runnable} are caught and rethrown wrapped in an {@code ExecutionException}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param runnable the command to run when {@linkplain #parse(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param err the printStream to print diagnostic messages to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated object must implement Runnable
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified command object does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(R runnable, PrintStream out, PrintStream err, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(runnable);
+        cmd.parseWithHandlers(new RunLast().useOut(out).useAnsi(ansi), new DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>>().useErr(err).useAnsi(ansi), args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to {@code new CommandLine(runnableClass, factory).execute(args)}.
+     * @param runnableClass class of the command to run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified Runnable class and potentially injecting other components
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated class must implement Runnable
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified class cannot be instantiated by the factory, or does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @see #execute(String...)
+     * @since 3.2
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(Class<R> runnableClass, IFactory factory, String... args) {
+        run(runnableClass, factory, System.out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #run(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with
+     * {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages, and {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO}.
+     * @param runnableClass class of the command to run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified Runnable class and potentially injecting other components
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated class must implement Runnable
+     * @see #run(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified class cannot be instantiated by the factory, or does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @see #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2, IExceptionHandler2, String...)
+     * @see RunLast
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(Class<R> runnableClass, IFactory factory, PrintStream out, String... args) {
+        run(runnableClass, factory, out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #run(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with
+     * {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages.
+     * @param runnableClass class of the command to run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified Runnable class and potentially injecting other components
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated class must implement Runnable
+     * @see #run(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified class cannot be instantiated by the factory, or does not have a {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @see #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2, IExceptionHandler2, String...)
+     * @see RunLast
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(Class<R> runnableClass, IFactory factory, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        run(runnableClass, factory, out, System.err, ansi, args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to allow command line application authors to avoid some boilerplate code in their application.
+     * The specified {@linkplain IFactory factory} will create an instance of the specified {@code runnableClass};
+     * use this method instead of {@link #run(Runnable, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...) run(Runnable, ...)}
+     * if you want to use a factory that performs Dependency Injection.
+     * The annotated class needs to implement {@link Runnable}.
+     * <p>Consider using the {@link #execute(String...)} method instead:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(runnableClass, factory)
+     *         .setOut(myOutWriter()) // System.out by default
+     *         .setErr(myErrWriter()) // System.err by default
+     *         .setColorScheme(myColorScheme()); // default color scheme, Ansi.AUTO by default
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * //System.exit(exitCode);
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * If the specified Runnable command has subcommands, the {@linkplain RunLast last} subcommand specified on the
+     * command line is executed.
+     * </p><p>
+     * This method prints usage help or version help if {@linkplain #printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi) requested},
+     * and any exceptions thrown by the {@code Runnable} are caught and rethrown wrapped in an {@code ExecutionException}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param runnableClass class of the command to run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param factory the factory responsible for instantiating the specified Runnable class and potentially injecting other components
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param err the printStream to print diagnostic messages to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @param <R> the annotated class must implement Runnable
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} instead
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static <R extends Runnable> void run(Class<R> runnableClass, IFactory factory, PrintStream out, PrintStream err, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(runnableClass, factory);
+        cmd.parseWithHandlers(new RunLast().useOut(out).useAnsi(ansi), new DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>>().useErr(err).useAnsi(ansi), args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #invoke(String, Class, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with {@code System.out} for
+     * requested usage help messages, {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages, and {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO}.
+     * @param methodName the {@code @Command}-annotated method to build a {@link CommandSpec} model from,
+     *                   and run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param cls the class where the {@code @Command}-annotated method is declared, or a subclass
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @see #invoke(String, Class, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified method does not have a {@link Command} annotation,
+     *      or if the specified class contains multiple {@code @Command}-annotated methods with the specified name
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @see #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2, IExceptionHandler2, String...)
+     * @since 3.6
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static Object invoke(String methodName, Class<?> cls, String... args) {
+        return invoke(methodName, cls, System.out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #invoke(String, Class, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with the specified stream for
+     * requested usage help messages, {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages, and {@link Help.Ansi#AUTO}.
+     * @param methodName the {@code @Command}-annotated method to build a {@link CommandSpec} model from,
+     *                   and run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param cls the class where the {@code @Command}-annotated method is declared, or a subclass
+     * @param out the printstream to print requested help message to
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @see #invoke(String, Class, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified method does not have a {@link Command} annotation,
+     *      or if the specified class contains multiple {@code @Command}-annotated methods with the specified name
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @see #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2, IExceptionHandler2, String...)
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.6
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static Object invoke(String methodName, Class<?> cls, PrintStream out, String... args) {
+        return invoke(methodName, cls, out, System.err, Help.Ansi.AUTO, args);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Delegates to {@link #invoke(String, Class, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)} with the specified stream for
+     * requested usage help messages, {@code System.err} for diagnostic error messages, and the specified Ansi mode.
+     * @param methodName the {@code @Command}-annotated method to build a {@link CommandSpec} model from,
+     *                   and run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param cls the class where the {@code @Command}-annotated method is declared, or a subclass
+     * @param out the printstream to print requested help message to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @see #invoke(String, Class, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified method does not have a {@link Command} annotation,
+     *      or if the specified class contains multiple {@code @Command}-annotated methods with the specified name
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the Runnable throws an exception
+     * @see #parseWithHandlers(IParseResultHandler2, IExceptionHandler2, String...)
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.6
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static Object invoke(String methodName, Class<?> cls, PrintStream out, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        return invoke(methodName, cls, out, System.err, ansi, args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to allow command line application authors to avoid some boilerplate code in their application.
+     * Constructs a {@link CommandSpec} model from the {@code @Option} and {@code @Parameters}-annotated method parameters
+     * of the {@code @Command}-annotated method, parses the specified command line arguments and invokes the specified method.
+     * <p>Consider using the {@link #execute(String...)} method instead:</p>
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * Method commandMethod = getCommandMethods(cls, methodName).get(0);
+     * CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(commandMethod)
+     *         .setOut(myOutWriter()) // System.out by default
+     *         .setErr(myErrWriter()) // System.err by default
+     *         .setColorScheme(myColorScheme()); // default color scheme, Ansi.AUTO by default
+     * int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+     * //System.exit(exitCode);
+     * }</pre>
+     * @param methodName the {@code @Command}-annotated method to build a {@link CommandSpec} model from,
+     *                   and run when {@linkplain #parseArgs(String...) parsing} succeeds.
+     * @param cls the class where the {@code @Command}-annotated method is declared, or a subclass
+     * @param out the printStream to print the usage help message to when the user requested help
+     * @param err the printStream to print diagnostic messages to
+     * @param ansi whether the usage message should include ANSI escape codes or not
+     * @param args the command line arguments to parse
+     * @throws InitializationException if the specified method does not have a {@link Command} annotation,
+     *      or if the specified class contains multiple {@code @Command}-annotated methods with the specified name
+     * @throws ExecutionException if the method throws an exception
+     * @deprecated use {@link #execute(String...)} and {@link #getExecutionResult()} instead
+     * @since 3.6
+     */
+    @Deprecated public static Object invoke(String methodName, Class<?> cls, PrintStream out, PrintStream err, Help.Ansi ansi, String... args) {
+        List<Method> candidates = getCommandMethods(cls, methodName);
+        if (candidates.size() != 1) { throw new InitializationException("Expected exactly one @Command-annotated method for " + cls.getName() + "::" + methodName + "(...), but got: " + candidates); }
+        Method method = candidates.get(0);
+        CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(method);
+        List<Object> list = cmd.parseWithHandlers(new RunLast().useOut(out).useAnsi(ansi), new DefaultExceptionHandler<List<Object>>().useErr(err).useAnsi(ansi), args);
+        return list == null ? null : list.get(0);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Helper to get methods of a class annotated with {@link Command @Command} via reflection, optionally filtered by method name (not {@link Command#name() @Command.name}).
+     * Methods have to be either public (inherited) members or be declared by {@code cls}, that is "inherited" static or protected methods will not be picked up.
+     *
+     * @param cls the class to search for methods annotated with {@code @Command}
+     * @param methodName if not {@code null}, return only methods whose method name (not {@link Command#name() @Command.name}) equals this string. Ignored if {@code null}.
+     * @return the matching command methods, or an empty list
+     * @see #invoke(String, Class, String...)
+     * @since 3.6.0
+     */
+    public static List<Method> getCommandMethods(Class<?> cls, String methodName) {
+        Set<Method> candidates = new HashSet<Method>();
+        // traverse public member methods (excludes static/non-public, includes inherited)
+        candidates.addAll(Arrays.asList(Assert.notNull(cls, "class").getMethods()));
+        // traverse directly declared methods (includes static/non-public, excludes inherited)
+        candidates.addAll(Arrays.asList(Assert.notNull(cls, "class").getDeclaredMethods()));
+
+        List<Method> result = new ArrayList<Method>();
+        for (Method method : candidates) {
+            if (method.isAnnotationPresent(Command.class)) {
+                if (methodName == null || methodName.equals(method.getName())) { result.add(method); }
+            }
+        }
+        Collections.sort(result, new Comparator<Method>() {
+            public int compare(Method o1, Method o2) { return o1.getName().compareTo(o2.getName()); }
+        });
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Registers the specified type converter for the specified class. When initializing fields annotated with
+     * {@link Option}, the field's type is used as a lookup key to find the associated type converter, and this
+     * type converter converts the original command line argument string value to the correct type.
+     * <p>
+     * Java 8 lambdas make it easy to register custom type converters:
+     * </p>
+     * <pre>
+     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.nio.file.Path.class, s -&gt; java.nio.file.Paths.get(s));
+     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.time.Duration.class, s -&gt; java.time.Duration.parse(s));</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Built-in type converters are pre-registered for the following java 1.5 types:
+     * </p>
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>all primitive types</li>
+     *   <li>all primitive wrapper types: Boolean, Byte, Character, Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short</li>
+     *   <li>any enum</li>
+     *   <li>java.io.File</li>
+     *   <li>java.math.BigDecimal</li>
+     *   <li>java.math.BigInteger</li>
+     *   <li>java.net.InetAddress</li>
+     *   <li>java.net.URI</li>
+     *   <li>java.net.URL</li>
+     *   <li>java.nio.charset.Charset</li>
+     *   <li>java.sql.Time</li>
+     *   <li>java.util.Date</li>
+     *   <li>java.util.UUID</li>
+     *   <li>java.util.regex.Pattern</li>
+     *   <li>StringBuilder</li>
+     *   <li>CharSequence</li>
+     *   <li>String</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>The specified converter will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment the converter is registered</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will not have this converter added automatically. To ensure a custom type converter is available to all
+     * subcommands, register the type converter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     *
+     * @param cls the target class to convert parameter string values to
+     * @param converter the class capable of converting string values to the specified target type
+     * @param <K> the target type
+     * @return this CommandLine object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see #addSubcommand(String, Object)
+     */
+    public <K> CommandLine registerConverter(Class<K> cls, ITypeConverter<K> converter) {
+        interpreter.converterRegistry.put(Assert.notNull(cls, "class"), Assert.notNull(converter, "converter"));
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().commands.values()) {
+            command.registerConverter(cls, converter);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the String that separates option names from option values when parsing command line options.
+     * @return the String the parser uses to separate option names from option values
+     * @see ParserSpec#separator() */
+    public String getSeparator() { return getCommandSpec().parser().separator(); }
+
+    /** Sets the String the parser uses to separate option names from option values to the specified value.
+     * The separator may also be set declaratively with the {@link CommandLine.Command#separator()} annotation attribute.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param separator the String that separates option names from option values
+     * @see ParserSpec#separator(String)
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining */
+    public CommandLine setSeparator(String separator) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().separator(Assert.notNull(separator, "separator"));
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setSeparator(separator);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the ResourceBundle of this command or {@code null} if no resource bundle is set.
+     * @see Command#resourceBundle()
+     * @see CommandSpec#resourceBundle()
+     * @since 3.6 */
+    public ResourceBundle getResourceBundle() { return getCommandSpec().resourceBundle(); }
+
+    /** Sets the ResourceBundle containing usage help message strings.
+     * <p>The specified bundle will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will not be impacted. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param bundle the ResourceBundle containing usage help message strings
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see Command#resourceBundle()
+     * @see CommandSpec#resourceBundle(ResourceBundle)
+     * @since 3.6 */
+    public CommandLine setResourceBundle(ResourceBundle bundle) {
+        getCommandSpec().resourceBundle(bundle);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.getCommandSpec().resourceBundle(bundle);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the maximum width of the usage help message. The default is 80.
+     * @see UsageMessageSpec#width() */
+    public int getUsageHelpWidth() { return getCommandSpec().usageMessage().width(); }
+
+    /** Sets the maximum width of the usage help message. Longer lines are wrapped.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param width the maximum width of the usage help message
+     * @see UsageMessageSpec#width(int)
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining */
+    public CommandLine setUsageHelpWidth(int width) {
+        getCommandSpec().usageMessage().width(width);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setUsageHelpWidth(width);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the command name (also called program name) displayed in the usage help synopsis.
+     * @return the command name (also called program name) displayed in the usage
+     * @see CommandSpec#name()
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    public String getCommandName() { return getCommandSpec().name(); }
+
+    /** Sets the command name (also called program name) displayed in the usage help synopsis to the specified value.
+     * Note that this method only modifies the usage help message, it does not impact parsing behaviour.
+     * The command name may also be set declaratively with the {@link CommandLine.Command#name()} annotation attribute.
+     * @param commandName command name (also called program name) displayed in the usage help synopsis
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see CommandSpec#name(String)
+     * @since 2.0 */
+    public CommandLine setCommandName(String commandName) {
+        getCommandSpec().name(Assert.notNull(commandName, "commandName"));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether arguments starting with {@code '@'} should be treated as the path to an argument file and its
+     * contents should be expanded into separate arguments for each line in the specified file.
+     * This property is {@code true} by default.
+     * @return whether "argument files" or {@code @files} should be expanded into their content
+     * @see ParserSpec#expandAtFiles()
+     * @since 2.1 */
+    public boolean isExpandAtFiles() { return getCommandSpec().parser().expandAtFiles(); }
+
+    /** Sets whether arguments starting with {@code '@'} should be treated as the path to an argument file and its
+     * contents should be expanded into separate arguments for each line in the specified file. ({@code true} by default.)
+     * @param expandAtFiles whether "argument files" or {@code @files} should be expanded into their content
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see ParserSpec#expandAtFiles(boolean)
+     * @since 2.1 */
+    public CommandLine setExpandAtFiles(boolean expandAtFiles) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().expandAtFiles(expandAtFiles);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the character that starts a single-line comment or {@code null} if all content of argument files should
+     * be interpreted as arguments (without comments).
+     * If specified, all characters from the comment character to the end of the line are ignored.
+     * @return the character that starts a single-line comment or {@code null}. The default is {@code '#'}.
+     * @see ParserSpec#atFileCommentChar()
+     * @since 3.5 */
+    public Character getAtFileCommentChar() { return getCommandSpec().parser().atFileCommentChar(); }
+
+    /** Sets the character that starts a single-line comment or {@code null} if all content of argument files should
+     * be interpreted as arguments (without comments).
+     * If specified, all characters from the comment character to the end of the line are ignored.
+     * @param atFileCommentChar the character that starts a single-line comment or {@code null}. The default is {@code '#'}.
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see ParserSpec#atFileCommentChar(Character)
+     * @since 3.5 */
+    public CommandLine setAtFileCommentChar(Character atFileCommentChar) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().atFileCommentChar(atFileCommentChar);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setAtFileCommentChar(atFileCommentChar);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns whether to use a simplified argument file format that is compatible with JCommander.
+     * In this format, every line (except empty lines and comment lines)
+     * is interpreted as a single argument. Arguments containing whitespace do not need to be quoted.
+     * When system property {@code "picocli.useSimplifiedAtFiles"} is defined, the system property value overrides the programmatically set value.
+     * @return whether to use a simplified argument file format. The default is {@code false}.
+     * @see ParserSpec#useSimplifiedAtFiles()
+     * @since 3.9 */
+    public boolean isUseSimplifiedAtFiles() { return getCommandSpec().parser().useSimplifiedAtFiles(); }
+
+    /** Sets whether to use a simplified argument file format that is compatible with JCommander.
+     * In this format, every line (except empty lines and comment lines)
+     * is interpreted as a single argument. Arguments containing whitespace do not need to be quoted.
+     * When system property {@code "picocli.useSimplifiedAtFiles"} is defined, the system property value overrides the programmatically set value.
+     * @param simplifiedAtFiles whether to use a simplified argument file format. The default is {@code false}.
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see ParserSpec#useSimplifiedAtFiles(boolean)
+     * @since 3.9 */
+    public CommandLine setUseSimplifiedAtFiles(boolean simplifiedAtFiles) {
+        getCommandSpec().parser().useSimplifiedAtFiles(simplifiedAtFiles);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setUseSimplifiedAtFiles(simplifiedAtFiles);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+    /** Returns the {@code INegatableOptionTransformer} used to create the negative form of {@linkplain Option#negatable() negatable} options.
+     * By default this returns the result of {@link RegexTransformer#createDefault()}.
+     * @return the {@code INegatableOptionTransformer} used to create negative option names.
+     * @see Option#negatable()
+     * @see CommandSpec#negatableOptionTransformer()
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public INegatableOptionTransformer getNegatableOptionTransformer() { return getCommandSpec().negatableOptionTransformer(); }
+
+    /** Sets the {@code INegatableOptionTransformer} used to create the negative form of {@linkplain Option#negatable() negatable} options.
+     * <p>The specified setting will be registered with this {@code CommandLine} and the full hierarchy of its
+     * subcommands and nested sub-subcommands <em>at the moment this method is called</em>. Subcommands added
+     * later will have the default setting. To ensure a setting is applied to all
+     * subcommands, call the setter last, after adding subcommands.</p>
+     * @param transformer the {@code INegatableOptionTransformer} used to create negative option names.
+     * @return this {@code CommandLine} object, to allow method chaining
+     * @see Option#negatable()
+     * @see CommandSpec#negatableOptionTransformer(INegatableOptionTransformer)
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public CommandLine setNegatableOptionTransformer(INegatableOptionTransformer transformer) {
+        getCommandSpec().negatableOptionTransformer(transformer);
+        for (CommandLine command : getCommandSpec().subcommands().values()) {
+            command.setNegatableOptionTransformer(transformer);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+    private static boolean empty(String str) { return str == null || str.trim().length() == 0; }
+    private static boolean empty(Object[] array) { return array == null || array.length == 0; }
+    private static String str(String[] arr, int i) { return (arr == null || arr.length <= i) ? "" : arr[i]; }
+    private static boolean isBoolean(Class<?> type) { return type == Boolean.class || type == Boolean.TYPE; }
+    private static CommandLine toCommandLine(Object obj, IFactory factory) { return obj instanceof CommandLine ? (CommandLine) obj : new CommandLine(obj, factory);}
+    private static boolean isMultiValue(Class<?> cls) { return cls.isArray() || Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(cls) || Map.class.isAssignableFrom(cls); }
+    private static String format(String formatString, Object... params) {
+        try {
+            return formatString == null ? "" : String.format(formatString, params);
+        } catch (IllegalFormatException ex) {
+            new Tracer().warn("Could not format '%s' (Underlying error: %s). " +
+                    "Using raw String: '%%n' format strings have not been replaced with newlines. " +
+                    "Please ensure to escape '%%' characters with another '%%'.%n", formatString, ex.getMessage());
+            return formatString;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class NoCompletionCandidates implements Iterable<String> {
+        public Iterator<String> iterator() { throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); }
+    }
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Annotate fields in your class with {@code @Option} and picocli will initialize these fields when matching
+     * arguments are specified on the command line. In the case of command methods (annotated with {@code @Command}),
+     * command options can be defined by annotating method parameters with {@code @Option}.
+     * </p><p>
+     * Command class example:
+     * </p>
+     * <pre>
+     * import static picocli.CommandLine.*;
+     *
+     * public class MyClass {
+     *     &#064;Parameters(description = "Any number of input files")
+     *     private List&lt;File&gt; files = new ArrayList&lt;File&gt;();
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-o", "--out" }, description = "Output file (default: print to console)")
+     *     private File outputFile;
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-v", "--verbose"}, description = "Verbose mode. Helpful for troubleshooting. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity.")
+     *     private boolean[] verbose;
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-h", "--help", "-?", "-help"}, usageHelp = true, description = "Display this help and exit")
+     *     private boolean help;
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * A field cannot be annotated with both {@code @Parameters} and {@code @Option} or a
+     * {@code ParameterException} is thrown.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
+    public @interface Option {
+        /**
+         * One or more option names. At least one option name is required.
+         * <p>
+         * Different environments have different conventions for naming options, but usually options have a prefix
+         * that sets them apart from parameters.
+         * Picocli supports all of the below styles. The default separator is {@code '='}, but this can be configured.
+         * </p><p>
+         * <b>*nix</b>
+         * </p><p>
+         * In Unix and Linux, options have a short (single-character) name, a long name or both.
+         * Short options
+         * (<a href="http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap12.html#tag_12_02">POSIX
+         * style</a> are single-character and are preceded by the {@code '-'} character, e.g., {@code `-v'}.
+         * <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/Long-Options.html">GNU-style</a> long
+         * (or <em>mnemonic</em>) options start with two dashes in a row, e.g., {@code `--file'}.
+         * </p><p>Picocli supports the POSIX convention that short options can be grouped, with the last option
+         * optionally taking a parameter, which may be attached to the option name or separated by a space or
+         * a {@code '='} character. The below examples are all equivalent:
+         * </p><pre>
+         * -xvfFILE
+         * -xvf FILE
+         * -xvf=FILE
+         * -xv --file FILE
+         * -xv --file=FILE
+         * -x -v --file FILE
+         * -x -v --file=FILE
+         * </pre><p>
+         * <b>DOS</b>
+         * </p><p>
+         * DOS options mostly have upper case single-character names and start with a single slash {@code '/'} character.
+         * Option parameters are separated by a {@code ':'} character. Options cannot be grouped together but
+         * must be specified separately. For example:
+         * </p><pre>
+         * DIR /S /A:D /T:C
+         * </pre><p>
+         * <b>PowerShell</b>
+         * </p><p>
+         * Windows PowerShell options generally are a word preceded by a single {@code '-'} character, e.g., {@code `-Help'}.
+         * Option parameters are separated by a space or by a {@code ':'} character.
+         * </p>
+         * @return one or more option names
+         */
+        String[] names();
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates whether this option is required. By default this is false.
+         * <p>If an option is required, but a user invokes the program without specifying the required option,
+         * a {@link MissingParameterException} is thrown from the {@link #parse(String...)} method.</p>
+         * <p>Required options that are part of a {@linkplain ArgGroup group} are required <em>within the group</em>, not required within the command:
+         * the group's {@linkplain ArgGroup#multiplicity() multiplicity} determines whether the group itself is required or optional.</p>
+         * @return whether this option is required
+         */
+        boolean required() default false;
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code help=true} if this option should disable validation of the remaining arguments:
+         * If the {@code help} option is specified, no error message is generated for missing required options.
+         * <p>
+         * This attribute is useful for special options like help ({@code -h} and {@code --help} on unix,
+         * {@code -?} and {@code -Help} on Windows) or version ({@code -V} and {@code --version} on unix,
+         * {@code -Version} on Windows).
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * Note that the {@link #parse(String...)} method will not print help documentation. It will only set
+         * the value of the annotated field. It is the responsibility of the caller to inspect the annotated fields
+         * and take the appropriate action.
+         * </p>
+         * @return whether this option disables validation of the other arguments
+         * @deprecated Use {@link #usageHelp()} and {@link #versionHelp()} instead. See {@link #printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)}
+         */
+        @Deprecated boolean help() default false;
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code usageHelp=true} for the {@code --help} option that triggers display of the usage help message.
+         * The <a href="http://picocli.info/#_printing_help_automatically">convenience methods</a> {@code Commandline.call},
+         * {@code Commandline.run}, and {@code Commandline.parseWithHandler(s)} will automatically print usage help
+         * when an option with {@code usageHelp=true} was specified on the command line.
+         * <p>
+         * By default, <em>all</em> options and positional parameters are included in the usage help message
+         * <em>except when explicitly marked {@linkplain #hidden() hidden}.</em>
+         * </p><p>
+         * If this option is specified on the command line, picocli will not validate the remaining arguments (so no "missing required
+         * option" errors) and the {@link CommandLine#isUsageHelpRequested()} method will return {@code true}.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Alternatively, consider annotating your command with {@linkplain Command#mixinStandardHelpOptions() @Command(mixinStandardHelpOptions = true)}.
+         * </p>
+         * @return whether this option allows the user to request usage help
+         * @since 0.9.8
+         * @see #hidden()
+         * @see #run(Runnable, String...)
+         * @see #call(Callable, String...)
+         * @see #parseWithHandler(IParseResultHandler2, String[])
+         * @see #printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi)
+         */
+        boolean usageHelp() default false;
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code versionHelp=true} for the {@code --version} option that triggers display of the version information.
+         * The <a href="http://picocli.info/#_printing_help_automatically">convenience methods</a> {@code Commandline.call},
+         * {@code Commandline.run}, and {@code Commandline.parseWithHandler(s)} will automatically print version information
+         * when an option with {@code versionHelp=true} was specified on the command line.
+         * <p>
+         * The version information string is obtained from the command's {@linkplain Command#version() version} annotation
+         * or from the {@linkplain Command#versionProvider() version provider}.
+         * </p><p>
+         * If this option is specified on the command line, picocli will not validate the remaining arguments (so no "missing required
+         * option" errors) and the {@link CommandLine#isUsageHelpRequested()} method will return {@code true}.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Alternatively, consider annotating your command with {@linkplain Command#mixinStandardHelpOptions() @Command(mixinStandardHelpOptions = true)}.
+         * </p>
+         * @return whether this option allows the user to request version information
+         * @since 0.9.8
+         * @see #hidden()
+         * @see #run(Runnable, String...)
+         * @see #call(Callable, String...)
+         * @see #parseWithHandler(IParseResultHandler2, String[])
+         * @see #printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi)
+         */
+        boolean versionHelp() default false;
+
+        /**
+         * Description of this option, used when generating the usage documentation. Each element of the array is rendered on a separate line.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.
+         * </p><p>
+         * The description may contain variables that are rendered when help is requested.
+         * The string {@code ${DEFAULT-VALUE}} is replaced with the default value of the option. This is regardless of
+         * the command's {@link Command#showDefaultValues() showDefaultValues} setting or the option's {@link #showDefaultValue() showDefaultValue} setting.
+         * The string {@code ${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}} is replaced with the completion candidates generated by
+         * {@link #completionCandidates()} in the description for this option.
+         * Also, embedded {@code %n} newline markers are converted to actual newlines.
+         * </p>
+         * @return the description of this option
+         */
+        String[] description() default {};
+
+        /**
+         * Specifies the minimum number of required parameters and the maximum number of accepted parameters.
+         * If an option declares a positive arity, and the user specifies an insufficient number of parameters on the
+         * command line, a {@link MissingParameterException} is thrown by the {@link #parse(String...)} method.
+         * <p>
+         * In many cases picocli can deduce the number of required parameters from the field's type.
+         * By default, flags (boolean options) have arity zero,
+         * and single-valued type fields (String, int, Integer, double, Double, File, Date, etc) have arity one.
+         * Generally, fields with types that cannot hold multiple values can omit the {@code arity} attribute.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Fields used to capture options with arity two or higher should have a type that can hold multiple values,
+         * like arrays or Collections. See {@link #type()} for strongly-typed Collection fields.
+         * </p><p>
+         * For example, if an option has 2 required parameters and any number of optional parameters,
+         * specify {@code @Option(names = "-example", arity = "2..*")}.
+         * </p>
+         * <b>A note on boolean options</b>
+         * <p>
+         * By default picocli does not expect boolean options (also called "flags" or "switches") to have a parameter.
+         * You can make a boolean option take a required parameter by annotating your field with {@code arity="1"}.
+         * For example: </p>
+         * <pre>&#064;Option(names = "-v", arity = "1") boolean verbose;</pre>
+         * <p>
+         * Because this boolean field is defined with arity 1, the user must specify either {@code <program> -v false}
+         * or {@code <program> -v true}
+         * on the command line, or a {@link MissingParameterException} is thrown by the {@link #parse(String...)}
+         * method.
+         * </p><p>
+         * To make the boolean parameter possible but optional, define the field with {@code arity = "0..1"}.
+         * For example: </p>
+         * <pre>&#064;Option(names="-v", arity="0..1") boolean verbose;</pre>
+         * <p>This will accept any of the below without throwing an exception:</p>
+         * <pre>
+         * -v
+         * -v true
+         * -v false
+         * </pre>
+         * @return how many arguments this option requires
+         */
+        String arity() default "";
+
+        /**
+         * Specify a {@code paramLabel} for the option parameter to be used in the usage help message. If omitted,
+         * picocli uses the field name in fish brackets ({@code '<'} and {@code '>'}) by default. Example:
+         * <pre>class Example {
+         *     &#064;Option(names = {"-o", "--output"}, paramLabel="FILE", description="path of the output file")
+         *     private File out;
+         *     &#064;Option(names = {"-j", "--jobs"}, arity="0..1", description="Allow N jobs at once; infinite jobs with no arg.")
+         *     private int maxJobs = -1;
+         * }</pre>
+         * <p>By default, the above gives a usage help message like the following:</p><pre>
+         * Usage: &lt;main class&gt; [OPTIONS]
+         * -o, --output FILE       path of the output file
+         * -j, --jobs [&lt;maxJobs&gt;]  Allow N jobs at once; infinite jobs with no arg.
+         * </pre>
+         * @return name of the option parameter used in the usage help message
+         */
+        String paramLabel() default "";
+
+        /** Returns whether usage syntax decorations around the {@linkplain #paramLabel() paramLabel} should be suppressed.
+         * The default is {@code false}: by default, the paramLabel is surrounded with {@code '['} and {@code ']'} characters
+         * if the value is optional and followed by ellipses ("...") when multiple values can be specified.
+         * @since 3.6.0 */
+        boolean hideParamSyntax() default false;
+
+        /** <p>
+         * Optionally specify a {@code type} to control exactly what Class the option parameter should be converted
+         * to. This may be useful when the field type is an interface or an abstract class. For example, a field can
+         * be declared to have type {@code java.lang.Number}, and annotating {@code @Option(type=Short.class)}
+         * ensures that the option parameter value is converted to a {@code Short} before setting the field value.
+         * </p><p>
+         * For array fields whose <em>component</em> type is an interface or abstract class, specify the concrete <em>component</em> type.
+         * For example, a field with type {@code Number[]} may be annotated with {@code @Option(type=Short.class)}
+         * to ensure that option parameter values are converted to {@code Short} before adding an element to the array.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Picocli will use the {@link ITypeConverter} that is
+         * {@linkplain #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter) registered} for the specified type to convert
+         * the raw String values before modifying the field value.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Prior to 2.0, the {@code type} attribute was necessary for {@code Collection} and {@code Map} fields,
+         * but starting from 2.0 picocli will infer the component type from the generic type's type arguments.
+         * For example, for a field of type {@code Map<TimeUnit, Long>} picocli will know the option parameter
+         * should be split up in key=value pairs, where the key should be converted to a {@code java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit}
+         * enum value, and the value should be converted to a {@code Long}. No {@code @Option(type=...)} type attribute
+         * is required for this. For generic types with wildcards, picocli will take the specified upper or lower bound
+         * as the Class to convert to, unless the {@code @Option} annotation specifies an explicit {@code type} attribute.
+         * </p><p>
+         * If the field type is a raw collection or a raw map, and you want it to contain other values than Strings,
+         * or if the generic type's type arguments are interfaces or abstract classes, you may
+         * specify a {@code type} attribute to control the Class that the option parameter should be converted to.
+         * @return the type(s) to convert the raw String values
+         */
+        Class<?>[] type() default {};
+
+        /**
+         * Optionally specify one or more {@link ITypeConverter} classes to use to convert the command line argument into
+         * a strongly typed value (or key-value pair for map fields). This is useful when a particular field should
+         * use a custom conversion that is different from the normal conversion for the field's type.
+         * <p>For example, for a specific field you may want to use a converter that maps the constant names defined
+         * in {@link java.sql.Types java.sql.Types} to the {@code int} value of these constants, but any other {@code int} fields should
+         * not be affected by this and should continue to use the standard int converter that parses numeric values.</p>
+         * @return the type converter(s) to use to convert String values to strongly typed values for this field
+         * @see CommandLine#registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)
+         */
+        Class<? extends ITypeConverter<?>>[] converter() default {};
+
+        /**
+         * Specify a regular expression to use to split option parameter values before applying them to the field.
+         * All elements resulting from the split are added to the array or Collection. Ignored for single-value fields.
+         * @return a regular expression to split option parameter values or {@code ""} if the value should not be split
+         * @see String#split(String)
+         */
+        String split() default "";
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code hidden=true} if this option should not be included in the usage help message.
+         * @return whether this option should be excluded from the usage documentation
+         */
+        boolean hidden() default false;
+
+        /** Returns the default value of this option, before splitting and type conversion.
+         * @return a String that (after type conversion) will be used as the value for this option if no value was specified on the command line
+         * @since 3.2 */
+        String defaultValue() default "__no_default_value__";
+
+        /** Use this attribute to control for a specific option whether its default value should be shown in the usage
+         * help message. If not specified, the default value is only shown when the {@link Command#showDefaultValues()}
+         * is set {@code true} on the command. Use this attribute to specify whether the default value
+         * for this specific option should always be shown or never be shown, regardless of the command setting.
+         * <p>Note that picocli 3.2 allows {@linkplain #description() embedding default values} anywhere in the description that ignores this setting.</p>
+         * @return whether this option's default value should be shown in the usage help message
+         */
+        Help.Visibility showDefaultValue() default Help.Visibility.ON_DEMAND;
+
+        /** Use this attribute to specify an {@code Iterable<String>} class that generates completion candidates for this option.
+         * For map fields, completion candidates should be in {@code key=value} form.
+         * <p>
+         * Completion candidates are used in bash completion scripts generated by the {@code picocli.AutoComplete} class.
+         * Bash has special completion options to generate file names and host names, and the bash completion scripts
+         * generated by {@code AutoComplete} delegate to these bash built-ins for {@code @Options} whose {@code type} is
+         * {@code java.io.File}, {@code java.nio.file.Path} or {@code java.net.InetAddress}.
+         * </p><p>
+         * For {@code @Options} whose {@code type} is a Java {@code enum}, {@code AutoComplete} can generate completion
+         * candidates from the type. For other types, use this attribute to specify completion candidates.
+         * </p>
+         *
+         * @return a class whose instances can iterate over the completion candidates for this option
+         * @see picocli.CommandLine.IFactory
+         * @since 3.2 */
+        Class<? extends Iterable<String>> completionCandidates() default NoCompletionCandidates.class;
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code interactive=true} if this option will prompt the end user for a value (like a password).
+         * Only supported for single-value options and {@code char[]} arrays (no collections, maps or other array types).
+         * When running on Java 6 or greater, this will use the {@link Console#readPassword()} API to get a value without echoing input to the console.
+         * <p>
+         * Best security practice is to use type {@code char[]} instead of {@code String}, and to to null out the array after use.
+         * </p><p>
+         * When defined with {@code arity = "0..1"}, the option can also take a value from the command line.
+         * (The user will still be prompted if no option parameter was specified on the command line.)
+         * This is useful for commands that need to be run interactively as well as in batch mode.
+         * </p>
+         * @return whether this option prompts the end user for a value to be entered on the command line
+         * @since 3.5
+         */
+        boolean interactive() default false;
+
+        /** ResourceBundle key for this option. If not specified, (and a ResourceBundle {@linkplain Command#resourceBundle() exists for this command}) an attempt
+         * is made to find the option description using any of the option names (without leading hyphens) as key.
+         * @see OptionSpec#description()
+         * @since 3.6
+         */
+        String descriptionKey() default "";
+
+        /**
+         * When {@link Command#sortOptions() @Command(sortOptions = false)} is specified, this attribute can be used to control the order in which options are listed in the usage help message.
+         * @return the position in the options list at which this option should be shown. Options with a lower number are shown before options with a higher number. Gaps are allowed.
+         * @since 3.9
+         */
+        int order() default -1;
+
+        /** (Only for boolean options): set this to automatically add a negative version for this boolean option.
+         * For example, for a {@code --force} option the negative version would be {@code --no-force},
+         * and for a {@code -XX:+PrintGCDetails} option, the negative version would be {@code -XX:-PrintGCDetails}.
+         * The synopsis would show {@code --[no-]force} and {@code -XX:±PrintGCDetails}, respectively.
+         * <p>The form of the negative name can be customized by modifying the regular expressions
+         * used by {@linkplain RegexTransformer#createDefault() default}, or by replacing the default
+         * {@link INegatableOptionTransformer} with a custom implementation entirely.</p>
+         * <p>Negative option names used to parse the command line are collected when the command is constructed
+         * (so any variables in the option names will be resolved at that time).
+         * Documentation strings for negatable options are generated on demand when the usage help message is shown.</p>
+         * @see CommandLine#getNegatableOptionTransformer()
+         * @see CommandLine#setNegatableOptionTransformer(INegatableOptionTransformer)
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        boolean negatable() default false;
+    }
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Fields annotated with {@code @Parameters} will be initialized with positional parameters. By specifying the
+     * {@link #index()} attribute you can pick the exact position or a range of positional parameters to apply. If no
+     * index is specified, the field will get all positional parameters (and so it should be an array or a collection).
+     * </p><p>
+     * In the case of command methods (annotated with {@code @Command}), method parameters may be annotated with {@code @Parameters},
+     * but are are considered positional parameters by default, unless they are annotated with {@code @Option}.
+     * </p><p>
+     * Command class example:
+     * </p>
+     * <pre>
+     * import static picocli.CommandLine.*;
+     *
+     * public class MyCalcParameters {
+     *     &#064;Parameters(description = "Any number of input numbers")
+     *     private List&lt;BigDecimal&gt; files = new ArrayList&lt;BigDecimal&gt;();
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-h", "--help" }, usageHelp = true, description = "Display this help and exit")
+     *     private boolean help;
+     * }
+     * </pre><p>
+     * A field cannot be annotated with both {@code @Parameters} and {@code @Option} or a {@code ParameterException}
+     * is thrown.</p>
+     */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
+    public @interface Parameters {
+        /** Specify an index ("0", or "1", etc.) to pick which of the command line arguments should be assigned to this
+         * field. For array or Collection fields, you can also specify an index range ("0..3", or "2..*", etc.) to assign
+         * a subset of the command line arguments to this field. The default is "*", meaning all command line arguments.
+         * @return an index or range specifying which of the command line arguments should be assigned to this field
+         */
+        String index() default "";
+
+        /** Description of the parameter(s), used when generating the usage documentation. Each element of the array is rendered on a separate line.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.
+         * </p><p>
+         * The description may contain variables that are rendered when help is requested.
+         * The string {@code ${DEFAULT-VALUE}} is replaced with the default value of the positional parameter. This is regardless of
+         * the command's {@link Command#showDefaultValues() showDefaultValues} setting or the positional parameter's {@link #showDefaultValue() showDefaultValue} setting.
+         * The string {@code ${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}} is replaced with the completion candidates generated by
+         * {@link #completionCandidates()} in the description for this positional parameter.
+         * Also, embedded {@code %n} newline markers are converted to actual newlines.
+         * </p>
+         * @return the description of the parameter(s)
+         */
+        String[] description() default {};
+
+        /**
+         * Specifies the minimum number of required parameters and the maximum number of accepted parameters. If a
+         * positive arity is declared, and the user specifies an insufficient number of parameters on the command line,
+         * {@link MissingParameterException} is thrown by the {@link #parse(String...)} method.
+         * <p>The default depends on the type of the parameter: booleans require no parameters, arrays and Collections
+         * accept zero to any number of parameters, and any other type accepts one parameter.</p>
+         * <p>For single-value parameters, setting {@code arity = "0..1"} makes a positional parameter optional, while setting {@code arity = "1"} makes it required.</p>
+         * <p>Required parameters that are part of a {@linkplain ArgGroup group} are required <em>within the group</em>, not required within the command:
+         * the group's {@linkplain ArgGroup#multiplicity() multiplicity} determines whether the group itself is required or optional.</p>
+         * @return the range of minimum and maximum parameters accepted by this command
+         */
+        String arity() default "";
+
+        /**
+         * Specify a {@code paramLabel} for the parameter to be used in the usage help message. If omitted,
+         * picocli uses the field name in fish brackets ({@code '<'} and {@code '>'}) by default. Example:
+         * <pre>class Example {
+         *     &#064;Parameters(paramLabel="FILE", description="path of the input FILE(s)")
+         *     private File[] inputFiles;
+         * }</pre>
+         * <p>By default, the above gives a usage help message like the following:</p><pre>
+         * Usage: &lt;main class&gt; [FILE...]
+         * [FILE...]       path of the input FILE(s)
+         * </pre>
+         * @return name of the positional parameter used in the usage help message
+         */
+        String paramLabel() default "";
+
+        /** Returns whether usage syntax decorations around the {@linkplain #paramLabel() paramLabel} should be suppressed.
+         * The default is {@code false}: by default, the paramLabel is surrounded with {@code '['} and {@code ']'} characters
+         * if the value is optional and followed by ellipses ("...") when multiple values can be specified.
+         * @since 3.6.0 */
+        boolean hideParamSyntax() default false;
+
+        /**
+         * <p>
+         * Optionally specify a {@code type} to control exactly what Class the positional parameter should be converted
+         * to. This may be useful when the field type is an interface or an abstract class. For example, a field can
+         * be declared to have type {@code java.lang.Number}, and annotating {@code @Parameters(type=Short.class)}
+         * ensures that the positional parameter value is converted to a {@code Short} before setting the field value.
+         * </p><p>
+         * For array fields whose <em>component</em> type is an interface or abstract class, specify the concrete <em>component</em> type.
+         * For example, a field with type {@code Number[]} may be annotated with {@code @Parameters(type=Short.class)}
+         * to ensure that positional parameter values are converted to {@code Short} before adding an element to the array.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Picocli will use the {@link ITypeConverter} that is
+         * {@linkplain #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter) registered} for the specified type to convert
+         * the raw String values before modifying the field value.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Prior to 2.0, the {@code type} attribute was necessary for {@code Collection} and {@code Map} fields,
+         * but starting from 2.0 picocli will infer the component type from the generic type's type arguments.
+         * For example, for a field of type {@code Map<TimeUnit, Long>} picocli will know the positional parameter
+         * should be split up in key=value pairs, where the key should be converted to a {@code java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit}
+         * enum value, and the value should be converted to a {@code Long}. No {@code @Parameters(type=...)} type attribute
+         * is required for this. For generic types with wildcards, picocli will take the specified upper or lower bound
+         * as the Class to convert to, unless the {@code @Parameters} annotation specifies an explicit {@code type} attribute.
+         * </p><p>
+         * If the field type is a raw collection or a raw map, and you want it to contain other values than Strings,
+         * or if the generic type's type arguments are interfaces or abstract classes, you may
+         * specify a {@code type} attribute to control the Class that the positional parameter should be converted to.
+         * @return the type(s) to convert the raw String values
+         */
+        Class<?>[] type() default {};
+
+        /**
+         * Optionally specify one or more {@link ITypeConverter} classes to use to convert the command line argument into
+         * a strongly typed value (or key-value pair for map fields). This is useful when a particular field should
+         * use a custom conversion that is different from the normal conversion for the field's type.
+         * <p>For example, for a specific field you may want to use a converter that maps the constant names defined
+         * in {@link java.sql.Types java.sql.Types} to the {@code int} value of these constants, but any other {@code int} fields should
+         * not be affected by this and should continue to use the standard int converter that parses numeric values.</p>
+         * @return the type converter(s) to use to convert String values to strongly typed values for this field
+         * @see CommandLine#registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)
+         */
+        Class<? extends ITypeConverter<?>>[] converter() default {};
+
+        /**
+         * Specify a regular expression to use to split positional parameter values before applying them to the field.
+         * All elements resulting from the split are added to the array or Collection. Ignored for single-value fields.
+         * @return a regular expression to split operand values or {@code ""} if the value should not be split
+         * @see String#split(String)
+         */
+        String split() default "";
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code hidden=true} if this parameter should not be included in the usage message.
+         * @return whether this parameter should be excluded from the usage message
+         */
+        boolean hidden() default false;
+
+        /** Returns the default value of this positional parameter, before splitting and type conversion.
+         * @return a String that (after type conversion) will be used as the value for this positional parameter if no value was specified on the command line
+         * @since 3.2 */
+        String defaultValue() default "__no_default_value__";
+
+        /** Use this attribute to control for a specific positional parameter whether its default value should be shown in the usage
+         * help message. If not specified, the default value is only shown when the {@link Command#showDefaultValues()}
+         * is set {@code true} on the command. Use this attribute to specify whether the default value
+         * for this specific positional parameter should always be shown or never be shown, regardless of the command setting.
+         * <p>Note that picocli 3.2 allows {@linkplain #description() embedding default values} anywhere in the description that ignores this setting.</p>
+         * @return whether this positional parameter's default value should be shown in the usage help message
+         */
+        Help.Visibility showDefaultValue() default Help.Visibility.ON_DEMAND;
+
+        /** Use this attribute to specify an {@code Iterable<String>} class that generates completion candidates for
+         * this positional parameter. For map fields, completion candidates should be in {@code key=value} form.
+         * <p>
+         * Completion candidates are used in bash completion scripts generated by the {@code picocli.AutoComplete} class.
+         * Unfortunately, {@code picocli.AutoComplete} is not very good yet at generating completions for positional parameters.
+         * </p>
+         *
+         * @return a class whose instances can iterate over the completion candidates for this positional parameter
+         * @see picocli.CommandLine.IFactory
+         * @since 3.2 */
+        Class<? extends Iterable<String>> completionCandidates() default NoCompletionCandidates.class;
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code interactive=true} if this positional parameter will prompt the end user for a value (like a password).
+         * Only supported for single-value positional parameters (not arrays, collections or maps).
+         * When running on Java 6 or greater, this will use the {@link Console#readPassword()} API to get a value without echoing input to the console.
+         * @return whether this positional parameter prompts the end user for a value to be entered on the command line
+         * @since 3.5
+         */
+        boolean interactive() default false;
+
+        /** ResourceBundle key for this option. If not specified, (and a ResourceBundle {@linkplain Command#resourceBundle() exists for this command}) an attempt
+         * is made to find the positional parameter description using {@code paramLabel() + "[" + index() + "]"} as key.
+         *
+         * @see PositionalParamSpec#description()
+         * @since 3.6
+         */
+        String descriptionKey() default "";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Fields annotated with {@code @ParentCommand} will be initialized with the parent command of the current subcommand.
+     * If the current command does not have a parent command, this annotation has no effect.
+     * </p><p>
+     * Parent commands often define options that apply to all the subcommands.
+     * This annotation offers a convenient way to inject a reference to the parent command into a subcommand, so the
+     * subcommand can access its parent options. For example:
+     * </p><pre>
+     * &#064;Command(name = "top", subcommands = Sub.class)
+     * class Top implements Runnable {
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = {"-d", "--directory"}, description = "this option applies to all subcommands")
+     *     File baseDirectory;
+     *
+     *     public void run() { System.out.println("Hello from top"); }
+     * }
+     *
+     * &#064;Command(name = "sub")
+     * class Sub implements Runnable {
+     *
+     *     &#064;ParentCommand
+     *     private Top parent;
+     *
+     *     public void run() {
+     *         System.out.println("Subcommand: parent command 'directory' is " + parent.baseDirectory);
+     *     }
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * @since 2.2
+     */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+    public @interface ParentCommand { }
+
+    /**
+     * Fields annotated with {@code @Unmatched} will be initialized with the list of unmatched command line arguments, if any.
+     * If this annotation is found, picocli automatically sets {@linkplain CommandLine#setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(boolean) unmatchedArgumentsAllowed} to {@code true}.
+     * @see CommandLine#isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed()
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+    public @interface Unmatched { }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Fields annotated with {@code @Mixin} are "expanded" into the current command: {@link Option @Option} and
+     * {@link Parameters @Parameters} in the mixin class are added to the options and positional parameters of this command.
+     * A {@link DuplicateOptionAnnotationsException} is thrown if any of the options in the mixin has the same name as
+     * an option in this command.
+     * </p><p>
+     * The {@code Mixin} annotation provides a way to reuse common options and parameters without subclassing. For example:
+     * </p><pre>
+     * class HelloWorld implements Runnable {
+     *
+     *     // adds the --help and --version options to this command
+     *     &#064;Mixin
+     *     private HelpOptions = new HelpOptions();
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = {"-u", "--userName"}, required = true, description = "The user name")
+     *     String userName;
+     *
+     *     public void run() { System.out.println("Hello, " + userName); }
+     * }
+     *
+     * // Common reusable help options.
+     * class HelpOptions {
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-h", "--help"}, usageHelp = true, description = "Display this help and exit")
+     *     private boolean help;
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-V", "--version"}, versionHelp = true, description = "Display version info and exit")
+     *     private boolean versionHelp;
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
+    public @interface Mixin {
+        /** Optionally specify a name that the mixin object can be retrieved with from the {@code CommandSpec}.
+         * If not specified the name of the annotated field is used.
+         * @return a String to register the mixin object with, or an empty String if the name of the annotated field should be used */
+        String name() default "";
+    }
+    /**
+     * Fields annotated with {@code @Spec} will be initialized with the {@code CommandSpec} for the command the field is part of. Example usage:
+     * <pre>
+     * class InjectSpecExample implements Runnable {
+     *     &#064;Spec CommandSpec commandSpec;
+     *     //...
+     *     public void run() {
+     *         // do something with the injected objects
+     *     }
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
+    public @interface Spec { }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Annotate your class with {@code @Command} when you want more control over the format of the generated help
+     * message. From 3.6, methods can also be annotated with {@code @Command}, where the method parameters define the
+     * command options and positional parameters.
+     * </p><pre>
+     * &#064;Command(name              = "Encrypt", mixinStandardHelpOptions = true,
+     *        description         = "Encrypt FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output or to the output file.",
+     *        version             = "Encrypt version 1.0",
+     *        footer              = "Copyright (c) 2017",
+     *        exitCodeListHeading = "Exit Codes:%n",
+     *        exitCodeList        = { " 0:Successful program execution.",
+     *                                "64:Invalid input: an unknown option or invalid parameter was specified.",
+     *                                "70:Execution exception: an exception occurred while executing the business logic."}
+     *        )
+     * public class Encrypt {
+     *     &#064;Parameters(paramLabel = "FILE", description = "Any number of input files")
+     *     private List&lt;File&gt; files = new ArrayList&lt;File&gt;();
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-o", "--out" }, description = "Output file (default: print to console)")
+     *     private File outputFile;
+     *
+     *     &#064;Option(names = { "-v", "--verbose"}, description = "Verbose mode. Helpful for troubleshooting. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity.")
+     *     private boolean[] verbose;
+     * }</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * The structure of a help message looks like this:
+     * </p><ul>
+     *   <li>[header]</li>
+     *   <li>[synopsis]: {@code Usage: <commandName> [OPTIONS] [FILE...]}</li>
+     *   <li>[description]</li>
+     *   <li>[parameter list]: {@code      [FILE...]   Any number of input files}</li>
+     *   <li>[option list]: {@code   -h, --help   prints this help message and exits}</li>
+     *   <li>[exit code list]</li>
+     *   <li>[footer]</li>
+     * </ul> */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PACKAGE, ElementType.METHOD})
+    public @interface Command {
+        /** Program name to show in the synopsis. If omitted, {@code "<main class>"} is used.
+         * For {@linkplain #subcommands() declaratively added} subcommands, this attribute is also used
+         * by the parser to recognize subcommands in the command line arguments.
+         * @return the program name to show in the synopsis
+         * @see CommandSpec#name()
+         * @see Help#commandName() */
+        String name() default CommandSpec.DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME;
+
+        /** Alternative command names by which this subcommand is recognized on the command line.
+         * @return one or more alternative command names
+         * @since 3.1 */
+        String[] aliases() default {};
+
+        /** A list of classes to instantiate and register as subcommands. When registering subcommands declaratively
+         * like this, you don't need to call the {@link CommandLine#addSubcommand(String, Object)} method. For example, this:
+         * <pre>
+         * &#064;Command(subcommands = {
+         *         GitStatus.class,
+         *         GitCommit.class,
+         *         GitBranch.class })
+         * public class Git { ... }
+         *
+         * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new Git());
+         * </pre> is equivalent to this:
+         * <pre>
+         * // alternative: programmatically add subcommands.
+         * // NOTE: in this case there should be no `subcommands` attribute on the @Command annotation.
+         * &#064;Command public class Git { ... }
+         *
+         * CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new Git())
+         *         .addSubcommand("status",   new GitStatus())
+         *         .addSubcommand("commit",   new GitCommit())
+         *         .addSubcommand("branch",   new GitBranch());
+         * </pre>
+         * @return the declaratively registered subcommands of this command, or an empty array if none
+         * @see CommandLine#addSubcommand(String, Object)
+         * @see HelpCommand
+         * @since 0.9.8
+         */
+        Class<?>[] subcommands() default {};
+
+        /** Specify whether methods annotated with {@code @Command} should be registered as subcommands of their
+         * enclosing {@code @Command} class.
+         * The default is {@code true}. For example:
+         * <pre>
+         * &#064;Command
+         * public class Git {
+         *     &#064;Command
+         *     void status() { ... }
+         * }
+         *
+         * CommandLine git = new CommandLine(new Git());
+         * </pre> is equivalent to this:
+         * <pre>
+         * // don't add command methods as subcommands automatically
+         * &#064;Command(addMethodSubcommands = false)
+         * public class Git {
+         *     &#064;Command
+         *     void status() { ... }
+         * }
+         *
+         * // add command methods as subcommands programmatically
+         * CommandLine git = new CommandLine(new Git());
+         * CommandLine status = new CommandLine(CommandLine.getCommandMethods(Git.class, "status").get(0));
+         * git.addSubcommand("status", status);
+         * </pre>
+         * @return whether methods annotated with {@code @Command} should be registered as subcommands
+         * @see CommandLine#addSubcommand(String, Object)
+         * @see CommandLine#getCommandMethods(Class, String)
+         * @see CommandSpec#addMethodSubcommands()
+         * @since 3.6.0 */
+        boolean addMethodSubcommands() default true;
+
+        /** String that separates options from option parameters. Default is {@code "="}. Spaces are also accepted.
+         * @return the string that separates options from option parameters, used both when parsing and when generating usage help
+         * @see CommandLine#setSeparator(String) */
+        String separator() default "=";
+
+        /** Version information for this command, to print to the console when the user specifies an
+         * {@linkplain Option#versionHelp() option} to request version help. Each element of the array is rendered on a separate line.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * <p>This is not part of the usage help message.</p>
+         *
+         * @return a string or an array of strings with version information about this command (each string in the array is displayed on a separate line).
+         * @since 0.9.8
+         * @see CommandLine#printVersionHelp(PrintStream)
+         */
+        String[] version() default {};
+
+        /** Class that can provide version information dynamically at runtime. An implementation may return version
+         * information obtained from the JAR manifest, a properties file or some other source.
+         * @return a Class that can provide version information dynamically at runtime
+         * @since 2.2 */
+        Class<? extends IVersionProvider> versionProvider() default NoVersionProvider.class;
+
+        /**
+         * Adds the standard {@code -h} and {@code --help} {@linkplain Option#usageHelp() usageHelp} options and {@code -V}
+         * and {@code --version} {@linkplain Option#versionHelp() versionHelp} options to the options of this command.
+         * <p>
+         * Note that if no {@link #version()} or {@link #versionProvider()} is specified, the {@code --version} option will not print anything.
+         * </p><p>
+         * For {@linkplain #resourceBundle() internationalization}: the help option has {@code descriptionKey = "mixinStandardHelpOptions.help"},
+         * and the version option has {@code descriptionKey = "mixinStandardHelpOptions.version"}.
+         * </p>
+         * @return whether the auto-help mixin should be added to this command
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        boolean mixinStandardHelpOptions() default false;
+
+        /** Set this attribute to {@code true} if this subcommand is a help command, and required options and positional
+         * parameters of the parent command should not be validated. If a subcommand marked as {@code helpCommand} is
+         * specified on the command line, picocli will not validate the parent arguments (so no "missing required
+         * option" errors) and the {@link CommandLine#printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi)} method will return {@code true}.
+         * @return {@code true} if this subcommand is a help command and picocli should not check for missing required
+         *      options and positional parameters on the parent command
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        boolean helpCommand() default false;
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the header section.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return the heading preceding the header section
+         * @see UsageMessageSpec#headerHeading()
+         * @see Help#headerHeading(Object...)  */
+        String headerHeading() default "";
+
+        /** Optional summary description of the command, shown before the synopsis. Each element of the array is rendered on a separate line.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return summary description of the command
+         * @see UsageMessageSpec#header()
+         * @see Help#header(Object...)  */
+        String[] header() default {};
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the synopsis text. The default heading is {@code "Usage: "} (without a line break between the heading and the synopsis text).
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return the heading preceding the synopsis text
+         * @see Help#synopsisHeading(Object...)  */
+        String synopsisHeading() default "Usage: ";
+
+        /** Specify {@code true} to generate an abbreviated synopsis like {@code "<main> [OPTIONS] [PARAMETERS...]"}.
+         * By default, a detailed synopsis with individual option names and parameters is generated.
+         * @return whether the synopsis should be abbreviated
+         * @see Help#abbreviatedSynopsis()
+         * @see Help#detailedSynopsis(Comparator, boolean) */
+        boolean abbreviateSynopsis() default false;
+
+        /** Specify one or more custom synopsis lines to display instead of an auto-generated synopsis. Each element of the array is rendered on a separate line.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return custom synopsis text to replace the auto-generated synopsis
+         * @see Help#customSynopsis(Object...) */
+        String[] customSynopsis() default {};
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the description section.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return the heading preceding the description section
+         * @see Help#descriptionHeading(Object...)  */
+        String descriptionHeading() default "";
+
+        /** Optional text to display between the synopsis line(s) and the list of options. Each element of the array is rendered on a separate line.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return description of this command
+         * @see Help#description(Object...) */
+        String[] description() default {};
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the parameters list.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return the heading preceding the parameters list
+         * @see Help#parameterListHeading(Object...)  */
+        String parameterListHeading() default "";
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the options list.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return the heading preceding the options list
+         * @see Help#optionListHeading(Object...)  */
+        String optionListHeading() default "";
+
+        /** Specify {@code false} to show Options in declaration order. The default is to sort alphabetically.
+         * @return whether options should be shown in alphabetic order. */
+        boolean sortOptions() default true;
+
+        /** Prefix required options with this character in the options list. The default is no marker: the synopsis
+         * indicates which options and parameters are required.
+         * @return the character to show in the options list to mark required options */
+        char requiredOptionMarker() default ' ';
+
+        /** Class that can provide default values dynamically at runtime. An implementation may return default
+         * value obtained from a configuration file like a properties file or some other source.
+         * @return a Class that can provide default values dynamically at runtime
+         * @since 3.6 */
+        Class<? extends IDefaultValueProvider> defaultValueProvider() default NoDefaultProvider.class;
+
+        /** Specify {@code true} to show default values in the description column of the options list (except for
+         * boolean options). False by default.
+         * <p>Note that picocli 3.2 allows {@linkplain Option#description() embedding default values} anywhere in the
+         * option or positional parameter description that ignores this setting.</p>
+         * @return whether the default values for options and parameters should be shown in the description column */
+        boolean showDefaultValues() default false;
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the subcommands list. The default heading is {@code "Commands:%n"} (with a line break at the end).
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return the heading preceding the subcommands list
+         * @see Help#commandListHeading(Object...)  */
+        String commandListHeading() default "Commands:%n";
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the footer section.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return the heading preceding the footer section
+         * @see Help#footerHeading(Object...)  */
+        String footerHeading() default "";
+
+        /** Optional text to display after the list of options. Each element of the array is rendered on a separate line.
+         * <p>May contain embedded {@linkplain java.util.Formatter format specifiers} like {@code %n} line separators. Literal percent {@code '%'} characters must be escaped with another {@code %}.</p>
+         * @return text to display after the list of options
+         * @see Help#footer(Object...) */
+        String[] footer() default {};
+
+        /**
+         * Set {@code hidden=true} if this command should not be included in the list of commands in the usage help of the parent command.
+         * @return whether this command should be excluded from the usage message
+         * @since 3.0
+         */
+        boolean hidden() default false;
+
+        /** Set the base name of the ResourceBundle to find option and positional parameters descriptions, as well as
+         * usage help message sections and section headings. <p>See {@link Messages} for more details and an example.</p>
+         * @return the base name of the ResourceBundle for usage help strings
+         * @see ArgSpec#messages()
+         * @see UsageMessageSpec#messages()
+         * @see CommandSpec#resourceBundle()
+         * @see CommandLine#setResourceBundle(ResourceBundle)
+         * @since 3.6
+         */
+        String resourceBundle() default "";
+
+        /** Set the {@link UsageMessageSpec#width(int) usage help message width}. The default is 80.
+         * @since 3.7
+         */
+        int usageHelpWidth() default 80;
+
+        /** Exit code for successful termination. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default.
+         * @see #execute(String...)
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        int exitCodeOnSuccess() default ExitCode.OK;
+
+        /** Exit code for successful termination after printing usage help on user request. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default.
+         * @see #execute(String...)
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        int exitCodeOnUsageHelp() default ExitCode.OK;
+
+        /** Exit code for successful termination after printing version help on user request. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default.
+         * @see #execute(String...)
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        int exitCodeOnVersionHelp() default ExitCode.OK;
+
+        /** Exit code for command line usage error. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#USAGE} by default.
+         * @see #execute(String...)
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        int exitCodeOnInvalidInput() default ExitCode.USAGE;
+
+        /** Exit code signifying that an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command.
+         * {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#SOFTWARE} by default.
+         * @see #execute(String...)
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        int exitCodeOnExecutionException() default ExitCode.SOFTWARE;
+
+        /** Set the heading preceding the exit codes section, may contain {@code "%n"} line separators. {@code ""} (empty string) by default.
+         * @see Help#exitCodeListHeading(Object...)
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        String exitCodeListHeading() default "";
+
+        /** Set the values to be displayed in the exit codes section as a list of {@code "key:value"} pairs:
+         *  keys are exit codes, values are descriptions. Descriptions may contain {@code "%n"} line separators.
+         * <p>For example:</p>
+         * <pre>
+         * &#064;Command(exitCodeListHeading = "Exit Codes:%n",
+         *          exitCodeList = { " 0:Successful program execution.",
+         *                           "64:Invalid input: an unknown option or invalid parameter was specified.",
+         *                           "70:Execution exception: an exception occurred while executing the business logic."})
+         * </pre>
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        String[] exitCodeList() default {};
+    }
+    /** A {@code Command} may define one or more {@code ArgGroups}: a group of options, positional parameters or a mixture of the two.
+     * Groups can be used to:
+     * <ul>
+     *     <li>define <b>mutually exclusive</b> arguments. By default, options and positional parameters
+     *     in a group are mutually exclusive. This can be controlled with the {@link #exclusive() exclusive} attribute.
+     *     Picocli will throw a {@link MutuallyExclusiveArgsException} if the command line contains multiple arguments that are mutually exclusive.</li>
+     *     <li>define a set of arguments that <b>must co-occur</b>. Set {@link #exclusive() exclusive = false}
+     *     to define a group of options and positional parameters that must always be specified together.
+     *     Picocli will throw a {@link MissingParameterException MissingParameterException} if not all the options and positional parameters in a co-occurring group are specified together.</li>
+     *     <li>create an <b>option section</b> in the usage help message.
+     *     To be shown in the usage help message, a group needs to have a {@link #heading() heading} (which may come from a {@linkplain #headingKey() resource bundle}).
+     *     Groups without a heading are only used for validation.
+     *     Set {@link #validate() validate = false} for groups whose purpose is only to customize the usage help message.</li>
+     *     <li>define <b>composite repeating argument groups</b>. Groups may contain other groups to create composite groups.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>Groups may be optional ({@code multiplicity = "0..1"}), required ({@code multiplicity = "1"}), or repeating groups ({@code multiplicity = "0..*"} or {@code multiplicity = "1..*"}).
+     * For a group of mutually exclusive arguments, making the group required means that one of the arguments in the group must appear on the command line, or a {@link MissingParameterException MissingParameterException} is thrown.
+     * For a group of co-occurring arguments, all arguments in the group must appear on the command line.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>Groups can be composed for validation purposes:</p>
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>When the parent group is mutually exclusive, only one of the subgroups may be present.</li>
+     * <li>When the parent group is a co-occurring group, all subgroups must be present.</li>
+     * <li>When the parent group is required, at least one subgroup must be present.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>
+     * Below is an example of an {@code ArgGroup} defining a set of dependent options that must occur together.
+     * All options are required <em>within the group</em>, while the group itself is optional:</p>
+     * <pre>
+     * public class DependentOptions {
+     *     &#064;ArgGroup(exclusive = false, multiplicity = "0..1")
+     *     Dependent group;
+     *
+     *     static class Dependent {
+     *         &#064;Option(names = "-a", required = true) int a;
+     *         &#064;Option(names = "-b", required = true) int b;
+     *         &#064;Option(names = "-c", required = true) int c;
+     *     }
+     * }</pre>
+     * @see ArgGroupSpec
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
+    public @interface ArgGroup {
+        /** The heading of this group, used when generating the usage documentation.
+         * When neither a {@link #heading() heading} nor a {@link #headingKey() headingKey} are specified,
+         * this group is used for validation only and does not change the usage help message. */
+        String heading() default "__no_heading__";
+
+        /** ResourceBundle key for this group's usage help message section heading.
+         * When neither a {@link #heading() heading} nor a {@link #headingKey() headingKey} are specified,
+         * this group is used for validation only and does not change the usage help message. */
+        String headingKey() default "__no_heading_key__";
+        /** Determines whether this is a mutually exclusive group; {@code true} by default.
+         * If {@code false}, this is a co-occurring group. Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}. */
+        boolean exclusive() default true;
+        /** Determines how often this group can be specified on the command line; {@code "0..1"} (optional) by default.
+         * For a group of mutually exclusive arguments, making the group required {@code multiplicity = "1"} means that
+         * one of the arguments in the group must appear on the command line, or a MissingParameterException is thrown.
+         * For a group of co-occurring arguments, making the group required means that all arguments in the group must appear on the command line.
+         * Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}. */
+        String multiplicity() default "0..1";
+        /** Determines whether picocli should validate the rules of this group ({@code true} by default).
+         * For a mutually exclusive group validation means verifying that no more than one elements of the group is specified on the command line;
+         * for a co-ocurring group validation means verifying that all elements of the group are specified on the command line.
+         * Set {@link #validate() validate = false} for groups whose purpose is only to customize the usage help message.
+         * @see #multiplicity()
+         * @see #heading() */
+        boolean validate() default true;
+        /** Determines the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this group should be shown.
+         * Options with a lower number are shown before options with a higher number.
+         * This attribute is only honored if {@link UsageMessageSpec#sortOptions()} is {@code false} for this command.*/
+        int order() default -1;
+    }
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * When parsing command line arguments and initializing
+     * fields annotated with {@link Option @Option} or {@link Parameters @Parameters},
+     * String values can be converted to any type for which a {@code ITypeConverter} is registered.
+     * </p><p>
+     * This interface defines the contract for classes that know how to convert a String into some domain object.
+     * Custom converters can be registered with the {@link #registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter)} method.
+     * </p><p>
+     * Java 8 lambdas make it easy to register custom type converters:
+     * </p>
+     * <pre>
+     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.nio.file.Path.class, s -&gt; java.nio.file.Paths.get(s));
+     * commandLine.registerConverter(java.time.Duration.class, s -&gt; java.time.Duration.parse(s));</pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Built-in type converters are pre-registered for the following java 1.5 types:
+     * </p>
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>all primitive types</li>
+     *   <li>all primitive wrapper types: Boolean, Byte, Character, Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short</li>
+     *   <li>any enum</li>
+     *   <li>java.io.File</li>
+     *   <li>java.math.BigDecimal</li>
+     *   <li>java.math.BigInteger</li>
+     *   <li>java.net.InetAddress</li>
+     *   <li>java.net.URI</li>
+     *   <li>java.net.URL</li>
+     *   <li>java.nio.charset.Charset</li>
+     *   <li>java.sql.Time</li>
+     *   <li>java.util.Date</li>
+     *   <li>java.util.UUID</li>
+     *   <li>java.util.regex.Pattern</li>
+     *   <li>StringBuilder</li>
+     *   <li>CharSequence</li>
+     *   <li>String</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * @param <K> the type of the object that is the result of the conversion
+     */
+    public interface ITypeConverter<K> {
+        /**
+         * Converts the specified command line argument value to some domain object.
+         * @param value the command line argument String value
+         * @return the resulting domain object
+         * @throws Exception an exception detailing what went wrong during the conversion
+         */
+        K convert(String value) throws Exception;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides version information for a command. Commands may configure a provider with the
+     * {@link Command#versionProvider()} annotation attribute.
+     * @since 2.2 */
+    public interface IVersionProvider {
+        /**
+         * Returns version information for a command.
+         * @return version information (each string in the array is displayed on a separate line)
+         * @throws Exception an exception detailing what went wrong when obtaining version information
+         */
+        String[] getVersion() throws Exception;
+    }
+    private static class NoVersionProvider implements IVersionProvider {
+        public String[] getVersion() throws Exception { throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides default value for a command. Commands may configure a provider with the
+     * {@link Command#defaultValueProvider()} annotation attribute.
+     * @since 3.6 */
+    public interface IDefaultValueProvider {
+
+        /** Returns the default value for an option or positional parameter or {@code null}.
+         * The returned value is converted to the type of the option/positional parameter
+         * via the same type converter used when populating this option/positional
+         * parameter from a command line argument.
+         * @param argSpec the option or positional parameter, never {@code null}
+         * @return the default value for the option or positional parameter, or {@code null} if
+         *       this provider has no default value for the specified option or positional parameter
+         * @throws Exception when there was a problem obtaining the default value
+         */
+        String defaultValue(ArgSpec argSpec) throws Exception;
+    }
+    private static class NoDefaultProvider implements IDefaultValueProvider {
+        public String defaultValue(ArgSpec argSpec) { throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); }
+    }
+
+    /** Determines the option name transformation of {@linkplain Option#negatable() negatable} boolean options.
+     * Making an option negatable has two aspects:
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>the negative form recognized by the parser while parsing the command line</li>
+     *   <li>the documentation string showing both the positive and the negative form in the usage help message</li>
+     * </ul><p>
+     * Additionally, this transformer controls which names of a negatable option are actually negatable:
+     * for example, by default short options like {@code -v} do not have a negative form, even if the same option's
+     * long form, {@code --verbose}, may have a negative form, {@code --no-verbose}.
+     * </p>
+     * @see RegexTransformer
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public interface INegatableOptionTransformer {
+        /** Returns the negative form of the specified option name for the parser to recognize when parsing command line arguments.
+         * @param optionName the option name to create a negative form for, for example {@code --force}
+         * @param cmd the command that the option is part of
+         * @return the negative form of the specified option name, for example {@code --no-force}
+         */
+        String makeNegative(String optionName, CommandSpec cmd);
+        /** Returns the documentation string to show in the synopsis and usage help message for the specified option.
+         * The returned value should be concise and clearly suggest that both the positive and the negative form are valid option names
+         * @param optionName the option name to create a documentation string for, for example {@code --force}, or {@code -XX:+<option>}
+         * @param cmd the command that the option is part of
+         * @return the documentation string for the negatable option, for example {@code --[no-]force}, or {@code -XX:(+|-)<option>}
+         */
+        String makeSynopsis(String optionName, CommandSpec cmd);
+    }
+    /** A regular expression-based option name transformation for {@linkplain Option#negatable() negatable} options.
+     * <p>A common way to negate GNU *nix long options is to prefix them with {@code "no-"}, so
+     * for a {@code --force} option the negative version would be {@code --no-force}.
+     * Java has the {@code -XX:[+|-]} JVM options, where
+     * "Boolean options are turned on with {@code -XX:+<option>} and turned off with {@code -XX:-<option>}".
+     * These are the negative forms {@linkplain #createDefault() supported by default} by this class.
+     * </p><p>
+     * See the {@link picocli.CommandLine.RegexTransformer.Builder} for an example of customizing this to create negative forms for short options.
+     * </p>
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public static class RegexTransformer implements INegatableOptionTransformer {
+        final Map<Pattern, String> replacements;
+        final Map<Pattern, String> synopsis;
+
+        RegexTransformer(RegexTransformer.Builder builder) {
+            replacements = Collections.unmodifiableMap(new LinkedHashMap<Pattern, String>(builder.replacements));
+            synopsis = Collections.unmodifiableMap(new LinkedHashMap<Pattern, String>(builder.synopsis));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the {@code RegexTransformer} used by default for negatable options.
+         * <table border="1">
+         *   <caption>The regular expressions used by default for negatable options</caption>
+         *   <tr>
+         *     <th>Regex</th>
+         *     <th>Negative Replacement</th>
+         *     <th>Synopsis Replacement</th>
+         *     <th>Comment</th>
+         *   </tr>
+         *   <tr>
+         *     <td>^--no-(\w(-|\w)*)$</td>
+         *     <td>--$1</td>
+         *     <td>--[no-]$1</td>
+         *     <td>Converts <code>--no-force</code> to <code>--force</code></td>
+         *   </tr>
+         *   <tr>
+         *     <td>^--(\w(-|\w)*)$</td>
+         *     <td>--no-$1</td>
+         *     <td>--[no-]$1</td>
+         *     <td>Converts <code>--force</code> to <code>--no-force</code></td>
+         *   </tr>
+         *   <tr>
+         *     <td>^(-|--)(\w*:)\+(\w(-|\w)*)$</td>
+         *     <td>$1$2-$3</td>
+         *     <td>$1$2&#x00b1;$3</td>
+         *     <td>Converts <code>-XX:+Inline</code> to <code>-XX:-Inline</code></td>
+         *   </tr>
+         *   <tr>
+         *     <td>^(-|--)(\w*:)\-(\w(-|\w)*)$</td>
+         *     <td>$1$2+$3</td>
+         *     <td>$1$2&#x00b1;$3</td>
+         *     <td>Converts <code>-XX:-Inline</code> to <code>-XX:+Inline</code></td>
+         *   </tr>
+         * </table>
+         */
+        public static RegexTransformer createDefault() {
+            CommandLine.RegexTransformer transformer = new CommandLine.RegexTransformer.Builder()
+                    .addPattern("^--no-(\\w(-|\\w)*)$", "--$1", "--[no-]$1")
+                    .addPattern("^--(\\w(-|\\w)*)$", "--no-$1", "--[no-]$1")
+                    .addPattern("^(-|--)(\\w*:)\\+(\\w(-|\\w)*)$", "$1$2-$3", "$1$2\u00b1$3")
+                    .addPattern("^(-|--)(\\w*:)\\-(\\w(-|\\w)*)$", "$1$2+$3", "$1$2\u00b1$3")
+                    .build();
+            return transformer;
+        }
+
+        /** {@inheritDoc} */
+        public String makeNegative(String optionName, CommandSpec cmd) {
+            for (Map.Entry<Pattern, String> entry : replacements.entrySet()) {
+                Matcher matcher = entry.getKey().matcher(optionName);
+                if (matcher.find()) { return matcher.replaceAll(entry.getValue()); }
+            }
+            return optionName;
+        }
+
+        /** {@inheritDoc} */
+        public String makeSynopsis(String optionName, CommandSpec cmd) {
+            for (Map.Entry<Pattern, String> entry : synopsis.entrySet()) {
+                Matcher matcher = entry.getKey().matcher(optionName);
+                if (matcher.find()) { return matcher.replaceAll(entry.getValue()); }
+            }
+            return optionName;
+        }
+
+        public String toString() {
+            return getClass().getName() + "[replacements=" + replacements + ", synopsis=" + synopsis + "]@" + System.identityHashCode(this);
+        }
+
+        /** Builder for creating {@code RegexTransformer} objects.
+         * @since 4.0  */
+        public static class Builder {
+            Map<Pattern, String> replacements = new LinkedHashMap<Pattern, String>();
+            Map<Pattern, String> synopsis = new LinkedHashMap<Pattern, String>();
+            /** Constructs an empty builder. */
+            public Builder() {}
+            /** Constructs a builder populated with the values from the specified RegexTransformer. */
+            public Builder(RegexTransformer old) {
+                replacements.putAll(old.replacements);
+                synopsis.putAll(old.synopsis);
+            }
+            /**
+             * Adds the specified negative replacement and synopsis replacement for the specified regular expression.
+             * For example, to add negative forms for short options:
+             * <table border="1">
+             *   <caption>Regular expressions for adding negative forms for short options</caption>
+             *   <tr>
+             *     <th>Regex</th>
+             *     <th>Negative Replacement</th>
+             *     <th>Synopsis Replacement</th>
+             *     <th>Comment</th>
+             *   </tr>
+             *   <tr>
+             *     <td>^-(\w)$</td>
+             *     <td>+$1</td>
+             *     <td>&#x00b1;$1</td>
+             *     <td>Converts <code>-v</code> to <code>+v</code></td>
+             *   </tr>
+             *   <tr>
+             *     <td>^\+(\w)$</td>
+             *     <td>-$1</td>
+             *     <td>&#x00b1;$1</td>
+             *     <td>Converts <code>-v</code> to <code>+v</code></td>
+             *   </tr>
+             * </table>
+             *
+             * @param regex regular expression to match an option name
+             * @param negativeReplacement the replacement to use to generate a {@linkplain #makeNegative(String, CommandSpec) negative name} when the option name matches
+             * @param synopsisReplacement the replacement to use to generate a {@linkplain #makeSynopsis(String, CommandSpec) documentation string} when the option name matches
+             * @return this {@code RegexTransformer} for method chaining
+             */
+            public RegexTransformer.Builder addPattern(String regex, String negativeReplacement, String synopsisReplacement) {
+                Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
+                replacements.put(pattern, negativeReplacement);
+                synopsis.put(pattern, synopsisReplacement);
+                return this;
+            }
+            /**
+             * Removes the negative replacement and synopsis replacement for the specified regular expression.
+             * @param regex regular expression to remove
+             * @return this {@code RegexTransformer} for method chaining
+             */
+            public RegexTransformer.Builder removePattern(String regex) {
+                for (Iterator<Pattern> iter = replacements.keySet().iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
+                    Pattern pattern = iter.next();
+                    if (pattern.toString().equals(regex)) {
+                        iter.remove();
+                        synopsis.remove(pattern);
+                    }
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            public RegexTransformer build() { return new RegexTransformer(this); }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates the {@link Help} instance used to render the usage help message.
+     * @since 3.9
+     */
+    public interface IHelpFactory {
+        /** Returns a {@code Help} instance to assist in rendering the usage help message
+         * @param commandSpec the command to create usage help for
+         * @param colorScheme the color scheme to use when rendering usage help
+         * @return a {@code Help} instance
+         */
+        Help create(CommandSpec commandSpec, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme);
+    }
+
+    private static class DefaultHelpFactory implements IHelpFactory {
+        public Help create(CommandSpec commandSpec, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+            return new Help(commandSpec, colorScheme);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory for instantiating classes that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes, like
+     * {@link Command#subcommands()}, {@link Option#converter()}, {@link Parameters#converter()} and {@link Command#versionProvider()}.
+     * <p>The default factory implementation simply creates a new instance of the specified class when {@link #create(Class)} is invoked.
+     * </p><p>
+     * You may provide a custom implementation of this interface.
+     * For example, a custom factory implementation could delegate to a dependency injection container that provides the requested instance.
+     * </p>
+     * @see picocli.CommandLine#CommandLine(Object, IFactory)
+     * @see #call(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
+     * @see #run(Class, IFactory, PrintStream, PrintStream, Help.Ansi, String...)
+     * @see #defaultFactory()
+     * @since 2.2 */
+    public interface IFactory {
+        /**
+         * Returns an instance of the specified class.
+         * @param cls the class of the object to return
+         * @param <K> the type of the object to return
+         * @return the instance
+         * @throws Exception an exception detailing what went wrong when creating or obtaining the instance
+         */
+        <K> K create(Class<K> cls) throws Exception;
+    }
+    /** Returns the default {@link IFactory} implementation used if no factory was specified in the {@link #CommandLine(Object) CommandLine constructor}.
+     * @since 4.0 */
+    public static IFactory defaultFactory() { return new DefaultFactory(); }
+    private static class DefaultFactory implements IFactory {
+        public <T> T create(Class<T> cls) throws Exception {
+            if (cls.isInterface() && Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                if (List.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                    return cls.cast(new ArrayList<Object>());
+                } else if (SortedSet.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                    return cls.cast(new TreeSet<Object>());
+                } else if (Set.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                    return cls.cast(new LinkedHashSet<Object>());
+                } else if (Queue.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                    return cls.cast(new LinkedList<Object>()); // ArrayDeque is only available since 1.6
+                }
+                return cls.cast(new ArrayList<Object>());
+            }
+            if (Map.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                try { // if it is an implementation class, instantiate it
+                    return cls.cast(cls.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance());
+                } catch (Exception ignored) { }
+                return cls.cast(new LinkedHashMap<Object, Object>());
+            }
+            try {
+                @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // Class.newInstance is deprecated in Java 9
+                        T result = cls.newInstance();
+                return result;
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                Constructor<T> constructor = cls.getDeclaredConstructor();
+                constructor.setAccessible(true);
+                return constructor.newInstance();
+            }
+        }
+        private static ITypeConverter<?>[] createConverter(IFactory factory, Class<? extends ITypeConverter<?>>[] classes) {
+            ITypeConverter<?>[] result = new ITypeConverter<?>[classes.length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < classes.length; i++) { result[i] = create(factory, classes[i]); }
+            return result;
+        }
+        static IVersionProvider createVersionProvider(IFactory factory, Class<? extends IVersionProvider> cls) {
+            return create(factory, cls);
+        }
+        static IDefaultValueProvider createDefaultValueProvider(IFactory factory, Class<? extends IDefaultValueProvider> cls) {
+            return create(factory, cls);
+        }
+        static Iterable<String> createCompletionCandidates(IFactory factory, Class<? extends Iterable<String>> cls) {
+            return create(factory, cls);
+        }
+        static <T> T create(IFactory factory, Class<T> cls) {
+            try { return factory.create(cls); }
+            catch (Exception ex) { throw new InitializationException("Could not instantiate " + cls + ": " + ex, ex); }
+        }
+    }
+    /** Describes the number of parameters required and accepted by an option or a positional parameter.
+     * @since 0.9.7
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public static class Range implements Comparable<Range> {
+        /** @deprecated use {@link #min()} instead */
+        @Deprecated public final int min;
+        /** @deprecated use {@link #max()} instead */
+        @Deprecated public final int max;
+        /** @deprecated use {@link #isVariable()} instead */
+        @Deprecated public final boolean isVariable;
+        private final boolean isUnspecified;
+        private final String originalValue;
+
+        /** Constructs a new Range object with the specified parameters.
+         * @param min minimum number of required parameters
+         * @param max maximum number of allowed parameters (or Integer.MAX_VALUE if variable)
+         * @param variable {@code true} if any number or parameters is allowed, {@code false} otherwise
+         * @param unspecified {@code true} if no arity was specified on the option/parameter (value is based on type)
+         * @param originalValue the original value that was specified on the option or parameter
+         */
+        public Range(int min, int max, boolean variable, boolean unspecified, String originalValue) {
+            if (min < 0 || max < 0) { throw new InitializationException("Invalid negative range (min=" + min + ", max=" + max + ")"); }
+            if (min > max) { throw new InitializationException("Invalid range (min=" + min + ", max=" + max + ")"); }
+            this.min = min;
+            this.max = max;
+            this.isVariable = variable;
+            this.isUnspecified = unspecified;
+            this.originalValue = originalValue;
+        }
+        /** Returns a new {@code Range} based on the {@link Option#arity()} annotation on the specified field,
+         * or the field type's default arity if no arity was specified.
+         * @param field the field whose Option annotation to inspect
+         * @return a new {@code Range} based on the Option arity annotation on the specified field */
+        public static Range optionArity(Field field) { return optionArity(new TypedMember(field)); }
+        private static Range optionArity(IAnnotatedElement member) {
+            return member.isAnnotationPresent(Option.class)
+                    ? adjustForType(Range.valueOf(member.getAnnotation(Option.class).arity()), member)
+                    : new Range(0, 0, false, true, "0");
+        }
+        /** Returns a new {@code Range} based on the {@link Parameters#arity()} annotation on the specified field,
+         * or the field type's default arity if no arity was specified.
+         * @param field the field whose Parameters annotation to inspect
+         * @return a new {@code Range} based on the Parameters arity annotation on the specified field */
+        public static Range parameterArity(Field field) { return parameterArity(new TypedMember(field)); }
+        private static Range parameterArity(IAnnotatedElement member) {
+            if (member.isAnnotationPresent(Parameters.class)) {
+                return adjustForType(Range.valueOf(member.getAnnotation(Parameters.class).arity()), member);
+            } else {
+                return member.isMethodParameter()
+                        ? adjustForType(Range.valueOf(""), member)
+                        : new Range(0, 0, false, true, "0");
+            }
+        }
+        /** Returns a new {@code Range} based on the {@link Parameters#index()} annotation on the specified field.
+         * @param field the field whose Parameters annotation to inspect
+         * @return a new {@code Range} based on the Parameters index annotation on the specified field */
+        public static Range parameterIndex(Field field) { return parameterIndex(new TypedMember(field)); }
+        private static Range parameterIndex(IAnnotatedElement member) {
+            if (member.isAnnotationPresent(Parameters.class)) {
+                Range result = Range.valueOf(member.getAnnotation(Parameters.class).index());
+                if (!result.isUnspecified) { return result; }
+            }
+            if (member.isMethodParameter()) {
+                int min = member.getMethodParamPosition();
+                int max = member.isMultiValue() ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : min;
+                return new Range(min, max, member.isMultiValue(), false, "");
+            }
+            return Range.valueOf("*"); // the default
+        }
+        static Range adjustForType(Range result, IAnnotatedElement member) {
+            return result.isUnspecified ? defaultArity(member) : result;
+        }
+        /** Returns the default arity {@code Range}: for interactive options/positional parameters,
+         * this is 0; for {@link Option options} this is 0 for booleans and 1 for
+         * other types, for {@link Parameters parameters} booleans have arity 0, arrays or Collections have
+         * arity "0..*", and other types have arity 1.
+         * @param field the field whose default arity to return
+         * @return a new {@code Range} indicating the default arity of the specified field
+         * @since 2.0 */
+        public static Range defaultArity(Field field) { return defaultArity(new TypedMember(field)); }
+        private static Range defaultArity(IAnnotatedElement member) {
+            if (member.isInteractive()) { return Range.valueOf("0").unspecified(true); }
+            ITypeInfo info = member.getTypeInfo();
+            if (member.isAnnotationPresent(Option.class)) {
+                boolean zeroArgs = info.isBoolean() || (info.isMultiValue() && info.getAuxiliaryTypeInfos().get(0).isBoolean());
+                return zeroArgs ? Range.valueOf("0").unspecified(true)
+                        : Range.valueOf("1").unspecified(true);
+            }
+            if (info.isMultiValue()) {
+                return Range.valueOf("0..1").unspecified(true);
+            }
+            return Range.valueOf("1").unspecified(true);// for single-valued fields (incl. boolean positional parameters)
+        }
+        /** Returns the default arity {@code Range} for {@link Option options}: booleans have arity 0, other types have arity 1.
+         * @param type the type whose default arity to return
+         * @return a new {@code Range} indicating the default arity of the specified type
+         * @deprecated use {@link #defaultArity(Field)} instead */
+        @Deprecated public static Range defaultArity(Class<?> type) {
+            return isBoolean(type) ? Range.valueOf("0").unspecified(true) : Range.valueOf("1").unspecified(true);
+        }
+        private int size() { return 1 + max - min; }
+        static Range parameterCapacity(IAnnotatedElement member) {
+            Range arity = parameterArity(member);
+            if (!member.isMultiValue()) { return arity; }
+            Range index = parameterIndex(member);
+            return parameterCapacity(arity, index);
+        }
+        private static Range parameterCapacity(Range arity, Range index) {
+            if (arity.max == 0)    { return arity; }
+            if (index.size() == 1) { return arity; }
+            if (index.isVariable)  { return Range.valueOf(arity.min + "..*"); }
+            if (arity.size() == 1) { return Range.valueOf(arity.min * index.size() + ""); }
+            if (arity.isVariable)  { return Range.valueOf(arity.min * index.size() + "..*"); }
+            return Range.valueOf(arity.min * index.size() + ".." + arity.max * index.size());
+        }
+
+        /** Leniently parses the specified String as an {@code Range} value and return the result. A range string can
+         * be a fixed integer value or a range of the form {@code MIN_VALUE + ".." + MAX_VALUE}. If the
+         * {@code MIN_VALUE} string is not numeric, the minimum is zero. If the {@code MAX_VALUE} is not numeric, the
+         * range is taken to be variable and the maximum is {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}.
+         * @param range the value range string to parse
+         * @return a new {@code Range} value */
+        public static Range valueOf(String range) {
+            if (range.contains("${")) {
+                return new Range(0, 0, false, false, range); // unresolved
+            }
+            range = range.trim();
+            boolean unspecified = range.length() == 0 || range.startsWith(".."); // || range.endsWith("..");
+            int min = -1, max = -1;
+            boolean variable = false;
+            int dots = -1;
+            if ((dots = range.indexOf("..")) >= 0) {
+                min = parseInt(range.substring(0, dots), 0);
+                max = parseInt(range.substring(dots + 2), Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+                variable = max == Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+            } else {
+                max = parseInt(range, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+                variable = max == Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+                min = variable ? 0 : max;
+            }
+            Range result = new Range(min, max, variable, unspecified, range);
+            return result;
+        }
+        private static int parseInt(String str, int defaultValue) {
+            try {
+                return Integer.parseInt(str);
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                return defaultValue;
+            }
+        }
+        /** Returns a new Range object with the {@code min} value replaced by the specified value.
+         * The {@code max} of the returned Range is guaranteed not to be less than the new {@code min} value.
+         * @param newMin the {@code min} value of the returned Range object
+         * @return a new Range object with the specified {@code min} value */
+        public Range min(int newMin) { return new Range(newMin, Math.max(newMin, max), isVariable, isUnspecified, originalValue); }
+
+        /** Returns a new Range object with the {@code max} value replaced by the specified value.
+         * The {@code min} of the returned Range is guaranteed not to be greater than the new {@code max} value.
+         * @param newMax the {@code max} value of the returned Range object
+         * @return a new Range object with the specified {@code max} value */
+        public Range max(int newMax) { return new Range(Math.min(min, newMax), newMax, isVariable, isUnspecified, originalValue); }
+
+        /** Returns a new Range object with the {@code isUnspecified} value replaced by the specified value.
+         * @param unspecified the {@code unspecified} value of the returned Range object
+         * @return a new Range object with the specified {@code unspecified} value */
+        public Range unspecified(boolean unspecified) { return new Range(min, max, isVariable, unspecified, originalValue); }
+        /** Returns {@code true} if this Range is a default value, {@code false} if the user specified this value.
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public boolean isUnspecified() { return isUnspecified; }
+        /** Returns {@code true} if this range contains variables that have not been expanded yet,
+         * {@code false} if this Range does not contain any variables.
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public boolean isUnresolved() { return originalValue != null && originalValue.contains("${"); }
+        /** Returns the lower bound of this range (inclusive).
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public int min() { return min; }
+        /** Returns the upper bound of this range (inclusive), or {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE} if this range has {@linkplain #isVariable() no upper bound}.
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public int max() { return max; }
+        /** Returns {@code true} if this range has no fixed upper bound.
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public boolean isVariable() { return isVariable; }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns {@code true} if this Range includes the specified value, {@code false} otherwise.
+         * @param value the value to check
+         * @return {@code true} if the specified value is not less than the minimum and not greater than the maximum of this Range
+         */
+        public boolean contains(int value) { return min <= value && max >= value; }
+
+        public boolean equals(Object object) {
+            if (!(object instanceof Range)) { return false; }
+            Range other = (Range) object;
+            return other.max == this.max && other.min == this.min && other.isVariable == this.isVariable;
+        }
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return ((17 * 37 + max) * 37 + min) * 37 + (isVariable ? 1 : 0);
+        }
+        public String toString() {
+            if (isUnresolved()) { return originalValue; }
+            return min == max ? String.valueOf(min) : min + ".." + (isVariable ? "*" : max);
+        }
+        public int compareTo(Range other) {
+            int result = min - other.min;
+            return (result == 0) ? max - other.max : result;
+        }
+        /** Returns true for these ranges: 0 and 0..1. */
+        boolean isValidForInteractiveArgs() { return (min == 0 && (max == 0 || max == 1)); }
+        boolean overlaps(Range index) {
+            return contains(index.min) || contains(index.max) || index.contains(min) || index.contains(max);
+        }
+    }
+    private static void validatePositionalParameters(List<PositionalParamSpec> positionalParametersFields) {
+        int min = 0;
+        for (PositionalParamSpec positional : positionalParametersFields) {
+            Range index = positional.index();
+            if (index.min > min) {
+                throw new ParameterIndexGapException("Command definition should have a positional parameter with index=" + min +
+                        ". Nearest positional parameter '" + positional.paramLabel() + "' has index=" + index.min);
+            }
+            min = Math.max(min, index.max);
+            min = min == Integer.MAX_VALUE ? min : min + 1;
+        }
+    }
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") private static Stack<String> copy(Stack<String> stack) { return (Stack<String>) stack.clone(); }
+    private static <T> Stack<T> reverse(Stack<T> stack) {
+        Collections.reverse(stack);
+        return stack;
+    }
+    private static <T> List<T> reverseList(List<T> list) {
+        Collections.reverse(list);
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    /** This class provides a namespace for classes and interfaces that model concepts and attributes of command line interfaces in picocli.
+     * @since 3.0 */
+    public static final class Model {
+        private Model() {}
+
+        /** The scope of a binding is the context where the current value should be gotten from or set to.
+         * For a field, the scope is the object whose field value to get/set. For a method binding, it is the
+         * object on which the method should be invoked.
+         * <p>The getter and setter of the scope allow you to change the object onto which the option and positional parameter getters and setters should be applied.</p>
+         * @since 4.0
+         */
+        public interface IScope extends IGetter, ISetter {}
+
+        /** Customizable getter for obtaining the current value of an option or positional parameter.
+         * When an option or positional parameter is matched on the command line, its getter or setter is invoked to capture the value.
+         * For example, an option can be bound to a field or a method, and when the option is matched on the command line, the
+         * field's value is set or the method is invoked with the option parameter value.
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static interface IGetter {
+            /** Returns the current value of the binding. For multi-value options and positional parameters,
+             * this method returns an array, collection or map to add values to.
+             * @throws PicocliException if a problem occurred while obtaining the current value
+             * @throws Exception internally, picocli call sites will catch any exceptions thrown from here and rethrow them wrapped in a PicocliException */
+            <T> T get() throws Exception;
+        }
+        /** Customizable setter for modifying the value of an option or positional parameter.
+         * When an option or positional parameter is matched on the command line, its setter is invoked to capture the value.
+         * For example, an option can be bound to a field or a method, and when the option is matched on the command line, the
+         * field's value is set or the method is invoked with the option parameter value.
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static interface ISetter {
+            /** Sets the new value of the option or positional parameter.
+             *
+             * @param value the new value of the option or positional parameter
+             * @param <T> type of the value
+             * @return the previous value of the binding (if supported by this binding)
+             * @throws PicocliException if a problem occurred while setting the new value
+             * @throws Exception internally, picocli call sites will catch any exceptions thrown from here and rethrow them wrapped in a PicocliException */
+            <T> T set(T value) throws Exception;
+        }
+
+        /** The {@code CommandSpec} class models a command specification, including the options, positional parameters and subcommands
+         * supported by the command, as well as attributes for the version help message and the usage help message of the command.
+         * <p>
+         * Picocli views a command line application as a hierarchy of commands: there is a top-level command (usually the Java
+         * class with the {@code main} method) with optionally a set of command line options, positional parameters and subcommands.
+         * Subcommands themselves can have options, positional parameters and nested sub-subcommands to any level of depth.
+         * </p><p>
+         * The object model has a corresponding hierarchy of {@code CommandSpec} objects, each with a set of {@link OptionSpec},
+         * {@link PositionalParamSpec} and {@linkplain CommandLine subcommands} associated with it.
+         * This object model is used by the picocli command line interpreter and help message generator.
+         * </p><p>Picocli can construct a {@code CommandSpec} automatically from classes with {@link Command @Command}, {@link Option @Option} and
+         * {@link Parameters @Parameters} annotations. Alternatively a {@code CommandSpec} can be constructed programmatically.
+         * </p>
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static class CommandSpec {
+            /** Constant String holding the default program name: {@code "<main class>" }.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public static final String DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME = "<main class>";
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether this is a help command: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_IS_HELP_COMMAND = false;
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether method commands should be added as subcommands: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_IS_ADD_METHOD_SUBCOMMANDS = true;
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether variables should be interpolated in String values: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_INTERPOLATE_VARIABLES = true;
+
+            private final Map<String, CommandLine> commands = new LinkedHashMap<String, CommandLine>();
+            private final Map<String, OptionSpec> optionsByNameMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, OptionSpec>();
+            private final Map<String, OptionSpec> negatedOptionsByNameMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, OptionSpec>();
+            private final Map<Character, OptionSpec> posixOptionsByKeyMap = new LinkedHashMap<Character, OptionSpec>();
+            private final Map<String, CommandSpec> mixins = new LinkedHashMap<String, CommandSpec>();
+            private final List<ArgSpec> requiredArgs = new ArrayList<ArgSpec>();
+            private final List<ArgSpec> args = new ArrayList<ArgSpec>();
+            private final List<OptionSpec> options = new ArrayList<OptionSpec>();
+            private final List<PositionalParamSpec> positionalParameters = new ArrayList<PositionalParamSpec>();
+            private final List<UnmatchedArgsBinding> unmatchedArgs = new ArrayList<UnmatchedArgsBinding>();
+            private final List<IAnnotatedElement> specElements = new ArrayList<IAnnotatedElement>();
+            private final List<IAnnotatedElement> parentCommandElements = new ArrayList<IAnnotatedElement>();
+            private final List<ArgGroupSpec> groups = new ArrayList<ArgGroupSpec>();
+            private final ParserSpec parser = new ParserSpec();
+            private final Interpolator interpolator = new Interpolator(this);
+            private final UsageMessageSpec usageMessage = new UsageMessageSpec(interpolator);
+
+            private final Object userObject;
+            private CommandLine commandLine;
+            private CommandSpec parent;
+            private Boolean isAddMethodSubcommands;
+            private Boolean interpolateVariables;
+
+            private String name;
+            private Set<String> aliases = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
+            private Boolean isHelpCommand;
+            private IVersionProvider versionProvider;
+            private IDefaultValueProvider defaultValueProvider;
+            private INegatableOptionTransformer negatableOptionTransformer = RegexTransformer.createDefault();
+            private String[] version;
+            private String toString;
+
+            private Integer exitCodeOnSuccess;
+            private Integer exitCodeOnUsageHelp;
+            private Integer exitCodeOnVersionHelp;
+            private Integer exitCodeOnInvalidInput;
+            private Integer exitCodeOnExecutionException;
+
+            private CommandSpec(Object userObject) { this.userObject = userObject; }
+
+            /** Creates and returns a new {@code CommandSpec} without any associated user object. */
+            public static CommandSpec create() { return wrapWithoutInspection(null); }
+
+            /** Creates and returns a new {@code CommandSpec} with the specified associated user object.
+             * The specified user object is <em>not</em> inspected for annotations.
+             * @param userObject the associated user object. May be any object, may be {@code null}.
+             */
+            public static CommandSpec wrapWithoutInspection(Object userObject) { return new CommandSpec(userObject); }
+
+            /** Creates and returns a new {@code CommandSpec} initialized from the specified associated user object. The specified
+             * user object must have at least one {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation.
+             * @param userObject the user object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link Option} and/or {@link Parameters} annotations.
+             * @throws InitializationException if the specified object has no picocli annotations or has invalid annotations
+             */
+            public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObject(Object userObject) { return forAnnotatedObject(userObject, new DefaultFactory()); }
+
+            /** Creates and returns a new {@code CommandSpec} initialized from the specified associated user object. The specified
+             * user object must have at least one {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotation.
+             * @param userObject the user object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link Option} and/or {@link Parameters} annotations.
+             * @param factory the factory used to create instances of {@linkplain Command#subcommands() subcommands}, {@linkplain Option#converter() converters}, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes
+             * @throws InitializationException if the specified object has no picocli annotations or has invalid annotations
+             */
+            public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObject(Object userObject, IFactory factory) { return CommandReflection.extractCommandSpec(userObject, factory, true); }
+
+            /** Creates and returns a new {@code CommandSpec} initialized from the specified associated user object. If the specified
+             * user object has no {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotations, an empty {@code CommandSpec} is returned.
+             * @param userObject the user object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link Option} and/or {@link Parameters} annotations.
+             * @throws InitializationException if the specified object has invalid annotations
+             */
+            public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObjectLenient(Object userObject) { return forAnnotatedObjectLenient(userObject, new DefaultFactory()); }
+
+            /** Creates and returns a new {@code CommandSpec} initialized from the specified associated user object. If the specified
+             * user object has no {@link Command}, {@link Option} or {@link Parameters} annotations, an empty {@code CommandSpec} is returned.
+             * @param userObject the user object annotated with {@link Command}, {@link Option} and/or {@link Parameters} annotations.
+             * @param factory the factory used to create instances of {@linkplain Command#subcommands() subcommands}, {@linkplain Option#converter() converters}, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes
+             * @throws InitializationException if the specified object has invalid annotations
+             */
+            public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObjectLenient(Object userObject, IFactory factory) { return CommandReflection.extractCommandSpec(userObject, factory, false); }
+
+            /** Ensures all attributes of this {@code CommandSpec} have a valid value; throws an {@link InitializationException} if this cannot be achieved. */
+            void validate() {
+                Collections.sort(positionalParameters, new PositionalParametersSorter());
+                validatePositionalParameters(positionalParameters);
+                List<String> wrongUsageHelpAttr = new ArrayList<String>();
+                List<String> wrongVersionHelpAttr = new ArrayList<String>();
+                List<String> usageHelpAttr = new ArrayList<String>();
+                List<String> versionHelpAttr = new ArrayList<String>();
+                for (OptionSpec option : options()) {
+                    if (option.usageHelp()) {
+                        usageHelpAttr.add(option.longestName());
+                        if (!isBoolean(option.type())) { wrongUsageHelpAttr.add(option.longestName()); }
+                    }
+                    if (option.versionHelp()) {
+                        versionHelpAttr.add(option.longestName());
+                        if (!isBoolean(option.type())) { wrongVersionHelpAttr.add(option.longestName()); }
+                    }
+                }
+                String wrongType = "Non-boolean options like %s should not be marked as '%s=true'. Usually a command has one %s boolean flag that triggers display of the %s. Alternatively, consider using @Command(mixinStandardHelpOptions = true) on your command instead.";
+                String multiple = "Multiple options %s are marked as '%s=true'. Usually a command has only one %s option that triggers display of the %s. Alternatively, consider using @Command(mixinStandardHelpOptions = true) on your command instead.%n";
+                if (!wrongUsageHelpAttr.isEmpty()) {
+                    throw new InitializationException(String.format(wrongType, wrongUsageHelpAttr, "usageHelp", "--help", "usage help message"));
+                }
+                if (!wrongVersionHelpAttr.isEmpty()) {
+                    throw new InitializationException(String.format(wrongType, wrongVersionHelpAttr, "versionHelp", "--version", "version information"));
+                }
+                if (usageHelpAttr.size() > 1)   { new Tracer().warn(multiple, usageHelpAttr, "usageHelp", "--help", "usage help message"); }
+                if (versionHelpAttr.size() > 1) { new Tracer().warn(multiple, versionHelpAttr, "versionHelp", "--version", "version information"); }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the user object associated with this command.
+             * @see CommandLine#getCommand() */
+            public Object userObject() { return userObject; }
+
+            /** Returns the CommandLine constructed with this {@code CommandSpec} model. */
+            public CommandLine commandLine() { return commandLine;}
+
+            /** Sets the CommandLine constructed with this {@code CommandSpec} model. */
+            protected CommandSpec commandLine(CommandLine commandLine) {
+                this.commandLine = commandLine;
+                for (CommandSpec mixedInSpec : mixins.values()) {
+                    mixedInSpec.commandLine(commandLine);
+                }
+                for (CommandLine sub : commands.values()) {
+                    sub.getCommandSpec().parent(this);
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the parser specification for this command. */
+            public ParserSpec parser() { return parser; }
+            /** Initializes the parser specification for this command from the specified settings and returns this commandSpec.*/
+            public CommandSpec parser(ParserSpec settings) { parser.initFrom(settings); return this; }
+
+            /** Returns the usage help message specification for this command. */
+            public UsageMessageSpec usageMessage() { return usageMessage; }
+            /** Initializes the usageMessage specification for this command from the specified settings and returns this commandSpec.*/
+            public CommandSpec usageMessage(UsageMessageSpec settings) { usageMessage.initFrom(settings, this); return this; }
+
+            /** Returns the resource bundle base name for this command.
+             * @return the resource bundle base name from the {@linkplain UsageMessageSpec#messages()}
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public String resourceBundleBaseName() { return Messages.resourceBundleBaseName(usageMessage.messages()); }
+            /** Initializes the resource bundle for this command: sets the {@link UsageMessageSpec#messages(Messages) UsageMessageSpec.messages} to
+             * a {@link Messages Messages} object created from this command spec and the specified bundle, and then sets the
+             * {@link ArgSpec#messages(Messages) ArgSpec.messages} of all options and positional parameters in this command
+             * to the same {@code Messages} instance. Subcommands are not modified.
+             * <p>This method is preferable to {@link #resourceBundle(ResourceBundle)} for pre-Java 8</p>
+             * @param resourceBundleBaseName the base name of the ResourceBundle to set, may be {@code null}
+             * @return this commandSpec
+             * @see #addSubcommand(String, CommandLine)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec resourceBundleBaseName(String resourceBundleBaseName) {
+                ResourceBundle bundle = empty(resourceBundleBaseName) ? null : ResourceBundle.getBundle(resourceBundleBaseName);
+                setBundle(resourceBundleBaseName, bundle);
+                return this;
+            }
+            /** Returns the resource bundle for this command.
+             * @return the resource bundle from the {@linkplain UsageMessageSpec#messages()}
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public ResourceBundle resourceBundle() { return Messages.resourceBundle(usageMessage.messages()); }
+            /** Initializes the resource bundle for this command: sets the {@link UsageMessageSpec#messages(Messages) UsageMessageSpec.messages} to
+             * a {@link Messages Messages} object created from this command spec and the specified bundle, and then sets the
+             * {@link ArgSpec#messages(Messages) ArgSpec.messages} of all options and positional parameters in this command
+             * to the same {@code Messages} instance. Subcommands are not modified.
+             * @param bundle the ResourceBundle to set, may be {@code null}
+             * @return this commandSpec
+             * @see #addSubcommand(String, CommandLine)
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public CommandSpec resourceBundle(ResourceBundle bundle) {
+                setBundle(Messages.extractName(bundle), bundle);
+                return this;
+            }
+            private void setBundle(String bundleBaseName, ResourceBundle bundle) {
+                usageMessage().messages(new Messages(this, bundleBaseName, bundle));
+                updateArgSpecMessages();
+            }
+            private void updateArgSpecMessages() {
+                for (OptionSpec opt : options()) { opt.messages(usageMessage().messages()); }
+                for (PositionalParamSpec pos : positionalParameters()) { pos.messages(usageMessage().messages()); }
+                for (ArgGroupSpec group : argGroups()) { group.messages(usageMessage().messages()); }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns a read-only view of the subcommand map. */
+            public Map<String, CommandLine> subcommands() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(commands); }
+
+            /** Adds the specified subcommand with the specified name.
+             * If the specified subcommand does not have a ResourceBundle set, it is initialized to the ResourceBundle of this command spec.
+             * @param name subcommand name - the preferred subcommand name to register the subcommand under.
+             *             If {@code null}, the {@linkplain CommandSpec#name() name} of the specified subcommand is used;
+             *             if this is also {@code null}, the first {@linkplain CommandSpec#aliases() alias} is used.
+             *             When this String is encountered in the command line arguments, the subcommand is invoked.
+             * @param subcommand describes the subcommand to envoke when the name is encountered on the command line
+             * @return this {@code CommandSpec} object for method chaining
+             * @throws InitializationException if the specified name is {@code null}, and no alternative name could be found,
+             *          or if another subcommand was already registered under the same name, or if one of the aliases
+             *          of the specified subcommand was already used by another subcommand.
+             */
+            public CommandSpec addSubcommand(String name, CommandSpec subcommand) {
+                return addSubcommand(name, new CommandLine(subcommand));
+            }
+
+            /** Adds the specified subcommand with the specified name.
+             * If the specified subcommand does not have a ResourceBundle set, it is initialized to the ResourceBundle of this command spec.
+             * @param name subcommand name - the preferred subcommand name to register the subcommand under.
+             *             If {@code null}, the {@linkplain CommandLine#getCommandName() name} of the specified subcommand is used;
+             *             if this is also {@code null}, the first {@linkplain CommandSpec#aliases() alias} is used.
+             *             When this String is encountered in the command line arguments, the subcommand is invoked.
+             * @param subCommandLine the subcommand to envoke when the name is encountered on the command line
+             * @return this {@code CommandSpec} object for method chaining
+             * @throws InitializationException if the specified name is {@code null}, and no alternative name could be found,
+             *          or if another subcommand was already registered under the same name, or if one of the aliases
+             *          of the specified subcommand was already used by another subcommand.
+             */
+            public CommandSpec addSubcommand(String name, CommandLine subCommandLine) {
+                CommandSpec subSpec = subCommandLine.getCommandSpec();
+                String actualName = validateSubcommandName(name, subSpec);
+                Tracer t = new Tracer();
+                if (t.isDebug()) {t.debug("Adding subcommand '%s' to '%s'%n", actualName, this.qualifiedName());}
+                CommandLine previous = commands.put(actualName, subCommandLine);
+                if (previous != null && previous != subCommandLine) { throw new InitializationException("Another subcommand named '" + actualName + "' already exists for command '" + this.name() + "'"); }
+                if (subSpec.name == null) { subSpec.name(actualName); }
+                subSpec.parent(this);
+                for (String alias : subSpec.aliases()) {
+                    if (t.isDebug()) {t.debug("Adding alias '%s' for subcommand '%s' to '%s'%n", alias, actualName, this.qualifiedName());}
+                    previous = commands.put(alias, subCommandLine);
+                    if (previous != null && previous != subCommandLine) { throw new InitializationException("Alias '" + alias + "' for subcommand '" + actualName + "' is already used by another subcommand of '" + this.name() + "'"); }
+                }
+                subSpec.initCommandHierarchyWithResourceBundle(resourceBundleBaseName(), resourceBundle());
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            private String validateSubcommandName(String name, CommandSpec subSpec) {
+                String result = name == null ? subSpec.name : name; // NOTE: check subSpec.name field, not subSpec.name()!
+                if (result == null && !subSpec.aliases.isEmpty()) {
+                    Iterator<String> iter = subSpec.aliases.iterator();
+                    result = iter.next();
+                    iter.remove();
+                }
+                if (result == null) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Cannot add subcommand with null name to " + this.qualifiedName());
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            private void initCommandHierarchyWithResourceBundle(String bundleBaseName, ResourceBundle rb) {
+                if (resourceBundle() == null && resourceBundleBaseName() == null) {
+                    setBundle(bundleBaseName, rb);
+                }
+                for (CommandLine sub : commands.values()) { // percolate down the hierarchy
+                    sub.getCommandSpec().initCommandHierarchyWithResourceBundle(bundleBaseName, rb);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns whether method commands should be added as subcommands. True by default. Used by the annotation processor.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public boolean isAddMethodSubcommands() { return (isAddMethodSubcommands == null) ? DEFAULT_IS_ADD_METHOD_SUBCOMMANDS : isAddMethodSubcommands; }
+            /** Sets whether method commands should be added as subcommands. True by default. Used by the annotation processor.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec setAddMethodSubcommands(Boolean addMethodSubcommands) { isAddMethodSubcommands = addMethodSubcommands; return this; }
+
+            /** Returns whether whether variables should be interpolated in String values. True by default.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public boolean interpolateVariables() { return (interpolateVariables == null) ? DEFAULT_INTERPOLATE_VARIABLES : interpolateVariables; }
+            /** Sets whether whether variables should be interpolated in String values. True by default.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec interpolateVariables(Boolean interpolate) { interpolateVariables = interpolate; return this; }
+
+            /** Reflects on the class of the {@linkplain #userObject() user object} and registers any command methods
+             * (class methods annotated with {@code @Command}) as subcommands.
+             *
+             * @return this {@link CommandSpec} object for method chaining
+             * @see #addMethodSubcommands(IFactory)
+             * @see #addSubcommand(String, CommandLine)
+             * @since 3.6.0
+             */
+            public CommandSpec addMethodSubcommands() { return addMethodSubcommands(new DefaultFactory()); }
+
+            /** Reflects on the class of the {@linkplain #userObject() user object} and registers any command methods
+             * (class methods annotated with {@code @Command}) as subcommands.
+             * @param factory the factory used to create instances of subcommands, converters, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes
+             * @return this {@link CommandSpec} object for method chaining
+             * @see #addSubcommand(String, CommandLine)
+             * @since 3.7.0
+             */
+            public CommandSpec addMethodSubcommands(IFactory factory) {
+                if (userObject() instanceof Method) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Cannot discover subcommand methods of this Command Method: " + userObject());
+                }
+                for (CommandLine sub : createMethodSubcommands(userObject().getClass(), factory)) {
+                    addSubcommand(sub.getCommandName(), sub);
+                }
+                isAddMethodSubcommands = true;
+                return this;
+            }
+            static List<CommandLine> createMethodSubcommands(Class<?> cls, IFactory factory) {
+                List<CommandLine> result = new ArrayList<CommandLine>();
+                for (Method method : getCommandMethods(cls, null)) {
+                    result.add(new CommandLine(method, factory));
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the parent command of this subcommand, or {@code null} if this is a top-level command. */
+            public CommandSpec parent() { return parent; }
+
+            /** Sets the parent command of this subcommand.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec parent(CommandSpec parent) { this.parent = parent; return this; }
+
+            /** Adds the specified option spec or positional parameter spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.
+             * @param arg the option spec or positional parameter spec to add
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec add(ArgSpec arg) { return arg.isOption() ? addOption((OptionSpec) arg) : addPositional((PositionalParamSpec) arg); }
+
+            /** Adds the specified option spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.
+             * The option's {@linkplain OptionSpec#description()} may now return Strings from this
+             * CommandSpec's {@linkplain UsageMessageSpec#messages() messages}.
+             * The option parameter's {@linkplain OptionSpec#defaultValueString()} may
+             * now return Strings from this CommandSpec's {@link CommandSpec#defaultValueProvider()} IDefaultValueProvider}.
+             * @param option the option spec to add
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @throws DuplicateOptionAnnotationsException if any of the names of the specified option is the same as the name of another option */
+            public CommandSpec addOption(OptionSpec option) {
+                Tracer tracer = new Tracer();
+                for (String name : interpolator.interpolate(option.names())) { // cannot be null or empty
+                    OptionSpec existing = optionsByNameMap.put(name, option);
+                    if (existing != null) { /* was: && !existing.equals(option)) {*/ // since 4.0 ArgGroups: an option cannot be in multiple groups
+                        throw DuplicateOptionAnnotationsException.create(name, option, existing);
+                    }
+                    if (name.length() == 2 && name.startsWith("-")) { posixOptionsByKeyMap.put(name.charAt(1), option); }
+                }
+                options.add(option);
+                addOptionNegative(option, tracer);
+                return addArg(option);
+            }
+
+            private void addOptionNegative(OptionSpec option, Tracer tracer) {
+                if (option.negatable()) {
+                    if (!option.typeInfo().isBoolean()) {
+                        throw new InitializationException("Only boolean options can be negatable, but " + option + " is of type " + option.typeInfo().getClassName());
+                    }
+                    for (String name : interpolator.interpolate(option.names())) { // cannot be null or empty
+                        String negatedName = negatableOptionTransformer().makeNegative(name, this);
+                        if (name.equals(negatedName)) {
+                            tracer.debug("Option %s is negatable, but has no negative form.%n", name);
+                        } else {
+                            tracer.debug("Option %s is negatable, registering negative name %s.%n", name, negatedName);
+                            OptionSpec existing = negatedOptionsByNameMap.put(negatedName, option);
+                            if (existing == null) { existing = optionsByNameMap.get(negatedName); }
+                            if (existing != null) {
+                                throw DuplicateOptionAnnotationsException.create(negatedName, option, existing);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            private void resetNegativeOptionNames() {
+                Tracer tracer = new Tracer();
+                tracer.debug("Clearing negatedOptionsByNameMap...%n");
+                negatedOptionsByNameMap.clear();
+                for (OptionSpec option : options) {
+                    addOptionNegative(option, tracer);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /** Adds the specified positional parameter spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.
+             * The positional parameter's {@linkplain PositionalParamSpec#description()} may
+             * now return Strings from this CommandSpec's {@linkplain UsageMessageSpec#messages() messages}.
+             * The positional parameter's {@linkplain PositionalParamSpec#defaultValueString()} may
+             * now return Strings from this CommandSpec's {@link CommandSpec#defaultValueProvider()} IDefaultValueProvider}.
+             * @param positional the positional parameter spec to add
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec addPositional(PositionalParamSpec positional) {
+                positionalParameters.add(positional);
+                addArg(positional);
+                if (positional.index().isUnresolved()) {
+                    positional.index = Range.valueOf(interpolator.interpolate(positional.index().originalValue));
+                    positional.initCapacity();
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+            private CommandSpec addArg(ArgSpec arg) {
+                args.add(arg);
+                arg.messages(usageMessage().messages());
+                arg.commandSpec = this;
+                if (arg.arity().isUnresolved()) {
+                    arg.arity = Range.valueOf(interpolator.interpolate(arg.arity().originalValue));
+                }
+                // do this last: arg.required() needs to resolve variables in arg.defaultValue()
+                if (arg.required() && arg.group() == null) { requiredArgs.add(arg); }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /** Adds the specified {@linkplain ArgGroupSpec argument group} to the groups in this command.
+             * @param group the group spec to add
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @throws InitializationException if the specified group or one of its {@linkplain ArgGroupSpec#parentGroup() ancestors} has already been added
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec addArgGroup(ArgGroupSpec group) {
+                Assert.notNull(group, "group");
+                if (group.parentGroup() != null) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Groups that are part of another group should not be added to a command. Add only the top-level group.");
+                }
+                check(group, flatten(groups, new HashSet<ArgGroupSpec>()));
+                this.groups.add(group);
+                addGroupArgsToCommand(group, new HashMap<String, ArgGroupSpec>());
+                return this;
+            }
+            private void addGroupArgsToCommand(ArgGroupSpec group, Map<String, ArgGroupSpec> added) {
+                for (ArgSpec arg : group.args()) {
+                    if (arg.isOption()) {
+                        String[] names = interpolator.interpolate(((OptionSpec) arg).names());
+                        for (String name : names) {
+                            if (added.containsKey(name)) {
+                                throw new DuplicateNameException("An option cannot be in multiple groups but " + name + " is in " + group.synopsis() + " and " + added.get(name).synopsis() + ". Refactor to avoid this. For example, (-a | (-a -b)) can be rewritten as (-a [-b]), and (-a -b | -a -c) can be rewritten as (-a (-b | -c)).");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        for (String name : names) { added.put(name, group); }
+                    }
+                    add(arg);
+                }
+                for (ArgGroupSpec sub : group.subgroups()) { addGroupArgsToCommand(sub, added); }
+            }
+            private Set<ArgGroupSpec> flatten(Collection<ArgGroupSpec> groups, Set<ArgGroupSpec> result) {
+                for (ArgGroupSpec group : groups) { flatten(group, result); } return result;
+            }
+            private Set<ArgGroupSpec> flatten(ArgGroupSpec group, Set<ArgGroupSpec> result) {
+                result.add(group);
+                for (ArgGroupSpec sub : group.subgroups()) { flatten(sub, result); }
+                return result;
+            }
+            private void check(ArgGroupSpec group, Set<ArgGroupSpec> existing) {
+                if (existing.contains(group)) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("The specified group " + group.synopsis() + " has already been added to the " + qualifiedName() + " command.");
+                }
+                for (ArgGroupSpec sub : group.subgroups()) { check(sub, existing); }
+            }
+
+            /** Adds the specified mixin {@code CommandSpec} object to the map of mixins for this command.
+             * @param name the name that can be used to later retrieve the mixin
+             * @param mixin the mixin whose options and positional parameters and other attributes to add to this command
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec addMixin(String name, CommandSpec mixin) {
+                mixins.put(interpolator.interpolate(name), mixin);
+
+                initExitCodeOnSuccess(mixin.exitCodeOnSuccess());
+                initExitCodeOnUsageHelp(mixin.exitCodeOnUsageHelp());
+                initExitCodeOnVersionHelp(mixin.exitCodeOnVersionHelp());
+                initExitCodeOnInvalidInput(mixin.exitCodeOnInvalidInput());
+                initExitCodeOnExecutionException(mixin.exitCodeOnExecutionException());
+
+                parser.initSeparator(mixin.parser.separator());
+                initName(interpolator.interpolateCommandName(mixin.name()));
+                initVersion(mixin.version());
+                initHelpCommand(mixin.helpCommand());
+                initVersionProvider(mixin.versionProvider());
+                initDefaultValueProvider(mixin.defaultValueProvider());
+                usageMessage.initFromMixin(mixin.usageMessage, this);
+
+                for (Map.Entry<String, CommandLine> entry : mixin.subcommands().entrySet()) {
+                    addSubcommand(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+                }
+                for (OptionSpec optionSpec         : mixin.options())              { addOption(optionSpec); }
+                for (PositionalParamSpec paramSpec : mixin.positionalParameters()) { addPositional(paramSpec); }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /** Adds the specified {@code UnmatchedArgsBinding} to the list of model objects to capture unmatched arguments for this command.
+             * @param spec the unmatched arguments binding to capture unmatched arguments
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec addUnmatchedArgsBinding(UnmatchedArgsBinding spec) { unmatchedArgs.add(spec); parser().unmatchedArgumentsAllowed(true); return this; }
+
+            /** Adds the specified {@code {@literal @}Spec}-annotated program element to the list of elements for this command.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec addSpecElement(IAnnotatedElement spec) { specElements.add(spec); return this; }
+            /** Adds the specified {@code {@literal @}ParentCommand}-annotated program element to the list of elements for this command.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec addParentCommandElement(IAnnotatedElement spec) { parentCommandElements.add(spec); return this; }
+            void initParentCommand(Object parent) {
+                try {
+                    for (IAnnotatedElement injectParentCommand : parentCommandElements()) {
+                        injectParentCommand.setter().set(parent);
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Unable to initialize @ParentCommand field: " + ex, ex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns a map of the mixin names to mixin {@code CommandSpec} objects configured for this command.
+             * @return an immutable map of mixins added to this command. */
+            public Map<String, CommandSpec> mixins() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(mixins); }
+
+            /** Returns the list of options configured for this command.
+             * @return an immutable list of options that this command recognizes. */
+            public List<OptionSpec> options() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(options); }
+
+            /** Returns the list of positional parameters configured for this command.
+             * @return an immutable list of positional parameters that this command recognizes. */
+            public List<PositionalParamSpec> positionalParameters() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(positionalParameters); }
+
+            /** Returns the {@linkplain ArgGroupSpec argument groups} in this command.
+             * @return an immutable list of groups of options and positional parameters in this command
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public List<ArgGroupSpec> argGroups() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(groups); }
+
+            /** Returns a map of the option names to option spec objects configured for this command.
+             * @return an immutable map of options that this command recognizes. */
+            public Map<String, OptionSpec> optionsMap() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(optionsByNameMap); }
+
+            /** Returns a map of the negated option names to option spec objects configured for this command.
+             * @return an immutable map of negatable options that this command recognizes.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public Map<String, OptionSpec> negatedOptionsMap() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(negatedOptionsByNameMap); }
+
+            /** Returns a map of the short (single character) option names to option spec objects configured for this command.
+             * @return an immutable map of options that this command recognizes. */
+            public Map<Character, OptionSpec> posixOptionsMap() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap(posixOptionsByKeyMap); }
+
+            /** Returns the list of required options and positional parameters configured for this command.
+             * This does not include options and positional parameters that are part of a {@linkplain ArgGroupSpec group}.
+             * @return an immutable list of the required options and positional parameters for this command. */
+            public List<ArgSpec> requiredArgs() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(requiredArgs); }
+
+            /** Returns the list of {@link UnmatchedArgsBinding UnmatchedArgumentsBindings} configured for this command;
+             * each {@code UnmatchedArgsBinding} captures the arguments that could not be matched to any options or positional parameters. */
+            public List<UnmatchedArgsBinding> unmatchedArgsBindings() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(unmatchedArgs); }
+
+            /** Returns the list of program elements annotated with {@code {@literal @}Spec} configured for this command.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public List<IAnnotatedElement> specElements() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(specElements); }
+            /** Returns the list of program elements annotated with {@code {@literal @}ParentCommand} configured for this command.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public List<IAnnotatedElement> parentCommandElements() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(parentCommandElements); }
+
+            /** Returns name of this command. Used in the synopsis line of the help message.
+             * {@link #DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME} by default, initialized from {@link Command#name()} if defined.
+             * @see #qualifiedName() */
+            public String name() { return interpolator.interpolateCommandName((name == null) ? DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME : name); }
+
+            /** Returns the alias command names of this subcommand.
+             * @since 3.1 */
+            public String[] aliases() { return interpolator.interpolate(aliases.toArray(new String[0])); }
+
+            /** Returns all names of this command, including {@link #name()} and {@link #aliases()}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public Set<String> names() {
+                Set<String> result = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
+                result.add(name());
+                result.addAll(Arrays.asList(aliases()));
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the list of all options and positional parameters configured for this command.
+             * @return an immutable list of all options and positional parameters for this command. */
+            public List<ArgSpec> args() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(args); }
+            Object[] argValues() {
+                Map<Class<?>, CommandSpec> allMixins = null;
+                int argsLength = args.size();
+                int shift = 0;
+                for (Map.Entry<String, CommandSpec> mixinEntry : mixins.entrySet()) {
+                    if (mixinEntry.getKey().equals(AutoHelpMixin.KEY)) {
+                        shift = 2;
+                        argsLength -= shift;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    CommandSpec mixin = mixinEntry.getValue();
+                    int mixinArgs = mixin.args.size();
+                    argsLength -= (mixinArgs - 1); // subtract 1 because that's the mixin
+                    if (allMixins == null) {
+                        allMixins = new IdentityHashMap<Class<?>, CommandSpec>(mixins.size());
+                    }
+                    allMixins.put(mixin.userObject.getClass(), mixin);
+                }
+
+                Object[] values = new Object[argsLength];
+                if (allMixins == null) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) { values[i] = args.get(i + shift).getValue(); }
+                } else {
+                    int argIndex = shift;
+                    Class<?>[] methodParams = ((Method) userObject).getParameterTypes();
+                    for (int i = 0; i < methodParams.length; i++) {
+                        final Class<?> param = methodParams[i];
+                        CommandSpec mixin = allMixins.remove(param);
+                        if (mixin == null) {
+                            values[i] = args.get(argIndex++).getValue();
+                        } else {
+                            values[i] = mixin.userObject;
+                            argIndex += mixin.args.size();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                return values;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the String to use as the program name in the synopsis line of the help message:
+             * this command's {@link #name() name}, preceded by the qualified name of the parent command, if any, separated by a space.
+             * @return {@link #DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME} by default, initialized from {@link Command#name()} and the parent command if defined.
+             * @since 3.0.1 */
+            public String qualifiedName() { return qualifiedName(" "); }
+            /** Returns this command's fully qualified name, which is its {@link #name() name}, preceded by the qualified name of the parent command, if this command has a parent command.
+             * @return {@link #DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME} by default, initialized from {@link Command#name()} and the parent command if any.
+             * @param separator the string to put between the names of the commands in the hierarchy
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public String qualifiedName(String separator) {
+                String result = name();
+                if (parent() != null) { result = parent().qualifiedName(separator) + separator + result; }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns version information for this command, to print to the console when the user specifies an
+             * {@linkplain OptionSpec#versionHelp() option} to request version help. This is not part of the usage help message.
+             * @return the version strings generated by the {@link #versionProvider() version provider} if one is set, otherwise the {@linkplain #version(String...) version literals}*/
+            public String[] version() {
+                if (versionProvider != null) {
+                    try {
+                        return interpolator.interpolate(versionProvider.getVersion());
+                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                        String msg = "Could not get version info from " + versionProvider + ": " + ex;
+                        throw new ExecutionException(this.commandLine, msg, ex);
+                    }
+                }
+                return interpolator.interpolate(version == null ? UsageMessageSpec.DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE : version);
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the version provider for this command, to generate the {@link #version()} strings.
+             * @return the version provider or {@code null} if the version strings should be returned from the {@linkplain #version(String...) version literals}.*/
+            public IVersionProvider versionProvider() { return versionProvider; }
+
+            /** Returns whether this subcommand is a help command, and required options and positional
+             * parameters of the parent command should not be validated.
+             * @return {@code true} if this subcommand is a help command and picocli should not check for missing required
+             *      options and positional parameters on the parent command
+             * @see Command#helpCommand() */
+            public boolean helpCommand() { return (isHelpCommand == null) ? DEFAULT_IS_HELP_COMMAND : isHelpCommand; }
+
+            /** Returns exit code for successful termination. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default, may be set programmatically or via the {@link Command#exitCodeOnSuccess() exitCodeOnSuccess} annotation.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public int exitCodeOnSuccess() { return exitCodeOnSuccess == null ? ExitCode.OK : exitCodeOnSuccess; }
+            /** Returns exit code for successful termination after printing usage help on user request. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default, may be set programmatically or via the {@link Command#exitCodeOnVersionHelp() exitCodeOnVersionHelp} annotation.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public int exitCodeOnUsageHelp() { return exitCodeOnUsageHelp == null ? ExitCode.OK : exitCodeOnUsageHelp; }
+            /** Returns exit code for successful termination after printing version help on user request. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default, may be set programmatically or via the {@link Command#exitCodeOnUsageHelp() exitCodeOnUsageHelp} annotation.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public int exitCodeOnVersionHelp() { return exitCodeOnVersionHelp == null ? ExitCode.OK : exitCodeOnVersionHelp; }
+            /** Returns exit code for command line usage error. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#USAGE} by default, may be set programmatically or via the {@link Command#exitCodeOnInvalidInput() exitCodeOnInvalidInput} annotation.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public int exitCodeOnInvalidInput() { return exitCodeOnInvalidInput == null ? ExitCode.USAGE : exitCodeOnInvalidInput; }
+            /** Returns exit code signifying that an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command.
+             * {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#SOFTWARE} by default, may be set programmatically or via the {@link Command#exitCodeOnExecutionException() exitCodeOnExecutionException} annotation.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public int exitCodeOnExecutionException() { return exitCodeOnExecutionException == null ? ExitCode.SOFTWARE : exitCodeOnExecutionException; }
+            /** Returns the {@code INegatableOptionTransformer} used to create the negative form of {@linkplain Option#negatable() negatable} options.
+             * @see Option#negatable()
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public INegatableOptionTransformer negatableOptionTransformer() { return negatableOptionTransformer; }
+
+            /** Returns {@code true} if the standard help options have been mixed in with this command, {@code false} otherwise. */
+            public boolean mixinStandardHelpOptions() { return mixins.containsKey(AutoHelpMixin.KEY); }
+
+            /** Returns a string representation of this command, used in error messages and trace messages. */
+            public String toString() { return toString == null ? String.valueOf(userObject) : toString; }
+
+            /** Sets the String to use as the program name in the synopsis line of the help message.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec name(String name) { this.name = name; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets the alternative names by which this subcommand is recognized on the command line.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @since 3.1 */
+            public CommandSpec aliases(String... aliases) {
+                this.aliases = new LinkedHashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(aliases == null ? new String[0] : aliases));
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the default value provider for this command.
+             * @return the default value provider or {@code null}
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public IDefaultValueProvider defaultValueProvider() { return defaultValueProvider; }
+
+            /** Sets default value provider for this command.
+             * @param defaultValueProvider the default value provider to use, or {@code null}.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public CommandSpec defaultValueProvider(IDefaultValueProvider  defaultValueProvider) { this.defaultValueProvider = defaultValueProvider; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets version information literals for this command, to print to the console when the user specifies an
+             * {@linkplain OptionSpec#versionHelp() option} to request version help. Only used if no {@link #versionProvider() versionProvider} is set.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec version(String... version) { this.version = version; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets version provider for this command, to generate the {@link #version()} strings.
+             * @param versionProvider the version provider to use to generate the version strings, or {@code null} if the {@linkplain #version(String...) version literals} should be used.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec versionProvider(IVersionProvider versionProvider) { this.versionProvider = versionProvider; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets whether this is a help command and required parameter checking should be suspended.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @see Command#helpCommand() */
+            public CommandSpec helpCommand(boolean newValue) {isHelpCommand = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets exit code for successful termination. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec exitCodeOnSuccess(int newValue) { exitCodeOnSuccess = newValue; return this; }
+            /** Sets exit code for successful termination after printing usage help on user request. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec exitCodeOnUsageHelp(int newValue) { exitCodeOnUsageHelp = newValue; return this; }
+            /** Sets exit code for successful termination after printing version help on user request. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#OK} by default.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec exitCodeOnVersionHelp(int newValue) { exitCodeOnVersionHelp = newValue; return this; }
+            /** Sets exit code for command line usage error. {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#USAGE} by default.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec exitCodeOnInvalidInput(int newValue) { exitCodeOnInvalidInput = newValue; return this; }
+            /** Sets exit code signifying that an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command.
+             * {@value picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode#SOFTWARE} by default.
+             * @see #execute(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec exitCodeOnExecutionException(int newValue) { exitCodeOnExecutionException = newValue; return this; }
+            /** Sets the {@code INegatableOptionTransformer} used to create the negative form of {@linkplain Option#negatable() negatable} options.
+             * @see Option#negatable()
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public CommandSpec negatableOptionTransformer(INegatableOptionTransformer newValue) {
+                Tracer tracer = new Tracer();
+                tracer.debug("Replacing negatableOptionTransformer %s with %s%n", negatableOptionTransformer, newValue);
+                negatableOptionTransformer = newValue;
+                resetNegativeOptionNames();
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /** Sets whether the standard help options should be mixed in with this command.
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining
+             * @see Command#mixinStandardHelpOptions() */
+            public CommandSpec mixinStandardHelpOptions(boolean newValue) {
+                if (newValue) {
+                    CommandSpec mixin = CommandSpec.forAnnotatedObject(new AutoHelpMixin(), new DefaultFactory());
+                    addMixin(AutoHelpMixin.KEY, mixin);
+                } else {
+                    CommandSpec helpMixin = mixins.remove(AutoHelpMixin.KEY);
+                    if (helpMixin != null) {
+                        options.removeAll(helpMixin.options);
+                        for (OptionSpec option : helpMixin.options()) {
+                            for (String name : interpolator.interpolate(option.names())) {
+                                optionsByNameMap.remove(name);
+                                if (name.length() == 2 && name.startsWith("-")) { posixOptionsByKeyMap.remove(name.charAt(1)); }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            /** Sets the string representation of this command, used in error messages and trace messages.
+             * @param newValue the string representation
+             * @return this CommandSpec for method chaining */
+            public CommandSpec withToString(String newValue) { this.toString = newValue; return this; }
+
+            /**
+             * Updates the following attributes from the specified {@code @Command} annotation:
+             * aliases, {@link ParserSpec#separator() parser separator}, command name, version, help command,
+             * version provider, default provider and {@link UsageMessageSpec usage message spec}.
+             * @param cmd the {@code @Command} annotation to get attribute values from
+             * @param factory factory used to instantiate classes
+             * @since 3.7
+             */
+            public void updateCommandAttributes(Command cmd, IFactory factory) {
+                parser().updateSeparator(interpolator.interpolate(cmd.separator()));
+
+                updateExitCodeOnSuccess(cmd.exitCodeOnSuccess());
+                updateExitCodeOnUsageHelp(cmd.exitCodeOnUsageHelp());
+                updateExitCodeOnVersionHelp(cmd.exitCodeOnVersionHelp());
+                updateExitCodeOnInvalidInput(cmd.exitCodeOnInvalidInput());
+                updateExitCodeOnExecutionException(cmd.exitCodeOnExecutionException());
+
+                aliases(cmd.aliases());
+                updateName(cmd.name());
+                updateVersion(cmd.version());
+                updateHelpCommand(cmd.helpCommand());
+                updateAddMethodSubcommands(cmd.addMethodSubcommands());
+                usageMessage().updateFromCommand(cmd, this, factory != null);
+
+                if (factory != null) {
+                    updateVersionProvider(cmd.versionProvider(), factory);
+                    initDefaultValueProvider(cmd.defaultValueProvider(), factory);
+                }
+            }
+
+            void initName(String value)                 { if (initializable(name, value, DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME))                           {name = value;} }
+            void initHelpCommand(boolean value)         { if (initializable(isHelpCommand, value, DEFAULT_IS_HELP_COMMAND))               {isHelpCommand = value;} }
+            void initVersion(String[] value)            { if (initializable(version, value, UsageMessageSpec.DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))         {version = value.clone();} }
+            void initVersionProvider(IVersionProvider value) { if (versionProvider == null) { versionProvider = value; } }
+            void initDefaultValueProvider(IDefaultValueProvider value) { if (defaultValueProvider == null) { defaultValueProvider = value; } }
+            void initDefaultValueProvider(Class<? extends IDefaultValueProvider> value, IFactory factory) {
+                if (initializable(defaultValueProvider, value, NoDefaultProvider.class)) { defaultValueProvider = (DefaultFactory.createDefaultValueProvider(factory, value)); }
+            }
+            void initExitCodeOnSuccess(int exitCode)            { if (initializable(exitCodeOnSuccess, exitCode, ExitCode.OK)) { exitCodeOnSuccess = exitCode; } }
+            void initExitCodeOnUsageHelp(int exitCode)          { if (initializable(exitCodeOnUsageHelp, exitCode, ExitCode.OK)) { exitCodeOnUsageHelp = exitCode; } }
+            void initExitCodeOnVersionHelp(int exitCode)        { if (initializable(exitCodeOnVersionHelp, exitCode, ExitCode.OK)) { exitCodeOnVersionHelp = exitCode; } }
+            void initExitCodeOnInvalidInput(int exitCode)       { if (initializable(exitCodeOnInvalidInput, exitCode, ExitCode.USAGE)) { exitCodeOnInvalidInput = exitCode; } }
+            void initExitCodeOnExecutionException(int exitCode) { if (initializable(exitCodeOnExecutionException, exitCode, ExitCode.SOFTWARE)) { exitCodeOnExecutionException = exitCode; } }
+            void updateName(String value)               { if (isNonDefault(value, DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME))                 {name = value;} }
+            void updateHelpCommand(boolean value)       { if (isNonDefault(value, DEFAULT_IS_HELP_COMMAND))              {isHelpCommand = value;} }
+            void updateAddMethodSubcommands(boolean value) { if (isNonDefault(value, DEFAULT_IS_ADD_METHOD_SUBCOMMANDS)) {isAddMethodSubcommands = value;} }
+            void updateVersion(String[] value)          { if (isNonDefault(value, UsageMessageSpec.DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))  {version = value.clone();} }
+            void updateVersionProvider(Class<? extends IVersionProvider> value, IFactory factory) {
+                if (isNonDefault(value, NoVersionProvider.class)) { versionProvider = (DefaultFactory.createVersionProvider(factory, value)); }
+            }
+            void updateExitCodeOnSuccess(int exitCode)            { if (isNonDefault(exitCode, ExitCode.OK))       { exitCodeOnSuccess = exitCode; } }
+            void updateExitCodeOnUsageHelp(int exitCode)          { if (isNonDefault(exitCode, ExitCode.OK))       { exitCodeOnUsageHelp = exitCode; } }
+            void updateExitCodeOnVersionHelp(int exitCode)        { if (isNonDefault(exitCode, ExitCode.OK))       { exitCodeOnVersionHelp = exitCode; } }
+            void updateExitCodeOnInvalidInput(int exitCode)       { if (isNonDefault(exitCode, ExitCode.USAGE))    { exitCodeOnInvalidInput = exitCode; } }
+            void updateExitCodeOnExecutionException(int exitCode) { if (isNonDefault(exitCode, ExitCode.SOFTWARE)) { exitCodeOnExecutionException = exitCode; } }
+
+            /** Returns the option with the specified short name, or {@code null} if no option with that name is defined for this command. */
+            public OptionSpec findOption(char shortName) { return findOption(shortName, options()); }
+            /** Returns the option with the specified name, or {@code null} if no option with that name is defined for this command.
+             * @param name used to search the options. May include option name prefix characters or not. */
+            public OptionSpec findOption(String name) { return findOption(name, options()); }
+
+            static OptionSpec findOption(char shortName, Iterable<OptionSpec> options) {
+                for (OptionSpec option : options) {
+                    for (String name : option.names()) {
+                        if (name.length() == 2 && name.charAt(0) == '-' && name.charAt(1) == shortName) { return option; }
+                        if (name.length() == 1 && name.charAt(0) == shortName) { return option; }
+                    }
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+            static OptionSpec findOption(String name, List<OptionSpec> options) {
+                for (OptionSpec option : options) {
+                    for (String prefixed : option.names()) {
+                        if (prefixed.equals(name) || stripPrefix(prefixed).equals(name)) { return option; }
+                    }
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+            static String stripPrefix(String prefixed) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < prefixed.length(); i++) {
+                    if (Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(prefixed.charAt(i))) { return prefixed.substring(i); }
+                }
+                return prefixed;
+            }
+            List<String> findOptionNamesWithPrefix(String prefix) {
+                List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
+                for (OptionSpec option : options()) {
+                    for (String name : option.names()) {
+                        if (stripPrefix(name).startsWith(prefix)) { result.add(name); }
+                    }
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            boolean resemblesOption(String arg, Tracer tracer) {
+                if (parser().unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams()) {
+                    if (tracer != null && tracer.isDebug()) {tracer.debug("Parser is configured to treat all unmatched options as positional parameter%n", arg);}
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (arg.length() == 1) {
+                    if (tracer != null && tracer.isDebug()) {tracer.debug("Single-character arguments that don't match known options are considered positional parameters%n", arg);}
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if (options().isEmpty()) {
+                    boolean result = arg.startsWith("-");
+                    if (tracer != null && tracer.isDebug()) {tracer.debug("'%s' %s an option%n", arg, (result ? "resembles" : "doesn't resemble"));}
+                    return result;
+                }
+                int count = 0;
+                for (String optionName : optionsMap().keySet()) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < arg.length(); i++) {
+                        if (optionName.length() > i && arg.charAt(i) == optionName.charAt(i)) { count++; } else { break; }
+                    }
+                }
+                boolean result = count > 0 && count * 10 >= optionsMap().size() * 9; // at least one prefix char in common with 9 out of 10 options
+                if (tracer != null && tracer.isDebug()) {tracer.debug("'%s' %s an option: %d matching prefix chars out of %d option names%n", arg, (result ? "resembles" : "doesn't resemble"), count, optionsMap().size());}
+                return result;
+            }
+        }
+        private static boolean initializable(Object current, Object candidate, Object defaultValue) {
+            return current == null && isNonDefault(candidate, defaultValue);
+        }
+        private static boolean initializable(Object current, Object[] candidate, Object[] defaultValue) {
+            return current == null && isNonDefault(candidate, defaultValue);
+        }
+        private static boolean isNonDefault(Object candidate, Object defaultValue) {
+            return !Assert.notNull(defaultValue, "defaultValue").equals(candidate);
+        }
+        private static boolean isNonDefault(Object[] candidate, Object[] defaultValue) {
+            return !Arrays.equals(Assert.notNull(defaultValue, "defaultValue"), candidate);
+        }
+        /** Models the usage help message specification and can be used to customize the usage help message.
+         * <p>
+         * This class provides two ways to customize the usage help message:
+         * </p>
+         * <ul>
+         *     <li>Change the text of the predefined sections (this may also be done declaratively using the annotations)</li>
+         *     <li>Add custom sections, or remove or re-order predefined sections</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * <p>
+         * The pre-defined sections have getters and setters that return a String (or array of Strings). For example:
+         * {@link #description()} and {@link #description(String...)} or {@link #header()} and {@link #header(String...)}.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Changing the section order, or adding custom sections can be accomplished with {@link #sectionKeys(List)} and {@link #sectionMap(Map)}.
+         * This gives complete freedom on how a usage help message section is rendered, but it also means that the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer}
+         * is responsible for all aspects of rendering the section, including layout and emitting ANSI escape codes.
+         * The {@link Help.TextTable} and {@link Help.Ansi.Text} classes, and the {@link CommandLine.Help.Ansi#string(String)} and {@link CommandLine.Help.Ansi#text(String)} methods may be useful.
+         * </p><p>
+         * The usage help message is created more or less like this:
+         * </p>
+         * <pre>
+         * // CommandLine.usage(...) or CommandLine.getUsageMessage(...)
+         * Help.ColorScheme colorScheme = Help.defaultColorScheme(Help.Ansi.AUTO);
+         * Help help = getHelpFactory().create(getCommandSpec(), colorScheme)
+         * StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+         * for (String key : getHelpSectionKeys()) {
+         *     IHelpSectionRenderer renderer = getHelpSectionMap().get(key);
+         *     if (renderer != null) { result.append(renderer.render(help)); }
+         * }
+         * // return or print result
+         * </pre>
+         * <p>
+         * Where the default {@linkplain #sectionMap() help section map} is constructed like this:</p>
+         * <pre>{@code
+         * // The default section renderers delegate to methods in Help for their implementation
+         * // (using Java 8 lambda notation for brevity):
+         * Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> sectionMap = new HashMap<>();
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING,         help -> help.headerHeading());
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_HEADER,                 help -> help.header());
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING,       help -> help.synopsisHeading());      //e.g. Usage:
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS,               help -> help.synopsis(help.synopsisHeadingLength())); //e.g. <cmd> [OPTIONS] <subcmd> [COMMAND-OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING,    help -> help.descriptionHeading());   //e.g. %nDescription:%n%n
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION,            help -> help.description());          //e.g. {"Converts foos to bars.", "Use options to control conversion mode."}
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING, help -> help.parameterListHeading()); //e.g. %nPositional parameters:%n%n
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST,         help -> help.parameterList());        //e.g. [FILE...] the files to convert
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING,    help -> help.optionListHeading());    //e.g. %nOptions:%n%n
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST,            help -> help.optionList());           //e.g. -h, --help   displays this help and exits
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING,   help -> help.commandListHeading());   //e.g. %nCommands:%n%n
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST,           help -> help.commandList());          //e.g.    add       adds the frup to the frooble
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING, help -> help.exitCodeListHeading());
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST,         help -> help.exitCodeList());
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING,         help -> help.footerHeading());
+         * sectionMap.put(SECTION_KEY_FOOTER,                 help -> help.footer());
+         * }</pre>
+         *
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static class UsageMessageSpec {
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Header Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#headerHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING = "headerHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Header section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#header(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_HEADER = "header";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Synopsis Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#synopsisHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING = "synopsisHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Synopsis section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#synopsis(int)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS = "synopsis";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Description Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#descriptionHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING = "descriptionHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Description section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#description(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION = "description";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Parameter List Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#parameterListHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING = "parameterListHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Parameter List section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#parameterList()}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST = "parameterList";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Option List Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#optionListHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING = "optionListHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Option List section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#optionList()}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST = "optionList";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Subcommand List Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#commandListHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING = "commandListHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Subcommand List section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#commandList()}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST = "commandList";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Exit Code List Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#exitCodeListHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING = "exitCodeListHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Exit Code List section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#exitCodeList()}.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST = "exitCodeList";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Footer Heading section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#footerHeading(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING = "footerHeading";
+
+            /** {@linkplain #sectionKeys() Section key} to {@linkplain #sectionMap() control} the {@linkplain IHelpSectionRenderer section renderer} for the Footer section.
+             * The default renderer for this section calls {@link Help#footer(Object...)}.
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public static final String SECTION_KEY_FOOTER = "footer";
+
+            /** Constant holding the default usage message width: <code>{@value}</code>. */
+            public  final static int DEFAULT_USAGE_WIDTH = 80;
+            private final static int MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH = 55;
+
+            /** Constant String holding the default synopsis heading: <code>{@value}</code>. */
+            static final String DEFAULT_SYNOPSIS_HEADING = "Usage: ";
+
+            /** Constant String holding the default command list heading: <code>{@value}</code>. */
+            static final String DEFAULT_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING = "Commands:%n";
+
+            /** Constant String holding the default string that separates options from option parameters: {@code ' '} ({@value}). */
+            static final char DEFAULT_REQUIRED_OPTION_MARKER = ' ';
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether to abbreviate the synopsis: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_ABBREVIATE_SYNOPSIS = Boolean.FALSE;
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether to sort the options alphabetically: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_SORT_OPTIONS = Boolean.TRUE;
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether to show default values in the usage help message: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_SHOW_DEFAULT_VALUES = Boolean.FALSE;
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether this command should be listed in the usage help of the parent command: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_HIDDEN = Boolean.FALSE;
+
+            /** Constant Boolean holding the default setting for whether line breaks should take wide CJK characters into account: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final Boolean DEFAULT_ADJUST_CJK = Boolean.TRUE;
+
+            static final String DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE = "";
+            static final String[] DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE = {};
+
+            private IHelpFactory helpFactory;
+
+            private List<String> sectionKeys = Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
+                    SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_HEADER,
+                    SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS,
+                    SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION,
+                    SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST,
+                    SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST,
+                    SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST,
+                    SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST,
+                    SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING,
+                    SECTION_KEY_FOOTER));
+
+            private Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> helpSectionRendererMap = createHelpSectionRendererMap();
+
+            private String[] description;
+            private String[] customSynopsis;
+            private String[] header;
+            private String[] footer;
+            private Boolean abbreviateSynopsis;
+            private Boolean sortOptions;
+            private Boolean showDefaultValues;
+            private Boolean hidden;
+            private Character requiredOptionMarker;
+            private String headerHeading;
+            private String synopsisHeading;
+            private String descriptionHeading;
+            private String parameterListHeading;
+            private String optionListHeading;
+            private String commandListHeading;
+            private String footerHeading;
+            private String exitCodeListHeading;
+            private String[] exitCodeListStrings;
+            private Map<String, String> exitCodeList;
+            private int width = DEFAULT_USAGE_WIDTH;
+
+            private final Interpolator interpolator;
+            private Messages messages;
+            private Boolean adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters;
+
+            public UsageMessageSpec() { this(null); }
+            UsageMessageSpec(Interpolator interpolator) { this.interpolator = interpolator; }
+
+            /**
+             * Sets the maximum usage help message width to the specified value. Longer values are wrapped.
+             * @param newValue the new maximum usage help message width. Must be 55 or greater.
+             * @return this {@code UsageMessageSpec} for method chaining
+             * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified width is less than 55
+             */
+            public UsageMessageSpec width(int newValue) {
+                if (newValue < MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Invalid usage message width " + newValue + ". Minimum value is " + MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH);
+                }
+                width = newValue; return this;
+            }
+
+            private static int getSysPropertyWidthOrDefault(int defaultWidth) {
+                String userValue = System.getProperty("picocli.usage.width");
+                if (userValue == null) { return defaultWidth; }
+                try {
+                    int width = Integer.parseInt(userValue);
+                    if (width < MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH) {
+                        new Tracer().warn("Invalid picocli.usage.width value %d. Using minimum usage width %d.%n", width, MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH);
+                        return MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH;
+                    }
+                    return width;
+                } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
+                    new Tracer().warn("Invalid picocli.usage.width value '%s'. Using usage width %d.%n", userValue, defaultWidth);
+                    return defaultWidth;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the maximum usage help message width. Derived from system property {@code "picocli.usage.width"}
+             * if set, otherwise returns the value set via the {@link #width(int)} method, or if not set, the {@linkplain #DEFAULT_USAGE_WIDTH default width}.
+             * @return the maximum usage help message width. Never returns less than 55. */
+            public int width() { return getSysPropertyWidthOrDefault(width); }
+
+            /** Returns the help section renderers for the predefined section keys. see: {@link #sectionKeys()} */
+            private Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> createHelpSectionRendererMap() {
+                Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> result = new HashMap<String, IHelpSectionRenderer>();
+
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING,         new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.headerHeading(); } });
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_HEADER,                 new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.header(); } });
+                //e.g. Usage:
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING,       new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.synopsisHeading(); } });
+                //e.g. &lt;main class&gt; [OPTIONS] &lt;command&gt; [COMMAND-OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS,               new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.synopsis(help.synopsisHeadingLength()); } });
+                //e.g. %nDescription:%n%n
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING,    new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.descriptionHeading(); } });
+                //e.g. {"Converts foos to bars.", "Use options to control conversion mode."}
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION,            new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.description(); } });
+                //e.g. %nPositional parameters:%n%n
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING, new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.parameterListHeading(); } });
+                //e.g. [FILE...] the files to convert
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST,         new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.parameterList(); } });
+                //e.g. %nOptions:%n%n
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING,    new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.optionListHeading(); } });
+                //e.g. -h, --help   displays this help and exits
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST,            new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.optionList(); } });
+                //e.g. %nCommands:%n%n
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING,   new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.commandListHeading(); } });
+                //e.g.    add       adds the frup to the frooble
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST,           new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.commandList(); } });
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING, new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.exitCodeListHeading(); } });
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST,         new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.exitCodeList(); } });
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING,         new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.footerHeading(); } });
+                result.put(SECTION_KEY_FOOTER,                 new IHelpSectionRenderer() { public String render(Help help) { return help.footer(); } });
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * Returns the section keys in the order that the usage help message should render the sections.
+             * This ordering may be modified with the {@link #sectionKeys(List) sectionKeys setter}. The default keys are (in order):
+             * <ol start="0">
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING SECTION_KEY_HEADER_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_HEADER SECTION_KEY_HEADER}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS SECTION_KEY_SYNOPSIS}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION SECTION_KEY_DESCRIPTION}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST SECTION_KEY_PARAMETER_LIST}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST SECTION_KEY_OPTION_LIST}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST SECTION_KEY_COMMAND_LIST}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST SECTION_KEY_EXIT_CODE_LIST}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING SECTION_KEY_FOOTER_HEADING}</li>
+             *   <li>{@link UsageMessageSpec#SECTION_KEY_FOOTER SECTION_KEY_FOOTER}</li>
+             * </ol>
+             * @since 3.9
+             */
+            public List<String> sectionKeys() { return sectionKeys; }
+
+            /**
+             * Sets the section keys in the order that the usage help message should render the sections.
+             * @see #sectionKeys
+             * @since 3.9
+             */
+            public UsageMessageSpec sectionKeys(List<String> keys) { sectionKeys = Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<String>(keys)); return this; }
+
+            /**
+             * Returns the map of section keys and renderers used to construct the usage help message.
+             * The usage help message can be customized by adding, replacing and removing section renderers from this map.
+             * Sections can be reordered with the {@link #sectionKeys(List) sectionKeys setter}.
+             * Sections that are either not in this map or not in the list returned by {@link #sectionKeys() sectionKeys} are omitted.
+             * @see #sectionKeys
+             * @since 3.9
+             */
+            public Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> sectionMap() { return helpSectionRendererMap; }
+
+            /**
+             * Sets the map of section keys and renderers used to construct the usage help message to a copy of the specified map.
+             * @param map the mapping of section keys to their renderers, must be non-{@code null}.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining
+             * @see #sectionKeys
+             * @see #setHelpSectionMap(Map)
+             * @since 3.9
+             */
+            public UsageMessageSpec sectionMap(Map<String, IHelpSectionRenderer> map) { this.helpSectionRendererMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, IHelpSectionRenderer>(map); return this; }
+
+            /** Returns the {@code IHelpFactory} that is used to construct the usage help message.
+             * @see #setHelpFactory(IHelpFactory)
+             * @since 3.9
+             */
+            public IHelpFactory helpFactory() {
+                if (helpFactory == null) {
+                    helpFactory = new DefaultHelpFactory();
+                }
+                return helpFactory;
+            }
+
+            /** Sets a new {@code IHelpFactory} to customize the usage help message.
+             * @param helpFactory the new help factory. Must be non-{@code null}.
+             * @return this {@code UsageMessageSpec} object, to allow method chaining
+             */
+            public UsageMessageSpec helpFactory(IHelpFactory helpFactory) {
+                this.helpFactory = Assert.notNull(helpFactory, "helpFactory");
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            private String   interpolate(String value)    { return interpolator == null ? value  : interpolator.interpolate(value); }
+            private String[] interpolate(String[] values) { return interpolator == null ? values : interpolator.interpolate(values); }
+            private String str(String localized, String value, String defaultValue) {
+                return interpolate(localized != null ? localized : (value != null ? value : defaultValue));
+            }
+            private String[] arr(String[] localized, String[] value, String[] defaultValue) {
+                return interpolate(localized != null ? localized : (value != null ? value.clone() : defaultValue));
+            }
+            private String   resourceStr(String key) { return messages == null ? null : messages.getString(key, null); }
+            private String[] resourceArr(String key) { return messages == null ? null : messages.getStringArray(key, null); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the header section. Initialized from {@link Command#headerHeading()}, or {@code ""} (empty string). */
+            public String headerHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.headerHeading"), headerHeading, DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional header lines displayed at the top of the help message. For subcommands, the first header line is
+             * displayed in the list of commands. Values are initialized from {@link Command#header()}
+             * if the {@code Command} annotation is present, otherwise this is an empty array and the help message has no
+             * header. Applications may programmatically set this field to create a custom help message. */
+            public String[] header() { return arr(resourceArr("usage.header"), header, DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the synopsis. Initialized from {@link Command#synopsisHeading()}, {@code "Usage: "} by default. */
+            public String synopsisHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.synopsisHeading"), synopsisHeading, DEFAULT_SYNOPSIS_HEADING); }
+
+            /** Returns whether the synopsis line(s) should show an abbreviated synopsis without detailed option names. */
+            public boolean abbreviateSynopsis() { return (abbreviateSynopsis == null) ? DEFAULT_ABBREVIATE_SYNOPSIS : abbreviateSynopsis; }
+
+            /** Returns the optional custom synopsis lines to use instead of the auto-generated synopsis.
+             * Initialized from {@link Command#customSynopsis()} if the {@code Command} annotation is present,
+             * otherwise this is an empty array and the synopsis is generated.
+             * Applications may programmatically set this field to create a custom help message. */
+            public String[] customSynopsis() { return arr(resourceArr("usage.customSynopsis"), customSynopsis, DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the description section. Initialized from {@link Command#descriptionHeading()}, or null. */
+            public String descriptionHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.descriptionHeading"), descriptionHeading, DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional text lines to use as the description of the help message, displayed between the synopsis and the
+             * options list. Initialized from {@link Command#description()} if the {@code Command} annotation is present,
+             * otherwise this is an empty array and the help message has no description.
+             * Applications may programmatically set this field to create a custom help message. */
+            public String[] description() { return arr(resourceArr("usage.description"), description, DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the parameter list. Initialized from {@link Command#parameterListHeading()}, or null. */
+            public String parameterListHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.parameterListHeading"), parameterListHeading, DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the options list. Initialized from {@link Command#optionListHeading()}, or null. */
+            public String optionListHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.optionListHeading"), optionListHeading, DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE); }
+
+            /** Returns whether the options list in the usage help message should be sorted alphabetically. */
+            public boolean sortOptions() { return (sortOptions == null) ? DEFAULT_SORT_OPTIONS : sortOptions; }
+
+            /** Returns the character used to prefix required options in the options list. */
+            public char requiredOptionMarker() { return (requiredOptionMarker == null) ? DEFAULT_REQUIRED_OPTION_MARKER : requiredOptionMarker; }
+
+            /** Returns whether the options list in the usage help message should show default values for all non-boolean options. */
+            public boolean showDefaultValues() { return (showDefaultValues == null) ? DEFAULT_SHOW_DEFAULT_VALUES : showDefaultValues; }
+
+            /**
+             * Returns whether this command should be hidden from the usage help message of the parent command.
+             * @return {@code true} if this command should not appear in the usage help message of the parent command
+             */
+            public boolean hidden() { return (hidden == null) ? DEFAULT_HIDDEN : hidden; }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the subcommand list. Initialized from {@link Command#commandListHeading()}. {@code "Commands:%n"} by default. */
+            public String commandListHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.commandListHeading"), commandListHeading, DEFAULT_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the exit codes section, may contain {@code "%n"} line separators. {@code ""} (empty string) by default. */
+            public String exitCodeListHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.exitCodeListHeading"), exitCodeListHeading, DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE); }
+
+            /** Returns an unmodifiable map with values to be displayed in the exit codes section: keys are exit codes, values are descriptions.
+             * Descriptions may contain {@code "%n"} line separators.
+             * Callers may be interested in the {@link UsageMessageSpec#keyValuesMap(String...) keyValuesMap} method for creating a map from a list of {@code "key:value"} Strings.
+             * <p>This may be configured in a resource bundle by listing up multiple {@code "key:value"} pairs. For example:</p>
+             * <pre>
+             * usage.exitCodeList.0 = 0:Successful program execution.
+             * usage.exitCodeList.1 = 64:Invalid input: an unknown option or invalid parameter was specified.
+             * usage.exitCodeList.2 = 70:Execution exception: an exception occurred while executing the business logic.
+             * </pre>
+             * @return an unmodifiable map with values to be displayed in the exit codes section, or an empty map if no exit codes are {@linkplain #exitCodeList(Map) registered}.
+             * @see #keyValuesMap(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public Map<String, String> exitCodeList() {
+                String[] bundleValues = resourceArr("usage.exitCodeList");
+                if (bundleValues == null && exitCodeList != null) { return exitCodeList; }
+                Map<String, String> result = keyValuesMap(arr(bundleValues, exitCodeListStrings, DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE));
+                return result == null ? Collections.<String, String>emptyMap() : Collections.unmodifiableMap(result);
+            }
+
+            /** Creates and returns a {@code Map} that contains an entry for each specified String that is in {@code "key:value"} format.
+             * @param entries the strings to process; values that are not in {@code "key:value"} format are ignored
+             * @return a {@code Map} with an entry for each line, preserving the input order
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public static Map<String, String> keyValuesMap(String... entries) {
+                Map<String, String> result = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
+                if (entries == null) { return result; }
+                for (int i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+                    int pos = entries[i].indexOf(':');
+                    if (pos >= 0) {
+                        result.put(entries[i].substring(0, pos), entries[i].substring(pos + 1));
+                    } else {
+                        new Tracer().info("Ignoring line at index %d: cannot split '%s' into 'key:value'%n", i, entries[i]);
+                    }
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the optional heading preceding the footer section. Initialized from {@link Command#footerHeading()}, or {@code ""} (empty string). */
+            public String footerHeading() { return str(resourceStr("usage.footerHeading"), footerHeading, DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE); }
+
+            /** Returns the optional footer text lines displayed at the bottom of the help message. Initialized from
+             * {@link Command#footer()} if the {@code Command} annotation is present, otherwise this is an empty array and
+             * the help message has no footer.
+             * Applications may programmatically set this field to create a custom help message. */
+            public String[] footer() { return arr(resourceArr("usage.footer"), footer, DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE); }
+
+            /** Sets the heading preceding the header section. Initialized from {@link Command#headerHeading()}, or null.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec headerHeading(String headerHeading) { this.headerHeading = headerHeading; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets the optional header lines displayed at the top of the help message. For subcommands, the first header line is
+             * displayed in the list of commands.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec header(String... header) { this.header = header; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets the optional heading preceding the synopsis.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec synopsisHeading(String newValue) {synopsisHeading = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets whether the synopsis line(s) should show an abbreviated synopsis without detailed option names.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec abbreviateSynopsis(boolean newValue) {abbreviateSynopsis = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the optional custom synopsis lines to use instead of the auto-generated synopsis.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec customSynopsis(String... customSynopsis) { this.customSynopsis = customSynopsis; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets the heading preceding the description section.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec descriptionHeading(String newValue) {descriptionHeading = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the optional text lines to use as the description of the help message, displayed between the synopsis and the
+             * options list.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec description(String... description) { this.description = description; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets the optional heading preceding the parameter list.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec parameterListHeading(String newValue) {parameterListHeading = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the heading preceding the options list.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec optionListHeading(String newValue) {optionListHeading = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets whether the options list in the usage help message should be sorted alphabetically.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec sortOptions(boolean newValue) {sortOptions = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the character used to prefix required options in the options list.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec requiredOptionMarker(char newValue) {requiredOptionMarker = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets whether the options list in the usage help message should show default values for all non-boolean options.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec showDefaultValues(boolean newValue) {showDefaultValues = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /**
+             * Set the hidden flag on this command to control whether to show or hide it in the help usage text of the parent command.
+             * @param value enable or disable the hidden flag
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining
+             * @see Command#hidden() */
+            public UsageMessageSpec hidden(boolean value) { hidden = value; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets the optional heading preceding the subcommand list.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec commandListHeading(String newValue) {commandListHeading = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the optional heading preceding the exit codes section, may contain {@code "%n"} line separators. {@code ""} (empty string) by default.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public UsageMessageSpec exitCodeListHeading(String newValue) { exitCodeListHeading = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the values to be displayed in the exit codes section: keys are exit codes, values are descriptions.
+             * Descriptions may contain {@code "%n"} line separators.
+             * <p>This may be configured in a resource bundle by listing up multiple {@code "key:value"} pairs. For example:</p>
+             * <pre>
+             * usage.exitCodeList.0 = 0:Successful program execution.
+             * usage.exitCodeList.1 = 64:Invalid input: an unknown option or invalid parameter was specified.
+             * usage.exitCodeList.2 = 70:Execution exception: an exception occurred while executing the business logic.
+             * </pre>
+             * @param newValue a map with values to be displayed in the exit codes section
+             * @see #keyValuesMap(String...)
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public UsageMessageSpec exitCodeList(Map<String, String> newValue) { exitCodeList = newValue == null ? null : Collections.unmodifiableMap(new LinkedHashMap<String, String>(newValue)); return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the optional heading preceding the footer section.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec footerHeading(String newValue) {footerHeading = newValue; return this;}
+
+            /** Sets the optional footer text lines displayed at the bottom of the help message.
+             * @return this UsageMessageSpec for method chaining */
+            public UsageMessageSpec footer(String... footer) { this.footer = footer; return this; }
+            /** Returns the Messages for this usage help message specification, or {@code null}.
+             * @return the Messages object that encapsulates this {@linkplain CommandSpec#resourceBundle() command's resource bundle}
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public Messages messages() { return messages; }
+            /** Sets the Messages for this usageMessage specification, and returns this UsageMessageSpec.
+             * @param msgs the new Messages value that encapsulates this {@linkplain CommandSpec#resourceBundle() command's resource bundle}, may be {@code null}
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public UsageMessageSpec messages(Messages msgs) { messages = msgs; return this; }
+            /**
+             * Returns whether line breaks should take wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters into account for line-breaking purposes.
+             * @return true if wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters are counted as double the size of other characters for line-breaking purposes
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public boolean adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters() { return adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters == null ? DEFAULT_ADJUST_CJK : adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters; }
+            /** Sets whether line breaks should take wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters into account, and returns this UsageMessageSpec.
+             * @param adjustForWideChars if true, wide Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters are counted as double the size of other characters for line-breaking purposes
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public UsageMessageSpec adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters(boolean adjustForWideChars) { adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters = adjustForWideChars; return this; }
+
+            void updateFromCommand(Command cmd, CommandSpec commandSpec, boolean loadResourceBundle) {
+                if (!empty(cmd.resourceBundle())) { // else preserve superclass bundle
+                    if (loadResourceBundle) { // error if resource bundle does not exist
+                        messages(new Messages(commandSpec, cmd.resourceBundle()));
+                    } else {
+                        ResourceBundle rb = null; // from annotation processor, we may not be able to load the ResourceBundle
+                        try { rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle(cmd.resourceBundle()); } catch (MissingResourceException ignored) {}
+                        messages(new Messages(commandSpec, cmd.resourceBundle(), rb));
+                    }
+                }
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.synopsisHeading(), DEFAULT_SYNOPSIS_HEADING))            {synopsisHeading = cmd.synopsisHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.commandListHeading(), DEFAULT_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING))     {commandListHeading = cmd.commandListHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.requiredOptionMarker(), DEFAULT_REQUIRED_OPTION_MARKER)) {requiredOptionMarker = cmd.requiredOptionMarker();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.abbreviateSynopsis(), DEFAULT_ABBREVIATE_SYNOPSIS))      {abbreviateSynopsis = cmd.abbreviateSynopsis();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.sortOptions(), DEFAULT_SORT_OPTIONS))                    {sortOptions = cmd.sortOptions();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.showDefaultValues(), DEFAULT_SHOW_DEFAULT_VALUES))       {showDefaultValues = cmd.showDefaultValues();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.hidden(), DEFAULT_HIDDEN))                               {hidden = cmd.hidden();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.customSynopsis(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                   {customSynopsis = cmd.customSynopsis().clone();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.description(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                      {description = cmd.description().clone();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.descriptionHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))             {descriptionHeading = cmd.descriptionHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.header(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                           {header = cmd.header().clone();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.headerHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))                  {headerHeading = cmd.headerHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.exitCodeList(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                     {exitCodeListStrings = cmd.exitCodeList().clone();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.exitCodeListHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))            {exitCodeListHeading = cmd.exitCodeListHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.footer(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                           {footer = cmd.footer().clone();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.footerHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))                  {footerHeading = cmd.footerHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.parameterListHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))           {parameterListHeading = cmd.parameterListHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.optionListHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))              {optionListHeading = cmd.optionListHeading();}
+                if (isNonDefault(cmd.usageHelpWidth(), DEFAULT_USAGE_WIDTH))                  {width(cmd.usageHelpWidth());} // validate
+            }
+            void initFromMixin(UsageMessageSpec mixin, CommandSpec commandSpec) {
+                if (initializable(synopsisHeading, mixin.synopsisHeading(), DEFAULT_SYNOPSIS_HEADING))                 {synopsisHeading = mixin.synopsisHeading();}
+                if (initializable(commandListHeading, mixin.commandListHeading(), DEFAULT_COMMAND_LIST_HEADING))       {commandListHeading = mixin.commandListHeading();}
+                if (initializable(requiredOptionMarker, mixin.requiredOptionMarker(), DEFAULT_REQUIRED_OPTION_MARKER)) {requiredOptionMarker = mixin.requiredOptionMarker();}
+                if (initializable(abbreviateSynopsis, mixin.abbreviateSynopsis(), DEFAULT_ABBREVIATE_SYNOPSIS))        {abbreviateSynopsis = mixin.abbreviateSynopsis();}
+                if (initializable(sortOptions, mixin.sortOptions(), DEFAULT_SORT_OPTIONS))                             {sortOptions = mixin.sortOptions();}
+                if (initializable(showDefaultValues, mixin.showDefaultValues(), DEFAULT_SHOW_DEFAULT_VALUES))          {showDefaultValues = mixin.showDefaultValues();}
+                if (initializable(hidden, mixin.hidden(), DEFAULT_HIDDEN))                                             {hidden = mixin.hidden();}
+                if (initializable(customSynopsis, mixin.customSynopsis(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                         {customSynopsis = mixin.customSynopsis().clone();}
+                if (initializable(description, mixin.description(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                               {description = mixin.description().clone();}
+                if (initializable(descriptionHeading, mixin.descriptionHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))               {descriptionHeading = mixin.descriptionHeading();}
+                if (initializable(header, mixin.header(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                                         {header = mixin.header().clone();}
+                if (initializable(headerHeading, mixin.headerHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))                         {headerHeading = mixin.headerHeading();}
+                if (initializable(exitCodeList, mixin.exitCodeList(), Collections.emptyMap()) && exitCodeListStrings == null) {exitCodeList = Collections.unmodifiableMap(new LinkedHashMap<String, String>(mixin.exitCodeList()));}
+                if (initializable(exitCodeListHeading, mixin.exitCodeListHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))             {exitCodeListHeading = mixin.exitCodeListHeading();}
+                if (initializable(footer, mixin.footer(), DEFAULT_MULTI_LINE))                                         {footer = mixin.footer().clone();}
+                if (initializable(footerHeading, mixin.footerHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))                         {footerHeading = mixin.footerHeading();}
+                if (initializable(parameterListHeading, mixin.parameterListHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))           {parameterListHeading = mixin.parameterListHeading();}
+                if (initializable(optionListHeading, mixin.optionListHeading(), DEFAULT_SINGLE_VALUE))                 {optionListHeading = mixin.optionListHeading();}
+                if (Messages.empty(messages) && Messages.resourceBundleBaseName(messages) == null) { messages(Messages.copy(commandSpec, mixin.messages())); }
+                if (initializable(adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters, mixin.adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters(), DEFAULT_ADJUST_CJK)) {adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters = mixin.adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters();}
+            }
+            void initFrom(UsageMessageSpec settings, CommandSpec commandSpec) {
+                description = settings.description;
+                customSynopsis = settings.customSynopsis;
+                header = settings.header;
+                footer = settings.footer;
+                abbreviateSynopsis = settings.abbreviateSynopsis;
+                sortOptions = settings.sortOptions;
+                showDefaultValues = settings.showDefaultValues;
+                hidden = settings.hidden;
+                requiredOptionMarker = settings.requiredOptionMarker;
+                headerHeading = settings.headerHeading;
+                synopsisHeading = settings.synopsisHeading;
+                descriptionHeading = settings.descriptionHeading;
+                parameterListHeading = settings.parameterListHeading;
+                optionListHeading = settings.optionListHeading;
+                commandListHeading = settings.commandListHeading;
+                footerHeading = settings.footerHeading;
+                width = settings.width;
+                messages = Messages.copy(commandSpec, settings.messages());
+                adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters = settings.adjustLineBreaksForWideCJKCharacters;
+            }
+        }
+        /** Models parser configuration specification.
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static class ParserSpec {
+
+            /** Constant String holding the default separator between options and option parameters: <code>{@value}</code>.*/
+            static final String DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = "=";
+            private String separator;
+            private boolean stopAtUnmatched = false;
+            private boolean stopAtPositional = false;
+            private String endOfOptionsDelimiter = "--";
+            private boolean toggleBooleanFlags = false;
+            private boolean overwrittenOptionsAllowed = false;
+            private boolean unmatchedArgumentsAllowed = false;
+            private boolean expandAtFiles = true;
+            private boolean useSimplifiedAtFiles = false;
+            private Character atFileCommentChar = '#';
+            private boolean posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed = true;
+            private boolean unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams = false;
+            private boolean limitSplit = false;
+            private boolean aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam = false;
+            private boolean collectErrors = false;
+            private boolean caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed = false;
+            private boolean trimQuotes = shouldTrimQuotes();
+            private boolean splitQuotedStrings = false;
+
+            /** Returns the String to use as the separator between options and option parameters. {@code "="} by default,
+             * initialized from {@link Command#separator()} if defined.*/
+            public String separator() { return (separator == null) ? DEFAULT_SEPARATOR : separator; }
+
+            /** @see CommandLine#isStopAtUnmatched() */
+            public boolean stopAtUnmatched()                   { return stopAtUnmatched; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isStopAtPositional() */
+            public boolean stopAtPositional()                  { return stopAtPositional; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#getEndOfOptionsDelimiter()
+             * @since 3.5 */
+            public String endOfOptionsDelimiter()             { return endOfOptionsDelimiter; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isToggleBooleanFlags() */
+            public boolean toggleBooleanFlags()                { return toggleBooleanFlags; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isOverwrittenOptionsAllowed() */
+            public boolean overwrittenOptionsAllowed()         { return overwrittenOptionsAllowed; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed() */
+            public boolean unmatchedArgumentsAllowed()         { return unmatchedArgumentsAllowed; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isExpandAtFiles() */
+            public boolean expandAtFiles()                     { return expandAtFiles; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#getAtFileCommentChar()
+             * @since 3.5 */
+            public Character atFileCommentChar()               { return atFileCommentChar; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isUseSimplifiedAtFiles()
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public boolean useSimplifiedAtFiles()              {
+                String value = System.getProperty("picocli.useSimplifiedAtFiles");
+                if (value != null) {
+                    return "".equals(value) || Boolean.valueOf(value);
+                }
+                return useSimplifiedAtFiles;
+            }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isPosixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed() */
+            public boolean posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed() { return posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isCaseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed()
+             * @since 3.4 */
+            public boolean caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed()  { return caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isTrimQuotes()
+             * @since 3.7 */
+            public boolean trimQuotes()  { return trimQuotes; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isSplitQuotedStrings()
+             * @since 3.7 */
+            public boolean splitQuotedStrings()  { return splitQuotedStrings; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#isUnmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams() */
+            public boolean unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams() { return unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams; }
+            private boolean splitFirst()                       { return limitSplit(); }
+            /** Returns true if arguments should be split first before any further processing and the number of
+             * parts resulting from the split is limited to the max arity of the argument. */
+            public boolean limitSplit()                        { return limitSplit; }
+            /** Returns true if options with attached arguments should not consume subsequent arguments and should not validate arity. The default is {@code false}. */
+            public boolean aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam() { return aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam; }
+            /** Returns true if exceptions during parsing should be collected instead of thrown.
+             * Multiple errors may be encountered during parsing. These can be obtained from {@link ParseResult#errors()}.
+             * @since 3.2 */
+            public boolean collectErrors()                     { return collectErrors; }
+
+            /** Sets the String to use as the separator between options and option parameters.
+             * @return this ParserSpec for method chaining */
+            public ParserSpec separator(String separator)                                  { this.separator = separator; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setStopAtUnmatched(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec stopAtUnmatched(boolean stopAtUnmatched)                     { this.stopAtUnmatched = stopAtUnmatched; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setStopAtPositional(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec stopAtPositional(boolean stopAtPositional)                   { this.stopAtPositional = stopAtPositional; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setEndOfOptionsDelimiter(String)
+             * @since 3.5 */
+            public ParserSpec endOfOptionsDelimiter(String delimiter)                      { this.endOfOptionsDelimiter = Assert.notNull(delimiter, "end-of-options delimiter"); return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setToggleBooleanFlags(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec toggleBooleanFlags(boolean toggleBooleanFlags)               { this.toggleBooleanFlags = toggleBooleanFlags; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setOverwrittenOptionsAllowed(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec overwrittenOptionsAllowed(boolean overwrittenOptionsAllowed) { this.overwrittenOptionsAllowed = overwrittenOptionsAllowed; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setUnmatchedArgumentsAllowed(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec unmatchedArgumentsAllowed(boolean unmatchedArgumentsAllowed) { this.unmatchedArgumentsAllowed = unmatchedArgumentsAllowed; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setExpandAtFiles(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec expandAtFiles(boolean expandAtFiles)                         { this.expandAtFiles = expandAtFiles; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setAtFileCommentChar(Character)
+             * @since 3.5 */
+            public ParserSpec atFileCommentChar(Character atFileCommentChar)               { this.atFileCommentChar = atFileCommentChar; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setUseSimplifiedAtFiles(boolean)
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public ParserSpec useSimplifiedAtFiles(boolean useSimplifiedAtFiles)           { this.useSimplifiedAtFiles = useSimplifiedAtFiles; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setPosixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed(boolean posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed) { this.posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed = posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setCaseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed(boolean)
+             * @since 3.4 */
+            public ParserSpec caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed(boolean caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed) { this.caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed = caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setTrimQuotes(boolean)
+             * @since 3.7 */
+            public ParserSpec trimQuotes(boolean trimQuotes) { this.trimQuotes = trimQuotes; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setSplitQuotedStrings(boolean)
+             * @since 3.7 */
+            public ParserSpec splitQuotedStrings(boolean splitQuotedStrings)  { this.splitQuotedStrings = splitQuotedStrings; return this; }
+            /** @see CommandLine#setUnmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams(boolean) */
+            public ParserSpec unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams(boolean unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams) { this.unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams = unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams; return this; }
+            /** Sets whether exceptions during parsing should be collected instead of thrown.
+             * Multiple errors may be encountered during parsing. These can be obtained from {@link ParseResult#errors()}.
+             * @since 3.2 */
+            public ParserSpec collectErrors(boolean collectErrors)                         { this.collectErrors = collectErrors; return this; }
+
+            /** Returns true if options with attached arguments should not consume subsequent arguments and should not validate arity. The default is {@code false}.*/
+            public ParserSpec aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam(boolean newValue) { aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam = newValue; return this; }
+
+            /** Sets whether arguments should be {@linkplain ArgSpec#splitRegex() split} first before any further processing.
+             * If true, the original argument will only be split into as many parts as allowed by max arity. */
+            public ParserSpec limitSplit(boolean limitSplit)                               { this.limitSplit = limitSplit; return this; }
+
+            private boolean shouldTrimQuotes() {
+                String value = System.getProperty("picocli.trimQuotes");
+                if ("".equals(value)) { value = "true"; }
+                return Boolean.valueOf(value);
+            }
+
+            void initSeparator(String value)   { if (initializable(separator, value, DEFAULT_SEPARATOR)) {separator = value;} }
+            void updateSeparator(String value) { if (isNonDefault(value, DEFAULT_SEPARATOR))             {separator = value;} }
+            public String toString() {
+                return String.format("posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed=%s, stopAtPositional=%s, stopAtUnmatched=%s, " +
+                                "separator=%s, overwrittenOptionsAllowed=%s, unmatchedArgumentsAllowed=%s, expandAtFiles=%s, " +
+                                "atFileCommentChar=%s, useSimplifiedAtFiles=%s, endOfOptionsDelimiter=%s, limitSplit=%s, aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam=%s, " +
+                                "toggleBooleanFlags=%s, unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams=%s, collectErrors=%s," +
+                                "caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed=%s, trimQuotes=%s, splitQuotedStrings=%s",
+                        posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed, stopAtPositional, stopAtUnmatched,
+                        separator, overwrittenOptionsAllowed, unmatchedArgumentsAllowed, expandAtFiles,
+                        atFileCommentChar, useSimplifiedAtFiles, endOfOptionsDelimiter, limitSplit, aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam,
+                        toggleBooleanFlags, unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams, collectErrors,
+                        caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed, trimQuotes, splitQuotedStrings);
+            }
+
+            void initFrom(ParserSpec settings) {
+                separator = settings.separator;
+                stopAtUnmatched = settings.stopAtUnmatched;
+                stopAtPositional = settings.stopAtPositional;
+                endOfOptionsDelimiter = settings.endOfOptionsDelimiter;
+                toggleBooleanFlags = settings.toggleBooleanFlags;
+                overwrittenOptionsAllowed = settings.overwrittenOptionsAllowed;
+                unmatchedArgumentsAllowed = settings.unmatchedArgumentsAllowed;
+                expandAtFiles = settings.expandAtFiles;
+                atFileCommentChar = settings.atFileCommentChar;
+                posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed = settings.posixClusteredShortOptionsAllowed;
+                unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams = settings.unmatchedOptionsArePositionalParams;
+                limitSplit = settings.limitSplit;
+                aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam = settings.aritySatisfiedByAttachedOptionParam;
+                collectErrors = settings.collectErrors;
+                caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed = settings.caseInsensitiveEnumValuesAllowed;
+                trimQuotes = settings.trimQuotes;
+                splitQuotedStrings = settings.splitQuotedStrings;
+            }
+        }
+        /** Models the shared attributes of {@link OptionSpec} and {@link PositionalParamSpec}.
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public abstract static class ArgSpec {
+            static final String DESCRIPTION_VARIABLE_DEFAULT_VALUE = "${DEFAULT-VALUE}";
+            static final String DESCRIPTION_VARIABLE_COMPLETION_CANDIDATES = "${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}";
+            private static final String NO_DEFAULT_VALUE = "__no_default_value__";
+
+            // help-related fields
+            private final boolean hidden;
+            private final String paramLabel;
+            private final boolean hideParamSyntax;
+            private final String[] description;
+            private final String descriptionKey;
+            private final Help.Visibility showDefaultValue;
+            private Messages messages;
+            CommandSpec commandSpec;
+            private ArgGroupSpec group;
+            private final Object userObject;
+
+            // parser fields
+            private final boolean interactive;
+            private final boolean required;
+            private final String splitRegex;
+            private final ITypeInfo typeInfo;
+            private final ITypeConverter<?>[] converters;
+            private final Iterable<String> completionCandidates;
+            private final String defaultValue;
+            private final Object initialValue;
+            private final boolean hasInitialValue;
+            private final IGetter getter;
+            private final ISetter setter;
+            private final IScope scope;
+            private Range arity;
+            private List<String> stringValues = new ArrayList<String>();
+            private List<String> originalStringValues = new ArrayList<String>();
+            protected String toString;
+            private List<Object> typedValues = new ArrayList<Object>();
+            Map<Integer, Object> typedValueAtPosition = new TreeMap<Integer, Object>();
+
+            /** Constructs a new {@code ArgSpec}. */
+            private <T extends Builder<T>> ArgSpec(Builder<T> builder) {
+                userObject = builder.userObject;
+                description = builder.description == null ? new String[0] : builder.description;
+                descriptionKey = builder.descriptionKey;
+                splitRegex = builder.splitRegex == null ? "" : builder.splitRegex;
+                paramLabel = empty(builder.paramLabel) ? "PARAM" : builder.paramLabel;
+                hideParamSyntax = builder.hideParamSyntax;
+                converters = builder.converters == null ? new ITypeConverter<?>[0] : builder.converters;
+                showDefaultValue = builder.showDefaultValue == null ? Help.Visibility.ON_DEMAND : builder.showDefaultValue;
+                hidden = builder.hidden;
+                interactive = builder.interactive;
+                initialValue = builder.initialValue;
+                hasInitialValue = builder.hasInitialValue;
+                defaultValue = NO_DEFAULT_VALUE.equals(builder.defaultValue) ? null : builder.defaultValue;
+                required = builder.required;
+                toString = builder.toString;
+                getter = builder.getter;
+                setter = builder.setter;
+                scope  = builder.scope;
+
+                Range tempArity = builder.arity;
+                if (tempArity == null) {
+                    if (interactive) {
+                        tempArity = Range.valueOf("0");
+                    } else if (isOption()) {
+                        tempArity = (builder.type == null || isBoolean(builder.type)) ? Range.valueOf("0") : Range.valueOf("1");
+                    } else {
+                        tempArity = Range.valueOf("1");
+                    }
+                    tempArity = tempArity.unspecified(true);
+                }
+                arity = tempArity;
+
+                if (builder.typeInfo == null) {
+                    this.typeInfo = RuntimeTypeInfo.create(builder.type, builder.auxiliaryTypes,
+                            Collections.<String>emptyList(), arity, (isOption() ? boolean.class : String.class), interactive);
+                } else {
+                    this.typeInfo = builder.typeInfo;
+                }
+
+                if (builder.completionCandidates == null && typeInfo.isEnum()) {
+                    List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
+                    for (Object c : typeInfo.getEnumConstantNames()) { list.add(c.toString()); }
+                    completionCandidates = Collections.unmodifiableList(list);
+                } else {
+                    completionCandidates = builder.completionCandidates;
+                }
+                if (interactive && !arity.isValidForInteractiveArgs()) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Interactive options and positional parameters are only supported for arity=0 and arity=0..1; not for arity=" + arity);
+                }
+            }
+            void applyInitialValue(Tracer tracer) {
+                if (hasInitialValue()) {
+                    try {
+                        setter().set(initialValue());
+                        tracer.debug("Set initial value for %s of type %s to %s.%n", this, type(), String.valueOf(initialValue()));
+                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                        tracer.warn("Could not set initial value for %s of type %s to %s: %s%n", this, type(), String.valueOf(initialValue()), ex);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    tracer.debug("Initial value not available for %s%n", this);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns whether this is a required option or positional parameter without a default value.
+             * If this argument is part of a {@linkplain ArgGroup group}, this method returns whether this argument is required <em>within the group</em> (so it is not necessarily a required argument for the command).
+             * @see Option#required() */
+            public boolean required() {
+                //#261 not required if it has a default; #676 default value may be a variable
+                return required && defaultValue() == null && defaultValueFromProvider() == null;
+            }
+            /** Returns whether this option will prompt the user to enter a value on the command line.
+             * @see Option#interactive() */
+            public boolean interactive()   { return interactive; }
+
+            /** Returns the description of this option or positional parameter, after all variables have been rendered,
+             * including the {@code ${DEFAULT-VALUE}} and {@code ${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}} variables.
+             * Use {@link CommandSpec#interpolateVariables(Boolean)} to switch off variable expansion if needed.
+             * <p>
+             * If a resource bundle has been {@linkplain ArgSpec#messages(Messages) set}, this method will first try to find a value in the resource bundle:
+             * If the resource bundle has no entry for the {@code fully qualified commandName + "." + descriptionKey} or for the unqualified {@code descriptionKey},
+             * an attempt is made to find the option or positional parameter description using any of the
+             * {@linkplain #getAdditionalDescriptionKeys() additional description keys}, first with the {@code fully qualified commandName + "."} prefix, then without.
+             * </p>
+             * @see CommandSpec#qualifiedName(String)
+             * @see #getAdditionalDescriptionKeys()
+             * @see Parameters#description()
+             * @see Option#description() */
+            public String[] description()  {
+                String[] result = description.clone();
+                if (messages() != null) { // localize if possible
+                    String[] newValue = messages().getStringArray(descriptionKey(), null);
+                    if (newValue == null) {
+                        for (String name : getAdditionalDescriptionKeys()) {
+                            newValue = messages().getStringArray(name, null);
+                            if (newValue != null) { result = newValue; break; }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        result = newValue;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (commandSpec == null || commandSpec.interpolateVariables()) { // expand variables
+                    result = expandVariables(result);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            /** Subclasses should override to return a collection of additional description keys that may be used to find
+             * description text for this option or positional parameter in the resource bundle.
+             * @see OptionSpec#getAdditionalDescriptionKeys()
+             * @see PositionalParamSpec#getAdditionalDescriptionKeys()
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            protected abstract Collection<String> getAdditionalDescriptionKeys();
+
+            /** Returns the description key of this arg spec, used to get the description from a resource bundle.
+             * @see Option#descriptionKey()
+             * @see Parameters#descriptionKey()
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public String descriptionKey()  { return interpolate(descriptionKey); }
+
+            private String[] expandVariables(String[] desc) {
+                if (desc.length == 0) { return desc; }
+                StringBuilder candidates = new StringBuilder();
+                if (completionCandidates() != null) {
+                    for (String c : completionCandidates()) {
+                        if (candidates.length() > 0) { candidates.append(", "); }
+                        candidates.append(c);
+                    }
+                }
+                String defaultValueString = defaultValueString();
+                String[] result = new String[desc.length];
+                for (int i = 0; i < desc.length; i++) {
+                    result[i] = format(desc[i].replace(DESCRIPTION_VARIABLE_DEFAULT_VALUE, defaultValueString.replace("%", "%%"))
+                            .replace(DESCRIPTION_VARIABLE_COMPLETION_CANDIDATES, candidates.toString()));
+                }
+                return interpolate(result);
+            }
+
+            /** @deprecated Use {@link #description()} instead */
+            @Deprecated public String[] renderedDescription()  { return description(); }
+
+            /** Returns how many arguments this option or positional parameter requires.
+             * @see Option#arity() */
+            public Range arity()           { return arity; }
+
+            /** Returns the name of the option or positional parameter used in the usage help message.
+             * @see Option#paramLabel() {@link Parameters#paramLabel()} */
+            public String paramLabel()     { return interpolate(paramLabel); }
+
+            /** Returns whether usage syntax decorations around the {@linkplain #paramLabel() paramLabel} should be suppressed.
+             * The default is {@code false}: by default, the paramLabel is surrounded with {@code '['} and {@code ']'} characters
+             * if the value is optional and followed by ellipses ("...") when multiple values can be specified.
+             * @since 3.6.0 */
+            public boolean hideParamSyntax()     { return hideParamSyntax; }
+
+            /** Returns auxiliary type information used when the {@link #type()} is a generic {@code Collection}, {@code Map} or an abstract class.
+             * @see Option#type() */
+            public Class<?>[] auxiliaryTypes() { return typeInfo.getAuxiliaryTypes(); }
+
+            /** Returns one or more {@link CommandLine.ITypeConverter type converters} to use to convert the command line
+             * argument into a strongly typed value (or key-value pair for map fields). This is useful when a particular
+             * option or positional parameter should use a custom conversion that is different from the normal conversion for the arg spec's type.
+             * @see Option#converter() */
+            public ITypeConverter<?>[] converters() { return converters.clone(); }
+
+            /** Returns a regular expression to split option parameter values or {@code ""} if the value should not be split.
+             * @see Option#split() */
+            public String splitRegex()     { return interpolate(splitRegex); }
+
+            /** Returns whether this option should be excluded from the usage message.
+             * @see Option#hidden() */
+            public boolean hidden()        { return hidden; }
+
+            /** Returns the type to convert the option or positional parameter to before {@linkplain #setValue(Object) setting} the value. */
+            public Class<?> type()         { return typeInfo.getType(); }
+
+            /** Returns the {@code ITypeInfo} that can be used both at compile time (by annotation processors) and at runtime.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public ITypeInfo typeInfo()    { return typeInfo; }
+
+            /** Returns the user object associated with this option or positional parameters.
+             * @return may return the annotated program element, or some other useful object
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public Object userObject()     { return userObject; }
+
+            /** Returns the default value of this option or positional parameter, before splitting and type conversion.
+             * This method returns the programmatically set value; this may differ from the default value that is actually used:
+             * if this ArgSpec is part of a CommandSpec with a {@link IDefaultValueProvider}, picocli will first try to obtain
+             * the default value from the default value provider, and this method is only called if the default provider is
+             * {@code null} or returned a {@code null} value.
+             * @return the programmatically set default value of this option/positional parameter,
+             *      returning {@code null} means this option or positional parameter does not have a default
+             * @see CommandSpec#defaultValueProvider()
+             */
+            public String defaultValue()   { return interpolate(defaultValue); }
+            /** Returns the initial value this option or positional parameter. If {@link #hasInitialValue()} is true,
+             * the option will be reset to the initial value before parsing (regardless of whether a default value exists),
+             * to clear values that would otherwise remain from parsing previous input. */
+            public Object initialValue()     { return initialValue; }
+            /** Determines whether the option or positional parameter will be reset to the {@link #initialValue()}
+             * before parsing new input.*/
+            public boolean hasInitialValue() { return hasInitialValue; }
+
+            /** Returns whether this option or positional parameter's default value should be shown in the usage help. */
+            public Help.Visibility showDefaultValue() { return showDefaultValue; }
+
+            /** Returns the default value String displayed in the description. If this ArgSpec is part of a
+             * CommandSpec with a {@link IDefaultValueProvider}, this method will first try to obtain
+             * the default value from the default value provider; if the provider is {@code null} or if it
+             * returns a {@code null} value, then next any value set to {@link ArgSpec#defaultValue()}
+             * is returned, and if this is also {@code null}, finally the {@linkplain ArgSpec#initialValue() initial value} is returned.
+             * @see CommandSpec#defaultValueProvider()
+             * @see ArgSpec#defaultValue() */
+            public String defaultValueString() {
+                // implementation note: don't call this.defaultValue(), that will interpolate variables too soon!
+                Object value = calcDefaultValue(false);
+                if (value != null && value.getClass().isArray()) {
+                    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+                    for (int i = 0; i < Array.getLength(value); i++) {
+                        sb.append(i > 0 ? ", " : "").append(Array.get(value, i));
+                    }
+                    return sb.insert(0, "[").append("]").toString();
+                }
+                return String.valueOf(value);
+            }
+
+            private Object calcDefaultValue(boolean interpolate) {
+                String result = defaultValueFromProvider();
+                if (result == null) {
+                    result = interpolate ? this.defaultValue() : this.defaultValue;
+                }
+                return result == null ? initialValue() : result;
+            }
+
+            private String defaultValueFromProvider() {
+                String fromProvider = null;
+                IDefaultValueProvider defaultValueProvider = null;
+                try {
+                    defaultValueProvider = commandSpec.defaultValueProvider();
+                    fromProvider = defaultValueProvider == null ? null : defaultValueProvider.defaultValue(this);
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    new Tracer().info("Error getting default value for %s from %s: %s", this, defaultValueProvider, ex);
+                }
+                return fromProvider;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the explicitly set completion candidates for this option or positional parameter, valid enum
+             * constant names, or {@code null} if this option or positional parameter does not have any completion
+             * candidates and its type is not an enum.
+             * @return the completion candidates for this option or positional parameter, valid enum constant names,
+             * or {@code null}
+             * @since 3.2 */
+            public Iterable<String> completionCandidates() { return completionCandidates; }
+
+            /** Returns the {@link IGetter} that is responsible for supplying the value of this argument. */
+            public IGetter getter()        { return getter; }
+            /** Returns the {@link ISetter} that is responsible for modifying the value of this argument. */
+            public ISetter setter()        { return setter; }
+            /** Returns the {@link IScope} that determines on which object to set the value (or from which object to get the value) of this argument. */
+            public IScope scope()          { return scope; }
+
+            /** Returns the current value of this argument. Delegates to the current {@link #getter()}. */
+            public <T> T getValue() throws PicocliException {
+                try {
+                    return getter.get();
+                } catch (PicocliException ex) { throw ex;
+                } catch (Exception ex) {        throw new PicocliException("Could not get value for " + this + ": " + ex, ex);
+                }
+            }
+            /** Sets the value of this argument to the specified value and returns the previous value. Delegates to the current {@link #setter()}. */
+            public <T> T setValue(T newValue) throws PicocliException {
+                try {
+                    return setter.set(newValue);
+                } catch (PicocliException ex) { throw ex;
+                } catch (Exception ex) {        throw new PicocliException("Could not set value (" + newValue + ") for " + this + ": " + ex, ex);
+                }
+            }
+            /** Sets the value of this argument to the specified value and returns the previous value. Delegates to the current {@link #setter()}.
+             * @deprecated use {@link #setValue(Object)} instead. This was a design mistake.
+             * @since 3.5 */
+            @Deprecated public <T> T setValue(T newValue, CommandLine commandLine) throws PicocliException {
+                return setValue(newValue);
+            }
+
+            /** Returns {@code true} if this argument's {@link #type()} is an array, a {@code Collection} or a {@code Map}, {@code false} otherwise. */
+            public boolean isMultiValue()     { return typeInfo.isMultiValue(); }
+            /** Returns {@code true} if this argument is a named option, {@code false} otherwise. */
+            public abstract boolean isOption();
+            /** Returns {@code true} if this argument is a positional parameter, {@code false} otherwise. */
+            public abstract boolean isPositional();
+
+            /** Returns the groups this option or positional parameter belongs to, or {@code null} if this option is not part of a group.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public ArgGroupSpec group() { return group; }
+
+            /** Returns the untyped command line arguments matched by this option or positional parameter spec.
+             * @return the matched arguments after {@linkplain #splitRegex() splitting}, but before type conversion.
+             *      For map properties, {@code "key=value"} values are split into the key and the value part. */
+            public List<String> stringValues() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(stringValues); }
+
+            /** Returns the typed command line arguments matched by this option or positional parameter spec.
+             * @return the matched arguments after {@linkplain #splitRegex() splitting} and type conversion.
+             *      For map properties, {@code "key=value"} values are split into the key and the value part. */
+            public List<Object> typedValues() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(typedValues); }
+
+            /** Sets the {@code stringValues} to a new list instance. */
+            protected void resetStringValues() { stringValues = new ArrayList<String>(); }
+
+            /** Returns the original command line arguments matched by this option or positional parameter spec.
+             * @return the matched arguments as found on the command line: empty Strings for options without value, the
+             *      values have not been {@linkplain #splitRegex() split}, and for map properties values may look like {@code "key=value"}*/
+            public List<String> originalStringValues() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(originalStringValues); }
+
+            /** Sets the {@code originalStringValues} to a new list instance. */
+            protected void resetOriginalStringValues() { originalStringValues = new ArrayList<String>(); }
+
+            /** Returns whether the default for this option or positional parameter should be shown, potentially overriding the specified global setting.
+             * @param usageHelpShowDefaults whether the command's UsageMessageSpec is configured to show default values. */
+            protected boolean internalShowDefaultValue(boolean usageHelpShowDefaults) {
+                if (showDefaultValue() == Help.Visibility.ALWAYS)   { return true; }  // override global usage help setting
+                if (showDefaultValue() == Help.Visibility.NEVER)    { return false; } // override global usage help setting
+                if (initialValue == null && defaultValue() == null && defaultValueFromProvider() == null) { return false; } // no default value to show
+                return usageHelpShowDefaults && !isBoolean(type());
+            }
+            /** Returns the Messages for this arg specification, or {@code null}.
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public Messages messages() { return messages; }
+            /** Sets the Messages for this ArgSpec, and returns this ArgSpec.
+             * @param msgs the new Messages value, may be {@code null}
+             * @see Command#resourceBundle()
+             * @see OptionSpec#description()
+             * @see PositionalParamSpec#description()
+             * @since 3.6 */
+            public ArgSpec messages(Messages msgs) { messages = msgs; return this; }
+
+            /** Returns a string respresentation of this option or positional parameter. */
+            public String toString() { return toString; }
+
+            String[] splitValue(String value, ParserSpec parser, Range arity, int consumed) {
+                if (splitRegex().length() == 0) { return new String[] {value}; }
+                int limit = parser.limitSplit() ? Math.max(arity.max - consumed, 0) : 0;
+                if (parser.splitQuotedStrings()) {
+                    return debug(value.split(splitRegex(), limit), "Split (ignoring quotes)", value);
+                }
+                return debug(splitRespectingQuotedStrings(value, limit, parser, this, splitRegex()), "Split", value);
+            }
+            private String[] debug(String[] result, String msg, String value) {
+                Tracer t = new Tracer();
+                if (t.isDebug()) {t.debug("%s with regex '%s' resulted in %s parts: %s%n", msg, splitRegex(), result.length, Arrays.asList(result));}
+                return result;
+            }
+            // @since 3.7
+            private static String[] splitRespectingQuotedStrings(String value, int limit, ParserSpec parser, ArgSpec argSpec, String splitRegex) {
+                StringBuilder splittable = new StringBuilder();
+                StringBuilder temp = new StringBuilder();
+                StringBuilder current = splittable;
+                Queue<String> quotedValues = new LinkedList<String>();
+                boolean escaping = false, inQuote = false;
+                for (int ch = 0, i = 0; i < value.length(); i += Character.charCount(ch)) {
+                    ch = value.codePointAt(i);
+                    switch (ch) {
+                        case '\\': escaping = !escaping; break;
+                        case '\"':
+                            if (!escaping) {
+                                inQuote = !inQuote;
+                                current = inQuote ? temp : splittable;
+                                if (inQuote) {
+                                    splittable.appendCodePoint(ch);
+                                    continue;
+                                } else {
+                                    quotedValues.add(temp.toString());
+                                    temp.setLength(0);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        default: escaping = false; break;
+                    }
+                    current.appendCodePoint(ch);
+                }
+                if (temp.length() > 0) {
+                    new Tracer().warn("Unbalanced quotes in [%s] for %s (value=%s)%n", temp, argSpec, value);
+                    quotedValues.add(temp.toString());
+                    temp.setLength(0);
+                }
+                String[] result = splittable.toString().split(splitRegex, limit);
+                for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+                    result[i] = restoreQuotedValues(result[i], quotedValues, parser);
+                }
+                if (!quotedValues.isEmpty()) {
+                    new Tracer().warn("Unable to respect quotes while splitting value %s for %s (unprocessed remainder: %s)%n", value, argSpec, quotedValues);
+                    return value.split(splitRegex, limit);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            private static String restoreQuotedValues(String part, Queue<String> quotedValues, ParserSpec parser) {
+                StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+                boolean escaping = false, inQuote = false, skip = false;
+                for (int ch = 0, i = 0; i < part.length(); i += Character.charCount(ch)) {
+                    ch = part.codePointAt(i);
+                    switch (ch) {
+                        case '\\': escaping = !escaping; break;
+                        case '\"':
+                            if (!escaping) {
+                                inQuote = !inQuote;
+                                if (!inQuote) { result.append(quotedValues.remove()); }
+                                skip = parser.trimQuotes();
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        default: escaping = false; break;
+                    }
+                    if (!skip) { result.appendCodePoint(ch); }
+                    skip = false;
+                }
+                return result.toString();
+            }
+
+            protected boolean equalsImpl(ArgSpec other) {
+                boolean result = Assert.equals(this.defaultValue, other.defaultValue)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.arity, other.arity)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.hidden, other.hidden)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.paramLabel, other.paramLabel)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.hideParamSyntax, other.hideParamSyntax)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.required, other.required)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.splitRegex, other.splitRegex)
+                        && Arrays.equals(this.description, other.description)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.descriptionKey, other.descriptionKey)
+                        && this.typeInfo.equals(other.typeInfo)
+                        ;
+                return result;
+            }
+            protected int hashCodeImpl() {
+                return 17
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(defaultValue)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(arity)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(hidden)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(paramLabel)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(hideParamSyntax)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(required)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(splitRegex)
+                        + 37 * Arrays.hashCode(description)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(descriptionKey)
+                        + 37 * typeInfo.hashCode()
+                        ;
+            }
+
+            private static String describe(Collection<ArgSpec> args) { return describe(args, ", "); }
+            private static String describe(Collection<ArgSpec> args, String separator) {
+                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+                for (ArgSpec arg : args) {
+                    if (sb.length() > 0) { sb.append(separator); }
+                    sb.append(describe(arg, "="));
+                }
+                return sb.toString();
+            }
+            /** Returns a description of the option or positional arg, e.g. {@code -a=<a>}
+             * @param separator separator between arg and arg parameter label, usually '=' */
+            private static String describe(ArgSpec argSpec, String separator) {
+                return describe(argSpec, separator, argSpec.paramLabel());
+            }
+            /** Returns a description of the option or positional arg
+             * @param separator separator between arg and arg parameter value, usually '='
+             * @param value the value to append after the separator*/
+            private static String describe(ArgSpec argSpec, String separator, String value) {
+                String prefix = (argSpec.isOption())
+                        ? ((OptionSpec) argSpec).longestName()
+                        : "params[" + ((PositionalParamSpec) argSpec).index() + "]";
+                return argSpec.arity().min > 0 ? prefix + separator + value : prefix;
+            }
+            String interpolate(String value)      { return commandSpec == null ? value  : commandSpec.interpolator.interpolate(value); }
+            String[] interpolate(String[] values) { return commandSpec == null ? values : commandSpec.interpolator.interpolate(values); }
+            abstract static class Builder<T extends Builder<T>> {
+                private Object userObject;
+                private Range arity;
+                private String[] description;
+                private String descriptionKey;
+                private boolean required;
+                private boolean interactive;
+                private String paramLabel;
+                private boolean hideParamSyntax;
+                private String splitRegex;
+                private boolean hidden;
+                private Class<?> type;
+                private Class<?>[] auxiliaryTypes;
+                private ITypeInfo typeInfo;
+                private ITypeConverter<?>[] converters;
+                private String defaultValue;
+                private Object initialValue;
+                private boolean hasInitialValue = true;
+                private Help.Visibility showDefaultValue;
+                private Iterable<String> completionCandidates;
+                private String toString;
+                private IGetter getter = new ObjectBinding();
+                private ISetter setter = (ISetter) getter;
+                private IScope scope = new ObjectScope(null);
+
+                Builder() {}
+                Builder(ArgSpec original) {
+                    userObject = original.userObject;
+                    arity = original.arity;
+                    converters = original.converters;
+                    defaultValue = original.defaultValue;
+                    description = original.description;
+                    getter = original.getter;
+                    setter = original.setter;
+                    hidden = original.hidden;
+                    paramLabel = original.paramLabel;
+                    hideParamSyntax = original.hideParamSyntax;
+                    required = original.required;
+                    interactive = original.interactive;
+                    showDefaultValue = original.showDefaultValue;
+                    completionCandidates = original.completionCandidates;
+                    splitRegex = original.splitRegex;
+                    toString = original.toString;
+                    descriptionKey = original.descriptionKey;
+                    setTypeInfo(original.typeInfo);
+                }
+                Builder(IAnnotatedElement source) {
+                    userObject = source.userObject();
+                    setTypeInfo(source.getTypeInfo());
+                    toString = source.getToString();
+                    getter = source.getter();
+                    setter = source.setter();
+                    scope = source.scope();
+                    hasInitialValue = source.hasInitialValue();
+                    try { initialValue = source.getter().get(); } catch (Exception ex) { initialValue = null; hasInitialValue = false; }
+                }
+                Builder(Option option, IAnnotatedElement source, IFactory factory) {
+                    this(source);
+                    arity = Range.optionArity(source);
+                    required = option.required();
+
+                    paramLabel = inferLabel(option.paramLabel(), source.getName(), source.getTypeInfo());
+
+                    hideParamSyntax = option.hideParamSyntax();
+                    interactive = option.interactive();
+                    description = option.description();
+                    descriptionKey = option.descriptionKey();
+                    splitRegex = option.split();
+                    hidden = option.hidden();
+                    defaultValue = option.defaultValue();
+                    showDefaultValue = option.showDefaultValue();
+                    if (factory != null) {
+                        converters = DefaultFactory.createConverter(factory, option.converter());
+                        if (!NoCompletionCandidates.class.equals(option.completionCandidates())) {
+                            completionCandidates = DefaultFactory.createCompletionCandidates(factory, option.completionCandidates());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Builder(Parameters parameters, IAnnotatedElement source, IFactory factory) {
+                    this(source);
+                    arity = Range.parameterArity(source);
+                    required = arity.min > 0;
+
+                    // method parameters may be positional parameters without @Parameters annotation
+                    if (parameters == null) {
+                        paramLabel = inferLabel(null, source.getName(), source.getTypeInfo());
+                    } else {
+                        paramLabel = inferLabel(parameters.paramLabel(), source.getName(), source.getTypeInfo());
+
+                        hideParamSyntax = parameters.hideParamSyntax();
+                        interactive = parameters.interactive();
+                        description = parameters.description();
+                        descriptionKey = parameters.descriptionKey();
+                        splitRegex = parameters.split();
+                        hidden = parameters.hidden();
+                        defaultValue = parameters.defaultValue();
+                        showDefaultValue = parameters.showDefaultValue();
+                        if (factory != null) { // annotation processors will pass a null factory
+                            converters = DefaultFactory.createConverter(factory, parameters.converter());
+                            if (!NoCompletionCandidates.class.equals(parameters.completionCandidates())) {
+                                completionCandidates = DefaultFactory.createCompletionCandidates(factory, parameters.completionCandidates());
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                private static String inferLabel(String label, String fieldName, ITypeInfo typeInfo) {
+                    if (!empty(label)) { return label.trim(); }
+                    String name = fieldName;
+                    if (typeInfo.isMap()) { // #195 better param labels for map fields
+                        List<ITypeInfo> aux = typeInfo.getAuxiliaryTypeInfos();
+                        if (aux.size() < 2 || aux.get(0) == null || aux.get(1) == null) {
+                            name = "String=String";
+                        } else { name = aux.get(0).getClassSimpleName() + "=" + aux.get(1).getClassSimpleName(); }
+                    }
+                    return "<" + name + ">";
+                }
+
+                public    abstract ArgSpec build();
+                protected abstract T self(); // subclasses must override to return "this"
+                /** Returns whether this is a required option or positional parameter.
+                 * @see Option#required() */
+                public boolean required()      { return required; }
+                /** Returns whether this option prompts the user to enter a value on the command line.
+                 * @see Option#interactive() */
+                public boolean interactive()   { return interactive; }
+
+                /** Returns the description of this option, used when generating the usage documentation.
+                 * @see Option#description() */
+                public String[] description()  { return description; }
+
+                /** Returns the description key of this arg spec, used to get the description from a resource bundle.
+                 * @see Option#descriptionKey()
+                 * @see Parameters#descriptionKey()
+                 * @since 3.6 */
+                public String descriptionKey()  { return descriptionKey; }
+
+                /** Returns how many arguments this option or positional parameter requires.
+                 * @see Option#arity() */
+                public Range arity()           { return arity; }
+
+                /** Returns the name of the option or positional parameter used in the usage help message.
+                 * @see Option#paramLabel() {@link Parameters#paramLabel()} */
+                public String paramLabel()     { return paramLabel; }
+
+                /** Returns whether usage syntax decorations around the {@linkplain #paramLabel() paramLabel} should be suppressed.
+                 * The default is {@code false}: by default, the paramLabel is surrounded with {@code '['} and {@code ']'} characters
+                 * if the value is optional and followed by ellipses ("...") when multiple values can be specified.
+                 * @since 3.6.0 */
+                public boolean hideParamSyntax()     { return hideParamSyntax; }
+
+                /** Returns auxiliary type information used when the {@link #type()} is a generic {@code Collection}, {@code Map} or an abstract class.
+                 * @see Option#type() */
+                public Class<?>[] auxiliaryTypes() { return auxiliaryTypes; }
+
+                /** Returns one or more {@link CommandLine.ITypeConverter type converters} to use to convert the command line
+                 * argument into a strongly typed value (or key-value pair for map fields). This is useful when a particular
+                 * option or positional parameter should use a custom conversion that is different from the normal conversion for the arg spec's type.
+                 * @see Option#converter() */
+                public ITypeConverter<?>[] converters() { return converters; }
+
+                /** Returns a regular expression to split option parameter values or {@code ""} if the value should not be split.
+                 * @see Option#split() */
+                public String splitRegex()     { return splitRegex; }
+
+                /** Returns whether this option should be excluded from the usage message.
+                 * @see Option#hidden() */
+                public boolean hidden()        { return hidden; }
+
+                /** Returns the type to convert the option or positional parameter to before {@linkplain #setValue(Object) setting} the value. */
+                public Class<?> type()         { return type; }
+
+                /** Returns the type info for this option or positional parameter.
+                 * @return type information that does not require {@code Class} objects and be constructed both at runtime and compile time
+                 * @since 4.0
+                 */
+                public ITypeInfo typeInfo()    { return typeInfo; }
+
+                /** Returns the user object associated with this option or positional parameters.
+                 * @return may return the annotated program element, or some other useful object
+                 * @since 4.0 */
+                public Object userObject()     { return userObject; }
+
+                /** Returns the default value of this option or positional parameter, before splitting and type conversion.
+                 * A value of {@code null} means this option or positional parameter does not have a default. */
+                public String defaultValue()   { return defaultValue; }
+                /** Returns the initial value this option or positional parameter. If {@link #hasInitialValue()} is true,
+                 * the option will be reset to the initial value before parsing (regardless of whether a default value exists),
+                 * to clear values that would otherwise remain from parsing previous input. */
+                public Object initialValue()     { return initialValue; }
+                /** Determines whether the option or positional parameter will be reset to the {@link #initialValue()}
+                 * before parsing new input.*/
+                public boolean hasInitialValue() { return hasInitialValue; }
+
+                /** Returns whether this option or positional parameter's default value should be shown in the usage help. */
+                public Help.Visibility showDefaultValue() { return showDefaultValue; }
+
+                /** Returns the completion candidates for this option or positional parameter, or {@code null}.
+                 * @since 3.2 */
+                public Iterable<String> completionCandidates() { return completionCandidates; }
+
+                /** Returns the {@link IGetter} that is responsible for supplying the value of this argument. */
+                public IGetter getter()        { return getter; }
+                /** Returns the {@link ISetter} that is responsible for modifying the value of this argument. */
+                public ISetter setter()        { return setter; }
+                /** Returns the {@link IScope} that determines where the setter sets the value (or the getter gets the value) of this argument. */
+                public IScope scope()          { return scope; }
+
+                public String toString() { return toString; }
+
+                /** Sets whether this is a required option or positional parameter, and returns this builder. */
+                public T required(boolean required)          { this.required = required; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets whether this option prompts the user to enter a value on the command line, and returns this builder. */
+                public T interactive(boolean interactive)    { this.interactive = interactive; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the description of this option, used when generating the usage documentation, and returns this builder.
+                 * @see Option#description() */
+                public T description(String... description)  { this.description = Assert.notNull(description, "description").clone(); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the description key that is used to look up the description in a resource bundle, and returns this builder.
+                 * @see Option#descriptionKey()
+                 * @see Parameters#descriptionKey()
+                 * @since 3.6 */
+                public T descriptionKey(String descriptionKey) { this.descriptionKey = descriptionKey; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets how many arguments this option or positional parameter requires, and returns this builder. */
+                public T arity(String range)                 { return arity(Range.valueOf(range)); }
+
+                /** Sets how many arguments this option or positional parameter requires, and returns this builder. */
+                public T arity(Range arity)                  { this.arity = Assert.notNull(arity, "arity"); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the name of the option or positional parameter used in the usage help message, and returns this builder. */
+                public T paramLabel(String paramLabel)       { this.paramLabel = Assert.notNull(paramLabel, "paramLabel"); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets whether usage syntax decorations around the {@linkplain #paramLabel() paramLabel} should be suppressed.
+                 * The default is {@code false}: by default, the paramLabel is surrounded with {@code '['} and {@code ']'} characters
+                 * if the value is optional and followed by ellipses ("...") when multiple values can be specified.
+                 * @since 3.6.0 */
+                public T hideParamSyntax(boolean hideParamSyntax) { this.hideParamSyntax = hideParamSyntax; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets auxiliary type information, and returns this builder.
+                 * @param types  the element type(s) when the {@link #type()} is a generic {@code Collection} or a {@code Map};
+                 * or the concrete type when the {@link #type()} is an abstract class. */
+                public T auxiliaryTypes(Class<?>... types)   { this.auxiliaryTypes = Assert.notNull(types, "types").clone(); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets option/positional param-specific converter (or converters for Maps), and returns this builder. */
+                public T converters(ITypeConverter<?>... cs) { this.converters = Assert.notNull(cs, "type converters").clone(); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets a regular expression to split option parameter values or {@code ""} if the value should not be split, and returns this builder. */
+                public T splitRegex(String splitRegex)       { this.splitRegex = Assert.notNull(splitRegex, "splitRegex"); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets whether this option or positional parameter's default value should be shown in the usage help, and returns this builder. */
+                public T showDefaultValue(Help.Visibility visibility) { showDefaultValue = Assert.notNull(visibility, "visibility"); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the completion candidates for this option or positional parameter, and returns this builder.
+                 * @since 3.2 */
+                public T completionCandidates(Iterable<String> completionCandidates) { this.completionCandidates = completionCandidates; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets whether this option should be excluded from the usage message, and returns this builder. */
+                public T hidden(boolean hidden)              { this.hidden = hidden; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the type to convert the option or positional parameter to before {@linkplain #setValue(Object) setting} the value, and returns this builder.
+                 * @param propertyType the type of this option or parameter. For multi-value options and positional parameters this can be an array, or a (sub-type of) Collection or Map. */
+                public T type(Class<?> propertyType)         { this.type = Assert.notNull(propertyType, "type"); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the type info for this option or positional parameter, and returns this builder.
+                 * @param typeInfo type information that does not require {@code Class} objects and be constructed both at runtime and compile time
+                 * @since 4.0 */
+                public T typeInfo(ITypeInfo typeInfo) {
+                    setTypeInfo(Assert.notNull(typeInfo, "typeInfo"));
+                    return self();
+                }
+                private void setTypeInfo(ITypeInfo newValue) {
+                    this.typeInfo = newValue;
+                    if (typeInfo != null) {
+                        type = typeInfo.getType();
+                        auxiliaryTypes = typeInfo.getAuxiliaryTypes();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                /** Sets the user object associated with this option or positional parameters, and returns this builder.
+                 * @param userObject may be the annotated program element, or some other useful object
+                 * @since 4.0 */
+                public T userObject(Object userObject)     { this.userObject = Assert.notNull(userObject, "userObject"); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the default value of this option or positional parameter to the specified value, and returns this builder.
+                 * Before parsing the command line, the result of {@linkplain #splitRegex() splitting} and {@linkplain #converters() type converting}
+                 * this default value is applied to the option or positional parameter. A value of {@code null} or {@code "__no_default_value__"} means no default. */
+                public T defaultValue(String defaultValue)   { this.defaultValue = defaultValue; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the initial value of this option or positional parameter to the specified value, and returns this builder.
+                 * If {@link #hasInitialValue()} is true, the option will be reset to the initial value before parsing (regardless
+                 * of whether a default value exists), to clear values that would otherwise remain from parsing previous input. */
+                public T initialValue(Object initialValue)   { this.initialValue = initialValue; return self(); }
+
+                /** Determines whether the option or positional parameter will be reset to the {@link #initialValue()}
+                 * before parsing new input.*/
+                public T hasInitialValue(boolean hasInitialValue)   { this.hasInitialValue = hasInitialValue; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the {@link IGetter} that is responsible for getting the value of this argument, and returns this builder. */
+                public T getter(IGetter getter)              { this.getter = getter; return self(); }
+                /** Sets the {@link ISetter} that is responsible for modifying the value of this argument, and returns this builder. */
+                public T setter(ISetter setter)              { this.setter = setter; return self(); }
+                /** Sets the {@link IScope} that targets where the setter sets the value, and returns this builder. */
+                public T scope(IScope scope)                 { this.scope = scope; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the string respresentation of this option or positional parameter to the specified value, and returns this builder. */
+                public T withToString(String toString)       { this.toString = toString; return self(); }
+            }
+        }
+        /** The {@code OptionSpec} class models aspects of a <em>named option</em> of a {@linkplain CommandSpec command}, including whether
+         * it is required or optional, the option parameters supported (or required) by the option,
+         * and attributes for the usage help message describing the option.
+         * <p>
+         * An option has one or more names. The option is matched when the parser encounters one of the option names in the command line arguments.
+         * Depending on the option's {@link #arity() arity},
+         * the parser may expect it to have option parameters. The parser will call {@link #setValue(Object) setValue} on
+         * the matched option for each of the option parameters encountered.
+         * </p><p>
+         * For multi-value options, the {@code type} may be an array, a {@code Collection} or a {@code Map}. In this case
+         * the parser will get the data structure by calling {@link #getValue() getValue} and modify the contents of this data structure.
+         * (In the case of arrays, the array is replaced with a new instance with additional elements.)
+         * </p><p>
+         * Before calling the setter, picocli converts the option parameter value from a String to the option parameter's type.
+         * </p>
+         * <ul>
+         *   <li>If a option-specific {@link #converters() converter} is configured, this will be used for type conversion.
+         *   If the option's type is a {@code Map}, the map may have different types for its keys and its values, so
+         *   {@link #converters() converters} should provide two converters: one for the map keys and one for the map values.</li>
+         *   <li>Otherwise, the option's {@link #type() type} is used to look up a converter in the list of
+         *   {@linkplain CommandLine#registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter) registered converters}.
+         *   For multi-value options,
+         *   the {@code type} may be an array, or a {@code Collection} or a {@code Map}. In that case the elements are converted
+         *   based on the option's {@link #auxiliaryTypes() auxiliaryTypes}. The auxiliaryType is used to look up
+         *   the converter(s) to use to convert the individual parameter values.
+         *   Maps may have different types for its keys and its values, so {@link #auxiliaryTypes() auxiliaryTypes}
+         *   should provide two types: one for the map keys and one for the map values.</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * <p>
+         * {@code OptionSpec} objects are used by the picocli command line interpreter and help message generator.
+         * Picocli can construct an {@code OptionSpec} automatically from fields and methods with {@link Option @Option}
+         * annotations. Alternatively an {@code OptionSpec} can be constructed programmatically.
+         * </p><p>
+         * When an {@code OptionSpec} is created from an {@link Option @Option} -annotated field or method, it is "bound"
+         * to that field or method: this field is set (or the method is invoked) when the option is matched and
+         * {@link #setValue(Object) setValue} is called.
+         * Programmatically constructed {@code OptionSpec} instances will remember the value passed to the
+         * {@link #setValue(Object) setValue} method so it can be retrieved with the {@link #getValue() getValue} method.
+         * This behaviour can be customized by installing a custom {@link IGetter} and {@link ISetter} on the {@code OptionSpec}.
+         * </p>
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static class OptionSpec extends ArgSpec implements IOrdered {
+            static final int DEFAULT_ORDER = -1;
+            private String[] names;
+            private boolean help;
+            private boolean usageHelp;
+            private boolean versionHelp;
+            private boolean negatable;
+            private int order;
+
+            public static OptionSpec.Builder builder(String name, String... names) {
+                String[] copy = new String[Assert.notNull(names, "names").length + 1];
+                copy[0] = Assert.notNull(name, "name");
+                System.arraycopy(names, 0, copy, 1, names.length);
+                return new Builder(copy);
+            }
+            public static OptionSpec.Builder builder(String[] names) { return new Builder(names); }
+            public static OptionSpec.Builder builder(IAnnotatedElement source, IFactory factory) { return new Builder(source, factory); }
+
+            /** Ensures all attributes of this {@code OptionSpec} have a valid value; throws an {@link InitializationException} if this cannot be achieved. */
+            private OptionSpec(Builder builder) {
+                super(builder);
+                if (builder.names == null) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("OptionSpec names cannot be null. Specify at least one option name.");
+                }
+                names = builder.names.clone();
+                help = builder.help;
+                usageHelp = builder.usageHelp;
+                versionHelp = builder.versionHelp;
+                order = builder.order;
+                negatable = builder.negatable;
+
+                if (names.length == 0 || Arrays.asList(names).contains("")) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Invalid names: " + Arrays.toString(names));
+                }
+                if (toString() == null) { toString = "option " + longestName(); }
+
+//                if (arity().max == 0 && !(isBoolean(type()) || (isMultiValue() && isBoolean(auxiliaryTypes()[0])))) {
+//                    throw new InitializationException("Option " + longestName() + " is not a boolean so should not be defined with arity=" + arity());
+//                }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns a new Builder initialized with the attributes from this {@code OptionSpec}. Calling {@code build} immediately will return a copy of this {@code OptionSpec}.
+             * @return a builder that can create a copy of this spec
+             */
+            public Builder toBuilder()    { return new Builder(this); }
+            @Override public boolean isOption()     { return true; }
+            @Override public boolean isPositional() { return false; }
+
+            protected boolean internalShowDefaultValue(boolean usageMessageShowDefaults) {
+                return super.internalShowDefaultValue(usageMessageShowDefaults) && !help() && !versionHelp() && !usageHelp();
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the additional lookup keys for finding description lines in the resource bundle for this option.
+             * @return option names (after variable interpolation), without leading hyphens, slashes and other non-Java identifier characters.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            @Override protected Collection<String> getAdditionalDescriptionKeys() {
+                Set<String> result = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
+                for (String name : names()) { result.add(CommandSpec.stripPrefix(name)); }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns one or more option names. The returned array will contain at least one option name.
+             * @see Option#names() */
+            public String[] names() { return interpolate(names.clone()); }
+
+            /** Returns the longest {@linkplain #names() option name}. */
+            public String longestName() { return Help.ShortestFirst.longestFirst(names())[0]; }
+
+            /** Returns the shortest {@linkplain #names() option name}.
+             * @since 3.8 */
+            public String shortestName() { return Help.ShortestFirst.sort(names())[0]; }
+
+            /** Returns the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this option should be shown.
+             * Options with a lower number are shown before options with a higher number.
+             * This attribute is only honored if {@link UsageMessageSpec#sortOptions()} is {@code false} for this command.
+             * @see Option#order()
+             * @since 3.9 */
+            public int order() { return this.order; }
+
+            /** Returns whether this option disables validation of the other arguments.
+             * @see Option#help()
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #usageHelp()} and {@link #versionHelp()} instead. */
+            @Deprecated public boolean help() { return help; }
+
+            /** Returns whether this option allows the user to request usage help.
+             * @see Option#usageHelp()  */
+            public boolean usageHelp()    { return usageHelp; }
+
+            /** Returns whether this option allows the user to request version information.
+             * @see Option#versionHelp()  */
+            public boolean versionHelp()  { return versionHelp; }
+            /** Returns whether a negative version for this boolean option is automatically added.
+             * The form of the negative name is determined by the {@link INegatableOptionTransformer}.
+             * @see Option#negatable()
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public boolean negatable()    { return negatable; }
+            public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+                if (obj == this) { return true; }
+                if (!(obj instanceof OptionSpec)) { return false; }
+                OptionSpec other = (OptionSpec) obj;
+                boolean result = super.equalsImpl(other)
+                        && help == other.help
+                        && usageHelp == other.usageHelp
+                        && versionHelp == other.versionHelp
+                        && order == other.order
+                        && new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(names)).equals(new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(other.names)));
+                return result;
+            }
+            public int hashCode() {
+                return super.hashCodeImpl()
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(help)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(usageHelp)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(versionHelp)
+                        + 37 * Arrays.hashCode(names)
+                        + 37 * order;
+            }
+
+            /** Builder responsible for creating valid {@code OptionSpec} objects.
+             * @since 3.0
+             */
+            public static class Builder extends ArgSpec.Builder<Builder> {
+                private String[] names;
+                private boolean help;
+                private boolean usageHelp;
+                private boolean versionHelp;
+                private boolean negatable;
+                private int order = DEFAULT_ORDER;
+
+                private Builder(String[] names) { this.names = names; }
+                private Builder(OptionSpec original) {
+                    super(original);
+                    names = original.names;
+                    help = original.help;
+                    usageHelp = original.usageHelp;
+                    versionHelp = original.versionHelp;
+                    negatable = original.negatable;
+                    order = original.order;
+                }
+                private Builder(IAnnotatedElement member, IFactory factory) {
+                    super(member.getAnnotation(Option.class), member, factory);
+                    Option option = member.getAnnotation(Option.class);
+                    names = option.names();
+                    help = option.help();
+                    usageHelp = option.usageHelp();
+                    versionHelp = option.versionHelp();
+                    negatable = option.negatable();
+                    order = option.order();
+                }
+
+                /** Returns a valid {@code OptionSpec} instance. */
+                @Override public OptionSpec build() { return new OptionSpec(this); }
+                /** Returns this builder. */
+                @Override protected Builder self() { return this; }
+
+                /** Returns one or more option names. At least one option name is required.
+                 * @see Option#names() */
+                public String[] names()       { return names; }
+
+                /** Returns whether this option disables validation of the other arguments.
+                 * @see Option#help()
+                 * @deprecated Use {@link #usageHelp()} and {@link #versionHelp()} instead. */
+                @Deprecated public boolean help() { return help; }
+
+                /** Returns whether this option allows the user to request usage help.
+                 * @see Option#usageHelp()  */
+                public boolean usageHelp()    { return usageHelp; }
+
+                /** Returns whether this option allows the user to request version information.
+                 * @see Option#versionHelp()  */
+                public boolean versionHelp()  { return versionHelp; }
+
+                /** Returns whether a negative version for this boolean option is automatically added.
+                 * The form of the negative name is determined by the {@link INegatableOptionTransformer}.
+                 * @see Option#negatable()
+                 * @since 4.0 */
+                public boolean negatable()    { return negatable; }
+
+                /** Returns the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this option should be shown.
+                 * Options with a lower number are shown before options with a higher number.
+                 * This attribute is only honored if {@link UsageMessageSpec#sortOptions()} is {@code false} for this command.
+                 * @see Option#order()
+                 * @since 3.9 */
+                public int order()  { return order; }
+
+                /** Replaces the option names with the specified values. At least one option name is required, and returns this builder.
+                 * @return this builder instance to provide a fluent interface */
+                public Builder names(String... names)           { this.names = Assert.notNull(names, "names").clone(); return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets whether this option disables validation of the other arguments, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder help(boolean help)               { this.help = help; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets whether this option allows the user to request usage help, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder usageHelp(boolean usageHelp)     { this.usageHelp = usageHelp; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets whether this option allows the user to request version information, and returns this builder.*/
+                public Builder versionHelp(boolean versionHelp) { this.versionHelp = versionHelp; return self(); }
+                /** Sets whether a negative version for this boolean option is automatically added, and returns this builder.
+                 * @since 4.0 */
+                public Builder negatable(boolean negatable)     { this.negatable = negatable; return self(); }
+
+                /** Sets the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this option should be shown, and returns this builder.
+                 * @since 3.9 */
+                public Builder order(int order) { this.order = order; return self(); }
+            }
+        }
+        /** The {@code PositionalParamSpec} class models aspects of a <em>positional parameter</em> of a {@linkplain CommandSpec command}, including whether
+         * it is required or optional, and attributes for the usage help message describing the positional parameter.
+         * <p>
+         * Positional parameters have an {@link #index() index} (or a range of indices). A positional parameter is matched when the parser
+         * encounters a command line argument at that index. Named options and their parameters do not change the index counter,
+         * so the command line can contain a mixture of positional parameters and named options.
+         * </p><p>
+         * Depending on the positional parameter's {@link #arity() arity}, the parser may consume multiple command line
+         * arguments starting from the current index. The parser will call {@link #setValue(Object) setValue} on
+         * the {@code PositionalParamSpec} for each of the parameters encountered.
+         * For multi-value positional parameters, the {@code type} may be an array, a {@code Collection} or a {@code Map}. In this case
+         * the parser will get the data structure by calling {@link #getValue() getValue} and modify the contents of this data structure.
+         * (In the case of arrays, the array is replaced with a new instance with additional elements.)
+         * </p><p>
+         * Before calling the setter, picocli converts the positional parameter value from a String to the parameter's type.
+         * </p>
+         * <ul>
+         *   <li>If a positional parameter-specific {@link #converters() converter} is configured, this will be used for type conversion.
+         *   If the positional parameter's type is a {@code Map}, the map may have different types for its keys and its values, so
+         *   {@link #converters() converters} should provide two converters: one for the map keys and one for the map values.</li>
+         *   <li>Otherwise, the positional parameter's {@link #type() type} is used to look up a converter in the list of
+         *   {@linkplain CommandLine#registerConverter(Class, ITypeConverter) registered converters}. For multi-value positional parameters,
+         *   the {@code type} may be an array, or a {@code Collection} or a {@code Map}. In that case the elements are converted
+         *   based on the positional parameter's {@link #auxiliaryTypes() auxiliaryTypes}. The auxiliaryType is used to look up
+         *   the converter(s) to use to convert the individual parameter values.
+         *   Maps may have different types for its keys and its values, so {@link #auxiliaryTypes() auxiliaryTypes}
+         *   should provide two types: one for the map keys and one for the map values.</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * <p>
+         * {@code PositionalParamSpec} objects are used by the picocli command line interpreter and help message generator.
+         * Picocli can construct a {@code PositionalParamSpec} automatically from fields and methods with {@link Parameters @Parameters}
+         * annotations. Alternatively a {@code PositionalParamSpec} can be constructed programmatically.
+         * </p><p>
+         * When a {@code PositionalParamSpec} is created from a {@link Parameters @Parameters} -annotated field or method,
+         * it is "bound" to that field or method: this field is set (or the method is invoked) when the position is matched
+         * and {@link #setValue(Object) setValue} is called.
+         * Programmatically constructed {@code PositionalParamSpec} instances will remember the value passed to the
+         * {@link #setValue(Object) setValue} method so it can be retrieved with the {@link #getValue() getValue} method.
+         * This behaviour can be customized by installing a custom {@link IGetter} and {@link ISetter} on the {@code PositionalParamSpec}.
+         * </p>
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static class PositionalParamSpec extends ArgSpec {
+            private Range index;
+            private Range capacity;
+            private Range builderCapacity;
+
+            /** Ensures all attributes of this {@code PositionalParamSpec} have a valid value; throws an {@link InitializationException} if this cannot be achieved. */
+            private PositionalParamSpec(Builder builder) {
+                super(builder);
+                index = builder.index == null ? Range.valueOf("*") : builder.index;
+                builderCapacity = builder.capacity;
+                initCapacity();
+                if (toString == null) { toString = "positional parameter[" + index() + "]"; }
+            }
+            private void initCapacity() {
+                capacity = builderCapacity == null ? Range.parameterCapacity(arity(), index) : builderCapacity;
+            }
+            public static Builder builder() { return new Builder(); }
+            public static Builder builder(IAnnotatedElement source, IFactory factory) { return new Builder(source, factory); }
+            /** Returns a new Builder initialized with the attributes from this {@code PositionalParamSpec}. Calling {@code build} immediately will return a copy of this {@code PositionalParamSpec}.
+             * @return a builder that can create a copy of this spec
+             */
+            public Builder toBuilder()    { return new Builder(this); }
+            @Override public boolean isOption()     { return false; }
+            @Override public boolean isPositional() { return true; }
+
+            /** Returns the additional lookup keys for finding description lines in the resource bundle for this positional parameter.
+             * @return a collection with the following single value: {@code paramLabel() + "[" + index() + "]"}.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            @Override protected Collection<String> getAdditionalDescriptionKeys() {
+                return Arrays.asList(paramLabel() + "[" + index() + "]");
+            }
+
+            /** Returns an index or range specifying which of the command line arguments should be assigned to this positional parameter.
+             * @see Parameters#index() */
+            public Range index()            { return index; }
+            private Range capacity()        { return capacity; }
+
+            public int hashCode() {
+                return super.hashCodeImpl()
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(capacity)
+                        + 37 * Assert.hashCode(index);
+            }
+            public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+                if (obj == this) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (!(obj instanceof PositionalParamSpec)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                PositionalParamSpec other = (PositionalParamSpec) obj;
+                return super.equalsImpl(other)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.capacity, other.capacity)
+                        && Assert.equals(this.index, other.index);
+            }
+
+            /** Builder responsible for creating valid {@code PositionalParamSpec} objects.
+             * @since 3.0
+             */
+            public static class Builder extends ArgSpec.Builder<Builder> {
+                private Range capacity;
+                private Range index;
+                private Builder() {}
+                private Builder(PositionalParamSpec original) {
+                    super(original);
+                    index = original.index;
+                    capacity = original.capacity;
+                }
+                private Builder(IAnnotatedElement member, IFactory factory) {
+                    super(member.getAnnotation(Parameters.class), member, factory);
+                    index = Range.parameterIndex(member);
+                    capacity = Range.parameterCapacity(member);
+                }
+                /** Returns a valid {@code PositionalParamSpec} instance. */
+                @Override public PositionalParamSpec build() { return new PositionalParamSpec(this); }
+                /** Returns this builder. */
+                @Override protected Builder self()  { return this; }
+
+                /** Returns an index or range specifying which of the command line arguments should be assigned to this positional parameter.
+                 * @see Parameters#index() */
+                public Range index()            { return index; }
+
+                /** Sets the index or range specifying which of the command line arguments should be assigned to this positional parameter, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder index(String range)  { return index(Range.valueOf(range)); }
+
+                /** Sets the index or range specifying which of the command line arguments should be assigned to this positional parameter, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder index(Range index)   { this.index = index; return self(); }
+
+                Range capacity()                   { return capacity; }
+                Builder capacity(Range capacity)   { this.capacity = capacity; return self(); }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /** Interface for sorting {@link OptionSpec options} and {@link ArgGroupSpec groups} together.
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public interface IOrdered {
+            /** Returns the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this element should be shown.
+             * Elements with a lower number are shown before elements with a higher number.
+             * This attribute is only honored if {@link UsageMessageSpec#sortOptions()} is {@code false} for this command. */
+            int order();
+        }
+
+        /** The {@code ArgGroupSpec} class models a {@link ArgGroup group} of arguments (options, positional parameters or a mixture of the two).
+         * @see ArgGroup
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public static class ArgGroupSpec implements IOrdered {
+            static final int DEFAULT_ORDER = -1;
+            private static final String NO_HEADING = "__no_heading__";
+            private static final String NO_HEADING_KEY = "__no_heading_key__";
+            private final String heading;
+            private final String headingKey;
+            private final boolean exclusive;
+            private final Range multiplicity;
+            private final boolean validate;
+            private final int order;
+            private final IGetter getter;
+            private final ISetter setter;
+            private final IScope scope;
+            private final ITypeInfo typeInfo;
+            private final List<ArgGroupSpec> subgroups;
+            private final Set<ArgSpec> args;
+            private Messages messages;
+            private ArgGroupSpec parentGroup;
+            private String id = "1";
+
+            ArgGroupSpec(ArgGroupSpec.Builder builder) {
+                heading          = NO_HEADING    .equals(builder.heading)    ? null : builder.heading;
+                headingKey       = NO_HEADING_KEY.equals(builder.headingKey) ? null : builder.headingKey;
+                exclusive        = builder.exclusive;
+                multiplicity     = builder.multiplicity;
+                validate         = builder.validate;
+                order            = builder.order;
+                typeInfo         = builder.typeInfo;
+                getter           = builder.getter;
+                setter           = builder.setter;
+                scope            = builder.scope;
+
+                args      = Collections.unmodifiableSet(new LinkedHashSet<ArgSpec>(builder.args()));
+                subgroups = Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<ArgGroupSpec>(builder.subgroups()));
+                if (args.isEmpty() && subgroups.isEmpty()) { throw new InitializationException("ArgGroup has no options or positional parameters, and no subgroups"); }
+
+                int i = 1;
+                for (ArgGroupSpec sub : subgroups) { sub.parentGroup = this; sub.id = id + "." + i++; }
+                for (ArgSpec arg : args)           { arg.group = this; }
+            }
+
+            /** Returns a new {@link Builder}.
+             * @return a new ArgGroupSpec.Builder instance */
+            public static Builder builder() { return new Builder(); }
+
+            /** Returns a new {@link Builder} associated with the specified annotated element.
+             * @param annotatedElement the annotated element containing {@code @Option} and {@code @Parameters}
+             * @return a new ArgGroupSpec.Builder instance */
+            public static Builder builder(IAnnotatedElement annotatedElement) { return new Builder(Assert.notNull(annotatedElement, "annotatedElement")); }
+
+            /** Returns whether this is a mutually exclusive group; {@code true} by default.
+             * If {@code false}, this is a co-occurring group. Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}.
+             * @see ArgGroup#exclusive() */
+            public boolean exclusive() { return exclusive; }
+
+            /** Returns the multiplicity of this group: how many occurrences it may have on the command line; {@code "0..1"} (optional) by default.
+             * A group can be made required by specifying a multiplicity of {@code "1"}. For a group of mutually exclusive arguments,
+             * being required means that one of the arguments in the group must appear on the command line, or a MissingParameterException is thrown.
+             * For a group of co-occurring arguments, being required means that all arguments in the group must appear on the command line.
+             * Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}.
+             * @see ArgGroup#multiplicity() */
+            public Range multiplicity() { return multiplicity; }
+
+            /** Returns whether picocli should validate the rules of this group:
+             * for a mutually exclusive group this means that no more than one arguments in the group is specified on the command line;
+             * for a co-ocurring group this means that all arguments in the group are specified on the command line.
+             * {@code true} by default.
+             * @see ArgGroup#validate() */
+            public boolean validate() { return validate; }
+
+            /** Returns the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this group should be shown.
+             * Options with a lower number are shown before options with a higher number.
+             * This attribute is only honored if {@link UsageMessageSpec#sortOptions()} is {@code false} for this command. */
+            public int order() { return this.order; }
+
+            /** Returns the heading of this group (may be {@code null}), used when generating the usage documentation.
+             * @see ArgGroup#heading() */
+            public String heading()  {
+                if (messages() == null) { return heading; }
+                String newValue = messages().getString(headingKey(), null);
+                if (newValue != null) { return newValue; }
+                return heading;
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the heading key of this group (may be {@code null}), used to get the heading from a resource bundle.
+             * @see ArgGroup#headingKey()  */
+            public String headingKey() { return headingKey; }
+
+            /**
+             * Returns the parent group that this group is part of, or {@code null} if this group is not part of a composite.
+             */
+            public ArgGroupSpec parentGroup() { return parentGroup; }
+
+            /** Return the subgroups that this group is composed of; may be empty but not {@code null}.
+             * @return immutable list of subgroups that this group is composed of. */
+            public List<ArgGroupSpec> subgroups() { return subgroups; }
+
+            /**
+             * Returns {@code true} if this group is a subgroup (or a nested sub-subgroup, to any level of depth)
+             * of the specified group, {@code false} otherwise.
+             * @param group the group to check if it contains this group
+             * @return {@code true} if this group is a subgroup or a nested sub-subgroup of the specified group
+             */
+            public boolean isSubgroupOf(ArgGroupSpec group) {
+                for (ArgGroupSpec sub : group.subgroups) {
+                    if (this == sub) { return true; }
+                    if (isSubgroupOf(sub)) { return true; }
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+            /** Returns the type info for the annotated program element associated with this group.
+             * @return type information that does not require {@code Class} objects and be constructed both at runtime and compile time
+             */
+            public ITypeInfo typeInfo()    { return typeInfo; }
+
+            /** Returns the {@link IGetter} that is responsible for supplying the value of the annotated program element associated with this group. */
+            public IGetter getter()        { return getter; }
+            /** Returns the {@link ISetter} that is responsible for modifying the value of the annotated program element associated with this group. */
+            public ISetter setter()        { return setter; }
+            /** Returns the {@link IScope} that determines where the setter sets the value (or the getter gets the value) of the annotated program element associated with this group. */
+            public IScope scope()          { return scope; }
+
+            Object userObject() { try { return getter.get(); } catch (Exception ex) { return ex.toString(); } }
+            String id() { return id; }
+
+            /** Returns the options and positional parameters in this group; may be empty but not {@code null}. */
+            public Set<ArgSpec> args() { return args; }
+            /** Returns the required options and positional parameters in this group; may be empty but not {@code null}. */
+            public Set<ArgSpec> requiredArgs() {
+                Set<ArgSpec> result = new LinkedHashSet<ArgSpec>(args);
+                for (Iterator<ArgSpec> iter = result.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
+                    if (!iter.next().required()) { iter.remove(); }
+                }
+                return Collections.unmodifiableSet(result);
+            }
+
+            /** Returns the list of positional parameters configured for this group.
+             * @return an immutable list of positional parameters in this group. */
+            public List<PositionalParamSpec> positionalParameters() {
+                List<PositionalParamSpec> result = new ArrayList<PositionalParamSpec>();
+                for (ArgSpec arg : args()) { if (arg instanceof PositionalParamSpec) { result.add((PositionalParamSpec) arg); } }
+                return Collections.unmodifiableList(result);
+            }
+            /** Returns the list of options configured for this group.
+             * @return an immutable list of options in this group. */
+            public List<OptionSpec> options() {
+                List<OptionSpec> result = new ArrayList<OptionSpec>();
+                for (ArgSpec arg : args()) { if (arg instanceof OptionSpec) { result.add((OptionSpec) arg); } }
+                return Collections.unmodifiableList(result);
+            }
+
+            public String synopsis() {
+                return synopsisText(new Help.ColorScheme.Builder(Help.Ansi.OFF).build()).toString();
+            }
+
+            public Text synopsisText(Help.ColorScheme colorScheme) {
+                String infix = exclusive() ? " | " : " ";
+                Text synopsis = colorScheme.ansi().new Text(0);
+                for (ArgSpec arg : args()) {
+                    if (synopsis.length > 0) { synopsis = synopsis.concat(infix); }
+                    if (arg instanceof OptionSpec) {
+                        synopsis = concatOptionText(synopsis, colorScheme, (OptionSpec) arg);
+                    } else {
+                        synopsis = concatPositionalText(synopsis, colorScheme, (PositionalParamSpec) arg);
+                    }
+                }
+                for (ArgGroupSpec subgroup : subgroups()) {
+                    if (synopsis.length > 0) { synopsis = synopsis.concat(infix); }
+                    synopsis = synopsis.concat(subgroup.synopsisText(colorScheme));
+                }
+                String prefix = multiplicity().min > 0 ? "(" : "[";
+                String postfix = multiplicity().min > 0 ? ")" : "]";
+                Text result = colorScheme.ansi().text(prefix).concat(synopsis).concat(postfix);
+                int i = 1;
+                for (; i < multiplicity.min; i++) {
+                    result = result.concat(" (").concat(synopsis).concat(")");
+                }
+                if (multiplicity().isVariable) {
+                    result = result.concat("...");
+                } else {
+                    for (; i < multiplicity.max; i++) {
+                        result = result.concat(" [").concat(synopsis).concat("]");
+                    }
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            private Text concatOptionText(Text text, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme, OptionSpec option) {
+                if (!option.hidden()) {
+                    Text name = option.negatable()
+                            ? colorScheme.optionText(option.commandSpec.negatableOptionTransformer().makeSynopsis(option.shortestName(), option.commandSpec))
+                            : colorScheme.optionText(option.shortestName());
+                    Text param = createLabelRenderer(option.commandSpec).renderParameterLabel(option, colorScheme.ansi(), colorScheme.optionParamStyles);
+                    text = text.concat(open(option)).concat(name).concat(param).concat(close(option));
+                    if (option.isMultiValue()) { // e.g., -x=VAL [-x=VAL]...
+                        text = text.concat(" [").concat(name).concat(param).concat("]...");
+                    }
+                }
+                return text;
+            }
+
+            private Text concatPositionalText(Text text, Help.ColorScheme colorScheme, PositionalParamSpec positionalParam) {
+                if (!positionalParam.hidden()) {
+                    Text label = createLabelRenderer(positionalParam.commandSpec).renderParameterLabel(positionalParam, colorScheme.ansi(), colorScheme.parameterStyles);
+                    text = text.concat(open(positionalParam)).concat(label).concat(close(positionalParam));
+                }
+                return text;
+            }
+            private String open(ArgSpec argSpec)  { return argSpec.required() ? "" : "["; }
+            private String close(ArgSpec argSpec) { return argSpec.required() ? "" : "]"; }
+
+            public Help.IParamLabelRenderer createLabelRenderer(CommandSpec commandSpec) {
+                return new Help.DefaultParamLabelRenderer(commandSpec == null ? CommandSpec.create() : commandSpec);
+            }
+            /** Returns the Messages for this argument group specification, or {@code null}. */
+            public Messages messages() { return messages; }
+            /** Sets the Messages for this ArgGroupSpec, and returns this ArgGroupSpec.
+             * @param msgs the new Messages value, may be {@code null}
+             * @see Command#resourceBundle()
+             * @see #headingKey()
+             */
+            public ArgGroupSpec messages(Messages msgs) {
+                messages = msgs;
+                for (ArgGroupSpec sub : subgroups()) { sub.messages(msgs); }
+                return this;
+            }
+
+            @Override public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+                if (obj == this) { return true; }
+                if (!(obj instanceof ArgGroupSpec)) { return false; }
+                ArgGroupSpec other = (ArgGroupSpec) obj;
+                return exclusive == other.exclusive
+                        && Assert.equals(multiplicity, other.multiplicity)
+                        && validate == other.validate
+                        && order == other.order
+                        && Assert.equals(heading, other.heading)
+                        && Assert.equals(headingKey, other.headingKey)
+                        && Assert.equals(subgroups, other.subgroups)
+                        && Assert.equals(args, other.args);
+            }
+
+            @Override public int hashCode() {
+                int result = 17;
+                result += 37 * result + Assert.hashCode(exclusive);
+                result += 37 * result + Assert.hashCode(multiplicity);
+                result += 37 * result + Assert.hashCode(validate);
+                result += 37 * result + order;
+                result += 37 * result + Assert.hashCode(heading);
+                result += 37 * result + Assert.hashCode(headingKey);
+                result += 37 * result + Assert.hashCode(subgroups);
+                result += 37 * result + Assert.hashCode(args);
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            @Override public String toString() {
+                List<String> argNames = new ArrayList<String>();
+                for (ArgSpec arg : args()) {
+                    if (arg instanceof OptionSpec) {
+                        argNames.add(((OptionSpec) arg).shortestName());
+                    } else {
+                        PositionalParamSpec p = (PositionalParamSpec) arg;
+                        argNames.add(p.index() + " (" + p.paramLabel() + ")");
+                    }
+                }
+                return "ArgGroup[exclusive=" + exclusive + ", multiplicity=" + multiplicity +
+                        ", validate=" + validate + ", order=" + order + ", args=[" + ArgSpec.describe(args()) +
+                        "], headingKey=" + quote(headingKey) + ", heading=" + quote(heading) +
+                        ", subgroups=" + subgroups + "]";
+            }
+            private static String quote(String s) { return s == null ? "null" : "'" + s + "'"; }
+
+            void initUserObject(CommandLine commandLine) {
+                if (commandLine == null) { new Tracer().debug("Could not create user object for %s with null CommandLine%n.", this); }
+                try {
+                    tryInitUserObject(commandLine);
+                } catch (PicocliException ex) {
+                    throw ex;
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Could not create user object for " + this, ex);
+                }
+            }
+            void tryInitUserObject(CommandLine commandLine) throws Exception {
+                Tracer tracer = commandLine.tracer;
+                if (typeInfo() != null) {
+                    tracer.debug("Creating new user object of type %s for group %s%n", typeInfo().getAuxiliaryTypes()[0], synopsis());
+                    Object userObject = DefaultFactory.create(commandLine.factory, typeInfo().getAuxiliaryTypes()[0]);
+                    tracer.debug("Created %s, invoking setter %s with scope %s%n", userObject, setter(), scope());
+                    setUserObject(userObject, commandLine.factory);
+                    for (ArgSpec arg : args()) {
+                        tracer.debug("Initializing %s in group %s: setting scope to user object %s and initializing initial and default values%n", ArgSpec.describe(arg, "="), synopsis(), userObject);
+                        arg.scope().set(userObject); // flip the actual user object for the arg (and all other args in this group; they share the same IScope instance)
+                        commandLine.interpreter.parseResultBuilder.isInitializingDefaultValues = true;
+                        arg.applyInitialValue(tracer);
+                        commandLine.interpreter.applyDefault(commandLine.getCommandSpec().defaultValueProvider(), arg);
+                        commandLine.interpreter.parseResultBuilder.isInitializingDefaultValues = false;
+                    }
+                    for (ArgGroupSpec subgroup : subgroups()) {
+                        tracer.debug("Setting scope for subgroup %s with setter=%s in group %s to user object %s%n", subgroup.synopsis(), subgroup.setter(), synopsis(), userObject);
+                        subgroup.scope().set(userObject); // flip the actual user object for the arg (and all other args in this group; they share the same IScope instance)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    tracer.debug("No type information available for group %s: cannot create new user object. Scope for arg setters is not changed.%n", synopsis());
+                }
+                tracer.debug("Initialization complete for group %s%n", synopsis());
+            }
+
+            void setUserObject(Object userObject, IFactory factory) throws Exception {
+                if (typeInfo().isCollection()) {
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") Collection<Object> c = (Collection<Object>) getter().get();
+                    if (c == null) {
+                        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                        Collection<Object> c2 = (Collection<Object>) DefaultFactory.create(factory, typeInfo.getType());
+                        setter().set(c = c2);
+                    }
+                    (c).add(userObject);
+                } else if (typeInfo().isArray()) {
+                    Object old = getter().get();
+                    int oldSize = old == null ? 0 : Array.getLength(old);
+                    Object array = Array.newInstance(typeInfo().getAuxiliaryTypes()[0], oldSize + 1);
+                    for (int i = 0; i < oldSize; i++) {
+                        Array.set(array, i, Array.get(old, i));
+                    }
+                    Array.set(array, oldSize, userObject);
+                    setter().set(array);
+                } else {
+                    setter().set(userObject);
+                }
+            }
+
+            ParseResult.GroupValidationResult validateArgs(CommandLine commandLine, Collection<ArgSpec> matchedArgs) {
+                Set<ArgSpec> intersection = new LinkedHashSet<ArgSpec>(args());
+                Set<ArgSpec> missing = new LinkedHashSet<ArgSpec>(requiredArgs());
+                Set<ArgSpec> found = new LinkedHashSet<ArgSpec>();
+                found.addAll(matchedArgs);
+                missing.removeAll(matchedArgs);
+                intersection.retainAll(found);
+                int presentCount = intersection.size();
+                boolean haveMissing = !missing.isEmpty();
+                boolean someButNotAllSpecified = haveMissing && !intersection.isEmpty();
+                String exclusiveElements = ArgSpec.describe(intersection);
+                String requiredElements = ArgSpec.describe(requiredArgs());
+                String missingElements = ArgSpec.describe(missing);
+
+                return validate(commandLine, presentCount, haveMissing, someButNotAllSpecified, exclusiveElements, requiredElements, missingElements);
+            }
+
+            private ParseResult.GroupValidationResult validate(CommandLine commandLine, int presentCount, boolean haveMissing, boolean someButNotAllSpecified, String exclusiveElements, String requiredElements, String missingElements) {
+                if (exclusive()) {
+                    if (presentCount > 1) {
+                        return new ParseResult.GroupValidationResult(
+                                ParseResult.GroupValidationResult.Type.FAILURE_PRESENT,
+                                new MutuallyExclusiveArgsException(commandLine,
+                                        "Error: " + exclusiveElements + " are mutually exclusive (specify only one)"));
+                    }
+                    // check that exactly one member was matched
+                    if (multiplicity().min > 0 && haveMissing) {
+                        return new ParseResult.GroupValidationResult(
+                                ParseResult.GroupValidationResult.Type.FAILURE_ABSENT,
+                                new MissingParameterException(commandLine, args(),
+                                        "Error: Missing required argument (specify one of these): " + requiredElements));
+                    }
+                } else { // co-occurring group
+                    if (someButNotAllSpecified) {
+                        return new ParseResult.GroupValidationResult(
+                                ParseResult.GroupValidationResult.Type.FAILURE_PARTIAL,
+                                new MissingParameterException(commandLine, args(),
+                                        "Error: Missing required argument(s): " + missingElements));
+                    }
+                    if ((multiplicity().min > 0 && haveMissing)) {
+                        return new ParseResult.GroupValidationResult(
+                                ParseResult.GroupValidationResult.Type.FAILURE_ABSENT,
+                                new MissingParameterException(commandLine, args(),
+                                        "Error: Missing required argument(s): " + missingElements));
+                    }
+                }
+                return presentCount > 0 ? ParseResult.GroupValidationResult.SUCCESS_PRESENT : ParseResult.GroupValidationResult.SUCCESS_ABSENT;
+            }
+
+            /** Builder responsible for creating valid {@code ArgGroupSpec} objects.
+             * @since 4.0 */
+            public static class Builder {
+                private IGetter getter;
+                private ISetter setter;
+                private IScope scope;
+                private ITypeInfo typeInfo;
+                private String heading;
+                private String headingKey;
+                private boolean exclusive  = true;
+                private Range multiplicity = Range.valueOf("0..1");
+                private boolean validate   = true;
+                private int order          = DEFAULT_ORDER;
+                private List<ArgSpec> args = new ArrayList<ArgSpec>();
+                private List<ArgGroupSpec> subgroups = new ArrayList<ArgGroupSpec>();
+
+                // for topological sorting; private only
+                private Boolean topologicalSortDone;
+                private List<Builder> compositesReferencingMe = new ArrayList<Builder>();
+
+                Builder() { }
+                Builder(IAnnotatedElement source) {
+                    typeInfo = source.getTypeInfo();
+                    getter = source.getter();
+                    setter = source.setter();
+                    scope = source.scope();
+                }
+
+                /** Updates this builder from the specified annotation values.
+                 * @param group annotation values
+                 * @return this builder for method chaining */
+                public Builder updateArgGroupAttributes(ArgGroup group) {
+                    return this
+                            .heading(group.heading())
+                            .headingKey(group.headingKey())
+                            .exclusive(group.exclusive())
+                            .multiplicity(group.multiplicity())
+                            .validate(group.validate())
+                            .order(group.order());
+                }
+
+                /** Returns a valid {@code ArgGroupSpec} instance. */
+                public ArgGroupSpec build() { return new ArgGroupSpec(this); }
+
+                /** Returns whether this is a mutually exclusive group; {@code true} by default.
+                 * If {@code false}, this is a co-occurring group. Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#exclusive() */
+                public boolean exclusive() { return exclusive; }
+                /** Sets whether this is a mutually exclusive group; {@code true} by default.
+                 * If {@code false}, this is a co-occurring group. Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#exclusive() */
+                public Builder exclusive(boolean newValue) { exclusive = newValue; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the multiplicity of this group: how many occurrences it may have on the command line; {@code "0..1"} (optional) by default.
+                 * A group can be made required by specifying a multiplicity of {@code "1"}. For a group of mutually exclusive arguments,
+                 * being required means that one of the arguments in the group must appear on the command line, or a MissingParameterException is thrown.
+                 * For a group of co-occurring arguments, being required means that all arguments in the group must appear on the command line.
+                 * Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#multiplicity() */
+                public Range multiplicity() { return multiplicity; }
+                /** Sets the multiplicity of this group: how many occurrences it may have on the command line; {@code "0..1"} (optional) by default.
+                 * A group can be made required by specifying a multiplicity of {@code "1"}. For a group of mutually exclusive arguments,
+                 * being required means that one of the arguments in the group must appear on the command line, or a MissingParameterException is thrown.
+                 * For a group of co-occurring arguments, being required means that all arguments in the group must appear on the command line.
+                 * Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#multiplicity() */
+                public Builder multiplicity(String newValue) { return multiplicity(Range.valueOf(newValue)); }
+                /** Sets the multiplicity of this group: how many occurrences it may have on the command line; {@code "0..1"} (optional) by default.
+                 * A group can be made required by specifying a multiplicity of {@code "1"}. For a group of mutually exclusive arguments,
+                 * being required means that one of the arguments in the group must appear on the command line, or a MissingParameterException is thrown.
+                 * For a group of co-occurring arguments, being required means that all arguments in the group must appear on the command line.
+                 * Ignored if {@link #validate()} is {@code false}.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#multiplicity() */
+                public Builder multiplicity(Range newValue) { multiplicity = newValue; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns whether picocli should validate the rules of this group:
+                 * for a mutually exclusive group this means that no more than one arguments in the group is specified on the command line;
+                 * for a co-ocurring group this means that all arguments in the group are specified on the command line.
+                 * {@code true} by default.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#validate() */
+                public boolean validate() { return validate; }
+                /** Sets whether picocli should validate the rules of this group:
+                 * for a mutually exclusive group this means that no more than one arguments in the group is specified on the command line;
+                 * for a co-ocurring group this means that all arguments in the group are specified on the command line.
+                 * {@code true} by default.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#validate() */
+                public Builder validate(boolean newValue) { validate = newValue; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this group should be shown.
+                 * Options with a lower number are shown before options with a higher number.
+                 * This attribute is only honored if {@link UsageMessageSpec#sortOptions()} is {@code false} for this command.*/
+                public int order() { return order; }
+
+                /** Sets the position in the options list in the usage help message at which this group should be shown, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder order(int order) { this.order = order; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the heading of this group, used when generating the usage documentation.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#heading() */
+                public String heading() { return heading; }
+
+                /** Sets the heading of this group (may be {@code null}), used when generating the usage documentation.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#heading() */
+                public Builder heading(String newValue) { this.heading = newValue; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the heading key of this group, used to get the heading from a resource bundle.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#headingKey()  */
+                public String headingKey() { return headingKey; }
+                /** Sets the heading key of this group, used to get the heading from a resource bundle.
+                 * @see ArgGroup#headingKey()  */
+                public Builder headingKey(String newValue) { this.headingKey = newValue; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the type info for the annotated program element associated with this group.
+                 * @return type information that does not require {@code Class} objects and be constructed both at runtime and compile time
+                 */
+                public ITypeInfo typeInfo()    { return typeInfo; }
+                /** Sets the type info for the annotated program element associated with this group, and returns this builder.
+                 * @param newValue type information that does not require {@code Class} objects and be constructed both at runtime and compile time
+                 */
+                public Builder typeInfo(ITypeInfo newValue) { this.typeInfo = newValue; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the {@link IGetter} that is responsible for supplying the value of the annotated program element associated with this group. */
+                public IGetter getter()        { return getter; }
+                /** Sets the {@link IGetter} that is responsible for getting the value of the annotated program element associated with this group, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder getter(IGetter getter)       { this.getter = getter; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the {@link ISetter} that is responsible for modifying the value of the annotated program element associated with this group. */
+                public ISetter setter()        { return setter; }
+                /** Sets the {@link ISetter} that is responsible for modifying the value of the annotated program element associated with this group, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder setter(ISetter setter)       { this.setter = setter; return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the {@link IScope} that determines where the setter sets the value (or the getter gets the value) of the annotated program element associated with this group. */
+                public IScope scope()          { return scope; }
+                /** Sets the {@link IScope} that targets where the setter sets the value of the annotated program element associated with this group, and returns this builder. */
+                public Builder scope(IScope scope)          { this.scope = scope; return this; }
+
+                /** Adds the specified argument to the list of options and positional parameters that depend on this group. */
+                public Builder addArg(ArgSpec arg) { args.add(arg); return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the list of options and positional parameters that depend on this group.*/
+                public List<ArgSpec> args() { return args; }
+
+                /** Adds the specified group to the list of subgroups that this group is composed of. */
+                public Builder addSubgroup(ArgGroupSpec group) { subgroups.add(group); return this; }
+
+                /** Returns the list of subgroups that this group is composed of.*/
+                public List<ArgGroupSpec> subgroups() { return subgroups; }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /** This class allows applications to specify a custom binding that will be invoked for unmatched arguments.
+         * A binding can be created with a {@code ISetter} that consumes the unmatched arguments {@code String[]}, or with a
+         * {@code IGetter} that produces a {@code Collection<String>} that the unmatched arguments can be added to.
+         * @since 3.0 */
+        public static class UnmatchedArgsBinding {
+            private final IGetter getter;
+            private final ISetter setter;
+
+            /** Creates a {@code UnmatchedArgsBinding} for a setter that consumes {@code String[]} objects.
+             * @param setter consumes the String[] array with unmatched arguments. */
+            public static UnmatchedArgsBinding forStringArrayConsumer(ISetter setter) { return new UnmatchedArgsBinding(null, setter); }
+
+            /** Creates a {@code UnmatchedArgsBinding} for a getter that produces a {@code Collection<String>} that the unmatched arguments can be added to.
+             * @param getter supplies a {@code Collection<String>} that the unmatched arguments can be added to. */
+            public static UnmatchedArgsBinding forStringCollectionSupplier(IGetter getter) { return new UnmatchedArgsBinding(getter, null); }
+
+            private UnmatchedArgsBinding(IGetter getter, ISetter setter) {
+                if (getter == null && setter == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Getter and setter cannot both be null"); }
+                this.setter = setter;
+                this.getter = getter;
+            }
+            /** Returns the getter responsible for producing a {@code Collection} that the unmatched arguments can be added to. */
+            public IGetter getter() { return getter; }
+            /** Returns the setter responsible for consuming the unmatched arguments. */
+            public ISetter setter() { return setter; }
+            void addAll(String[] unmatched) {
+                if (setter != null) {
+                    try {
+                        setter.set(unmatched);
+                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                        throw new PicocliException(String.format("Could not invoke setter (%s) with unmatched argument array '%s': %s", setter, Arrays.toString(unmatched), ex), ex);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (getter != null) {
+                    try {
+                        Collection<String> collection = getter.get();
+                        Assert.notNull(collection, "getter returned null Collection");
+                        collection.addAll(Arrays.asList(unmatched));
+                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                        throw new PicocliException(String.format("Could not add unmatched argument array '%s' to collection returned by getter (%s): %s",
+                                Arrays.toString(unmatched), getter, ex), ex);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        /** Command method parameter, similar to java.lang.reflect.Parameter (not available before Java 8).
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public static class MethodParam extends AccessibleObject {
+            final Method method;
+            final int paramIndex;
+            final String name;
+            int position;
+
+            public MethodParam(Method method, int paramIndex) {
+                this.method = method;
+                this.paramIndex = paramIndex;
+                String tmp = "arg" + paramIndex;
+                try {
+                    Method getParameters = Method.class.getMethod("getParameters");
+                    Object parameters = getParameters.invoke(method);
+                    Object parameter = Array.get(parameters, paramIndex);
+                    tmp = (String) Class.forName("java.lang.reflect.Parameter").getDeclaredMethod("getName").invoke(parameter);
+                } catch (Exception ignored) {}
+                this.name = tmp;
+            }
+            public Type getParameterizedType() { return method.getGenericParameterTypes()[paramIndex]; }
+            public String getName() { return name; }
+            public Class<?> getType() { return method.getParameterTypes()[paramIndex]; }
+            public Method getDeclaringExecutable() { return method; }
+            @Override public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) {
+                for (Annotation annotation : getDeclaredAnnotations()) {
+                    if (annotationClass.isAssignableFrom(annotation.getClass())) { return annotationClass.cast(annotation); }
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+            @Override public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations() { return method.getParameterAnnotations()[paramIndex]; }
+            @Override public void setAccessible(boolean flag) throws SecurityException { method.setAccessible(flag); }
+            @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+            @Override public boolean isAccessible() throws SecurityException { return method.isAccessible(); }
+            @Override public String toString() { return method.toString() + ":" + getName(); }
+        }
+
+        /** Encapculates type information for an option or parameter to make this information available both at runtime
+         * and at compile time (when {@code Class} values are not available).
+         * Most of the methods in this interface (but not all!) are safe to use by annotation processors.
+         * @since 4.0
+         */
+        public interface ITypeInfo {
+            /** Returns {@code true} if {@link #getType()} is {@code boolean} or {@code java.lang.Boolean}. */
+            boolean isBoolean();
+            /** Returns {@code true} if {@link #getType()} is an array, map or collection. */
+            boolean isMultiValue();
+            boolean isArray();
+            boolean isCollection();
+            boolean isMap();
+            /** Returns {@code true} if {@link #getType()} is an enum. */
+            boolean isEnum();
+            List<String> getEnumConstantNames();
+            String getClassName();
+            String getClassSimpleName();
+            /** Returns type information of components or elements of a {@link #isMultiValue() multivalue} type. */
+            List<ITypeInfo> getAuxiliaryTypeInfos();
+            /** Returns the names of the type arguments if this is a generic type. For example, returns {@code ["java.lang.String"]} if this type is {@code List<String>}. */
+            List<String> getActualGenericTypeArguments();
+
+            /** Returns the class that the option or parameter value should be converted to when matched on the command
+             * line. This method is <em>not</em> safe for annotation processors to use.
+             * @return the class that the option or parameter value should be converted to
+             */
+            Class<?> getType();
+            /** Returns the component class of an array, or the parameter type of a generic Collection, or the parameter
+             * types of the key and the value of a generic Map.
+             * This method is <em>not</em> safe for annotation processors to use.
+             * @return the component type or types of an array, Collection or Map type
+             */
+            Class<?>[] getAuxiliaryTypes();
+        }
+        static class RuntimeTypeInfo implements ITypeInfo {
+            private final Class<?> type;
+            private final Class<?>[] auxiliaryTypes;
+            private final List<String> actualGenericTypeArguments;
+
+            RuntimeTypeInfo(Class<?> type, Class<?>[] auxiliaryTypes, List<String> actualGenericTypeArguments) {
+                this.type = Assert.notNull(type, "type");
+                this.auxiliaryTypes = Assert.notNull(auxiliaryTypes, "auxiliaryTypes").clone();
+                this.actualGenericTypeArguments = actualGenericTypeArguments == null ? Collections.<String>emptyList() : Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<String>(actualGenericTypeArguments));
+            }
+
+            static ITypeInfo createForAuxType(Class<?> type) {
+                return create(type, new Class[0], (Type) null, Range.valueOf("1"), String.class, false);
+            }
+            public static ITypeInfo create(Class<?> type,
+                                           Class<?>[] annotationTypes,
+                                           Type genericType,
+                                           Range arity,
+                                           Class<?> defaultType,
+                                           boolean interactive) {
+                Class<?>[] auxiliaryTypes = RuntimeTypeInfo.inferTypes(type, annotationTypes, genericType);
+                List<String> actualGenericTypeArguments = new ArrayList<String>();
+                if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType)  {
+                    Class[] declaredTypeParameters = extractTypeParameters((ParameterizedType) genericType);
+                    for (Class<?> c : declaredTypeParameters) { actualGenericTypeArguments.add(c.getName()); }
+                }
+                return create(type, auxiliaryTypes, actualGenericTypeArguments, arity, defaultType, interactive);
+            }
+
+            public static ITypeInfo create(Class<?> type, Class<?>[] auxiliaryTypes, List<String> actualGenericTypeArguments, Range arity, Class<?> defaultType, boolean interactive) {
+                if (type == null) {
+                    if (auxiliaryTypes == null || auxiliaryTypes.length == 0) {
+                        if (interactive) {
+                            type = char[].class;
+                        } else if (arity.isVariable || arity.max > 1) {
+                            type = String[].class;
+                        } else if (arity.max == 1) {
+                            type = String.class;
+                        } else {
+                            type = defaultType;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        type = auxiliaryTypes[0];
+                    }
+                }
+                if (auxiliaryTypes == null || auxiliaryTypes.length == 0) {
+                    if (type.isArray()) {
+                        if (interactive && type.equals(char[].class)) {
+                            auxiliaryTypes = new Class<?>[]{char[].class};
+                        } else {
+                            auxiliaryTypes = new Class<?>[]{type.getComponentType()};
+                        }
+                    } else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) { // type is a collection but element type is unspecified
+                        auxiliaryTypes = new Class<?>[] {interactive ? char[].class : String.class}; // use String elements
+                    } else if (Map.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) { // type is a map but element type is unspecified
+                        auxiliaryTypes = new Class<?>[] {String.class, String.class}; // use String keys and String values
+                    } else {
+                        auxiliaryTypes = new Class<?>[] {type};
+                    }
+                }
+                return new RuntimeTypeInfo(type, auxiliaryTypes, actualGenericTypeArguments);
+            }
+            static Class<?>[] inferTypes(Class<?> propertyType, Class<?>[] annotationTypes, Type genericType) {
+                if (annotationTypes != null && annotationTypes.length > 0) { return annotationTypes; }
+                if (propertyType.isArray()) { return new Class<?>[] { propertyType.getComponentType() }; }
+                if (CommandLine.isMultiValue(propertyType)) {
+                    if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType) {// e.g. Map<Long, ? extends Number>
+                        return extractTypeParameters((ParameterizedType) genericType);
+                    }
+                    return new Class<?>[] {String.class, String.class}; // field is multi-value but not ParameterizedType
+                }
+                return new Class<?>[] {propertyType}; // not a multi-value field
+            }
+
+            static Class<?>[] extractTypeParameters(ParameterizedType genericType) {
+                ParameterizedType parameterizedType = genericType;
+                Type[] paramTypes = parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments(); // e.g. ? extends Number
+                Class<?>[] result = new Class<?>[paramTypes.length];
+                for (int i = 0; i < paramTypes.length; i++) {
+                    if (paramTypes[i] instanceof Class) { result[i] = (Class<?>) paramTypes[i]; continue; } // e.g. Long
+                    else if (paramTypes[i] instanceof WildcardType) { // e.g. ? extends Number
+                        WildcardType wildcardType = (WildcardType) paramTypes[i];
+                        Type[] lower = wildcardType.getLowerBounds(); // e.g. []
+                        if (lower.length > 0 && lower[0] instanceof Class) { result[i] = (Class<?>) lower[0]; continue; }
+                        Type[] upper = wildcardType.getUpperBounds(); // e.g. Number
+                        if (upper.length > 0 && upper[0] instanceof Class) { result[i] = (Class<?>) upper[0]; continue; }
+                    } else if (paramTypes[i] instanceof GenericArrayType) {
+                        GenericArrayType gat = (GenericArrayType) paramTypes[i];
+                        if (char.class.equals(gat.getGenericComponentType())) {
+                            result[i] = char[].class; continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Arrays.fill(result, String.class); return result; // too convoluted generic type, giving up
+                }
+                return result; // we inferred all types from ParameterizedType
+            }
+
+            public boolean isBoolean()            { return auxiliaryTypes[0] == boolean.class || auxiliaryTypes[0] == Boolean.class; }
+            public boolean isMultiValue()         { return CommandLine.isMultiValue(type); }
+            public boolean isArray()              { return type.isArray(); }
+            public boolean isCollection()         { return Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(type); }
+            public boolean isMap()                { return Map.class.isAssignableFrom(type); }
+            public boolean isEnum()               { return auxiliaryTypes[0].isEnum(); }
+            public String getClassName()          { return type.getName(); }
+            public String getClassSimpleName()    { return type.getSimpleName(); }
+            public Class<?> getType()             { return type; }
+            public Class<?>[] getAuxiliaryTypes() { return auxiliaryTypes; }
+            public List<String> getActualGenericTypeArguments() { return actualGenericTypeArguments; }
+
+            public List<ITypeInfo> getAuxiliaryTypeInfos()  {
+                List<ITypeInfo> result = new ArrayList<ITypeInfo>();
+                for (Class<?> c : auxiliaryTypes) { result.add(createForAuxType(c)); }
+                return result;
+            }
+            public List<String> getEnumConstantNames() {
+                if (!isEnum()) { return Collections.emptyList(); }
+                List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
+                for (Object c : auxiliaryTypes[0].getEnumConstants()) { result.add(c.toString()); }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+                if (obj == this) { return true; }
+                if (!(obj instanceof RuntimeTypeInfo)) { return false; }
+                RuntimeTypeInfo other = (RuntimeTypeInfo) obj;
+                return Arrays.equals(other.auxiliaryTypes, auxiliaryTypes) && type.equals(other.type);
+            }
+            public int hashCode() {
+                return Arrays.hashCode(auxiliaryTypes) + 37 * Assert.hashCode(type);
+            }
+            public String toString() {
+                return String.format("RuntimeTypeInfo(%s, aux=%s, collection=%s, map=%s)",
+                        type.getCanonicalName(), Arrays.toString(auxiliaryTypes), isCollection(), isMap());
+            }
+        }
+        /** Internal interface to allow annotation processors to construct a command model at compile time.
+         * @since 4.0 */
+        public interface IAnnotatedElement {
+            Object userObject();
+            boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass);
+            <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass);
+            String getName();
+            String getMixinName();
+            boolean isArgSpec();
+            boolean isOption();
+            boolean isParameter();
+            boolean isArgGroup();
+            boolean isMixin();
+            boolean isUnmatched();
+            boolean isSpec();
+            boolean isParentCommand();
+            boolean isMultiValue();
+            boolean isInteractive();
+            boolean hasInitialValue();
+            boolean isMethodParameter();
+            int getMethodParamPosition();
+            CommandLine.Model.IScope scope();
+            CommandLine.Model.IGetter getter();
+            CommandLine.Model.ISetter setter();
+            ITypeInfo getTypeInfo();
+            String getToString();
+        }
+
+        static class TypedMember implements IAnnotatedElement {
+            final AccessibleObject accessible;
+            final String name;
+            final ITypeInfo typeInfo;
+            boolean hasInitialValue;
+            private IScope scope;
+            private IGetter getter;
+            private ISetter setter;
+            static TypedMember createIfAnnotated(Field field, IScope scope) {
+                return isAnnotated(field) ? new TypedMember(field, scope) : null;
+            }
+            static boolean isAnnotated(AnnotatedElement e) {
+                return false
+                        || e.isAnnotationPresent(Option.class)
+                        || e.isAnnotationPresent(Parameters.class)
+                        || e.isAnnotationPresent(ArgGroup.class)
+                        || e.isAnnotationPresent(Unmatched.class)
+                        || e.isAnnotationPresent(Mixin.class)
+                        || e.isAnnotationPresent(Spec.class)
+                        || e.isAnnotationPresent(ParentCommand.class);
+            }
+            TypedMember(Field field) {
+                accessible = Assert.notNull(field, "field");
+                accessible.setAccessible(true);
+                name = field.getName();
+                typeInfo = createTypeInfo(field.getType(), field.getGenericType());
+                hasInitialValue = true;
+            }
+            private TypedMember(Field field, IScope scope) {
+                this(field);
+                Object obj = ObjectScope.tryGet(scope);
+                if (obj != null && Proxy.isProxyClass(obj.getClass())) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Invalid picocli annotation on interface field");
+                }
+                FieldBinding binding = new FieldBinding(scope, field);
+                getter = binding; setter = binding;
+                this.scope = scope;
+                hasInitialValue &= obj != null ;
+            }
+            static TypedMember createIfAnnotated(Method method, IScope scope, CommandSpec spec) {
+                return isAnnotated(method) ? new TypedMember(method, scope, spec) : null;
+            }
+            private TypedMember(Method method, IScope scope, CommandSpec spec) {
+                accessible = Assert.notNull(method, "method");
+                accessible.setAccessible(true);
+                name = propertyName(method.getName());
+                Class<?>[] parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
+                boolean isGetter = parameterTypes.length == 0 && method.getReturnType() != Void.TYPE && method.getReturnType() != Void.class;
+                boolean isSetter = parameterTypes.length > 0;
+                if (isSetter == isGetter) { throw new InitializationException("Invalid method, must be either getter or setter: " + method); }
+                if (isGetter) {
+                    hasInitialValue = true;
+                    typeInfo = createTypeInfo(method.getReturnType(), method.getGenericReturnType());
+                    Object proxy = ObjectScope.tryGet(scope);
+                    if (Proxy.isProxyClass(proxy.getClass())) {
+                        PicocliInvocationHandler handler = (PicocliInvocationHandler) Proxy.getInvocationHandler(proxy);
+                        PicocliInvocationHandler.ProxyBinding binding = handler.new ProxyBinding(method);
+                        getter = binding; setter = binding;
+                        initializeInitialValue(method);
+                    } else {
+                        //throw new IllegalArgumentException("Getter method but not a proxy: " + scope + ": " + method);
+                        MethodBinding binding = new MethodBinding(scope, method, spec);
+                        getter = binding; setter = binding;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    hasInitialValue = false;
+                    typeInfo = createTypeInfo(parameterTypes[0], method.getGenericParameterTypes()[0]);
+                    MethodBinding binding = new MethodBinding(scope, method, spec);
+                    getter = binding; setter = binding;
+                }
+            }
+            TypedMember(MethodParam param, IScope scope) {
+                accessible = Assert.notNull(param, "command method parameter");
+                accessible.setAccessible(true);
+                name = param.getName();
+                typeInfo = createTypeInfo(param.getType(), param.getParameterizedType());
+                // bind parameter
+                ObjectBinding binding = new ObjectBinding();
+                getter = binding; setter = binding;
+                initializeInitialValue(param);
+                hasInitialValue = true;
+            }
+
+            private ITypeInfo createTypeInfo(Class<?> type, Type genericType) {
+                Range arity = null;
+                if (isOption())    { arity = Range.valueOf(getAnnotation(Option.class).arity()); }
+                if (isParameter()) { arity = Range.valueOf(getAnnotation(Parameters.class).arity()); }
+                if (arity == null || arity.isUnspecified) {
+                    if (isOption()) {
+                        arity = (type == null || isBoolean(type)) ? Range.valueOf("0") : Range.valueOf("1");
+                    } else {
+                        arity = Range.valueOf("1");
+                    }
+                    arity = arity.unspecified(true);
+                }
+                return RuntimeTypeInfo.create(type, annotationTypes(), genericType, arity, (isOption() ? boolean.class : String.class), isInteractive());
+            }
+
+            private void initializeInitialValue(Object arg) {
+                Class<?> type = typeInfo.getType();
+                try {
+                    if      (type == Boolean.TYPE  ) { setter.set(false); }
+                    else if (type == Byte.TYPE     ) { setter.set(Byte.valueOf((byte) 0)); }
+                    else if (type == Character.TYPE) { setter.set(Character.valueOf((char) 0)); }
+                    else if (type == Short.TYPE    ) { setter.set(Short.valueOf((short) 0)); }
+                    else if (type == Integer.TYPE  ) { setter.set(Integer.valueOf(0)); }
+                    else if (type == Long.TYPE     ) { setter.set(Long.valueOf(0L)); }
+                    else if (type == Float.TYPE    ) { setter.set(Float.valueOf(0f)); }
+                    else if (type == Double.TYPE   ) { setter.set(Double.valueOf(0d)); }
+                    else {                             setter.set(null); }
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    throw new InitializationException("Could not set initial value for " + arg + ": " + ex.toString(), ex);
+                }
+            }
+            public Object userObject()      { return accessible; }
+            public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) { return accessible.isAnnotationPresent(annotationClass); }
+            public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) { return accessible.getAnnotation(annotationClass); }
+            public String getName()         { return name; }
+            public boolean isArgSpec()      { return isOption() || isParameter() || (isMethodParameter() && !isMixin()); }
+            public boolean isOption()       { return isAnnotationPresent(Option.class); }
+            public boolean isParameter()    { return isAnnotationPresent(Parameters.class); }
+            public boolean isArgGroup()     { return isAnnotationPresent(ArgGroup.class); }
+            public boolean isMixin()        { return isAnnotationPresent(Mixin.class); }
+            public boolean isUnmatched()    { return isAnnotationPresent(Unmatched.class); }
+            public boolean isSpec()         { return isAnnotationPresent(Spec.class); }
+            public boolean isParentCommand(){ return isAnnotationPresent(ParentCommand.class); }
+            public boolean isMultiValue()   { return CommandLine.isMultiValue(getType()); }
+            public boolean isInteractive()  { return (isOption() && getAnnotation(Option.class).interactive()) || (isParameter() && getAnnotation(Parameters.class).interactive()); }
+            public IScope  scope()          { return scope; }
+            public IGetter getter()         { return getter; }
+            public ISetter setter()         { return setter; }
+            public ITypeInfo getTypeInfo()  { return typeInfo; }
+            public Class<?> getType()       { return typeInfo.getType(); }
+            public Class<?>[] getAuxiliaryTypes() { return typeInfo.getAuxiliaryTypes(); }
+            private Class<?>[] annotationTypes() {
+                if (isOption())    { return getAnnotation(Option.class).type(); }
+                if (isParameter()) { return getAnnotation(Parameters.class).type(); }
+                return new Class[0];
+            }
+            public String toString() { return accessible.toString(); }
+            public String getToString()  {
+                if (isMixin()) { return abbreviate("mixin from member " + toGenericString()); }
+                return (accessible instanceof Field ? "field " : accessible instanceof Method ? "method " : accessible.getClass().getSimpleName() + " ") + abbreviate(toGenericString());
+            }
+            public String toGenericString() { return accessible instanceof Field ? ((Field) accessible).toGenericString() : accessible instanceof Method ? ((Method) accessible).toGenericString() : ((MethodParam)accessible).toString(); }
+            public boolean hasInitialValue()    { return hasInitialValue; }
+            public boolean isMethodParameter()  { return accessible instanceof MethodParam; }
+            public int getMethodParamPosition() { return isMethodParameter() ? ((MethodParam) accessible).position : -1; }
+            public String getMixinName()    {
+                String annotationName = getAnnotation(Mixin.class).name();
+                return empty(annotationName) ? getName() : annotationName;
+            }
+            static String propertyName(String methodName) {
+                if (methodName.length() > 3 && (methodName.startsWith("get") || methodName.startsWith("set"))) { return decapitalize(methodName.substring(3)); }
+                return decapitalize(methodName);
+            }
+            private static String decapitalize(String name) {
+                if (name == null || name.length() == 0) { return name; }
+                char[] chars = name.toCharArray();
+                chars[0] = Character.toLowerCase(chars[0]);
+                return new String(chars);
+            }
+            static String abbreviate(String text) {
+                return text.replace("private ", "")
+                        .replace("protected ", "")
+                        .replace("public ", "")
+                        .replace("java.lang.", "");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /** Utility class for getting resource bundle strings.
+         * Enhances the standard <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ResourceBundle.html">ResourceBundle</a>
+         * with support for String arrays and qualified keys: keys that may or may not be prefixed with the fully qualified command name.
+         * <p>Example properties resource bundle:</p><pre>
+         * # Usage Help Message Sections
+         * # ---------------------------
+         * # Numbered resource keys can be used to create multi-line sections.
+         * usage.headerHeading = This is my app. There are other apps like it but this one is mine.%n
+         * usage.header   = header first line
+         * usage.header.0 = header second line
+         * usage.descriptionHeading = Description:%n
+         * usage.description.0 = first line
+         * usage.description.1 = second line
+         * usage.description.2 = third line
+         * usage.synopsisHeading = Usage:&#92;u0020
+         * # Leading whitespace is removed by default. Start with &#92;u0020 to keep the leading whitespace.
+         * usage.customSynopsis.0 =      Usage: ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME   (1st form)
+         * usage.customSynopsis.1 = &#92;u0020 or:  ln [OPTION]... TARGET                  (2nd form)
+         * usage.customSynopsis.2 = &#92;u0020 or:  ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY     (3rd form)
+         * # Headings can contain the %n character to create multi-line values.
+         * usage.parameterListHeading = %nPositional parameters:%n
+         * usage.optionListHeading = %nOptions:%n
+         * usage.commandListHeading = %nCommands:%n
+         * usage.footerHeading = Powered by picocli%n
+         * usage.footer = footer
+         *
+         * # Option Descriptions
+         * # -------------------
+         * # Use numbered keys to create multi-line descriptions.
+         * help = Show this help message and exit.
+         * version = Print version information and exit.
+         * </pre>
+         * <p>Resources for multiple commands can be specified in a single ResourceBundle. Keys and their value can be
+         * shared by multiple commands (so you don't need to repeat them for every command), but keys can be prefixed with
+         * {@code fully qualified command name + "."} to specify different values for different commands.
+         * The most specific key wins. For example: </p>
+         * <pre>
+         * jfrog.rt.usage.header = Artifactory commands
+         * jfrog.rt.config.usage.header = Configure Artifactory details.
+         * jfrog.rt.upload.usage.header = Upload files.
+         *
+         * jfrog.bt.usage.header = Bintray commands
+         * jfrog.bt.config.usage.header = Configure Bintray details.
+         * jfrog.bt.upload.usage.header = Upload files.
+         *
+         * # shared between all commands
+         * usage.footerHeading = Environment Variables:
+         * usage.footer.0 = footer line 0
+         * usage.footer.1 = footer line 1
+         * </pre>
+         * @see Command#resourceBundle()
+         * @see Option#descriptionKey()
+         * @see OptionSpec#description()
+         * @see PositionalParamSpec#description()
+         * @see CommandSpec#qualifiedName(String)
+         * @since 3.6 */
+        public static class Messages {
+            private final CommandSpec spec;
+            private final String bundleBaseName;
+            private final ResourceBundle rb;
+            private final Set<String> keys;
+            public Messages(CommandSpec spec, String baseName) {
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