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Add -S option to pvget/pvmonitor to stringify byte arrays #222

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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion pvtoolsSrc/pvget.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -39,13 +39,16 @@ namespace {

size_t pvnamewidth;

bool stringify = false;

int haderror;

void usage (void)
{
fprintf (stderr, "\nUsage: " EXECNAME " [options] <PV name>...\n"
"\n"
COMMON_OPTIONS
" -S: Print array of bytes as a string\n"
" deprecated options:\n"
" -q, -t, -i, -n, -F: ignored\n"
" -f <input file>: errors\n"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ struct Getter : public pvac::ClientChannel::GetCallback, public Tracker
pvd::PVStructure::Formatter fmt(event.value->stream()
.format(outmode));

fmt.arrayAsString(stringify);
if(verbosity>=2)
fmt.highlight(*event.valid); // show all, highlight valid
else
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -276,7 +280,7 @@ int MAIN (int argc, char *argv[])

// ================ Parse Arguments

while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, ":hvVRM:r:w:tmp:qdcF:f:ni")) != -1) {
while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, ":hvVRM:r:w:tmp:qdcF:f:niS")) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 'h': /* Print usage */
usage();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -336,6 +340,9 @@ int MAIN (int argc, char *argv[])
case 'q': /* Quiet mode */
// deprecate
break;
case 'S':
stringify = true; /* Stringify byte scalar arrays */
break;
case 'f': /* Use input stream as input */
fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported option -f\n");
return 1;
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