cmdargs-0.10.2: Command line argument processing

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System.Console.CmdArgs.Verbosity

Description

A module to deal with verbosity, how 'chatty' a program should be. This module defines the Verbosity data type, along with functions for manipulating a global verbosity value.

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data Verbosity Source

The verbosity data type

Constructors

Quiet

Only output essential messages (typically errors)

Normal

Output normal messages (typically errors and warnings)

Loud

Output lots of messages (typically errors, warnings and status updates)

setVerbosity :: Verbosity -> IO ()Source

Set the global verbosity.

getVerbosity :: IO VerbositySource

Get the global verbosity. Initially Normal before any calls to setVerbosity.

isNormal :: IO BoolSource

Used to test if warnings should be output to the user. True if the verbosity is set to Normal or Loud (when --quiet is not specified).

isLoud :: IO BoolSource

Used to test if status updates should be output to the user. True if the verbosity is set to Loud (when --verbose is specified).

whenNormal :: IO () -> IO ()Source

An action to perform if the verbosity is normal or higher, based on isNormal.

whenLoud :: IO () -> IO ()Source

An action to perform if the verbosity is loud, based on isLoud.