C++ option handling without dedicated library

non-library-option-example.h

using text = std::string;
using texts = std::vector<text>;

inline auto split_option( text arg ) -> std::tuple<text, text>
{
    auto pos = arg.rfind( '=' );

    return pos == text::npos
                ? std::make_tuple( arg, "" )
                : std::make_tuple( arg.substr( 0, pos ), arg.substr( pos + 1 ) );
}

inline auto split_arguments( texts args ) -> std::tuple<options, texts>
{
    options option; texts in;

    bool in_options = true;

    for ( auto & arg : args )
    {
        if ( in_options )
        {
            text opt, val;
            std::tie( opt, val ) = split_option( arg );

            if      ( opt[0] != '-'                             ) { in_options     = false;           }
            else if ( opt == "--"                               ) { in_options     = false; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "-h"      || "--help"       == opt ) { option.help    =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "-a"      || "--abort"      == opt ) { option.abort   =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "-c"      || "--count"      == opt ) { option.count   =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "-g"      || "--list-tags"  == opt ) { option.tags    =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "-l"      || "--list-tests" == opt ) { option.list    =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "-t"      || "--time"       == opt ) { option.time    =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "-p"      || "--pass"       == opt ) { option.pass    =  true; continue; }
            else if (                     "--version"    == opt ) { option.version =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "--order" && "declared"     == val ) { /* by definition */   ; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "--order" && "lexical"      == val ) { option.lexical =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "--order" && "random"       == val ) { option.random  =  true; continue; }
            else if ( opt == "--random-seed" ) { option.seed   = seed  ( "--random-seed", val ); continue; }
            else if ( opt == "--repeat"      ) { option.repeat = repeat( "--repeat"     , val ); continue; }
            else throw std::runtime_error( "unrecognised option '" + arg + "' (try option --help)" );
        }
        in.push_back( arg );
    }
    return std::make_tuple( option, in );
}

inline int usage( std::ostream & os )
{
    os <<
        "\nUsage: test [options] [test-spec ...]\n"
        "\n"
        "Options:\n"
        "  -h, --help         this help message\n"
        "  -a, --abort        abort at first failure\n"
        "  -c, --count        count selected tests\n"
        "  -g, --list-tags    list tags of selected tests\n"
        "  -l, --list-tests   list selected tests\n"
        "  -p, --pass         also report passing tests\n"
        "  -t, --time         list duration of selected tests\n"
        "  --order=declared   use source code test order (default)\n"
        "  --order=lexical    use lexical sort test order\n"
        "  --order=random     use random test order\n"
        "  --random-seed=n    use n for random generator seed\n"
        "  --random-seed=time use time for random generator seed\n"
        "  --repeat=n         repeat selected tests n times (-1: indefinite)\n"
        "  --version          report lest version and compiler used\n"
        "  --                 end options\n"
        "\n"
        "Test specification:\n"
        "  \"@\", \"*\" all tests, unless excluded\n"
        "  empty    all tests, unless tagged [hide] or [.optional-name]\n"
#if lest_FEATURE_REGEX_SEARCH
        "  \"re\"     select tests that match regular expression\n"
        "  \"!re\"    omit tests that match regular expression\n"
#else
        "  \"text\"   select tests that contain text (case insensitive)\n"
        "  \"!text\"  omit tests that contain text (case insensitive)\n"
#endif
        ;
    return 0;
}