1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cli_parser.c b/src/cli_parser.c
index bdca700..6012e8a 100644
--- a/src/cli_parser.c
+++ b/src/cli_parser.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2015 Ian Jauslin
+Copyright 2015-2022 Ian Jauslin
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -121,3 +121,23 @@ int find_str_arg(char* title, Str_Array str_args){
   }
 }
 
+// find a string argument with the specified title
+// namespace support
+int find_str_arg_ns(char* title, Char_Array namespace, Str_Array str_args){
+  Char_Array buffer;
+  int ret;
+
+  // append namespace to title
+  char_array_cpy(namespace,&buffer);
+  char_array_append(':',&buffer);
+  char_array_append_str(title,&buffer);
+
+  // check whether the namespace entry exists
+  ret=find_str_arg(char_array_to_str_noinit(&buffer), str_args);
+  free_Char_Array(buffer);
+  // if not, use global entry
+  if(ret==-1){
+    return(find_str_arg(title, str_args));
+  }
+  return(ret);
+}