From 870fcd0379ab096184f42481541d668694da7c83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andre Noll <maan@tuebingen.mpg.de>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:50:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Convert writers to lopsub.

Similar to the previous commits for receivers and filters, this
commit replaces the five gengetopt parsers for the alsa, ao, file,
oss, osx writers by a lopsub suite and links para_write with -llopsub.

This allows to get rid of the WRITER_ENUM and the writers array as a
reference to each writer structure are stored in the lopsub user_data
pointer. Moreover, ->init(), ->parse_config(), ->free_config()
and ->ggo_help() of struct writer are not needed any more and can
be removed.

The patch also removes write_common.h and moves the few prototypes
write.h.

Now that receivers, filters and writers have all been converted, we
may also stop to include ggo.h from audiod_command.c and play.c.

As for the receivers and filters, t0005 needs slight adjustments due
to the new section header in the man page.
---
 Makefile.in                |   1 -
 Makefile.real              |  12 ++-
 alsa_write.c               |  66 ++++---------
 ao_write.c                 | 133 ++++++++++----------------
 audiod.c                   |  50 ++++------
 audiod_command.c           |   1 -
 configure.ac               |  41 +-------
 file_write.c               |  83 ++++++-----------
 m4/gengetopt/alsa_write.m4 |  36 --------
 m4/gengetopt/ao_write.m4   |  30 ------
 m4/gengetopt/file_write.m4 |  13 ---
 m4/gengetopt/oss_write.m4  |  11 ---
 m4/gengetopt/osx_write.m4  |  17 ----
 m4/lls/write_cmd.suite.m4  |  87 +++++++++++++++++
 man_util.bash              |  18 +---
 oss_write.c                |  53 +++--------
 osx_write.c                |  42 ++-------
 play.c                     |  14 ++-
 t/t0005-man.sh             |   7 +-
 write.c                    |  66 ++++---------
 write.h                    |  64 +++++--------
 write_common.c             | 185 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 write_common.h             |  16 ----
 23 files changed, 395 insertions(+), 651 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 m4/gengetopt/alsa_write.m4
 delete mode 100644 m4/gengetopt/ao_write.m4
 delete mode 100644 m4/gengetopt/file_write.m4
 delete mode 100644 m4/gengetopt/oss_write.m4
 delete mode 100644 m4/gengetopt/osx_write.m4
 create mode 100644 m4/lls/write_cmd.suite.m4
 delete mode 100644 write_common.h

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e72b518c..c283b035 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ HELP2MAN := @HELP2MAN@
 ggo_descriptions_declared := @ggo_descriptions_declared@
 
 executables := @executables@
-writers := @writers@
 
 recv_objs := @recv_objs@
 filter_objs := @filter_objs@
diff --git a/Makefile.real b/Makefile.real
index 2dec9847..26a4ae51 100644
--- a/Makefile.real
+++ b/Makefile.real
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ converted_executables := audioc client fade play
 unconverted_executables := $(filter-out $(converted_executables), $(executables))
 
 audioc_objs += audioc.lsg.o
-audiod_objs += $(addsuffix _cmd.lsg.o, recv filter audiod) client.lsg.o
+audiod_objs += $(addsuffix _cmd.lsg.o, recv filter audiod write) client.lsg.o
 client_objs += client.lsg.o
 fade_objs += fade.lsg.o
 filter_objs += filter_cmd.lsg.o
-play_objs += $(addsuffix _cmd.lsg.o, recv filter play) play.lsg.o
+play_objs += $(addsuffix _cmd.lsg.o, recv filter play write) play.lsg.o
 recv_objs += recv_cmd.lsg.o
 server_objs += server_cmd.lsg.o
+write_objs += write_cmd.lsg.o
 
 m4_deps := $(addprefix $(m4depdir)/, $(addsuffix .m4d, $(unconverted_executables)))
 m4_lls_deps := \
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ m4_lls_deps := \
 	play_cmd \
 	recv_cmd \
 	filter_cmd \
+	write_cmd \
 	$(converted_executables)
 m4_lls_deps := $(addprefix $(lls_suite_dir)/, $(addsuffix .m4d, $(m4_lls_deps)))
 
@@ -158,20 +160,23 @@ else
 endif
 
 audiod_command_lists := $(addprefix $(lls_suite_dir)/, \
-	$(addsuffix _cmd.lsg.man, audiod recv filter))
+	$(addsuffix _cmd.lsg.man, audiod recv filter write))
 filter_command_lists := $(lls_suite_dir)/filter_cmd.lsg.man
 play_command_lists := $(lls_suite_dir)/play_cmd.lsg.man
 recv_command_lists := $(lls_suite_dir)/recv_cmd.lsg.man
 server_command_lists := $(lls_suite_dir)/server_cmd.lsg.man
+write_command_lists := $(lls_suite_dir)/write_cmd.lsg.man
 
 $(man_dir)/para_server.1: $(server_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_filter.1: $(filter_command_lists)
+$(man_dir)/para_write.1: $(write_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_audiod.1: $(audiod_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_play.1: $(play_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_recv.1: $(recv_command_lists)
 
 $(man_dir)/para_server.1: man_util_command_lists := $(server_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_filter.1: man_util_command_lists := $(filter_command_lists)
+$(man_dir)/para_write.1: man_util_command_lists := $(write_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_audiod.1: man_util_command_lists := $(audiod_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_play.1: man_util_command_lists := $(play_command_lists)
 $(man_dir)/para_recv.1: man_util_command_lists := $(recv_command_lists)
@@ -320,6 +325,7 @@ para_filter \
 para_play \
 para_recv \
 para_server \
+para_write \
 : LDFLAGS += $(lopsub_ldflags)
 
 para_server \
diff --git a/alsa_write.c b/alsa_write.c
index fd3b404c..3935c8c6 100644
--- a/alsa_write.c
+++ b/alsa_write.c
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
+#include <lopsub.h>
 
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
-#include "alsa_write.cmdline.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
 /** Data specific to the alsa writer. */
@@ -71,22 +70,22 @@ static snd_pcm_format_t get_alsa_pcm_format(enum sample_format sf)
 }
 
 /* Install PCM software and hardware configuration. */
-static int alsa_init(struct private_alsa_write_data *pad,
-		struct alsa_write_args_info *conf)
+static int alsa_init(struct writer_node *wn)
 {
+	struct private_alsa_write_data *pad = wn->private_data;
 	snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hwparams = NULL;
 	snd_pcm_sw_params_t *swparams = NULL;
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t start_threshold, stop_threshold;
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t buffer_size, period_size;
 	snd_output_t *output_log;
 	int ret;
-	const char *msg;
+	const char *msg, *dev = WRITE_CMD_OPT_STRING_VAL(ALSA, DEVICE, wn->lpr);
 	unsigned period_time;
 
-	PARA_INFO_LOG("opening %s\n", conf->device_arg);
+	PARA_INFO_LOG("opening %s\n", dev);
 	msg = "unable to open pcm";
-	ret = snd_pcm_open(&pad->handle, conf->device_arg,
-		SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, SND_PCM_NONBLOCK);
+	ret = snd_pcm_open(&pad->handle, dev, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
+		SND_PCM_NONBLOCK);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto fail;
 	ret = snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc(&hwparams);
@@ -116,7 +115,8 @@ static int alsa_init(struct private_alsa_write_data *pad,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto fail;
 	/* alsa wants microseconds */
-	pad->buffer_time = conf->buffer_time_arg * 1000;
+	pad->buffer_time = 1000U * WRITE_CMD_OPT_UINT32_VAL(ALSA, BUFFER_TIME,
+		wn->lpr);
 	msg = "could not set buffer time";
 	ret = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_near(pad->handle, hwparams,
 		&pad->buffer_time, NULL);
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ again:
 
 		if (bytes == 0) /* no data available */
 			return 0;
-		pad = para_calloc(sizeof(*pad));
+		pad = wn->private_data = para_calloc(sizeof(*pad));
 		get_btr_sample_rate(btrn, &val);
 		pad->sample_rate = val;
 		get_btr_channels(btrn, &val);
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ again:
 
 		PARA_INFO_LOG("%u channel(s), %uHz\n", pad->channels,
 			pad->sample_rate);
-		ret = alsa_init(pad, wn->conf);
+		ret = alsa_init(wn);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			free(pad);
+			free(wn->private_data);
+			wn->private_data = NULL;
 			goto err;
 		}
-		wn->private_data = pad;
 		wn->min_iqs = pad->bytes_per_frame;
 		goto again;
 	}
@@ -340,37 +340,9 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-__malloc static void *alsa_parse_config_or_die(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	struct alsa_write_args_info *conf = para_calloc(sizeof(*conf));
-
-	/* exits on errors */
-	alsa_write_cmdline_parser(argc, argv, conf);
-	return conf;
-}
-
-static void alsa_free_config(void *conf)
-{
-	alsa_write_cmdline_parser_free(conf);
-}
-
-/**
- * The init function of the alsa writer.
- *
- * \param w Pointer to the writer to initialize.
- *
- * \sa struct \ref writer.
- */
-void alsa_write_init(struct writer *w)
-{
-	struct alsa_write_args_info dummy;
+struct writer lsg_write_cmd_com_alsa_user_data = {
 
-	alsa_write_cmdline_parser_init(&dummy);
-	w->close = alsa_close;
-	w->pre_select = alsa_write_pre_select;
-	w->post_select = alsa_write_post_select;
-	w->parse_config_or_die = alsa_parse_config_or_die;
-	w->free_config = alsa_free_config;
-	w->help = (struct ggo_help)DEFINE_GGO_HELP(alsa_write);
-	alsa_write_cmdline_parser_free(&dummy);
-}
+	.pre_select = alsa_write_pre_select,
+	.post_select = alsa_write_post_select,
+	.close = alsa_close,
+};
diff --git a/ao_write.c b/ao_write.c
index 82d98f3e..e469a394 100644
--- a/ao_write.c
+++ b/ao_write.c
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <ao/ao.h>
 #include <regex.h>
+#include <lopsub.h>
 
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
-#include "ao_write.cmdline.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
 struct private_aow_data {
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ static void aow_close(struct writer_node *wn)
 	ao_close(pawd->dev);
 	free(pawd);
 	wn->private_data = NULL;
+	ao_shutdown();
 }
 
 static void aow_pre_select(struct sched *s, void *context)
@@ -147,6 +147,38 @@ static int aow_open_device(int id, ao_sample_format *asf, ao_option *options,
 	return -E_AO_OPEN_LIVE;
 }
 
+static void aow_show_drivers(void)
+{
+	int i, j, num_drivers;
+	ao_info **driver_list;
+
+	PARA_DEBUG_LOG("libao drivers available on this host:\n");
+	PARA_DEBUG_LOG("~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n");
+
+	driver_list = ao_driver_info_list(&num_drivers);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_drivers; i++) {
+		ao_info *info = driver_list[i];
+		char *keys = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
+
+		if (info->type == AO_TYPE_FILE)
+			continue;
+		PARA_DEBUG_LOG("%s: %s", info->short_name, info->name);
+		PARA_DEBUG_LOG("priority: %d", info->priority);
+		for (j = 0; j < info->option_count; j++) {
+			tmp = make_message("%s%s%s", keys? keys : "",
+				keys? ", " : "",
+				info->options[j]);
+			free(keys);
+			keys = tmp;
+		}
+		PARA_DEBUG_LOG("keys: %s", keys? keys : "[none]");
+		free(keys);
+		PARA_DEBUG_LOG("comment: %s", info->comment?
+			info->comment : "[none]");
+	}
+}
+
 static int aow_init(struct writer_node *wn, unsigned sample_rate,
 		unsigned channels, int sample_format)
 {
@@ -154,12 +186,15 @@ static int aow_init(struct writer_node *wn, unsigned sample_rate,
 	ao_option *aoo = NULL;
 	ao_sample_format asf;
 	ao_info *info;
+	const struct lls_opt_result *r;
+	unsigned n;
 	struct private_aow_data *pawd = para_malloc(sizeof(*pawd));
-	struct ao_write_args_info *conf = wn->conf;
 
-	if (conf->driver_given) {
+	ao_initialize();
+	aow_show_drivers();
+	if (WRITE_CMD_OPT_GIVEN(AO, DRIVER, wn->lpr)) {
 		ret = -E_AO_BAD_DRIVER;
-		id = ao_driver_id(conf->driver_arg);
+		id = ao_driver_id(WRITE_CMD_OPT_STRING_VAL(AO, DRIVER, wn->lpr));
 	} else {
 		ret = -E_AO_DEFAULT_DRIVER;
 		id = ao_default_driver_id();
@@ -173,8 +208,11 @@ static int aow_init(struct writer_node *wn, unsigned sample_rate,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	PARA_INFO_LOG("using %s driver\n", info->short_name);
-	for (i = 0; i < conf->ao_option_given; i++) {
-		char *o = para_strdup(conf->ao_option_arg[i]), *value;
+	r = WRITE_CMD_OPT_RESULT(AO, AO_OPTION, wn->lpr);
+	n = lls_opt_given(r);
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		char *o = para_strdup(lls_string_val(i, r));
+		char *value;
 
 		ret = -E_AO_BAD_OPTION;
 		value = strchr(o, ':');
@@ -379,78 +417,9 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-__malloc static void *aow_parse_config_or_die(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	struct ao_write_args_info *conf = para_calloc(sizeof(*conf));
-
-	/* exits on errors */
-	ao_write_cmdline_parser(argc, argv, conf);
-	return conf;
-}
-
-static void aow_free_config(void *conf)
-{
-	ao_write_cmdline_parser_free(conf);
-}
-
-/**
- * The init function of the ao writer.
- *
- * \param w Pointer to the writer to initialize.
- *
- * \sa struct writer.
- */
-void ao_write_init(struct writer *w)
-{
-	struct ao_write_args_info dummy;
-	int i, j, num_drivers, num_lines;
-	ao_info **driver_list;
-	char **dh; /* detailed help */
-
-	ao_write_cmdline_parser_init(&dummy);
-	w->close = aow_close;
-	w->pre_select = aow_pre_select;
-	w->post_select = aow_post_select;
-	w->parse_config_or_die = aow_parse_config_or_die;
-	w->free_config = aow_free_config;
-	w->help = (struct ggo_help)DEFINE_GGO_HELP(ao_write);
-	/* create detailed help containing all supported drivers/options */
-	for (i = 0; ao_write_args_info_detailed_help[i]; i++)
-		; /* nothing */
-	num_lines = i;
-	dh = para_malloc((num_lines + 3) * sizeof(char *));
-	for (i = 0; i < num_lines; i++)
-		dh[i] = para_strdup(ao_write_args_info_detailed_help[i]);
-	dh[num_lines++] = para_strdup("libao drivers available on this host:");
-	dh[num_lines++] = para_strdup("~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~");
-
-	ao_initialize();
-	driver_list = ao_driver_info_list(&num_drivers);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_drivers; i++) {
-		ao_info *info = driver_list[i];
-		char *keys = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
-
-		if (info->type == AO_TYPE_FILE)
-			continue;
-		for (j = 0; j < info->option_count; j++) {
-			tmp = make_message("%s%s%s", keys? keys : "",
-				keys? ", " : "",
-				info->options[j]);
-			free(keys);
-			keys = tmp;
-		}
-		dh = para_realloc(dh, (num_lines + 6) * sizeof(char *));
-		dh[num_lines++] = make_message("%s: %s", info->short_name, info->name);
-		dh[num_lines++] = make_message("priority: %d", info->priority);
-		dh[num_lines++] = make_message("keys: %s", keys? keys : "[none]");
-		dh[num_lines++] = make_message("comment: %s", info->comment?
-			info->comment : "[none]");
-		dh[num_lines++] = para_strdup(NULL);
-		free(keys);
-	}
-	dh[num_lines] = NULL;
-	w->help.detailed_help = (const char **)dh;
-	ao_write_cmdline_parser_free(&dummy);
-}
+struct writer lsg_write_cmd_com_ao_user_data = {
+	.close = aow_close,
+	.pre_select = aow_pre_select,
+	.post_select = aow_post_select,
+};
 
diff --git a/audiod.c b/audiod.c
index 5f4acb43..ca8cd13b 100644
--- a/audiod.c
+++ b/audiod.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "string.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
 #include "signal.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
@@ -64,10 +63,10 @@ struct audio_format_info {
 	struct lls_parse_result **filter_lpr;
 	/** the number of filters that should be activated for this audio format */
 	unsigned int num_writers;
-	/** Array of writer numbers to be activated. */
-	int *writer_nums;
-	/** pointer to the array of writer configurations */
-	void **writer_conf;
+	/** Array of writer IDs to be activated. */
+	int *wids;
+	/** Parsed writer command line(s) */
+	struct lls_parse_result **writer_lpr;
 	/** do not start receiver/filters/writer before this time */
 	struct timeval restart_barrier;
 };
@@ -493,13 +492,10 @@ static void close_receiver(int slot_num)
 
 static void writer_cleanup(struct writer_node *wn)
 {
-	struct writer *w;
-
 	if (!wn)
 		return;
-	w = writers + wn->writer_num;
-	PARA_INFO_LOG("closing %s\n", writer_names[wn->writer_num]);
-	w->close(wn);
+	PARA_INFO_LOG("closing %s\n", writer_name(wn->wid));
+	writer_get(wn->wid)->close(wn);
 	btr_remove_node(&wn->btrn);
 	task_reap(&wn->task);
 }
@@ -632,11 +628,11 @@ static void open_writers(struct slot_info *s)
 		* sizeof(struct writer_node));
 	for (i = 0; i < a->num_writers; i++) {
 		wn = s->wns + i;
-		wn->conf = a->writer_conf[i];
-		wn->writer_num = a->writer_nums[i];
+		wn->wid = a->wids[i];
+		wn->lpr = a->writer_lpr[i];
 		register_writer_node(wn, parent, &sched);
 		PARA_NOTICE_LOG("%s writer started in slot %d\n",
-			writer_names[a->writer_nums[i]], (int)(s - slot));
+			writer_name(a->wids[i]), (int)(s - slot));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -883,8 +879,7 @@ static int parse_writer_args(void)
 	struct audio_format_info *a;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < conf.writer_given; i++) {
-		void *wconf;
-		int j, nw, writer_num, af_mask;
+		int j, nw, af_mask;
 
 		ret = parse_stream_command(conf.writer_arg[i], &cmd);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -894,32 +889,28 @@ static int parse_writer_args(void)
 			a = afi + j;
 			if ((af_mask & (1 << j)) == 0) /* no match */
 				continue;
-			wconf = check_writer_arg_or_die(cmd, &writer_num);
 			nw = a->num_writers;
-			a->writer_nums = para_realloc(a->writer_nums, (nw + 1) * sizeof(int));
-			a->writer_conf = para_realloc(a->writer_conf, (nw + 1) * sizeof(void *));
-			a->writer_nums[nw] = writer_num;
-			a->writer_conf[nw] = wconf;
+			a->wids = para_realloc(a->wids, (nw + 1) * sizeof(int));
+			a->writer_lpr = para_realloc(a->writer_lpr,
+				(nw + 1) * sizeof(struct lls_parse_result *));
+			a->wids[nw] = check_writer_arg_or_die(cmd,
+				a->writer_lpr + nw);
 			PARA_INFO_LOG("%s writer #%d: %s\n", audio_formats[j],
-				nw, writer_names[writer_num]);
+				nw, writer_name(a->wids[nw]));
 			a->num_writers++;
 		}
 	}
 	/* Use default writer for audio formats which are not yet set up. */
 	FOR_EACH_AUDIO_FORMAT(i) {
-		void *writer_conf;
-		int writer_num;
 		a = afi + i;
 		if (a->num_writers > 0)
 			continue; /* already set up */
-		writer_conf = check_writer_arg_or_die(NULL, &writer_num);
-		a->writer_nums = para_malloc(sizeof(int));
-		a->writer_nums[0] = writer_num;
-		a->writer_conf = para_malloc(sizeof(void *));
-		a->writer_conf[0] = writer_conf;
 		a->num_writers = 1;
+		a->wids = para_malloc(sizeof(int));
+		a->writer_lpr = para_malloc(sizeof(struct lls_parse_result *));
+		a->wids[0] = check_writer_arg_or_die(NULL, a->writer_lpr);
 		PARA_INFO_LOG("%s writer: %s (default)\n", audio_formats[i],
-			writer_names[writer_num]);
+			writer_name(a->wids[0]));
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1504,7 +1495,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	version_handle_flag("audiod", conf.version_given);
 	/* init receivers/filters/writers early to make help work */
 	recv_init();
-	writer_init();
 	if (conf.help_given || conf.detailed_help_given)
 		print_help_and_die();
 	daemon_set_priority(conf.priority_arg);
diff --git a/audiod_command.c b/audiod_command.c
index 8a87d91e..a26d1931 100644
--- a/audiod_command.c
+++ b/audiod_command.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "audiod.cmdline.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "filter.h"
 #include "grab_client.h"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 62aa16d3..648f2a63 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ if test -n "$CRYPTOLIB"; then
 	audiod_audio_formats="wma"
 	audiod_cmdline_objs="$audiod_cmdline_objs
 		audiod
-		file_write
 	"
 	audiod_errlist_objs="$audiod_errlist_objs
 		audiod
@@ -556,7 +555,6 @@ if test -n "$CRYPTOLIB"; then
 	fi
 	if test "$have_core_audio" = "yes"; then
 		audiod_errlist_objs="$audiod_errlist_objs osx_write ipc"
-		audiod_cmdline_objs="$audiod_cmdline_objs osx_write"
 	fi
 	NEED_VORBIS_OBJECTS && {
 		audiod_errlist_objs="$audiod_errlist_objs oggdec_filter"
@@ -584,15 +582,12 @@ if test -n "$CRYPTOLIB"; then
 	fi
 	if test $HAVE_OSS = yes; then
 		audiod_errlist_objs="$audiod_errlist_objs oss_write"
-		audiod_cmdline_objs="$audiod_cmdline_objs oss_write"
 	fi
 	if test $HAVE_ALSA = yes; then
 		audiod_errlist_objs="$audiod_errlist_objs alsa_write"
-		audiod_cmdline_objs="$audiod_cmdline_objs alsa_write"
 	fi
 	NEED_AO_OBJECTS && {
 		audiod_errlist_objs="$audiod_errlist_objs ao_write"
-		audiod_cmdline_objs="$audiod_cmdline_objs ao_write"
 	}
 	if test $HAVE_SAMPLERATE = yes; then
 		audiod_errlist_objs="$audiod_errlist_objs resample_filter check_wav"
@@ -828,12 +823,8 @@ play_errlist_objs="
 	version
 	sync_filter
 "
-play_cmdline_objs="
-	file_write
-"
 if test "$have_core_audio" = "yes"; then
 	play_errlist_objs="$play_errlist_objs osx_write ipc"
-	play_cmdline_objs="$play_cmdline_objs osx_write"
 fi
 NEED_OGG_OBJECTS && play_errlist_objs="$play_errlist_objs ogg_afh_common"
 NEED_VORBIS_OBJECTS && {
@@ -865,15 +856,12 @@ if test $HAVE_MAD = yes; then
 fi
 if test $HAVE_OSS = yes; then
 	play_errlist_objs="$play_errlist_objs oss_write"
-	play_cmdline_objs="$play_cmdline_objs oss_write"
 fi
 if test $HAVE_ALSA = yes; then
 	play_errlist_objs="$play_errlist_objs alsa_write"
-	play_cmdline_objs="$play_cmdline_objs alsa_write"
 fi
 NEED_AO_OBJECTS && {
 	play_errlist_objs="$play_errlist_objs ao_write"
-	play_cmdline_objs="$play_cmdline_objs ao_write"
 }
 if test $HAVE_READLINE = yes; then
 	play_errlist_objs="$play_errlist_objs interactive"
@@ -882,12 +870,11 @@ if test $HAVE_SAMPLERATE = yes; then
 	play_errlist_objs="$play_errlist_objs resample_filter check_wav"
 fi
 
-play_objs="add_cmdline($play_cmdline_objs) $play_errlist_objs"
+play_objs="$play_errlist_objs"
 AC_SUBST(play_objs, add_dot_o($play_objs))
 ######################################################################### write
 write_cmdline_objs="
 	write
-	file_write
 "
 write_errlist_objs="
 	write
@@ -903,46 +890,21 @@ write_errlist_objs="
 	check_wav
 	version
 "
-writers="file"
-default_writer="FILE_WRITE"
 
 if test "$have_core_audio" = "yes"; then
 	write_errlist_objs="$write_errlist_objs osx_write ipc"
-	write_cmdline_objs="$write_cmdline_objs osx_write"
-	writers="$writers osx"
-	default_writer="OSX_WRITE"
 fi
 NEED_AO_OBJECTS && {
 	write_errlist_objs="$write_errlist_objs ao_write"
-	write_cmdline_objs="$write_cmdline_objs ao_write"
-	writers="$writers ao"
-	default_writer="AO_WRITE"
 }
 if test $HAVE_OSS = yes; then
 	write_errlist_objs="$write_errlist_objs oss_write"
-	write_cmdline_objs="$write_cmdline_objs oss_write"
-	writers="$writers oss"
-	default_writer="OSS_WRITE"
 fi
 if test $HAVE_ALSA = yes; then
 	write_errlist_objs="$write_errlist_objs alsa_write"
-	write_cmdline_objs="$write_cmdline_objs alsa_write"
-	writers="$writers alsa"
-	default_writer="ALSA_WRITE"
 fi
-AC_SUBST(writers)
 write_objs="add_cmdline($write_cmdline_objs) $write_errlist_objs"
 AC_SUBST(write_objs, add_dot_o($write_objs))
-enum="$(for i in $writers; do printf "${i}_WRITE, " | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'; done)"
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(WRITER_ENUM, $enum NUM_SUPPORTED_WRITERS,
-	enum of supported writers)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_WRITER, $default_writer, use this writer if none was specified)
-names="$(for i in $writers; do printf \"$i\",' ' ; done)"
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(WRITER_NAMES, $names, supported writer names)
-inits="$(for i in $writers; do printf 'extern void '$i'_write_init(struct writer *); '; done)"
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DECLARE_WRITER_INITS, $inits, init functions of the supported writers)
-array="$(for i in $writers; do printf '{.init = '$i'_write_init},'; done)"
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(WRITER_ARRAY, $array, array of supported writers)
 ######################################################################## audioc
 audioc_errlist_objs="
 	audioc
@@ -1001,7 +963,6 @@ id3 version 2 support: $HAVE_ID3TAG
 faad: $HAVE_FAAD
 mp4v2: $HAVE_MP4V2
 audio format handlers: $audio_format_handlers
-writers: $writers
 
 para_server: $build_server
 para_gui: $build_gui
diff --git a/file_write.c b/file_write.c
index 5e66607e..9837e810 100644
--- a/file_write.c
+++ b/file_write.c
@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@
 
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <lopsub.h>
 
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "fd.h"
-#include "file_write.cmdline.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
 /** Data specific to the file writer. */
@@ -47,31 +46,31 @@ __must_check __malloc static char *random_filename(void)
 
 static int prepare_output_file(struct writer_node *wn)
 {
-	struct file_write_args_info *conf = wn->conf;
-	char *filename;
-	int ret;
-	struct private_file_write_data *pfwd = para_calloc(sizeof(*pfwd));
-
-	if (conf->filename_given)
-		filename = conf->filename_arg;
-	else
-		filename = random_filename();
-	ret = para_open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
-	if (!conf->filename_given)
-		free(filename);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-	pfwd->fd = ret;
-	ret = mark_fd_blocking(pfwd->fd);
+	const unsigned flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
+	int ret, fd;
+	struct private_file_write_data *pfwd;
+
+
+	if (WRITE_CMD_OPT_GIVEN(FILE, FILENAME, wn->lpr)) {
+		const char *path = WRITE_CMD_OPT_STRING_VAL(FILE, FILENAME,
+			wn->lpr);
+		ret = para_open(path, flags, mode);
+	} else {
+		char *path = random_filename();
+		ret = para_open(path, flags, mode);
+		free(path);
+	}
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_close;
-	wn->private_data = pfwd;
+		return ret;
+	fd = ret;
+	ret = mark_fd_blocking(fd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		close(fd);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	pfwd = wn->private_data = para_calloc(sizeof(*pfwd));
+	pfwd->fd = fd;
 	return 1;
-out_close:
-	close(pfwd->fd);
-out:
-	free(pfwd);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static void file_write_pre_select(struct sched *s, void *context)
@@ -131,31 +130,9 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-__malloc static void *file_write_parse_config_or_die(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	struct file_write_args_info *conf = para_calloc(sizeof(*conf));
-
-	/* exits on errors */
-	file_write_cmdline_parser(argc, argv, conf);
-	return conf;
-}
-
-static void file_write_free_config(void *conf)
-{
-	file_write_cmdline_parser_free(conf);
-}
-
 /** the init function of the file writer */
-void file_write_init(struct writer *w)
-{
-	struct file_write_args_info dummy;
-
-	file_write_cmdline_parser_init(&dummy);
-	w->pre_select = file_write_pre_select;
-	w->post_select = file_write_post_select;
-	w->parse_config_or_die = file_write_parse_config_or_die;
-	w->free_config = file_write_free_config;
-	w->close = file_write_close;
-	w->help = (struct ggo_help)DEFINE_GGO_HELP(file_write);
-	file_write_cmdline_parser_free(&dummy);
-}
+struct writer lsg_write_cmd_com_file_user_data = {
+	.pre_select = file_write_pre_select,
+	.post_select = file_write_post_select,
+	.close = file_write_close,
+};
diff --git a/m4/gengetopt/alsa_write.m4 b/m4/gengetopt/alsa_write.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index b2c56218..00000000
--- a/m4/gengetopt/alsa_write.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-args "--no-version --no-help"
-
-purpose "Native ALSA output plugin"
-
-include(header.m4)
-
-<qu>
-option "device" d
-#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-"set PCM device"
-string typestr = "device"
-default = "default"
-optional
-details = "
-	Check for the presence of a /proc/asound/ directory to see if
-	ALSA is present in your kernel. The file /proc/asound/devices
-	contains all devices ALSA knows about.
-"
-
-option "buffer-time" B
-#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-"duration of the ALSA buffer"
-int typestr = "milliseconds"
-default = "170"
-optional
-details = "
-	This is only a hint as ALSA might pick a slightly different
-	time, depending on the sound hardware. The chosen value is
-	shown in debug output as BUFFER_TIME.
-
-	If synchronization between multiple clients is desired,
-	the same buffer time should be configured for all clients.
-"
-
-</qu>
-
diff --git a/m4/gengetopt/ao_write.m4 b/m4/gengetopt/ao_write.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 29112d71..00000000
--- a/m4/gengetopt/ao_write.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-args "--no-version --no-help"
-
-purpose "Output plugin for libao"
-
-include(header.m4)
-<qu>
-
-option "driver" d
-#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-"Select a output driver by name"
-string typestr = "name"
-optional
-details = "
-	If this is not given, the driver with the highest priority
-	(see below) will be used.
-"
-
-option "ao-option" o
-#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-"Pass a key-value pair to the libao driver"
-string typestr = "key:value"
-optional
-multiple
-details = "
-	For each time this option is given, the supplied key-value
-	pair is appended to the list of options for the driver. Invalid
-	keys are silently ignored.
-"
-
-</qu>
diff --git a/m4/gengetopt/file_write.m4 b/m4/gengetopt/file_write.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f98884f..00000000
--- a/m4/gengetopt/file_write.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-args "--no-version --no-help"
-
-purpose "Output plugin that writes to a local file"
-
-option "filename" f
-#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-"specify output file name"
-string typestr="filename"
-optional
-details="
-	Defaults to a random filename in ~/.paraslash.
-"
-
diff --git a/m4/gengetopt/oss_write.m4 b/m4/gengetopt/oss_write.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 578d8138..00000000
--- a/m4/gengetopt/oss_write.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-args "--no-version --no-help"
-
-purpose "Output plugin for the Open Sound System"
-
-option "device" d
-#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-"set PCM device"
-string typestr="device"
-default="/dev/dsp"
-optional
-details = ""
diff --git a/m4/gengetopt/osx_write.m4 b/m4/gengetopt/osx_write.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 83ed737c..00000000
--- a/m4/gengetopt/osx_write.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-args "--no-version --no-help"
-
-purpose "Output plugin for Mac OS coreaudio"
-
-section "osx options"
-#####################
-
-option "numbuffers" n
-#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-"number of audio buffers to allocate (increase if
-you get buffer underruns)"
-
-	int typestr="num"
-	default="20"
-	optional
-	details = ""
diff --git a/m4/lls/write_cmd.suite.m4 b/m4/lls/write_cmd.suite.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d8ee75a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/lls/write_cmd.suite.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+[suite write_cmd]
+caption = writers
+[subcommand alsa]
+	purpose = native ALSA output plugin
+	[option device]
+		short_opt = d
+		summary = set PCM device
+		typestr = device
+		arg_info = required_arg
+		arg_type = string
+		default_val = default
+		[help]
+			Check for the presence of a /proc/asound/ directory to see if ALSA
+			is present in your kernel. The file /proc/asound/devices contains
+			all devices ALSA knows about.
+		[/help]
+	[option buffer-time]
+		short_opt = B
+		summary = duration of the ALSA buffer
+		typestr = milliseconds
+		arg_info = required_arg
+		arg_type = uint32
+		default_val = 170
+		[help]
+			This is only a hint as ALSA might pick a slightly different time,
+			depending on the sound hardware. The chosen value is shown in debug
+			output as BUFFER_TIME.
+
+			If synchronization between multiple clients is desired, the same
+			buffer time should be configured for all clients.
+		[/help]
+[subcommand ao]
+	purpose = output plugin for libao
+	[option driver]
+		short_opt = d
+		summary = select a output driver by name
+		typestr = name
+		arg_info = required_arg
+		arg_type = string
+		[help]
+			If this is not given, the driver with the highest priority (see below)
+			will be used.
+		[/help]
+	[option ao-option]
+		short_opt = o
+		summary = pass a key-value pair to the libao driver
+		typestr = key:value
+		arg_info = required_arg
+		arg_type = string
+		flag multiple
+		[help]
+			For each time this option is given, the supplied key-value pair is
+			appended to the list of options for the driver. Invalid keys are
+			silently ignored.
+		[/help]
+[subcommand oss]
+	purpose = output plugin for the Open Sound System
+	[option device]
+		short_opt = d
+		summary = set PCM device
+		typestr = path
+		arg_info = required_arg
+		arg_type = string
+		default_val = /dev/dsp
+[subcommand osx]
+	purpose = output plugin for Mac OS coreaudio
+	[option numbuffers]
+		short_opt = n
+		summary = number of audio buffers to allocate
+		typestr = num
+		arg_info = required_arg
+		arg_type = uint32
+		default_val = 20
+		[help]
+			Increase if you get buffer underruns.
+		[/help]
+[subcommand file]
+	purpose = output plugin that writes to a local file
+	[option filename]
+		short_opt = f
+		summary = specify output file name
+		typestr = path
+		arg_info = required_arg
+		arg_type = string
+		[help]
+			Defaults to a random filename in ~/.paraslash.
+		[/help]
diff --git a/man_util.bash b/man_util.bash
index 2a12737e..c9882786 100755
--- a/man_util.bash
+++ b/man_util.bash
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ make_help()
 		--set-package "para_$1" \
 		< "$ggo"
 
-	if [[ "$target" == 'write' || "$target" == 'audiod' ]]; then
-		for module in $WRITERS; do
-			ggo="$GGO_DIR/${module}_write.ggo"
-			[[ ! -f "$ggo" ]] && continue
-			printf "\nOptions for the $module writer"
-			print_modhelp "$ggo"
-		done
-	fi
 }
 
 set -u
@@ -76,13 +68,9 @@ link="$HELP2MAN_DIR/para_$target"
 cl_opts=
 tempfiles=
 for cl in $COMMAND_LISTS; do
-	if [[ "$cl" =~ lsg ]]; then
-		tempfiles+=" $cl.man_util.$$"
-		sed -e '/^\.SH / s/$/]/1' -e '/^\.SH / s/^\.SH /[/1' "$cl" > "$cl.man_util.$$"
-		cl_opts+=" --include $cl.man_util.$$"
-	else
-		cl_opts+=" --include $cl"
-	fi
+	tempfiles+=" $cl.man_util.$$"
+	sed -e '/^\.SH / s/$/]/1' -e '/^\.SH / s/^\.SH /[/1' "$cl" > "$cl.man_util.$$"
+	cl_opts+=" --include $cl.man_util.$$"
 done
 
 # Create a symlink para_$target, pointing to this script. This hack is
diff --git a/oss_write.c b/oss_write.c
index 20186667..6f646c90 100644
--- a/oss_write.c
+++ b/oss_write.c
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/soundcard.h>
+#include <lopsub.h>
 
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
-#include "oss_write.cmdline.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
 /** Data specific to the oss writer. */
@@ -106,11 +105,11 @@ static int oss_init(struct writer_node *wn, unsigned sample_rate,
 {
 	int ret, format;
 	unsigned ch, rate;
-	struct oss_write_args_info *conf = wn->conf;
 	struct private_oss_write_data *powd = para_calloc(sizeof(*powd));
+	const char *dev = WRITE_CMD_OPT_STRING_VAL(OSS, DEVICE, wn->lpr);
 
-	PARA_INFO_LOG("opening %s\n", conf->device_arg);
-	ret = para_open(conf->device_arg, O_WRONLY, 0);
+	PARA_INFO_LOG("opening %s\n", dev);
+	ret = para_open(dev, O_WRONLY, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_free;
 	powd->fd = ret;
@@ -175,8 +174,7 @@ err:
 	close(powd->fd);
 err_free:
 	free(powd);
-	PARA_ERROR_LOG("failed to init %s: %s\n", conf->device_arg,
-		para_strerror(-ret));
+	PARA_ERROR_LOG("failed to init %s: %s\n", dev, para_strerror(-ret));
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -240,37 +238,8 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-__malloc static void *oss_parse_config_or_die(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	struct oss_write_args_info *conf = para_calloc(sizeof(*conf));
-
-	/* exits on errors */
-	oss_write_cmdline_parser(argc, argv, conf);
-	return conf;
-}
-
-static void oss_free_config(void *conf)
-{
-	oss_write_cmdline_parser_free(conf);
-}
-
-/**
- * The init function of the oss writer.
- *
- * \param w Pointer to the writer to initialize.
- *
- * \sa struct writer.
- */
-void oss_write_init(struct writer *w)
-{
-	struct oss_write_args_info dummy;
-
-	oss_write_cmdline_parser_init(&dummy);
-	w->close = oss_close;
-	w->pre_select = oss_pre_select;
-	w->post_select = oss_post_select;
-	w->parse_config_or_die = oss_parse_config_or_die;
-	w->free_config = oss_free_config;
-	w->help = (struct ggo_help)DEFINE_GGO_HELP(oss_write);
-	oss_write_cmdline_parser_free(&dummy);
-}
+const struct writer lsg_write_cmd_com_oss_user_data = {
+	.pre_select = oss_pre_select,
+	.post_select = oss_post_select,
+	.close = oss_close,
+};
diff --git a/osx_write.c b/osx_write.c
index 18a2c084..0517892e 100644
--- a/osx_write.c
+++ b/osx_write.c
@@ -13,17 +13,16 @@
 
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <lopsub.h>
 
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
-#include "osx_write.cmdline.h"
 #include "ipc.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
@@ -240,20 +239,6 @@ e0:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-__malloc static void *osx_write_parse_config_or_die(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	struct osx_write_args_info *conf = para_calloc(sizeof(*conf));
-
-	/* exits on errors */
-	osx_write_cmdline_parser(argc, argv, conf);
-	return conf;
-}
-
-static void osx_free_config(void *conf)
-{
-	osx_write_cmdline_parser_free(conf);
-}
-
 static void osx_write_close(struct writer_node *wn)
 {
 	struct private_osx_write_data *powd = wn->private_data;
@@ -351,21 +336,8 @@ fail:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * The init function of the osx writer.
- *
- * \param w Filled in by the function.
- */
-void osx_write_init(struct writer *w)
-{
-	struct osx_write_args_info dummy;
-
-	osx_write_cmdline_parser_init(&dummy);
-	w->close = osx_write_close;
-	w->pre_select = osx_write_pre_select;
-	w->post_select = osx_write_post_select;
-	w->parse_config_or_die = osx_write_parse_config_or_die;
-	w->free_config = osx_free_config;
-	w->help = (struct ggo_help)DEFINE_GGO_HELP(osx_write);
-	osx_write_cmdline_parser_free(&dummy);
-}
+struct writer lsg_write_cmd_com_osx_user_data = {
+	.close = osx_write_close,
+	.pre_select = osx_write_pre_select,
+	.post_select = osx_write_post_select,
+};
diff --git a/play.c b/play.c
index ca584b99..10451039 100644
--- a/play.c
+++ b/play.c
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 
 #include "recv_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "play_cmd.lsg.h"
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "play.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "error.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "string.h"
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "afh.h"
 #include "recv.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 
 /**
@@ -295,8 +294,8 @@ static int get_playback_error(struct play_task *pt)
 
 static int eof_cleanup(struct play_task *pt)
 {
-	struct writer *w = writers + DEFAULT_WRITER;
 	const struct filter *decoder;
+	const struct writer *w = writer_get(-1); /* default writer */
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = get_playback_error(pt);
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ static int eof_cleanup(struct play_task *pt)
 	task_reap(&pt->wn.task);
 	w->close(&pt->wn);
 	btr_remove_node(&pt->wn.btrn);
-	w->free_config(pt->wn.conf);
+	lls_free_parse_result(pt->wn.lpr, WRITE_CMD(pt->wn.wid));
 	memset(&pt->wn, 0, sizeof(struct writer_node));
 
 	decoder = filter_get(pt->fn.filter_num);
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ static int load_file(struct play_task *pt)
 	char *tmp, buf[20];
 	int ret;
 	const struct filter *decoder;
-	static struct lls_parse_result *filter_lpr;
+	static struct lls_parse_result *filter_lpr, *writer_lpr;
 
 	btr_remove_node(&pt->rn.btrn);
 	if (!pt->rn.receiver || pt->next_file != pt->current_file) {
@@ -448,8 +447,8 @@ static int load_file(struct play_task *pt)
 	btr_log_tree(pt->rn.btrn, LL_INFO);
 
 	/* setup default writer */
-	pt->wn.conf = check_writer_arg_or_die(NULL, &pt->wn.writer_num);
-
+	pt->wn.wid = check_writer_arg_or_die(NULL, &writer_lpr);
+	pt->wn.lpr = writer_lpr;
 	/* success, register tasks */
 	pt->rn.task = task_register(
 		&(struct task_info) {
@@ -1316,7 +1315,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* needed this early to make help work */
 	recv_init();
-	writer_init();
 
 	sched.default_timeout.tv_sec = 5;
 	parse_config_or_die(argc, argv);
diff --git a/t/t0005-man.sh b/t/t0005-man.sh
index de3a81df..ee1949c0 100755
--- a/t/t0005-man.sh
+++ b/t/t0005-man.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ filter/receiver/writer options as appropriate '
 
 . ${0%/*}/test-lib.sh
 
-rfw_regex='Options for .\{100,\}Options for ' # recv/filter/writer
-
 grep_man()
 {
 	local regex="$1" exe="$2"
@@ -24,10 +22,9 @@ grep_man()
 # check that options of all reveivers/filters/writers are contained
 # in the man pages
 
-regex="$rfw_regex"
 test_expect_success 'para_recv: receiver options' "grep_man 'RECEIVERS' recv"
 test_expect_success 'para_filter: filter options' "grep_man 'FILTERS' filter"
-test_expect_success 'para_write: writer options' "grep_man '$regex' write"
+test_expect_success 'para_write: writer options' "grep_man 'WRITERS' write"
 test_require_objects "audiod"
 if [[ -n "$result" ]]; then
 	test_skip 'para_audiod' "missing object(s): $result"
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ else
 	test_expect_success 'para_audiod: filters' \
 		"grep_man 'FILTERS' audiod"
 	test_expect_success 'para_audiod: writers' \
-		"grep_man 'Options for the file writer' audiod"
+		"grep_man 'WRITERS' audiod"
 fi
 
 # check various command lists
diff --git a/write.c b/write.c
index 62caf097..98cd3557 100644
--- a/write.c
+++ b/write.c
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <lopsub.h>
 
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "write.cmdline.h"
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "stdin.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "write.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "version.h"
@@ -40,37 +41,10 @@ __noreturn static void print_help_and_die(void)
 	bool d = conf.detailed_help_given;
 
 	ggo_print_help(&h, d? GPH_STANDARD_FLAGS_DETAILED : GPH_STANDARD_FLAGS);
-	print_writer_helps(d? GPH_MODULE_FLAGS_DETAILED : GPH_MODULE_FLAGS);
+	print_writer_helps(d);
 	exit(0);
 }
 
-/*
- * Parse config and register a task for a writer node.
- *
- * \param arg Command line arguments.
- * \param parent The new node will be a child of \a parent.
- * \param wn The writer node.
- *
- * If arg is \p NULL, the OS-dependent default writer is used with no
- * arguments.  The default writers are alsa for Linux, osx for OS X, oss for
- * *BSD, and the file writer if the default writer is not supported.
- *
- * Once the writer configuration has been retrieved from the ->parse_config
- * callback a writer node is created, its buffer tree node is added to the
- * buffer tree as a child of the given parent.
- *
- * Finally, the new writer node's task structure is initialized and registered
- * to the paraslash scheduler.
- *
- * \return Standard.
- */
-static void setup_writer_node(const char *arg, struct btr_node *parent,
-		struct writer_node *wn, struct sched *s)
-{
-	wn->conf = check_writer_arg_or_die(arg, &wn->writer_num);
-	register_writer_node(wn, parent, s);
-}
-
 struct write_task {
 	struct task *task;
 	struct check_wav_context *cwc;
@@ -90,7 +64,7 @@ static int write_post_select(__a_unused struct sched *s, void *context)
 
 static int setup_and_schedule(void)
 {
-	int i, ret;
+	int i, n, ret;
 	struct btr_node *cw_btrn;
 	struct writer_node *wns;
 	static struct sched s;
@@ -109,28 +83,25 @@ static int setup_and_schedule(void)
 		.post_select = write_post_select,
 		.context = &wt,
 	}, &s);
-	if (!conf.writer_given) {
-		wns = para_calloc(sizeof(*wns));
-		setup_writer_node(NULL, cw_btrn, wns, &s);
-		i = 1;
-	} else {
-		wns = para_calloc(conf.writer_given * sizeof(*wns));
-		for (i = 0; i < conf.writer_given; i++)
-			setup_writer_node(conf.writer_arg[i], cw_btrn,
-				wns + i, &s);
-	}
 
+	n = conf.writer_given > 0? conf.writer_given : 1;
+	wns = para_calloc(n * sizeof(*wns));
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		char *arg = i < conf.writer_given?  conf.writer_arg[i] : NULL;
+		wns[i].wid = check_writer_arg_or_die(arg, &wns[i].lpr);
+		register_writer_node(wns + i, cw_btrn, &s);
+	}
 	s.default_timeout.tv_sec = 10;
 	s.default_timeout.tv_usec = 50000;
 	ret = schedule(&s);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		int j, ts;
-		for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < n; j++) {
 			struct writer_node *wn = wns + j;
 			ts = task_status(wn->task);
 			assert(ts < 0);
 			if (ts != -E_WRITE_COMMON_EOF && ts != -E_BTR_EOF) {
-				const char *name = writer_names[wn->writer_num];
+				const char *name = writer_name(wn->wid);
 				PARA_ERROR_LOG("%s: %s\n", name,
 					para_strerror(-ts));
 				if (ret >= 0)
@@ -138,14 +109,12 @@ static int setup_and_schedule(void)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
+	for (i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		struct writer_node *wn = wns + i;
-		struct writer *w = writers + wn->writer_num;
-
-		w->close(wn);
+		writer_get(wn->wid)->close(wn);
 		btr_remove_node(&wn->btrn);
-		w->free_config(wn->conf);
-		free(wn->conf);
+		lls_free_parse_result(wns[i].lpr,
+			lls_cmd(wn->wid, write_cmd_suite));
 	}
 	free(wns);
 	check_wav_shutdown(wt.cwc);
@@ -170,7 +139,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	write_cmdline_parser(argc, argv, &conf);
 	loglevel = get_loglevel_by_name(conf.loglevel_arg);
-	writer_init();
 	version_handle_flag("write", conf.version_given);
 	if (conf.help_given || conf.detailed_help_given)
 		print_help_and_die();
diff --git a/write.h b/write.h
index c7c227ee..fd3983dd 100644
--- a/write.h
+++ b/write.h
@@ -6,19 +6,16 @@
 
 /** \file write.h Writer-related structures. */
 
-/** The list of supported writers. */
-enum writer_enum {WRITER_ENUM};
-
 /**
  * Describes one running instance of a writer.
  */
 struct writer_node {
-	/** The number of this writer. */
-	int writer_num;
+	/** The ID of this writer. */
+	int wid;
 	/** Writer-specific data. */
 	void *private_data;
-	/** The writer-specific configuration of this node. */
-	void *conf;
+	/** The parsed command line, merged with options given in the config file. */
+	struct lls_parse_result *lpr;
 	/** The buffer tree node associated with this writer node. */
 	struct btr_node *btrn;
 	/** The task of this writer node. */
@@ -29,30 +26,6 @@ struct writer_node {
 
 /** Describes one supported writer. */
 struct writer {
-	/**
-	 * The init function of the writer.
-	 *
-	 * It must fill in all other function pointers of the given
-	 * writer structure.
-	 */
-	void (*init)(struct writer *w);
-	/**
-	 * The command line parser of the writer.
-	 *
-	 * It should check whether the command line options given by \a argv
-	 * and \a argc are valid and return a pointer to the writer-specific
-	 * configuration data determined by these options. This function must
-	 * either succeed or call exit(). Note that parse_config_or_die() might
-	 * be called more than once with different values of \a options. \sa
-	 * \ref free_config().
-	 */
-	void *(*parse_config_or_die)(int argc, char **argv);
-	/**
-	 * Deallocate all configuration resources.
-	 *
-	 * This should free whatever was allocated by \ref parse_config_or_die().
-	 */
-	void (*free_config)(void *config);
 	/**
 	 * Prepare the fd sets for select.
 	 *
@@ -72,8 +45,6 @@ struct writer {
 	 * This function is assumed to succeed.
 	 */
 	void (*close)(struct writer_node *);
-	/** The short and the log help text of this writer. */
-	struct ggo_help help;
 	/**
 	 * The callback handler.
 	 *
@@ -83,14 +54,23 @@ struct writer {
 	btr_command_handler execute;
 };
 
-/** Loop over each supported writer. */
-#define FOR_EACH_WRITER(i) for (i = 0; i < NUM_SUPPORTED_WRITERS; i++)
-
-/** Declare the init functions of all supported writers. */
-DECLARE_WRITER_INITS;
+#define WRITE_CMD(_num) (lls_cmd(_num, write_cmd_suite))
 
-/** Array containing the name of each writer. */
-extern const char *writer_names[];
+#define WRITE_CMD_OPT_RESULT(_cmd, _opt, _lpr) \
+	(lls_opt_result(LSG_WRITE_CMD_ ## _cmd ## _OPT_ ## _opt, _lpr))
+#define WRITE_CMD_OPT_GIVEN(_cmd, _opt, _lpr) \
+	(lls_opt_given(WRITE_CMD_OPT_RESULT(_cmd, _opt, _lpr)))
+#define WRITE_CMD_OPT_UINT32_VAL(_cmd, _opt, _lpr) \
+	(lls_uint32_val(0, WRITE_CMD_OPT_RESULT(_cmd, _opt, (_lpr))))
+#define WRITE_CMD_OPT_STRING_VAL(_cmd, _opt, _lpr) \
+	(lls_string_val(0, WRITE_CMD_OPT_RESULT(_cmd, _opt, (_lpr))))
 
-/** The writer structure for each supported writer. */
-extern struct writer writers[NUM_SUPPORTED_WRITERS];
+int check_writer_arg_or_die(const char *wa, struct lls_parse_result **lprp);
+const struct writer *writer_get(int wid);
+const char *writer_name(int wid);
+void register_writer_node(struct writer_node *wn, struct btr_node *parent,
+		struct sched *s);
+void get_btr_sample_rate(struct btr_node *btrn, int32_t *result);
+void get_btr_channels(struct btr_node *btrn, int32_t *result);
+void get_btr_sample_format(struct btr_node *btrn, int32_t *result);
+void print_writer_helps(bool detailed);
diff --git a/write_common.c b/write_common.c
index cdb67e58..d4d1b10b 100644
--- a/write_common.c
+++ b/write_common.c
@@ -7,90 +7,123 @@
 /** \file write_common.c common functions of para_audiod and para_write */
 
 #include <regex.h>
+#include <lopsub.h>
 
+#include "write_cmd.lsg.h"
 #include "para.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "ggo.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
 #include "write.h"
 #include "error.h"
-#include "write_common.h"
 
-/** the array containing the names of all supported writers */
-const char *writer_names[] ={WRITER_NAMES};
+/** Loop over all writers. */
+#define FOR_EACH_WRITER(i) for (i = 1; lls_cmd(i, write_cmd_suite); i++)
 
-/** the array of supported writers */
-struct writer writers[NUM_SUPPORTED_WRITERS] = {WRITER_ARRAY};
 
-/**
- * Call the init function of each supported paraslash writer.
- */
-void writer_init(void)
+static inline bool writer_supported(int wid)
+{
+	return lls_user_data(WRITE_CMD(wid));
+}
+
+/* simply return the first available writer */
+static int default_writer_id(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	FOR_EACH_WRITER(i)
-		writers[i].init(&writers[i]);
+		if (writer_supported(i))
+			return i;
+	assert(0); /* the file writer should always be available */
 }
+
 /**
- * Check if given string is a valid command line for any writer.
+ * Return the writer structure from a writer ID.
  *
- * \param \wa String of the form writer_name:options.
- * \param writer_num Contains the number of the writer upon success.
+ * \param wid If non-positive, a pointer to the default writer is returned.
  *
- * This function checks whether \a wa starts with the name of a supported
- * paraslash writer, optionally followed by a colon and any options for that
- * writer.  If a valid writer name was found and further are present, the
- * remaining part of \a wa is passed to that writer's config parser.
+ * \return Pointer to a (constant) struct writer.
+ */
+const struct writer *writer_get(int wid)
+{
+	if (wid < 0)
+		wid = default_writer_id();
+	return lls_user_data(WRITE_CMD(wid));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return name of the writer identified by a writer ID.
+ *
+ * \param wid If non-positive, the name of the default writer is returned.
  *
- * \return On success, a pointer to the gengetopt args info struct is returned
- * and \a writer_num contains the number of the writer. Otherwise this function
- * prints an error message and calls exit().
+ * \return The returned buffer must not be freed by the caller.
  */
-void *check_writer_arg_or_die(const char *wa, int *writer_num)
+const char *writer_name(int wid)
 {
-	int i, ret, argc;
-	const char *cmdline;
-	char **argv;
-	void *conf;
+	if (wid <= 0)
+		wid = default_writer_id();
+	return lls_command_name(WRITE_CMD(wid));
+}
 
-	if (!wa || !*wa) {
-		i = DEFAULT_WRITER;
-		cmdline = NULL;
-		goto check;
-	}
-	PARA_INFO_LOG("checking %s\n", wa);
-	FOR_EACH_WRITER(i) {
-		const char *name = writer_names[i];
-		size_t len = strlen(name);
-		char c;
+/**
+ * Check if the given string is a valid command line for any writer.
+ *
+ * \param wa String of the form writer_name options.
+ * \param lprp Contains the parsed command line on success.
+ *
+ * If wa is \p NULL, the (configuration-dependent) default writer is assumed.
+ * Otherwise, the function checks whether \a wa starts with the name of a
+ * supported writer. If a valid writer name was found, the rest of the command
+ * line is passed to the config parser of this writer.
+ *
+ * \return On success, the positive writer ID is returned. Otherwise the
+ * function prints an error message and calls exit().
+ */
+int check_writer_arg_or_die(const char *wa, struct lls_parse_result **lprp)
+{
+	int ret, writer_num, argc;
+	char **argv = NULL, *errctx = NULL;
+	const struct lls_command *cmd;
 
-		if (strlen(wa) < len)
-			continue;
-		if (strncmp(name, wa, len))
-			continue;
-		c = wa[len];
-		if (!c || c == ' ') {
-			cmdline = c? wa + len + 1 : NULL;
-			goto check;
-		}
-	}
-	PARA_EMERG_LOG("invalid writer %s\n", wa);
-	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-check:
-	ret = create_shifted_argv(cmdline, " \t", &argv);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		PARA_EMERG_LOG("%s: %s\n", wa, para_strerror(-ret));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	if (!wa || !*wa) {
+		writer_num = default_writer_id();
+		cmd = WRITE_CMD(writer_num);
+		argv = para_malloc(2 * sizeof(char *));
+		argc = 1;
+		argv[0] = para_strdup(lls_command_name(cmd));
+		argv[1] = NULL;
+		goto parse;
 	}
+	ret = create_argv(wa, " \t\n", &argv);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
 	argc = ret;
-	argv[0] = make_message("%s_write", writer_names[i]);
-	*writer_num = i;
-	conf = writers[i].parse_config_or_die(argc, argv);
+	ret = lls(lls_lookup_subcmd(argv[0], write_cmd_suite, &errctx));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto free_argv;
+	writer_num = ret;
+	cmd = WRITE_CMD(writer_num);
+	if (!writer_supported(writer_num)) {
+		ret = -ERRNO_TO_PARA_ERROR(EINVAL);
+		errctx = make_message("%s writer is not supported",
+			lls_command_name(cmd));
+		goto free_argv;
+	}
+parse:
+	ret = lls(lls_parse(argc, argv, cmd, lprp, &errctx));
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		ret = writer_num;
+free_argv:
 	free_argv(argv);
-	return conf;
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		return ret;
+fail:
+	if (errctx)
+		PARA_ERROR_LOG("%s\n", errctx);
+	free(errctx);
+	PARA_EMERG_LOG("%s\n", para_strerror(-ret));
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -99,20 +132,17 @@ check:
  * \param wn The writer node to open.
  * \param parent The parent btr node (the source for the writer node).
  * \param s The scheduler instance to register the task to.
- *
- * The configuration of the writer node stored in \p wn->conf must be
- * initialized before this function may be called.
  */
 void register_writer_node(struct writer_node *wn, struct btr_node *parent,
 		struct sched *s)
 {
-	struct writer *w = writers + wn->writer_num;
+	const struct writer *w = writer_get(wn->wid);
 
 	wn->btrn = btr_new_node(&(struct btr_node_description)
-		EMBRACE(.name = writer_names[wn->writer_num], .parent = parent,
+		EMBRACE(.name = writer_name(wn->wid), .parent = parent,
 		.handler = w->execute, .context = wn));
 	wn->task = task_register(&(struct task_info) {
-		.name = writer_names[wn->writer_num],
+		.name = writer_name(wn->wid),
 		.pre_select = w->pre_select,
 		.post_select = w->post_select,
 		.context = wn,
@@ -122,24 +152,29 @@ void register_writer_node(struct writer_node *wn, struct btr_node *parent,
 /**
  * Print the help text of all writers to stdout.
  *
- * \param flags Passed to \ref ggo_print_help().
+ * \param detailed Whether to print the short or the detailed help.
  */
-void print_writer_helps(unsigned flags)
+void print_writer_helps(bool detailed)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	printf_or_die("\nAvailable writers: ");
-	FOR_EACH_WRITER(i)
-		printf_or_die("%s%s", i? " " : "", writer_names[i]);
-	printf_or_die("\n");
+	printf("\nAvailable writers: ");
 	FOR_EACH_WRITER(i) {
-		struct writer *w = writers + i;
-
-		if (!w->help.short_help)
+		if (!writer_supported(i))
+			continue;
+		printf("%s%s", i? " " : "", writer_name(i));
+	}
+	printf("\n");
+	FOR_EACH_WRITER(i) {
+		const struct lls_command *cmd = WRITE_CMD(i);
+		char *help;
+		if (!writer_supported(i))
+			continue;
+		help = detailed? lls_long_help(cmd) : lls_short_help(cmd);
+		if (!help)
 			continue;
-		printf_or_die("\n%s: %s", writer_names[i],
-			w->help.purpose);
-		ggo_print_help(&w->help, flags);
+		printf("%s\n", help);
+		free(help);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/write_common.h b/write_common.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 18288753..00000000
--- a/write_common.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2006 Andre Noll <maan@tuebingen.mpg.de>
- *
- * Licensed under the GPL v2. For licencing details see COPYING.
- */
-
-/** \file write_common.h Exported symbols from write_common.c. */
-
-void writer_init(void);
-void *check_writer_arg_or_die(const char *wa, int *writer_num);
-void print_writer_helps(unsigned flags);
-void register_writer_node(struct writer_node *wn, struct btr_node *parent,
-		struct sched *s);
-void get_btr_sample_rate(struct btr_node *btrn, int32_t *result);
-void get_btr_channels(struct btr_node *btrn, int32_t *result);
-void get_btr_sample_format(struct btr_node *btrn, int32_t *result);
-- 
2.39.5