[FEAT]: CLIParser (Alpha)

Src/IACore/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set(SRC_FILES
+    "imp/cpp/CLI.cpp"
     "imp/cpp/IPC.cpp"
     "imp/cpp/XML.cpp"
     "imp/cpp/SIMD.cpp"

Src/IACore/imp/cpp/CLI.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// IACore-OSS; The Core Library for All IA Open Source Projects
+// Copyright (C) 2026 IAS (ias@iasoft.dev)
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <IACore/CLI.hpp>
+
+namespace IACore
+{
+    CLIParser::CLIParser(IN Span<CONST String> args) : m_argList(args)
+    {
+        IA_RELEASE_ASSERT(args.size());
+
+        m_currentArg = m_argList.begin();
+
+        // Skip executable path
+        if (m_currentArg != m_argList.end())
+            m_currentArg++;
+    }
+} // namespace IACore

Src/IACore/inc/IACore/CLI.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// IACore-OSS; The Core Library for All IA Open Source Projects
+// Copyright (C) 2026 IAS (ias@iasoft.dev)
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <IACore/PCH.hpp>
+
+namespace IACore
+{
+    class CLIParser
+    {
+        /*
+         * PLEASE READ
+         *
+         * CLIParser is still very much in it's baby stages.
+         * Subject to heavy and frequent changes, use with
+         * caution!
+         */
+
+      public:
+        CLIParser(IN Span<CONST String> args);
+        ~CLIParser() = default;
+
+      public:
+        BOOL Remaining() CONST
+        {
+            return m_currentArg < m_argList.end();
+        }
+
+        StringView Peek() CONST
+        {
+            if (!Remaining())
+                return "";
+            return *m_currentArg;
+        }
+
+        StringView Next()
+        {
+            if (!Remaining())
+                return "";
+            return *m_currentArg++;
+        }
+
+        BOOL Consume(IN CONST StringView &expected)
+        {
+            if (Peek() == expected)
+            {
+                Next();
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        CONST Span<CONST String> m_argList;
+        Span<CONST String>::const_iterator m_currentArg;
+    };
+} // namespace IACore

Src/IACore/inc/IACore/PCH.hpp

@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@
 #define IA_MAX_STRING_LENGTH (IA_MAX_POSSIBLE_SIZE >> 8)
 
 #define IA_VERSION_TYPE uint64_t
+#define IA_VERSION_MAJOR(v) ((v >> 40) & 0xFFFFFF)
+#define IA_VERSION_MINOR(v) ((v >> 16) & 0xFFFFFF)
+#define IA_VERSION_PATCH(v) (v & 0xFFFF)
 #define IA_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch)                                                                           \
     ((((uint64_t) (major) & 0xFFFFFF) << 40) | (((uint64_t) (minor) & 0xFFFFFF) << 16) | ((uint64_t) (patch) & 0xFFFF))