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package org.apache.commons.cli;

/**
 * The class BasicParser provides a very simple implementation of the {@link Parser#flatten(Options,String[],boolean)
 * flatten} method.
 *
 * @deprecated since 1.3, use the {@link DefaultParser} instead
 */
@Deprecated
public class BasicParser extends Parser {

    /**
     * Constructs a new instance.
     */
    public BasicParser() {
        // empty
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * A simple implementation of {@link Parser}'s abstract {@link Parser#flatten(Options, String[], boolean) flatten}
     * method.
     * </p>
     *
     * <p>
     * <strong>Note:</strong> {@code options} and {@code stopAtNonOption} are not used in this {@code flatten} method.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param options The command line {@link Options}
     * @param arguments The command line arguments to be parsed
     * @param stopAtNonOption Specifies whether to stop flattening when an non option is found.
     * @return The {@code arguments} String array.
     */
    @Override
    protected String[] flatten(@SuppressWarnings("unused") final Options options, final String[] arguments,
        @SuppressWarnings("unused") final boolean stopAtNonOption) {
        // just echo the arguments
        return arguments;
    }
}
