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diff --git a/examples/cross_calculator/nim_commandline/nim.cfg b/examples/cross_calculator/nim_commandline/nim.cfg
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+# Nimrod configuration file.
+# The file is used only to add the path of the backend to the compiler options.
+
+path="../nim_backend"
diff --git a/examples/cross_calculator/nim_commandline/nimcalculator.nim b/examples/cross_calculator/nim_commandline/nimcalculator.nim
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+# Implements a command line interface against the backend.
+
+import backend, parseopt, strutils
+
+const
+  USAGE = """nimcalculator - Nimrod cross platform calculator
+  (beta version, only integer addition is supported!)
+
+Usage:
+  nimcalculator [options] [-a=value -b=value]
+Options:
+  -a=value    sets the integer value of the a parameter
+  -b=value    sets the integer value of the b parameter
+  -h, --help  shows this help
+
+If no options are used, an interactive mode is entered.
+"""
+
+type
+  TCommand = enum       # The possible types of operation
+    cmdParams,          # Two valid parameters were provided
+    cmdInteractive      # No parameters were provided, run interactive mode
+
+  TParamConfig = object of RootObj
+    action: TCommand      # store the type of operation
+    paramA, paramB: int   # possibly store the valid parameters
+
+
+proc parseCmdLine(): TParamConfig =
+  ## Parses the commandline.
+  ##
+  ## Returns a TParamConfig structure filled with the proper values or directly
+  ## calls quit() with the appropriate error message.
+  var
+    hasA = false
+    hasB = false
+    p = initOptParser()
+    key, val: TaintedString
+
+  result.action = cmdInteractive # By default presume interactive mode.
+  try:
+    while true:
+      next p
+      key = p.key
+      val = p.val
+
+      case p.kind
+      of cmdArgument:
+        stdout.write USAGE
+        quit "Erroneous argument detected: " & key, 1
+      of cmdLongOption, cmdShortOption:
+        case key.normalize
+        of "help", "h":
+          stdout.write USAGE
+          quit 0
+        of "a":
+          result.paramA = val.parseInt
+          hasA = true
+        of "b":
+          result.paramB = val.parseInt
+          hasB = true
+        else:
+          stdout.write USAGE
+          quit "Unexpected option: " & key, 2
+      of cmdEnd: break
+  except ValueError:
+    stdout.write USAGE
+    quit "Invalid value " & val &  " for parameter " & key, 3
+
+  if hasA and hasB:
+    result.action = cmdParams
+  elif hasA or hasB:
+    stdout.write USAGE
+    quit "Error: provide both A and B to operate in param mode", 4
+
+
+proc parseUserInput(question: string): int =
+  ## Parses a line of user input, showing question to the user first.
+  ##
+  ## If the user input is an empty line quit() is called. Returns the value
+  ## parsed as an integer.
+  while true:
+    echo question
+    let input = stdin.readLine
+    try:
+      result = input.parseInt
+      break
+    except ValueError:
+      if input.len < 1: quit "Blank line detected, quitting.", 0
+      echo "Sorry, `$1' doesn't seem to be a valid integer" % input
+
+proc interactiveMode() =
+  ## Asks the user for two integer values, adds them and exits.
+  let
+    paramA = parseUserInput("Enter the first parameter (blank to exit):")
+    paramB = parseUserInput("Enter the second parameter (blank to exit):")
+  echo "Calculating... $1 + $2 = $3" % [$paramA, $paramB,
+    $backend.myAdd(paramA, paramB)]
+
+
+when isMainModule:
+  ## Main entry point.
+  let opt = parseCmdLine()
+  if cmdParams == opt.action:
+    echo "Param mode: $1 + $2 = $3" % [$opt.paramA, $opt.paramB,
+      $backend.myAdd(opt.paramA, opt.paramB)]
+  else:
+    echo "Entering interactive addition mode"
+    interactiveMode()
diff --git a/examples/cross_calculator/nim_commandline/readme.txt b/examples/cross_calculator/nim_commandline/readme.txt
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+In this directory you will find the nim commandline version of the
+cross-calculator sample.
+
+The commandline interface can be used non interactively through switches, or
+interactively when running the command without parameters.
+
+Compilation is fairly easy despite having the source split in different
+directories. Thanks to the nim.cfg file, which adds the ../nim_backend
+directory as a search path, you can compile and run the example just fine from
+the command line with 'nim c -r nimcalculator.nim'.