Clap - set default value if other argument provided



examples/clap/default-value-if-ispresent/src/main.rs
use clap::Parser;
use clap::builder::ArgPredicate;

#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
struct Cli {
    #[arg(long, default_value_if("log_file", ArgPredicate::IsPresent, "true"))]
    log_to_file: bool,

    #[arg(long, default_value = "my.log")]
    log_file: String,
}

fn main() {
    let args = Cli::parse();

    println!("Args: {args:?}");
}

$ cargo run -q
Args: Cli { log_to_file: false, log_file: "my.log" }

$ cargo run -q -- --log-to-file
Args: Cli { log_to_file: true, log_file: "my.log" }

$ cargo run -q -- --log-file other.log
Args: Cli { log_to_file: true, log_file: "other.log" }

$ cargo run -q -- --log-to-file  --log-file other.log
Args: Cli { log_to_file: true, log_file: "other.log" }