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+#!/bin/bash
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: getopts parsing and set flag status for --is-empty swtiches
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Parse command line switch, when *-empty detected take action
+##   - remove is-empty OR is-not-empty from swtich string
+##   - set values in map %attrs=() to capture detection bits
+## Return:
+##   %attrs
+##    --is-empty        empty=true
+##    --is-not-empty    empty=true, not=true
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+function getopts_switch__empty()
+{ 
+    local -n gse_arg=$1; shift
+    declare -g -A attrs
+
+    case "$gse_arg" in
+        *'-is-empty')
+            is_switch_valid__is_empty "$gse_arg"
+            attrs['empty']=1
+            # declare -g -i argv_is_empty=1
+            gse_arg="${gse_arg/-is-empty/}"
+            local -i rc=0
+            ;;
+        *) local -i rc=1 ;;
+    esac
+
+    [[ $rc -eq 0 ]] && { true; } || { false; }
+    return
+}
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Define flags based on detected switch modifiers
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+function gen_attrs__empty()
+{
+    local switch="$1"; shift
+    declare -g attrs
+
+    local is="${switch}_is_empty"
+    local not="${switch}_not_empty"
+    declare -g -i "$is"
+    declare -g -i "$not"
+    
+    ## Clear prior state
+    [[ -v "$is" ]]  && { echo "IS"; unset "$is"; }
+    [[ -v "$not" ]] && { echo "NOT"; unset "$not"; }
+
+    ## Apply current attributes
+    ## [TODO] parameterize flag creation
+    if [[ ! -v attrs['empty'] ]]; then
+        : # fall through
+    elif [[ -v attrs['not'] ]]; then
+        declare -g -i $not=1
+    else
+        declare -g -i $is=1
+    fi
+
+    : # assign ($?==0)
+    return
+}
+
+
+# [EOF]