improve add_requires #5727

xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/package.lua

@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ end
 --
 -- {build = true}: always build packages, we do not use the precompiled artifacts
 --
+-- simply configs as string:
+--   add_requires("boost[iostreams,system,thread,key=value] >=1.78.0")
+--   add_requires("boost[iostreams,thread=n] >=1.78.0")
+--
 function _parse_require(require_str)
 
     -- split package and version info
@@ -144,6 +148,30 @@ function _load_require(require_str, requires_extra, parentinfo)
         require_extra = requires_extra[require_str] or {}
     end
 
+    -- parse configs from package name
+    -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/5727#issuecomment-2421040107
+    --
+    -- e.g.
+    --   add_requires("boost[iostreams,system,thread,key=value] >=1.78.0")
+    --
+    local packagename_raw, configs_str = packagename:match("(.+)%[(.+)%]")
+    if packagename_raw and configs_str then
+        packagename = packagename_raw
+        local splitinfo = configs_str:split(",", {plain = true})
+        for _, v in ipairs(splitinfo) do
+            local parts = v:split("=", {plain = true})
+            local k = parts[1]
+            v = parts[2]
+            require_extra.configs = require_extra.configs or {}
+            local configs = require_extra.configs
+            if v then
+                configs[k] = option.boolean(v)
+            else
+                configs[k] = true
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
     -- get required building configurations
     -- we need to clone a new configs object, because the whole requireinfo will be modified later.
     -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-repo/pull/2067