diff --git a/getopt.go b/getopt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5536a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/getopt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package getopt
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+type flag struct {
+	name        string
+	shortname   string
+	description string
+	required    bool
+	value       interface{}
+}
+
+type GetoptInterface interface {
+	StringLong(name *string, shortname *rune, required bool, description string) **string
+	Usage()
+	BoolLong(name *string, shortname *rune, description string) *bool
+	NoOptionArgs() []string
+	Parse([]string)
+	ParseArgv()
+	UInt64Long(name *string, shortname *rune, required bool, description string) **uint64
+	CheckRequiredOptions() (bool, string, string)
+}
+
+type Getopt struct {
+	array_flags      []*flag
+	flags            map[string]*flag
+	flagsByShortname map[string]*flag
+	commonArgs       []string
+}
+
+func New() Getopt {
+	return Getopt{
+		array_flags:      make([]*flag, 0),
+		commonArgs:       make([]string, 0),
+		flags:            make(map[string]*flag),
+		flagsByShortname: make(map[string]*flag),
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) CheckRequiredOptions() (bool, string, string) {
+	for _, value := range self.array_flags {
+		switch value.value.(interface{}).(type) {
+		case *bool:
+			continue
+		case **string:
+			if value.required && *value.value.(**string) == nil {
+				return false, value.name, value.shortname
+			}
+
+		case **uint64:
+			if value.required && *value.value.(**uint64) == nil {
+				return false, value.name, value.shortname
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return true, "", ""
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) StringLong(name *string, shortname *rune, required bool, description string) **string {
+	var value *string = nil
+	flagToAssign := flag{self.nilToEmptyString(name), self.nilRuneToEmptyString(shortname), description, required, &value}
+	if name != nil {
+		self.flags[*name] = &flagToAssign
+	}
+	if shortname != nil {
+		self.flagsByShortname[string(*shortname)] = &flagToAssign
+	}
+	self.array_flags = append(self.array_flags, &flagToAssign)
+	return &value
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) Usage() {
+	fmt.Print(self.UsageString())
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) UsageString() string {
+	var return_string string
+	var usage [][]string
+	for _, value := range self.array_flags {
+		usage = append(usage, self.usageOption(*value))
+	}
+	max := self.maxLen(usage)
+	for _, value := range usage {
+		for j, j_value := range value {
+			return_string += fmt.Sprintf("\t%-"+strconv.FormatInt(max[j], 10)+"s", j_value)
+		}
+		return_string += fmt.Sprintf("\n")
+	}
+	return return_string
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) BoolLong(name *string, shortname *rune, description string) *bool {
+	value := false
+	flagToAssign := flag{self.nilToEmptyString(name), self.nilRuneToEmptyString(shortname), description, true, &value}
+	if name != nil {
+		self.flags[*name] = &flagToAssign
+	}
+	if shortname != nil {
+		self.flagsByShortname[string(*shortname)] = &flagToAssign
+	}
+	self.array_flags = append(self.array_flags, &flagToAssign)
+	return &value
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) UInt64Long(name *string, shortname *rune, required bool, description string) **uint64 {
+	var value *uint64 = nil
+	flagToAssign := flag{self.nilToEmptyString(name), self.nilRuneToEmptyString(shortname), description, required, &value}
+	if name != nil {
+		self.flags[*name] = &flagToAssign
+	}
+	if shortname != nil {
+		self.flagsByShortname[string(*shortname)] = &flagToAssign
+	}
+	self.array_flags = append(self.array_flags, &flagToAssign)
+	return &value
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) ParseArgv() {
+	args := os.Args[1:]
+	self.Parse(args)
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) Parse(args []string) {
+	expectingArgument := false
+	var expectingFor string
+	short := false
+	for _, value := range args {
+		if !expectingArgument {
+			self.parseNotOptionArgument(value, &expectingArgument, &expectingFor, &short)
+		} else {
+			self.parseOptionArgument(value, expectingFor, short)
+			expectingArgument = false
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) NoOptionArgs() []string {
+	return self.commonArgs
+}
diff --git a/getopt_test/getopt_test.go b/getopt_test/getopt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ce1f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/getopt_test/getopt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package getopt_test
+
+import (
+	g "getopt"
+	"regexp"
+	"testing"
+    "reflect"
+)
+
+func TestStringArgNull(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	hello := getopt.StringLong(s("hello"), nil, false, "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{})
+	if hello == nil {
+		t.Error("Unable to dereference hello")
+	}
+	if *hello != nil {
+		t.Error("Hola was not set to nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStringArgNotNull(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	hello := getopt.StringLong(s("hello"), nil, false, "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{"--hello", "hello"})
+	if hello == nil {
+		t.Error("Unable to dereference hello")
+	}
+	if *hello == nil {
+		t.Error("--hello is not received.")
+	}
+	if **hello != "hello" {
+		t.Error("Unexpected value in --hello " + **hello + ".")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStringArgNotNullWithRune(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	hello := getopt.StringLong(nil, r('h'), false, "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{"-hhello"})
+	if hello == nil {
+		t.Error("Unable to dereference hello")
+	}
+	if *hello == nil {
+		t.Error("-h is not received.")
+	}
+	if **hello != "hello" {
+		t.Error("Unexpected value in --hello " + **hello + ".")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStringArgNotNullWithRuneUsingExternalArgument(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	hello := getopt.StringLong(nil, r('h'), false, "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{"-h", "hello"})
+	if hello == nil {
+		t.Error("Unable to dereference hello")
+	}
+	if *hello == nil {
+		t.Error("-h is not received.")
+	}
+	if **hello != "hello" {
+		t.Error("Unexpected value in --hello " + **hello + ".")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsingNonOptionAndNotOptionArgument(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	getopt.StringLong(nil, r('h'), false, "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{"-h", "a", "hello", "world"})
+	args := getopt.NoOptionArgs()
+	if args[0] != "hello" {
+		t.Error("Argument hello not received.")
+	}
+	if args[1] != "world" {
+		t.Error("Argument world not received.")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsingBoolOptionFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	h := getopt.BoolLong(nil, r('h'), "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{""})
+	if *h {
+		t.Error("Unexpected value of -h.")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsingBoolOptionTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	h := getopt.BoolLong(nil, r('h'), "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{"-h"})
+	if !*h {
+		t.Error("Unexpected value of -h.")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsingBoolOptionUsage(t *testing.T) {
+	getopt := g.New()
+	getopt.BoolLong(s("help"), r('h'), "Try")
+	getopt.Parse([]string{""})
+	result_string := getopt.UsageString()
+	expected := []string{"--help", "-h", "(required)", "Try"}
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`\t(\S+)\t(\S+)\t\t(\S+)\t(\S+)`)
+    if reflect.DeepEqual(re.FindStringSubmatch(result_string), expected) {
+        t.Error("Unmatched expected and result.")
+    }
+}
+func s(a string) *string {
+	return &a
+}
+
+func r(a rune) *rune {
+	return &a
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9314a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module getopt 
+
+go 1.15
diff --git a/private.go b/private.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..203da9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package getopt
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func (self *Getopt) usageOption(flagToStringify flag) []string {
+	var printArgument bool
+	switch flagToStringify.value.(interface{}).(type) {
+	case *bool:
+		printArgument = false
+	default:
+		printArgument = true
+	}
+	var returned []string
+	if flagToStringify.shortname != "" {
+		returned = append(returned, "-"+flagToStringify.shortname)
+	} else {
+		returned = append(returned, "")
+	}
+	if flagToStringify.name != "" {
+		returned = append(returned, "--"+flagToStringify.name)
+	} else {
+		returned = append(returned, "")
+	}
+	if printArgument {
+		returned = append(returned, "<argument>")
+	} else {
+		returned = append(returned, "")
+	}
+
+    if flagToStringify.required {
+        returned = append(returned, "(required)")
+    } else {
+        returned = append(returned, "")
+    }
+
+	returned = append(returned, flagToStringify.description)
+	return returned
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) maxLen(lol [][]string) []int64 {
+	var returned []int64 = make([]int64, 5)
+	for _, i_val := range lol {
+		for j, j_val := range i_val {
+			if returned[j] < int64(len(j_val)) {
+				returned[j] = int64(len(j_val))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return returned
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) parseOptionArgument(value string, expectingFor string, short bool) {
+	var gotFlag *flag
+	var ok bool
+	if short {
+		gotFlag, ok = self.flagsByShortname[expectingFor]
+	} else {
+		gotFlag, ok = self.flags[expectingFor]
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		fmt.Printf("Error retrieving the key, this IS a bug. %s\n", expectingFor)
+	}
+	self.assignToFlag(gotFlag, value)
+
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) parseNotOptionArgument(currentIteration string, expectingArgument *bool, expectingFor *string, short *bool) {
+	matchName, err := regexp.MatchString("^--", currentIteration)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	matchShortname, err := regexp.MatchString("^-", currentIteration)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	if matchName {
+		*short = false
+		self.parseOption(currentIteration, expectingFor, expectingArgument, `^--([^=]*)(?:=(.*))?$`, self.flags)
+	} else if matchShortname {
+		*short = true
+		self.parseOption(currentIteration, expectingFor, expectingArgument, `^-(.)(.+)?$`, self.flagsByShortname)
+	} else {
+		self.commonArgs = append(self.commonArgs, currentIteration)
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) parseOption(currentIteration string, expectingFor *string, expectingArgument *bool, option_regex string, flags map[string]*flag) {
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(option_regex)
+	listName := re.FindStringSubmatch(currentIteration)
+	name := listName[1]
+	gotFlag, ok := flags[name]
+	if !ok {
+		fmt.Printf("%s not in the option list.\n", name)
+		self.Usage()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	var nextParameter bool
+	switch gotFlag.value.(interface{}).(type) {
+	case *bool:
+		nextParameter = false
+		*(gotFlag.value.(*bool)) = true
+	default:
+		nextParameter = true
+	}
+	if listName[2] != "" {
+		if !nextParameter {
+			fmt.Printf("%s does not get any parameters.\n", name)
+			self.Usage()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		gotParameter := listName[2]
+		self.assignToFlag(gotFlag, gotParameter)
+	} else if nextParameter {
+		*expectingArgument = true
+		*expectingFor = name
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) assignToFlag(toAssignFlag *flag, value string) {
+	switch toAssignFlag.value.(interface{}).(type) {
+	case **string:
+		*(toAssignFlag.value.(**string)) = &value
+	case **uint64:
+		value_uint, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("%s is not parseable into a unsigned interger of 64 bits.\n", value)
+			self.Usage()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		*(toAssignFlag.value.(**uint64)) = &value_uint
+	default:
+		fmt.Printf("Unsupported type %v.\n", toAssignFlag.value)
+		self.Usage()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) nilRuneToEmptyString(input *rune) string {
+	if input == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return string(*input)
+}
+
+func (self *Getopt) nilToEmptyString(input *string) string {
+	if input == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return *input
+}