def parse_args(cls):
        """Main argument parser of Laniakea.
        """
        # Initialize configuration and userdata directories.
        dirs = appdirs.AppDirs(__title__, 'Mozilla Security')
        if not os.path.isdir(dirs.user_config_dir):
            shutil.copytree(os.path.join(cls.HOME, 'examples'), dirs.user_config_dir)
            shutil.copytree(os.path.join(cls.HOME, 'userdata'), os.path.join(dirs.user_config_dir, 'userdata'))

        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
            description='Laniakea Runtime v{}'.format(cls.VERSION),
            prog=__title__,
            add_help=False,
            formatter_class=lambda prog: argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter(prog, max_help_position=40, width=120),
            epilog='The exit status is 0 for non-failures and 1 for failures.')

        subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='provider',
                                           description='Use -h to see the help menu of each provider.',
                                           title='Laniakea Cloud Providers',
                                           metavar='')

        modules = ModuleLoader()
        modules.load(cls.HOME, 'core/providers', 'laniakea')

        for name, module in modules.modules.items():
            globals()[name] = module

        for module, cli in modules.command_line_interfaces():
            getattr(module, cli).add_arguments(subparsers, dirs)

        base = parser.add_argument_group('Laniakea Base Parameters')
        base.add_argument('-verbosity',
                          default=2,
                          type=int,
                          choices=list(range(1, 6, 1)),
                          help='Log sensitivity.')

        base.add_argument('-focus',
                          action='store_true',
                          default=True,
                          help=argparse.SUPPRESS)

        base.add_argument('-settings',
                          metavar='path',
                          type=argparse.FileType(),
                          default=os.path.join(dirs.user_config_dir, 'laniakea.json'),
                          help='Laniakea core settings.')

        base.add_argument('-h', '-help', '--help',
                          action='help',
                          help=argparse.SUPPRESS)

        base.add_argument('-version',
                          action='version',
                          version='%(prog)s {}'.format(cls.VERSION),
                          help=argparse.SUPPRESS)

        userdata = parser.add_argument_group('UserData Parameters')
        userdata.add_argument('-userdata',
                              metavar='path',
                              type=argparse.FileType(),
                              help='UserData script for the provisioning process.')

        userdata.add_argument('-list-userdata-macros',
                              action='store_true',
                              help='List available macros.')

        userdata.add_argument('-print-userdata',
                              action='store_true',
                              help='Print the UserData script to stdout.')

        userdata.add_argument('-userdata-macros',
                              metavar='k=v',
                              nargs='+',
                              type=str,
                              help='Custom macros for the UserData.')

        return parser.parse_args()
Main argument parser of Laniakea.