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Add '[args]' and 'Valid Args:' to --help #842

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@umarcor umarcor commented Mar 20, 2019

Close #571 and Close #576.

This PR is based on #841, and it must be merged after that. See difference: umarcor/cobra@feat-matchvalid...umarcor:feat-validinhelp

The added feature is to modify the output of Usage() to print [args] if the command accepts args:

Usage:
  app [args]              # instead of 'app'
  app [flags] [args]      # instead of 'app [flags]'
  app [command]

Valid Args:
  one two three
  • app [args] and app [flags] [args] are not shown at the same time.
  • [args] is only added if the command is runnable, and Args != NoArgs, or Args == nil && (!c.HasAvailableSubCommands() || c.HasParent()), etc.
  • Valid Args is only shown if ValidArgs is not empty and [args] is shown.

To Do

  • As suggested in #571:
    • When MinimumNArgs, ExactArgs or RangeArgs are used, args should be shown instead of [args].
    • The Usage() should show the constraints applied to the args (NArgs>x, NArgs<x, NArgs=x or x<NArgs<y).

These have not been implemented yet, because I don't know any easy mechanism to detect the type of c.Args.

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umarcor commented Jun 7, 2019

Ref #666, Ref #635 and Ref #706.

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umarcor commented Feb 25, 2022

This PR is not stale, but blocked by #841. Please, remove the kind/stale label.
See #1496 (comment) and #1496 (comment).

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This PR exceeds the recommended size of 200 lines. Please make sure you are NOT addressing multiple issues with one PR. Note this PR might be rejected due to its size.

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Getting --help to print descriptions for arguments Missing ValidArgs on help
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