breakup argv files for sanity

6 files changed, 79 insertions, 45 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8766e2..e45722a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
-all: build gocui
+all: install
+	basicwindow --help
+
 
 build: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
diff --git a/argv.custom.go b/argv.custom.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..066d80a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argv.custom.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package main
+
+// this is where to customize argv for your application
+
+var APPNAME string = "basicwindow"
+
+// sent via -ldflags
+var VERSION string
+var BUILDTIME string
+
+func (a args) Description() string {
+	return `
+This basicwindow example demonstrates multiple windows
+`
+}
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 83e333a..0000000
--- a/argv.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
-)
-
-/*
-	this parses the command line arguements
-	this enables command line options from other packages like 'gui' and 'log'
-*/
-
-var argv args
-
-var APPNAME string = "basicwindow"
-
-// sent via -ldflags
-var VERSION string
-var BUILDTIME string
-
-// define your command line arguements here
-type args struct {
-	Demo string `arg:"positional"                   help:"this is just a demo"`
-}
-
-func (args) InitArgv() (string, string, string) {
-	// "basicwindow", "2025/10/18", "v0.2.0"
-	return APPNAME, BUILDTIME, VERSION
-}
-
-func (args) InitGui() error {
-	// panic("got here")
-	arg.Register(&gui.ArgvGui)
-	// me.myGui = gui.New()
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (a args) Description() string {
-	return `
-This basicwindow example demonstrates multiple windows
-`
-}
diff --git a/argv.struct.go b/argv.struct.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36c5c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argv.struct.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+var argv args
+
+type args struct {
+	Demo string `arg:"positional"                   help:"this is just a demo"`
+}
diff --git a/argv.template.go b/argv.template.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e27de59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argv.template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package main
+
+// these are stubbed in functions needed
+// just copy this file from another working app for now
+// you shouldn't need to change anything here
+// TODO: clean this up in argv
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+func (args) InitArgv() (string, string, string) {
+	return APPNAME, BUILDTIME, VERSION
+}
+
+func (args) InitGui() error {
+	// panic("got here")
+	arg.Register(&gui.ArgvGui)
+	// me.myGui = gui.New()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (args) Help() string {
+	return "got app help"
+}
+
+func (args) MustParse() error {
+	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (args) ParseFlags(flags []string, dest string) {
+}
+
+/*
+argv.Print.go:	me.pp.WriteHelp(os.Stdout)
+argv.SendStrings.go:		me.pp.WriteHelpForAutocomplete(os.Stderr, os.Stdout, partial, cmd...)
+argv.SendStrings.go:		// me.pp.GetUsageForSubcommand(os.Stdout, os.Stderr, partial, cmd)
+argv.SendStrings.go:		// me.pp.GetUsageForSubcommand(os.Stdout, nil, partial, cmd)
+argv.SendStrings.go:		me.pp.WriteHelpForAutocomplete(f, os.Stdout, partial, cmd...)
+argv.SendStrings.go:		// me.pp.GetUsageForSubcommand(os.Stdout, nil, partial, cmd)
+theMagicOfAutocomplete.go:		me.pp = arg.MustParse(dest)
+theMagicOfAutocomplete.go:	me.pp, err = arg.ParseFlags(flags, dest)
+theMagicOfAutocomplete.go:	if me.pp == nil {
+theMagicOfAutocomplete.go:		me.pb.Debugf("DEBUG: me.pp == nil after ParseFlags()")
+theMagicOfAutocomplete.go:		// me.pb.Debugf("DEBUG: me.pp is ok after ParseFlags()")
+theMagicOfAutocomplete.go:				me.pp.WriteHelp(os.Stderr)
+theMagicOfAutocomplete.go:				me.pp.WriteHelpForSubcommand(os.Stderr, me.pb.Cmd)
+*/
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index a4a2c4e..7805d8d 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/argvpb"
 )
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ var me *mainType
 
 // this app's variables
 type mainType struct {
-	argv  *argvpb.Argv // shell autocomplete
-	myGui *gui.Node    // the gui toolkit handle
+	argv *argvpb.Argv // shell autocomplete
+	pp   *arg.Parser  // the go-arg parser of the command line
+	gui  *gui.Node    // the gui toolkit handle
 }