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-rw-r--r--parse.go126
-rw-r--r--parse_test.go36
-rw-r--r--reflect.go8
-rw-r--r--usage_test.go2
4 files changed, 100 insertions, 72 deletions
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 28ed014..980ac22 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -43,18 +43,19 @@ func (p path) Child(f reflect.StructField) path {
// spec represents a command line option
type spec struct {
- dest path
- field reflect.StructField // the struct field from which this option was created
- long string // the --long form for this option, or empty if none
- short string // the -s short form for this option, or empty if none
- cardinality cardinality // determines how many tokens will be present (possible values: zero, one, multiple)
- required bool // if true, this option must be present on the command line
- positional bool // if true, this option will be looked for in the positional flags
- separate bool // if true, each slice and map entry will have its own --flag
- help string // the help text for this option
- env string // the name of the environment variable for this option, or empty for none
- defaultVal string // default value for this option
- placeholder string // name of the data in help
+ dest path
+ field reflect.StructField // the struct field from which this option was created
+ long string // the --long form for this option, or empty if none
+ short string // the -s short form for this option, or empty if none
+ cardinality cardinality // determines how many tokens will be present (possible values: zero, one, multiple)
+ required bool // if true, this option must be present on the command line
+ positional bool // if true, this option will be looked for in the positional flags
+ separate bool // if true, each slice and map entry will have its own --flag
+ help string // the help text for this option
+ env string // the name of the environment variable for this option, or empty for none
+ defaultValue reflect.Value // default value for this option
+ defaultString string // default value for this option, in string form to be displayed in help text
+ placeholder string // name of the data in help
}
// command represents a named subcommand, or the top-level command
@@ -210,39 +211,30 @@ func NewParser(config Config, dests ...interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
// for backwards compatibility, add nonzero field values as defaults
for _, spec := range cmd.specs {
- // do not read default when UnmarshalText is implemented but not MarshalText
- if isTextUnmarshaler(spec.field.Type) && !isTextMarshaler(spec.field.Type) {
+ // get the value
+ v := p.val(spec.dest)
+ if !v.IsValid() {
continue
}
- // do not process types that require multiple values
- cardinality, _ := cardinalityOf(spec.field.Type)
- if cardinality != one {
+ // if the value is the "zero value" (e.g. nil pointer, empty struct) then ignore
+ if isZero(v) {
continue
}
- // get the value
- v := p.val(spec.dest)
- if !v.IsValid() {
- continue
- }
+ // store as a default
+ spec.defaultValue = v
+ // we need a string to display in help text
// if MarshalText is implemented then use that
if m, ok := v.Interface().(encoding.TextMarshaler); ok {
- if v.IsNil() {
- continue
- }
s, err := m.MarshalText()
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("%v: error marshaling default value to string: %v", spec.dest, err)
}
- spec.defaultVal = string(s)
- continue
- }
-
- // finally, use the value as a default if it is non-zero
- if !isZero(v) {
- spec.defaultVal = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
+ spec.defaultString = string(s)
+ } else {
+ spec.defaultString = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
}
}
@@ -311,11 +303,6 @@ func cmdFromStruct(name string, dest path, t reflect.Type) (*command, error) {
spec.help = help
}
- defaultVal, hasDefault := field.Tag.Lookup("default")
- if hasDefault {
- spec.defaultVal = defaultVal
- }
-
// Look at the tag
var isSubcommand bool // tracks whether this field is a subcommand
for _, key := range strings.Split(tag, ",") {
@@ -342,11 +329,6 @@ func cmdFromStruct(name string, dest path, t reflect.Type) (*command, error) {
}
spec.short = key[1:]
case key == "required":
- if hasDefault {
- errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s: 'required' cannot be used when a default value is specified",
- t.Name(), field.Name))
- return false
- }
spec.required = true
case key == "positional":
spec.positional = true
@@ -395,27 +377,60 @@ func cmdFromStruct(name string, dest path, t reflect.Type) (*command, error) {
spec.placeholder = strings.ToUpper(spec.field.Name)
}
- // Check whether this field is supported. It's good to do this here rather than
+ // if this is a subcommand then we've done everything we need to do
+ if isSubcommand {
+ return false
+ }
+
+ // check whether this field is supported. It's good to do this here rather than
// wait until ParseValue because it means that a program with invalid argument
// fields will always fail regardless of whether the arguments it received
// exercised those fields.
- if !isSubcommand {
- cmd.specs = append(cmd.specs, &spec)
+ var err error
+ spec.cardinality, err = cardinalityOf(field.Type)
+ if err != nil {
+ errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s: %s fields are not supported",
+ t.Name(), field.Name, field.Type.String()))
+ return false
+ }
- var err error
- spec.cardinality, err = cardinalityOf(field.Type)
- if err != nil {
- errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s: %s fields are not supported",
- t.Name(), field.Name, field.Type.String()))
+ defaultString, hasDefault := field.Tag.Lookup("default")
+ if hasDefault {
+ // we do not support default values for maps and slices
+ if spec.cardinality == multiple {
+ errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s: default values are not supported for slice or map fields",
+ t.Name(), field.Name))
return false
}
- if spec.cardinality == multiple && hasDefault {
- errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s: default values are not supported for slice or map fields",
+
+ // a required field cannot also have a default value
+ if spec.required {
+ errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s: 'required' cannot be used when a default value is specified",
t.Name(), field.Name))
return false
}
+
+ // parse the default value
+ spec.defaultString = defaultString
+ if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+ // here we have a field of type *T and we create a new T, no need to dereference
+ // in order for the value to be settable
+ spec.defaultValue = reflect.New(field.Type.Elem())
+ } else {
+ // here we have a field of type T and we create a new T and then dereference it
+ // so that the resulting value is settable
+ spec.defaultValue = reflect.New(field.Type).Elem()
+ }
+ err := scalar.ParseValue(spec.defaultValue, defaultString)
+ if err != nil {
+ errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s: error processing default value: %v", t.Name(), field.Name, err))
+ return false
+ }
}
+ // add the spec to the list of specs
+ cmd.specs = append(cmd.specs, &spec)
+
// if this was an embedded field then we already returned true up above
return false
})
@@ -682,11 +697,8 @@ func (p *Parser) process(args []string) error {
}
return errors.New(msg)
}
- if spec.defaultVal != "" {
- err := scalar.ParseValue(p.val(spec.dest), spec.defaultVal)
- if err != nil {
- return fmt.Errorf("error processing default value for %s: %v", name, err)
- }
+ if spec.defaultValue.IsValid() {
+ p.val(spec.dest).Set(spec.defaultValue)
}
}
diff --git a/parse_test.go b/parse_test.go
index 4dcb806..7747d05 100644
--- a/parse_test.go
+++ b/parse_test.go
@@ -1321,13 +1321,21 @@ func TestDefaultOptionValues(t *testing.T) {
require.NoError(t, err)
assert.Equal(t, 123, args.A)
- assert.Equal(t, 123, *args.B)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.B) {
+ assert.Equal(t, 123, *args.B)
+ }
assert.Equal(t, "xyz", args.C)
- assert.Equal(t, "abc", *args.D)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.D) {
+ assert.Equal(t, "abc", *args.D)
+ }
assert.Equal(t, 4.56, args.E)
- assert.Equal(t, 1.23, *args.F)
- assert.True(t, args.G)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.F) {
+ assert.Equal(t, 1.23, *args.F)
+ }
assert.True(t, args.G)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.H) {
+ assert.True(t, *args.H)
+ }
}
func TestDefaultUnparseable(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1336,7 +1344,7 @@ func TestDefaultUnparseable(t *testing.T) {
}
err := parse("", &args)
- assert.EqualError(t, err, `error processing default value for --a: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`)
+ assert.EqualError(t, err, `.A: error processing default value: strconv.ParseInt: parsing "x": invalid syntax`)
}
func TestDefaultPositionalValues(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1355,13 +1363,21 @@ func TestDefaultPositionalValues(t *testing.T) {
require.NoError(t, err)
assert.Equal(t, 456, args.A)
- assert.Equal(t, 789, *args.B)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.B) {
+ assert.Equal(t, 789, *args.B)
+ }
assert.Equal(t, "abc", args.C)
- assert.Equal(t, "abc", *args.D)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.D) {
+ assert.Equal(t, "abc", *args.D)
+ }
assert.Equal(t, 1.23, args.E)
- assert.Equal(t, 1.23, *args.F)
- assert.True(t, args.G)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.F) {
+ assert.Equal(t, 1.23, *args.F)
+ }
assert.True(t, args.G)
+ if assert.NotNil(t, args.H) {
+ assert.True(t, *args.H)
+ }
}
func TestDefaultValuesNotAllowedWithRequired(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1375,7 +1391,7 @@ func TestDefaultValuesNotAllowedWithRequired(t *testing.T) {
func TestDefaultValuesNotAllowedWithSlice(t *testing.T) {
var args struct {
- A []int `default:"123"` // required not allowed with default!
+ A []int `default:"invalid"` // default values not allowed with slices
}
err := parse("", &args)
diff --git a/reflect.go b/reflect.go
index b87db2a..64c6343 100644
--- a/reflect.go
+++ b/reflect.go
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ var (
)
// cardinality tracks how many tokens are expected for a given spec
-// - zero is a boolean, which does to expect any value
-// - one is an ordinary option that will be parsed from a single token
-// - multiple is a slice or map that can accept zero or more tokens
+// - zero is a boolean, which does to expect any value
+// - one is an ordinary option that will be parsed from a single token
+// - multiple is a slice or map that can accept zero or more tokens
type cardinality int
const (
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func isExported(field string) bool {
// isZero returns true if v contains the zero value for its type
func isZero(v reflect.Value) bool {
t := v.Type()
- if t.Kind() == reflect.Slice || t.Kind() == reflect.Map {
+ if t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer || t.Kind() == reflect.Slice || t.Kind() == reflect.Map || t.Kind() == reflect.Chan || t.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
return v.IsNil()
}
if !t.Comparable() {
diff --git a/usage_test.go b/usage_test.go
index 0a7ddd8..10072c1 100644
--- a/usage_test.go
+++ b/usage_test.go
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ Options:
ShortOnly2 string `arg:"-b,--,required" help:"some help2"`
}
p, err := NewParser(Config{Program: "example"}, &args)
- assert.NoError(t, err)
+ require.NoError(t, err)
var help bytes.Buffer
p.WriteHelp(&help)