probably enough house cleaning. now to think.

4 files changed, 13 insertions, 68 deletions

diff --git a/argv.LoadHistory.go b/argv.LoadHistory.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a66758c..0000000
--- a/argv.LoadHistory.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// Code generated by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb DO NOT EDIT.
-//     go install go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb@latest
-//
-// This file was autogenerated with autogenpb:
-//  autogenpb v0.5.27    Built on  2025/10/16 17:13:05  ( 50 m)
-// Theese sort.pb.go and marshal.pb.go files are autogenerated
-// The autogenpb sources have example .proto files with instructions
-//
-
-package argvpb
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/config"
-)
-
-// deletes and remakes the PB file when .proto versions change
-func (pb *Argvs) LoadSafe() error {
-	err := config.LoadPB(pb)
-	if errors.Is(err, config.VersionMismatch) {
-		panic("fixme in autopb")
-		// TODO: erase and recreate the PB file
-	} else if err != nil {
-		panic("still fixme in")
-	}
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/generate.go b/generate.go
index a68b4e6..f539638 100644
--- a/generate.go
+++ b/generate.go
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ package argvpb
 //
 // NOTE: please add to go generate: if ! exists go.mod, run 'go mod init' &  'go mod tidy'
 //
-//go:generate make go-generate
 //go:generate autogenpb --proto auto.proto
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index bfbe429..2d1dbd2 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -1,60 +1,26 @@
 package argvpb
 
-// initializes logging and command line options
-
 import (
-	"strings"
-
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 )
 
-/*
-This struct can be used with the go-arg package. These
-are the generic default command line arguments for the 'GUI' package
-*/
-var argBash ArgsBash
-
-type ArgsBash struct {
-	Bash bool `arg:"--bash"                               help:"generate bash completion"`
-}
-
-// returns the name of the executable registered for shell autocomplete
-func AppName() string {
-	return me.ARGNAME
-}
-
 // try this struct out (?)
 var me *AutoArgs
 
 // this is a work in progress
 type AutoArgs struct {
+	pb        *Argv                   // the protobuf for the current process
+	pp        *arg.Parser             // for parsing the command line args.  Yay to alexf lint!
 	id        int                     // should be unique
-	hidden    bool                    // don't update the toolkits when it's hidden
 	Argv      func([]string)          // the function for shell autocomplete
 	examples  func() string           // some examples
 	appExit   func()                  // app Exit()
 	buildtime func() (string, string) // some examples
-	pp        *arg.Parser             // for parsing the command line args.  Yay to alexf lint!
 	autoFunc  func(*Argv)             // also a function for autocomplete
 	guiFunc   func() error            // enables Gui functions
-	err       error                   // store any errors from argv
-	pb        *Argv
-
-	ARGNAME   string // a good way to track the name of the binary ?
+	ARGNAME   string                  // a good way to track the name of the binary ?
 	VERSION   string
 	BUILDTIME string
-}
-
-// returns the last command (is blank if the current arg is not blank)
-func GetLast(cur string, argv []string) string {
-	if cur != "''" {
-		return ""
-	}
-	for _, s := range argv {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(s, "-") {
-			continue
-		}
-		return s
-	}
-	return ""
+	err       error // store any errors from argv
+	// hidden    bool                    // don't update the toolkits when it's hidden
 }
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index a5516d2..902f1ea 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ import (
 	timestamppb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
+// this is sill in development
+// figure out how to trigger this
+var argBash ArgsBash
+
+type ArgsBash struct {
+	Bash bool `arg:"--bash"                               help:"generate bash completion"`
+}
+
 func Autocomplete(dest any) *Argv {
 	me = new(AutoArgs) // todo: redo this
 	findAppInfo(dest)  // parses back to main() for argv info