notsure. need to redo this still

5 files changed, 38 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/argv.Version.go b/argv.Version.go
index 0aaa75d..117c655 100644
--- a/argv.Version.go
+++ b/argv.Version.go
@@ -10,24 +10,30 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+/*
 func (pb *Argv) Version() string {
 	return pb.getVersion()
 }
+*/
 
 func doVersion(pb *Argv) {
-	log.Info(pb.getVersion())
+	// log.Info(pb.getVersion())
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s    Built on raw(%v) %s (from argv)", me.ARGNAME, me.VERSION, me.BUILDTIME, cobol.Time(me.BUILDTIME))
+	log.Info(s)
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
+/*
 func (pb *Argv) getVersion() string {
-	if me.buildtime == nil {
-		return "app doesn't have argv.BuildVersion()"
-	}
-	BUILDTIME, VERSION := me.buildtime()
+	//	if me.buildtime == nil {
+	//		return "app doesn't have argv.BuildVersion()"
+	//	}
+	//	BUILDTIME, VERSION := me.buildtime()
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s    Built on  %s", pb.Argname, VERSION, cobol.Time(BUILDTIME))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s    Built on raw(%s) %s", pb.Argname, me.VERSION, me.BUILDTIME, cobol.Time(me.BUILDTIME))
 }
+*/
 
 func StandardVersion(ARGNAME, VERSION, BUILDTIME string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s    Built on  %s", ARGNAME, VERSION, cobol.Time(BUILDTIME))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s    Built on raw(%v) %s (from argv)", ARGNAME, VERSION, BUILDTIME, cobol.Time(BUILDTIME))
 }
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index a21a0b4..166eb14 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package argvpb
 
-import "go.wit.com/log"
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/cobol"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
 
 // this is a work in progress
 
@@ -83,7 +86,11 @@ type exitI interface {
 func findAppInfo(tmp interface{}) {
 	// THIS STUFF IS FINALIZED FOR NOW 2025/10/18 (review in a few months)
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(initArgvI); ok {
-		me.ARGNAME, me.BUILDTIME, me.VERSION = tmp.InitArgv()
+		var anyTime string
+		var err error
+		me.ARGNAME, anyTime, me.VERSION = tmp.InitArgv()
+		me.BUILDTIME, err = cobol.GetTime(anyTime)
+		_ = err
 	} else {
 		panic("you must define in your app the function: (args) func InitArgv() (string, string, string)")
 	}
@@ -135,12 +142,14 @@ func findAppInfo(tmp interface{}) {
 		// panic("you must define in your app the function: (argv) func Appname() string")
 	}
 
-	if tmp, ok := tmp.(buildtimeI); ok {
-		me.buildtime = tmp.Buildtime
-		me.BUILDTIME, me.VERSION = me.buildtime()
-	} else {
-		// panic("your app is missing (argv) func Buildtime() (string, string)")
-	}
+	/*
+		if tmp, ok := tmp.(buildtimeI); ok {
+			me.buildtime = tmp.Buildtime
+			me.BUILDTIME, me.VERSION = me.buildtime()
+		} else {
+			// panic("your app is missing (argv) func Buildtime() (string, string)")
+		}
+	*/
 
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(examplesI); ok {
 		me.examples = tmp.Examples
diff --git a/parseOsArgs.go b/parseOsArgs.go
index c91c1e5..4959944 100644
--- a/parseOsArgs.go
+++ b/parseOsArgs.go
@@ -66,11 +66,9 @@ func parseArgv(argname string) *Argv {
 
 	// print the version and exit
 	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "--version" {
-		if me.buildtime != nil {
-			// if binary defined buildtime() then process standard version output here
-			doVersion(pb)
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
+		// if binary defined buildtime() then process standard version output here
+		doVersion(pb)
+		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
 	if os.Args[1] != "--auto-complete" {
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 1cf5b91..2633128 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package argvpb
 
+import "time"
+
 // try this struct out (?)
 var me *AutoArgs
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ type AutoArgs struct {
 	guiFunc                           func() error                    // enables Gui functions
 	ARGNAME                           string                          // a good way to track the name of the binary ?
 	VERSION                           string
-	BUILDTIME                         string
+	BUILDTIME                         *time.Time
 	err                               error // store any errors from argv
 	// hidden    bool                    // don't update the toolkits when it's hidden
 	// pp                     *arg.Parser                     // for parsing the command line args.  Yay to alexf lint!
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index 2d914fe..dc3efb4 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/cobol"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/config"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	durationpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func Autocomplete(dest any) *Argv {
 	all := NewArgvs()
 
 	// initializes the application config file
-	config.Init(me.ARGNAME, me.VERSION, me.BUILDTIME, me.pb.Real)
+	config.Init(me.ARGNAME, me.VERSION, cobol.Time(me.BUILDTIME), me.pb.Real)
 
 	// loads the autocomplete history file
 	err := config.LoadCache(all, "argv", me.ARGNAME) //