debugging argv

5 files changed, 107 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/argv.Print.go b/argv.Print.go
index ed6f75e..0d029b4 100644
--- a/argv.Print.go
+++ b/argv.Print.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ func (pb *Argv) Debugf(fmts string, parts ...any) {
 func Debugf(fmts string, parts ...any) {
 	fmts = strings.TrimSpace(fmts)
 	fmts += "\n"
-	me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf(fmts, parts...)
+	// me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf(fmts, parts...)
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, fmts, parts...)
 }
 
 // print out auto complete debugging info
@@ -59,14 +60,18 @@ func (all *Argvs) PrintHistory(last string) {
 		// hist := fmt.Sprintf("HIST(%d)", counter)
 		hist := fmt.Sprintf("HIST")
 		pb.PrintDebugNew(hist, last)
+		if counter > 100 {
+			// sometimes I'm dumb
+			break
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (pb *Argv) PrintStderr() {
+func PrintStderr() {
 	if !me.debug {
 		return
 	}
-	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(pb.Stderr), "\n")
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(PB.Stderr), "\n")
 	if len(lines) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -80,6 +85,6 @@ func (pb *Argv) PrintStderr() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (pb *Argv) PrintStdout() {
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s\n", pb.Stdout)
+func PrintStdout() {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s\n", PB.Stdout)
 }
diff --git a/argv.parseOsArgs.go b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
index b7d4774..5df4a8d 100644
--- a/argv.parseOsArgs.go
+++ b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@ func GetCmd() string {
 	return PB.GetCmd()
 }
 
+func mypanic(blah string) {
+	me.debug = true
+	doStdoutStderr()
+	panic(blah)
+}
+
 // todo: this is wrong
 func (pb *Argv) GetCmd() string {
 	var curcmd string
-	// for _, s := range os.Args[1:] {
+	if pb == nil {
+		return "pb=<nil>"
+	}
 	for _, s := range pb.Real {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(s, "-") {
 			// option is something like --verbose
diff --git a/argv.proto b/argv.proto
index c203386..4a37932 100644
--- a/argv.proto
+++ b/argv.proto
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ message Argv {                                             // `autogenpb:marshal
 
 message Argvs {                                            // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:sort` `autogenpb:nomutex`
         string                      uuid             = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:1e6e765c-0c77-4c81-a622-0d819bfcce9a`
-        string                      version          = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.4`
+        string                      version          = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.5`
         repeated Argv               argvs            = 3;
         string                      filename         = 4;  // `autogenpb:save` -- this enables autogenerated pb.Load() and pb.Save()
 }
diff --git a/fakeStdout.go b/fakeStdout.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b263f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakeStdout.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package argvpb
+
+// StringWriter is a custom type that implements the io.Writer interface
+// for a string variable. It holds a pointer to the string it will write to.
+type StringWriter struct {
+	s *string
+}
+
+// NewStringWriter creates a new StringWriter that writes to the provided string pointer.
+func NewStringWriter(s *string) *StringWriter {
+	return &StringWriter{s: s}
+}
+
+// Write implements the io.Writer interface. It appends the byte slice `p`
+// to the string pointed to by the StringWriter.
+func (sw *StringWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	// Append the contents of the byte slice p to the string *sw.s
+	*sw.s += string(p)
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+var Stdout *StringWriter
+var Stderr *StringWriter
+
+func fakeStdout() {
+	Stdout = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stdout)
+	Stderr = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stderr)
+}
+
+/*
+func main() {
+	// 1. Declare the string variable that will be our output destination.
+	var myout string
+
+	// 2. Create a new writer that points to our string variable.
+	//    Our StringWriter now satisfies the io.Writer interface.
+	writer := NewStringWriter(&myout)
+
+	// 3. Use our writer with functions that accept an io.Writer.
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "Hello, world!")
+	io.WriteString(writer, "This is the second line.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(writer, "A number: %d\n", 123)
+
+	// 4. Print the final contents of the string to verify.
+	fmt.Println("--- Final content of myout: ---")
+	fmt.Print(myout)
+	fmt.Println("-----------------------------")
+}
+*/
+/*
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// 1. Declare the final string variable.
+	var myout string
+
+	// 2. Create a strings.Builder. It already implements io.Writer.
+	var builder strings.Builder
+
+	// 3. Use the builder as the io.Writer.
+	fmt.Fprintln(&builder, "Hello from the builder!")
+	io.WriteString(&builder, "This is the second line.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "Another number: %d\n", 456)
+
+	// 4. Get the final string from the builder and assign it.
+	myout = builder.String()
+
+	// 5. Print the final contents of the string to verify.
+	fmt.Println("--- Final content of myout: ---")
+	fmt.Print(myout)
+	fmt.Println("-----------------------------")
+}
+*/
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index d72b46f..0e8a7f3 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func Autocomplete(dest any) *Argv {
 	me = new(AutoArgs) // todo: redo this
 	me.pb = new(Argv)
 	PB = me.pb
+	fakeStdout()
 	me.pb.Uuid = uuid.New().String()
 
 	// set the start time of the binary
@@ -192,16 +193,16 @@ func doStdoutStderr() {
 	savePB()
 	if me.debug {
 		me.all.PrintHistory(me.last.GetCmd())
-		me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf("pb.Stdout (%v)\n", PB.Stdout)
-		me.pb.PrintStderr()
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "debug=true pb.Stdout (%v)\n", PB.Stdout)
 	} else {
 		if me.pb.Fast {
 			if me.pb.HelpCounter < 3 {
-				me.pb.PrintStderr()
+				fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "help counter < 3\n")
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	me.pb.PrintStdout()
+	PrintStderr()
+	PrintStdout()
 }
 
 func saveAndExit() {
@@ -224,14 +225,14 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 		// so this panic() is safe and can never be triggered by normal program execution.
 		//
 		me.debug = true
-		me.pb.PrintStderr()
 		me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+		doStdoutStderr()
 		panic("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
 	}
 	if me.debug {
 		// use this if you are having trouble debugging this code
 		// me.all.PrintHistory("EARLY")
-		// me.pb.PrintStderr()
+		// doStdoutStderr()
 	}
 	// roll the autocomplete file
 	maxsize := 17
@@ -276,8 +277,8 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	// only have nil values in the .pb file. just die for now
 	if me.all.Len() == 0 {
 		me.debug = true
-		me.pb.PrintStderr()
 		me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf("examineArgvHistory() couldn't find a valid last entry")
+		doStdoutStderr()
 		// todo: make a blank entry here
 		panic("examineArgvHistory() couldn't find a valid last entry")
 	}