better logic & stops doing things when nothing changesv0.0.49

2 files changed, 39 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/argv.parseOsArgs.go b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
index 002630a..654ab0a 100644
--- a/argv.parseOsArgs.go
+++ b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func (pb *Argv) parseOsArgs() {
 	if os.Args[1] != "--auto-complete" {
 		// if the first arg is not --auto-complete, then don't go any farther
 		for _, s := range os.Args[1:] {
+			if s == "--argvdebug" {
+				me.debug = true
+				continue
+			}
 			pb.Real = append(pb.Real, s)
 		}
 		// found the subcommand
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index 4bb56b8..d273700 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ func savePB() {
 	// save now. this is near the end probably
 	dur := time.Since(PB.Ctime.AsTime())
 	PB.ArgvDuration = durationpb.New(dur) // track how long autocomplete took
-	me.all.Append(PB)
 	// npb := new(Argv)
 	// npb.Uuid = uuid.New().String()
 	// me.all.Append(npb)
@@ -132,26 +131,22 @@ func saveAndExit() {
 		printStddbg()
 	}
 
-	PB.ErrCounter += 1
-	if PB.ErrCounter < 3 {
-		printStderr()
+	if PB.Fast > 4 {
+		// if user holds down the tab key, stop doing anything
 	} else {
-		if PB.ErrCounter > 10 {
-			PB.ErrCounter = 0
+		PB.ErrCounter += 1
+		if PB.ErrCounter == 3 {
+			// only print the Stderr (Help text) on the third <TAB>
+			printStderr()
+			PB.OutCounter = 0
 		}
-	}
 
-	PB.OutCounter += 1
-	printStdout()
-	if PB.OutCounter < 3 {
-	} else {
-		if PB.OutCounter > 5 {
-			PB.OutCounter = 0
+		PB.OutCounter += 1
+		if PB.OutCounter < 3 {
+			// print the matching text twice, then stop
+			printStdout()
 		}
 	}
-	//if PB.Fast == 0 {
-	//	PB.OutCounter = 0
-	//}
 	savePB()
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
@@ -162,20 +157,15 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	// loads the argv autocomplete history file
 	me.Err = config.ForceCreateCacheDirPB(me.all, "argv", PB.AppInfo.APPNAME)
 	if me.Err != nil {
-		//
-		// debug this
-		//
+		// todo: figure out what this happens
 		me.debug = true
 		PB.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 		PB.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
 		printStderr()
 		printStddbg()
-		return
-	}
-	if me.debug {
-		// use this if you are having trouble debugging this code
-		// me.all.printHistory("EARLY")
+		me.all = NewArgvs()
 	}
+
 	// roll the autocomplete file
 	maxsize := 17
 	trim := 10
@@ -229,6 +219,9 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 		me.last = me.all.Argvs[me.all.Len()-1]
 	}
 
+	// last is chosen. append the current PB
+	me.all.Append(PB)
+
 	// compute the duration since the last time
 	dur := time.Since(me.last.Ctime.AsTime())
 	PB.Duration = durationpb.New(dur)
@@ -237,9 +230,13 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	PB.OutCounter = me.last.OutCounter
 
 	// do the smart something here
-	if PB.GetCmd() == me.last.GetCmd() {
-		// turn on debugging if duration < 200 milliseconds
-	} else {
+	if PB.GetCmd() != me.last.GetCmd() {
+		// reset counters if user types things
+		PB.OutCounter = 0
+		PB.ErrCounter = 0
+		PB.Fast = 0
+	}
+	if PB.Partial != me.last.Partial {
 		// reset counters if user types things
 		PB.OutCounter = 0
 		PB.ErrCounter = 0
@@ -249,7 +246,17 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	if dur < time.Millisecond*300 {
 		PB.Fast = me.last.Fast + 1
 	} else {
+		curreal := strings.Join(PB.Real, " ")
+		lastreal := strings.Join(me.last.Real, " ")
+		if curreal == lastreal {
+			// user is just wasting time or thinking. don't change anything
+		} else {
+			if me.last.Fast > 5 {
+				PB.OutCounter = 0
+				PB.ErrCounter = 0
+			}
+		}
 		PB.Fast = 0
-		errors.Join(me.Err, me.autoFunc()) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
 	}
+	errors.Join(me.Err, me.autoFunc()) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
 }