changes for new lib/config function namesv0.0.35

4 files changed, 22 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/exit.go b/exit.go
index f53c1b6..a9deec7 100644
--- a/exit.go
+++ b/exit.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func ExitWatchdog() {
 			return
 		case t := <-dog.C:
 			_ = t
-			log.Info("argv.Exit() watchdog: stalled in", myAuto.appName+".Exit()")
+			log.Info("argv.Exit() watchdog: stalled in", myAuto.ARGNAME+".Exit()")
 			// h.Scan()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index 1439ec4..24f61c3 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ type exitI interface {
 // Described is the interface that the destination struct should implement to
 func findAppInfo(tmp interface{}) {
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(appnameI); ok {
-		myAuto.appName = tmp.Appname()
+		myAuto.ARGNAME = tmp.Appname()
 	} else {
 		panic("you must define in your app the function: (argv) func Appname() string")
 	}
 
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(buildtimeI); ok {
 		myAuto.buildtime = tmp.Buildtime
+		myAuto.BUILDTIME, myAuto.VERSION = myAuto.buildtime()
 	} else {
 		// panic("your app is missing (argv) func Buildtime() (string, string)")
 	}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 01a6f56..052c7ad 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type AutoArgs struct {
 	id        int                     // should be unique
 	hidden    bool                    // don't update the toolkits when it's hidden
 	Auto      func([]string)          // the function for shell autocomplete
-	appName   string                  // a good way to track the name of the binary ?
 	examples  func() string           // some examples
 	appExit   func()                  // app Exit()
 	buildtime func() (string, string) // some examples
@@ -34,6 +33,10 @@ type AutoArgs struct {
 	autoFunc  func(*Auto)             // also a function for autocomplete
 	guiFunc   func() error            // enables Gui functions
 	err       error                   // store any errors from argv
+
+	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)
@@ -52,5 +55,5 @@ func GetLast(cur string, argv []string) string {
 
 // returns the name of the executable registered for shell autocomplete
 func AppName() string {
-	return myAuto.appName
+	return myAuto.ARGNAME
 }
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index 89560c5..eadffb6 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	timestamppb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
+// TODO: rename 'all' to 'pb' and 'pb' to 'pbnew' or 'pbcur'
 func Autocomplete(dest any) *Auto {
 	myAuto = new(AutoArgs) // todo: redo this
 	findAppInfo(dest)      // parses back to main() for argv info
@@ -26,13 +27,21 @@ func Autocomplete(dest any) *Auto {
 		// log.Info("no gui init")
 	}
 
-	// load the argv history from the protobuf file
+	// parses os.Args into a protobuf
+	pb := parseArgv(myAuto.ARGNAME)
+
+	// the argv history
 	all := NewAutos()
-	err := config.LoadCache(all, "argv", myAuto.appName) // loads ~/.cache/argv/forge.pb
+
+	// initializes the application config file
+	config.Init(myAuto.ARGNAME, myAuto.VERSION, myAuto.BUILDTIME, pb.Argv)
+
+	// loads the autocomplete history file
+	err := config.LoadCache(all, "argv", myAuto.ARGNAME) //
 	if err != nil {
-		// there is no history. do something here(?)
+		// there is no history.
+		// todo: initialize the history file
 	}
-	pb := parseArgv(myAuto.appName) // parses os.Args into a protobuf
 
 	// set the start time of the binary
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -46,7 +55,7 @@ func Autocomplete(dest any) *Auto {
 	// --bash or --zsh is the first os.Args
 	if pb.SetupAuto {
 		// --bash was passed. try to configure bash-completion
-		MakeAutocompleteFiles(myAuto.appName)
+		MakeAutocompleteFiles(myAuto.ARGNAME)
 		// never forget to run this our you will hate yourself and the choices you have made
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}