tighten the belts

3 files changed, 26 insertions, 41 deletions

diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 36842ba..6dbf312 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -8,21 +8,20 @@ var PB *Argv
 
 // this is a work in progress
 type AutoType struct {
-	pb            *Argv                           // the protobuf for the current process
-	all           *Argvs                          // the history of argv
-	last          *Argv                           // the pb from the last time the user tried autocomplete
-	Err           error                           // store any errors from argv
-	debug         bool                            // is dubugging on?
-	setupAuto     bool                            // do shell autocomplete setup
-	isAuto        bool                            // try to do autocomplete
-	id            int                             // should be unique
-	Argv          func([]string)                  // the function for shell autocomplete
-	initArgvFunc  func() (string, string, string) // this is required. gets APPNAME, BUILDTIME & VERSION
-	initGuiFunc   func() error                    // this is required for 'gui' args to work
-	mustParseFunc func() error                    // calls go-arg.MustParse()
-	examples      func() string                   // some examples
-	appExit       func()                          // app Exit()
-	buildtime     func() (string, string)         // some examples
-	autoFunc      func(*Argv)                     // also a function for autocomplete
-	guiFunc       func() error                    // enables Gui functions
+	pb            *Argv                   // the protobuf for the current process
+	all           *Argvs                  // the history of argv
+	last          *Argv                   // the pb from the last time the user tried autocomplete
+	Err           error                   // store any errors from argv
+	debug         bool                    // is dubugging on?
+	setupAuto     bool                    // do shell autocomplete setup
+	isAuto        bool                    // try to do autocomplete
+	id            int                     // should be unique
+	Argv          func([]string)          // the function for shell autocomplete
+	autoFunc      func() error            // also a function for autocomplete
+	initGuiFunc   func() error            // this is required for 'gui' args to work
+	mustParseFunc func() error            // calls go-arg.MustParse()
+	examples      func() string           // some examples
+	appExit       func()                  // app Exit()
+	buildtime     func() (string, string) // some examples
+	guiFunc       func() error            // enables Gui functions
 }
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index f67f9ff..db1a95b 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 			me.pb.HelpCounter = 0
 		}
 	} else {
-		me.autoFunc(me.pb) // 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
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "got to the end err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 	return
diff --git a/verifyApplication.go b/verifyApplication.go
index 18e61d7..b6f86a4 100644
--- a/verifyApplication.go
+++ b/verifyApplication.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import "fmt"
 // verify the application has the needed function calls defined
 func verifyApplication(tmp interface{}) {
 	// START NEEDED FUNCS           // 2025/10/18 (review in a few months)
-	if tmp, ok := tmp.(initArgvI); ok {
-		me.initArgvFunc = tmp.InitArgv
+	if tmp, ok := tmp.(autoFuncI); ok {
+		me.autoFunc = tmp.DoAutoComplete
 	} else {
-		// panic("you must define in your app the function: (args) func InitArgv() (string, string, string)")
+		panic("you need to make the function argv.DoAutoComplete()")
 	}
 
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(mustParseI); ok {
@@ -32,17 +32,6 @@ func verifyApplication(tmp interface{}) {
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(examplesI); ok {
 		me.examples = tmp.Examples
 	}
-	if tmp, ok := tmp.(autoFuncI); ok {
-		me.autoFunc = tmp.DoAutoComplete
-	} else {
-		// panic("you need to make the function argv.DoAutoComplete()")
-	}
-
-	if tmp, ok := tmp.(sendCompletionStringsI); ok {
-		me.autoFunc = tmp.SendCompletionStrings
-	} else {
-		// panic("you need to make the function argv.SendCompletionStrings()")
-	}
 
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(exitI); ok {
 		me.appExit = tmp.Exit
@@ -53,14 +42,16 @@ func verifyApplication(tmp interface{}) {
 
 // WORKING ON START
 
-type initArgvI interface {
-	InitArgv() (string, string, string)
-}
-
 type mustParseI interface {
 	MustParse() error
 }
 
+type autoFuncI interface {
+	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
+	// at the top of the help message.
+	DoAutoComplete() error
+}
+
 type initGuiI interface {
 	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
 	// at the top of the help message.
@@ -77,11 +68,6 @@ type appnameI interface {
 }
 
 // deprecate
-type autoFuncI interface {
-	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
-	// at the top of the help message.
-	DoAutoComplete(*Argv)
-}
 
 type sendCompletionStringsI interface {
 	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself