don't read or follow any of this code right now

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index 0e8a7f3..db8ad4a 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@ func Autocomplete(dest any) *Argv {
 		// me.pp = arg.MustParse(dest)
 		me.Err = errors.Join(me.Err, me.mustParseFunc())
 		me.debug = true
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "did mustParseFunc(). heading to forge. err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 		doStdoutStderr()
 		return me.pb
 	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "heading to autocomplete. err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 
 	prepareStdout()
 	// print to Stdout & Stderr
@@ -132,14 +134,20 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := me.parseFlagsFunc(); err != nil {
-		me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf("application parseFlags() err(%v)\n", err)
-		me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintln("argv.parseFlags() err. probably cmd doesn't really exist in struct")
-		me.debug = true
-		return
+	if len(PB.Real) > 1 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "going to parseFlagsFunc() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "going to parseFlagsFunc() PB.Real(%v) len(PB.Real)=%d\n", PB.Real, len(PB.Real))
+		if err := me.parseFlagsFunc(); err != nil {
+			me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf("application parseFlags() err(%v)\n", err)
+			me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintln("argv.parseFlags() err. probably cmd doesn't really exist in struct")
+			me.debug = true
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "did parseFlagsFunc() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "DID NOT RUN parseFlagsFunc() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 	}
 	me.debug = true
-	doStdoutStderr()
 
 	if len(me.pb.Real) == 0 {
 		// error is normal if there are no command line args
@@ -151,6 +159,9 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 	}
 
 	me.pb.HelpCounter = me.last.HelpCounter
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "got to HelpCounter check err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+	doStdoutStderr()
+
 	if me.pb.Fast {
 		if me.last.Fast {
 			me.pb.HelpCounter = me.last.HelpCounter + 1
@@ -177,6 +188,8 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 			// if not, send "reset bash newline\n" to cause bash to redraw PS1 for the user
 		}
 	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "got to the end err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+	doStdoutStderr()
 	return
 }