trying to fix helpv0.0.48

6 files changed, 35 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/argv.Match.go b/argv.Match.go
index e9670a7..f06f0f7 100644
--- a/argv.Match.go
+++ b/argv.Match.go
@@ -19,3 +19,18 @@ func (pb *Argv) IsMatch(match string) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+func Len() int {
+	counter := 0
+	for _, s := range PB.Real {
+		s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+		if s == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(s, "--") {
+			continue
+		}
+		counter += 1
+	}
+	return counter
+}
diff --git a/argv.Print.go b/argv.Print.go
index 2d7ea80..7c89404 100644
--- a/argv.Print.go
+++ b/argv.Print.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func Debugf(fmts string, parts ...any) {
 	fmts = strings.TrimSpace(fmts)
 	fmts += "\n"
 	// me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf(fmts, parts...)
-	fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, fmts, parts...)
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, fmts, parts...)
 }
 
 // print out auto complete debugging info
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ func PrintStderr() {
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n")
 	for _, line := range lines {
-		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
-		if line == "" {
-			continue
-		}
+		// line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		// if line == "" {
+		// 	continue
+		// }
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", line)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n")
diff --git a/argv.parseOsArgs.go b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
index 5df4a8d..b82a92a 100644
--- a/argv.parseOsArgs.go
+++ b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ func GetCmd() string {
 	return PB.GetCmd()
 }
 
+func SetDebug(b bool) {
+	me.debug = b
+}
+
 func mypanic(blah string) {
 	me.debug = true
 	doStdoutStderr()
diff --git a/argv.proto b/argv.proto
index 4a37932..0d5763b 100644
--- a/argv.proto
+++ b/argv.proto
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ message Argv {                                             // `autogenpb:marshal
         string                      stderr           = 10; // all output is loaded here before being sent to the shell
         int32                       helpCounter      = 11; // counter to track if the help text has been sent to Stderr
         string                      uuid             = 12; // all output is loaded here before being sent to the shell
+        string                      stddbg           = 13; // all output is loaded here before being sent to the shell
 }
 
 message Argvs {                                            // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:sort` `autogenpb:nomutex`
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 68ee54f..a5b6c35 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func Init(dest any, APPNAME string, anyString string, VERSION string) {
 	// needed by bash for autocomplete, help & debugging
 	Stdout = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stdout) // bash uses this to match strings
 	Stderr = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stderr) // bash dumps this as "help" about application options
-	Stddbg = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stderr) // argv writes it's internal debugging output here
+	Stddbg = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stddbg) // argv writes it's internal debugging output here
 
 	app := new(App)
 	app.APPNAME = APPNAME
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index db1a95b..92163cb 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ func Autocomplete() *Argv {
 		// savePB()
 		// me.pp = arg.MustParse(dest)
 		me.Err = errors.Join(me.Err, me.mustParseFunc())
-		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "did mustParseFunc(). heading to forge. err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "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)
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "heading to autocomplete. err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 
 	prepareStdout()
 	// print to Stdout & Stderr
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 
 	if strings.HasPrefix(me.pb.Partial, "'--argv") {
 		fmt.Fprintf(Stdout, " --argvdebug --argvhelp")
-		me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintln("argv override")
+		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintln("argv override")
 		me.debug = true
 		return
 	}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 	}
 
 	me.pb.HelpCounter = me.last.HelpCounter
-	fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "got to HelpCounter check err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "got to HelpCounter check err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 
 	if me.pb.Fast {
 		if me.last.Fast {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 	} else {
 		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)
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "got to the end err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ func savePB() {
 func doStdoutStderr() {
 	if me.debug {
 		me.all.PrintHistory(me.last.GetCmd())
-		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "debug=true pb.Stdout (%v)\n", PB.Stdout)
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "debug=true pb.Stdout (%v)\n", PB.Stdout)
 	} else {
 		if me.pb.Fast {
 			if me.pb.HelpCounter < 3 {
-				fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "help counter < 3\n")
+				fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "help counter < 3\n")
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 		// so this panic() is safe and can never be triggered by normal program execution.
 		//
 		me.debug = true
-		me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 		doStdoutStderr()
 		panic("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
 	}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	// only have nil values in the .pb file. just die for now
 	if me.all.Len() == 0 {
 		me.debug = true
-		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "examineArgvHistory() empty file %s\n", me.all.Filename)
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "examineArgvHistory() empty file %s\n", me.all.Filename)
 		doStdoutStderr()
 		saveAndExit()
 	}