more work on organizing this

4 files changed, 46 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/argv.Print.go b/argv.Print.go
index db4d590..f57cbd5 100644
--- a/argv.Print.go
+++ b/argv.Print.go
@@ -67,15 +67,20 @@ func PrintStddbg() {
 	if !me.debug {
 		return
 	}
+	f, err := os.OpenFile("/tmp/argv.debug", os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("WTF openfile")
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
 	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(PB.Stddbg), "\n")
 	if len(lines) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(f, "\n")
 	for _, line := range lines {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", line)
+		fmt.Fprintf(f, "%s\n", line)
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(f, "\n")
 }
 
 func PrintStderr() {
diff --git a/argv.parseOsArgs.go b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
index 5df4a8d..37a477d 100644
--- a/argv.parseOsArgs.go
+++ b/argv.parseOsArgs.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ func GetCmd() string {
 }
 
 func mypanic(blah string) {
-	me.debug = true
-	doStdoutStderr()
+	// me.debug = true
+	// doStdoutStderr()
 	panic(blah)
 }
 
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index a5b6c35..1c056d1 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func Init(dest any, APPNAME string, anyString string, VERSION string) {
 	me = new(AutoType)
 	me.pb = new(Argv)
 	PB = me.pb
+	me.debug = true
 
 	// needed by bash for autocomplete, help & debugging
 	Stdout = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stdout) // bash uses this to match strings
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index c2bbefb..79154e9 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -59,15 +59,12 @@ func Autocomplete() *Argv {
 
 	if !me.isAuto {
 		// not autocompleting. return to the application
-		// save the pb & history
-		// savePB()
-		// me.pp = arg.MustParse(dest)
 		me.Err = errors.Join(me.Err, me.mustParseFunc())
 		fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "did mustParseFunc(). heading to forge. err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 		me.pb.ErrCounter = 0
 		me.pb.OutCounter = 0
+		// save the pb & history. todo: remove this what things work. slow. disk i/o
 		savePB()
-		doStdoutStderr()
 		return me.pb
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "heading to autocomplete. err(%v)\n", me.Err)
@@ -109,17 +106,6 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	me.pb.ErrCounter = me.last.ErrCounter
-	me.pb.OutCounter = me.last.OutCounter
-	if me.pb.Fast == 0 {
-		errors.Join(me.Err, me.autoFunc()) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
-	} else {
-		if me.last.Fast > 0 {
-			me.pb.ErrCounter += 1
-		} else {
-			me.pb.ErrCounter = 0
-		}
-	}
 	if me.Err == nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "got to the end of Argv ok\n")
 	} else {
@@ -134,25 +120,37 @@ func savePB() {
 	// npb := new(Argv)
 	// npb.Uuid = uuid.New().String()
 	// me.all.Append(npb)
-	errors.Join(me.Err, me.all.Save())
+	me.all.Save()
 }
 
-func doStdoutStderr() {
+func saveAndExit() {
 	if me.debug {
 		me.all.PrintHistory("HIST")
 		fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "me.debug=true pb.Stdout=(%v)\n", strings.TrimSpace(PB.Stdout))
 		PrintStddbg()
 	}
-	PrintStderr()
-	if PB.OutCounter < 9 {
-		PrintStdout()
+
+	PB.ErrCounter += 1
+	if PB.ErrCounter < 3 {
+		PrintStderr()
+	} else {
+		if PB.ErrCounter > 10 {
+			PB.ErrCounter = 0
+		}
 	}
-}
 
-func saveAndExit() {
 	PB.OutCounter += 1
+	PrintStdout()
+	if PB.OutCounter < 3 {
+	} else {
+		if PB.OutCounter > 5 {
+			PB.OutCounter = 0
+		}
+	}
+	//if PB.Fast == 0 {
+	//	PB.OutCounter = 0
+	//}
 	savePB()
-	doStdoutStderr()
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
@@ -172,13 +170,12 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 		//
 		me.debug = true
 		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
-		doStdoutStderr()
+		PrintStderr()
 		panic("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
 	}
 	if me.debug {
 		// use this if you are having trouble debugging this code
 		// me.all.PrintHistory("EARLY")
-		// doStdoutStderr()
 	}
 	// roll the autocomplete file
 	maxsize := 17
@@ -223,7 +220,6 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	if me.all.Len() == 0 {
 		me.debug = true
 		fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "examineArgvHistory() empty file %s\n", me.all.Filename)
-		doStdoutStderr()
 		saveAndExit()
 	}
 
@@ -234,18 +230,23 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	dur := time.Since(me.last.Ctime.AsTime())
 	me.pb.Duration = durationpb.New(dur)
 
+	me.pb.ErrCounter = me.last.ErrCounter
+	me.pb.OutCounter = me.last.OutCounter
+
+	// do the smart something here
+	if me.pb.GetCmd() == me.last.GetCmd() {
+		// turn on debugging if duration < 200 milliseconds
+	} else {
+		// reset counters if user types things
+		me.pb.OutCounter = 0
+		me.pb.ErrCounter = 0
+		me.pb.Fast = 0
+	}
 	// user keeps hitting tab. trigger help
 	if me.pb.Duration.AsDuration() < time.Millisecond*300 {
 		me.pb.Fast = me.last.Fast + 1
-		// do the smart something here
-		if me.pb.GetCmd() == me.last.GetCmd() {
-			// turn on debugging if duration < 200 milliseconds
-		} else {
-			// reset help counter
-			me.pb.ErrCounter = 0
-			me.pb.Fast = 0
-		}
 	} else {
 		me.pb.Fast = 0
+		errors.Join(me.Err, me.autoFunc()) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
 	}
 }