just make PB global until argv is worked out

6 files changed, 39 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/argv.print.go b/argv.print.go
index 49b1089..ed9edc2 100644
--- a/argv.print.go
+++ b/argv.print.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (pb *Argv) debugf(fmts string, parts ...any) {
 func debugf(fmts string, parts ...any) {
 	fmts = strings.TrimSpace(fmts)
 	fmts += "\n"
-	// me.pb.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf(fmts, parts...)
+	// PB.Stderr += fmt.Sprintf(fmts, parts...)
 	fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, fmts, parts...)
 }
 
diff --git a/argv.version.go b/argv.version.go
index 7882474..de8f759 100644
--- a/argv.version.go
+++ b/argv.version.go
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ func (info *App) getVersion() string {
 
 // deprecate ?
 func GetAPPNAME() string {
-	return me.pb.AppInfo.APPNAME
+	return PB.AppInfo.APPNAME
 }
diff --git a/exit.go b/exit.go
index 125b870..83f2ddd 100644
--- a/exit.go
+++ b/exit.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func ExitWatchdog() {
 			return
 		case t := <-dog.C:
 			_ = t
-			fmt.Println("argv.Exit() watchdog: stalled in", me.pb.AppInfo.APPNAME+".Exit()")
+			fmt.Println("argv.Exit() watchdog: stalled in", PB.AppInfo.APPNAME+".Exit()")
 			// h.Scan()
 		}
 	}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func Defer(dur time.Duration, f func()) {
 			return
 		case t := <-dog.C:
 			_ = t
-			fmt.Println("argv.Exit() watchdog: stalled in", me.pb.AppInfo.APPNAME+".Exit()")
+			fmt.Println("argv.Exit() watchdog: stalled in", PB.AppInfo.APPNAME+".Exit()")
 			// h.Scan()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 7c9e9f8..5ec40ff 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import (
 
 func Init(dest any, APPNAME string, anyString string, VERSION string) {
 	me = new(AutoType)
-	me.pb = new(Argv)
-	PB = me.pb
+	PB = new(Argv)
+	me.all = NewArgvs()
 	me.debug = true
 
 	// set the start time of the binary
 	now := time.Now()
 	PB.Ctime = timestamppb.New(now)
-	me.pb.Uuid = uuid.New().String() // todo: add options to track this
+	PB.Uuid = uuid.New().String() // todo: add options to track this
 
 	// needed by bash for autocomplete, help & debugging
 	Stdout = NewStringWriter(&PB.Stdout) // bash uses this to match strings
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func Init(dest any, APPNAME string, anyString string, VERSION string) {
 		app.BUILDTIME = anyString
 		fmt.Printf("TIME initAppname() ERR=(%v) anyString=(%v) GetTime.BUILTIME=(%v) app.BUILDTIME=(%v)\n", err, anyString, BUILDTIME, app.BUILDTIME)
 	}
-	me.pb.AppInfo = app
+	PB.AppInfo = app
 
 	// makes sure the application has the
 	// needed functions defined, otherwise dies
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 6dbf312..37b754f 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ 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
diff --git a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
index c08df4b..7cb8194 100644
--- a/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
+++ b/theMagicOfAutocomplete.go
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ import (
 //   - figures out what to print to Stdout & Stderr and then does os.Exit()
 func Autocomplete() *Argv {
 	// parses os.Args into the protobuf
-	me.pb.parseOsArgs()
+	PB.parseOsArgs()
 
 	// initializes the lib/env library
-	env.Init(me.pb.AppInfo.APPNAME, me.pb.AppInfo.VERSION, cobol.Time(me.pb.AppInfo.BUILDTIME), me.pb.Real, GoodExit, BadExit)
+	env.Init(PB.AppInfo.APPNAME, PB.AppInfo.VERSION, cobol.Time(PB.AppInfo.BUILDTIME), PB.Real, GoodExit, BadExit)
 
 	// user is trying to setup bash or zsh autocomplete
 	// --bash or --zsh is the first os.Args
 	if me.setupAuto {
 		// --bash or --zsh was passed. try to configure bash-completion
-		MakeAutocompleteFiles(me.pb.AppInfo.APPNAME)
+		MakeAutocompleteFiles(PB.AppInfo.APPNAME)
 		// never forget to exit here or you will hate yourself and the choices you have made
 		saveAndExit()
 	}
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ func Autocomplete() *Argv {
 		// fmt.Println("no gui init")
 	}
 
-	env.SetGlobal("argv", "real", fmt.Sprintf("%v", me.pb.Real))
-	for _, a := range me.pb.Real {
+	env.SetGlobal("argv", "real", fmt.Sprintf("%v", PB.Real))
+	for _, a := range PB.Real {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(a, "--") {
 			env.SetGlobal("argv", a, "true")
 		}
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ func Autocomplete() *Argv {
 		// not autocompleting. return to the application
 		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
+		PB.ErrCounter = 0
+		PB.OutCounter = 0
 		// save the pb & history. todo: remove this what things work. slow. disk i/o
 		savePB()
-		return me.pb
+		return PB
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(Stddbg, "heading to autocomplete. err(%v)\n", me.Err)
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func Autocomplete() *Argv {
 	// print to Stdout & Stderr
 	saveAndExit()
 	// never gets here
-	return me.pb
+	return PB
 }
 
 // doAutocomplete(): print what is needed to Stdout & Stderr, then exit
@@ -83,26 +83,26 @@ func Autocomplete() *Argv {
 func prepareStdout() {
 	if me.debug {
 		// add an initial debug line
-		me.pb.printDebug(me.last.GetCmd())
+		PB.printDebug(me.last.GetCmd())
 	}
 
-	if strings.HasPrefix(me.pb.Partial, "'--argv") {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(PB.Partial, "'--argv") {
 		fmt.Fprintf(Stdout, " --argvdebug --argvhelp")
-		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintln("argv override")
+		PB.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintln("argv override")
 		me.debug = true
 		return
 	}
 
 	// highjack "--gui"
-	if len(me.pb.Real) > 1 {
-		lastarg := me.pb.Real[len(me.pb.Real)-1]
+	if len(PB.Real) > 1 {
+		lastarg := PB.Real[len(PB.Real)-1]
 		// this is a work in progress
 		if lastarg == "--gui" {
-			me.pb.debugf("DEBUG: real=(%v) found --gui", me.pb.Real)
+			PB.debugf("DEBUG: real=(%v) found --gui", PB.Real)
 			PB.Stdout += " andlabs gogui"
 			return
 		} else {
-			// me.pb.debugf("DEBUG: NO MATCH last='%s' found key '%s' = %s", last, key, val)
+			// PB.debugf("DEBUG: NO MATCH last='%s' found key '%s' = %s", last, key, val)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ func prepareStdout() {
 func savePB() {
 	// save now. this is near the end probably
 	dur := time.Since(PB.Ctime.AsTime())
-	me.pb.ArgvDuration = durationpb.New(dur) // track how long autocomplete took
-	me.all.Append(me.pb)
+	PB.ArgvDuration = durationpb.New(dur) // track how long autocomplete took
+	me.all.Append(PB)
 	// npb := new(Argv)
 	// npb.Uuid = uuid.New().String()
 	// me.all.Append(npb)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func saveAndExit() {
 func examineArgvHistory() {
 	me.all = NewArgvs()
 	// loads the argv autocomplete history file
-	me.Err = config.ForceCreateCacheDirPB(me.all, "argv", me.pb.AppInfo.APPNAME)
+	me.Err = config.ForceCreateCacheDirPB(me.all, "argv", PB.AppInfo.APPNAME)
 	if me.Err != nil {
 		// there is no history.
 		// ALWAYS KEEP THESE LINES AND THE panic()
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 		// so this panic() is safe and can never be triggered by normal program execution.
 		//
 		me.debug = true
-		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
-		me.pb.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
+		PB.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("config.CreateCacheDirPB() err(%v)\n", me.Err)
+		PB.Stddbg += fmt.Sprintf("argvpb.Load() history file failed")
 		printStderr()
 		printStddbg()
 		me.all = NewArgvs()
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 	maxsize := 17
 	trim := 10
 	if me.all.Len() > maxsize {
-		me.pb.debugf("DEBUG: trim() history is over %d len=%d vs new=%d", maxsize, me.all.Len(), me.all.Len()-trim)
+		PB.debugf("DEBUG: trim() history is over %d len=%d vs new=%d", maxsize, me.all.Len(), me.all.Len()-trim)
 		me.all.Argvs = me.all.Argvs[me.all.Len()-trim:]
 		// newall.Autos = me.all.Autos[0:10]
 	}
@@ -237,25 +237,25 @@ func examineArgvHistory() {
 
 	// compute the duration since the last time
 	dur := time.Since(me.last.Ctime.AsTime())
-	me.pb.Duration = durationpb.New(dur)
+	PB.Duration = durationpb.New(dur)
 
-	me.pb.ErrCounter = me.last.ErrCounter
-	me.pb.OutCounter = me.last.OutCounter
+	PB.ErrCounter = me.last.ErrCounter
+	PB.OutCounter = me.last.OutCounter
 
 	// do the smart something here
-	if me.pb.GetCmd() == me.last.GetCmd() {
+	if 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
+		PB.OutCounter = 0
+		PB.ErrCounter = 0
+		PB.Fast = 0
 	}
 	// user keeps hitting tab. trigger help
 	if dur < time.Millisecond*300 {
-		me.pb.Fast = me.last.Fast + 1
+		PB.Fast = me.last.Fast + 1
 	} else {
-		me.pb.Fast = 0
+		PB.Fast = 0
 		errors.Join(me.Err, me.autoFunc()) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
 	}
 }