1 files changed, 37 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index 02541a6..d1d3aec 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 package argvpb
 
+import "go.wit.com/log"
+
 // this is a work in progress
 
-// Versioned is the interface that the destination struct should implement to
-// make a version string appear at the top of the help message.
+// WORKING ON START
+type initArgvI interface {
+	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
+	// at the top of the help message.
+	InitArgv() (string, string, string)
+}
+
+type initGuiI interface {
+	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
+	// at the top of the help message.
+	InitGui() error
+}
+
+// WORKING ON END
+
+// NOTSURE ABOUT START
 type appnameI interface {
 	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
 	// at the top of the help message.
@@ -46,10 +62,28 @@ type exitI interface {
 
 // Described is the interface that the destination struct should implement to
 func findAppInfo(tmp interface{}) {
+	// THIS STUFF IS FINALIZED FOR NOW 2025/10/18 (review in a few months)
+	if tmp, ok := tmp.(initArgvI); ok {
+		me.ARGNAME, me.BUILDTIME, me.VERSION = tmp.InitArgv()
+	} else {
+		panic("you must define in your app the function: (args) func InitArgv() (string, string, string)")
+	}
+
+	if tmp, ok := tmp.(initGuiI); ok {
+		me.initGuiFunc = tmp.InitGui
+		if err := tmp.InitGui(); err != nil {
+			log.Info("go.wit.com/gui failed to initialize", err)
+			panic("gui failed to init")
+		}
+	} else {
+		panic("you must add this function to argv.go: (argv) func InitGui() error")
+	}
+
+	// TODO: SORT OUT STUFF BELOW HERE
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(appnameI); ok {
 		me.ARGNAME = tmp.Appname()
 	} else {
-		panic("you must define in your app the function: (argv) func Appname() string")
+		// panic("you must define in your app the function: (argv) func Appname() string")
 	}
 
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(buildtimeI); ok {
@@ -62,13 +96,6 @@ func findAppInfo(tmp interface{}) {
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(examplesI); ok {
 		me.examples = tmp.Examples
 	}
-
-	if tmp, ok := tmp.(guiI); ok {
-		me.guiFunc = tmp.ArgvGui
-	} else {
-		// panic("you must add this function to argv.go: (argv) func ArgvGui() error")
-	}
-
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(autoFuncI); ok {
 		me.autoFunc = tmp.DoAutoComplete
 	} else {