From 2b8f7ed07b01e356abce27e686d66400c0ddeaaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 02:56:05 -0500
Subject: more details to finish the job

---
 interface.go | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

(limited to 'interface.go')

diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index 166eb14..4e27dd8 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ type writeHelpForAutocompleteDebugI interface {
 	WriteHelpForAutocompleteDebug(string, ...string) error
 }
 
+type writeHelpForSubcommandI interface {
+	WriteHelpForSubcommand(cmd string) error
+}
+
 type writeHelpI interface {
 	WriteHelp() error
 }
@@ -113,6 +117,12 @@ func findAppInfo(tmp interface{}) {
 		helpWriteHelpForAutocompleteDebug()
 	}
 
+	if tmp, ok := tmp.(writeHelpForSubcommandI); ok {
+		me.writeHelpForSubcommandFunc = tmp.WriteHelpForSubcommand
+	} else {
+		helpWriteHelpForSubcommand()
+	}
+
 	if tmp, ok := tmp.(writeHelpI); ok {
 		me.writeHelpFunc = tmp.WriteHelp
 	} else {
@@ -173,6 +183,18 @@ func findAppInfo(tmp interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+func helpWriteHelpForSubcommand() {
+	log.Info("")
+	log.Info("// add this funcgion: this will print the help")
+	log.Info("func (args) WriteHelpForSubcommand() error {")
+	log.Info("	me.pp.WriteHelpForSubcommand(os.Stderr, me.argv.Cmd)")
+	log.Info("	return nil")
+	log.Info("}")
+	log.Info("")
+	log.Info("cp ~/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/forge/argv.template.go .")
+	panic("copy the argv.template.go file from forge")
+}
+
 func helpWriteHelp() {
 	log.Info("")
 	log.Info("// add this funcgion: this will print the help")
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