Merge branch 'master' of github.com:xyproto/cli into xyproto-master

Conflicts:
	app.go
	context.go

README.md

@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ One of the philosophies behind cli.go is that an API should be playful and full
 ``` go
 package main
 
-import "os"
-import "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+import (
+  "os"
+  "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+)
 
 func main() {
   cli.NewApp().Run(os.Args)
@@ -43,8 +45,10 @@ This app will run and show help text, but is not very useful. Let's give an acti
 ``` go
 package main
 
-import "os"
-import "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+import (
+  "os"
+  "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+)
 
 func main() {
   app := cli.NewApp()
@@ -68,8 +72,10 @@ Being a programmer can be a lonely job. Thankfully by the power of automation th
 /* greet.go */
 package main
 
-import "os"
-import "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+import (
+  "os"
+  "github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+)
 
 func main() {
   app := cli.NewApp()
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ app.Commands = []cli.Command{
     ShortName: "a",
     Usage:     "add a task to the list",
     Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
-      println("added task: ", c.Args()[0])
+      println("added task: ", c.FirstArg())
     },
   },
   {
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ app.Commands = []cli.Command{
     ShortName: "c",
     Usage:     "complete a task on the list",
     Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
-      println("completed task: ", c.Args()[0])
+      println("completed task: ", c.FirstArg())
     },
   },
 }

app.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // App is the main structure of a cli application. It is recomended that
@@ -21,15 +22,34 @@ type App struct {
 	Flags []Flag
 	// The action to execute when no subcommands are specified
 	Action func(context *Context)
+	// Compilation date
+	Compiled time.Time
+	// Author
+	Author string
+	// Author e-mail
+	Email string
+}
+
+// Tries to find out when this binary was compiled.
+// Returns the current time if it fails to find it.
+func compileTime() time.Time {
+	info, err := os.Stat(os.Args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Now()
+	}
+	return info.ModTime()
 }
 
 // Creates a new cli Application with some reasonable defaults for Name, Usage, Version and Action.
 func NewApp() *App {
 	return &App{
-		Name:    os.Args[0],
-		Usage:   "A new cli application",
-		Version: "0.0.0",
-		Action:  helpCommand.Action,
+		Name:     os.Args[0],
+		Usage:    "A new cli application",
+		Version:  "0.0.0",
+		Action:   helpCommand.Action,
+		Compiled: compileTime(),
+		Author:   "Author",
+		Email:    "unknown@email",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -59,8 +79,7 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) error {
 	context := NewContext(a, set, set)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("Incorrect Usage.\n")
-		fmt.Println("")
+		fmt.Printf("Incorrect Usage.\n\n")
 		ShowAppHelp(context)
 		fmt.Println("")
 		return err
@@ -75,8 +94,8 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) error {
 	}
 
 	args := context.Args()
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		name := args[0]
+	if args.Present() {
+		name := args.First()
 		c := a.Command(name)
 		if c != nil {
 			return c.Run(context)

app_test.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func ExampleApp() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "greet"
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{"name", "bob", "a name to say"},
+		cli.StringFlag{Name: "name", Value: "bob", Usage: "a name to say"},
 	}
 	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
 		fmt.Printf("Hello %v\n", c.String("name"))
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestApp_Run(t *testing.T) {
 
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
-		s = s + c.Args()[0]
+		s = s + c.Args().First()
 	}
 
 	err := app.Run([]string{"command", "foo"})
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ func TestApp_CommandWithArgBeforeFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	command := cli.Command{
 		Name: "cmd",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			cli.StringFlag{"option", "", "some option"},
+			cli.StringFlag{Name: "option", Value: "", Usage: "some option"},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 			parsedOption = c.String("option")
-			firstArg = c.Args()[0]
+			firstArg = c.Args().First()
 		},
 	}
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{command}
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ func TestApp_ParseSliceFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	command := cli.Command{
 		Name: "cmd",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			cli.IntSliceFlag{"p", &cli.IntSlice{}, "set one or more ip addr"},
-			cli.StringSliceFlag{"ip", &cli.StringSlice{}, "set one or more ports to open"},
+			cli.IntSliceFlag{Name: "p", Value: &cli.IntSlice{}, Usage: "set one or more ip addr"},
+			cli.StringSliceFlag{Name: "ip", Value: &cli.StringSlice{}, Usage: "set one or more ports to open"},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 			parsedIntSlice = c.IntSlice("p")
 			parsedStringSlice = c.StringSlice("ip")
 			parsedOption = c.String("option")
-			firstArg = c.Args()[0]
+			firstArg = c.Args().First()
 		},
 	}
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{command}

cli_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func Example() {
 			ShortName: "a",
 			Usage:     "add a task to the list",
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
-				println("added task: ", c.Args()[0])
+				println("added task: ", c.Args().First())
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func Example() {
 			ShortName: "c",
 			Usage:     "complete a task on the list",
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
-				println("completed task: ", c.Args()[0])
+				println("completed task: ", c.Args().First())
 			},
 		},
 	}

command.go

@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@ func (c Command) Run(ctx *Context) error {
 
 	var err error
 	if firstFlagIndex > -1 {
-		args := ctx.Args()[1:firstFlagIndex]
-		flags := ctx.Args()[firstFlagIndex:]
-		err = set.Parse(append(flags, args...))
+		args := ctx.Args()
+		regularArgs := args[1:firstFlagIndex]
+		flagArgs := args[firstFlagIndex:]
+		err = set.Parse(append(flagArgs, regularArgs...))
 	} else {
-		err = set.Parse(ctx.Args()[1:])
+		err = set.Parse(ctx.Args().Tail())
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("Incorrect Usage.\n")
+		fmt.Printf("Incorrect Usage.\n\n")
 		ShowCommandHelp(ctx, c.Name)
 		fmt.Println("")
 		return err

context.go

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ type Context struct {
 	globalSet *flag.FlagSet
 }
 
+type Args []string
+
 // Creates a new context. For use in when invoking an App or Command action.
 func NewContext(app *App, set *flag.FlagSet, globalSet *flag.FlagSet) *Context {
 	return &Context{app, set, globalSet}
@@ -73,8 +75,9 @@ func (c *Context) GlobalIntSlice(name string) []int {
 }
 
 // Returns the command line arguments associated with the context.
-func (c *Context) Args() []string {
-	return c.flagSet.Args()
+func (c *Context) Args() Args {
+	args := Args(c.flagSet.Args())
+	return args
 }
 
 func lookupInt(name string, set *flag.FlagSet) int {
@@ -162,3 +165,30 @@ func normalizeFlags(flags []Flag, set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Returns the nth argument, or else a blank string
+func (a Args) Get(n int) string {
+	if len(a) > n {
+		return a[n]
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// Returns the first argument, or else a blank string
+func (a Args) First() string {
+	return a.Get(0)
+}
+
+// Return the rest of the arguments (not the first one)
+// or else an empty string slice
+func (a Args) Tail() []string {
+	if len(a) >= 2 {
+		return []string(a)[1:]
+	}
+	return []string{}
+}
+
+// Checks if there are any arguments present
+func (a Args) Present() bool {
+	return len(a) != 0
+}

help.go

@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ var helpCommand = Command{
 	Usage:     "Shows a list of commands or help for one command",
 	Action: func(c *Context) {
 		args := c.Args()
-		if len(args) > 0 {
-			ShowCommandHelp(c, args[0])
+		if args.Present() {
+			ShowCommandHelp(c, args.First())
 		} else {
 			ShowAppHelp(c)
 		}
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ func ShowVersion(c *Context) {
 func printHelp(templ string, data interface{}) {
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 8, 1, '\t', 0)
 	t := template.Must(template.New("help").Parse(templ))
-	t.Execute(w, data)
+	err := t.Execute(w, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	w.Flush()
 }