Documentation:(issue_786) Add docs for flag validation

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Naveen Gogineni 2022-10-23 15:56:46 -04:00
parent 8ea10b85ca
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@ -596,3 +596,51 @@ The precedence for flag value sources is as follows (highest to lowest):
0. Environment variable (if specified)
0. Configuration file (if specified)
0. Default defined on the flag
#### Flag Actions
Handlers can be registered per flag which are triggered after a flag has been processed.
This can be used for a variety of purposes, one of which is flag validation
<!-- {
"args": ["&#45;&#45;port 70000"],
"output": "Flag port value 70000 out of range[0-65535]"
} -->
```go
package main
import (
"log"
"os"
"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
)
func main() {
app := &cli.App{
Flags: []cli.Flag{
&cli.IntFlag{
Name: "port",
Usage: "Use a randomized port",
Value: 0,
DefaultText: "random",
Action: func(ctx *cli.Context, v int) error {
if v >= 65536 {
return fmt.Errorf("Flag port value %v out of range[0-65535]", v)
}
},
},
},
}
if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}
```
Will result in help output like:
```
Flag port value 70000 out of range[0-65535]
```