search context hierachy for global flags

app.go

@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) (err error) {
 	nerr := normalizeFlags(a.Flags, set)
 	if nerr != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(a.Writer, nerr)
-		context := NewContext(a, set, set)
+		context := NewContext(a, set, nil)
 		ShowAppHelp(context)
 		fmt.Fprintln(a.Writer)
 		return nerr
 	}
-	context := NewContext(a, set, set)
+	context := NewContext(a, set, nil)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(a.Writer, "Incorrect Usage.\n\n")
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (a *App) RunAsSubcommand(ctx *Context) (err error) {
 	set.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 	err = set.Parse(ctx.Args().Tail())
 	nerr := normalizeFlags(a.Flags, set)
-	context := NewContext(a, set, ctx.globalSet)
+	context := NewContext(a, set, ctx)
 
 	if nerr != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(a.Writer, nerr)

app_test.go

@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ func TestAppCommandNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGlobalFlagsInSubcommands(t *testing.T) {
 	subcommandRun := false
+	parentFlag := false
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
@@ -606,6 +607,9 @@ func TestGlobalFlagsInSubcommands(t *testing.T) {
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		cli.Command{
 			Name: "foo",
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.BoolFlag{Name: "parent, p", Usage: "Parent flag"},
+			},
 			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
 				{
 					Name: "bar",
@@ -613,15 +617,19 @@ func TestGlobalFlagsInSubcommands(t *testing.T) {
 						if c.GlobalBool("debug") {
 							subcommandRun = true
 						}
+						if c.GlobalBool("parent") {
+							parentFlag = true
+						}
 					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
 
-	app.Run([]string{"command", "-d", "foo", "bar"})
+	app.Run([]string{"command", "-d", "foo", "-p", "bar"})
 
 	expect(t, subcommandRun, true)
+	expect(t, parentFlag, true)
 }
 
 func TestApp_Run_CommandWithSubcommandHasHelpTopic(t *testing.T) {

command.go

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (c Command) Run(ctx *Context) error {
 		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.App.Writer)
 		return nerr
 	}
-	context := NewContext(ctx.App, set, ctx.globalSet)
+	context := NewContext(ctx.App, set, ctx)
 
 	if checkCommandCompletions(context, c.Name) {
 		return nil

command_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestCommandDoNotIgnoreFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	test := []string{"blah", "blah", "-break"}
 	set.Parse(test)
 
-	c := cli.NewContext(app, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(app, set, nil)
 
 	command := cli.Command{
 		Name:        "test-cmd",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestCommandIgnoreFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	test := []string{"blah", "blah"}
 	set.Parse(test)
 
-	c := cli.NewContext(app, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(app, set, nil)
 
 	command := cli.Command{
 		Name:            "test-cmd",

context.go

@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ type Context struct {
 	App            *App
 	Command        Command
 	flagSet        *flag.FlagSet
-	globalSet      *flag.FlagSet
 	setFlags       map[string]bool
 	globalSetFlags map[string]bool
+	parentContext  *Context
 }
 
 // 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 {
+func NewContext(app *App, set *flag.FlagSet, parentCtx *Context) *Context {
-	return &Context{App: app, flagSet: set, globalSet: globalSet}
+	return &Context{App: app, flagSet: set, parentContext: parentCtx}
 }
 
 // Looks up the value of a local int flag, returns 0 if no int flag exists
@@ -73,37 +73,58 @@ func (c *Context) Generic(name string) interface{} {
 
 // Looks up the value of a global int flag, returns 0 if no int flag exists
 func (c *Context) GlobalInt(name string) int {
-	return lookupInt(name, c.globalSet)
+	if fs := lookupParentFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupInt(name, fs)
+	}
+	return 0
 }
 
 // Looks up the value of a global time.Duration flag, returns 0 if no time.Duration flag exists
 func (c *Context) GlobalDuration(name string) time.Duration {
-	return lookupDuration(name, c.globalSet)
+	if fs := lookupParentFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupDuration(name, fs)
+	}
+	return 0
 }
 
 // Looks up the value of a global bool flag, returns false if no bool flag exists
 func (c *Context) GlobalBool(name string) bool {
-	return lookupBool(name, c.globalSet)
+	if fs := lookupParentFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupBool(name, fs)
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // Looks up the value of a global string flag, returns "" if no string flag exists
 func (c *Context) GlobalString(name string) string {
-	return lookupString(name, c.globalSet)
+	if fs := lookupParentFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupString(name, fs)
+	}
+	return ""
 }
 
 // Looks up the value of a global string slice flag, returns nil if no string slice flag exists
 func (c *Context) GlobalStringSlice(name string) []string {
-	return lookupStringSlice(name, c.globalSet)
+	if fs := lookupParentFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupStringSlice(name, fs)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Looks up the value of a global int slice flag, returns nil if no int slice flag exists
 func (c *Context) GlobalIntSlice(name string) []int {
-	return lookupIntSlice(name, c.globalSet)
+	if fs := lookupParentFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupIntSlice(name, fs)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Looks up the value of a global generic flag, returns nil if no generic flag exists
 func (c *Context) GlobalGeneric(name string) interface{} {
-	return lookupGeneric(name, c.globalSet)
+	if fs := lookupParentFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupGeneric(name, fs)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Returns the number of flags set
@@ -126,11 +147,13 @@ func (c *Context) IsSet(name string) bool {
 func (c *Context) GlobalIsSet(name string) bool {
 	if c.globalSetFlags == nil {
 		c.globalSetFlags = make(map[string]bool)
-		c.globalSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		for ctx := c.parentContext; ctx != nil && c.globalSetFlags[name] == false; ctx = ctx.parentContext {
-			c.globalSetFlags[f.Name] = true
+			ctx.flagSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
-		})
+				c.globalSetFlags[f.Name] = true
+			})
+		}
 	}
-	return c.globalSetFlags[name] == true
+	return c.globalSetFlags[name]
 }
 
 // Returns a slice of flag names used in this context.
@@ -201,6 +224,15 @@ func (a Args) Swap(from, to int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func lookupParentFlagSet(name string, ctx *Context) *flag.FlagSet {
+	for ctx := ctx.parentContext; ctx != nil; ctx = ctx.parentContext {
+		if f := ctx.flagSet.Lookup(name); f != nil {
+			return ctx.flagSet
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func lookupInt(name string, set *flag.FlagSet) int {
 	f := set.Lookup(name)
 	if f != nil {

context_test.go

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ func TestNewContext(t *testing.T) {
 	set.Int("myflag", 12, "doc")
 	globalSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	globalSet.Int("myflag", 42, "doc")
+	globalCtx := cli.NewContext(nil, globalSet, nil)
 	command := cli.Command{Name: "mycommand"}
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalSet)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalCtx)
 	c.Command = command
 	expect(t, c.Int("myflag"), 12)
 	expect(t, c.GlobalInt("myflag"), 42)
@@ -24,42 +25,42 @@ func TestNewContext(t *testing.T) {
 func TestContext_Int(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.Int("myflag", 12, "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, nil)
 	expect(t, c.Int("myflag"), 12)
 }
 
 func TestContext_Duration(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.Duration("myflag", time.Duration(12*time.Second), "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, nil)
 	expect(t, c.Duration("myflag"), time.Duration(12*time.Second))
 }
 
 func TestContext_String(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.String("myflag", "hello world", "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, nil)
 	expect(t, c.String("myflag"), "hello world")
 }
 
 func TestContext_Bool(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.Bool("myflag", false, "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, nil)
 	expect(t, c.Bool("myflag"), false)
 }
 
 func TestContext_BoolT(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.Bool("myflag", true, "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, nil)
 	expect(t, c.BoolT("myflag"), true)
 }
 
 func TestContext_Args(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.Bool("myflag", false, "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, set)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, nil)
 	set.Parse([]string{"--myflag", "bat", "baz"})
 	expect(t, len(c.Args()), 2)
 	expect(t, c.Bool("myflag"), true)
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ func TestContext_IsSet(t *testing.T) {
 	set.String("otherflag", "hello world", "doc")
 	globalSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	globalSet.Bool("myflagGlobal", true, "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalSet)
+	globalCtx := cli.NewContext(nil, globalSet, nil)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalCtx)
 	set.Parse([]string{"--myflag", "bat", "baz"})
 	globalSet.Parse([]string{"--myflagGlobal", "bat", "baz"})
 	expect(t, c.IsSet("myflag"), true)
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ func TestContext_GlobalIsSet(t *testing.T) {
 	globalSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	globalSet.Bool("myflagGlobal", true, "doc")
 	globalSet.Bool("myflagGlobalUnset", true, "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalSet)
+	globalCtx := cli.NewContext(nil, globalSet, nil)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalCtx)
 	set.Parse([]string{"--myflag", "bat", "baz"})
 	globalSet.Parse([]string{"--myflagGlobal", "bat", "baz"})
 	expect(t, c.GlobalIsSet("myflag"), false)
@@ -104,7 +107,8 @@ func TestContext_NumFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	set.String("otherflag", "hello world", "doc")
 	globalSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	globalSet.Bool("myflagGlobal", true, "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalSet)
+	globalCtx := cli.NewContext(nil, globalSet, nil)
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalCtx)
 	set.Parse([]string{"--myflag", "--otherflag=foo"})
 	globalSet.Parse([]string{"--myflagGlobal"})
 	expect(t, c.NumFlags(), 2)