Subcommand structure should be correctly copied to main structure

README.md

@@ -455,13 +455,13 @@ error.
 
 Flags for the application and commands are shown in the order they are defined.
 However, it's possible to sort them from outside this library by using `FlagsByName`
-with `sort`.
+or `CommandsByName` with `sort`.
 
 For example this:
 
 <!-- {
   "args": ["&#45;&#45;help"],
-  "output": "Load configuration from FILE\n.*Language for the greeting.*"
+  "output": "add a task to the list\n.*complete a task on the list\n.*\n\n.*\n.*Load configuration from FILE\n.*Language for the greeting.*"
 } -->
 ``` go
 package main
@@ -488,7 +488,27 @@ func main() {
     },
   }
 
+  app.Commands = []cli.Command{
+    {
+      Name:    "complete",
+      Aliases: []string{"c"},
+      Usage:   "complete a task on the list",
+      Action:  func(c *cli.Context) error {
+        return nil
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      Name:    "add",
+      Aliases: []string{"a"},
+      Usage:   "add a task to the list",
+      Action:  func(c *cli.Context) error {
+        return nil
+      },
+    },
+  }
+
   sort.Sort(cli.FlagsByName(app.Flags))
+  sort.Sort(cli.CommandsByName(app.Commands))
 
   app.Run(os.Args)
 }
@@ -940,16 +960,13 @@ SUPPORT: support@awesometown.example.com
   cli.AppHelpTemplate = `NAME:
    {{.Name}} - {{.Usage}}
 USAGE:
-   {{.HelpName}} {{if .VisibleFlags}}[global options]{{end}}{{if .Commands}} command
+   {{.HelpName}} {{if .VisibleFlags}}[global options]{{end}}{{if .Commands}} command [command options]{{end}} {{if .ArgsUsage}}{{.ArgsUsage}}{{else}}[arguments...]{{end}}
-[command options]{{end}} {{if
-.ArgsUsage}}{{.ArgsUsage}}{{else}}[arguments...]{{end}}
    {{if len .Authors}}
-AUTHOR(S):
+AUTHOR:
    {{range .Authors}}{{ . }}{{end}}
    {{end}}{{if .Commands}}
 COMMANDS:
-{{range .Commands}}{{if not .HideHelp}}   {{join .Names ", "}}{{ "\t"
+{{range .Commands}}{{if not .HideHelp}}   {{join .Names ", "}}{{ "\t"}}{{.Usage}}{{ "\n" }}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .VisibleFlags}}
-}}{{.Usage}}{{ "\n" }}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .VisibleFlags}}
 GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    {{range .VisibleFlags}}{{.}}
    {{end}}{{end}}{{if .Copyright }}

altsrc/yaml_file_loader.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 
@@ -78,6 +80,12 @@ func loadDataFrom(filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot read from file: '%s' because it does not exist.", filePath)
 		}
 		return ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+	} else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && strings.Contains(u.String(), "\\") {
+		// on Windows systems u.Path is always empty, so we need to check the string directly.
+		if _, notFoundFileErr := os.Stat(filePath); notFoundFileErr != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot read from file: '%s' because it does not exist.", filePath)
+		}
+		return ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
 	} else {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine how to load from path %s", filePath)
 	}

command.go

@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ type Command struct {
 	commandNamePath []string
 }
 
+type CommandsByName []Command
+
+func (c CommandsByName) Len() int {
+	return len(c)
+}
+
+func (c CommandsByName) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return c[i].Name < c[j].Name
+}
+
+func (c CommandsByName) Swap(i, j int) {
+	c[i], c[j] = c[j], c[i]
+}
+
 // FullName returns the full name of the command.
 // For subcommands this ensures that parent commands are part of the command path
 func (c Command) FullName() string {

errors.go

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (ee *ExitError) ExitCode() int {
 // HandleExitCoder checks if the error fulfills the ExitCoder interface, and if
 // so prints the error to stderr (if it is non-empty) and calls OsExiter with the
 // given exit code.  If the given error is a MultiError, then this func is
-// called on all members of the Errors slice.
+// called on all members of the Errors slice and calls OsExiter with the last exit code.
 func HandleExitCoder(err error) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ func HandleExitCoder(err error) {
 	}
 
 	if multiErr, ok := err.(MultiError); ok {
-		for _, merr := range multiErr.Errors {
+		code := handleMultiError(multiErr)
-			HandleExitCoder(merr)
+		OsExiter(code)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -108,3 +107,18 @@ func HandleExitCoder(err error) {
 	}
 	OsExiter(1)
 }
+
+func handleMultiError(multiErr MultiError) int {
+	code := 1
+	for _, merr := range multiErr.Errors {
+		if multiErr2, ok := merr.(MultiError); ok {
+			code = handleMultiError(multiErr2)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintln(ErrWriter, merr)
+			if exitErr, ok := merr.(ExitCoder); ok {
+				code = exitErr.ExitCode()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return code
+}

errors_test.go

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_nil(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
+		if !called {
-		called = true
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
@@ -29,8 +31,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ExitCoder(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
+		if !called {
-		called = true
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
@@ -46,17 +50,20 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_MultiErrorWithExitCoder(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
+		if !called {
-		called = true
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
 
 	exitErr := NewExitError("galactic perimeter breach", 9)
-	err := NewMultiError(errors.New("wowsa"), errors.New("egad"), exitErr)
+	exitErr2 := NewExitError("last ExitCoder", 11)
+	err := NewMultiError(errors.New("wowsa"), errors.New("egad"), exitErr, exitErr2)
 	HandleExitCoder(err)
 
-	expect(t, exitCode, 9)
+	expect(t, exitCode, 11)
 	expect(t, called, true)
 }
 
@@ -65,8 +72,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
+		if !called {
-		called = true
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
 
@@ -88,8 +97,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithoutMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
+		if !called {
-		called = true
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
 
@@ -123,7 +134,9 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
 
@@ -143,7 +156,9 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_MultiErrorWithFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}