src/hwylterm/hwylcli.nim

@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ type
     val*: int
 
 type
+  # ----
   CliSetting* = enum
-    # Propagate,  ## Include parent command settings in subcommand
     GenerateOnly, ## Don't attach root `runProc()` node
     NoHelpFlag,   ## Remove the builtin help flag
     ShowHelp,     ## If cmdline empty show help
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@ type
     short*: char
     long*: string
     help*: NimNode
-    group*: string
-
-  Inherit = object
-    settings: set[CliSetting]
-    flags: seq[string]
-    groups: seq[string]
 
   CliCfg = object
     stopWords*: seq[string]
@@ -166,9 +160,9 @@ type
     version*, usage*: NimNode
     flags*: seq[CliFlag]
     builtinFlags*: seq[BuiltinFlag]
-    flagDefs*: seq[CliFlag]
+    flagGroups: Table[string, seq[CliFlag]]
     required*: seq[string]
-    inherit*: Inherit
+    inheritFlags*: seq[string]
     root*: bool
 
 # some debug procs I use to wrap my ahead aroung the magic of *macro*
@@ -258,36 +252,25 @@ func parseCliFlags(cfg: var  CliCfg, node: NimNode) =
   var group: string
   expectKind node, nnkStmtList
   for n in node:
-    <<< n
     var flag: CliFlag
     case n.kind
     of nnkCall, nnkCommand:
       flag = parseCliFlag(n)
-      flag.group = group
+      if group == "":
-      cfg.flagDefs.add flag
+        cfg.flags.add flag
+      else:
+        if group notin cfg.flagGroups: cfg.flagGroups[group] = @[flag]
+        else: cfg.flagGroups[group].add flag
     of nnkBracket:
       group = n[0].strVal
       continue
     of nnkPrefix:
-      if
+      if n[0].kind != nnkIdent and n[0].strVal != "^":
-        n[0].kind != nnkIdent or
-        n[0].strVal != "^" or
-        n.len != 2 or
-        n[1].kind notin [nnkBracket, nnkIdent, nnkStrLit]:
         error "unexpected node in flags: " &  $n.kind
-
+      expectKind n[1], nnkBracket
-      case n[1].kind
+      cfg.inheritFlags.add n[1][0].strVal
-      of nnkBracket:
-        cfg.inherit.groups.add n[1][0].strVal
-        # cfg.inheritFlags.add n[1][0].strVal
-      of nnkIdent, nnkStrLit:
-        cfg.inherit.flags.add n[1].strval
     else:  bad(n, "flag")
 
-    else: bad(n, "flag")
-
-  cfg.flags = cfg.flagDefs.filterIt(it.group in ["", "global"])
-
 func parseCliSetting(s: string): CliSetting =
   try: parseEnum[CliSetting](s)
   except: error "unknown cli setting: " & s
@@ -349,40 +332,24 @@ func sliceStmts(node: NimNode): seq[
       start = i + 1
 
 
-func inheritFrom(child: var CliCfg, parent: CliCfg) =
+func addInheritedFlags(child: var CliCfg, parent: CliCfg, self = false) =
-  ## inherit settings from parent command
+  let names = child.flags.mapIt(it.name)
-  var
+  var groups: seq[string]
-    pflags: Table[string, CliFlag]
+  if not self:
-    pgroups: Table[string, seq[CliFlag]]
+    groups.add child.inheritFlags
-    flags: seq[string]
-    groups: seq[string]
 
-  flags &= child.inherit.flags
+  # autoinherit the "global" flags
-  groups &= child.inherit.groups
+  if "global" in parent.flagGroups:
-
-  for f in parent.flagDefs:
-    pflags[f.name] = f
-    if f.group in pgroups:
-      pgroups[f.group].add f
-    else:
-      pgroups[f.group] = @[f]
- 
-  if "global" in pgroups:
     groups.add "global"
 
-  for f in flags:
-    if f notin pflags:
-      error "expected parent command to define flag: " & f
-    else:
-      child.flags.add pflags[f]
-
   for g in groups:
-    if g notin pgroups:
+    if g notin parent.flagGroups:
-      error "expected parent command to define flag group " & g
+      debugEcho parent.flagGroups.keys().toSeq()
-    else:
+      error "expected flag group: " & g & " to exist in parent command"
-      child.flags &= pgroups[g]
+    for f in parent.flagGroups[g]:
-
+      if f.name in names:
-
+        error "global flag " & f.name & " conflicts with command flag"
+      child.flags.add f
  
 func parseCliSubcommands(cfg: var CliCfg, node: NimNode) =
   expectKind node[1], nnkStmtList
@@ -392,7 +359,7 @@ func parseCliSubcommands(cfg: var CliCfg, node: NimNode) =
       nnkStmtList.newTree(node[1][s]), cfg.name & " " & name
     )
     subCfg.subName = name
-    subCfg.inheritFrom(cfg)
+    subCfg.addInheritedFlags(cfg)
     cfg.subcommands.add  subCfg
 
 func parseHiddenFlags(cfg: var CliCfg, node: NimNode) =
@@ -487,6 +454,8 @@ func parseCliBody(body: NimNode, name = "", root = false): CliCfg =
     sub.pre = result.preSub
     sub.post = result.postSub
 
+  result.addInheritedFlags(result, self = true)
+
   if result.name == "":
     error "missing required option: name"
 

tests/example.nim

@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ hwylCli:
     yes:
       T bool
       ? "set flag to yes"
-    [shared]
+    [config]
-    something:
+    confiG:
-      ? "some flag only needed in one subcommand"
-    config:
       T seq[string]
       ? "path to config file"
       * @["config.yml"]
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ hwylCli:
     the first subcommand
 
     this command features both an enum flag and a Count flag
-    it also inherits the `[[shared]` flag group
+    it also inherits the `[[config]` flag group
     """
 
     flags:
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ hwylCli:
         T Count
         ? "a count flag"
         - v
-      ^[shared]
+      ^[config]
     run:
       echo "hello from `example one` command!"
       echo args
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ hwylCli:
     and it will automatically be "bb"'ed [bold]this is bold text[/]
     """
     flags:
-      ^something
       auto:
         - a
         ? "some help"

todo.md

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 - [ ] add support for types(metavars)/defaults/required in help output
 - [ ] add nargs to CliCfg
-- [ ] add support for inheriting a single flag from parent (even from a "group")
-- [ ] add support to either (lengthen commands) or provide an alias for a subcommand
 
 
 ## features