src/hwylterm/bbansi.nim

@@ -381,10 +381,11 @@ when isMainModule:
     version bbfmt"[yellow]bbansi version[/][red] ->[/] [bold]{version}[/]"
     hidden debug, testCard
     flags:
-      debug "show debug"
+      debug:
-      testCard "show test card"
+        T bool
+      testCard:
+        T bool
       style:
-        T string
         ? "set style for string"
         - "s"
     run:

src/hwylterm/chooser.nim

@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ when isMainModule:
     """
     hidden demo
     flags:
-      demo "show demo"
+      demo:
+        T bool
       separator:
-        T string
         help "separator to split items"
         short "s"
     run:

src/hwylterm/hwylcli.nim

@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ func render*(cli: HwylCliHelp, f: HwylFlagHelp): string =
   if f.short != "":
     result.add "[" & cli.styles.flagShort & "]"
     result.add "-" & f.short.alignLeft(cli.shortArgLen)
-    result.add "[/" & cli.styles.flagShort & "]"
+    result.add "[/]"
   else:
     result.add " ".repeat(1 + cli.shortArgLen)
   result.add " "
   if f.long != "":
     result.add "[" & cli.styles.flagLong & "]"
     result.add "--" & f.long.alignLeft(cli.longArgLen)
-    result.add "[/" & cli.styles.flagLong & "]"
+    result.add "[/]"
   else:
     result.add " ".repeat(2 + cli.longArgLen)
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func render*(cli: HwylCliHelp, f: HwylFlagHelp): string =
   if f.description != "":
     result.add "[" & cli.styles.flagDesc & "]"
     result.add f.description
-    result.add "[/" & cli.styles.flagDesc & "]"
+    result.add "[/]"
   result.add "\n"
 
 func render*(cli: HwylCliHelp, subcmd: HwylSubCmdHelp): string =
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func render*(cli: HwylCliHelp): string =
     result.add "\n"
     result.add cli.desc
     result.add "\n"
+  result.add "\n"
   if cli.subcmds.len > 0:
-    result.add "\n"
     result.add "[" & cli.styles.header & "]"
     result.add "subcommands[/]:\n"
     for s in cli.subcmds:
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ type
 type
   # ----
   CliSetting* = enum
-    GenerateOnly, ## Don't attach root `runProc()` node
+    NoHelpFlag, ## Remove the builtin help flag
-    NoHelpFlag,   ## Remove the builtin help flag
+    ShowHelp,   ## If cmdline empty show help
-    ShowHelp,     ## If cmdline empty show help
+    NoNormalize ## Don't normalize flags and commands
-    NoNormalize   ## Don't normalize flags and commands
 
   BuiltinFlag = object
     name*: string
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ func parseCliFlag(n: NimNode): CliFlag =
   if result.ident == nil:
     result.ident = result.name.ident
   if result.typeNode == nil:
-    result.typeNode = ident"bool"
+    result.typeNode = ident"string"
 
 # TODO: change how this works?
 func parseCliFlags(cfg: var  CliCfg, node: NimNode) =
@@ -305,21 +304,18 @@ func parseIdentLikeList(node: NimNode): seq[string] =
 func parseCliBody(body: NimNode, name: string = "", root: bool= false): CliCfg
 
 func isSubMarker(node: NimNode): bool =
-  if node.kind != nnkBracket: return false
+  if node.kind == nnkPrefix:
-  if node.len != 1: return false
+    if eqIdent(node[0], "---"):
-  if node[0].kind notin [nnkIdent, nnkStrLit]:
+      result = true
-    return false
-  result = true
 
 func sliceStmts(node: NimNode): seq[
   tuple[name: string, slice: Slice[int]]
 ] =
-
   if not isSubMarker(node[0]):
     error "expected a subcommand delimiting line"
 
   var
-    name: string = node[0][0].strVal
+    name: string = node[0][1].strVal
     start = 1
   let nodeLen = node.len()
 
@@ -328,7 +324,7 @@ func sliceStmts(node: NimNode): seq[
       result.add (name, start..i)
     elif isSubMarker(node[i]):
       result.add (name, start..(i - 1))
-      name = node[i][0].strVal
+      name = node[i][1].strVal
       start = i + 1
 
 
@@ -693,7 +689,7 @@ func hwylCliImpl(cfg: CliCfg): NimNode =
 
   # should this a CritBitTree?
   parserBody.add quote do:
-    var `flagSet` {.used.}: HashSet[string]
+    var `flagSet`: HashSet[string]
 
   parserBody.add(
     quote do:
@@ -783,11 +779,9 @@ func hwylCliImpl(cfg: CliCfg): NimNode =
         let `args` {.used.} = `parserProcName`(`cmdLine`)
         `runBody`
 
-  # if cfg.root and (GenerateOnly notin cfg.settings):
   if cfg.root:
-    if GenerateOnly notin cfg.settings:
+    result.add quote do:
-      result.add quote do:
+      `runProcName`()
-        `runProcName`()
   else:
     result.add quote do:
       `runProcName`(`args`[1..^1])

tests/example.nim

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ hwylCli:
   run:
     echo "this is always run prior to subcommand parsing"
   subcommands:
-    [onelonger]
+    --- "onelonger"
     ... """
     the first subcommand
 
@@ -50,16 +50,19 @@ hwylCli:
       echo fmt"{verbose=}"
       echo fmt"{config=}"
 
-    ["two-longer"]
+    --- "two-longer"
     ... """
     some second subcommand
 
     a longer mulitline description that will be visible in the subcommand help
     and it will automatically be "bb"'ed [bold]this is bold text[/]
+
+
+
     """
     flags:
-      auto:
+      a:
-        - a
+        T bool
         ? "some help"
       b:
         T seq[float]
@@ -67,5 +70,6 @@ hwylCli:
       h "this will override the builtin 'h' for help"
     run:
       echo "hello from `example b` command"
-      echo fmt"{auto=}, {b=}"
+      echo fmt"{a=}, {b=}"
+