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diff --git a/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md b/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md index e55367e85..85201d840 100644 --- a/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md +++ b/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md @@ -188,6 +188,37 @@ var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{ } ``` +### Organizing subcommands + +A command may have subcommands which in turn may have other subcommands. This is achieved by using +`AddCommand`. In some cases, especially in larger applications, each subcommand may be defined in +its own go package. + +The suggested approach is for the parent command to use `AddCommand` to add its most immediate +subcommands. For example, consider the following directory structure: + +```text +├── cmd +│ ├── root.go +│ └── sub1 +│ ├── sub1.go +│ └── sub2 +│ ├── leafA.go +│ ├── leafB.go +│ └── sub2.go +└── main.go +``` + +In this case: + +* The `init` function of `root.go` adds the command defined in `sub1.go` to the root command. +* The `init` function of `sub1.go` adds the command defined in `sub2.go` to the sub1 command. +* The `init` function of `sub2.go` adds the commands defined in `leafA.go` and `leafB.go` to the + sub2 command. + +This approach ensures the subcommands are always included at compile time while avoiding cyclic +references. + ### Returning and handling errors If you wish to return an error to the caller of a command, `RunE` can be used. @@ -313,8 +344,8 @@ rootCmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("username", "password") You can also prevent different flags from being provided together if they represent mutually exclusive options such as specifying an output format as either `--json` or `--yaml` but never both: ```go -rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&u, "json", false, "Output in JSON") -rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&pw, "yaml", false, "Output in YAML") +rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&ofJson, "json", false, "Output in JSON") +rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&ofYaml, "yaml", false, "Output in YAML") rootCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("json", "yaml") ``` @@ -349,7 +380,7 @@ shown below: ```go var cmd = &cobra.Command{ Short: "hello", - Args: MatchAll(ExactArgs(2), OnlyValidArgs), + Args: cobra.MatchAll(cobra.ExactArgs(2), cobra.OnlyValidArgs), Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { fmt.Println("Hello, World!") }, |