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-rw-r--r--bool_test.go3
-rw-r--r--flag.go25
-rw-r--r--flag_test.go72
3 files changed, 98 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bool_test.go b/bool_test.go
index fe45b8d..2073590 100644
--- a/bool_test.go
+++ b/bool_test.go
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ func TestImplicitFalse(t *testing.T) {
func TestInvalidValue(t *testing.T) {
var tristate triStateValue
f := setUpFlagSet(&tristate)
- err := f.Parse([]string{"--tristate=invalid"})
+ args := []string{"--tristate=invalid"}
+ _, err := parseReturnStderr(t, f, args)
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected an error but did not get any, tristate has value", tristate)
}
diff --git a/flag.go b/flag.go
index 33db47c..ac14b81 100644
--- a/flag.go
+++ b/flag.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ type Flag struct {
Value Value // value as set
DefValue string // default value (as text); for usage message
Changed bool // If the user set the value (or if left to default)
+ Deprecated string // If this flag is deprecated, this string is the new or now thing to use
Annotations map[string][]string // used by cobra.Command bash autocomple code
}
@@ -243,6 +244,16 @@ func (f *FlagSet) lookup(name normalizedName) *Flag {
return f.formal[name]
}
+// Mark a flag deprecated in your program
+func (f *FlagSet) MarkDeprecated(name string, usageMessage string) error {
+ flag := f.Lookup(name)
+ if flag == nil {
+ return fmt.Errorf("flag %q does not exist", name)
+ }
+ flag.Deprecated = usageMessage
+ return nil
+}
+
// Lookup returns the Flag structure of the named command-line flag,
// returning nil if none exists.
func Lookup(name string) *Flag {
@@ -264,7 +275,10 @@ func (f *FlagSet) Set(name, value string) error {
f.actual = make(map[normalizedName]*Flag)
}
f.actual[normalName] = flag
- f.lookup(normalName).Changed = true
+ flag.Changed = true
+ if len(flag.Deprecated) > 0 {
+ fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Flag --%s has been deprecated, %s\n", flag.Name, flag.Deprecated)
+ }
return nil
}
@@ -277,6 +291,9 @@ func Set(name, value string) error {
// otherwise, the default values of all defined flags in the set.
func (f *FlagSet) PrintDefaults() {
f.VisitAll(func(flag *Flag) {
+ if len(flag.Deprecated) > 0 {
+ return
+ }
format := "--%s=%s: %s\n"
if _, ok := flag.Value.(*stringValue); ok {
// put quotes on the value
@@ -295,6 +312,9 @@ func (f *FlagSet) FlagUsages() string {
x := new(bytes.Buffer)
f.VisitAll(func(flag *Flag) {
+ if len(flag.Deprecated) > 0 {
+ return
+ }
format := "--%s=%s: %s\n"
if _, ok := flag.Value.(*stringValue); ok {
// put quotes on the value
@@ -466,6 +486,9 @@ func (f *FlagSet) setFlag(flag *Flag, value string, origArg string) error {
}
f.actual[f.normalizeFlagName(flag.Name)] = flag
flag.Changed = true
+ if len(flag.Deprecated) > 0 {
+ fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Flag --%s has been deprecated, %s\n", flag.Name, flag.Deprecated)
+ }
return nil
}
diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
index c4055ed..a1478e2 100644
--- a/flag_test.go
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package pflag_test
import (
"bytes"
"fmt"
+ "io"
"io/ioutil"
"os"
"sort"
@@ -445,3 +446,74 @@ func TestTermination(t *testing.T) {
t.Errorf("expected argument %q got %q", arg2, f.Args()[1])
}
}
+
+func TestDeprecatedFlagInDocs(t *testing.T) {
+ f := NewFlagSet("bob", ContinueOnError)
+ f.Bool("badflag", true, "always true")
+ f.MarkDeprecated("badflag", "use --good-flag instead")
+
+ out := new(bytes.Buffer)
+ f.SetOutput(out)
+ f.PrintDefaults()
+
+ if strings.Contains(out.String(), "badflag") {
+ t.Errorf("found deprecated flag in usage!")
+ }
+}
+
+func parseReturnStderr(t *testing.T, f *FlagSet, args []string) (string, error) {
+ oldStderr := os.Stderr
+ r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+ os.Stderr = w
+
+ err := f.Parse(args)
+
+ outC := make(chan string)
+ // copy the output in a separate goroutine so printing can't block indefinitely
+ go func() {
+ var buf bytes.Buffer
+ io.Copy(&buf, r)
+ outC <- buf.String()
+ }()
+
+ w.Close()
+ os.Stderr = oldStderr
+ out := <-outC
+
+ return out, err
+}
+
+func TestDeprecatedFlagUsage(t *testing.T) {
+ f := NewFlagSet("bob", ContinueOnError)
+ f.Bool("badflag", true, "always true")
+ usageMsg := "use --good-flag instead"
+ f.MarkDeprecated("badflag", usageMsg)
+
+ args := []string{"--badflag"}
+ out, err := parseReturnStderr(t, f, args)
+ if err != nil {
+ t.Fatal("expected no error; got ", err)
+ }
+
+ if !strings.Contains(out, usageMsg) {
+ t.Errorf("usageMsg not printed when using a deprecated flag!")
+ }
+}
+
+func TestDeprecatedFlagUsageNormalized(t *testing.T) {
+ f := NewFlagSet("bob", ContinueOnError)
+ f.Bool("bad-double_flag", true, "always true")
+ f.SetWordSeparators([]string{"-", "_"})
+ usageMsg := "use --good-flag instead"
+ f.MarkDeprecated("bad_double-flag", usageMsg)
+
+ args := []string{"--bad_double_flag"}
+ out, err := parseReturnStderr(t, f, args)
+ if err != nil {
+ t.Fatal("expected no error; got ", err)
+ }
+
+ if !strings.Contains(out, usageMsg) {
+ t.Errorf("usageMsg not printed when using a deprecated flag!")
+ }
+}