Allow the user to stop processing flags after seeing N args#2163
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We have switched from v2 to v3 mainly because we want to support parsing flags after the arguments. There are many other benefits, but this one drove the work. We do have some commands where the old v2 behaviour is desirable, specifically, when we pass arguments through. For example our ssh command: tool ssh MACHINE-NAME ls -la To support this on a per-command basis, added an option to the Command struct called StopOnNthArg. It terminates flag parsing like '--'.
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This PR contains the following updates: | Package | Change | Age | Confidence | |---|---|---|---| | [github.com/urfave/cli/v3](https://github.com/urfave/cli) | `v3.4.1` -> `v3.5.0` | [](https://docs.renovatebot.com/merge-confidence/) | [](https://docs.renovatebot.com/merge-confidence/) | --- ### Release Notes <details> <summary>urfave/cli (github.com/urfave/cli/v3)</summary> ### [`v3.5.0`](https://github.com/urfave/cli/releases/tag/v3.5.0) [Compare Source](urfave/cli@v3.4.1...v3.5.0) #### What's Changed - Update mkdocs reqs by [@​meatballhat](https://github.com/meatballhat) in [#​2190](urfave/cli#2190) - Allow the user to stop processing flags after seeing N args by [@​adrian-thurston](https://github.com/adrian-thurston) in [#​2163](urfave/cli#2163) - chore(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.10.0 to 1.11.0 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2194](urfave/cli#2194) - chore(deps): bump mkdocs-material from 9.6.16 to 9.6.18 in the python-packages group by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2195](urfave/cli#2195) - chore(deps): bump actions/setup-go from 5 to 6 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2198](urfave/cli#2198) - chore(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 5 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2199](urfave/cli#2199) - chore(deps): bump actions/setup-python from 5 to 6 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2200](urfave/cli#2200) - chore(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.11.0 to 1.11.1 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2197](urfave/cli#2197) - chore(deps): bump mkdocs-material from 9.6.18 to 9.6.19 in the python-packages group by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2201](urfave/cli#2201) - chore(deps): bump mkdocs-material from 9.6.19 to 9.6.20 in the python-packages group by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2202](urfave/cli#2202) - feat: add name of argument into error message when parsing fails by [@​oprudkyi](https://github.com/oprudkyi) in [#​2203](urfave/cli#2203) - chore(deps): bump mkdocs-material from 9.6.20 to 9.6.21 in the python-packages group by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2204](urfave/cli#2204) - add space between arguments usage by [@​dimfu](https://github.com/dimfu) in [#​2207](urfave/cli#2207) - chore(deps): bump mkdocs-material from 9.6.21 to 9.6.22 in the python-packages group by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2213](urfave/cli#2213) - Fix: Make DefaultText behaviour consistent by [@​dearchap](https://github.com/dearchap) in [#​2214](urfave/cli#2214) #### New Contributors - [@​adrian-thurston](https://github.com/adrian-thurston) made their first contribution in [#​2163](urfave/cli#2163) - [@​oprudkyi](https://github.com/oprudkyi) made their first contribution in [#​2203](urfave/cli#2203) - [@​dimfu](https://github.com/dimfu) made their first contribution in [#​2207](urfave/cli#2207) **Full Changelog**: <urfave/cli@v3.4.1...v3.5.0> </details> --- ### Configuration 📅 **Schedule**: Branch creation - Between 12:00 AM and 03:59 AM ( * 0-3 * * * ) (UTC), Automerge - Between 12:00 AM and 03:59 AM ( * 0-3 * * * ) (UTC). 🚦 **Automerge**: Disabled by config. Please merge this manually once you are satisfied. ♻ **Rebasing**: Whenever PR becomes conflicted, or you tick the rebase/retry checkbox. 🔕 **Ignore**: Close this PR and you won't be reminded about this update again. --- - [ ] <!-- rebase-check -->If you want to rebase/retry this PR, check this box --- This PR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate). <!--renovate-debug:eyJjcmVhdGVkSW5WZXIiOiI0MS4xNTIuOSIsInVwZGF0ZWRJblZlciI6IjQxLjE1Mi45IiwidGFyZ2V0QnJhbmNoIjoiZm9yZ2VqbyIsImxhYmVscyI6WyJkZXBlbmRlbmN5LXVwZ3JhZGUiLCJ0ZXN0L25vdC1uZWVkZWQiXX0=--> Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9818 Reviewed-by: Earl Warren <earl-warren@noreply.codeberg.org> Co-authored-by: Renovate Bot <forgejo-renovate-action@forgejo.org> Co-committed-by: Renovate Bot <forgejo-renovate-action@forgejo.org>
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This PR contains the following updates: | Package | Type | Update | Change | |---|---|---|---| | [github.com/urfave/cli/v3](https://github.com/urfave/cli) | require | minor | `v3.3.8` -> `v3.6.1` | --- ### Release Notes <details> <summary>urfave/cli (github.com/urfave/cli/v3)</summary> ### [`v3.6.1`](https://github.com/urfave/cli/releases/tag/v3.6.1) [Compare Source](urfave/cli@v3.6.0...v3.6.1) #### What's Changed - chore(deps): bump golangci/golangci-lint-action from 8 to 9 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​2222](urfave/cli#2222) - feat: add ability to override usage text of default help command by [@​Maks1mS](https://github.com/Maks1mS) in [#​2196](urfave/cli#2196) - Fix:(issue\_2223) Fix incorrect processing of empty value after = by [@​dearchap](https://github.com/dearchap) in [#​2224](urfave/cli#2224) #### New Contributors - [@​Maks1mS](https://github.com/Maks1mS) made their first contribution in [#​2196](urfave/cli#2196) **Full Changelog**: <urfave/cli@v3.6.0...v3.6.1> ### [`v3.6.0`](https://github.com/urfave/cli/releases/tag/v3.6.0) [Compare Source](urfave/cli@v3.5.0...v3.6.0) #### What's Changed - 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What this PR does / why we need it:
We have switched from v2 to v3 mainly because we want to support flags after the arguments. There are many other benefits, but this one drove the work.
We do have some commands though where the old v2 behaviour is desirable, specifically, when we pass arguments through. For example our ssh command:
It is possible to require the user to use the special argument
--, however we would prefer to not disrupt existing usage where the old bahaviour is relied on.To support this per-command, added an option to the Command struct called
StopOnNthArg. It terminates flag parsing after seeing N positional arguments.Which issue(s) this PR fixes:
There is no issue for this that I am aware of.
Special notes for your reviewer:
Using a pointer to
intmight be considered odd. Maybe there is a project convention to follow?Testing
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