/* Package complete is everything for bash completion and Go. Writing bash completion scripts is a hard work, usually done in the bash scripting language. This package provides: * A library for bash completion for Go programs. * A tool for writing bash completion script in the Go language. For any Go or non Go program. * Bash completion for the `go` command line (See ./gocomplete). * Library for bash-completion enabled flags (See ./compflag). * Enables an easy way to install/uninstall the completion of the command. The library and tools are extensible such that any program can add its one logic, completion types or methologies. Go Command Bash Completion ./gocomplete is the script for bash completion for the `go` command line. This is an example that uses the `complete` package on the `go` command - the `complete` package can also be used to implement any completions, see #usage. Install: 1. Type in your shell: go get -u github.com/posener/complete/v2/gocomplete COMP_INSTALL=1 gocomplete 2. Restart your shell Uninstall by `COMP_UNINSTALL=1 gocomplete` Features: - Complete `go` command, including sub commands and flags. - Complete packages names or `.go` files when necessary. - Complete test names after `-run` flag. Complete Package Supported shells: - [x] bash - [x] zsh - [x] fish The installation of completion for a command line tool is done automatically by this library by running the command line tool with the `COMP_INSTALL` environment variable set. Uninstalling the completion is similarly done by the `COMP_UNINSTALL` environment variable. For example, if a tool called `my-cli` uses this library, the completion can install by running `COMP_INSTALL=1 my-cli`. Usage Add bash completion capabilities to any Go program. See ./example/command. import ( "flag" "github.com/posener/complete/v2" "github.com/posener/complete/v2/predict" ) var ( // Add variables to the program. name = flag.String("name", "", "") something = flag.String("something", "", "") nothing = flag.String("nothing", "", "") ) func main() { // Create the complete command. // Here we define completion values for each flag. cmd := &complete.Command{ Flags: map[string]complete.Predictor{ "name": predict.Set{"foo", "bar", "foo bar"}, "something": predict.Something, "nothing": predict.Nothing, }, } // Run the completion - provide it with the binary name. cmd.Complete("my-program") // Parse the flags. flag.Parse() // Program logic... } This package also enables to complete flags defined by the standard library `flag` package. To use this feature, simply call `complete.CommandLine` before `flag.Parse`. (See ./example/stdlib). import ( "flag" + "github.com/posener/complete/v2" ) var ( // Define flags here... foo = flag.Bool("foo", false, "") ) func main() { // Call command line completion before parsing the flags - provide it with the binary name. + complete.CommandLine("my-program") flag.Parse() } If flag value completion is desired, it can be done by providing the standard library `flag.Var` function a `flag.Value` that also implements the `complete.Predictor` interface. For standard flag with values, it is possible to use the `github.com/posener/complete/v2/compflag` package. (See ./example/compflag). import ( "flag" + "github.com/posener/complete/v2" + "github.com/posener/complete/v2/compflag" ) var ( // Define flags here... - foo = flag.Bool("foo", false, "") + foo = compflag.Bool("foo", false, "") ) func main() { // Call command line completion before parsing the flags. + complete.CommandLine("my-program") flag.Parse() } Instead of calling both `complete.CommandLine` and `flag.Parse`, one can call just `compflag.Parse` which does them both. Testing For command line bash completion testing use the `complete.Test` function. */ package complete