this is how things are actually supposed to work

bash.new.go

@@ -298,15 +298,16 @@ func Bash2(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto)) *Auto {
 }
 
 // also try to parse/send cur (?)
-func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
+func Bash3(appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 	myAuto = new(AutoArgs)
-	myAuto.appName = argname
+	// myAuto.appName = argname
 	myAuto.autoFunc = appAutoFunc
+	newTest(dest)
 
-	pb := parseArgv(argname)
+	pb := parseArgv(myAuto.appName)
 	if pb.SetupAuto {
 		// --bash was passed. try to configure bash-completion
-		doBash2(argname)
+		doBash2(myAuto.appName)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
@@ -315,7 +316,6 @@ func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 		pb.PrintDebug()
 	}
 
-	if pb.IsAuto {
 	pb.doHandlePB() // read in the history protobuf file
 
 	// turn on debugging if duration < 200 milliseconds
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 		pb.Debugf("DEBUG: myAuto.pp is ok after ParseFlags()")
 	}
 
+	if pb.IsAuto {
 		appAutoFunc(pb) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
 		if pb.Debug {
 			// TODO:

debugger.go

@@ -40,3 +40,20 @@ func Debugger() {
 	CHAN = log.NewFlag("CHAN", true, full, short, "chan() test code output")
 	WARN = log.NewFlag("WARN", true, full, short, "should warn the user")
 }
+
+// Versioned is the interface that the destination struct should implement to
+// make a version string appear at the top of the help message.
+type Appnamed interface {
+	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
+	// at the top of the help message.
+	Appname() string
+}
+
+// Described is the interface that the destination struct should implement to
+func newTest(tmp interface{}) {
+	if tmp, ok := tmp.(Appnamed); ok {
+		myAuto.appName = tmp.Appname()
+	} else {
+		panic("you need to make the function argv.Appname()")
+	}
+}