From 87751f7c720b9af79bc5c5679b1f003ba5fae4ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:03:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] still tuning the autocomplete code

---
 bash.new.go | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bash.new.go b/bash.new.go
index d6ac13b..708f02b 100644
--- a/bash.new.go
+++ b/bash.new.go
@@ -253,21 +253,17 @@ func parseArgv(argname string) *Auto {
 			newauto.Cmd = s
 			break
 		}
-		if newauto.Cmd == "" {
-			newauto.Cmd = strings.Join(newauto.Argv, "BLAH")
+		if newauto.Partial == "'"+newauto.Cmd+"'" {
+			// not really a command, it's just a partially inputed string from the user
+			newauto.Cmd = ""
 		}
-		return newauto
+		// if newauto.Cmd == "" {
+		// 	newauto.Cmd = strings.Join(newauto.Argv, "BLAH")
+		// }
 	}
 	return newauto
 }
 
-// MustParse processes command line arguments and exits upon failure
-func MustParse(dest ...interface{}) *arg.Parser {
-	// arg.
-	// register = append(register, dest...)
-	return arg.MustParse(dest)
-}
-
 // also try to parse/send cur (?)
 func Bash2(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto)) *Auto {
 	pb := parseArgv(argname)
@@ -320,12 +316,14 @@ func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 	}
 
 	if pb.IsAuto {
-		pb.doHandlePB()
-		if pb.Debug {
-			// TODO:
-			// check here to see if there was any completion text sent
-			// if not, send "reset bash newline\n" to cause bash to redraw PS1 for the user
+		pb.doHandlePB() // read in the history protobuf file
+
+		// turn on debugging if duration < 200 milliseconds
+		dur := pb.Duration.AsDuration()
+		if dur < time.Millisecond*200 {
+			pb.Debug = true
 		}
+
 		arg.Register(&argBash)
 		flags := []string{}
 		for _, s := range pb.Argv {
@@ -334,6 +332,7 @@ func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 			}
 			flags = append(flags, s)
 		}
+		// pb.Debug = true
 		pb.Debugf("DEBUG: MustParse(%v)", flags)
 		var err error
 		myAuto.pp, err = arg.ParseFlags(flags, dest)
@@ -341,7 +340,18 @@ func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 			pb.Debugf("DEBUG: Parse error: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		if myAuto.pp == nil {
+			pb.Debugf("DEBUG: myAuto.pp == nil after ParseFlags()")
+		} else {
+			pb.Debugf("DEBUG: myAuto.pp is ok after ParseFlags()")
+		}
+
 		appAutoFunc(pb) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
+		if pb.Debug {
+			// TODO:
+			// check here to see if there was any completion text sent
+			// if not, send "reset bash newline\n" to cause bash to redraw PS1 for the user
+		}
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}