local Parser = require "argparse" describe("tests related to actions", function() it("calls actions for options", function() local action1 = spy.new(function(x) end) local action2 = spy.new(function(x) end) local parser = Parser() parser:option "-f" "--from" { action = function(...) return action1(...) end } parser:option "-p" "--pair" { action = function(...) return action2(...) end, count = "*", args = 2 } local args = parser:parse{"-fnowhere", "--pair", "Alice", "Bob", "-p", "Emma", "John"} assert.same({from = "nowhere", pair = {{"Alice", "Bob"}, {"Emma", "John"}}}, args) assert.spy(action1).called(1) assert.spy(action2).called(2) end) it("properly calls actions for flags", function() local action1 = spy.new(function(x) end) local action2 = spy.new(function(x) end) local action3 = spy.new(function(x) end) local parser = Parser() parser:flag "-v" "--verbose" { action = function(...) return action1(...) end, count = "0-3" } parser:flag "-q" "--quiet" { action = function(...) return action2(...) end } parser:flag "-a" "--another-flag" { action = function(...) return action3(...) end } local args = parser:parse{"-vv", "--quiet"} assert.same({verbose = 2, quiet = true}, args) assert.spy(action1).called(2) assert.spy(action2).called(1) assert.spy(action3).called(0) end) it("calls actions for commands", function() local action = spy.new(function(x) end) local parser = Parser "name" parser:flag "-v" "--verbose" { count = "0-3" } local add = parser:command "add" { action = function(...) return action(...) end } add:argument "something" local args = parser:parse{"add", "me"} assert.same({add = true, verbose = 0, something = "me"}, args) assert.spy(action).called(1) end) end)