argparse/spec/help_spec.lua

local Parser = require "argparse"
getmetatable(Parser()).error = function(_, msg) error(msg) end

describe("tests related to help message generation", function()
   it("creates correct help message for empty parser", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-h]

Options: 
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("does not create extra help options when :prepare is called several times", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-h]

Options: 
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("uses custom help option ", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
         :add_help "/?"
      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [/?]

Options: 
   /?                    Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("uses description and epilog", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
         :description "A description. "
         :epilog "An epilog. "

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-h]

A description. 

Options: 
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. 

An epilog. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("creates correct help message for arguments", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      parser:argument "first"
      parser:argument "second-and-third"
         :args "2"
      parser:argument "maybe-fourth"
         :args "?"
      parser:argument "others"
         :description "Optional. "
         :args "*"

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-h] <first> <second-and-third> <second-and-third>
       [<maybe-fourth>] [<others>] ...

Arguments: 
   first
   second-and-third
   maybe-fourth
   others                Optional. 

Options: 
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("creates correct help message for options", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      parser:flag "-q" "--quiet"
      parser:option "--from"
         :count "1"
         :target "server"
      parser:option "--config"

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-q] --from <from> [--config <config>] [-h]

Options: 
   -q, --quiet
   --from <from>
   --config <config>
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("adds margin for multiline descriptions", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      parser:flag "-v"
         :count "0-2"
         :target "verbosity"
         :description [[
Sets verbosity level. 
-v: Report all warnings. 
-vv: Report all debugging information. ]]

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-v] [-h]

Options: 
   -v                    Sets verbosity level. 
                         -v: Report all warnings. 
                         -vv: Report all debugging information. 
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("shows default values", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      parser:option "-o"
         :default "a.out"
      parser:option "-p"
         :default "8080"
         :description "Port."

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-o <o>] [-p <p>] [-h]

Options: 
   -o <o>                default: a.out
   -p <p>                Port. (default: 8080)
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("does not show default value when show_default == false", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      parser:option "-o"
         :default "a.out"
         :show_default(false)
      parser:option "-p"
         :default "8080"
         :show_default(false)
         :description "Port. "

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-o <o>] [-p <p>] [-h]

Options: 
   -o <o>
   -p <p>                Port. 
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("creates correct help message for commands", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      parser:flag "-q" "--quiet"
      local run = parser:command "run"
         :description "Run! "
      run:option "--where"

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo [-q] [-h] <command> ...

Options: 
   -q, --quiet
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. 

Commands: 
   run                   Run! ]], parser:get_help())
   end)

   it("creates correct help message for subcommands", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
      parser:flag "-q" "--quiet"
      local run = parser:command "run"
      run:option "--where"

      assert.equal([[
Usage: foo run [--where <where>] [-h]

Options: 
   --where <where>
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ]], run:get_help())
   end)

   it("uses message provided by user", function()
      local parser = Parser "foo"
         :help "I don't like your format of help messages"
      parser:flag "-q" "--quiet"

      assert.equal([[
I don't like your format of help messages]], parser:get_help())
   end)
end)