turn --show-command-tree into sub command, hide hidden commands (#56)

cmd/root.go

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func Finish(err error) int {
 
 func Main() int {
 	conf := cfg.NewConfig()
-	tree := false
 
 	cmd := &cli.Command{
 		Name:                  "esctl",
@@ -64,13 +63,6 @@ func Main() int {
 				Usage:       "enable HTTP debugging",
 				Destination: &conf.DebugHTTP,
 			},
-			&cli.BoolFlag{
-				Name:        "show-command-tree",
-				Value:       false,
-				Usage:       "generate a command tree",
-				Destination: &tree,
-				Hidden:      true,
-			},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{
 				Name:        "align-ints",
 				Aliases:     []string{"I"},
@@ -125,17 +117,10 @@ func Main() int {
 			Version(conf),
 			Debug(conf),
 			HelpJsonPath(conf),
+			HelpUsage(conf),
 		},
 
 		Before: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, error) {
-			if tree {
-				if err := Tree(cmd); err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-
-				os.Exit(0)
-			}
-
 			if err := conf.Init(); err != nil {
 				if len(os.Args) > 1 {
 					return nil, err
@@ -261,22 +246,64 @@ func Debug(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 	}
 }
 
-func Tree(cmd *cli.Command) error {
+func HelpUsage(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
-	max := 20
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "help-command-overview",
+		Usage:   "show overview of all available commands",
+		Aliases: []string{"usage"},
 
-	return cmd.Walk(func(cmd *cli.Command) error {
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		path := cmd.Path()
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
-		command := path[len(path)-1]
+				Name:        "hidden",
+				Usage:       "include hidden commands",
+				Destination: &conf.Hidden,
+				Aliases:     []string{"H"},
+			},
+		},
 
-		if len(path) == 1 || command == "help" {
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			return nil
+			max := 22
-		}
 
-		indent := strings.Repeat("  ", len(path[1:])-1)
+			return walkVisible(conf, cmd.Root(), func(cmd *cli.Command) error {
-		space := strings.Repeat(" ", max-(len(command)+len(indent)))
+				path := cmd.Path()
+				command := path[len(path)-1]
 
-		fmt.Printf("%s%s %s - %s\n", indent, command, space, cmd.Usage)
+				if len(path) == 1 || command == "help" {
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				indent := strings.Repeat("  ", len(path[1:])-1)
+				space := strings.Repeat(" ", max-(len(command)+len(indent)))
+
+				fmt.Printf("%s%s %s - %s\n", indent, command, space, cmd.Usage)
+
+				return nil
+			})
+		},
+	}
 
-		return nil
+}
-	})
+
+// copy of cmd.Walk() with the exception to skip hidden commands and its siblings
+// see: https://github.com/urfave/cli/issues/2372
+func walkVisible(conf *cfg.Config, cmd *cli.Command, fn func(*cli.Command) error) error {
+	if fn == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if !conf.Hidden && cmd.Hidden {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := fn(cmd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, sub := range cmd.Commands {
+		if err := walkVisible(conf, sub, fn); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }

pkg/cfg/config.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Version string = `v0.0.22`
+	Version string = `v0.0.23`
 )
 
 var (