turned completion subcommand into option

cmd/root.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/tlinden/tablizer/cfg"
@@ -45,23 +46,8 @@ func man() {
 	}
 }
 
-func Execute() {
+func completion(cmd *cobra.Command, mode string) error {
-	var (
+	switch mode {
-		conf        cfg.Config
-		ShowManual  bool
-		ShowVersion bool
-		modeflag    cfg.Modeflag
-		sortmode    cfg.Sortmode
-	)
-
-	var completionCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:                   "completion [bash|zsh|fish|powershell]",
-		Short:                 "Generate completion script",
-		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
-		ValidArgs:             []string{"bash", "zsh", "fish", "powershell"},
-		Args:                  cobra.MatchAll(cobra.ExactArgs(1), cobra.OnlyValidArgs),
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			switch args[0] {
 	case "bash":
 		cmd.Root().GenBashCompletion(os.Stdout)
 	case "zsh":
@@ -70,9 +56,22 @@ func Execute() {
 		cmd.Root().GenFishCompletion(os.Stdout, true)
 	case "powershell":
 		cmd.Root().GenPowerShellCompletionWithDesc(os.Stdout)
+	default:
+		return errors.New("Invalid shell parameter! Valid ones: bash|zsh|fish|powershell")
 	}
-		},
+
-	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func Execute() {
+	var (
+		conf           cfg.Config
+		ShowManual     bool
+		ShowVersion    bool
+		ShowCompletion string
+		modeflag       cfg.Modeflag
+		sortmode       cfg.Sortmode
+	)
 
 	var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "tablizer [regex] [file, ...]",
@@ -89,6 +88,10 @@ func Execute() {
 				return nil
 			}
 
+			if len(ShowCompletion) > 0 {
+				return completion(cmd, ShowCompletion)
+			}
+
 			// Setup
 			conf.CheckEnv()
 			conf.PrepareModeFlags(modeflag)
@@ -101,8 +104,6 @@ func Execute() {
 		},
 	}
 
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(completionCmd)
-
 	// options
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&conf.Debug, "debug", "d", false, "Enable debugging")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&conf.NoNumbering, "no-numbering", "n", false, "Disable header numbering")
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ func Execute() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&ShowVersion, "version", "V", false, "Print program version")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&conf.InvertMatch, "invert-match", "v", false, "select non-matching rows")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&ShowManual, "man", "m", false, "Display manual page")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&ShowCompletion, "completion", "", "", "Display completion code")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&conf.Separator, "separator", "s", cfg.DefaultSeparator, "Custom field separator")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&conf.Columns, "columns", "c", "", "Only show the speficied columns (separated by ,)")
 

cmd/tablizer.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
           -t, --sort-time          sort according to time string
 
         Other Flags:
+              --completion <shell> Generate the autocompletion script for <shell>
           -d, --debug              Enable debugging
           -h, --help               help for tablizer
           -m, --man                Display manual page
@@ -200,16 +201,22 @@ DESCRIPTION
     <NO_COLORS> - disable colorization of matches, like -N
 
   COMPLETION
+    Shell completion for command line options can be enabled by using the
+    --completion flag. The required parameter is the name of your shell.
+    Currently supported are: bash, zsh, fish and powershell.
+
+    Detailed instructions:
+
     Bash:
-           source <(%[1]s completion bash)
+           source <(tablizer --completion bash)
 
         To load completions for each session, execute once:
 
           # Linux:
-          $ tablizer completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/%[1]s
+          $ tablizer --completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/tablizer
 
           # macOS:
-          $ tablizer completion bash > $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/%[1]s
+          $ tablizer --completion bash > $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/tablizer
 
     Zsh:
         If shell completion is not already enabled in your environment, you
@@ -219,23 +226,23 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
         To load completions for each session, execute once:
 
-          $ tablizer completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_%[1]s"
+          $ tablizer --completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_tablizer"
 
         You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.
 
     fish:
-           tablizer completion fish | source
+           tablizer --completion fish | source
 
         To load completions for each session, execute once:
 
-           tablizer completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/%[1]s.fish
+           tablizer --completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/tablizer.fish
 
     PowerShell:
-           tablizer completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
+           tablizer --completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
 
         To load completions for every new session, run:
 
-           tablizer completion powershell > tablizer.ps1
+           tablizer --completion powershell > tablizer.ps1
 
         and source this file from your PowerShell profile.
 
@@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ Sort Mode Flags (mutually exclusive):
   -t, --sort-time          sort according to time string
 
 Other Flags:
+      --completion <shell> Generate the autocompletion script for <shell>
   -d, --debug              Enable debugging
   -h, --help               help for tablizer
   -m, --man                Display manual page

tablizer.1

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "TABLIZER 1"
-.TH TABLIZER 1 "2022-10-31" "1" "User Commands"
+.TH TABLIZER 1 "2022-11-01" "1" "User Commands"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ tablizer \- Manipulate tabular output of other programs
 \&      \-t, \-\-sort\-time          sort according to time string
 \&
 \&    Other Flags:
+\&          \-\-completion <shell> Generate the autocompletion script for <shell>
 \&      \-d, \-\-debug              Enable debugging
 \&      \-h, \-\-help               help for tablizer
 \&      \-m, \-\-man                Display manual page
@@ -372,20 +373,25 @@ precedence over environment variables.
 .PD
 .SS "\s-1COMPLETION\s0"
 .IX Subsection "COMPLETION"
+Shell completion for command line options  can be enabled by using the
+\&\fB\-\-completion\fR  flag. The  required  parameter is  the  name of  your
+shell. Currently supported are: bash, zsh, fish and powershell.
+.PP
+Detailed instructions:
 .IP "Bash:" 4
 .IX Item "Bash:"
 .Vb 1
-\&   source <(%[1]s completion bash)
+\&   source <(tablizer \-\-completion bash)
 .Ve
 .Sp
 To load completions for each session, execute once:
 .Sp
 .Vb 2
 \&  # Linux:
-\&  $ tablizer completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/%[1]s
+\&  $ tablizer \-\-completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/tablizer
 \&
 \&  # macOS:
-\&  $ tablizer completion bash > $(brew \-\-prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/%[1]s
+\&  $ tablizer \-\-completion bash > $(brew \-\-prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/tablizer
 .Ve
 .IP "Zsh:" 4
 .IX Item "Zsh:"
@@ -399,31 +405,31 @@ you will need to enable it.  You can execute the following once:
 To load completions for each session, execute once:
 .Sp
 .Vb 1
-\&  $ tablizer completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_%[1]s"
+\&  $ tablizer \-\-completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_tablizer"
 .Ve
 .Sp
 You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.
 .IP "fish:" 4
 .IX Item "fish:"
 .Vb 1
-\&   tablizer completion fish | source
+\&   tablizer \-\-completion fish | source
 .Ve
 .Sp
 To load completions for each session, execute once:
 .Sp
 .Vb 1
-\&   tablizer completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/%[1]s.fish
+\&   tablizer \-\-completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/tablizer.fish
 .Ve
 .IP "PowerShell:" 4
 .IX Item "PowerShell:"
 .Vb 1
-\&   tablizer completion powershell | Out\-String | Invoke\-Expression
+\&   tablizer \-\-completion powershell | Out\-String | Invoke\-Expression
 .Ve
 .Sp
 To load completions for every new session, run:
 .Sp
 .Vb 1
-\&   tablizer completion powershell > tablizer.ps1
+\&   tablizer \-\-completion powershell > tablizer.ps1
 .Ve
 .Sp
 and source this file from your PowerShell profile.

tablizer.pod

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ tablizer - Manipulate tabular output of other programs
       -t, --sort-time          sort according to time string
 
     Other Flags:
+          --completion <shell> Generate the autocompletion script for <shell>
       -d, --debug              Enable debugging
       -h, --help               help for tablizer
       -m, --man                Display manual page
@@ -229,19 +230,25 @@ precedence over environment variables.
 
 =head2 COMPLETION
 
+Shell completion for command line options  can be enabled by using the
+B<--completion>  flag. The  required  parameter is  the  name of  your
+shell. Currently supported are: bash, zsh, fish and powershell.
+
+Detailed instructions:
+
 =over
 
 =item Bash:
 
-   source <(%[1]s completion bash)
+   source <(tablizer --completion bash)
 
 To load completions for each session, execute once:
 
   # Linux:
-  $ tablizer completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/%[1]s
+  $ tablizer --completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/tablizer
 
   # macOS:
-  $ tablizer completion bash > $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/%[1]s
+  $ tablizer --completion bash > $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/tablizer
 
 =item Zsh:
 
@@ -252,25 +259,25 @@ you will need to enable it.  You can execute the following once:
 
 To load completions for each session, execute once:
 
-  $ tablizer completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_%[1]s"
+  $ tablizer --completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_tablizer"
 
 You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.
 
 =item fish:
 
-   tablizer completion fish | source
+   tablizer --completion fish | source
 
 To load completions for each session, execute once:
 
-   tablizer completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/%[1]s.fish
+   tablizer --completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/tablizer.fish
 
 =item PowerShell:
 
-   tablizer completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
+   tablizer --completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
 
 To load completions for every new session, run:
 
-   tablizer completion powershell > tablizer.ps1
+   tablizer --completion powershell > tablizer.ps1
 
 and source this file from your PowerShell profile.