package cobra import ( "bytes" "fmt" "os" "reflect" "strings" "testing" "github.com/spf13/pflag" ) func emptyRun(*Command, []string) {} func executeCommand(root *Command, args ...string) (output string, err error) { _, output, err = executeCommandC(root, args...) return output, err } func executeCommandC(root *Command, args ...string) (c *Command, output string, err error) { buf := new(bytes.Buffer) root.SetOutput(buf) root.SetArgs(args) c, err = root.ExecuteC() return c, buf.String(), err } func resetCommandLineFlagSet() { pflag.CommandLine = pflag.NewFlagSet(os.Args[0], pflag.ExitOnError) } func checkStringContains(t *testing.T, got, expected string) { if !strings.Contains(got, expected) { t.Errorf("Expected to contain: \n %v\nGot:\n %v\n", expected, got) } } func checkStringOmits(t *testing.T, got, expected string) { if strings.Contains(got, expected) { t.Errorf("Expected to not contain: \n %v\nGot: %v", expected, got) } } func TestSingleCommand(t *testing.T) { var rootCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{ Use: "root", Args: ExactArgs(2), Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { rootCmdArgs = args }, } aCmd := &Command{Use: "a", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} bCmd := &Command{Use: "b", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(aCmd, bCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(rootCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("rootCmdArgs expected: %q, got: %q", expected, got) } } func TestChildCommand(t *testing.T) { var child1CmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} child1Cmd := &Command{ Use: "child1", Args: ExactArgs(2), Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { child1CmdArgs = args }, } child2Cmd := &Command{Use: "child2", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(child1Cmd, child2Cmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child1", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(child1CmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("child1CmdArgs expected: %q, got: %q", expected, got) } } func TestCallCommandWithoutSubcommands(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} _, err := executeCommand(rootCmd) if err != nil { t.Errorf("Calling command without subcommands should not have error: %v", err) } } func TestRootExecuteUnknownCommand(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun}) output, _ := executeCommand(rootCmd, "unknown") expected := "Error: unknown command \"unknown\" for \"root\"\nRun 'root --help' for usage.\n" if output != expected { t.Errorf("Expected:\n %q\nGot:\n %q\n", expected, output) } } func TestSubcommandExecuteC(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) c, output, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "child") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if c.Name() != "child" { t.Errorf(`invalid command returned from ExecuteC: expected "child"', got %q`, c.Name()) } } func TestRootUnknownCommandSilenced(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.SilenceErrors = true rootCmd.SilenceUsage = true rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun}) output, _ := executeCommand(rootCmd, "unknown") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Expected blank output, because of silenced usage.\nGot:\n %q\n", output) } } func TestCommandAlias(t *testing.T) { var timesCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} echoCmd := &Command{ Use: "echo", Aliases: []string{"say", "tell"}, Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun, } timesCmd := &Command{ Use: "times", Args: ExactArgs(2), Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { timesCmdArgs = args }, } echoCmd.AddCommand(timesCmd) rootCmd.AddCommand(echoCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "tell", "times", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(timesCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("timesCmdArgs expected: %v, got: %v", expected, got) } } func TestEnablePrefixMatching(t *testing.T) { EnablePrefixMatching = true var aCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} aCmd := &Command{ Use: "aCmd", Args: ExactArgs(2), Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { aCmdArgs = args }, } bCmd := &Command{Use: "bCmd", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(aCmd, bCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "a", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(aCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("aCmdArgs expected: %q, got: %q", expected, got) } EnablePrefixMatching = false } func TestAliasPrefixMatching(t *testing.T) { EnablePrefixMatching = true var timesCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} echoCmd := &Command{ Use: "echo", Aliases: []string{"say", "tell"}, Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun, } timesCmd := &Command{ Use: "times", Args: ExactArgs(2), Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { timesCmdArgs = args }, } echoCmd.AddCommand(timesCmd) rootCmd.AddCommand(echoCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "sa", "times", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(timesCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("timesCmdArgs expected: %v, got: %v", expected, got) } EnablePrefixMatching = false } // TestChildSameName checks the correct behaviour of cobra in cases, // when an application with name "foo" and with subcommand "foo" // is executed with args "foo foo". func TestChildSameName(t *testing.T) { var fooCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{Use: "foo", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} fooCmd := &Command{ Use: "foo", Args: ExactArgs(2), Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { fooCmdArgs = args }, } barCmd := &Command{Use: "bar", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(fooCmd, barCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "foo", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(fooCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("fooCmdArgs expected: %v, got: %v", expected, got) } } // TestGrandChildSameName checks the correct behaviour of cobra in cases, // when user has a root command and a grand child // with the same name. func TestGrandChildSameName(t *testing.T) { var fooCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{Use: "foo", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} barCmd := &Command{Use: "bar", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} fooCmd := &Command{ Use: "foo", Args: ExactArgs(2), Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { fooCmdArgs = args }, } barCmd.AddCommand(fooCmd) rootCmd.AddCommand(barCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "bar", "foo", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(fooCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("fooCmdArgs expected: %v, got: %v", expected, got) } } func TestFlagLong(t *testing.T) { var cArgs []string c := &Command{ Use: "c", Args: ArbitraryArgs, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { cArgs = args }, } var intFlagValue int var stringFlagValue string c.Flags().IntVar(&intFlagValue, "intf", -1, "") c.Flags().StringVar(&stringFlagValue, "sf", "", "") output, err := executeCommand(c, "--intf=7", "--sf=abc", "one", "--", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", err) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if c.ArgsLenAtDash() != 1 { t.Errorf("Expected ArgsLenAtDash: %v but got %v", 1, c.ArgsLenAtDash()) } if intFlagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("Expected intFlagValue: %v, got %v", 7, intFlagValue) } if stringFlagValue != "abc" { t.Errorf("Expected stringFlagValue: %q, got %q", "abc", stringFlagValue) } got := strings.Join(cArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("Expected arguments: %q, got %q", expected, got) } } func TestFlagShort(t *testing.T) { var cArgs []string c := &Command{ Use: "c", Args: ArbitraryArgs, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { cArgs = args }, } var intFlagValue int var stringFlagValue string c.Flags().IntVarP(&intFlagValue, "intf", "i", -1, "") c.Flags().StringVarP(&stringFlagValue, "sf", "s", "", "") output, err := executeCommand(c, "-i", "7", "-sabc", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", err) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if intFlagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("Expected flag value: %v, got %v", 7, intFlagValue) } if stringFlagValue != "abc" { t.Errorf("Expected stringFlagValue: %q, got %q", "abc", stringFlagValue) } got := strings.Join(cArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("Expected arguments: %q, got %q", expected, got) } } func TestChildFlag(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) var intFlagValue int childCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&intFlagValue, "intf", "i", -1, "") output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child", "-i7") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", err) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if intFlagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("Expected flag value: %v, got %v", 7, intFlagValue) } } func TestChildFlagWithParentLocalFlag(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) var intFlagValue int rootCmd.Flags().StringP("sf", "s", "", "") childCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&intFlagValue, "intf", "i", -1, "") _, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child", "-i7", "-sabc") if err == nil { t.Errorf("Invalid flag should generate error") } checkStringContains(t, err.Error(), "unknown shorthand") if intFlagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("Expected flag value: %v, got %v", 7, intFlagValue) } } func TestFlagInvalidInput(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.Flags().IntP("intf", "i", -1, "") _, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "-iabc") if err == nil { t.Errorf("Invalid flag value should generate error") } checkStringContains(t, err.Error(), "invalid syntax") } func TestFlagBeforeCommand(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) var flagValue int childCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&flagValue, "intf", "i", -1, "") // With short flag. _, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "-i7", "child") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if flagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("Expected flag value: %v, got %v", 7, flagValue) } // With long flag. _, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, "--intf=8", "child") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if flagValue != 8 { t.Errorf("Expected flag value: %v, got %v", 9, flagValue) } } func TestStripFlags(t *testing.T) { tests := []struct { input []string output []string }{ { []string{"foo", "bar"}, []string{"foo", "bar"}, }, { []string{"foo", "--str", "-s"}, []string{"foo"}, }, { []string{"-s", "foo", "--str", "bar"}, []string{}, }, { []string{"-i10", "echo"}, []string{"echo"}, }, { []string{"-i=10", "echo"}, []string{"echo"}, }, { []string{"--int=100", "echo"}, []string{"echo"}, }, { []string{"-ib", "echo", "-sfoo", "baz"}, []string{"echo", "baz"}, }, { []string{"-i=baz", "bar", "-i", "foo", "blah"}, []string{"bar", "blah"}, }, { []string{"--int=baz", "-sbar", "-i", "foo", "blah"}, []string{"blah"}, }, { []string{"--bool", "bar", "-i", "foo", "blah"}, []string{"bar", "blah"}, }, { []string{"-b", "bar", "-i", "foo", "blah"}, []string{"bar", "blah"}, }, { []string{"--persist", "bar"}, []string{"bar"}, }, { []string{"-p", "bar"}, []string{"bar"}, }, } c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} c.PersistentFlags().BoolP("persist", "p", false, "") c.Flags().IntP("int", "i", -1, "") c.Flags().StringP("str", "s", "", "") c.Flags().BoolP("bool", "b", false, "") for i, test := range tests { got := stripFlags(test.input, c) if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.output, got) { t.Errorf("(%v) Expected: %v, got: %v", i, test.output, got) } } } func TestDisableFlagParsing(t *testing.T) { var cArgs []string c := &Command{ Use: "c", DisableFlagParsing: true, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { cArgs = args }, } args := []string{"cmd", "-v", "-race", "-file", "foo.go"} output, err := executeCommand(c, args...) if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(args, cArgs) { t.Errorf("Expected: %v, got: %v", args, cArgs) } } func TestPersistentFlagsOnSameCommand(t *testing.T) { var rootCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{ Use: "root", Args: ArbitraryArgs, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { rootCmdArgs = args }, } var flagValue int rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&flagValue, "intf", "i", -1, "") output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "-i7", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(rootCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("rootCmdArgs expected: %q, got %q", expected, got) } if flagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("flagValue expected: %v, got %v", 7, flagValue) } } // TestEmptyInputs checks, // if flags correctly parsed with blank strings in args. func TestEmptyInputs(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} var flagValue int c.Flags().IntVarP(&flagValue, "intf", "i", -1, "") output, err := executeCommand(c, "", "-i7", "") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if flagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("flagValue expected: %v, got %v", 7, flagValue) } } func TestOverwrittenFlag(t *testing.T) { // TODO: This test fails, but should work. t.Skip() parent := &Command{Use: "parent", Run: emptyRun} child := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} parent.PersistentFlags().Bool("boolf", false, "") parent.PersistentFlags().Int("intf", -1, "") child.Flags().String("strf", "", "") child.Flags().Int("intf", -1, "") parent.AddCommand(child) childInherited := child.InheritedFlags() childLocal := child.LocalFlags() if childLocal.Lookup("strf") == nil { t.Error(`LocalFlags expected to contain "strf", got "nil"`) } if childInherited.Lookup("boolf") == nil { t.Error(`InheritedFlags expected to contain "boolf", got "nil"`) } if childInherited.Lookup("intf") != nil { t.Errorf(`InheritedFlags should not contain overwritten flag "intf"`) } if childLocal.Lookup("intf") == nil { t.Error(`LocalFlags expected to contain "intf", got "nil"`) } } func TestPersistentFlagsOnChild(t *testing.T) { var childCmdArgs []string rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{ Use: "child", Args: ArbitraryArgs, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { childCmdArgs = args }, } rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) var parentFlagValue int var childFlagValue int rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&parentFlagValue, "parentf", "p", -1, "") childCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&childFlagValue, "childf", "c", -1, "") output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child", "-c7", "-p8", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } got := strings.Join(childCmdArgs, " ") expected := "one two" if got != expected { t.Errorf("childCmdArgs expected: %q, got %q", expected, got) } if parentFlagValue != 8 { t.Errorf("parentFlagValue expected: %v, got %v", 8, parentFlagValue) } if childFlagValue != 7 { t.Errorf("childFlagValue expected: %v, got %v", 7, childFlagValue) } } func TestRequiredFlags(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} c.Flags().String("foo1", "", "") c.MarkFlagRequired("foo1") c.Flags().String("foo2", "", "") c.MarkFlagRequired("foo2") c.Flags().String("bar", "", "") expected := fmt.Sprintf("required flag(s) %q, %q not set", "foo1", "foo2") _, err := executeCommand(c) got := err.Error() if got != expected { t.Errorf("Expected error: %q, got: %q", expected, got) } } func TestPersistentRequiredFlags(t *testing.T) { parent := &Command{Use: "parent", Run: emptyRun} parent.PersistentFlags().String("foo1", "", "") parent.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("foo1") parent.PersistentFlags().String("foo2", "", "") parent.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("foo2") parent.Flags().String("foo3", "", "") child := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} child.Flags().String("bar1", "", "") child.MarkFlagRequired("bar1") child.Flags().String("bar2", "", "") child.MarkFlagRequired("bar2") child.Flags().String("bar3", "", "") parent.AddCommand(child) expected := fmt.Sprintf("required flag(s) %q, %q, %q, %q not set", "bar1", "bar2", "foo1", "foo2") _, err := executeCommand(parent, "child") if err.Error() != expected { t.Errorf("Expected %q, got %q", expected, err.Error()) } } func TestInitHelpFlagMergesFlags(t *testing.T) { usage := "custom flag" rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root"} rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("help", false, "custom flag") childCmd := &Command{Use: "child"} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) childCmd.InitDefaultHelpFlag() got := childCmd.Flags().Lookup("help").Usage if got != usage { t.Errorf("Expected the help flag from the root command with usage: %v\nGot the default with usage: %v", usage, got) } } func TestHelpCommandExecuted(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Long: "Long description", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun}) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "help") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, rootCmd.Long) } func TestHelpCommandExecutedOnChild(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Long: "Long description", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "help", "child") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, childCmd.Long) } func TestSetHelpCommand(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} c.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "empty", Run: emptyRun}) expected := "WORKS" c.SetHelpCommand(&Command{ Use: "help [command]", Short: "Help about any command", Long: `Help provides help for any command in the application. Simply type ` + c.Name() + ` help [path to command] for full details.`, Run: func(c *Command, _ []string) { c.Print(expected) }, }) got, err := executeCommand(c, "help") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if got != expected { t.Errorf("Expected to contain %q, got %q", expected, got) } } func TestHelpFlagExecuted(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Long: "Long description", Run: emptyRun} output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "--help") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, rootCmd.Long) } func TestHelpFlagExecutedOnChild(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Long: "Long description", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child", "--help") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, childCmd.Long) } // TestHelpFlagInHelp checks, // if '--help' flag is shown in help for child (executing `parent help child`), // that has no other flags. // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/302. func TestHelpFlagInHelp(t *testing.T) { parentCmd := &Command{Use: "parent", Run: func(*Command, []string) {}} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Run: func(*Command, []string) {}} parentCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) output, err := executeCommand(parentCmd, "help", "child") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, "[flags]") } func TestFlagsInUsage(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: func(*Command, []string) {}} output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "--help") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, "[flags]") } func TestHelpExecutedOnNonRunnableChild(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Long: "Long description"} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, childCmd.Long) } func TestVersionFlagExecuted(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Version: "1.0.0", Run: emptyRun} output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "--version", "arg1") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, "root version 1.0.0") } func TestVersionTemplate(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Version: "1.0.0", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.SetVersionTemplate(`customized version: {{.Version}}`) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "--version", "arg1") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, "customized version: 1.0.0") } func TestVersionFlagExecutedOnSubcommand(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Version: "1.0.0"} rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "sub", Run: emptyRun}) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "--version", "sub") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, "root version 1.0.0") } func TestVersionFlagOnlyAddedToRoot(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Version: "1.0.0", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "sub", Run: emptyRun}) _, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "sub", "--version") if err == nil { t.Errorf("Expected error") } checkStringContains(t, err.Error(), "unknown flag: --version") } func TestVersionFlagOnlyExistsIfVersionNonEmpty(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} _, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "--version") if err == nil { t.Errorf("Expected error") } checkStringContains(t, err.Error(), "unknown flag: --version") } func TestUsageIsNotPrintedTwice(t *testing.T) { var cmd = &Command{Use: "root"} var sub = &Command{Use: "sub"} cmd.AddCommand(sub) output, _ := executeCommand(cmd, "") if strings.Count(output, "Usage:") != 1 { t.Error("Usage output is not printed exactly once") } } func TestVisitParents(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "app"} sub := &Command{Use: "sub"} dsub := &Command{Use: "dsub"} sub.AddCommand(dsub) c.AddCommand(sub) total := 0 add := func(x *Command) { total++ } sub.VisitParents(add) if total != 1 { t.Errorf("Should have visited 1 parent but visited %d", total) } total = 0 dsub.VisitParents(add) if total != 2 { t.Errorf("Should have visited 2 parents but visited %d", total) } total = 0 c.VisitParents(add) if total != 0 { t.Errorf("Should have visited no parents but visited %d", total) } } func TestSuggestions(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} timesCmd := &Command{ Use: "times", SuggestFor: []string{"counts"}, Run: emptyRun, } rootCmd.AddCommand(timesCmd) templateWithSuggestions := "Error: unknown command \"%s\" for \"root\"\n\nDid you mean this?\n\t%s\n\nRun 'root --help' for usage.\n" templateWithoutSuggestions := "Error: unknown command \"%s\" for \"root\"\nRun 'root --help' for usage.\n" tests := map[string]string{ "time": "times", "tiems": "times", "tims": "times", "timeS": "times", "rimes": "times", "ti": "times", "t": "times", "timely": "times", "ri": "", "timezone": "", "foo": "", "counts": "times", } for typo, suggestion := range tests { for _, suggestionsDisabled := range []bool{true, false} { rootCmd.DisableSuggestions = suggestionsDisabled var expected string output, _ := executeCommand(rootCmd, typo) if suggestion == "" || suggestionsDisabled { expected = fmt.Sprintf(templateWithoutSuggestions, typo) } else { expected = fmt.Sprintf(templateWithSuggestions, typo, suggestion) } if output != expected { t.Errorf("Unexpected response.\nExpected:\n %q\nGot:\n %q\n", expected, output) } } } } func TestRemoveCommand(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Args: NoArgs, Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) rootCmd.RemoveCommand(childCmd) _, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child") if err == nil { t.Error("Expected error on calling removed command. Got nil.") } } func TestReplaceCommandWithRemove(t *testing.T) { childUsed := 0 rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} child1Cmd := &Command{ Use: "child", Run: func(*Command, []string) { childUsed = 1 }, } child2Cmd := &Command{ Use: "child", Run: func(*Command, []string) { childUsed = 2 }, } rootCmd.AddCommand(child1Cmd) rootCmd.RemoveCommand(child1Cmd) rootCmd.AddCommand(child2Cmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "child") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if childUsed == 1 { t.Error("Removed command shouldn't be called") } if childUsed != 2 { t.Error("Replacing command should have been called but didn't") } } func TestDeprecatedCommand(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} deprecatedCmd := &Command{ Use: "deprecated", Deprecated: "This command is deprecated", Run: emptyRun, } rootCmd.AddCommand(deprecatedCmd) output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, "deprecated") if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, deprecatedCmd.Deprecated) } func TestHooks(t *testing.T) { var ( persPreArgs string preArgs string runArgs string postArgs string persPostArgs string ) c := &Command{ Use: "c", PersistentPreRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { persPreArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PreRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { preArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { runArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PostRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { postArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PersistentPostRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { persPostArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, } output, err := executeCommand(c, "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if persPreArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected persPreArgs %q, got %q", "one two", persPreArgs) } if preArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected preArgs %q, got %q", "one two", preArgs) } if runArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected runArgs %q, got %q", "one two", runArgs) } if postArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected postArgs %q, got %q", "one two", postArgs) } if persPostArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected persPostArgs %q, got %q", "one two", persPostArgs) } } func TestPersistentHooks(t *testing.T) { var ( parentPersPreArgs string parentPreArgs string parentRunArgs string parentPostArgs string parentPersPostArgs string ) var ( childPersPreArgs string childPreArgs string childRunArgs string childPostArgs string childPersPostArgs string ) parentCmd := &Command{ Use: "parent", PersistentPreRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { parentPersPreArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PreRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { parentPreArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { parentRunArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PostRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { parentPostArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PersistentPostRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { parentPersPostArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, } childCmd := &Command{ Use: "child", PersistentPreRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { childPersPreArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PreRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { childPreArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, Run: func(_ *Command, args []string) { childRunArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PostRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { childPostArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, PersistentPostRun: func(_ *Command, args []string) { childPersPostArgs = strings.Join(args, " ") }, } parentCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) output, err := executeCommand(parentCmd, "child", "one", "two") if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } // TODO: currently PersistenPreRun* defined in parent does not // run if the matchin child subcommand has PersistenPreRun. // If the behavior changes (https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/252) // this test must be fixed. if parentPersPreArgs != "" { t.Errorf("Expected blank parentPersPreArgs, got %q", parentPersPreArgs) } if parentPreArgs != "" { t.Errorf("Expected blank parentPreArgs, got %q", parentPreArgs) } if parentRunArgs != "" { t.Errorf("Expected blank parentRunArgs, got %q", parentRunArgs) } if parentPostArgs != "" { t.Errorf("Expected blank parentPostArgs, got %q", parentPostArgs) } // TODO: currently PersistenPostRun* defined in parent does not // run if the matchin child subcommand has PersistenPostRun. // If the behavior changes (https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/252) // this test must be fixed. if parentPersPostArgs != "" { t.Errorf("Expected blank parentPersPostArgs, got %q", parentPersPostArgs) } if childPersPreArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected childPersPreArgs %q, got %q", "one two", childPersPreArgs) } if childPreArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected childPreArgs %q, got %q", "one two", childPreArgs) } if childRunArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected childRunArgs %q, got %q", "one two", childRunArgs) } if childPostArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected childPostArgs %q, got %q", "one two", childPostArgs) } if childPersPostArgs != "one two" { t.Errorf("Expected childPersPostArgs %q, got %q", "one two", childPersPostArgs) } } // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/521. func TestGlobalNormFuncPropagation(t *testing.T) { normFunc := func(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName { return pflag.NormalizedName(name) } rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) rootCmd.SetGlobalNormalizationFunc(normFunc) if reflect.ValueOf(normFunc).Pointer() != reflect.ValueOf(rootCmd.GlobalNormalizationFunc()).Pointer() { t.Error("rootCmd seems to have a wrong normalization function") } if reflect.ValueOf(normFunc).Pointer() != reflect.ValueOf(childCmd.GlobalNormalizationFunc()).Pointer() { t.Error("childCmd should have had the normalization function of rootCmd") } } // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/521. func TestNormPassedOnLocal(t *testing.T) { toUpper := func(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName { return pflag.NormalizedName(strings.ToUpper(name)) } c := &Command{} c.Flags().Bool("flagname", true, "this is a dummy flag") c.SetGlobalNormalizationFunc(toUpper) if c.LocalFlags().Lookup("flagname") != c.LocalFlags().Lookup("FLAGNAME") { t.Error("Normalization function should be passed on to Local flag set") } } // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/521. func TestNormPassedOnInherited(t *testing.T) { toUpper := func(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName { return pflag.NormalizedName(strings.ToUpper(name)) } c := &Command{} c.SetGlobalNormalizationFunc(toUpper) child1 := &Command{} c.AddCommand(child1) c.PersistentFlags().Bool("flagname", true, "") child2 := &Command{} c.AddCommand(child2) inherited := child1.InheritedFlags() if inherited.Lookup("flagname") == nil || inherited.Lookup("flagname") != inherited.Lookup("FLAGNAME") { t.Error("Normalization function should be passed on to inherited flag set in command added before flag") } inherited = child2.InheritedFlags() if inherited.Lookup("flagname") == nil || inherited.Lookup("flagname") != inherited.Lookup("FLAGNAME") { t.Error("Normalization function should be passed on to inherited flag set in command added after flag") } } // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/521. func TestConsistentNormalizedName(t *testing.T) { toUpper := func(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName { return pflag.NormalizedName(strings.ToUpper(name)) } n := func(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName { return pflag.NormalizedName(name) } c := &Command{} c.Flags().Bool("flagname", true, "") c.SetGlobalNormalizationFunc(toUpper) c.SetGlobalNormalizationFunc(n) if c.LocalFlags().Lookup("flagname") == c.LocalFlags().Lookup("FLAGNAME") { t.Error("Normalizing flag names should not result in duplicate flags") } } func TestFlagOnPflagCommandLine(t *testing.T) { flagName := "flagOnCommandLine" pflag.String(flagName, "", "about my flag") c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} c.AddCommand(&Command{Use: "child", Run: emptyRun}) output, _ := executeCommand(c, "--help") checkStringContains(t, output, flagName) resetCommandLineFlagSet() } // TestHiddenCommandExecutes checks, // if hidden commands run as intended. func TestHiddenCommandExecutes(t *testing.T) { executed := false c := &Command{ Use: "c", Hidden: true, Run: func(*Command, []string) { executed = true }, } output, err := executeCommand(c) if output != "" { t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output) } if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if !executed { t.Error("Hidden command should have been executed") } } // test to ensure hidden commands do not show up in usage/help text func TestHiddenCommandIsHidden(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "c", Hidden: true, Run: emptyRun} if c.IsAvailableCommand() { t.Errorf("Hidden command should be unavailable") } } func TestCommandsAreSorted(t *testing.T) { EnableCommandSorting = true originalNames := []string{"middle", "zlast", "afirst"} expectedNames := []string{"afirst", "middle", "zlast"} var rootCmd = &Command{Use: "root"} for _, name := range originalNames { rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: name}) } for i, c := range rootCmd.Commands() { got := c.Name() if expectedNames[i] != got { t.Errorf("Expected: %s, got: %s", expectedNames[i], got) } } EnableCommandSorting = true } func TestEnableCommandSortingIsDisabled(t *testing.T) { EnableCommandSorting = false originalNames := []string{"middle", "zlast", "afirst"} var rootCmd = &Command{Use: "root"} for _, name := range originalNames { rootCmd.AddCommand(&Command{Use: name}) } for i, c := range rootCmd.Commands() { got := c.Name() if originalNames[i] != got { t.Errorf("expected: %s, got: %s", originalNames[i], got) } } EnableCommandSorting = true } func TestSetOutput(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{} c.SetOutput(nil) if out := c.OutOrStdout(); out != os.Stdout { t.Errorf("Expected setting output to nil to revert back to stdout") } } func TestSetOut(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{} c.SetOut(nil) if out := c.OutOrStdout(); out != os.Stdout { t.Errorf("Expected setting output to nil to revert back to stdout") } } func TestSetErr(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{} c.SetErr(nil) if out := c.ErrOrStderr(); out != os.Stderr { t.Errorf("Expected setting error to nil to revert back to stderr") } } func TestSetIn(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{} c.SetIn(nil) if out := c.InOrStdin(); out != os.Stdin { t.Errorf("Expected setting input to nil to revert back to stdin") } } func TestUsageStringRedirected(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{} c.usageFunc = func(cmd *Command) error { cmd.Print("[stdout1]") cmd.PrintErr("[stderr2]") cmd.Print("[stdout3]") return nil } expected := "[stdout1][stderr2][stdout3]" if got := c.UsageString(); got != expected { t.Errorf("Expected usage string to consider both stdout and stderr") } } func TestFlagErrorFunc(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} expectedFmt := "This is expected: %v" c.SetFlagErrorFunc(func(_ *Command, err error) error { return fmt.Errorf(expectedFmt, err) }) _, err := executeCommand(c, "--unknown-flag") got := err.Error() expected := fmt.Sprintf(expectedFmt, "unknown flag: --unknown-flag") if got != expected { t.Errorf("Expected %v, got %v", expected, got) } } // TestSortedFlags checks, // if cmd.LocalFlags() is unsorted when cmd.Flags().SortFlags set to false. // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/404. func TestSortedFlags(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{} c.Flags().SortFlags = false names := []string{"C", "B", "A", "D"} for _, name := range names { c.Flags().Bool(name, false, "") } i := 0 c.LocalFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) { if i == len(names) { return } if stringInSlice(f.Name, names) { if names[i] != f.Name { t.Errorf("Incorrect order. Expected %v, got %v", names[i], f.Name) } i++ } }) } // TestMergeCommandLineToFlags checks, // if pflag.CommandLine is correctly merged to c.Flags() after first call // of c.mergePersistentFlags. // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/443. func TestMergeCommandLineToFlags(t *testing.T) { pflag.Bool("boolflag", false, "") c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} c.mergePersistentFlags() if c.Flags().Lookup("boolflag") == nil { t.Fatal("Expecting to have flag from CommandLine in c.Flags()") } resetCommandLineFlagSet() } // TestUseDeprecatedFlags checks, // if cobra.Execute() prints a message, if a deprecated flag is used. // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/463. func TestUseDeprecatedFlags(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} c.Flags().BoolP("deprecated", "d", false, "deprecated flag") c.Flags().MarkDeprecated("deprecated", "This flag is deprecated") output, err := executeCommand(c, "c", "-d") if err != nil { t.Error("Unexpected error:", err) } checkStringContains(t, output, "This flag is deprecated") } func TestTraverseWithParentFlags(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", TraverseChildren: true} rootCmd.Flags().String("str", "", "") rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("bool", "b", false, "") childCmd := &Command{Use: "child"} childCmd.Flags().Int("int", -1, "") rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) c, args, err := rootCmd.Traverse([]string{"-b", "--str", "ok", "child", "--int"}) if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if len(args) != 1 && args[0] != "--add" { t.Errorf("Wrong args: %v", args) } if c.Name() != childCmd.Name() { t.Errorf("Expected command: %q, got: %q", childCmd.Name(), c.Name()) } } func TestTraverseNoParentFlags(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", TraverseChildren: true} rootCmd.Flags().String("foo", "", "foo things") childCmd := &Command{Use: "child"} childCmd.Flags().String("str", "", "") rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) c, args, err := rootCmd.Traverse([]string{"child"}) if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if len(args) != 0 { t.Errorf("Wrong args %v", args) } if c.Name() != childCmd.Name() { t.Errorf("Expected command: %q, got: %q", childCmd.Name(), c.Name()) } } func TestTraverseWithBadParentFlags(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", TraverseChildren: true} childCmd := &Command{Use: "child"} childCmd.Flags().String("str", "", "") rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) expected := "unknown flag: --str" c, _, err := rootCmd.Traverse([]string{"--str", "ok", "child"}) if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expected) { t.Errorf("Expected error, %q, got %q", expected, err) } if c != nil { t.Errorf("Expected nil command") } } func TestTraverseWithBadChildFlag(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", TraverseChildren: true} rootCmd.Flags().String("str", "", "") childCmd := &Command{Use: "child"} rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd) // Expect no error because the last commands args shouldn't be parsed in // Traverse. c, args, err := rootCmd.Traverse([]string{"child", "--str"}) if err != nil { t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if len(args) != 1 && args[0] != "--str" { t.Errorf("Wrong args: %v", args) } if c.Name() != childCmd.Name() { t.Errorf("Expected command %q, got: %q", childCmd.Name(), c.Name()) } } func TestTraverseWithTwoSubcommands(t *testing.T) { rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", TraverseChildren: true} subCmd := &Command{Use: "sub", TraverseChildren: true} rootCmd.AddCommand(subCmd) subsubCmd := &Command{ Use: "subsub", } subCmd.AddCommand(subsubCmd) c, _, err := rootCmd.Traverse([]string{"sub", "subsub"}) if err != nil { t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err) } if c.Name() != subsubCmd.Name() { t.Fatalf("Expected command: %q, got %q", subsubCmd.Name(), c.Name()) } } // TestUpdateName checks if c.Name() updates on changed c.Use. // Related to https://github.com/spf13/cobra/pull/422#discussion_r143918343. func TestUpdateName(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "name xyz"} originalName := c.Name() c.Use = "changedName abc" if originalName == c.Name() || c.Name() != "changedName" { t.Error("c.Name() should be updated on changed c.Use") } } type calledAsTestcase struct { args []string call string want string epm bool tc bool } func (tc *calledAsTestcase) test(t *testing.T) { defer func(ov bool) { EnablePrefixMatching = ov }(EnablePrefixMatching) EnablePrefixMatching = tc.epm var called *Command run := func(c *Command, _ []string) { t.Logf("called: %q", c.Name()); called = c } parent := &Command{Use: "parent", Run: run} child1 := &Command{Use: "child1", Run: run, Aliases: []string{"this"}} child2 := &Command{Use: "child2", Run: run, Aliases: []string{"that"}} parent.AddCommand(child1) parent.AddCommand(child2) parent.SetArgs(tc.args) output := new(bytes.Buffer) parent.SetOutput(output) parent.Execute() if called == nil { if tc.call != "" { t.Errorf("missing expected call to command: %s", tc.call) } return } if called.Name() != tc.call { t.Errorf("called command == %q; Wanted %q", called.Name(), tc.call) } else if got := called.CalledAs(); got != tc.want { t.Errorf("%s.CalledAs() == %q; Wanted: %q", tc.call, got, tc.want) } } func TestCalledAs(t *testing.T) { tests := map[string]calledAsTestcase{ "find/no-args": {nil, "parent", "parent", false, false}, "find/real-name": {[]string{"child1"}, "child1", "child1", false, false}, "find/full-alias": {[]string{"that"}, "child2", "that", false, false}, "find/part-no-prefix": {[]string{"thi"}, "", "", false, false}, "find/part-alias": {[]string{"thi"}, "child1", "this", true, false}, "find/conflict": {[]string{"th"}, "", "", true, false}, "traverse/no-args": {nil, "parent", "parent", false, true}, "traverse/real-name": {[]string{"child1"}, "child1", "child1", false, true}, "traverse/full-alias": {[]string{"that"}, "child2", "that", false, true}, "traverse/part-no-prefix": {[]string{"thi"}, "", "", false, true}, "traverse/part-alias": {[]string{"thi"}, "child1", "this", true, true}, "traverse/conflict": {[]string{"th"}, "", "", true, true}, } for name, tc := range tests { t.Run(name, tc.test) } } func TestFParseErrWhitelistBackwardCompatibility(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{Use: "c", Run: emptyRun} c.Flags().BoolP("boola", "a", false, "a boolean flag") output, err := executeCommand(c, "c", "-a", "--unknown", "flag") if err == nil { t.Error("expected unknown flag error") } checkStringContains(t, output, "unknown flag: --unknown") } func TestFParseErrWhitelistSameCommand(t *testing.T) { c := &Command{ Use: "c", Run: emptyRun, FParseErrWhitelist: FParseErrWhitelist{ UnknownFlags: true, }, } c.Flags().BoolP("boola", "a", false, "a boolean flag") _, err := executeCommand(c, "c", "-a", "--unknown", "flag") if err != nil { t.Error("unexpected error: ", err) } } func TestFParseErrWhitelistParentCommand(t *testing.T) { root := &Command{ Use: "root", Run: emptyRun, FParseErrWhitelist: FParseErrWhitelist{ UnknownFlags: true, }, } c := &Command{ Use: "child", Run: emptyRun, } c.Flags().BoolP("boola", "a", false, "a boolean flag") root.AddCommand(c) output, err := executeCommand(root, "child", "-a", "--unknown", "flag") if err == nil { t.Error("expected unknown flag error") } checkStringContains(t, output, "unknown flag: --unknown") } func TestFParseErrWhitelistChildCommand(t *testing.T) { root := &Command{ Use: "root", Run: emptyRun, } c := &Command{ Use: "child", Run: emptyRun, FParseErrWhitelist: FParseErrWhitelist{ UnknownFlags: true, }, } c.Flags().BoolP("boola", "a", false, "a boolean flag") root.AddCommand(c) _, err := executeCommand(root, "child", "-a", "--unknown", "flag") if err != nil { t.Error("unexpected error: ", err.Error()) } } func TestFParseErrWhitelistSiblingCommand(t *testing.T) { root := &Command{ Use: "root", Run: emptyRun, } c := &Command{ Use: "child", Run: emptyRun, FParseErrWhitelist: FParseErrWhitelist{ UnknownFlags: true, }, } c.Flags().BoolP("boola", "a", false, "a boolean flag") s := &Command{ Use: "sibling", Run: emptyRun, } s.Flags().BoolP("boolb", "b", false, "a boolean flag") root.AddCommand(c) root.AddCommand(s) output, err := executeCommand(root, "sibling", "-b", "--unknown", "flag") if err == nil { t.Error("expected unknown flag error") } checkStringContains(t, output, "unknown flag: --unknown") }