Support groups for subcommands.

CLIUtils · Nov 20, 2017 · db20f91 · db20f91
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diff --git a/include/CLI/App.hpp b/include/CLI/App.hpp
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ class App {
     /// -1 for 1 or more, 0 for not required, # for exact number required
     int require_subcommand_ = 0;
 
+    /// The group membership
+    std::string group_{"Subcommands"};
+
     ///@}
     /// @name Config
     ///@{
@@ -212,6 +215,15 @@ class App {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /// Changes the group membership
+    App *group(std::string name) {
+        group_ = name;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /// Get the group of this subcommand
+    const std::string &get_group() const { return group_; }
+
     ///@}
     /// @name Adding options
     ///@{
@@ -831,9 +843,18 @@ class App {
 
         // Subcommands
         if(!subcommands_.empty()) {
-            out << std::endl << "Subcommands:" << std::endl;
-            for(const App_p &com : subcommands_)
-                detail::format_help(out, com->get_name(), com->description_, wid);
+            std::set<std::string> subcmd_groups_seen;
+            for(const App_p &com : subcommands_) {
+                const std::string &group_key = detail::to_lower(com->get_group());
+                if(group_key == "hidden" || subcmd_groups_seen.count(group_key) != 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                subcmd_groups_seen.insert(group_key);
+                out << std::endl << com->get_group() << ":" << std::endl;
+                for(const App_p &com : subcommands_)
+                    if(detail::to_lower(com->get_group()) == group_key)
+                        detail::format_help(out, com->get_name(), com->description_, wid);
+            }
         }
 
         if(!footer_.empty()) {

diff --git a/tests/SubcommandTest.cpp b/tests/SubcommandTest.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #include "app_helper.hpp"
 
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+
+using ::testing::HasSubstr;
+using ::testing::Not;
+
 TEST_F(TApp, BasicSubcommands) {
     auto sub1 = app.add_subcommand("sub1");
     auto sub2 = app.add_subcommand("sub2");
@@ -482,3 +488,21 @@ TEST_F(SubcommandProgram, Callbacks) {
 
     EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::Success);
 }
+
+TEST_F(SubcommandProgram, Groups) {
+
+    std::string help = app.help();
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, Not(HasSubstr("More Commands:")));
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, HasSubstr("Subcommands:"));
+
+    start->group("More Commands");
+    help = app.help();
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, HasSubstr("More Commands:"));
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, HasSubstr("Subcommands:"));
+
+    // Case is ignored but for the first subcommand in a group.
+    stop->group("more commands");
+    help = app.help();
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, HasSubstr("More Commands:"));
+    EXPECT_THAT(help, Not(HasSubstr("Subcommands:")));
+}