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Author: SpectraL519

include/ap/argument_group.hpp

@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@ class argument_group {
 public:
     argument_group() = delete;
 
-    argument_group& description(std::string_view desc) noexcept {
-        this->_description = desc;
-        return *this;
-    }
-
+    /**
+     * @brief Set the `hidden` attribute of the group.
+     *
+     * - If set to true, the group will be hidden from the help output.
+     * - Groups are NOT hidden by default.
+     *
+     * @param h The value to set for the attribute (default: true).
+     * @return Reference to the group instance.
+     */
     argument_group& hidden(const bool h = true) noexcept {
         this->_hidden = h;
         return *this;
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ class argument_group {
 
     /// Construct a new argument group with the given name.
     argument_group(argument_parser& parser, const std::string_view name)
-    : _parser(&parser), _name(name), _description(std::nullopt) {}
+    : _parser(&parser), _name(name) {}
 
     /// Add a new argument to this group (called internally by parser).
     void _add_argument(arg_ptr_t arg) noexcept {
@@ -108,7 +112,6 @@ class argument_group {
 
     argument_parser* _parser; ///< Pointer to the owning parser.
     std::string _name; ///< Name of the group (used in help output).
-    std::optional<std::string> _description; ///< Description of the group (used in help output).
     arg_ptr_vec_t _arguments; ///< A list of arguments that belong to this group.
 
     bool _hidden : 1 = false; ///< The hidden attribute value (default: false).

include/ap/argument_parser.hpp

@@ -863,8 +863,7 @@ class argument_parser {
 
         this->_print_subparsers(os);
         for (const auto& group : this->_argument_groups)
-            if (not group._hidden)
-                this->_print_group(os, *group, verbose);
+            this->_print_group(os, *group, verbose);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1509,6 +1508,9 @@ class argument_parser {
      */
     void _print_group(std::ostream& os, const argument_group& group, const bool verbose)
         const noexcept {
+        if (group._hidden)
+            return;
+
         auto visible_args = std::views::filter(group._arguments, [](const auto& arg) {
             return not arg->is_hidden();
         });
@@ -1519,8 +1521,6 @@ class argument_parser {
         os << '\n' << group._name << ':';
 
         std::vector<std::string_view> group_attrs;
-        if (group._description.has_value())
-            group_attrs.emplace_back(group._description.value());
         if (group._required)
             group_attrs.emplace_back("required");
         if (group._mutually_exclusive)