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nushell/crates/nu-command/src/help/help_externs.rs
Stefan Holderbach 95b78eee25 Change the usage misnomer to "description" (#13598)
# Description
    
The meaning of the word usage is specific to describing how a command
function is *used* and not a synonym for general description. Usage can
be used to describe the SYNOPSIS or EXAMPLES sections of a man page
where the permitted argument combinations are shown or example *uses*
are given.
Let's not confuse people and call it what it is a description.

Our `help` command already creates its own *Usage* section based on the
available arguments and doesn't refer to the description with usage.

# User-Facing Changes

`help commands` and `scope commands` will now use `description` or
`extra_description`
`usage`-> `description`
`extra_usage` -> `extra_description`

Breaking change in the plugin protocol:

In the signature record communicated with the engine.
`usage`-> `description`
`extra_usage` -> `extra_description`

The same rename also takes place for the methods on
`SimplePluginCommand` and `PluginCommand`

# Tests + Formatting
- Updated plugin protocol specific changes
# After Submitting
- [ ] update plugin protocol doc
2024-08-22 12:02:08 +02:00

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use crate::help::highlight_search_in_table;
use nu_color_config::StyleComputer;
use nu_engine::{command_prelude::*, get_full_help, scope::ScopeData};
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct HelpExterns;
impl Command for HelpExterns {
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"help externs"
}
fn description(&self) -> &str {
"Show help on nushell externs."
}
fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
Signature::build("help externs")
.category(Category::Core)
.rest(
"rest",
SyntaxShape::String,
"The name of extern to get help on.",
)
.named(
"find",
SyntaxShape::String,
"string to find in extern names and descriptions",
Some('f'),
)
.input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::table())])
.allow_variants_without_examples(true)
}
fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
vec![
Example {
description: "show all externs",
example: "help externs",
result: None,
},
Example {
description: "show help for single extern",
example: "help externs smth",
result: None,
},
Example {
description: "search for string in extern names and descriptions",
example: "help externs --find smth",
result: None,
},
]
}
fn run(
&self,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
call: &Call,
_input: PipelineData,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
help_externs(engine_state, stack, call)
}
}
pub fn help_externs(
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
call: &Call,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
let head = call.head;
let find: Option<Spanned<String>> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "find")?;
let rest: Vec<Spanned<String>> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
// 🚩The following two-lines are copied from filters/find.rs:
let style_computer = StyleComputer::from_config(engine_state, stack);
// Currently, search results all use the same style.
// Also note that this sample string is passed into user-written code (the closure that may or may not be
// defined for "string").
let string_style = style_computer.compute("string", &Value::string("search result", head));
let highlight_style =
style_computer.compute("search_result", &Value::string("search result", head));
if let Some(f) = find {
let all_cmds_vec = build_help_externs(engine_state, stack, head);
let found_cmds_vec = highlight_search_in_table(
all_cmds_vec,
&f.item,
&["name", "description"],
&string_style,
&highlight_style,
)?;
return Ok(Value::list(found_cmds_vec, head).into_pipeline_data());
}
if rest.is_empty() {
let found_cmds_vec = build_help_externs(engine_state, stack, head);
Ok(Value::list(found_cmds_vec, head).into_pipeline_data())
} else {
let mut name = String::new();
for r in &rest {
if !name.is_empty() {
name.push(' ');
}
name.push_str(&r.item);
}
let output = engine_state
.get_decls_sorted(false)
.into_iter()
.filter_map(|(_, decl_id)| {
let decl = engine_state.get_decl(decl_id);
(decl.name() == name).then_some(decl)
})
.map(|cmd| get_full_help(cmd, engine_state, stack))
.collect::<Vec<String>>();
if !output.is_empty() {
Ok(
Value::string(output.join("======================\n\n"), call.head)
.into_pipeline_data(),
)
} else {
Err(ShellError::CommandNotFound {
span: Span::merge_many(rest.iter().map(|s| s.span)),
})
}
}
}
fn build_help_externs(engine_state: &EngineState, stack: &Stack, span: Span) -> Vec<Value> {
let mut scope = ScopeData::new(engine_state, stack);
scope.populate_decls();
scope.collect_externs(span)
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
#[test]
fn test_examples() {
use super::HelpExterns;
use crate::test_examples;
test_examples(HelpExterns {})
}
}