possibility to set arguments

[dodo]

i'm missing named arguments.

cli.parse({
    log:   ['l', 'Enable logging'],
},[
    ['filename', "does something with these files", /*required*/ true, /*list*/ true],
    ['logfile', "logs into this file"]
],['test', 'run']);

this should result in a help output like:

Usage:
  test.js [OPTIONS] filename... [logfile]

Arguments:
  filename     does something with these files (required)
  logfile      logs into this file

Options:
  -l           Enable logging
  -h, --help   Display help and usage details

Commands: 
  run, test

setting list=true for arguments should add a ... in help and result in an array when parsed.

[chriso]

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but in the name of keeping cli simple, this isn't a feature I plan on adding.

[dodo]

and adding it as a plugin?

or you could add a not integrated plugin structure so some like like me can build his own cli-plugin and provide it via npm ...
if you want i can open a new issue for that.

[chriso]

Even adding it as a plugin would require a fairly large refactor of the way argv is parsed. cli is primarily an options parser with some extra features on top - named arguments would be cool but it's not something I'd plan on adding unless there was enough demand for it.

[OKNoah]

👍 +1 for this feature