Add extra_args field to ClaudeCodeOptions for forward compatibility #111
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- Add extra_args dict field to pass arbitrary CLI flags - Support both valued flags (--flag value) and boolean flags (--flag) - Add comprehensive tests for the new functionality - Allows SDK to work with future CLI flags without code changes 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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…nthropics#111) ## Summary - Adds `extra_args` field to `ClaudeCodeOptions` to support passing arbitrary CLI flags - Enables forward compatibility with future CLI flags without requiring SDK updates - Supports both valued flags (`--flag value`) and boolean flags (`--flag`) ## Changes - Add `extra_args: dict[str, str | None]` field to `ClaudeCodeOptions` - Implement logic in `SubprocessCLITransport` to handle extra args: - `None` values create boolean flags (e.g., `{"verbose": None}` → `--verbose`) - String values create flags with arguments (e.g., `{"output": "json"}` → `--output json`) - Add comprehensive tests for the new functionality ## Test plan - [x] Added unit tests for settings file path handling - [x] Added unit tests for settings JSON object handling - [x] Added unit tests for extra_args with both valued and boolean flags - [x] All tests pass (`python -m pytest tests/`) - [x] Type checking passes (`python -m mypy src/`) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-authored-by: Claude <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Rushil Patel <[email protected]>
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Summary
extra_argsfield toClaudeCodeOptionsto support passing arbitrary CLI flags--flag value) and boolean flags (--flag)Changes
extra_args: dict[str, str | None]field toClaudeCodeOptionsSubprocessCLITransportto handle extra args:Nonevalues create boolean flags (e.g.,{"verbose": None}→--verbose){"output": "json"}→--output json)Test plan
python -m pytest tests/)python -m mypy src/)🤖 Generated with Claude Code