Improve CLI commands

cmd/hook.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 	CmdHook = &cli.Command{
 		Name:        "hook",
 		Usage:       "(internal) Should only be called by Git",
+		Hidden:      true, // internal commands shouldn't be visible
 		Description: "Delegate commands to corresponding Git hooks",
 		Before:      PrepareConsoleLoggerLevel(log.FATAL),
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{

cmd/keys.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 var CmdKeys = &cli.Command{
 	Name:        "keys",
 	Usage:       "(internal) Should only be called by SSH server",
+	Hidden:      true, // internal commands shouldn't not be visible
 	Description: "Queries the Gitea database to get the authorized command for a given ssh key fingerprint",
 	Before:      PrepareConsoleLoggerLevel(log.FATAL),
 	Action:      runKeys,

cmd/main.go

@@ -24,92 +24,51 @@ func cmdHelp() *cli.Command {
 		Usage:     "Shows a list of commands or help for one command",
 		ArgsUsage: "[command]",
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) (err error) {
-			lineage := c.Lineage() // The order is from child to parent: help, doctor, Gitea
-			targetCmdIdx := 0
-			if c.Name == "help" {
-				targetCmdIdx = 1
-			}
-			if lineage[targetCmdIdx] != lineage[targetCmdIdx].Root() {
-				err = cli.ShowCommandHelp(ctx, lineage[targetCmdIdx+1] /* parent cmd */, lineage[targetCmdIdx].Name /* sub cmd */)
+			if !c.Args().Present() {
+				err = cli.ShowAppHelp(c.Root())
 			} else {
-				err = cli.ShowAppHelp(c)
+				err = cli.ShowCommandHelp(ctx, c.Root(), c.Args().First())
 			}
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.Root().Writer, `
+			if err == nil {
+				_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(c.Root().Writer, `
 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION:
    AppPath:    %s
    WorkPath:   %s
    CustomPath: %s
    ConfigFile: %s
 
 `, setting.AppPath, setting.AppWorkPath, setting.CustomPath, setting.CustomConf)
+			}
 			return err
 		},
 	}
 	return c
 }
 
-func appGlobalFlags() []cli.Flag {
-	return []cli.Flag{
-		// make the builtin flags at the top
-		cli.HelpFlag,
-
-		// shared configuration flags, they are for global and for each sub-command at the same time
-		// eg: such command is valid: "./gitea --config /tmp/app.ini web --config /tmp/app.ini", while it's discouraged indeed
-		// keep in mind that the short flags like "-C", "-c" and "-w" are globally polluted, they can't be used for sub-commands anymore.
-		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:    "custom-path",
-			Aliases: []string{"C"},
-			Usage:   "Set custom path (defaults to '{WorkPath}/custom')",
-		},
-		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:    "config",
-			Aliases: []string{"c"},
-			Value:   setting.CustomConf,
-			Usage:   "Set custom config file (defaults to '{WorkPath}/custom/conf/app.ini')",
-		},
-		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:    "work-path",
-			Aliases: []string{"w"},
-			Usage:   "Set Gitea's working path (defaults to the Gitea's binary directory)",
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func prepareSubcommandWithGlobalFlags(command *cli.Command) {
-	command.Flags = append(append([]cli.Flag{}, appGlobalFlags()...), command.Flags...)
-	command.Action = prepareWorkPathAndCustomConf(command.Action)
-	command.HideHelp = true
-	if command.Name != "help" {
-		command.Commands = append(command.Commands, cmdHelp())
-	}
-	for i := range command.Commands {
-		prepareSubcommandWithGlobalFlags(command.Commands[i])
-	}
+	command.Before = prepareWorkPathAndCustomConf(command.Before)
 }
 
 // prepareWorkPathAndCustomConf wraps the Action to prepare the work path and custom config
-// It can't use "Before", because each level's sub-command's Before will be called one by one, so the "init" would be done multiple times
-func prepareWorkPathAndCustomConf(action cli.ActionFunc) func(context.Context, *cli.Command) error {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+func prepareWorkPathAndCustomConf(original cli.BeforeFunc) cli.BeforeFunc {
+	if original == nil {
+		original = func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) (context.Context, error) {
+			return ctx, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, error) {
 		var args setting.ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf
-		// from children to parent, check the global flags
-		for _, curCtx := range cmd.Lineage() {
-			if curCtx.IsSet("work-path") && args.WorkPath == "" {
-				args.WorkPath = curCtx.String("work-path")
-			}
-			if curCtx.IsSet("custom-path") && args.CustomPath == "" {
-				args.CustomPath = curCtx.String("custom-path")
-			}
-			if curCtx.IsSet("config") && args.CustomConf == "" {
-				args.CustomConf = curCtx.String("config")
-			}
+		if cmd.IsSet("work-path") {
+			args.WorkPath = cmd.String("work-path")
 		}
-		setting.InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(os.Getenv, args)
-		if cmd.Bool("help") || action == nil {
-			// the default behavior of "urfave/cli": "nil action" means "show help"
-			return cmdHelp().Action(ctx, cmd)
+		if cmd.IsSet("custom-path") {
+			args.CustomPath = cmd.String("custom-path")
+		}
+		if cmd.IsSet("config") {
+			args.CustomConf = cmd.String("config")
 		}
-		return action(ctx, cmd)
+		setting.InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(os.Getenv, args)
+		return original(ctx, cmd)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +84,27 @@ func NewMainApp(appVer AppVersion) *cli.Command {
 	app.Description = `Gitea program contains "web" and other subcommands. If no subcommand is given, it starts the web server by default. Use "web" subcommand for more web server arguments, use other subcommands for other purposes.`
 	app.Version = appVer.Version + appVer.Extra
 	app.EnableShellCompletion = true
-
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:      "custom-path",
+			Aliases:   []string{"C"},
+			TakesFile: true,
+			Usage:     "Set custom path (defaults to '{WorkPath}/custom')",
+		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:      "config",
+			Aliases:   []string{"c"},
+			TakesFile: true,
+			Value:     setting.CustomConf,
+			Usage:     "Set custom config file (defaults to '{WorkPath}/custom/conf/app.ini')",
+		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:      "work-path",
+			Aliases:   []string{"w"},
+			TakesFile: true,
+			Usage:     "Set Gitea's working path (defaults to the Gitea's binary directory)",
+		},
+	}
 	// these sub-commands need to use config file
 	subCmdWithConfig := []*cli.Command{
 		cmdHelp(), // the "help" sub-command was used to show the more information for "work path" and "custom config"
@@ -156,9 +135,6 @@ func NewMainApp(appVer AppVersion) *cli.Command {
 	// but not sure whether it would break Windows users who used to double-click the EXE to run.
 	app.DefaultCommand = CmdWeb.Name
 
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, cli.VersionFlag)
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, appGlobalFlags()...)
-	app.HideHelp = true // use our own help action to show helps (with more information like default config)
 	app.Before = PrepareConsoleLoggerLevel(log.INFO)
 	for i := range subCmdWithConfig {
 		prepareSubcommandWithGlobalFlags(subCmdWithConfig[i])

cmd/serv.go

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ var CmdServ = &cli.Command{
 	Name:        "serv",
 	Usage:       "(internal) Should only be called by SSH shell",
 	Description: "Serv provides access auth for repositories",
+	Hidden:      true, // Internal commands shouldn't be visible in help
 	Before:      PrepareConsoleLoggerLevel(log.FATAL),
 	Action:      runServ,
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{