cmd/ipfs2: Output generated help text on error or help flag

cmd/ipfs2/main.go

@@ -41,22 +41,49 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func createRequest(args []string) (cmds.Request, *cmds.Command) {
-	req, root, cmd, err := cmdsCli.Parse(args, Root, commands.Root)
+	req, root, cmd, path, err := cmdsCli.Parse(args, Root, commands.Root)
-	if err != nil {
+
-		fmt.Println(err)
+	var options cmds.Request
-		if cmd != nil {
+	if req != nil && root != nil {
-			if cmd.Help != "" {
+		var err2 error
-				fmt.Println(cmd.Help)
+		options, err2 = getOptions(req, root)
-			}
+		if err2 != nil {
-		} else {
+			fmt.Println(err2)
-			fmt.Println(Root.Help)
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	options, err := getOptions(req, root)
+	// handle parse error (which means the commandline input was wrong,
+	// e.g. incorrect number of args, or nonexistent subcommand)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
+		// if the -help flag wasn't specified, show the error message
+		if options != nil {
+			opt, _ := options.Option("help")
+			help, _ := opt.(bool)
+			if !help {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+			}
+
+		} else if path != nil && len(path) > 0 {
+			// if a path was returned (user specified a valid subcommand), show the error message
+			// (this means there was an option or argument error)
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+
+		// when generating help for the root command, we don't want the autogenerated subcommand text
+		// (since we have better hand-made subcommand list in the root Help field)
+		if cmd == nil {
+			root = &*commands.Root
+			root.Subcommands = nil
+		}
+
+		// generate the help text for the command the user was trying to call (or root)
+		helpText, err := cmdsCli.HelpText("ipfs", root, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(helpText)
+		}
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +123,12 @@ func handleOptions(req cmds.Request, root *cmds.Command) {
 
 	if help, found := options.Option("help"); found {
 		if helpBool, ok := help.(bool); helpBool && ok {
-			fmt.Println(req.Command().Help)
+			helpText, err := cmdsCli.HelpText("ipfs", root, req.Path())
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err.Error())
+			} else {
+				fmt.Println(helpText)
+			}
 			os.Exit(0)
 		} else if !ok {
 			fmt.Println("error: expected 'help' option to be a bool")