use crate::filters::find_internal;
use nu_engine::{command_prelude::*, get_full_help};
use nu_protocol::DeclId;
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct HelpCommands;
impl Command for HelpCommands {
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"help commands"
}
fn description(&self) -> &str {
"Show help on nushell commands."
}
fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
Signature::build("help commands")
.category(Category::Core)
.rest(
"rest",
SyntaxShape::String,
"The name of command to get help on.",
)
.named(
"find",
SyntaxShape::String,
"String to find in command names, descriptions, and search terms.",
Some('f'),
)
.input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::table())])
.allow_variants_without_examples(true)
}
fn run(
&self,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
call: &Call,
_input: PipelineData,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
help_commands(engine_state, stack, call)
}
}
pub fn help_commands(
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)?;
if let Some(f) = find {
let all_cmds_vec = build_help_commands(engine_state, head);
return find_internal(
all_cmds_vec,
engine_state,
stack,
&f.item,
&["name", "description", "search_terms"],
true,
head,
);
}
if rest.is_empty() {
Ok(build_help_commands(engine_state, head))
} else {
let mut name = String::new();
for r in &rest {
if !name.is_empty() {
name.push(' ');
}
name.push_str(&r.item);
}
let decl_id = find_decl_with_alias_resolution(engine_state, name.as_bytes());
if let Some(decl) = decl_id {
let cmd = engine_state.get_decl(decl);
let sig = engine_state.get_signature(cmd).update_from_command(cmd);
let mut help_text = get_full_help(cmd, engine_state, stack, head);
if name != sig.name {
let search = format!("> {}", sig.name);
let replace = format!("> {}", name);
help_text = help_text.replacen(&search, &replace, 1);
}
Ok(Value::string(help_text, call.head).into_pipeline_data())
} else {
Err(ShellError::CommandNotFound {
span: Span::merge_many(rest.iter().map(|s| s.span)),
})
}
}
}
fn find_decl_with_alias_resolution(engine_state: &EngineState, name: &[u8]) -> Option<DeclId> {
let name_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(name);
let parts: Vec<&str> = name_str.split_whitespace().collect();
if parts.is_empty() {
return None;
}
if let Some(decl_id) = engine_state.find_decl(name, &[]) {
return Some(decl_id);
}
if let Some(first_decl_id) = engine_state.find_decl(parts[0].as_bytes(), &[]) {
let first_decl = engine_state.get_decl(first_decl_id);
if let Some(alias) = first_decl.as_alias()
&& let nu_protocol::ast::Expression {
expr: nu_protocol::ast::Expr::Call(call),
..
} = &alias.wrapped_call
{
let aliased_decl = engine_state.get_decl(call.decl_id);
let aliased_name = aliased_decl.name();
if parts.len() > 1 {
let full_name = format!("{} {}", aliased_name, parts[1..].join(" "));
return find_decl_with_alias_resolution(engine_state, full_name.as_bytes());
} else {
return Some(call.decl_id);
}
}
}
None
}
fn build_help_commands(engine_state: &EngineState, span: Span) -> PipelineData {
let commands = engine_state.get_decls_sorted(false);
let mut found_cmds_vec = Vec::new();
for (decl_name_bytes, decl_id) in commands {
let decl = engine_state.get_decl(decl_id);
let sig = decl.signature().update_from_command(decl);
let key = String::from_utf8_lossy(&decl_name_bytes).to_string();
let description = sig.description;
let search_terms = sig.search_terms;
let command_type = decl.command_type().to_string();
let param_table = {
let mut vals = vec![];
for required_param in &sig.required_positional {
vals.push(Value::record(
record! {
"name" => Value::string(&required_param.name, span),
"type" => Value::string(required_param.shape.to_string(), span),
"required" => Value::bool(true, span),
"description" => Value::string(&required_param.desc, span),
},
span,
));
}
for optional_param in &sig.optional_positional {
vals.push(Value::record(
record! {
"name" => Value::string(&optional_param.name, span),
"type" => Value::string(optional_param.shape.to_string(), span),
"required" => Value::bool(false, span),
"description" => Value::string(&optional_param.desc, span),
},
span,
));
}
if let Some(rest_positional) = &sig.rest_positional {
vals.push(Value::record(
record! {
"name" => Value::string(format!("...{}", rest_positional.name), span),
"type" => Value::string(rest_positional.shape.to_string(), span),
"required" => Value::bool(false, span),
"description" => Value::string(&rest_positional.desc, span),
},
span,
));
}
for named_param in &sig.named {
let name = if let Some(short) = named_param.short {
if named_param.long.is_empty() {
format!("-{short}")
} else {
format!("--{}(-{})", named_param.long, short)
}
} else {
format!("--{}", named_param.long)
};
let typ = if let Some(arg) = &named_param.arg {
arg.to_string()
} else {
"switch".to_string()
};
vals.push(Value::record(
record! {
"name" => Value::string(name, span),
"type" => Value::string(typ, span),
"required" => Value::bool(named_param.required, span),
"description" => Value::string(&named_param.desc, span),
},
span,
));
}
Value::list(vals, span)
};
let input_output_table = {
let mut vals = vec![];
for (input_type, output_type) in sig.input_output_types {
vals.push(Value::record(
record! {
"input" => Value::string(input_type.to_string(), span),
"output" => Value::string(output_type.to_string(), span),
},
span,
));
}
Value::list(vals, span)
};
let record = record! {
"name" => Value::string(key, span),
"category" => Value::string(sig.category.to_string(), span),
"command_type" => Value::string(command_type, span),
"description" => Value::string(description, span),
"params" => param_table,
"input_output" => input_output_table,
"search_terms" => Value::string(search_terms.join(", "), span),
"is_const" => Value::bool(decl.is_const(), span),
};
found_cmds_vec.push(Value::record(record, span));
}
Value::list(found_cmds_vec, span).into_pipeline_data()
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
#[test]
fn test_examples() -> nu_test_support::Result {
use super::HelpCommands;
nu_test_support::test().examples(HelpCommands)
}
}