use crate::eval_call;
use fancy_regex::{Captures, Regex};
use nu_protocol::{
Category, Config, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, PositionalArg, Signature, Span, SpanId,
Spanned, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
ast::{Argument, Call, Expr, Expression, RecordItem},
debugger::WithoutDebug,
engine::CommandType,
engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack, UNKNOWN_SPAN_ID},
record,
};
use nu_utils::terminal_size;
use std::{
borrow::Cow,
collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
fmt::Write,
sync::{Arc, LazyLock},
};
const RESET: &str = "\x1b[0m";
const DEFAULT_COLOR: &str = "\x1b[39m";
const DEFAULT_DIMMED: &str = "\x1b[2;39m";
const DEFAULT_ITALIC: &str = "\x1b[3;39m";
pub fn get_full_help(
command: &dyn Command,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) -> String {
let stack = &mut stack.start_collect_value();
let nu_config = stack.get_config(engine_state);
let sig = engine_state
.get_signature(command)
.update_from_command(command);
let mut help_style = HelpStyle::default();
help_style.update_from_config(engine_state, &nu_config, head);
let mut long_desc = String::new();
let desc = &sig.description;
if !desc.is_empty() {
long_desc.push_str(&highlight_code(desc, engine_state, stack, head));
long_desc.push_str("\n\n");
}
let extra_desc = &sig.extra_description;
if !extra_desc.is_empty() {
long_desc.push_str(&highlight_code(extra_desc, engine_state, stack, head));
long_desc.push_str("\n\n");
}
match command.command_type() {
CommandType::Alias => get_alias_documentation(
&mut long_desc,
command,
&sig,
&help_style,
engine_state,
stack,
head,
),
_ => get_command_documentation(
&mut long_desc,
command,
&sig,
&nu_config,
&help_style,
engine_state,
stack,
head,
),
};
let mut final_help = if !nu_config.use_ansi_coloring.get(engine_state) {
nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(long_desc)
} else {
long_desc
};
if let Some(cmd) = command.as_alias().and_then(|alias| alias.command.as_ref()) {
let nested_help = get_full_help(cmd.as_ref(), engine_state, stack, head);
if !nested_help.is_empty() {
final_help.push_str("\n\n");
final_help.push_str(&nested_help);
}
}
final_help
}
fn try_nu_highlight(
code_string: &str,
reject_garbage: bool,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) -> Option<String> {
let highlighter = engine_state.find_decl(b"nu-highlight", &[])?;
let decl = engine_state.get_decl(highlighter);
let mut call = Call::new(head);
if reject_garbage {
call.add_named((
Spanned {
item: "reject-garbage".into(),
span: head,
},
None,
None,
));
}
decl.run(
engine_state,
stack,
&(&call).into(),
Value::string(code_string, head).into_pipeline_data(),
)
.and_then(|pipe| pipe.into_value(head))
.and_then(|val| val.coerce_into_string())
.ok()
}
fn nu_highlight_string(
code_string: &str,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) -> String {
try_nu_highlight(code_string, false, engine_state, stack, head)
.unwrap_or_else(|| code_string.to_string())
}
fn highlight_capture_group(
captures: &Captures,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) -> String {
let Some(content) = captures.get(1) else {
return String::new();
};
let config_old = stack.get_config(engine_state);
let mut config = (*config_old).clone();
let code_style = Value::record(
record! {
"attr" => Value::string("di", head),
},
head,
);
let color_config = &mut config.color_config;
color_config.insert("shape_external".into(), code_style.clone());
color_config.insert("shape_external_resolved".into(), code_style.clone());
color_config.insert("shape_externalarg".into(), code_style);
stack.config = Some(Arc::new(config));
let highlighted = try_nu_highlight(content.into(), true, engine_state, stack, head)
.map(|text| {
let resets = text.match_indices(RESET).count();
let text = text.replacen(
RESET,
&format!("{RESET}{DEFAULT_ITALIC}"),
resets.saturating_sub(1),
);
format!("{DEFAULT_ITALIC}{text}")
});
stack.config = Some(config_old);
highlighted.unwrap_or_else(|| highlight_fallback(content.into()))
}
fn highlight_fallback(text: &str) -> String {
format!("{DEFAULT_DIMMED}{DEFAULT_ITALIC}{text}{RESET}")
}
fn highlight_code<'a>(
text: &'a str,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) -> Cow<'a, str> {
let config = stack.get_config(engine_state);
if !config.use_ansi_coloring.get(engine_state) {
return Cow::Borrowed(text);
}
static PATTERN: &str = r"(?x) # verbose mode
(?<![\p{Letter}\d]) # negative look-behind for alphanumeric: ensure backticks are not directly preceded by letter/number.
`
([^`\n]+?) # capture characters inside backticks, excluding backticks and newlines. ungreedy.
`
(?![\p{Letter}\d]) # negative look-ahead for alphanumeric: ensure backticks are not directly followed by letter/number.
";
static RE: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(PATTERN).expect("valid regex"));
let do_try_highlight =
|captures: &Captures| highlight_capture_group(captures, engine_state, stack, head);
RE.replace_all(text, do_try_highlight)
}
#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
fn get_alias_documentation(
long_desc: &mut String,
command: &dyn Command,
sig: &Signature,
help_style: &HelpStyle,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) {
let help_section_name = &help_style.section_name;
let help_subcolor_one = &help_style.subcolor_one;
let alias_name = &sig.name;
write!(
long_desc,
"{help_section_name}Alias{RESET}: {help_subcolor_one}{alias_name}{RESET}"
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
long_desc.push_str("\n\n");
let Some(alias) = command.as_alias() else {
return;
};
let alias_expansion =
String::from_utf8_lossy(engine_state.get_span_contents(alias.wrapped_call.span));
write!(
long_desc,
"{help_section_name}Expansion{RESET}:\n {}",
nu_highlight_string(&alias_expansion, engine_state, stack, head)
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
fn get_command_documentation(
long_desc: &mut String,
command: &dyn Command,
sig: &Signature,
nu_config: &Config,
help_style: &HelpStyle,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) {
let help_section_name = &help_style.section_name;
let help_subcolor_one = &help_style.subcolor_one;
let cmd_name = &sig.name;
if !sig.search_terms.is_empty() {
write!(
long_desc,
"{help_section_name}Search terms{RESET}: {help_subcolor_one}{}{RESET}\n\n",
sig.search_terms.join(", "),
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
write!(
long_desc,
"{help_section_name}Usage{RESET}:\n > {}\n",
sig.call_signature()
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
let mut subcommands = vec![];
let signatures = engine_state.get_signatures_and_declids(true);
let mut seen = HashSet::new();
for (sig, decl_id) in signatures {
let display_name = engine_state
.find_decl_name(decl_id, &[])
.map(|bytes| String::from_utf8_lossy(bytes).to_string())
.unwrap_or_else(|| sig.name.clone());
if (display_name.starts_with(&format!("{cmd_name} "))
|| sig.name.starts_with(&format!("{cmd_name} ")))
&& !matches!(sig.category, Category::Removed)
&& seen.insert(decl_id)
{
let command_type = engine_state.get_decl(decl_id).command_type();
let name_to_print = if display_name.starts_with(&format!("{cmd_name} ")) {
display_name.clone()
} else {
sig.name.clone()
};
if command_type == CommandType::Plugin
|| command_type == CommandType::Alias
|| command_type == CommandType::Custom
{
subcommands.push(format!(
" {help_subcolor_one}{} {help_section_name}({}){RESET} - {}",
name_to_print,
command_type,
highlight_code(&sig.description, engine_state, stack, head)
));
} else {
subcommands.push(format!(
" {help_subcolor_one}{}{RESET} - {}",
name_to_print,
highlight_code(&sig.description, engine_state, stack, head)
));
}
}
}
if !subcommands.is_empty() {
write!(long_desc, "\n{help_section_name}Subcommands{RESET}:\n")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
subcommands.sort();
subcommands.dedup();
long_desc.push_str(&subcommands.join("\n"));
long_desc.push('\n');
}
if !sig.named.is_empty() {
long_desc.push_str(&get_flags_section(sig, help_style, |v| match v {
FormatterValue::DefaultValue(value) => nu_highlight_string(
&value.to_parsable_string(", ", nu_config),
engine_state,
stack,
head,
),
FormatterValue::CodeString(text) => {
highlight_code(text, engine_state, stack, head).to_string()
}
}))
}
write!(
long_desc,
"\n{help_section_name}Command Type{RESET}:\n > {}\n",
command.command_type()
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
if !sig.required_positional.is_empty()
|| !sig.optional_positional.is_empty()
|| sig.rest_positional.is_some()
{
write!(long_desc, "\n{help_section_name}Parameters{RESET}:\n")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
for positional in &sig.required_positional {
write_positional(
long_desc,
positional,
PositionalKind::Required,
help_style,
nu_config,
engine_state,
stack,
head,
);
}
for positional in &sig.optional_positional {
write_positional(
long_desc,
positional,
PositionalKind::Optional,
help_style,
nu_config,
engine_state,
stack,
head,
);
}
if let Some(rest_positional) = &sig.rest_positional {
write_positional(
long_desc,
rest_positional,
PositionalKind::Rest,
help_style,
nu_config,
engine_state,
stack,
head,
);
}
}
fn get_term_width() -> usize {
if let Ok((w, _h)) = terminal_size() {
w as usize
} else {
80
}
}
if !command.is_keyword()
&& !sig.input_output_types.is_empty()
&& let Some(decl_id) = engine_state.find_decl(b"table", &[])
{
let mut vals = vec![];
for (input, output) in &sig.input_output_types {
vals.push(Value::record(
record! {
"input" => Value::string(input.to_string(), head),
"output" => Value::string(output.to_string(), head),
},
head,
));
}
let caller_stack = &mut Stack::new().collect_value();
if let Ok(result) = eval_call::<WithoutDebug>(
engine_state,
caller_stack,
&Call {
decl_id,
head,
arguments: vec![Argument::Named((
Spanned {
item: "width".to_string(),
span: head,
},
None,
Some(Expression::new_unknown(
Expr::Int(get_term_width() as i64 - 2), head,
Type::Int,
)),
))],
parser_info: HashMap::new(),
},
PipelineData::value(Value::list(vals, head), None),
) && let Ok((str, ..)) = result.collect_string_strict(head)
{
writeln!(long_desc, "\n{help_section_name}Input/output types{RESET}:")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
for line in str.lines() {
writeln!(long_desc, " {line}").expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
}
}
let examples = command.examples();
if !examples.is_empty() {
write!(long_desc, "\n{help_section_name}Examples{RESET}:")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
for example in examples {
long_desc.push('\n');
long_desc.push_str(" ");
long_desc.push_str(&highlight_code(
example.description,
engine_state,
stack,
head,
));
if !nu_config.use_ansi_coloring.get(engine_state) {
write!(long_desc, "\n > {}\n", example.example)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
} else {
let code_string = nu_highlight_string(example.example, engine_state, stack, head);
write!(long_desc, "\n > {code_string}\n").expect("writing to a String is infallible");
};
if let Some(result) = &example.result {
let mut table_call = Call::new(head);
if example.example.ends_with("--collapse") {
table_call.add_named((
Spanned {
item: "collapse".to_string(),
span: head,
},
None,
None,
))
} else {
table_call.add_named((
Spanned {
item: "expand".to_string(),
span: head,
},
None,
None,
))
}
table_call.add_named((
Spanned {
item: "width".to_string(),
span: head,
},
None,
Some(Expression::new_unknown(
Expr::Int(get_term_width() as i64 - 2),
head,
Type::Int,
)),
));
let table = engine_state
.find_decl("table".as_bytes(), &[])
.and_then(|decl_id| {
engine_state
.get_decl(decl_id)
.run(
engine_state,
stack,
&(&table_call).into(),
PipelineData::value(result.clone(), None),
)
.ok()
});
for item in table.into_iter().flatten() {
writeln!(
long_desc,
" {}",
item.to_expanded_string("", nu_config)
.trim_end()
.trim_start_matches(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() && c != ' ')
.replace('\n', "\n ")
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
}
}
long_desc.push('\n');
}
fn update_ansi_from_config(
ansi_code: &mut String,
engine_state: &EngineState,
nu_config: &Config,
theme_component: &str,
head: Span,
) {
if let Some(color) = &nu_config.color_config.get(theme_component) {
let caller_stack = &mut Stack::new().collect_value();
let span_id = UNKNOWN_SPAN_ID;
let argument_opt = get_argument_for_color_value(nu_config, color, head, span_id);
if let Some(argument) = argument_opt
&& let Some(decl_id) = engine_state.find_decl(b"ansi", &[])
&& let Ok(result) = eval_call::<WithoutDebug>(
engine_state,
caller_stack,
&Call {
decl_id,
head,
arguments: vec![argument],
parser_info: HashMap::new(),
},
PipelineData::empty(),
)
&& let Ok((str, ..)) = result.collect_string_strict(head)
{
*ansi_code = str;
}
}
}
fn get_argument_for_color_value(
nu_config: &Config,
color: &Value,
span: Span,
span_id: SpanId,
) -> Option<Argument> {
match color {
Value::Record { val, .. } => {
let record_exp: Vec<RecordItem> = (**val)
.iter()
.map(|(k, v)| {
RecordItem::Pair(
Expression::new_existing(
Expr::String(k.clone()),
span,
span_id,
Type::String,
),
Expression::new_existing(
Expr::String(v.clone().to_expanded_string("", nu_config)),
span,
span_id,
Type::String,
),
)
})
.collect();
Some(Argument::Positional(Expression::new_existing(
Expr::Record(record_exp),
span,
span_id,
Type::Record(
[
("fg".to_string(), Type::String),
("attr".to_string(), Type::String),
]
.into(),
),
)))
}
Value::String { val, .. } => Some(Argument::Positional(Expression::new_existing(
Expr::String(val.clone()),
span,
span_id,
Type::String,
))),
_ => None,
}
}
pub struct HelpStyle {
section_name: String,
subcolor_one: String,
subcolor_two: String,
}
impl Default for HelpStyle {
fn default() -> Self {
HelpStyle {
section_name: "\x1b[32m".to_string(),
subcolor_one: "\x1b[36m".to_string(),
subcolor_two: "\x1b[94m".to_string(),
}
}
}
impl HelpStyle {
pub fn update_from_config(
&mut self,
engine_state: &EngineState,
nu_config: &Config,
head: Span,
) {
update_ansi_from_config(
&mut self.section_name,
engine_state,
nu_config,
"shape_string",
head,
);
update_ansi_from_config(
&mut self.subcolor_one,
engine_state,
nu_config,
"shape_external",
head,
);
update_ansi_from_config(
&mut self.subcolor_two,
engine_state,
nu_config,
"shape_block",
head,
);
}
}
#[derive(PartialEq)]
enum PositionalKind {
Required,
Optional,
Rest,
}
#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
fn write_positional(
long_desc: &mut String,
positional: &PositionalArg,
arg_kind: PositionalKind,
help_style: &HelpStyle,
nu_config: &Config,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
head: Span,
) {
let help_subcolor_one = &help_style.subcolor_one;
let help_subcolor_two = &help_style.subcolor_two;
long_desc.push_str(" ");
if arg_kind == PositionalKind::Rest {
long_desc.push_str("...");
}
match &positional.shape {
SyntaxShape::Keyword(kw, shape) => {
write!(
long_desc,
"{help_subcolor_one}\"{}\" + {RESET}<{help_subcolor_two}{}{RESET}>",
String::from_utf8_lossy(kw),
shape,
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
_ => {
write!(
long_desc,
"{help_subcolor_one}{}{RESET} <{help_subcolor_two}{}{RESET}>",
positional.name, &positional.shape,
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
};
if !positional.desc.is_empty() || arg_kind == PositionalKind::Optional {
write!(
long_desc,
": {}",
highlight_code(&positional.desc, engine_state, stack, head)
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
if arg_kind == PositionalKind::Optional {
if let Some(value) = &positional.default_value {
write!(
long_desc,
" (optional, default: {})",
nu_highlight_string(
&value.to_parsable_string(", ", nu_config),
engine_state,
stack,
head
)
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
} else {
long_desc.push_str(" (optional)");
};
}
long_desc.push('\n');
}
pub enum FormatterValue<'a> {
DefaultValue(&'a Value),
CodeString(&'a str),
}
fn write_flag_to_long_desc<F>(
flag: &nu_protocol::Flag,
long_desc: &mut String,
help_subcolor_one: &str,
help_subcolor_two: &str,
formatter: &mut F,
) where
F: FnMut(FormatterValue) -> String,
{
long_desc.push_str(" ");
if let Some(short) = flag.short {
write!(long_desc, "{help_subcolor_one}-{short}{RESET}")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
if !flag.long.is_empty() {
write!(long_desc, "{DEFAULT_COLOR},{RESET} ")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
}
if !flag.long.is_empty() {
write!(long_desc, "{help_subcolor_one}--{}{RESET}", flag.long)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
if flag.required {
long_desc.push_str(" (required parameter)")
}
if let Some(arg) = &flag.arg {
write!(long_desc, " <{help_subcolor_two}{arg}{RESET}>")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
if !flag.desc.is_empty() {
write!(
long_desc,
": {}",
&formatter(FormatterValue::CodeString(&flag.desc))
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
if let Some(value) = &flag.default_value {
write!(
long_desc,
" (default: {})",
&formatter(FormatterValue::DefaultValue(value))
)
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
}
long_desc.push('\n');
}
pub fn get_flags_section<F>(
signature: &Signature,
help_style: &HelpStyle,
mut formatter: F, ) -> String
where
F: FnMut(FormatterValue) -> String,
{
let help_section_name = &help_style.section_name;
let help_subcolor_one = &help_style.subcolor_one;
let help_subcolor_two = &help_style.subcolor_two;
let mut long_desc = String::new();
write!(long_desc, "\n{help_section_name}Flags{RESET}:\n")
.expect("writing to a String is infallible");
let help = signature.named.iter().find(|flag| flag.long == "help");
let required = signature.named.iter().filter(|flag| flag.required);
let optional = signature
.named
.iter()
.filter(|flag| !flag.required && flag.long != "help");
let flags = required.chain(help).chain(optional);
for flag in flags {
write_flag_to_long_desc(
flag,
&mut long_desc,
help_subcolor_one,
help_subcolor_two,
&mut formatter,
);
}
long_desc
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use nu_protocol::UseAnsiColoring;
use super::*;
#[test]
fn test_code_formatting() {
let mut engine_state = EngineState::new();
let mut stack = Stack::new();
let mut config = (*engine_state.config).clone();
config.use_ansi_coloring = UseAnsiColoring::True;
engine_state.config = Arc::new(config);
let haystack = "Run the `foo` command";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Owned(_)
));
let haystack = "foo`bar`";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Borrowed(_)
));
let haystack = "`my-command` is cool";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Owned(_)
));
let haystack = "
`command`
";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Owned(_)
));
let haystack = "// hello `beautiful \n world`";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Borrowed(_)
));
let haystack = "try running `my cool command`.";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Owned(_)
));
let haystack = "a command (`my cool command`).";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Owned(_)
));
let haystack = "```\ncode block\n```";
assert!(matches!(
highlight_code(haystack, &engine_state, &mut stack, Span::test_data()),
Cow::Borrowed(_)
));
}
}