func TestApp_RunAsSubcommandParseFlags(t *testing.T) { var context *cli.Context a := cli.NewApp() a.Commands = []cli.Command{ { Name: "foo", Action: func(c *cli.Context) { context = c }, Flags: []cli.Flag{ cli.StringFlag{ Name: "lang", Value: "english", Usage: "language for the greeting", }, }, Before: func(_ *cli.Context) error { return nil }, }, } a.Run([]string{"", "foo", "--lang", "spanish", "abcd"}) expect(t, context.Args().Get(0), "abcd") expect(t, context.String("lang"), "spanish") }
// Retrieve value of a required flag func requiredFlag(c *cli.Context, flag string) string { value := c.String(flag) if value == "" { fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "missing required flag --%s\n", flag) os.Exit(1) } return value }