cli.go

@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ type cliParser interface {
 	getCliArgs(startIndex, endIndex int) (args []string)
 	PrintVersion(specs []string)
 	PrintUsage()
-	FlagIsSet(flag int16) bool
 }
 
 type cliOptionParser interface {
-	parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, optValue string, err error)
+	parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error)
 	getTemplate() string
 	getDefaultValue() string
 	getBase() *cliOptionBase
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ type cliOptionParser interface {
 	isSet() bool
 	isHidden() bool
 	requiresValue() bool
-	finalCheck() (err error)
 }
 
 type OptManager interface {
@@ -34,39 +32,26 @@ type OptManager interface {
 }
 
 type SpecialValueFunc func(manager OptManager, cliValue string, currentValue any) (value any, err error)
-type FinalCheckFunc func(currentValue any) (err error)
 
 type OptReference interface {
 	AddSpecialValue(cliValue string, specialFunc SpecialValueFunc)
-	OnFinalCheck(checkFunc FinalCheckFunc)
 	SetHidden(hidden bool)
 }
 
-const (
-	ResetOnEqualSign = int16(1 << iota) // for some option types, like arrays, the equal signs reset to empty the accumulator of values
-)
-
 type CliParser struct {
 	description string
 	version     string
 	options     []cliOptionParser
 	argSpecs    []argSpec
 	cliArgs     []string
-	flags       int16
 }
 
-func (cli *CliParser) Init(argv []string, version string, description string, flags ...int16) {
+func (cli *CliParser) Init(argv []string, version string, description string) {
 	cli.version = version
 	cli.description = description
 	cli.cliArgs = argv
-	for _, flag := range flags {
-		cli.flags |= flag
-	}
 }
 
-func (cli *CliParser) FlagIsSet(flag int16) bool {
-	return (cli.flags & flag) == flag
-}
 func (cli *CliParser) GetOption(name string) (ref OptReference) {
 	var opt cliOptionParser
 	if strings.HasPrefix(name, "-") {
@@ -170,12 +155,16 @@ func (cli *CliParser) addHelpAndVersion() {
 
 }
 
-func (cli *CliParser) parseOptions() (commandArgs []string, err error) {
+func (cli *CliParser) Parse() (err error) {
-	// var commandArgs []string
+	var arg string
+	var i int
+	var args []string
 	var optionsAllowed bool = true
 
+	cli.addHelpAndVersion()
+
 	skipNext := false
-	for i, arg := range cli.cliArgs[1:] {
+	for i, arg = range cli.cliArgs[1:] {
 		if skipNext {
 			skipNext = false
 		} else {
@@ -189,79 +178,40 @@ func (cli *CliParser) parseOptions() (commandArgs []string, err error) {
 					break
 				}
 			} else {
-				commandArgs = append(commandArgs, arg)
+				args = append(args, arg)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return
+	if err == nil {
-}
+		var argSpec argSpec
+		var n, specIndex int
+		i = 0
 
-func (cli *CliParser) checkOptionValues() (err error) {
+		for specIndex, argSpec = range cli.argSpecs {
-	for _, opt := range cli.options {
+			if n, err = argSpec.parse(cli, specIndex, args, i); err != nil {
-		if err = opt.finalCheck(); err != nil {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (cli *CliParser) parseCommandArgs(commandArgs []string) (err error) {
-	var n int
-
-	i := 0
-	// acquire arguments as required by the argSpecs
-	specIndex := -1
-	for index, argSpec := range cli.argSpecs {
-		specIndex = index
-		if n, err = argSpec.parse(cli, specIndex, commandArgs, i); err != nil {
 				break
 			}
 			i += n
-		if i >= len(commandArgs) {
+			if i >= len(args) {
 				break
 			}
 		}
-
-	// check if there are remaining arg-specs that require a value
 		if err == nil {
-		if i < len(commandArgs) {
+			if i < len(args) {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("too many arguments: %d allowed", i)
 			} else {
 				specIndex++
-			if specIndex < len(cli.argSpecs) {
-				// skip all non required args
 				for _, spec := range cli.argSpecs[specIndex:] {
 					if !spec.getBase().required {
 						specIndex++
 					}
 				}
-			}
-			// return error if there are remaining arg-specs that require a value
 				if specIndex < len(cli.argSpecs) {
 					err = errTooFewArguments(len(cli.argSpecs))
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	return
-}
-
-func (cli *CliParser) Parse() (err error) {
-	var commandArgs []string
-
-	cli.addHelpAndVersion()
-
-	// first parse options and collect command arguments in the args array
-	if commandArgs, err = cli.parseOptions(); err != nil {
-		return
 	}
-
-	// do final checks
-	if err = cli.checkOptionValues(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// then parse collected arguments
-	err = cli.parseCommandArgs(commandArgs)
 	return
 }
 

cli_test.go

@@ -85,14 +85,13 @@ where:
   <dest>  Output destination file
   <report>  Optional report file
   <options>
-    -V, --verbose                   Print verbose output (default: "0")
     -o, --print-ocr                    Print the OCR output to stderr
     -s, --save-clip                    Save the image clips as PNG files (alias: save-clips)
     -t, --trace                        Enable trace mode for detailed logging
     -p, --page(s) <num>["," ...]       Process only the specified pages (comma-separated list)
     -c, --config <file>                Alternate configuration file
     -l, --log(s) <string>["," ...]     Logging options (comma-separated list)
-    --var(s) <key=value>["," ...]   Define one or more comma separated variables for the actions context (multiple allowed)
+    -V, --var(s) <key=value>["," ...]  Define one or more comma separated variables for the actions context (multiple allowed)
     -n, --input-name <string>          Input file name when source comes from stdin
     -d, --work-dir <dir>               Work directory
     --attempts <num>                   Attempts for retrying failed operations (default: "1")
@@ -110,8 +109,7 @@ where:
 	}
 }
 func TestParser(t *testing.T) {
-	const expectedOutput = `Option: verbose, Type: num, Value: 3
+	const expectedOutput = `Option: print-ocr, Type: bool, Value: true
-Option: print-ocr, Type: bool, Value: true
 Option: save-clip, Type: bool, Value: false
 Option: trace, Type: bool, Value: true
 Option: page, Type: num-array, Value: [17 18]
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ Option: version, Type: n/a, Value: <nil>
 	if err := cli.Parse(); err == nil {
 		cli.TraceOptions(tracer)
 		if sb.String() != expectedOutput {
-			t.Errorf("Parsed options do not match expected list.\nGot:\n%q\nExpected:\n%q", sb.String(), expectedOutput)
+			t.Errorf("Parsed options do not match expected.\nGot:\n%q\nExpected:\n%q", sb.String(), expectedOutput)
 		}
 	} else {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -324,13 +322,12 @@ where:
   <dest>  Output destination file
   <report>  Optional report file
   <options>
-    -V, --verbose                   Print verbose output (default: "0")
     -o, --print-ocr                    Print the OCR output to stderr
     -t, --trace                        Enable trace mode for detailed logging
     -p, --page(s) <num>["," ...]       Process only the specified pages (comma-separated list)
     -c, --config <file>                Alternate configuration file
     -l, --log(s) <string>["," ...]     Logging options (comma-separated list)
-    --var(s) <key=value>["," ...]   Define one or more comma separated variables for the actions context (multiple allowed)
+    -V, --var(s) <key=value>["," ...]  Define one or more comma separated variables for the actions context (multiple allowed)
     -n, --input-name <string>          Input file name when source comes from stdin
     -d, --work-dir <dir>               Work directory
     --attempts <num>                   Attempts for retrying failed operations (default: "1")
@@ -344,7 +341,7 @@ where:
 	}
 	usage := cli.Usage()
 	if usage != expectedUsage {
-		t.Errorf("Usage output does not match expected text.\nGot:\n%s\nExpected:\n%s", usage, expectedUsage)
+		t.Errorf("Usage output does not match expected.\nGot:\n%s\nExpected:\n%s", usage, expectedUsage)
 	}
 }
 

opt-base.go

@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ type cliOptionBase struct {
 	description      string
 	isArray          bool
 	hidden           bool
-	alreadySeen      bool
 	specialValues    map[string]SpecialValueFunc
-	finalCheckFunc   FinalCheckFunc
 	incompatibleWith []string
 }
 
@@ -42,10 +40,6 @@ func (opt *cliOptionBase) SetHidden(hidden bool) {
 	opt.hidden = hidden
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionBase) OnFinalCheck(checkFunc FinalCheckFunc) {
-	opt.finalCheckFunc = checkFunc
-}
-
 func (opt *cliOptionBase) AddSpecialValue(cliValue string, specialFunc SpecialValueFunc) {
 	if opt.specialValues == nil {
 		opt.specialValues = make(map[string]SpecialValueFunc)
@@ -72,9 +66,8 @@ func (opt *cliOptionBase) addIncompatibleOption(names ...string) {
 	opt.incompatibleWith = append(opt.incompatibleWith, names...)
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionBase) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, value string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionBase) parse(parser cliParser, valuePtr *string) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("unhandled option %q", opt.name)
+	return fmt.Errorf("unhandled option %q", opt.name)
-	return
 }
 
 func (opt *cliOptionBase) getDefaultValue() string {
@@ -152,14 +145,3 @@ func (opt *cliOptionBase) fetchOptionValue(parser cliParser, argIndex int, value
 	}
 	return
 }
-
-func (opt *cliOptionBase) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	return
-}
-
-func (opt *cliOptionBase) checkValue(value any) (err error) {
-	if opt.finalCheckFunc != nil {
-		err = opt.finalCheckFunc(value)
-	}
-	return
-}

opt-bool.go

@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ func (opt *cliOptionBool) getTemplate() (templ string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionBool) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, optValue string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionBool) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
 	var boxedValue any
-	optValue = "true"
+	value := "true"
 
-	if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, optValue, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
+	if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, value, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
 		if opt.targetVar != nil {
 			if boxedValue != nil {
 				if val, ok := boxedValue.(bool); ok {
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ func (opt *cliOptionBool) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string
 	return
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionBool) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	currentValue, _ := opt.getTargetVar()
-	return opt.getBase().checkValue(currentValue)
-}
-
 func (cli *CliParser) AddBoolOpt(name, short string, targetVar *bool, description string, aliases ...string) OptReference {
 	if cli.optionExists(name, short, aliases) {
 		panic(errOptionAlreadyDefined(name))

opt-help.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (opt *cliOptionHelp) getTemplate() string {
 	return opt.makeOptSimpleTemplate(false, false, "")
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionHelp) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, value string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionHelp) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
 	parser.PrintUsage()
 	err = io.EOF
 	return

opt-int-array.go

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ func parseIntRange(value string) (min int, max int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionIntArray) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, optValue string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionIntArray) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
+	var optValue string
 	if optValue, skipNextArg, err = opt.fetchOptionValue(parser, argIndex, valuePtr); err == nil {
 		var boxedValue any
 		if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, optValue, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
@@ -75,10 +76,6 @@ func (opt *cliOptionIntArray) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *st
 						err = errInvalidOptionValue(opt.name, boxedValue, "num-array")
 					}
 				} else {
-					if !opt.alreadySeen || (valuePtr != nil && parser.FlagIsSet(ResetOnEqualSign)) {
-						*opt.targetVar = []int{}
-						opt.alreadySeen = true
-					}
 					for value := range strings.SplitSeq(optValue, ",") {
 						var minRange, maxRange int
 						if minRange, maxRange, err = parseIntRange(value); err == nil {
@@ -97,11 +94,6 @@ func (opt *cliOptionIntArray) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *st
 	return
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionIntArray) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	currentValue, _ := opt.getTargetVar()
-	return opt.getBase().checkValue(currentValue)
-}
-
 func (cli *CliParser) AddIntArrayOpt(name, short string, targetVar *[]int, defaultValue []int, description string, aliases ...string) OptReference {
 	aliases = cli.checkAlreadyUsedNames(name, short, aliases)
 	opt := &cliOptionIntArray{

opt-int.go

@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ func (opt *cliOptionInt) getTemplate() string {
 	return opt.makeOptTemplate(false, intTypeName)
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionInt) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, optValue string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionInt) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
-	if optValue, skipNextArg, err = opt.fetchOptionValue(parser, argIndex, valuePtr); err == nil {
+	var value string
+	if value, skipNextArg, err = opt.fetchOptionValue(parser, argIndex, valuePtr); err == nil {
 		var boxedValue any
-		if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, optValue, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
+		if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, value, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
 			if opt.targetVar != nil {
 				if boxedValue != nil {
 					if val, ok := boxedValue.(string); ok {
@@ -50,17 +51,13 @@ func (opt *cliOptionInt) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string)
 						err = errInvalidOptionValue(opt.name, boxedValue, "int")
 					}
 				} else {
-					*opt.targetVar, err = strconv.Atoi(optValue)
+					*opt.targetVar, err = strconv.Atoi(value)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
-func (opt *cliOptionInt) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	currentValue, _ := opt.getTargetVar()
-	return opt.getBase().checkValue(currentValue)
-}
 
 func (cli *CliParser) AddIntOpt(name, short string, targetVar *int, defaultValue int, description string, aliases ...string) OptReference {
 	if cli.optionExists(name, short, aliases) {

opt-manager.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 func (cli *CliParser) SetOptionValue(name string, value string) (err error) {
 	if opt := cli.findOptionByArg(name); opt != nil {
-		_, _, err = opt.parse(cli, -1, &value)
+		_, err = opt.parse(cli, -1, &value)
 	} else {
 		err = errOptionNotFound(name)
 	}

opt-multi.go

@@ -46,17 +46,12 @@ func (opt *cliOptionMulti) getTemplate() (templ string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionMulti) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, value string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionMulti) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
 	if opt.targetVar != nil {
 		*opt.targetVar++
 	}
-	value = "true"
 	return
 }
-func (opt *cliOptionMulti) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	currentValue, _ := opt.getTargetVar()
-	return opt.getBase().checkValue(currentValue)
-}
 
 func (cli *CliParser) AddMultiOpt(name, short string, targetVar *int, defaultValue int, description string, aliases ...string) OptReference {
 	if cli.optionExists(name, short, aliases) {

opt-string-array.go

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ func (opt *cliOptionStringArray) getTemplate() string {
 
 // parse retrieves the option value from the parser and updates the target variable.
 // It handles comma-separated values and special values if configured.
-func (opt *cliOptionStringArray) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, value string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionStringArray) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
+	var value string
 	if value, skipNextArg, err = opt.fetchOptionValue(parser, argIndex, valuePtr); err == nil {
 		var boxedValue any
 		if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, value, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ func (opt *cliOptionStringArray) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr
 					} else {
 						err = errInvalidOptionValue(opt.name, boxedValue, "array of string")
 					}
-				} else if opt.alreadySeen {
-					*opt.targetVar = append(*opt.targetVar, strings.Split(value, ",")...)
 				} else {
 					*opt.targetVar = strings.Split(value, ",")
 				}
@@ -84,8 +83,3 @@ func (cli *CliParser) AddStringArrayOpt(name, short string, targetVar *[]string,
 	cli.options = append(cli.options, opt)
 	return opt
 }
-
-func (opt *cliOptionStringArray) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	currentValue, _ := opt.getTargetVar()
-	return opt.getBase().checkValue(currentValue)
-}

opt-string-map.go

@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ func (opt *cliOptionStringMap) getTemplate() string {
 	return opt.makeOptTemplate(true, "key=value")
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionStringMap) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, value string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionStringMap) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
+	var value string
 	if value, skipNextArg, err = opt.fetchOptionValue(parser, argIndex, valuePtr); err == nil {
 		var boxedValue any
 		if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, value, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func (opt *cliOptionStringMap) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *s
 						err = errInvalidOptionValue(opt.name, boxedValue, "map of string")
 					}
 				} else {
-					if dict == nil || !opt.alreadySeen {
+					if dict == nil {
 						dict = make(map[string]string)
 					}
 					for value := range strings.SplitSeq(value, ",") {
@@ -89,11 +90,6 @@ func (opt *cliOptionStringMap) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *s
 	return
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionStringMap) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	currentValue, _ := opt.getTargetVar()
-	return opt.getBase().checkValue(currentValue)
-}
-
 func (cli *CliParser) AddStringMapOpt(name, short string, targetVar *map[string]string, defaultValue map[string]string, description string, aliases ...string) OptReference {
 	aliases = cli.checkAlreadyUsedNames(name, short, aliases)
 	opt := &cliOptionStringMap{

opt-string.go

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ func (opt *cliOptionString) getTemplate() string {
 	return opt.makeOptTemplate(false, stringTypeName)
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionString) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, value string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionString) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
+	var value string
 	if value, skipNextArg, err = opt.fetchOptionValue(parser, argIndex, valuePtr); err == nil {
 		var boxedValue any
 		if boxedValue, err = opt.getSpecialValue(parser, value, opt.targetVar); err == nil {
@@ -55,10 +56,6 @@ func (opt *cliOptionString) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *stri
 	}
 	return
 }
-func (opt *cliOptionString) finalCheck() (err error) {
-	currentValue, _ := opt.getTargetVar()
-	return opt.getBase().checkValue(currentValue)
-}
 
 func (cli *CliParser) AddStringOpt(name, short string, targetVar *string, defaultValue string, description string, aliases ...string) OptReference {
 	if cli.optionExists(name, short, aliases) {

opt-version.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (opt *cliOptionVersion) getTemplate() string {
 	return opt.makeOptSimpleTemplate(false, true, "section")
 }
 
-func (opt *cliOptionVersion) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, value string, err error) {
+func (opt *cliOptionVersion) parse(parser cliParser, argIndex int, valuePtr *string) (skipNextArg bool, err error) {
 	var args []string
 	if valuePtr != nil {
 		args = []string{*valuePtr}

opt_test.go

@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-package cli
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestOneOptWithEqual(t *testing.T) {
-	var cli CliParser
-	var color string
-	// Always recover from panic to return error before adding options
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			if err := r.(error); err != nil {
-				t.Error(err)
-			}
-
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// Define options
-	cli.AddStringOpt("color", "c", &color, "white", "Set color")
-
-	args := []string{
-		"TestOneOptWithEqual",
-		"--color=blue",
-	}
-
-	cli.Init(args, "1.0.0", "TestOneOptWithEqual description")
-	if err := cli.Parse(); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if color != "blue" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected color blue, got %q", color)
-	}
-}
-
-func addBoxOption(cli *CliParser, boxPtr *[]int) {
-	// Define options
-	optRef := cli.AddIntArrayOpt("box", "b", boxPtr, []int{1, 2, 3, 4}, "Box spec: Left,Width,Top,Height; provide 4 int values")
-	optRef.OnFinalCheck(func(currentValue any) (err error) {
-		if array, ok := currentValue.([]int); ok {
-			if len(array) != 4 {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("--box option requires exactly 4 items, %d provided", len(array))
-			}
-		} else {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("wrong datatype for --box option value")
-		}
-		return
-	})
-}
-
-func testIntArrayOptOk(t *testing.T, n int, args []string, flags ...int16) {
-	var box []int
-	var cli CliParser
-	t.Logf("Arg set n. %d", n)
-	addBoxOption(&cli, &box)
-	cli.Init(args, "1.0.0", "TestIntArrayOpt description", flags...)
-	if err := cli.Parse(); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if len(box) != 4 {
-		t.Errorf(`Expected 4 items, got %d`, len(box))
-	}
-}
-
-func testIntArrayOptKo(t *testing.T, n int, args []string, msg string, flags ...int16) {
-	var box []int
-	var cli CliParser
-	t.Logf("Arg set n. %d", n)
-	addBoxOption(&cli, &box)
-	cli.Init(args, "1.0.0", "TestIntArrayOpt description", flags...)
-	if err := cli.Parse(); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Expected error, got nil")
-	} else if err.Error() != msg {
-		t.Errorf(`Invalid error: %q; expected: %q`, err.Error(), msg)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIntArrayOpt(t *testing.T) {
-	var args []string
-	// Always recover from panic to return error before adding options
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			if err := r.(error); err != nil {
-				t.Error(err)
-			}
-
-		}
-	}()
-
-	n := 0
-
-	n++
-	args = []string{
-		"TestIntArrayOpt",
-		"--box=100,200,150,450",
-	}
-	testIntArrayOptOk(t, n, args)
-
-	n++
-	args = []string{
-		"TestIntArrayOpt",
-		"--box=100,200,150",
-	}
-	testIntArrayOptKo(t, n, args, "--box option requires exactly 4 items, 3 provided")
-
-	n++
-	args = []string{
-		"TestIntArrayOpt",
-		"--box", "100,200,150,450",
-	}
-	testIntArrayOptOk(t, n, args)
-
-	n++
-	args = []string{
-		"TestIntArrayOpt",
-		"--box",
-	}
-	testIntArrayOptKo(t, n, args, `option "box" requires a value`)
-
-	n++
-	args = []string{
-		"TestIntArrayOpt",
-		"--box", "100,200,150",
-		"--box", "450",
-	}
-	testIntArrayOptOk(t, n, args)
-
-	n++
-	args = []string{
-		"TestIntArrayOpt",
-		"--box", "100,200,150",
-		"--box", "450,12",
-	}
-	testIntArrayOptKo(t, n, args, "--box option requires exactly 4 items, 5 provided")
-
-	n++
-	args = []string{
-		"TestIntArrayOpt",
-		"--box", "100,200,150",
-		"--box=100,200,150,450",
-	}
-	testIntArrayOptOk(t, n, args, ResetOnEqualSign)
-}

parser.go

@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ func (cli *CliParser) parseArg(arg string, index int) (skipNextArg bool, err err
 	for i, optName := range opts {
 		if opt := cli.findOptionByArg(dashes + optName); opt != nil {
 			if equalPresent && i == len(opts)-1 {
-				_, _, err = opt.parse(cli, index, &value)
+				_, err = opt.parse(cli, index, &value)
 			} else if i < len(opts)-1 && opt.requiresValue() {
 				err = errMissingOptionValue(dashes + optName)
 			} else {
-				skipNextArg, _, err = opt.parse(cli, index, nil)
+				skipNextArg, err = opt.parse(cli, index, nil)
 			}
 		} else {
 			err = errUnknownOption(dashes + optName)