// Copyright (c) 2015 The btcsuite developers // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package btcjson import ( "bytes" "fmt" "reflect" "strings" "text/tabwriter" ) // baseHelpDescs house the various help labels, types, and example values used // when generating help. The per-command synopsis, field descriptions, // conditions, and result descriptions are to be provided by the caller. var baseHelpDescs = map[string]string{ // Misc help labels and output. "help-arguments": "Arguments", "help-arguments-none": "None", "help-result": "Result", "help-result-nothing": "Nothing", "help-default": "default", "help-optional": "optional", "help-required": "required", // JSON types. "json-type-numeric": "numeric", "json-type-string": "string", "json-type-bool": "boolean", "json-type-array": "array of ", "json-type-object": "object", "json-type-value": "value", // JSON examples. "json-example-string": "value", "json-example-bool": "true|false", "json-example-map-data": "data", "json-example-unknown": "unknown", } // descLookupFunc is a function which is used to lookup a description given // a key. type descLookupFunc func(string) string // reflectTypeToJSONType returns a string that represents the JSON type // associated with the provided Go type. func reflectTypeToJSONType(xT descLookupFunc, rt reflect.Type) string { kind := rt.Kind() if isNumeric(kind) { return xT("json-type-numeric") } switch kind { case reflect.String: return xT("json-type-string") case reflect.Bool: return xT("json-type-bool") case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice: return xT("json-type-array") + reflectTypeToJSONType(xT, rt.Elem()) case reflect.Struct: return xT("json-type-object") case reflect.Map: return xT("json-type-object") } return xT("json-type-value") } // resultStructHelp returns a slice of strings containing the result help output // for a struct. Each line makes use of tabs to separate the relevant pieces so // a tabwriter can be used later to line everything up. The descriptions are // pulled from the active help descriptions map based on the lowercase version // of the provided reflect type and json name (or the lowercase version of the // field name if no json tag was specified). func resultStructHelp(xT descLookupFunc, rt reflect.Type, indentLevel int) []string { indent := strings.Repeat(" ", indentLevel) typeName := strings.ToLower(rt.Name()) // Generate the help for each of the fields in the result struct. numField := rt.NumField() results := make([]string, 0, numField) for i := 0; i < numField; i++ { rtf := rt.Field(i) // The field name to display is the json name when it's // available, otherwise use the lowercase field name. var fieldName string if tag := rtf.Tag.Get("json"); tag != "" { fieldName = strings.Split(tag, ",")[0] } else { fieldName = strings.ToLower(rtf.Name) } // Deference pointer if needed. rtfType := rtf.Type if rtfType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr { rtfType = rtf.Type.Elem() } // Generate the JSON example for the result type of this struct // field. When it is a complex type, examine the type and // adjust the opening bracket and brace combination accordingly. fieldType := reflectTypeToJSONType(xT, rtfType) fieldDescKey := typeName + "-" + fieldName fieldExamples, isComplex := reflectTypeToJSONExample(xT, rtfType, indentLevel, fieldDescKey) if isComplex { var brace string kind := rtfType.Kind() if kind == reflect.Array || kind == reflect.Slice { brace = "[{" } else { brace = "{" } result := fmt.Sprintf("%s\"%s\": %s\t(%s)\t%s", indent, fieldName, brace, fieldType, xT(fieldDescKey)) results = append(results, result) results = append(results, fieldExamples...) } else { result := fmt.Sprintf("%s\"%s\": %s,\t(%s)\t%s", indent, fieldName, fieldExamples[0], fieldType, xT(fieldDescKey)) results = append(results, result) } } return results } // reflectTypeToJSONExample generates example usage in the format used by the // help output. It handles arrays, slices and structs recursively. The output // is returned as a slice of lines so the final help can be nicely aligned via // a tab writer. A bool is also returned which specifies whether or not the // type results in a complex JSON object since they need to be handled // differently. func reflectTypeToJSONExample(xT descLookupFunc, rt reflect.Type, indentLevel int, fieldDescKey string) ([]string, bool) { // Indirect pointer if needed. if rt.Kind() == reflect.Ptr { rt = rt.Elem() } kind := rt.Kind() if isNumeric(kind) { if kind == reflect.Float32 || kind == reflect.Float64 { return []string{"n.nnn"}, false } return []string{"n"}, false } switch kind { case reflect.String: return []string{`"` + xT("json-example-string") + `"`}, false case reflect.Bool: return []string{xT("json-example-bool")}, false case reflect.Struct: indent := strings.Repeat(" ", indentLevel) results := resultStructHelp(xT, rt, indentLevel+1) // An opening brace is needed for the first indent level. For // all others, it will be included as a part of the previous // field. if indentLevel == 0 { newResults := make([]string, len(results)+1) newResults[0] = "{" copy(newResults[1:], results) results = newResults } // The closing brace has a comma after it except for the first // indent level. The final tabs are necessary so the tab writer // lines things up properly. closingBrace := indent + "}" if indentLevel > 0 { closingBrace += "," } results = append(results, closingBrace+"\t\t") return results, true case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice: results, isComplex := reflectTypeToJSONExample(xT, rt.Elem(), indentLevel, fieldDescKey) // When the result is complex, it is because this is an array of // objects. if isComplex { // When this is at indent level zero, there is no // previous field to house the opening array bracket, so // replace the opening object brace with the array // syntax. Also, replace the final closing object brace // with the variadiac array closing syntax. indent := strings.Repeat(" ", indentLevel) if indentLevel == 0 { results[0] = indent + "[{" results[len(results)-1] = indent + "},...]" return results, true } // At this point, the indent level is greater than 0, so // the opening array bracket and object brace are // already a part of the previous field. However, the // closing entry is a simple object brace, so replace it // with the variadiac array closing syntax. The final // tabs are necessary so the tab writer lines things up // properly. results[len(results)-1] = indent + "},...],\t\t" return results, true } // It's an array of primitives, so return the formatted text // accordingly. return []string{fmt.Sprintf("[%s,...]", results[0])}, false case reflect.Map: indent := strings.Repeat(" ", indentLevel) results := make([]string, 0, 3) // An opening brace is needed for the first indent level. For // all others, it will be included as a part of the previous // field. if indentLevel == 0 { results = append(results, indent+"{") } // Maps are a bit special in that they need to have the key, // value, and description of the object entry specifically // called out. innerIndent := strings.Repeat(" ", indentLevel+1) result := fmt.Sprintf("%s%q: %s, (%s) %s", innerIndent, xT(fieldDescKey+"--key"), xT(fieldDescKey+"--value"), reflectTypeToJSONType(xT, rt), xT(fieldDescKey+"--desc")) results = append(results, result) results = append(results, innerIndent+"...") results = append(results, indent+"}") return results, true } return []string{xT("json-example-unknown")}, false } // resultTypeHelp generates and returns formatted help for the provided result // type. func resultTypeHelp(xT descLookupFunc, rt reflect.Type, fieldDescKey string) string { // Generate the JSON example for the result type. results, isComplex := reflectTypeToJSONExample(xT, rt, 0, fieldDescKey) // When this is a primitive type, add the associated JSON type and // result description into the final string, format it accordingly, // and return it. if !isComplex { return fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s) %s", results[0], reflectTypeToJSONType(xT, rt), xT(fieldDescKey)) } // At this point, this is a complex type that already has the JSON types // and descriptions in the results. Thus, use a tab writer to nicely // align the help text. var formatted bytes.Buffer w := new(tabwriter.Writer) w.Init(&formatted, 0, 4, 1, ' ', 0) for i, text := range results { if i == len(results)-1 { fmt.Fprintf(w, text) } else { fmt.Fprintln(w, text) } } w.Flush() return formatted.String() } // argTypeHelp returns the type of provided command argument as a string in the // format used by the help output. In particular, it includes the JSON type // (boolean, numeric, string, array, object) along with optional and the default // value if applicable. func argTypeHelp(xT descLookupFunc, structField reflect.StructField, defaultVal *reflect.Value) string { // Indirect the pointer if needed and track if it's an optional field. fieldType := structField.Type var isOptional bool if fieldType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr { fieldType = fieldType.Elem() isOptional = true } // When there is a default value, it must also be a pointer due to the // rules enforced by RegisterCmd. if defaultVal != nil { indirect := defaultVal.Elem() defaultVal = &indirect } // Convert the field type to a JSON type. details := make([]string, 0, 3) details = append(details, reflectTypeToJSONType(xT, fieldType)) // Add optional and default value to the details if needed. if isOptional { details = append(details, xT("help-optional")) // Add the default value if there is one. This is only checked // when the field is optional since a non-optional field can't // have a default value. if defaultVal != nil { val := defaultVal.Interface() if defaultVal.Kind() == reflect.String { val = fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, val) } str := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%v", xT("help-default"), val) details = append(details, str) } } else { details = append(details, xT("help-required")) } return strings.Join(details, ", ") } // argHelp generates and returns formatted help for the provided command. func argHelp(xT descLookupFunc, rtp reflect.Type, defaults map[int]reflect.Value, method string) string { // Return now if the command has no arguments. rt := rtp.Elem() numFields := rt.NumField() if numFields == 0 { return "" } // Generate the help for each argument in the command. Several // simplifying assumptions are made here because the RegisterCmd // function has already rigorously enforced the layout. args := make([]string, 0, numFields) for i := 0; i < numFields; i++ { rtf := rt.Field(i) var defaultVal *reflect.Value if defVal, ok := defaults[i]; ok { defaultVal = &defVal } fieldName := strings.ToLower(rtf.Name) helpText := fmt.Sprintf("%d.\t%s\t(%s)\t%s", i+1, fieldName, argTypeHelp(xT, rtf, defaultVal), xT(method+"-"+fieldName)) args = append(args, helpText) // For types which require a JSON object, or an array of JSON // objects, generate the full syntax for the argument. fieldType := rtf.Type if fieldType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr { fieldType = fieldType.Elem() } kind := fieldType.Kind() switch kind { case reflect.Struct: fieldDescKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", method, fieldName) resultText := resultTypeHelp(xT, fieldType, fieldDescKey) args = append(args, resultText) case reflect.Map: fieldDescKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", method, fieldName) resultText := resultTypeHelp(xT, fieldType, fieldDescKey) args = append(args, resultText) case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice: fieldDescKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", method, fieldName) if rtf.Type.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct { resultText := resultTypeHelp(xT, fieldType, fieldDescKey) args = append(args, resultText) } } } // Add argument names, types, and descriptions if there are any. Use a // tab writer to nicely align the help text. var formatted bytes.Buffer w := new(tabwriter.Writer) w.Init(&formatted, 0, 4, 1, ' ', 0) for _, text := range args { fmt.Fprintln(w, text) } w.Flush() return formatted.String() } // methodHelp generates and returns the help output for the provided command // and method info. This is the main work horse for the exported MethodHelp // function. func methodHelp(xT descLookupFunc, rtp reflect.Type, defaults map[int]reflect.Value, method string, resultTypes []interface{}) string { // Start off with the method usage and help synopsis. help := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s\n", methodUsageText(rtp, defaults, method), xT(method+"--synopsis")) // Generate the help for each argument in the command. if argText := argHelp(xT, rtp, defaults, method); argText != "" { help += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s:\n%s", xT("help-arguments"), argText) } else { help += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s:\n%s\n", xT("help-arguments"), xT("help-arguments-none")) } // Generate the help text for each result type. resultTexts := make([]string, 0, len(resultTypes)) for i := range resultTypes { rtp := reflect.TypeOf(resultTypes[i]) fieldDescKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s--result%d", method, i) if resultTypes[i] == nil { resultText := xT("help-result-nothing") resultTexts = append(resultTexts, resultText) continue } resultText := resultTypeHelp(xT, rtp.Elem(), fieldDescKey) resultTexts = append(resultTexts, resultText) } // Add result types and descriptions. When there is more than one // result type, also add the condition which triggers it. if len(resultTexts) > 1 { for i, resultText := range resultTexts { condKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s--condition%d", method, i) help += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s (%s):\n%s\n", xT("help-result"), xT(condKey), resultText) } } else if len(resultTexts) > 0 { help += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s:\n%s\n", xT("help-result"), resultTexts[0]) } else { help += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s:\n%s\n", xT("help-result"), xT("help-result-nothing")) } return help } // isValidResultType returns whether the passed reflect kind is one of the // acceptable types for results. func isValidResultType(kind reflect.Kind) bool { if isNumeric(kind) { return true } switch kind { case reflect.String, reflect.Struct, reflect.Array, reflect.Slice, reflect.Bool, reflect.Map: return true } return false } // GenerateHelp generates and returns help output for the provided method and // result types given a map to provide the appropriate keys for the method // synopsis, field descriptions, conditions, and result descriptions. The // method must be associated with a registered type. All commands provided by // this package are registered by default. // // The resultTypes must be pointer-to-types which represent the specific types // of values the command returns. For example, if the command only returns a // boolean value, there should only be a single entry of (*bool)(nil). Note // that each type must be a single pointer to the type. Therefore, it is // recommended to simply pass a nil pointer cast to the appropriate type as // previously shown. // // The provided descriptions map must contain all of the keys or an error will // be returned which includes the missing key, or the final missing key when // there is more than one key missing. The generated help in the case of such // an error will use the key in place of the description. // // The following outlines the required keys: // "--synopsis" Synopsis for the command // "-" Description for each command argument // "-" Description for each object field // "--condition<#>" Description for each result condition // "--result<#>" Description for each primitive result num // // Notice that the "special" keys synopsis, condition<#>, and result<#> are // preceded by a double dash to ensure they don't conflict with field names. // // The condition keys are only required when there is more than on result type, // and the result key for a given result type is only required if it's not an // object. // // For example, consider the 'help' command itself. There are two possible // returns depending on the provided parameters. So, the help would be // generated by calling the function as follows: // GenerateHelp("help", descs, (*string)(nil), (*string)(nil)). // // The following keys would then be required in the provided descriptions map: // // "help--synopsis": "Returns a list of all commands or help for ...." // "help-command": "The command to retrieve help for", // "help--condition0": "no command provided" // "help--condition1": "command specified" // "help--result0": "List of commands" // "help--result1": "Help for specified command" func GenerateHelp(method string, descs map[string]string, resultTypes ...interface{}) (string, error) { // Look up details about the provided method and error out if not // registered. registerLock.RLock() rtp, ok := methodToConcreteType[method] info := methodToInfo[method] registerLock.RUnlock() if !ok { str := fmt.Sprintf("%q is not registered", method) return "", makeError(ErrUnregisteredMethod, str) } // Validate each result type is a pointer to a supported type (or nil). for i, resultType := range resultTypes { if resultType == nil { continue } rtp := reflect.TypeOf(resultType) if rtp.Kind() != reflect.Ptr { str := fmt.Sprintf("result #%d (%v) is not a pointer", i, rtp.Kind()) return "", makeError(ErrInvalidType, str) } elemKind := rtp.Elem().Kind() if !isValidResultType(elemKind) { str := fmt.Sprintf("result #%d (%v) is not an allowed "+ "type", i, elemKind) return "", makeError(ErrInvalidType, str) } } // Create a closure for the description lookup function which falls back // to the base help descritptions map for unrecognized keys and tracks // and missing keys. var missingKey string xT := func(key string) string { if desc, ok := descs[key]; ok { return desc } if desc, ok := baseHelpDescs[key]; ok { return desc } missingKey = key return key } // Generate and return the help for the method. help := methodHelp(xT, rtp, info.defaults, method, resultTypes) if missingKey != "" { return help, makeError(ErrMissingDescription, missingKey) } return help, nil }