feature: Add command aliases as requested in #110

README.md

@@ -68,6 +68,39 @@ os=$(uname -s | tr [:upper:] [:lower:]) && architecture=$(case $(uname -m) in x8
 
 For WSL2, use the Linux binary above for your architecture.
 
+## Command Aliases
+
+Ahoy now supports command aliases. This feature allows you to define alternative names for your commands, making them more convenient to use and remember.
+
+### Usage
+
+In your `.ahoy.yml` file, you can add an `aliases` field to any command definition. The `aliases` field should be an array of strings, each representing one or more alternative names for the command.
+
+Example:
+
+```yaml
+ahoyapi: v2
+commands:
+  hello:
+    usage: Say hello
+    cmd: echo "Hello, World!"
+    aliases: ["hi", "greet"]
+```
+
+In this example, the `hello` command can also be invoked using `hi` or `greet`.
+
+### Benefits
+
+- Improved usability: Users can call commands using shorter or more intuitive names.
+- Flexibility: You can provide multiple ways to access the same functionality without duplicating command definitions.
+- Backward compatibility: You can introduce new, more descriptive command names while keeping old names as aliases.
+
+### Notes
+
+- Aliases are displayed in the help output for each command.
+- Bash completion works with aliases as well as primary command names.
+- **If multiple commands share the same alias, the "last in wins" rule is used and the last matching command will be executed.**
+
 ## Some additions in v2
 
 - Implements a new feature to import multiple config files using the "imports" field.
@@ -117,18 +150,9 @@ commands:
         - ./some-file3.ahoy.yml
 ```
 
-### Planned Features
+## Planned Features
 
 - Enable specifying specific arguments and flags in the ahoy file itself to cut down on parsing arguments in scripts.
 - Support for more built-in commands or a "verify" YAML option that would create a yes / no prompt for potentially destructive commands. (Are you sure you want to delete all your containers?)
 - Pipe tab completion to another command (allows you to get tab completion).
 - Support for configuration.
-
-## Previewing the Read the Docs documentation locally.
-
-* Change to the `./docs` directory.
-* Run `ahoy deps` to install the python dependencies.
-* Make changes to any of the .md files.
-* Run `ahoy build-docs` (This will convert all the .md files to docs)
-* You should have several html files in docs/_build/html directory of which Home.html and index.html are the parent files.
-* For more information on how to compile the docs from scratch visit: https://read-the-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro/getting-started-with-mkdocs.html

ahoy.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Command struct {
 	Hide        bool
 	Optional    bool
 	Imports     []string
+	Aliases     []string
 }
 
 var app *cli.App
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func getCommands(config Config) []cli.Command {
 			logger("fatal", "Command ["+name+"] has neither 'cmd' or 'imports' set. Check your yaml file.")
 		}
 
-		// Check that a command has 'cmd' AND 'imports' set.
+		// Check if a command has 'cmd' AND 'imports' set.
 		if cmd.Cmd != "" && cmd.Imports != nil {
 			logger("fatal", "Command ["+name+"] has both 'cmd' and 'imports' set, but only one is allowed. Check your yaml file.")
 		}
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ func getCommands(config Config) []cli.Command {
 
 		newCmd := cli.Command{
 			Name:            name,
+			Aliases:         cmd.Aliases,
 			SkipFlagParsing: true,
 			HideHelp:        cmd.Hide,
 		}
@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ AUTHOR(S):
    {{range .Authors}}{{ . }}{{end}}
    {{end}}{{if .Commands}}
 COMMANDS:
-{{range .Commands}}{{if not .HideHelp}}   {{join .Names ", "}}{{ if len .Subcommands }}{{" \u25BC"}}{{end}}{{ "\t" }}{{.Usage}}{{ "\n" }}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .Flags}}
+{{range .Commands}}{{if not .HideHelp}}   {{join .Names ", "}}{{ if len .Subcommands }}{{" \u25BC"}}{{end}}{{ "\t" }}{{.Usage}} {{if .Aliases}}[ Aliases: {{join .Aliases ", "}} ]{{end}}{{ "\n" }}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .Flags}}
 GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    {{range .Flags}}{{.}}
    {{end}}{{end}}{{if .Copyright }}
@@ -461,6 +463,9 @@ COPYRIGHT:
 VERSION:
    {{.Version}}
    {{end}}
+ALIASES:
+    Commands can have aliases for easier invocation. Aliases are displayed next to each command that has them.
+    You can use any of a command's aliases interchangeably with its primary name.
 `
 
 	return app

testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ahoyapi: v2
+commands:
+  hello:
+    usage: Say hello
+    cmd: echo "Hello, World!"
+    aliases: ["hi", "greet", "ahoy"]
+
+  ahoy-there:
+    usage: Say "ahoy there!"
+    cmd: echo "ahoy there!"
+    aliases: ["ahoy"]

tests/command-aliases.bats

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load 'test_helpers/bats-support/load'
+load 'test_helpers/bats-assert/load'
+
+@test "Command aliases work correctly" {
+  run ./ahoy -f testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml hello
+  [[ "$output" =~ "Hello, World!" ]]
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  run ./ahoy -f testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml hi
+  [[ "$output" =~ "Hello, World!" ]]
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  run ./ahoy -f testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml greet
+  [[ "$output" =~ "Hello, World!" ]]
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  run ./ahoy -f testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml
+  [[ "$output" =~ "hello, hi, greet" ]]
+  [[ "$output" =~ "Aliases: hi, greet" ]]
+
+  # Should exit with error as no command was supplied.
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+@test "Say ahoy there" {
+  run ./ahoy -f testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml ahoy-there
+  [[ "$output" =~ "ahoy there!" ]]
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  run ./ahoy -f testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml ahoy
+  [[ "$output" =~ "ahoy there!" ]]
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "Multiple conflicting aliases means the last one loaded takes precedence" {
+  run ./ahoy -f testdata/command-aliases.ahoy.yml ahoy
+  [[ "$output" =~ "ahoy there!" ]]
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}

tests/no-ahoy-file.bats

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ setup() {
 
 teardown() {
   mv tmp.ahoy.yml .ahoy.yml
+  rm -rf wget-lo*
 }
 
 @test "Run ahoy without a command and without an .ahoy.yml file" {