fix(shell): standardize usage error messages for invalid arguments (#75) by Cid-oe · Pull Request #204 · dmarro89/go-dav-os

Cid-oe · 2026-09-17T16:43:31Z

Closes #75.

Summary of changes

Standardized command usage reporting across the shell (Usage: <command> ...).
Added fallback usage reporting when an invalid subcommand is passed to disk (Usage: disk <read|write> <lba> [text]).
Prioritized argument count validation before PFA readiness check in free so missing arguments consistently display Usage: free <hex_addr>.
Added comprehensive table-driven test suite TestStandardizedUsageMessages in shell/shell_test.go asserting exact usage messages on missing/invalid arguments across mem, free, write, cat, rm, stat, disk, fatcreate, fatread, layout, run, and all agent subcommands.
Verified with make test, gofmt -l ., and go vet -tags testing -unsafeptr=false ./....
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Bug Fixes
- Commands with missing or invalid arguments now show standardized usage messages, including mem, free, write, cat, rm, stat, disk, fatcreate, fatread, layout, run, and agent.
- The free command reports a missing address before checking allocator availability.
- Invalid disk operations now display usage guidance instead of being treated as unknown commands.

…marro89#75) Signed-off-by: Cid-oe <cid066a86@gmail.com>

coderabbitai · 2026-09-17T16:43:47Z

Walkthrough

The shell now reports usage errors when free lacks an address or disk receives an invalid operation. Table-driven tests check usage output for missing arguments and invalid subcommands across multiple commands.

Changes: Shell usage validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Command validation and usage tests `shell/shell.go`, `shell/shell_test.go`	`free` reports its usage when the address is missing, before checking PFA readiness. `disk` reports its usage when the operation is neither `read` nor `write`. Table-driven tests check usage output across shell commands.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: dmarro89

Merge Risk: Low · up to e1623

The shell still prints a bare error, with no syntax hint, for disk read and disk write when the LBA is missing. This is a small gap against the goal of standardized usage messages. It is easy to fix and does not endanger existing behavior.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check		The description follows the template's What and Why intent. It links the issue with 'Closes `#75`', lists the changes, and gives a verification section. It does not follow the template's required struct…	Restructure the description to follow the repository template: add '## What' and '## Why' sections (with 'Closes `#75`' under Why), and a '## How to test' section with concrete commands, such as 'make test' and 'python3 scripts/test_boot.py',…
Linked Issues check		Issue `#75` requires standardized `usage: ...` messages for missing or wrong arguments. Reading `shell/shell.go` at the reviewed head (`e162382`) confirms these changes: `free` checks for the address befo…	Make every argument-error path in the affected commands print the command's standardized `Usage: ...` message. This includes `mem` with an invalid hex address, `free` with an invalid hex address, and `disk read`/`disk write` with a missing …

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: standardized usage error messages for invalid shell arguments, with a conventional-commit prefix and the issue number. The changeset adds usage fallbacks for `disk`, r…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reviewed head changes shell argument handling in `shell/shell.go` and adds tests in `shell/shell_test.go`. The `free` reordering and `disk` fallback usage message directly implement the usage beha…

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The title names the main change: standardized usage error messages for invalid shell arguments, with a conventional-commit prefix and the issue number. The changeset adds usage fallbacks for disk, reorders argument validation in free, and adds a usage-message test covering many commands. The title is specific and matches the changes.

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The reviewed head changes shell argument handling in shell/shell.go and adds tests in shell/shell_test.go. The free reordering and disk fallback usage message directly implement the usage behavior requested by #75. The changes do not alter unrelated product behavior. I could not read the test file diff directly, so this conclusion relies on the PR summary and the shell.go content at the reviewed head.

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The description follows the template's What and Why intent. It links the issue with 'Closes #75', lists the changes, and gives a verification section. It does not follow the template's required structure: the '## What', '## Why', and '## How to test' headings are absent, and the 'How to test' content is a list of checks rather than a concrete reproduction step, such as running the boot test with 'free' and 'disk foo'. The Pre-flight checklist is also not addressed, and the AI-assistance line is missing. The maintainer's objectives also ask for 'free' and 'disk foo' cases in scripts/test_boot.py, which the description does not mention. The description is mostly complete in substance but misses required template sections and the boot test coverage, so it needs revision.

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Restructure the description to follow the repository template: add '## What' and '## Why' sections (with 'Closes #75' under Why), and a '## How to test' section with concrete commands, such as 'make test' and 'python3 scripts/test_boot.py', plus the expected output for 'free' and 'disk foo'. Complete the Pre-flight checklist. Confirm the Signed-off-by trailer and AI-Assisted-by trailer for AI-affected commits, and add the line 'AI was used for assistance.' if AI was used. Address the maintainer's request to add the 'free' and 'disk foo' cases to scripts/test_boot.py, and state whether the PR now reconciles shell/shell_test.go with current main.

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Issue #75 requires standardized usage: ... messages for missing or wrong arguments. Reading shell/shell.go at the reviewed head (e162382) confirms these changes: free checks for the address before the PFA readiness check, and an invalid disk subcommand prints Usage: disk <read|write> <lba> [text]. Two argument-error paths still do not print usage. mem with an invalid address still prints mem: invalid hex address. disk read and disk write without an LBA still print disk read: missing lba and disk write: missing lba. The same code shows disk read/disk write with an invalid LBA still print disk read: invalid lba and disk write: invalid lba, and free with an invalid address still prints free: invalid hex address. These paths are unchanged from the previous review, so the previous FAIL remains supported. The current PR description also reports that the test file was reconciled, but I could not read the shell/shell_test.go diff (changed blobs unavailable), so I cannot verify the test coverage at this head. The maintainer also requested free and disk foo cases in scripts/test_boot.py; no evidence of those cases was available.

Resolution

Make every argument-error path in the affected commands print the command's standardized Usage: ... message. This includes mem with an invalid hex address, free with an invalid hex address, and disk read/disk write with a missing or invalid LBA. Add table-driven tests in shell/shell_test.go for these invalid-value and missing-subargument cases, reconciled with the current main shell tests. Add the free and disk foo usage cases to scripts/test_boot.py as requested by the maintainer.

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In `@shell/shell_test.go`:
- Around line 960-1000: The boot-level functional coverage must include the new
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coderabbitai · 2026-09-17T16:47:45Z

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+func TestStandardizedUsageMessages(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{"mem missing args", "mem", "Usage: mem <hex_addr> [len]\n"},
+		{"free missing args", "free", "Usage: free <hex_addr>\n"},
+		{"write missing args", "write", "Usage: write <name> <text...>\n"},
+		{"cat missing args", "cat", "Usage: cat <name>\n"},
+		{"rm missing args", "rm", "Usage: rm <name>\n"},
+		{"stat missing args", "stat", "Usage: stat <name>\n"},
+		{"disk missing args", "disk", "Usage: disk <read|write> <lba> [text]\n"},
+		{"disk invalid subcommand", "disk foo", "Usage: disk <read|write> <lba> [text]\n"},
+		{"fatcreate missing args", "fatcreate", "Usage: fatcreate <filename> <content>\n"},
+		{"fatread missing args", "fatread", "Usage: fatread <filename>\n"},
+		{"layout invalid arg", "layout fr", "Usage: layout [us|it]\n"},
+		{"run missing args", "run", "Usage: run <program>\n"},
+		{"agent missing args", "agent", "Usage: agent <show|read|stat|delete|mode|transport|context|help> [arg]\n"},
+		{"agent show missing args", "agent show", "Usage: agent show <files|history|version|ticks|memorymap>\n"},
+		{"agent show invalid arg", "agent show invalid", "Usage: agent show <files|history|version|ticks|memorymap>\n"},
+		{"agent read missing args", "agent read", "Usage: agent read <name>\n"},
+		{"agent delete missing args", "agent delete", "Usage: agent delete <name>\n"},
+		{"agent stat missing args", "agent stat", "Usage: agent stat <name>\n"},
+		{"agent transport missing args", "agent transport", "Usage: agent transport ping\n"},
+		{"agent transport invalid subcmd", "agent transport pong", "Usage: agent transport ping\n"},
+	}
+
+	terminal.Init()
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			terminal.ResetOutputForTesting()
+			setLineBuf(tt.input)
+			execute()
+			if got := terminal.OutputForTesting(); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("execute(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}


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Add boot-level assertions for the new usage outputs. REVIEW.md requires an updated scripts/test_boot.py case when a PR changes shell or boot output. run_functional_suite currently includes neither free nor disk foo, so the QEMU shell path does not check these usage messages. Add both commands to the functional test cases with their expected Usage: output.

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dmarro89 · 2026-09-22T18:55:51Z

Hi @Cid-oe thanks for the PR.
I have a doubt about the scope of the implementation.
The suggestion about the command usage should be applied for every command while this PR is covering just the disk commands right ?

Thanks

dmarro89 · 2026-09-22T18:55:58Z

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dmarro89 · 2026-10-04T15:37:08Z

Hi @Cid-oe thanks for the PR.
I have a doubt about the scope of the implementation.
The suggestion about the command usage should be applied for every command while this PR is covering just the disk commands right ?

Thanks

Any update on this ?

dmarro89 · 2026-11-08T09:00:58Z

Not ready to merge. I reproduced a conflict in shell/shell_test.go against current main. The table test covers the intended free and disk foo messages at the shell unit level. Please reconcile it with the current shell tests and add those two cases to scripts/test_boot.py so CI checks the changed output through the guest's real shell.

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Minor · Print the usage line when disk read or disk write has no LBA. · shell_test.go:554

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Print the usage line when disk read or disk write has no LBA.

shell/shell.go:554 and shell/shell.go:586 print disk read: missing lba and disk write: missing lba with no command syntax. The PR standardizes usage output for invalid arguments, and issue #75 asks for correct syntax when arguments are missing. These two branches are outside the change. Print the same usage line used by the other disk paths in both branches. Add disk read and disk write cases to TestStandardizedUsageMessages in shell/shell_test.go, near the existing disk cases at lines 973-974.
Suggested fix
 				terminal.Print("disk read: missing lba\n")
+				terminal.Print("Usage: disk <read|write> <lba> [text]\n")
 				terminal.Print("disk write: missing lba\n")
+				terminal.Print("Usage: disk <read|write> <lba> [text]\n")
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Update the disk read and disk write missing-LBA branches to print the same usage line used by the other disk paths. Add disk read and disk write cases to TestStandardizedUsageMessages to verify the usage output for both commands.

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Review comments at @shell/shell_test.go:
- Line 554: Update the disk read and disk write missing-LBA branches to print
the same usage line used by the other disk paths. Add disk read and disk write
cases to TestStandardizedUsageMessages to verify the usage output for both
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used. Address the maintainer's request to add the 'free' and 'disk foo' cases to
scripts/test_boot.py, and state whether the PR now reconciles
shell/shell_test.go with current main.

- Linked Issues check:
Make every argument-error path in the affected commands print the command's
standardized `Usage: ...` message. This includes `mem` with an invalid hex
address, `free` with an invalid hex address, and `disk read`/`disk write` with a
missing or invalid LBA. Add table-driven tests in `shell/shell_test.go` for
these invalid-value and missing-subargument cases, reconciled with the current
`main` shell tests. Add the `free` and `disk foo` usage cases to
`scripts/test_boot.py` as requested by the maintainer.

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