Updated commands.py

Command@get_command() method now allows for the app to error if a
command is unrecognised. This is used by commands such as Help, when a
help message cannot be displayed for an unrecognised command.

Changed the way help summary messages are accessed from commands.

soypak/cli/command.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import argparse
 import sys
+import clog
 import soypak.cli.parser as parser
 
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class RegisterCommand(type):
     def __init__(cls, name, bases, _dict):
         super().__init__(name, bases, _dict)
         # get the name of the command
-        name = getattr(cls, "__cmd_name__", None)
+        name = getattr(cls, "name", None)
         if name is None:
             raise Exception("Command has no registered name.")
 
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ class RegisterCommand(type):
 
         # add the command to the registered list, with `name` and class object
         Command.registered_cmds[name] = cls
-        # fetch the documentation for the command
+        if not cls.__doc__:
-        _help = cls.__doc__
-        if not _help:
             raise Exception("Command does not provide a __doc__ attribute for usage.")
         # add the command to the argparse._action_groups list (will appear as a positional in help message)
-        parser.SoypakParser.add_action_command(cmd=name, help=_help.split('\n')[0])
+        parser.SoypakParser.add_action_command(cmd=name, help=cls.__doc__.split('\n')[0])
 
 
 class Command:
@@ -40,15 +38,21 @@ class Command:
 
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_command(name, *, args: list[str]) -> RegisterCommand | None:
+    def get_command(name, *, error: bool = False, args: list[str] | None = None) -> RegisterCommand | None:
         """Fetch and initialise a registered command, or return `None` is command cannot be found."""
-        return (
+        if name in Command.registered_cmds:
-            Command.registered_cmds[name](data=parser.SoypakParser().namespace, args=args) if name in
+            return Command.registered_cmds[name](data=parser.SoypakParser().namespace, args=args)
-            Command.registered_cmds else None
+
-        )
+        if error:
+            # Just get the logger for this one statement (:@Note: if more logging occurs, global variable for logger)
+            clog.Logger.get("runtime_logger").error("Unrecognised command: %s" % name).withConsole()
+            Command.die()
+
+        return None
 
 
-    def die(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def die():
         """System exit with status code 0"""
         sys.exit(0)