command: use NUL for magic usage string

This change also improves documentation.

Signed-off-by: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>

command/builder.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func New(output io.Writer, logf LogFunc, name string, early HandlerFunc) Command
 	return c
 }
 
+// newNode initialises a subcommand tree and returns its address.
 func newNode(output io.Writer, logf LogFunc, name, usage string) *node {
 	n := &node{
 		name: name, usage: usage,

command/builder_test.go

@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ func TestBuild(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("direct zero length", func(t *testing.T) {
 		wantPanic := "invalid subcommand"
-		t.Run("zero length name", func(t *testing.T) { defer checkRecover(t, "Command", wantPanic); c.Command("", "usage", stubHandler) })
+		t.Run("zero length name", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("zero length usage", func(t *testing.T) { defer checkRecover(t, "Command", wantPanic); c.Command("name", "", stubHandler) })
+			defer checkRecover(t, "Command", wantPanic)
+			c.Command("", "usage", stubHandler)
+		})
+		t.Run("zero length usage", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer checkRecover(t, "Command", wantPanic)
+			c.Command("name", "", stubHandler)
+		})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("direct adopt unique names", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,8 +40,14 @@ func TestBuild(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("zero length", func(t *testing.T) {
 		wantPanic := "invalid subcommand tree"
-		t.Run("zero length name", func(t *testing.T) { defer checkRecover(t, "New", wantPanic); c.New("", "usage") })
+		t.Run("zero length name", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("zero length usage", func(t *testing.T) { defer checkRecover(t, "New", wantPanic); c.New("name", "") })
+			defer checkRecover(t, "New", wantPanic)
+			c.New("", "usage")
+		})
+		t.Run("zero length usage", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer checkRecover(t, "New", wantPanic)
+			c.New("name", "")
+		})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("direct adopt unique names", func(t *testing.T) {

command/command.go

@@ -6,36 +6,43 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// UsageInternal causes the command to be hidden from help text when set as the usage string.
+// UsageInternal is a special usage string that hides the command from the
-const UsageInternal = "internal"
+// generated help message.
+const UsageInternal = "\x00"
 
 type (
 	// HandlerFunc is called when matching a directly handled subcommand tree.
 	HandlerFunc = func(args []string) error
 
-	// LogFunc is the function signature of a printf function.
+	// LogFunc is the function signature of a printf function. The zero value
+	// implies [log.Printf].
 	LogFunc = func(format string, a ...any)
 
-	// FlagDefiner is a deferred flag definer value, usually encapsulating the default value.
+	// FlagDefiner is a deferred flag definer value, usually encapsulating the
+	// default value.
 	FlagDefiner interface {
 		// Define defines the flag in set.
 		Define(b *strings.Builder, set *flag.FlagSet, p any, name, usage string)
 	}
 
+	// A Flag is satisfied by command objects capable of receiving flags.
 	Flag[T any] interface {
 		// Flag defines a generic flag type in Node's flag set.
 		Flag(p any, name string, value FlagDefiner, usage string) T
 	}
 
+	// A Command is the root of a command tree.
 	Command interface {
 		Parse(arguments []string) error
 
-		// MustParse determines exit outcomes for Parse errors
+		// MustParse determines exit outcomes for Parse errors and calls
-		// and calls handleError if [HandlerFunc] returns a non-nil error.
+		// handleError if [HandlerFunc] returns a non-nil error.
 		MustParse(arguments []string, handleError func(error))
 
 		baseNode[Command]
 	}
+
+	// A Node is a subcommand under a [Command].
 	Node baseNode[Node]
 
 	baseNode[T any] interface {
@@ -53,3 +60,16 @@ type (
 		Flag[T]
 	}
 )
+
+// rootNode satisfies baseNode for [Command].
+type rootNode struct{ *node }
+
+func (r rootNode) Command(name, usage string, f HandlerFunc) Command {
+	r.node.Command(name, usage, f)
+	return r
+}
+
+func (r rootNode) Flag(p any, name string, value FlagDefiner, usage string) Command {
+	r.node.Flag(p, name, value, usage)
+	return r
+}

command/node.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// A node represents a command.
 type node struct {
 	child, next *node
 	name, usage string
@@ -13,13 +14,16 @@ type node struct {
 	out  io.Writer
 	logf LogFunc
 
+	// Names of commands preceding node.
 	prefix []string
+	// Short user-facing representations of flags received by node.
 	suffix strings.Builder
 
 	f   HandlerFunc
 	set *flag.FlagSet
 }
 
+// adopt adds v as the last child of n.
 func (n *node) adopt(v *node) bool {
 	if n.child != nil {
 		return n.child.append(v)
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ func (n *node) adopt(v *node) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// append adds v as the last sibling of n.
 func (n *node) append(v *node) bool {
 	if n.name == v.name {
 		return false

command/wrap.go

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-// the top level node wants [Command] returned for its builder methods
-type rootNode struct{ *node }
-
-func (r rootNode) Command(name, usage string, f HandlerFunc) Command {
-	r.node.Command(name, usage, f)
-	return r
-}
-
-func (r rootNode) Flag(p any, name string, value FlagDefiner, usage string) Command {
-	r.node.Flag(p, name, value, usage)
-	return r
-}