Remove the default "completion" cmd if it is alone

When a program has no sub-commands, its root command can accept
arguments.  If we add the default "completion" command to such programs
they will now have a sub-command and will no longer accept arguments.

What we do instead for this special case, is only add the "completion"
command if it is being called.

We want to have the "completion" command for such programs because it
will allow the completion of flags and of arguments (if provided
by the program).

Signed-off-by: Marc Khouzam <[email protected]>

command.go

@@ -929,8 +929,6 @@ func (c *Command) ExecuteC() (cmd *Command, err error) {
 
 	// initialize help at the last point to allow for user overriding
 	c.InitDefaultHelpCmd()
-	// initialize completion at the last point to allow for user overriding
-	c.initDefaultCompletionCmd()
 
 	args := c.args
 
@@ -939,7 +937,9 @@ func (c *Command) ExecuteC() (cmd *Command, err error) {
 		args = os.Args[1:]
 	}
 
-	// initialize the hidden command to be used for shell completion
+	// initialize the default completion command
+	c.initDefaultCompletionCmd(args)
+	// initialize the __complete command to be used for shell completion
 	c.initCompleteCmd(args)
 
 	var flags []string

completions.go

@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ func checkIfFlagCompletion(finalCmd *Command, args []string, lastArg string) (*p
 // 1- the feature has been explicitly disabled by the program,
 // 2- c has no subcommands (to avoid creating one),
 // 3- c already has a 'completion' command provided by the program.
-func (c *Command) initDefaultCompletionCmd() {
+func (c *Command) initDefaultCompletionCmd(args []string) {
 	if c.CompletionOptions.DisableDefaultCmd {
 		return
 	}
@@ -598,7 +598,8 @@ func (c *Command) initDefaultCompletionCmd() {
 	}
 
 	haveNoDescFlag := !c.CompletionOptions.DisableNoDescFlag && !c.CompletionOptions.DisableDescriptions
-	hidden := c.CompletionOptions.HiddenDefaultCmd || !c.HasSubCommands()
+	hasSubCommands := c.HasSubCommands()
+	hidden := c.CompletionOptions.HiddenDefaultCmd || !hasSubCommands
 
 	completionCmd := &Command{
 		Use:   compCmdName,
@@ -612,6 +613,18 @@ See each sub-command's help for details on how to use the generated script.
 	}
 	c.AddCommand(completionCmd)
 
+	if !hasSubCommands {
+		// If the completion command will be the only sub-command
+		// we only create it if it is actually being called.
+		// This avoids breaking programs that would suddenly find themselves with
+		// a subcommand, which would prevent them from accepting arguments.
+		subCmd, _, err := c.Find(args)
+		if err != nil || subCmd.Name() != compCmdName {
+			// The completion command is not being called, remove it.
+			c.RemoveCommand(completionCmd)
+		}
+	}
+
 	out := c.OutOrStdout()
 	noDesc := c.CompletionOptions.DisableDescriptions
 	shortDesc := "Generate the autocompletion script for %s"

completions_test.go

@@ -2287,30 +2287,34 @@ func TestDefaultCompletionCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		Run:  emptyRun,
 	}
 
-	// Test that default completion command is created, hidden if there are no other sub-commands
+	// Test that when there are no sub-commands, the completion command is not created if it is not called directly.
 	assertNoErr(t, rootCmd.Execute())
-	found := false
 	for _, cmd := range rootCmd.commands {
 		if cmd.Name() == compCmdName {
-			found = true
-			if !cmd.Hidden {
-				t.Errorf("The 'completion' command should be hidden when there are no other sub-commands of root")
-			}
+			t.Errorf("Should not have a 'completion' command when there are no other sub-commands of root")
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	if !found {
-		t.Errorf("Should have a 'completion' command when there are no other sub-commands of root")
+
+	// Test that when there are no sub-commands, the completion command is created when it is called directly.
+	_, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, compCmdName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
+	// Reset the arguments
+	rootCmd.args = nil
+	// Remove completion command for the next test
+	removeCompCmd(rootCmd)
 
+	// Add a sub-command
 	subCmd := &Command{
 		Use: "sub",
 		Run: emptyRun,
 	}
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(subCmd)
 
 	// Test that a completion command is created if there are other sub-commands
-	found = false
+	found := false
 	assertNoErr(t, rootCmd.Execute())
 	for _, cmd := range rootCmd.commands {
 		if cmd.Name() == compCmdName {