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fix(task): preserve string type for usage value flags - #12355
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughValue-bearing flags now use an empty string or first default during usage-context creation. Unit and end-to-end tests verify that a parsed file path passes through the Tera ChangesUsage Rendering
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change preserves string values for value-taking flags, but environment-backed boolean flags may still receive incorrect string defaults instead of booleans, which can affect task flag behavior. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner follow-up to keep boolean flags correctly typed. Suggested reviewers: Poem
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Greptile SummaryThe PR preserves string typing for value-taking usage flags during the initial Tera render while retaining integer and boolean fallbacks for count and switch flags.
Confidence Score: 5/5The PR appears safe to merge, with no actionable correctness, security, or repository-rule issues identified. The new branch aligns the initial placeholder with the final string representation of ordinary value flags, while preexisting earlier branches continue to preserve arrays for variadic flags and integers for count flags; focused unit and end-to-end tests exercise the reported failure path. Important Files Changed
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In `@src/task/task_script_parser.rs`:
- Around line 914-915: Update the flag parsing logic around SpecFlag::arg so
env-only boolean flags do not create a SpecArg or convert default=`#false` into
the string “false”; reserve arg handling for flags that actually take values.
Preserve value-taking flag behavior and add a regression test covering a boolean
env-backed flag using the deprecated flag() helper.
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In the context of the Rust ecosystem, the term "jdx" refers to two distinct projects: 1. A JSON Data Explorer, an interactive, AI-augmented terminal tool [1][2]. 2. The "Usage" framework and specification, which provides tools for building CLIs and is associated with the domain usage.jdx.dev [3][4]. The types SpecFlag and SpecArg, along with their usage with arguments (arg), environment variables (env), and flags (flag), belong specifically to the Usage framework (usage-lib crate) [5][6]. Usage Framework Technical Context: SpecFlag and SpecArg are core structures used to define the command-line interface specification [5][6]. - SpecFlag: Represents a command-line flag (e.g., --verbose or -u). It contains fields for names, help text, and optional configuration such as env (for environment variable backing), and an optional SpecArg if the flag requires a value [5]. - SpecArg: Represents a positional argument [7][6]. Like SpecFlag, it can be configured with environment variable backing via an env field [7]. Usage Examples: You can define these using macros provided by the usage-lib crate for minimal boilerplate [8]: - Flags: Defined using spec_flag!, which can associate a long flag with an argument using the syntax: spec_flag!("--long" => ""; help = "description") [8]. - Arguments: Defined using spec_arg!, which supports configuration for requirements, variability (var), and environment variable backing: spec_arg!("file"; required = true, env = "MY_FILE") [7][8]. The framework allows these specifications to be used for generating autocompletion, manpages, and documentation, or for advanced argument parsing [3][4]. Note that "jdx" in your query likely refers to the Usage project (often hosted at usage.jdx.dev) rather than the separate JSON exploration tool [3][1].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/eladbash/jdx
- 2: https://crates.io/crates/jdx
- 3: https://usage.jdx.dev/rust/
- 4: https://github.com/jdx/usage
- 5: https://docs.rs/usage-lib/latest/usage/spec/flag/struct.SpecFlag.html
- 6: https://docs.rs/usage-lib
- 7: https://usage.jdx.dev/spec/reference/arg
- 8: https://docs.rs/usage-lib/latest/src/usage/macros.rs.html
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SpecFlag supports an optional nested arg for flags that take values. Environment-variable support is represented through the flag specification’s env field, e.g.:
flag "--token <token>" env="APP_TOKEN"This means resolution uses the command-line value first, then the environment variable. [1][2]
[1] (docs.rs)
[2] (usage.jdx.dev)
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.rs/usage-lib/latest/usage/?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://usage.jdx.dev/spec/reference/flag?utm_source=openai
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site:github.com/jdx/usage SpecFlag arg env flag source
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In the context of the usage library (a tool for building CLI specifications, often defined in KDL), SpecFlag is a struct that represents the definition of a flag (e.g., -v, --verbose, --config) [1][2]. It is part of the spec model defined in lib/src/spec/ [1]. Regarding the terms "arg", "env", and "flag": 1. Arg: SpecFlag typically includes an internal argument (SpecArg) when the flag expects a value [1]. The SpecFlagBuilder allows associating an argument with a flag definition [3]. 2. Env: SpecFlag supports environment variable integration [3]. Flags can be configured to derive their values from environment variables [4][5], and parsing logic distinguishes between flags explicitly set via the command line or environment versus those carrying default values [4][6]. 3. Flag Source: The library tracks the origin of flag values during parsing to handle relationships such as overrides, conditional requirements (requires_if), and exclusions [4][6][7]. For example, conditional logic often differentiates whether a flag's value comes from the CLI, the environment, or a default setting, ensuring that rules only trigger when a flag is explicitly provided [4][6]. SpecFlag is managed using a builder pattern (SpecFlagBuilder), which provides methods to configure these properties, including setting names, help text, relationships, and environment mappings [4][6][3][8].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/jdx/usage/blob/main/CLAUDE.md
- 2: https://github.com/jdx/usage/blob/main/AGENTS.md
- 3: jdx/usage@v3.1.0...v3.2.0
- 4: feat(spec): add value-conditional requirements usage#1001
- 5: feat(spec): say that one flag needs another, which nothing here could usage#925
- 6: feat(spec): support flag relationships usage#793
- 7: feat(spec): a flag that has to be given on its own usage#941
- 8: https://github.com/jdx/usage/releases
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Keep SpecFlag::arg reserved for value-taking flags. usage-lib supports env on boolean flags, but the deprecated flag() helper sets arg for any env-backed flag. This converts default=#false`` to the string "false". Avoid creating `SpecArg` for env-only boolean flags and add a regression test.
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In `@src/task/task_script_parser.rs` around lines 914 - 915, Update the flag
parsing logic around SpecFlag::arg so env-only boolean flags do not create a
SpecArg or convert default=`#false` into the string “false”; reserve arg handling
for flags that actually take values. Preserve value-taking flag behavior and add
a regression test covering a boolean env-backed flag using the deprecated flag()
helper.
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Summary
Fixes the behavior reported in #12352.
Tests
cargo test --locked --bin mise task::task_script_parser::tests::test_usage_flag_rendersmise run test:e2e e2e/tasks/test_task_usage_map_teramise run lint-fixAI-assisted — Tool: Codex; model: OpenAI/GPT-5; version: unavailable.
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Low Risk
Small, well-tested typing fix in task template defaults; switch/count flag behavior is unchanged.
Overview
Fixes initial Tera rendering of task
usagemaps so value-taking flags (e.g.--file <file>) stay strings, not booleans, when they have no default.That lets path filters like
dirnamework on those flags. Switch flags still default to bools and count flags still default to0. Adds unit and e2e coverage for the no-default value-flag case.Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 4549d49. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.
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