hof/gen: implement --as-generator, other cleanup

.hof/shadow/Cli/cmd/hof/cmd/gen.go

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ hof gen data.cue ...
 # Check the tests for complete examples
   https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/tree/_dev/test/render
 
+# Turn any hof gen flags into a reusable generator module
+  hof gen [entrypoints] flags... --as-module [name]
+  hof gen [entrypoints] -G [name]
+
 # Compose code gen mappings into reusable modules with
   hof gen app.cue -G frontend -G backend -G migrations
   https://docs.hofstadter.io/first-example/
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ func init() {
 	GenCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.Watch), "watch", "w", false, "run in watch mode, regenerating when files change")
 	GenCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.WatchGlobs), "watch-globs", "W", nil, "filepath globs to watch for changes and regen")
 	GenCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.WatchXcue), "watch-xcue", "X", nil, "like watch, but skips CUE reload, useful when working on templates, can be used with watch")
-	GenCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.CreateModule), "create-module", "", "", "output path to write a generator module for the given flags")
+	GenCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.AsModule), "as-module", "", "", "<name> in the printed output, for the given flags as a generator module")
 }
 
 func GenRun(args []string) (err error) {

.hof/shadow/Cli/cmd/hof/flags/gen.go

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package flags
 
 type GenFlagpole struct {
-	List         bool
-	Stats        bool
-	Generator    []string
-	Template     []string
-	Partial      []string
-	Diff3        bool
-	Watch        bool
-	WatchGlobs   []string
-	WatchXcue    []string
-	CreateModule string
+	List       bool
+	Stats      bool
+	Generator  []string
+	Template   []string
+	Partial    []string
+	Diff3      bool
+	Watch      bool
+	WatchGlobs []string
+	WatchXcue  []string
+	AsModule   string
 }
 
 var GenFlags GenFlagpole

cmd/hof/cmd/gen.go

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ hof gen data.cue ...
 # Check the tests for complete examples
   https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/tree/_dev/test/render
 
+# Turn any hof gen flags into a reusable generator module
+  hof gen [entrypoints] flags... --as-module [name]
+  hof gen [entrypoints] -G [name]
+
 # Compose code gen mappings into reusable modules with
   hof gen app.cue -G frontend -G backend -G migrations
   https://docs.hofstadter.io/first-example/
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ func init() {
 	GenCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.Watch), "watch", "w", false, "run in watch mode, regenerating when files change")
 	GenCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.WatchGlobs), "watch-globs", "W", nil, "filepath globs to watch for changes and regen")
 	GenCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.WatchXcue), "watch-xcue", "X", nil, "like watch, but skips CUE reload, useful when working on templates, can be used with watch")
-	GenCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.CreateModule), "create-module", "", "", "output path to write a generator module for the given flags")
+	GenCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&(flags.GenFlags.AsModule), "as-module", "", "", "<name> in the printed output, for the given flags as a generator module")
 }
 
 func GenRun(args []string) (err error) {

cmd/hof/flags/gen.go

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package flags
 
 type GenFlagpole struct {
-	List         bool
-	Stats        bool
-	Generator    []string
-	Template     []string
-	Partial      []string
-	Diff3        bool
-	Watch        bool
-	WatchGlobs   []string
-	WatchXcue    []string
-	CreateModule string
+	List       bool
+	Stats      bool
+	Generator  []string
+	Template   []string
+	Partial    []string
+	Diff3      bool
+	Watch      bool
+	WatchGlobs []string
+	WatchXcue  []string
+	AsModule   string
 }
 
 var GenFlags GenFlagpole

design/cli/cmds/gen.cue

@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ import (
 			Short:   "X"
 		},
 		{
-			Name:    "CreateModule"
+			Name:    "AsModule"
 			Type:    "string"
 			Default: ""
-			Help:    "output path to write a generator module for the given flags"
-			Long:    "create-module"
+			Help:    "<name> in the printed output, for the given flags as a generator module"
+			Long:    "as-module"
 		},
 	]
 }
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ hof gen data.cue ...
 # Check the tests for complete examples
   https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/tree/_dev/test/render
 
+# Turn any hof gen flags into a reusable generator module
+  hof gen [entrypoints] flags... --as-module [name]
+  hof gen [entrypoints] -G [name]
+
 # Compose code gen mappings into reusable modules with
   hof gen app.cue -G frontend -G backend -G migrations
   https://docs.hofstadter.io/first-example/

hof.cue

@@ -8,46 +8,46 @@ import (
 	d_cfg "github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/design/config"
 )
 
-Cli: _ @gen(cli,hof)
 Cli: g_cli.#HofGenerator & {
+	@gen(cli,hof)
 	Outdir: "./"
 	Cli:    d_cli.#CLI
 	WatchGlobs: ["./design/**/*"]
-	WatchXcue:  ["./cue.mod/**/*"]
+	WatchXcue: ["./cue.mod/**/*"]
 }
 
-Context: _ @gen(cuefig,context,ctx)
 Context: g_cuefig.#HofGenerator & {
+	@gen(cuefig,context,ctx)
 	Outdir: "gen/"
 	Config: d_cfg.#HofContext
 }
 
-Config: _ @gen(cuefig,config,cfg)
 Config: g_cuefig.#HofGenerator & {
+	@gen(cuefig,config,cfg)
 	Outdir: "gen/"
 	Config: d_cfg.#HofConfig
 }
 
-Secret: _ @gen(cuefig,secret,shh,ssh)
 Secret: g_cuefig.#HofGenerator & {
+	@gen(cuefig,secret,shh,ssh)
 	Outdir: "gen/"
 	Config: d_cfg.#HofSecret
 }
 
-UserContext: _ @gen(cuefig,ucontext,uctx)
 UserContext: g_cuefig.#HofGenerator & {
+	@gen(cuefig,ucontext,uctx)
 	Outdir: "gen/"
 	Config: d_cfg.#HofUserContext
 }
 
-UserConfig: _ @gen(cuefig,uconfig,ucfg)
 UserConfig: g_cuefig.#HofGenerator & {
+	@gen(cuefig,uconfig,ucfg)
 	Outdir: "gen/"
 	Config: d_cfg.#HofUserConfig
 }
 
-UserSecret: _ @gen(cuefig,usecret,ushh,ussh)
 UserSecret: g_cuefig.#HofGenerator & {
+	@gen(cuefig,usecret,ushh,ussh)
 	Outdir: "gen/"
 	Config: d_cfg.#HofUserSecret
 }