Handling default and type assignment.

lib/troll.coffee

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ class Options
 
   opt: (name, description, opts) ->
     _.extend opts, 'desc': description
-    @parsedOpts[name] = opts
+
+    # Figure out whether the default type needs a value passed
+    opts = @processDefaultFor(opts)
+    # Figure out if this is a flag or an option with an arg
+    @parsedOpts[name] = @processFlagOrOptFor(opts)
 
     if _.has(opts, 'short')
       previousKey = @shortOpts[opts['short']]
@@ -29,11 +33,30 @@ class Options
       @parsedOpts[name]['short'] = short
 
   # ----- Private
+  processDefaultFor: (opts) ->
+    if _.has(opts, 'default')
+      throw new Error('type defined when default was provided') if opts['type']
+      if _.contains([true, false], opts.default)
+        opts['type'] = 'Boolean'
+      else
+        opts['type'] = opts['default'].constructor.name
+
+    opts
+
+  processFlagOrOptFor: (opts) ->
+    if _.has(opts, 'type') and opts.type != 'Boolean'
+      opts['takesValue'] = true
+    else
+      opts['takesValue'] = false
+
+    opts
+
+
   findShortFor: (name) ->
     char = @nextAvailableCharacter(name)
     return char if char
 
-    return @nextAvailableCharacter('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz')
+    @nextAvailableCharacter('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz')
 
   nextAvailableCharacter: (list) ->
     for letter in list

spec/options.spec.coffee

@@ -32,23 +32,54 @@ describe 'Options', ->
       @opts = new Options()
 
     it 'capitalizes the character if the lower case is not available', ->
-      @opts.getShortOpts()['h'] = 'foo'
+      @opts.getShortOpts().h = 'foo'
       @opts.opt 'header', 'Add a new header', default: 'X-Shakespeare'
 
       expect(_.has @opts.getShortOpts(), 'H').toBe true
 
     it 'finds the next available character when the first is not available', ->
-      @opts.getShortOpts()['h'] = 'foo'
-      @opts.getShortOpts()['H'] = 'foo'
+      @opts.getShortOpts().h = 'foo'
+      @opts.getShortOpts().H = 'foo'
       @opts.opt 'header', 'Add a new header', default: 'X-Shakespeare'
 
       expect(_.has @opts.getShortOpts(), 'e').toBe true
 
     it 'tries multiple options when earlier options are not available', ->
-      @opts.getShortOpts()['h'] = 'foo'
-      @opts.getShortOpts()['H'] = 'foo'
-      @opts.getShortOpts()['e'] = 'foo'
-      @opts.getShortOpts()['E'] = 'foo'
+      @opts.getShortOpts().h = 'foo'
+      @opts.getShortOpts().H = 'foo'
+      @opts.getShortOpts().e = 'foo'
+      @opts.getShortOpts().E = 'foo'
       @opts.opt 'header', 'Add a new header', default: 'X-Shakespeare'
 
       expect(_.has @opts.getShortOpts(), 'a').toBe true
+
+  describe 'validates the passed arguments', ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      @opts = new Options()
+
+    it 'requires an argument if type is defined', ->
+      @opts.opt 'header', 'Add a header', type: 'str'
+      expect(@opts.getParsedOpts().header.takesValue).toBe true
+
+    it 'does not require an argument if type is undefined and default is a boolean', ->
+      @opts.opt 'silent', 'Enable silent mode', default: false
+      expect(@opts.getParsedOpts().silent.takesValue).toBe false
+
+    it 'requires an argument if type is undefined and default is not a boolean', ->
+      @opts.opt 'header', 'Add a header', default: 'X-Something'
+      expect(@opts.getParsedOpts().header.takesValue).toBe true
+
+    it 'sets the right type based on the provided default', ->
+      @opts.opt 'header', 'Add a header', default: 'X-Something'
+      expect(@opts.getParsedOpts().header.type).toEqual 'String'
+
+      @opts.opt 'silent', 'Enable silent mode', default: false
+      expect(@opts.getParsedOpts().silent.type).toEqual 'Boolean'
+
+    it 'raises when the type was set and a default was provided', ->
+      expect( -> 
+          opts = new Options()
+          opts.opt 'header', 'Add a header', 
+            default: 'X-Something', 
+            type: 'String'
+      ).toThrow('type defined when default was provided')