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[PATCH 0/2] DRAFT: Hint for options.

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From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: 45893 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: ludo <at> gnu.org, zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#45893] [PATCH v2 3/3] ui: Add command hint.
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 01:26:34 +0100

* guix/ui.scm (run-guix-command): Add command hint.
---
 guix/ui.scm | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/guix/ui.scm b/guix/ui.scm
index bd504c68da..43c2007594 100644
--- a/guix/ui.scm
+++ b/guix/ui.scm
@@ -2123,6 +2123,20 @@ Run COMMAND with ARGS.\n"))
 (define (run-guix-command command . args)
   "Run COMMAND with the given ARGS.  Report an error when COMMAND is not
 found."
+  (define (command-hint guess commands)
+    (define command-names
+      (map (lambda (command)
+             (match (command-name command)
+               ((head tail ...) head)))
+           commands))
+
+    (fold (lambda (name res)
+            (if (string-null? res)
+                (string-append  "@code{" name "}")
+                (string-append "@code{" name "}, " res)))
+          ""
+          (string-closest (symbol->string guess) command-names)))
+
   (define module
     (catch 'misc-error
       (lambda ()
@@ -2139,6 +2153,8 @@ found."
                 (load file)
                 (resolve-interface `(guix extensions ,command)))))
           (lambda _
+            (display-hint (format #f (G_ "Do you mean ~a?")
+                                  (command-hint command (commands))))
             (format (current-error-port)
                     (G_ "guix: ~a: command not found~%") command)
             (show-guix-usage))))))
-- 
2.29.2

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