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Closes #18

What

This adds gonsole, a new module that runs the command line of a Go program. A program lists its own commands, and compiled plugins can add theirs. Every command gets a help page. A command that writes stays a dry run until -yes. A command can answer one JSON document with -json. A write that needs an account takes -as, and the program checks and records that account.

The module also brings the commands every program shares: help, list, version, check, serve, migrate and seed. It adds helpers to read settings, an HTTP server that stops cleanly on a signal, and a testkit package for tests.

The same pull request adds the module to CI and to the README. It also gives one gottext test a generic product name.

Why

Downstream applications each built their own command line by hand. Their flags, exit codes and help pages drifted apart. Plugins had no way to add a command. One shared module gives every program the same rules and the same tests.

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  • New Features
    • Added Gonsole, a command-line framework for programs combining core commands, settings, and compiled plugins.
    • Includes command help and discovery, configuration parsing, validation, authorization and audit hooks, dry-run and JSON modes, migrations, and optional HTTP serving.
    • Provides utilities for loading plugin commands and testing Gonsole programs.
  • Documentation
    • Added module and changelog information for Gonsole, and clarified how modules share published tags.
  • Chores
    • CI tests, linting, and vulnerability checks now run for both modules.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Updated test wording to refer to “This site” instead of the previous name.

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The pull request adds gonsole, a Go module for command-line programs with command parsing, plugin support, environment settings, built-in commands, HTTP serving, and test utilities. It also updates repository documentation and CI coverage, and changes one phrase in a locale test template.

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Gonsole framework

Layer / File(s) Summary
Command and program contracts
gonsole/command.go, gonsole/program.go, gonsole/doc.go, gonsole/go.mod, gonsole/command_test.go, gonsole/program_test.go
Adds command, call, schema-step, and program types. Defines exit codes and misuse errors. Adds JSON encoding and tests.
Environment settings
gonsole/env.go, gonsole/env_test.go, gonsole/serve.go
Adds prefixed environment reads, parsing helpers, numeric bounds, and HTTP timeout settings.
Plugin registration and validation
gonsole/plugins.go, gonsole/check.go, gonsole/plugins_test.go, gonsole/check_test.go
Adds plugin discovery and memoized registration. Audits core and plugin commands, filters invalid plugin commands, and tests registration and validation behavior.
Command-line parsing and dispatch
gonsole/parse.go, gonsole/resolve.go, gonsole/text.go, gonsole/parse_test.go, gonsole/resolve_test.go, gonsole/text_test.go
Adds argument parsing, command resolution, deprecated-name rewriting, listings, and help pages, with command-line behavior tests.
Command hooks and base commands
gonsole/actor.go, gonsole/base.go, gonsole/actor_test.go, gonsole/base_test.go
Adds authorization, migration, execution, and audit recording. Adds built-in commands for version, checks, serving, migration, and seeding.
HTTP serving and example program
gonsole/serve.go, gonsole/internal/exampleapp/program.go, gonsole/serve_test.go, gonsole/serve_internal_test.go, gonsole/exec_test.go
Adds HTTP serving and shutdown behavior, an example application, and tests for commands, server operation, and signals.
Program test utilities
gonsole/testkit/*
Adds helpers for running programs, controlling environment values, locating coverage binaries, reserving addresses, and waiting for a server-ready log.

Repository integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Documentation and CI setup
README.md, gonsole/.golangci.yml, gonsole/CHANGELOG.md, .github/workflows/ci.yml
Documents gonsole and the repository sharing model, adds lint and changelog configuration, and includes gonsole in test, lint, and vulnerability-check jobs.

Locale test wording

Layer / File(s) Summary
Unknown-locale template wording
gottext/test/errors.test.ts
Changes the template’s fixed text from “AlphOne” to “This site”.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~75 minutes

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Main
  participant ProgramRun
  participant Dispatch as runner.dispatch
  participant Invoke as runner.invoke
  participant Perform as runner.perform
  participant Hooks as Program hooks
  Main->>ProgramRun: Run with arguments and streams
  ProgramRun->>Dispatch: Dispatch arguments
  Dispatch->>Invoke: Invoke resolved command
  Invoke->>Perform: Perform command call
  Perform->>Hooks: Authorize, migrate when requested, run, and record
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8ed77

Importing a multi-word report name gives the wrong report count. This is a narrow example-command issue and does not otherwise block merging.

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The PR changes gottext/test/errors.test.ts by replacing the fixture product name AlphOne with This site. The change has no demonstrated connection to the command-line, plugin, settings, HTTP, or… Revert the unrelated gottext/test/errors.test.ts fixture change, or provide a direct issue #18 requirement that requires it.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 34.14% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 249 functions across 29 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding the gonsole command-line module.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #18 coding objectives are implemented. The PR adds standard-library command parsing for bare and namespace:word names, command listing and per-command help, exit codes for success, failure, an…
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The PR changes gottext/test/errors.test.ts by replacing the fixture product name AlphOne with This site. The change has no demonstrated connection to the command-line, plugin, settings, HTTP, or testkit objectives in issue #18. The CI, README, changelog, and gonsole tests support the issue scope.

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In `@gonsole/exec_test.go`:
- Around line 225-227: Replace the fixed sleep in the signal test with a
readiness handshake: add a hidden command to the example Program that reports
readiness after gonsole.Main installs the signal handler and then blocks on
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  • .github/workflows/ci.yml
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  • gonsole/actor.go
  • gonsole/actor_test.go
  • gonsole/base.go
  • gonsole/base_test.go
  • gonsole/check.go
  • gonsole/check_test.go
  • gonsole/command.go
  • gonsole/command_test.go
  • gonsole/doc.go
  • gonsole/env.go
  • gonsole/env_test.go
  • gonsole/exec_test.go
  • gonsole/go.mod
  • gonsole/internal/exampleapp/program.go
  • gonsole/parse.go
  • gonsole/parse_test.go
  • gonsole/plugins.go
  • gonsole/plugins_test.go
  • gonsole/program.go
  • gonsole/program_test.go
  • gonsole/resolve.go
  • gonsole/resolve_test.go
  • gonsole/serve.go
  • gonsole/serve_internal_test.go
  • gonsole/serve_test.go
  • gonsole/testkit/testkit.go
  • gonsole/testkit/testkit_test.go
  • gonsole/text.go
  • gonsole/text_test.go
  • gottext/test/errors.test.ts

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RetriggerConfidence Score: 4/5

Do not merge until the migration command requires confirmation before changing the schema. The long-name import regression and the other outstanding concerns are non-blocking.

Fix All in Claude CodeFindings

  1. P1 Migrate bypasses confirmation ▶
  2. P2 Long report names fail ▶
  3. P2 Help intercepts flag values ▶
  4. P2 Audit recording lacks deadline ▶
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### Issue 1
gonsole/base.go:undefined-32
Running `migrate` without `-yes` immediately invokes core and plugin migration callbacks. The command is not marked as writing and has no dry-run guard, so an operator can change the configured database schema without confirming the write. Require confirmation before merging.

### Issue 2
gonsole/internal/exampleapp/program.go:144
When an input line exceeds the scanner’s default limit, `report:import` now exits with an error instead of counting the report. A 71,680-byte single-line name succeeded before this change but now produces `bufio.Scanner: token too long` and no import count. This non-blocking regression prevents unusually long names from being imported.

### Issue 3
gonsole/parse.go:20-27
When a string flag receives `-h` or `--help` as a separate value, the argument scan mistakes that value for a help request. The command prints help and exits successfully instead of running. This non-blocking parsing issue can silently skip an intended operation.

### Issue 4
gonsole/actor.go:undefined-44
If the audit store waits for its context to finish, an applied command can remain blocked after the request deadline expires. `context.WithoutCancel` removes that deadline without replacing it. This non-blocking concern can leave an operator waiting indefinitely when audit storage does not respond.

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Summary

This PR adds the gonsole command-line module. The updated example import command counts non-empty lines, but now rejects unusually long report names. The previously reported migration command still applies schema changes without confirmation and must be fixed before merging.

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Comment thread gonsole/base.go
_, err := r.migrateAll(ctx, call, call.Stdout)
return err
}
commands = append(commands, Command{Name: "migrate", Summary: "apply every schema step", Run: migrate})

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P1 Migrate bypasses confirmation

Running migrate without -yes immediately invokes core and plugin migration callbacks. The command is not marked as writing and has no dry-run guard, so an operator can change the configured database schema without confirming the write. Require confirmation before merging.

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In-memory exampleapp migration test

  • The authored Go test replaces core and plugin migrations with recorded callbacks and verifies whether a flagless run invokes them, without opening a database.

Migration comparison command

  • The authored shell command runs the same test against a temporary guarded overlay and then the unchanged PR candidate, capturing each result.

Guarded migration test output

  • The guarded-overlay run completed with no migration callbacks, showing the dry-run reference behavior.

PR candidate migration test output

  • The unchanged candidate ran both core and plugin callbacks for `migrate` without `-yes`, confirming the reported behavior.

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Path: gonsole/base.go
Line: 32

Comment:
**Migrate bypasses confirmation**

Running `migrate` without `-yes` immediately invokes core and plugin migration callbacks. The command is not marked as writing and has no dry-run guard, so an operator can change the configured database schema without confirming the write. Require confirmation before merging.

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Comment thread gonsole/parse.go
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for _, arg := range args {
if arg == "--" {
return false
}
if isHelpFlag(arg) {
return true
}
}

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P2 Help intercepts flag values

When a string flag receives -h or --help as a separate value, the argument scan mistakes that value for a help request. The command prints help and exits successfully instead of running. This non-blocking parsing issue can silently skip an intended operation.

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Go source for the string flag value reproduction

  • The authored executable runs a command with a string flag and checks whether its value reaches the command.

Separate -h value prints help instead of executing

  • Running the Go repro with `-label -h` printed help and failed its execution assertion, confirming the skipped command.

Equals-form -h value executes the command

  • Running the same repro with `-label=-h` printed the value from the command, confirming the intended flag behavior.

Separate --help value prints help instead of executing

  • Running the Go repro with `-label --help` printed help and failed its execution assertion, confirming the same defect for the long spelling.

Equals-form --help value executes the command

  • Running the same repro with `-label=--help` printed the value from the command, confirming the intended flag behavior.

Existing flag and argument parser test passes

  • The focused existing Go test passed, showing that its current cases do not catch this help-like value.

Worktree status after verification

  • Git status and a diff check showed only untracked directories and no tracked change to `gonsole/parse.go`.

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Path: gonsole/parse.go
Line: 20-27

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**Help intercepts flag values**

When a string flag receives `-h` or `--help` as a separate value, the argument scan mistakes that value for a help request. The command prints help and exits successfully instead of running. This non-blocking parsing issue can silently skip an intended operation.

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Comment thread gonsole/actor.go
if cmd.Capability == "" {
return nil
}
return r.program.Record(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), call, cmd.Name)

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P2 Audit recording lacks deadline

If the audit store waits for its context to finish, an applied command can remain blocked after the request deadline expires. context.WithoutCancel removes that deadline without replacing it. This non-blocking concern can leave an operator waiting indefinitely when audit storage does not respond.

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Go source for the bounded applied-command audit test

  • This source runs an applied command with context-waiting and eventually completing Record callbacks under an independent harness timeout, so a blocked callback cannot stall the test process.

Command used to run the audit test against both revisions

  • This command runs the same Go source against a temporary pre-change checkout and the PR candidate, capturing their output side by side.

Audit test output before the context change

  • The executed pre-change command gave Record a deadline and returned when the request expired, establishing the baseline.

Audit test output with the PR candidate

  • The executed candidate gave Record no deadline or cancellation channel and remained blocked at the independent bound when the callback waited on context, confirming the unbounded-wait defect.

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Path: gonsole/actor.go
Line: 44

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**Audit recording lacks deadline**

If the audit store waits for its context to finish, an applied command can remain blocked after the request deadline expires. `context.WithoutCancel` removes that deadline without replacing it. This non-blocking concern can leave an operator waiting indefinitely when audit storage does not respond.

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These findings sit on lines the diff does not cover, so they could not be posted inline. Each one leaves this list once its file changes.

  • P2 Long single-line report names fail import ▶

    • Bug
      • A caller can pass a report name longer than Scanner's default token limit through report:import stdin. The command then fails instead of counting that line as one report. This is reachable through the example program's command, though it requires an unusually long name; report:import is an example/test command, not evidence that a production importer is affected.
    • Cause
      • gonsole/internal/exampleapp/program.go:127 now calls countNames, whose bufio.NewScanner(input) at line 144 has a default token-size limit. Lines 145–150 return the resulting error. Previously, io.ReadAll and strings.Fields imposed no Scanner token limit. gonsole/parse.go:117–119 passes command stdin through without a name-length check; gonsole/program.go:137–150 prints the error and returns exit 1.
    • Fix
      • Use a line reader without Scanner's default token limit, or configure a sufficiently large Scanner buffer and document an explicit maximum if long names should be rejected.

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- Line 135: Update the import-count logic in the command flow near the
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// countNames returns how many lines of input hold a report name.
func countNames(input io.Reader) (int, error) {
count := 0
lines := bufio.NewScanner(input)

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P2 Long report names fail

When an input line exceeds the scanner’s default limit, report:import now exits with an error instead of counting the report. A 71,680-byte single-line name succeeded before this change but now produces bufio.Scanner: token too long and no import count. This non-blocking regression prevents unusually long names from being imported.

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Before-and-after test runner

  • The executed script builds isolated parent and current source trees and runs the same targeted test without editing tracked files.

Long report-name test source

  • The executed Go test sends one-line names through the example program's report import command and records exit codes and output.

Parent implementation counts the long name

  • The parent implementation counted both single-line inputs as one report and exited successfully, establishing the previous behavior.

Current implementation rejects the long name

  • The current implementation counted the shorter control but exited with a Scanner token-too-long error for the 71,680-byte name, confirming the regression.

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Path: gonsole/internal/exampleapp/program.go
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**Long report names fail**

When an input line exceeds the scanner’s default limit, `report:import` now exits with an error instead of counting the report. A 71,680-byte single-line name succeeded before this change but now produces `bufio.Scanner: token too long` and no import count. This non-blocking regression prevents unusually long names from being imported.

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