commit ff579dba448a3b8ec282c0c032df1aac513a8d6e
Author: Tristan Ancelet <tristan.ancelet@acumera.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 27 14:47:12 2026 -0600

    Made change

diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9da3272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"fmt"
+  "git.arcanium.tech/tristan/logging"
+)
+
+type App struct {
+	Name string
+	Commands []*Command
+	Flags []*ArgFlag
+}
+
+func (a *App) addRootCommand(cmd *Command){
+	a.Commands = append(a.Commands, cmd)
+}
+
+func (a *App) NewRootCommand(info CommandOptions) *Command {
+	cmd := &Command{ 
+		Name: info.Name,
+		Description: info.Description,
+	}
+	a.addRootCommand( cmd )
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func (a *App) Help() {
+	appHelpTemplate.Execute(os.Stdout, a)
+}
+
+func (a *App) getFlag(name string) (*ArgFlag, error) {
+	for _, flag := range a.Flags {
+		if flag.Matches(name) {
+			return flag, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("App(%s) : ERROR : there is no flag by name %s", a.Name, name)
+}
+
+func (a *App) isCommand(name string) bool {
+	for _, command := range a.Commands {
+		if command.Name == name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (a *App) getCommand(name string) (*Command, error) {
+	for _, command := range a.Commands {
+		if command.Name == name {
+			return command, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("App(%s) : ERROR : No command named \"%s\"", a.Name, name)
+}
+
+func (a *App) determineMatch(arg string) (matchType, error) {
+	if arg == "-h" || arg == "--help" || arg == "help" {
+		return helpMatch, nil
+	}
+	flag_match, err := isFlag(arg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return noMatch, err
+	}
+
+	if flag_match {
+		return flagMatch, nil
+	}
+
+	command := a.isCommand(arg)
+	if command == true {
+		return commandMatch, nil
+	}
+
+	return noMatch, nil
+}
+
+func (a *App) doChecks() error {
+	for _, command := range a.Commands{
+		err := command.Check()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, flag := range a.Flags {
+		err := flag.Check()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *App) registerSelf(commands []*Command) {
+	for _, command := range commands {
+		command.App = a
+		if len(command.SubCommands) > 0 {
+			a.registerSelf(command.SubCommands)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+func (a *App) Run(args []string) error {
+	logging.Debug("App(%s) : Beginning Run", a.Name)
+	a.registerSelf(a.Commands)
+	err := a.doChecks()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		a.Help()
+		return nil
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
+		arg := args[i]
+		logging.Debug("App(%s) : Iterating on provided args (i: %d, arg: %s)", a.Name, i, arg)
+		remaining_args := args[i+1:]
+		match, err := a.determineMatch(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		switch match {
+		case noMatch:
+			return fmt.Errorf("No match found for Arg(%s) for App(%s)", arg, a.Name)
+	  case helpMatch:
+			a.Help()
+			return nil
+	  case flagMatch:
+			flag, err := a.getFlag(arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if flag.requireArg(){
+				if len(args[i:]) <= 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ArgFlag(%s) : Required argument not found", a.Name, flag.Name)
+				}
+				arglist := args[i:i+2]
+				i++
+				// want to call the flag with itself & the argument it wants
+				err = flag.CheckArg(arglist)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Since we want to preserve that they were called at all. (particularly for BoolType)
+				flag.Args = args[i:i+1]
+			}
+			
+			if flag.OnMatch != nil {
+				err := flag.OnMatch()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+	
+	  case commandMatch:
+			command, err := a.getCommand(arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return command.Run(remaining_args)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/argtype.go b/argtype.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff22cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argtype.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package parser
+
+type ArgType int
+
+const (
+	NoneType ArgType = iota
+	StringType 
+	IntType
+	BoolType
+	Float32Type
+	Float64Type
+	MatchType
+)
+
+
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97a46d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command.go
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"fmt"
+	"errors"
+  "git.arcanium.tech/tristan/go_logging"
+)
+
+
+type RunHook func(*Command) 
+type WorkFunc func(*Context) error
+
+var commands []*Command
+
+type CommandOptions struct {
+	Name string
+	Description string
+}
+
+type Command struct {
+	Name string
+	Description string
+	SubCommands []*Command
+	Flags []*ArgFlag
+	App *App
+	Work WorkFunc
+	preRunHooks []RunHook
+	postRunHooks []RunHook
+}
+
+func (c *Command) getFlag(name string) (*ArgFlag, error) {
+	for _, flag := range c.Flags {
+		if flag.Matches(name) {
+			return flag, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ERROR : there is no flag by name %s", c.Name, name)
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Run(args []string) error {
+	if len(c.preRunHooks) > 0 {
+		for _, hook := range c.preRunHooks {
+			hook(c)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := c.run(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(c.postRunHooks) > 0 {
+		for _, hook := range c.postRunHooks {
+			hook(c)
+		}
+  }
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Command) isSubCommand(name string) (bool) {
+	for _, subcommand := range c.SubCommands {
+		if subcommand.Name == name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (c *Command) getSubCommand(name string) (*Command, error) {
+	for _, subcommand := range c.SubCommands {
+		if subcommand.Name == name {
+			return subcommand, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ERROR : Command(%s) has no subcommand named %s", c.Name, name)
+}
+
+func (c *Command) determineMatch(arg string) (matchType, error) {
+	if arg == "-h" || arg == "--help" || arg == "help" {
+		return helpMatch, nil
+	}
+	flag_match, err := isFlag(arg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return noMatch, err
+	}
+
+	if flag_match {
+		_, err := c.getFlag(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return unknownFlagMatch, nil
+		}
+		return flagMatch, nil
+	}
+
+	subcommand := c.isSubCommand(arg)
+	if subcommand == true {
+		return commandMatch, nil
+	}
+
+	return noMatch, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Command) run (args []string) error {
+	logging.Debug("Command(%s) : Entering Run", c.Name)
+
+	if c.Work == nil && len(args) == 0 {
+		logging.Debug("Command(%s) : No arguments. Assuming help", c.Name)
+		c.Help()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
+		arg := args[i]
+
+		logging.Debug("Command(%s) : Iterating on provided args (i: %d, arg: %s)", c.Name, i, arg)
+
+		match_type, err := c.determineMatch(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		switch match_type {
+		case noMatch:
+			return fmt.Errorf("No match found for Arg(%s) for Command(%s)", arg, c.Name)
+		case helpMatch:
+			c.Help()
+			return nil
+		case unknownFlagMatch:
+			return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ERROR : Unconfigured Flag(%s) detected", c.Name, arg)
+		case flagMatch:
+			flag, err := c.getFlag(arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if flag.requireArg(){
+				if len(args[i:]) <= 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ArgFlag(%s) : Required argument not found", c.Name, flag.Name)
+				}
+				arglist := args[i:i+2]
+				i++
+				// want to call the flag with itself & the argument it wants
+				err = flag.CheckArg(arglist)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Since we want to preserve that they were called at all. (particularly for BoolType)
+				flag.Args = args[i:i+1]
+			}
+			
+			if flag.OnMatch != nil {
+				err := flag.OnMatch()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			
+		case commandMatch:
+			remaining_args := args[i+1:]
+			subcommand, err := c.getSubCommand(arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return subcommand.Run(remaining_args)
+		default:
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if c.Work != nil {
+		flagmap := make(map[string]*ArgFlag)
+		for _, flag := range c.Flags {
+			flagmap[flag.Name] = flag
+		}
+		
+		ctx := Context{
+			Command: c,
+			Flags: flagmap,
+			App: c.App,
+			Args: args,
+		}
+		return c.Work(&ctx)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Help () error {
+	commandHelpTemplate.Execute(os.Stdout, c)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Check() error {
+	if c.Name == "" {
+		return errors.New("ERROR : Command Name wasn't set")
+	}
+
+	if c.Description == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ERROR : Description wasn't set", c.Name)
+	}
+
+	if len(c.SubCommands) == 0 && c.Work == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ERROR : Command was configured with neither commands (SubCommands) nor a work function (Work)", c.Name)
+	}
+
+	if len(c.SubCommands) > 0 && c.Work != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ERROR : Command was defined with both subcommands & a work function", c.Name)
+	}
+
+	subcommands := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, subcommand := range c.SubCommands {
+		err := subcommand.Check()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, exist := subcommands[subcommand.Name]; exist {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : SubCommand(%s) : SubCommand Name was found as duplicate", c.Name,  subcommand.Name)
+		}
+		subcommands[subcommand.Name]=true
+	}
+	for _, flag := range c.Flags {
+		err := flag.Check()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	shorts := make(map[string]bool)
+	longs := make(map[string]bool)
+	names := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, flag := range c.Flags {
+		if _, exist := shorts[flag.Short]; exist {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ArgFlag(%s) : flag short duplicate found (%s)", c.Name, flag.Name, flag.Short)
+		}
+		shorts[flag.Short] = true
+		if _, exist := longs[flag.Long]; exist {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ArgFlag(%s) : flag long duplicate found (%s)", c.Name, flag.Name, flag.Long)
+		}
+		longs[flag.Long] = true
+		if _, exist := names[flag.Name]; exist {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Command(%s) : ArgFlag(Long: %s) : flag name duplicate found (%s)", c.Name, flag.Long, flag.Name)
+		}
+		names[flag.Name] = true
+	}
+	
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b3771a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package parser
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type Context struct {
+	Command *Command
+	App *App
+	Flags map[string]*ArgFlag
+	Args []string
+}
+
+func (c *Context) GetFlag(name string) (*ArgFlag, error) {
+	flag, exists := c.Flags[name]
+	if ! exists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Context : ERROR : Flag(%s) not found", name)
+	}
+	return flag, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Context) GetValueInt(name string) (int64, error){
+	flag, err := c.GetFlag(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	value, err := flag.GetValueInt()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Context) GetValueBool(name string) (bool, error){
+	flag, err := c.GetFlag(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	value, err := flag.GetValueBool()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Context) GetValueFloat32(name string) (float32, error){
+	flag, err := c.GetFlag(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	value, err := flag.GetValueFloat32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0.0, err
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Context) GetValueFloat64(name string) (float64, error){
+	flag, err := c.GetFlag(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0.0, err
+	}
+
+	value, err := flag.GetValueFloat64()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0.0, err
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Context) GetValueString(name string) (string, error){
+	flag, err := c.GetFlag(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	value, err := flag.GetValueString()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
+}
diff --git a/flag.go b/flag.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c39eaa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"errors"
+)
+
+type ArgFlag struct {
+	Name string
+	Short string
+	Long string
+	Description string
+	Type ArgType 
+	Arg string
+	Args []string
+	OnMatch func () error
+}
+
+var flags = make(map[string]*ArgFlag)
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) requireArg() bool {
+	return f.Type != NoneType && f.Type != BoolType && f.Type != MatchType
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) invalid() bool {
+	return f.Name != ""
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) Matches(identifier string) bool {
+	if f.Name == identifier || f.Short == identifier || f.Long == identifier {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) GetIndex() (int, error) {
+	for i, arg := range f.Args {
+		if arg == f.Short || arg == f.Long {
+			return i, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("ERROR : Flag(%s) not found in arguments", f.Name)
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) GetValueInt() (int64, error) {
+	if f.Type != IntType {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("ERROR : Flag(%s) is not a IntType flag", f.symbol())
+	}
+
+	return strconv.ParseInt(f.Arg, 10, 64)
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) GetValueString() (string, error) {
+	if f.Type != StringType {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("ERROR : Flag(%s) is not a StringType flag", f.Name)
+	}
+
+	return f.Arg, nil
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) symbol() string {
+	index, err := f.GetIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		return f.Name
+	}
+
+	return f.Args[index]
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) GetValueFloat32() (float32, error) {
+	if f.Type != Float32Type {
+		return 0.0, fmt.Errorf("ERROR : Flag(%s) is not a Float32Type flag", f.symbol())
+	}
+
+	float, err := strconv.ParseFloat(f.Arg, 32)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0.0, err
+	}
+
+	return float32(float), nil
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) GetValueFloat64() (float64, error) {
+	if f.Type != Float64Type {
+		return 0.0, fmt.Errorf("ERROR : Flag(%s) is not a Float64Type flag", f.symbol())
+	}
+	return strconv.ParseFloat(f.Arg, 64)
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) GetValueBool() (bool, error) {
+	if f.Type != BoolType {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("ERROR : Flag(%s) is not a BoolType flag", f.symbol())
+	}
+
+	_, err := f.GetIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil
+	} else {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+}
+
+type CheckFunc func(string) (bool,error)
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) doCheck(arg string, check CheckFunc, error_string string) error {
+		is_true, err := check(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if ! is_true {
+			return fmt.Errorf(error_string, f.symbol())
+		}
+		return nil
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) CheckArg(args []string) error {
+	// Just checking if the argument provided to this flag is a valid one based on the ArgType
+	f.Args = args
+	if f.Type == NoneType {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ArgFlag(%s) : ERROR : Flag not configured with a type", f.symbol())
+	}
+
+	if len(args) < 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ArgFlag(%s) : ERROR : Not enough arguments", f.Name)
+	}
+
+	arg := args[1]
+
+	switch f.Type {
+	case StringType:
+		is_flag, err := isFlag(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if is_flag {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Flag(%s) : ERROR : Argument is a flag", f.symbol())
+		}
+	case IntType:
+		err := f.doCheck(arg, isInt, "Flag(%s) : ERROR : Argument is not a valid number")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	case Float32Type, Float64Type:
+		err := f.doCheck(arg, isFloat, "Flag(%s) : ERROR : Argument is not a valid float")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	f.Arg = arg
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *ArgFlag) Check() error {
+	if f.Name == "" {
+		return errors.New("ERROR : Flag was not configured with Name")
+	}
+	if f.Type == NoneType {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ArgFlag(%s) : ERROR : No type has been set", f.Name)
+	}
+
+	if f.Description == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ArgFlag(%s) : ERROR : No Description has been set", f.Name)
+	}
+
+	if f.Short == "" && f.Long == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ArgFlag(%s) : ERROR : No Short or Long flags were provided", f.Name)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..268dbfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module git.arcanium.tech/tristan/go_parser
+
+go 1.25.7
+
+require git.arcanium.tech/tristan/logging v0.0.0-20260227204521-e3cf814e9bbc // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93b11f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+git.arcanium.tech/tristan/logging v0.0.0-20260227204521-e3cf814e9bbc h1:xYUrw+admjakl6rYrz5Rgmq/Q4vLa441pSwNaNQMfQs=
+git.arcanium.tech/tristan/logging v0.0.0-20260227204521-e3cf814e9bbc/go.mod h1:EfwBbpW5osQp3nlbKhQRY/jogmh2yPW1Y+5/DgWxe0Q=
diff --git a/matchtype.go b/matchtype.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e2c3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matchtype.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package parser
+
+type matchType int
+const (
+	noMatch matchType = iota
+	flagMatch
+	unknownFlagMatch
+	commandMatch
+	helpMatch
+)
+
+
diff --git a/regex.go b/regex.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc1c255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regex.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package parser
+
+var flagRegex = "^-+[a-z-]+$"
+var intRegex = "^[0-9]+$"
+var floatRegex = "^[0-9]+(.[0-9]+)?$"
diff --git a/templates.go b/templates.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4e19f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package parser 
+
+import "text/template"
+
+const commandHelpTemplateText = `
+App: {{.App.Name}}
+Command Usage: {{.Name}} [OPTIONS]
+
+SubCommmands:
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+ help         : Show this help output
+{{range .SubCommands}} {{.Name | printf "%-12s" }} : {{.Description}} 
+{{end}}
+
+Flags:
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+-h --help : Show this help output
+{{range .Flags}}{{if .Short}}{{.Short}}{{end}} {{if .Long}}{{.Long}}{{end}} : {{.Description}}
+{{end}}
+`
+
+var commandHelpTemplate = template.Must(template.New("command_help").Parse(commandHelpTemplateText))
+
+const appHelpTemplateText = `
+App Usage: {{.Name}} [OPTIONS]
+
+Commmands:
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+ help         : Show this help output
+{{range .Commands}} {{.Name | printf "%-12s" }} : {{.Description}}
+{{end}}
+
+Flags:
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+-h --help : Show this help output 
+{{range .Flags}}{{if .Short}}{{.Short}}{{end}}{{if .Long}} {{.Long}}{{end}} : {{.Description}}
+{{end}}
+`
+
+var appHelpTemplate = template.Must(template.New("app_help").Parse(appHelpTemplateText))
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1585c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package parser
+
+import "regexp"
+func doCheck(pattern string, arg string) (bool, error){
+		match, err := regexp.MatchString(pattern, arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		} 
+
+		if match {
+			return true, nil
+		} else {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+}
+
+func isFlag(arg string) (bool, error) {
+	return doCheck(flagRegex, arg)
+}
+
+
+func isInt(arg string) (bool, error) {
+	return doCheck(intRegex, arg)
+}
+
+func isFloat(arg string) (bool, error) {
+	return doCheck(floatRegex, arg)
+}