Add named parameter support to slash commands#128
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Extended slash command parsing to support named parameters in key="value" format
alongside existing positional parameters. Named parameters can be mixed with
positional arguments and do not count toward positional numbering.
Examples:
- /fix-bug issue="PROJ-123" -> ${issue} = "PROJ-123"
- /task arg1 key="value" arg2 -> ${1}="arg1", ${2}="arg2", ${key}="value"
Co-authored-by: alexec <1142830+alexec@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: alexec <1142830+alexec@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add named parameter support to slash commands
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Pull request overview
This PR adds named parameter support to slash commands, allowing users to specify parameters using key="value" syntax in addition to existing positional parameters. The implementation extends the argument parsing logic to detect and extract named parameters while maintaining backward compatibility with positional arguments.
Key Changes
- Added
parseBashArgsWithNamedfunction to parse both positional and named parameters from argument strings - Added
parseNamedParamhelper to identify arguments inkey=valueformat - Extended test coverage with 8 new test cases covering various named parameter scenarios
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pkg/codingcontext/slashcommand.go |
Implemented named parameter parsing logic with parseBashArgsWithNamed and parseNamedParam functions; updated documentation comments to describe new syntax |
pkg/codingcontext/slashcommand_test.go |
Added comprehensive test cases for named parameters including spaces in values, escaped quotes, mixed usage with positional args, and special characters |
docs/reference/cli.md |
Documented named parameter syntax with examples showing usage patterns and equivalents to manual -p flag usage |
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@copilot positional arguments should retain their numbering: lts in:
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@copilot make quotes mandatory. You can extract the same parser we used for |
Updated slash command parsing so that named parameters (key="value") are also
included as positional arguments in their original form. This addresses the
feedback that `/task arg1 issue="PROJ-123" arg2` should result in:
- ${1} = arg1
- ${2} = issue="PROJ-123"
- ${3} = arg2
- ${issue} = PROJ-123
Also added protections:
- Reserved key ARGUMENTS cannot be used as a named parameter key
- Numeric keys (1, 2, etc.) cannot be used as named parameter keys
- Duplicate named parameter keys: last value wins (documented behavior)
Co-authored-by: alexec <1142830+alexec@users.noreply.github.com>
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... Fixed in ee87d79. Named parameters now count toward positional numbering.
Also added protections for reserved keys (ARGUMENTS, numeric keys). |
Per @alexec's feedback, named parameters now require mandatory double quotes. - Unquoted values like `key=value` are treated as positional arguments - Single-quoted values like `key='value'` are also treated as positional arguments - Only `key="value"` format is recognized as a named parameter Updated parseNamedParamWithQuotes to validate double quote requirement. Added tests for unquoted and single-quoted edge cases. Updated documentation to clarify mandatory double quotes. Co-authored-by: alexec <1142830+alexec@users.noreply.github.com>
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Replaced manual character-by-character numeric check with strconv.Atoi for cleaner, more idiomatic Go code. Co-authored-by: alexec <1142830+alexec@users.noreply.github.com>
Changed return type from ([]string, map[string]string, error) to
(map[string]string, error). The map now contains both positional keys
("1", "2", "3", etc.) and named parameter keys, eliminating the need
for a separate allArgs slice.
Co-authored-by: alexec <1142830+alexec@users.noreply.github.com>
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@copilot don't worry about protecting numeric arguments or ARGUMENTS. A user would have to misuse the system greatly for this to happen. |
Per @alexec's feedback, removed the validation that prevented named parameters from using ARGUMENTS or numeric keys. Users would have to misuse the system greatly for this to cause problems. Co-authored-by: alexec <1142830+alexec@users.noreply.github.com>
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