Add proper error return codes

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## v0.7.1 (TBD)
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+* Proper return codes [#51](https://github.com/fishi0x01/vsh/pull/51)
+
 ## v0.7.0 (September 26, 2020)
 
 ENHANCEMENTS:

Makefile

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cross-compile: clean
 	ls build/
 
 compile: clean
-	go build -ldflags "-X main.vshVersion=$(VERSION)" -o build/${APP_NAME}_linux_amd64
+	go build -ldflags "-X main.vshVersion=$(VERSION)" -o build/${APP_NAME}_$(shell uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')_amd64
 
 get-bats:
 	rm -rf test/bin/

README.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ vegetable=tomato
 fruit=pear
 tree=oak
 
-> append /secret/from /secret/to
+> append /secret/from /secret/to -s
 
 > cat /secret/to
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ vegetable=tomato
 fruit=pear
 tree=oak
 
-> append /secret/from /secret/to
+> append /secret/from /secret/to -f
 
 > cat /secret/to
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ vegetable=tomato
 fruit=pear
 tree=oak
 
-> append /secret/from /secret/to
+> append /secret/from /secret/to -r
 
 > cat /secret/to
 
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ tree=oak
 
 ### grep
 
-`grep` recursively searches the given term in key and value pairs and does not support regex.
-[SSOT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_source_of_truth) is very much desired, however, in praxis it is probably not always applied consistently.
+`grep` recursively searches the given term in key and value pairs. It does not support regex.
  If you are looking for copies or just trying to find the path to a certain term, this command might come in handy.
 
 ## Setting the vault token
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ That means `vsh` supports setting vault tokens via `~/.vault-token`, `VAULT_TOKE
 Ideally, the vault token used by `vsh` has `list` permissions on `sys/mount`.
 If this is not the case, then `vsh` does not know the available backends beforehand.
 That means initially there won't be path auto-completion on the top (backend) level.
-However, `vsh` will try with best effort to reliably determine the kv version of every entered path.
+However, `vsh` will try with best-effort strategy to reliably determine the kv version of every entered path.
 
 ## Interactive mode
 
@@ -174,10 +173,13 @@ Further, it is needed to gather auto-completion data.
 
 For operations like `cp` or `mv`, `vsh` additionally requires `Read` and `Write` permissions on the operated paths.
 
-## Stability
+## Quality
 
-Every command has integration tests against KV1 and KV2.
-Every test is run against vault `1.0.0` and `1.5.3`, i.e., versions in between should also be compatible.
+Working on vault secrets can be critical, making quality and correct behavior a first class citizen for `vsh`.
+That being said, `vsh` is still a small open source project, meaning we cannot make any guarantees.
+However, we put strong emphasis on [TDD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development).
+Every PR is tested with an extensive [suite](test/suites) of integration tests.
+Most tests run on KV1 and KV2 and every test runs against vault `1.0.0` and `1.5.3`, i.e., versions in between should also be compatible.
 
 ## Local Development
 
@@ -188,10 +190,6 @@ Requirements:
 
 ```
 make compile
+make get-bats
 make integration-tests
 ```
-
-## Potential TODOs
-
-- `tree` command
-- currently `mv` and `cp` behave a little different from UNIX. `mv /secret/source/a /secret/target/` should yield `/secret/target/a`

cli/append.go

@@ -109,29 +109,31 @@ func (cmd *AppendCommand) tryParse(args []string) (success bool) {
 }
 
 // Parse parses the arguments and returns true on success; otherwise it prints usage and returns false
-func (cmd *AppendCommand) Parse(args []string) (success bool) {
-	success = cmd.tryParse(args)
+func (cmd *AppendCommand) Parse(args []string) error {
+	success := cmd.tryParse(args)
 	if !success {
 		printUsage()
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse arguments")
 	}
-	return success
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Run executes 'append' with given AppendCommand's parameters
-func (cmd *AppendCommand) Run() {
+func (cmd *AppendCommand) Run() int {
 	newSrcPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Source)
 	newTargetPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Target)
 
 	src := cmd.client.GetType(newSrcPwd)
 	if src != client.LEAF {
 		log.NotAValidPath(newSrcPwd)
-		return
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	if err := cmd.mergeSecrets(newSrcPwd, newTargetPwd); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Append failed: " + err.Error())
+		return 1
 	}
-	return
+	return 0
 }
 
 func (cmd *AppendCommand) createDummySecret(target string) error {

cli/cat.go

@@ -39,25 +39,24 @@ func (cmd *CatCommand) IsSane() bool {
 }
 
 // Parse given arguments and return status
-func (cmd *CatCommand) Parse(args []string) (success bool) {
-	if len(args) == 2 {
-		cmd.Path = args[1]
-		success = true
-	} else {
+func (cmd *CatCommand) Parse(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) != 2 {
 		fmt.Println("Usage:\ncat <secret>")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse arguments")
 	}
-	return success
+	cmd.Path = args[1]
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Run executes 'cat' with given CatCommand's parameters
-func (cmd *CatCommand) Run() {
+func (cmd *CatCommand) Run() int {
 	absPath := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Path)
 	t := cmd.client.GetType(absPath)
 
 	if t == client.LEAF {
 		secret, err := cmd.client.Read(absPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return
+			return 1
 		}
 
 		for k, v := range secret.Data {
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ func (cmd *CatCommand) Run() {
 		}
 	} else {
 		log.NotAValidPath(absPath)
+		return 1
 	}
-	return
+	return 0
 }

cli/cd.go

@@ -40,35 +40,34 @@ func (cmd *CdCommand) IsSane() bool {
 }
 
 // Parse given arguments and return status
-func (cmd *CdCommand) Parse(args []string) (success bool) {
-	if len(args) == 2 {
-		cmd.Path = args[1]
-		success = true
-	} else {
+func (cmd *CdCommand) Parse(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) != 2 {
 		fmt.Println("Usage:\ncd <path>")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse arguments")
 	}
-	return success
+	cmd.Path = args[1]
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Run executes 'cd' with given CdCommand's parameters
-func (cmd *CdCommand) Run() {
+func (cmd *CdCommand) Run() int {
 	newPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Path)
 
 	t := cmd.client.GetType(newPwd)
 
 	if t == client.NONE {
 		log.NotAValidPath(newPwd)
-		return
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	if t == client.LEAF {
 		log.NotAValidPath(newPwd)
-		return
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(newPwd, "/") {
 		newPwd = newPwd + "/"
 	}
 	cmd.client.Pwd = newPwd
-	return
+	return 0
 }

cli/command.go

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 
 // Command interface to describe a command structure
 type Command interface {
-	Run()
+	Run() int
 	GetName() string
 	IsSane() bool
-	Parse(args []string) bool
+	Parse(args []string) error
 }
 
 func cmdPath(pwd string, arg string) (result string) {

cli/cp.go

@@ -41,19 +41,18 @@ func (cmd *CopyCommand) IsSane() bool {
 }
 
 // Parse given arguments and return status
-func (cmd *CopyCommand) Parse(args []string) (success bool) {
-	if len(args) == 3 {
-		cmd.Source = args[1]
-		cmd.Target = args[2]
-		success = true
-	} else {
+func (cmd *CopyCommand) Parse(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) != 3 {
 		fmt.Println("Usage:\ncp <from> <to>")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse arguments")
 	}
-	return success
+	cmd.Source = args[1]
+	cmd.Target = args[2]
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Run executes 'cp' with given CopyCommand's parameters
-func (cmd *CopyCommand) Run() {
+func (cmd *CopyCommand) Run() int {
 	newSrcPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Source)
 	newTargetPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Target)
 
@@ -64,7 +63,10 @@ func (cmd *CopyCommand) Run() {
 		runCommandWithTraverseTwoPaths(cmd.client, newSrcPwd, newTargetPwd, cmd.copySecret)
 	default:
 		log.NotAValidPath(newSrcPwd)
+		return 1
 	}
+
+	return 0
 }
 
 func (cmd *CopyCommand) copySecret(source string, target string) error {

cli/grep.go

@@ -55,19 +55,18 @@ func (cmd *GrepCommand) IsSane() bool {
 }
 
 // Parse given arguments and return status
-func (cmd *GrepCommand) Parse(args []string) (success bool) {
-	if len(args) == 3 {
-		cmd.Search = args[1]
-		cmd.Path = args[2]
-		success = true
-	} else {
+func (cmd *GrepCommand) Parse(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) != 3 {
 		fmt.Println("Usage:\ngrep <term-string> <path>")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse arguments")
 	}
-	return success
+	cmd.Search = args[1]
+	cmd.Path = args[2]
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Run executes 'grep' with given RemoveCommand's parameters
-func (cmd *GrepCommand) Run() {
+func (cmd *GrepCommand) Run() int {
 	path := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Path)
 	filePaths := []string{}
 
@@ -80,19 +79,19 @@ func (cmd *GrepCommand) Run() {
 		}
 	default:
 		log.NotAValidPath(path)
-		return
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	for _, curPath := range filePaths {
 		matches, err := cmd.grepFile(cmd.Search, curPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return
+			return 1
 		}
 		for _, match := range matches {
 			match.print(cmd.stdout)
 		}
 	}
-	return
+	return 0
 }
 
 func (cmd *GrepCommand) grepFile(search string, path string) (matches []*Match, err error) {

cli/ls.go

@@ -40,29 +40,27 @@ func (cmd *ListCommand) IsSane() bool {
 }
 
 // Parse given arguments and return status
-func (cmd *ListCommand) Parse(args []string) (success bool) {
+func (cmd *ListCommand) Parse(args []string) error {
 	if len(args) == 2 {
 		cmd.Path = args[1]
-		success = true
 	} else if len(args) == 1 {
 		cmd.Path = cmd.client.Pwd
-		success = true
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("Usage:\nls <path // optional>")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse arguments")
 	}
-	return success
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Run executes 'ls' with given ListCommand's parameters
-func (cmd *ListCommand) Run() {
+func (cmd *ListCommand) Run() int {
 	newPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Path)
 	result, err := cmd.client.List(newPwd)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.NotAValidPath(newPwd)
-	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.stdout, strings.Join(result, "\n"))
+		return 1
 	}
-
-	return
+	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.stdout, strings.Join(result, "\n"))
+	return 0
 }

cli/mv.go

@@ -41,19 +41,18 @@ func (cmd *MoveCommand) IsSane() bool {
 }
 
 // Parse given arguments and return status
-func (cmd *MoveCommand) Parse(args []string) (success bool) {
-	if len(args) == 3 {
-		cmd.Source = args[1]
-		cmd.Target = args[2]
-		success = true
-	} else {
+func (cmd *MoveCommand) Parse(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) != 3 {
 		fmt.Println("Usage:\nmv <from> <to>")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse arguments")
 	}
-	return success
+	cmd.Source = args[1]
+	cmd.Target = args[2]
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Run executes 'mv' with given MoveCommand's parameters
-func (cmd *MoveCommand) Run() {
+func (cmd *MoveCommand) Run() int {
 	newSrcPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Source)
 	newTargetPwd := cmdPath(cmd.client.Pwd, cmd.Target)
 
@@ -64,8 +63,10 @@ func (cmd *MoveCommand) Run() {
 		runCommandWithTraverseTwoPaths(cmd.client, newSrcPwd, newTargetPwd, cmd.moveSecret)
 	default:
 		log.NotAValidPath(newSrcPwd)
+		return 1
 	}
-	return
+
+	return 0
 }
 
 func (cmd *MoveCommand) moveSecret(source string, target string) error {