fix: help output

webpack · Jun 17, 2020 · fd22f7d · fd22f7d
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commit fd22f7d
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diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/cli-flags.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/cli-flags.js
@@ -8,8 +8,18 @@ const ADVANCED_GROUP = 'advanced';
 const DISPLAY_GROUP = 'stats';
 const ZERO_CONFIG_GROUP = 'zero-config';
 
+// Extract all the flages being exported from core. A list of cli flags generated by core
+// can be found here https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/master/test/__snapshots__/Cli.test.js.snap
 const flagsFromCore = version.startsWith(5)
     ? Object.entries(require('webpack').cli.getArguments()).map(([flag, meta]) => {
+          if (meta.simpleType === 'string') {
+              meta.type = String;
+          } else if (meta.simpleType === 'number') {
+              meta.type = Number;
+          } else {
+              meta.type = Boolean;
+          }
+          console.log(meta.type);
           return {
               ...meta,
               name: flag,