Update the way flags are used

client/client.go

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Client interface {
+	Init(...Option) error
+	Options() Options
 	NewPublication(topic string, msg interface{}) Publication
 	NewRequest(service, method string, req interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request
 	NewProtoRequest(service, method string, req interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request

client/rpc_client.go

@@ -149,6 +149,17 @@ func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, address string, req Request) (St
 	return stream, err
 }
 
+func (r *rpcClient) Init(opts ...Option) error {
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&r.opts)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *rpcClient) Options() Options {
+	return r.opts
+}
+
 func (r *rpcClient) CallRemote(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, response interface{}, opts ...CallOption) error {
 	return r.call(ctx, address, request, response)
 }

cmd/cmd.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Cmd interface {
 	App() *cli.App
 	// Adds options, parses flags and initialise
 	// exits on error
-	Init(opts ...Option)
+	Init(opts ...Option) error
 	// Options set within this command
 	Options() Options
 }
@@ -323,13 +323,13 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	// Use an init option?
 	if len(clientOpts) > 0 {
-		*c.opts.Client = client.NewClient(clientOpts...)
+		(*c.opts.Client).Init(clientOpts...)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *cmd) Init(opts ...Option) {
+func (c *cmd) Init(opts ...Option) error {
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&c.opts)
 	}
@@ -337,10 +337,11 @@ func (c *cmd) Init(opts ...Option) {
 	c.app.Version = c.opts.Version
 	c.app.Usage = c.opts.Description
 	c.app.RunAndExitOnError()
+	return nil
 }
 
-func Init(opts ...Option) {
+func Init(opts ...Option) error {
-	DefaultCmd.Init(opts...)
+	return DefaultCmd.Init(opts...)
 }
 
 func NewCmd(opts ...Option) Cmd {

examples/service/main.go

@@ -38,25 +38,6 @@ func client(service micro.Service) {
 	fmt.Println(rsp.Greeting)
 }
 
-// Setup some command line flags
-func flags(service micro.Service) {
-	app := service.Cmd().App()
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags,
-		&cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:  "client",
-			Usage: "Launch the client",
-		},
-	)
-
-	// Let's launch the server or the client
-	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
-		if c.Bool("client") {
-			client(service)
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func main() {
 	// Create a new service. Optionally include some options here.
 	service := micro.NewService(
@@ -65,15 +46,30 @@ func main() {
 		micro.Metadata(map[string]string{
 			"type": "helloworld",
 		}),
-	)
 
-	// Setup some flags. Specify --client to run the client
+		// Setup some flags. Specify --client to run the client
-	flags(service)
+
+		// Add runtime flags
+		// We could do this below too
+		micro.Flags(cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "client",
+			Usage: "Launch the client",
+		}),
+	)
 
 	// Init will parse the command line flags. Any flags set will
 	// override the above settings. Options defined here will
 	// override anything set on the command line.
-	service.Init()
+	service.Init(
+		// Add runtime action
+		// We could actually do this above
+		micro.Action(func(c *cli.Context) {
+			if c.Bool("client") {
+				client(service)
+				os.Exit(0)
+			}
+		}),
+	)
 
 	// By default we'll run the server unless the flags catch us
 

go-micro.go

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package gomicro
 
 import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/cmd"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
 )
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 // and initialising services.
 type Service interface {
 	Init(...Option)
-	Cmd() cmd.Cmd
+	Options() Options
 	Client() client.Client
 	Server() server.Server
 	Run() error

options.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gomicro
 
 import (
+	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/cmd"
@@ -95,6 +96,18 @@ func Version(v string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func Flags(flags ...cli.Flag) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Cmd.App().Flags = append(o.Cmd.App().Flags, flags...)
+	}
+}
+
+func Action(a func(*cli.Context)) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Cmd.App().Action = a
+	}
+}
+
 // Metadata associated with the service
 func Metadata(md map[string]string) Option {
 	return func(o *Options) {

server/rpc_server.go

@@ -105,12 +105,13 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Options() Options {
 	return opts
 }
 
-func (s *rpcServer) Init(opts ...Option) {
+func (s *rpcServer) Init(opts ...Option) error {
 	s.Lock()
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&s.opts)
 	}
 	s.Unlock()
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *rpcServer) NewHandler(h interface{}) Handler {

server/server.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import (
 
 type Server interface {
 	Options() Options
-	Init(...Option)
+	Init(...Option) error
 	Handle(Handler) error
 	NewHandler(interface{}) Handler
 	NewSubscriber(string, interface{}) Subscriber

service.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/cmd"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/context"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
 )
@@ -31,6 +30,15 @@ func newService(opts ...Option) Service {
 }
 
 func (s *service) Init(opts ...Option) {
+	// We might get more command flags or the action here
+	// This is pretty ugly, find a better way
+	options := newOptions()
+	options.Cmd = s.opts.Cmd
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+	s.opts.Cmd = options.Cmd
+
 	// Initialise the command flags, overriding new service
 	s.opts.Cmd.Init()
 
@@ -40,8 +48,8 @@ func (s *service) Init(opts ...Option) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *service) Cmd() cmd.Cmd {
+func (s *service) Options() Options {
-	return s.opts.Cmd
+	return s.opts
 }
 
 func (s *service) Client() client.Client {