feat(ArgMatches): add method to get default usage string

src/app.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::vec::IntoIter;
 use std::borrow::ToOwned;
 use std::process;
+use std::fmt::Write;
 
 use args::{ ArgMatches, Arg, SubCommand };
 use args::{FlagArg, FlagBuilder};
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ pub struct App<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar> {
     long_list: HashSet<&'ar str>,
     blacklist: HashSet<&'ar str>,
     usage_str: Option<&'u str>,
+    usage: Option<String>,
     bin_name: Option<String>
 
 }
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ impl<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar> App<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar>{
             short_list: HashSet::new(),
             long_list: HashSet::new(),
             usage_str: None,
+            usage: None,
             blacklist: HashSet::new(),
             bin_name: None,
         }
@@ -399,11 +402,13 @@ impl<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar> App<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar>{
         self
     }
 
-    fn print_usage(&self, more_info: bool) {
+    fn create_usage(&self) -> String {
         let tab = "    ";
-        println!("USAGE:");
+        let mut usage = String::with_capacity(75);
+        usage.push_str("USAGE:\n");
+        usage.push_str(tab);
         if let Some(u) = self.usage_str {
-            println!("{}{}",tab,u);
+            usage.push_str(u);
         } else {
             let flags = !self.flags.is_empty();
             let pos = !self.positionals_idx.is_empty();
@@ -448,29 +453,43 @@ impl<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar> App<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar>{
                                                                                                        format!("{} ",o.short.unwrap())
                                                                                                    },o.name));
 
-            print!("{}{} {} {} {} {}",tab, self.bin_name.clone().unwrap_or(self.name.clone()),
-                if flags {"[FLAGS]"} else {""},
+            // usage.push_str(tab);
+            usage.push_str(&self.bin_name.clone().unwrap_or(self.name.clone())[..]);
+            // usage.push_str(tab);
+            if flags {
+                usage.push_str(" [FLAGS]");
+            }
             if opts {
+                write!(&mut usage," {}",
                     if num_req_opts != self.opts.len() && !req_opts.is_empty() { 
                         format!("[OPTIONS] {}", &req_opts[..])
                     } else if req_opts.is_empty() { 
                         "[OPTIONS]".to_owned()
                     } else {
                         req_opts
+                    });
             }
-                } else { "".to_owned() },
             if pos {
+                write!(&mut usage, " {}",
                     if num_req_pos != self.positionals_idx.len() && !req_pos.is_empty() { 
                         format!("[POSITIONAL] {}", &req_pos[..])
                     } else if req_pos.is_empty() { 
                         "[POSITIONAL]".to_owned()
                     } else {
                         req_pos
+                    } );
+            }
+            if subcmds {
+                usage.push_str(" [SUBCOMMANDS]");
             }                
-                } else {"".to_owned()},
-                if subcmds {"[SUBCOMMANDS]"} else {""});
         }
 
+        usage.shrink_to_fit();
+        usage
+    }
+
+    fn print_usage(&self, more_info: bool) {
+        print!("{}",self.create_usage());
         if more_info {
             println!("\nFor more information try --help");
         }
@@ -689,6 +708,7 @@ impl<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar> App<'a, 'v, 'ab, 'u, 'ar>{
                 }
             }
         }
+        matches.usage = Some(self.create_usage());
         self.get_matches_from(&mut matches, &mut it );
 
         matches

src/args/argmatches.rs

@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ pub struct ArgMatches<'a> {
     pub flags: HashMap<&'a str, FlagArg>,
     pub opts: HashMap<&'a str, OptArg>,
     pub positionals: HashMap<&'a str, PosArg>,
-    pub subcommand: Option<Box<SubCommand<'a>>>
+    pub subcommand: Option<Box<SubCommand<'a>>>,
+    pub usage: Option<String>
 }
 
 impl<'a> ArgMatches<'a> {
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ impl<'a> ArgMatches<'a> {
             flags: HashMap::new(),
             opts: HashMap::new(),
             positionals: HashMap::new(),
-            subcommand: None
+            subcommand: None,
+            usage: None
         }
     }
 
@@ -264,4 +266,20 @@ impl<'a> ArgMatches<'a> {
         ("", None)
     }
 
+    /// Returns a slice of the default usage for the *top level parent App only*
+    ///
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand};
+    /// # let app_matches = App::new("myapp").subcommand(SubCommand::new("test")).get_matches();
+    /// println!(matches.usage());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn usage(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        if let Some( ref u ) = self.usage {
+            return Some(&u[..]);
+        }
+        None
+    }
 }