microcks / microcks/microcks-cli

fix: stop command missing --name flag to specify which instance to stop

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Description

Why we need this:
The start command supports --name flag to name a Microcks instance
but the stop command has no --name flag. Users cannot specify which
instance to stop when multiple instances exist.

How this will help:
Adding --name flag to stop command makes it consistent with start
command and allows users to stop a specific named instance.

## Problem
microcks start --name myinstance ✅ works
microcks stop --name myinstance ❌ flag does not exist

The stop command always resolves the current context instead of
allowing the user to specify which instance to stop by name.

## Fix
- Add --name flag to stop command
- Pass name to ResolveContext() so correct instance is stopped
- Remove unnecessary empty fmt.Println() call

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start at the stop command entry point and compare its flags and context resolution with the start command, focusing on ResolveContext(). Verify the command help exposes --name, confirm the name reaches context resolution, and check that stopping a named instance works without the unnecessary empty output.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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