Issue with Description Column not Rendering on Separate Line
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Description
I inadvertently created an argument description that turned out to be 37 characters long. When help is displayed, the description displays as follows:
--lts, -l Download 'Long Term Support' releases[boolean] [default: false]
Personally I think it would look better if the line had a line break inserted via the _renderInLine function in order to keep the description from running into the square bracket. If the description is 38 characters in length, it will render the type and default on a separate line.
A simple change to the _renderInLine function in index.ts, changing this code:
if (leadingWhitespace < targetTextWidth) {
to this:
if (leadingWhitespace < targetTextWidth + 1) {
allows the line to break if the description is the maximum width of the field.
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Research direction
Open index.ts and inspect the _renderInLine function, especially the leadingWhitespace and targetTextWidth condition. Verify the rendering behavior for descriptions at the maximum field width, then confirm that the type and default text break onto a separate line without affecting shorter descriptions.
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- Tech stack
- javascript
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- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
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