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Comparing version 1.7.0 to 1.7.1

CHANGES.md

 # node-dashdash changelog
 
+## 1.7.1
+
+- Support an option group *empty string* value:
+
+        ...
+        { group: '' },
+        ...
+
+  to render as a blank line in option help. This can help separate loosely
+  related sets of options without resorting to a title for option groups.
+
+
 ## 1.7.0
@@ -4,0 +16,0 @@

lib/dashdash.js

@@ -278,3 +278,3 @@ /**
         var o = this.options[i];
-        if (o.group) {
+        if (o.group !== undefined && o.group !== null) {
             assert.optionalString(o.group,
@@ -578,3 +578,3 @@ format('config.options.%d.group', i));
     this.options.forEach(function (o) {
-        if (o.group) {
+        if (o.group !== undefined && o.group !== null) {
             // We deal with groups in the next pass
@@ -622,6 +622,12 @@ lines.push(null);
     this.options.forEach(function (o, i) {
-        if (o.group) {
-            // Render the group heading with the heading-specific indent:
-            lines[i] = (i === 0 ? '' : '\n') + headingIndent +
-                o.group + ':';
+        if (o.group !== undefined && o.group !== null) {
+            if (o.group === '') {
+                // Support a empty string "group" to have a blank line between
+                // sets of options.
+                lines[i] = '';
+            } else {
+                // Render the group heading with the heading-specific indent.
+                lines[i] = (i === 0 ? '' : '\n') + headingIndent +
+                    o.group + ':';
+            }
             return;
@@ -628,0 +634,0 @@ }

package.json

 {
     "name": "dashdash",
     "description": "A light, featureful and explicit option parsing library.",
-    "version": "1.7.0",
+    "version": "1.7.1",
     "author": "Trent Mick <[e-mail]> (http://trentm.com)",
@@ -6,0 +6,0 @@ "keywords": ["option", "parser", "parsing", "cli", "command", "args"],

README.md

@@ -378,2 +378,6 @@ A light, featureful and explicit option parsing library for node.js.
 
+Note: You can use an empty string, `{group: ''}`, to get a blank line in help
+output between groups of options.
+
+
 # Help config
@@ -380,0 +384,0 @@

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