[#4910,#6473] now option can have a new key in dictionary : 'hide':True/Fase.

If hide exists and is set at True then the option will not be displayed in man
or --help.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/optik_ext.py b/optik_ext.py
index ffaf1ba..3c6dff9 100644
--- a/optik_ext.py
+++ b/optik_ext.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ try:
     # python >= 2.3
     from optparse import OptionParser as BaseParser, Option as BaseOption, \
          OptionGroup, OptionValueError, OptionError, Values, HelpFormatter, \
-         NO_DEFAULT
+         NO_DEFAULT, SUPPRESS_HELP 
 except ImportError:
     # python < 2.3
     from optik import OptionParser as BaseParser, Option as BaseOption, \
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class Option(BaseOption):
     """
     TYPES = BaseOption.TYPES + ('regexp', 'csv', 'yn', 'named', 'password',
                                 'multiple_choice', 'file', 'font', 'color')
+    ATTRS = BaseOption.ATTRS + ['hide']
     TYPE_CHECKER = copy(BaseOption.TYPE_CHECKER)
     TYPE_CHECKER['regexp'] = check_regexp
     TYPE_CHECKER['csv'] = check_csv
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ class Option(BaseOption):
         TYPES += ('date',)
         TYPE_CHECKER['date'] = check_date
 
+    def __init__(self, *opts, **attrs):
+        BaseOption.__init__(self, *opts, **attrs)
+        if hasattr(self, "hide") and self.hide:
+            self.help = SUPPRESS_HELP 
+
     def _check_choice(self):
         """FIXME: need to override this due to optik misdesign"""
         if self.type in ("choice", "multiple_choice"):