Simplified flag value access

flag_bool.go

@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ func (f *BoolFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *BoolFlag) Get(ctx *Context) bool {
+	return ctx.Bool(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Bool looks up the value of a local BoolFlag, returns
 // false if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Bool(name string) bool {

flag_duration.go

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func (f *DurationFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *DurationFlag) Get(ctx *Context) time.Duration {
+	return ctx.Duration(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Duration looks up the value of a local DurationFlag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Duration(name string) time.Duration {

flag_float64.go

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func (f *Float64Flag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *Float64Flag) Get(ctx *Context) float64 {
+	return ctx.Float64(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Float64 looks up the value of a local Float64Flag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Float64(name string) float64 {

flag_float64_slice.go

@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ func (f *Float64SliceFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *Float64SliceFlag) Get(ctx *Context) []float64 {
+	return ctx.Float64Slice(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Float64Slice looks up the value of a local Float64SliceFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Float64Slice(name string) []float64 {

flag_generic.go

@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ func (f GenericFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *GenericFlag) Get(ctx *Context) interface{} {
+	return ctx.Generic(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Generic looks up the value of a local GenericFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Generic(name string) interface{} {

flag_int.go

@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ func (f *IntFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *IntFlag) Get(ctx *Context) int {
+	return ctx.Int(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Int looks up the value of a local IntFlag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Int(name string) int {

flag_int64.go

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func (f *Int64Flag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *Int64Flag) Get(ctx *Context) int64 {
+	return ctx.Int64(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Int64 looks up the value of a local Int64Flag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Int64(name string) int64 {

flag_int64_slice.go

@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ func (f *Int64SliceFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *Int64SliceFlag) Get(ctx *Context) []int64 {
+	return ctx.Int64Slice(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Int64Slice looks up the value of a local Int64SliceFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Int64Slice(name string) []int64 {

flag_int_slice.go

@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ func (f *IntSliceFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *IntSliceFlag) Get(ctx *Context) []int {
+	return ctx.IntSlice(f.Name)
+}
+
 // IntSlice looks up the value of a local IntSliceFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) IntSlice(name string) []int {

flag_path.go

@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ func (f *PathFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *PathFlag) Get(ctx *Context) string {
+	return ctx.Path(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Path looks up the value of a local PathFlag, returns
 // "" if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Path(name string) string {

flag_string.go

@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ func (f *StringFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *StringFlag) Get(ctx *Context) string {
+	return ctx.String(f.Name)
+}
+
 // String looks up the value of a local StringFlag, returns
 // "" if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) String(name string) string {

flag_string_slice.go

@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ func (f *StringSliceFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *StringSliceFlag) Get(ctx *Context) []string {
+	return ctx.StringSlice(f.Name)
+}
+
 // StringSlice looks up the value of a local StringSliceFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) StringSlice(name string) []string {

flag_test.go

@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ func TestBoolFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, v, true)
 }
 
+func TestBoolFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Bool("trueflag", true, "doc")
+	set.Bool("falseflag", false, "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	tf := &BoolFlag{Name: "trueflag"}
+	ff := &BoolFlag{Name: "falseflag"}
+	expect(t, tf.Get(ctx), true)
+	expect(t, ff.Get(ctx), false)
+}
+
 func TestFlagsFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	newSetFloat64Slice := func(defaults ...float64) Float64Slice {
 		s := NewFloat64Slice(defaults...)
@@ -439,6 +450,14 @@ func TestStringFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, v, "YUUUU")
 }
 
+func TestStringFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.String("myflag", "foobar", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &StringFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), "foobar")
+}
+
 var pathFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	aliases  []string
@@ -490,6 +509,14 @@ func TestPathFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, v, "/path/to/file/PATH")
 }
 
+func TestPathFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.String("myflag", "/my/path", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &PathFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), "/my/path")
+}
+
 var _ = []struct {
 	name     string
 	env      string
@@ -603,6 +630,14 @@ func TestStringSliceFlagApply_DefaultValueWithDestination(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, defValue, fl.Destination.Value())
 }
 
+func TestStringSliceFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Var(NewStringSlice("a", "b", "c"), "myflag", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &StringSliceFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), []string{"a", "b", "c"})
+}
+
 var intFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	expected string
@@ -652,6 +687,14 @@ func TestIntFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, v, 5)
 }
 
+func TestIntFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Int("myflag", 42, "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &IntFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), 42)
+}
+
 var int64FlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	expected string
@@ -690,6 +733,14 @@ func TestInt64FlagWithEnvVarHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInt64FlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Int64("myflag", 42, "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &Int64Flag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), int64(42))
+}
+
 var uintFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	expected string
@@ -728,6 +779,14 @@ func TestUintFlagWithEnvVarHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUintFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Uint("myflag", 42, "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &UintFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), uint(42))
+}
+
 var uint64FlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	expected string
@@ -766,6 +825,14 @@ func TestUint64FlagWithEnvVarHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUint64FlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Uint64("myflag", 42, "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &Uint64Flag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), uint64(42))
+}
+
 var durationFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	expected string
@@ -815,6 +882,14 @@ func TestDurationFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, v, time.Hour*30)
 }
 
+func TestDurationFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Duration("myflag", 42*time.Second, "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &DurationFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), 42*time.Second)
+}
+
 var intSliceFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	aliases  []string
@@ -904,6 +979,14 @@ func TestIntSliceFlag_SetFromParentContext(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIntSliceFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Var(NewIntSlice(1, 2, 3), "myflag", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &IntSliceFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), []int{1, 2, 3})
+}
+
 var int64SliceFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	aliases  []string
@@ -1000,6 +1083,14 @@ func TestInt64SliceFlag_ReturnNil(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInt64SliceFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Var(NewInt64Slice(1, 2, 3), "myflag", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &Int64SliceFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), []int64{1, 2, 3})
+}
+
 var float64FlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	expected string
@@ -1049,6 +1140,14 @@ func TestFloat64FlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, v, float64(43.33333))
 }
 
+func TestFloat64FlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Float64("myflag", 1.23, "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &Float64Flag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), 1.23)
+}
+
 var float64SliceFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	aliases  []string
@@ -1090,6 +1189,14 @@ func TestFloat64SliceFlagWithEnvVarHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFloat64SliceFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Var(NewFloat64Slice(1.23, 4.56), "myflag", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &Float64SliceFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), []float64{1.23, 4.56})
+}
+
 var genericFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	value    Generic
@@ -1138,6 +1245,14 @@ func TestGenericFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, err, nil)
 }
 
+func TestGenericFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Var(&Parser{"abc", "def"}, "myflag", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &GenericFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), &Parser{"abc", "def"})
+}
+
 func TestParseMultiString(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = (&App{
 		Flags: []Flag{
@@ -2165,6 +2280,15 @@ func TestTimestampFlagApply_Fail_Parse_Wrong_Time(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, err, fmt.Errorf("invalid value \"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z\" for flag -time: parsing time \"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z\" as \"Jan 2, 2006 at 3:04pm (MST)\": cannot parse \"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z\" as \"Jan\""))
 }
 
+func TestTimestampFlagValueFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	now := time.Now()
+	set.Var(NewTimestamp(now), "myflag", "doc")
+	ctx := NewContext(nil, set, nil)
+	f := &TimestampFlag{Name: "myflag"}
+	expect(t, f.Get(ctx), &now)
+}
+
 type flagDefaultTestCase struct {
 	name    string
 	flag    Flag

flag_timestamp.go

@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ func (f *TimestampFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *TimestampFlag) Get(ctx *Context) *time.Time {
+	return ctx.Timestamp(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Timestamp gets the timestamp from a flag name
 func (cCtx *Context) Timestamp(name string) *time.Time {
 	if fs := cCtx.lookupFlagSet(name); fs != nil {

flag_uint.go

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func (f *UintFlag) GetEnvVars() []string {
 	return f.EnvVars
 }
 
+// Get returns the flag’s value in the given Context.
+func (f *UintFlag) Get(ctx *Context) uint {
+	return ctx.Uint(f.Name)
+}
+
 // Uint looks up the value of a local UintFlag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (cCtx *Context) Uint(name string) uint {