Improve zsh completion for repeatable options (#564) #614
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Some commands allow an option to be repeated to provide multiple values. For example, ssh allows the -L flag to be repeated to establish multiple port forwardings.
ArgumentParser supports this style when the Option value is an Array and the parsingStrategy is ArrayParsingStrategy.singleValue or .unconditionalSingleValue.
Without this patch, ArgumentParser generates a zsh completion script that does not handle repeatable options correctly. The generated script suppresses completion of any option after that option's first use, even if the option is repeatable.
With this patch, ArgumentParser generates a zsh completion script that allows a repeatable option to be completed each time it is used.
The relevant zsh _arguments syntax is documented here: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Completion-System.html#Completion-Functions
Specifically, a repeatable option's optspec needs to start with '*'. Furthermore, a repeatable argument must not list itself or its synonyms in its own parenthesized suppression list. (This is not clearly documented.)
fixes #564
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