CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+2.17.0 / 2018-08-03
+==================
+
+  * fixed newline output after help information (#833)
+  * Fix to emit the action even without command (#778)
+  * npm update (#823)
+
 2.16.0 / 2018-06-29
 ==================
 

index.js

@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@ Command.prototype.parseArgs = function(args, unknown) {
     if (unknown.length > 0) {
       this.unknownOption(unknown[0]);
     }
+    if (this._args.filter(a => a.required).length === 0) {
+      this.emit('command:*');
+    }
   }
 
   return this;
@@ -1127,6 +1130,7 @@ Command.prototype.helpInformation = function() {
     .concat(desc)
     .concat(options)
     .concat(cmds)
+    .concat([''])
     .join('\n');
 };
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "commander",
-  "version": "2.16.0",
+  "version": "2.17.0",
   "description": "the complete solution for node.js command-line programs",
   "keywords": [
     "commander",
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint index.js",
     "test": "node test/run.js && npm run test-typings",
-    "test-typings": "node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc -p tsconfig.json"
+    "test-typings": "tsc -p tsconfig.json"
   },
   "main": "index",
   "files": [
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^7.0.66",
-    "eslint": "^4.19.1",
-    "should": "^11.2.1",
-    "sinon": "^2.4.1",
-    "standard": "^10.0.3",
+    "@types/node": "^10.5.5",
+    "eslint": "^5.2.0",
+    "should": "^13.2.3",
+    "sinon": "^6.1.4",
+    "standard": "^11.0.1",
     "typescript": "^2.9.2"
   },
   "typings": "typings/index.d.ts"

test/test.command.helpInformation.js

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+var program = require('../')
+  , sinon = require('sinon').sandbox.create()
+  , should = require('should');
+
+
+program.command('somecommand');
+program.command('anothercommand [options]');
+
+var expectedHelpInformation = [
+  '',
+  '  Usage:  [options] [command]',
+  '',
+  '  Options:',
+  '',
+  '    -h, --help                output usage information',
+  '',
+  '  Commands:',
+  '',
+  '    somecommand',
+  '    anothercommand [options]',
+  '\n'
+].join('\n');
+
+program.helpInformation().should.equal(expectedHelpInformation);

test/test.noCommand.action.js

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+var program = require('../')
+  , should = require('should');
+
+var val = false;
+program
+  .option('-C, --no-color', 'turn off color output')
+  .action(function () {
+    val = this.color;
+  });
+
+program.parse(['node', 'test']);
+
+program.color.should.equal(val);