add code and style checking to test/build (flake8); support --args flag (#126)

.travis.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ matrix:
 
 before_install:
   # install collective.checkdocs to allow for python setup.py test command to work
-  - pip install collective.checkdocs
+  - pip install -r dev_requirements.txt
   - yarn install
   # commands for linux
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then sudo apt-get install gdb          ; fi

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 ## dev
 Changes that are in master but have not yet been pushed to PyPI.
 
-* Optional authentication
+* Add optional authentication (@nickamon, issue #132)
+* Support the `--args` flag (issue #126)
+* Ensure code is correct and adheres to recommended Python style when running tests/building (flake8)
 
 ## 0.8.1.0
 * Add autocomplete functionality (@bobthekingofegypt, issue #129)

dev_requirements.txt

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 collective.checkdocs==0.2
+flake8==3.5.0

gdbgui/backend.py

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def main():
         'Pass this flag when debugging gdbgui itself to automatically reload the server when changes are detected', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('-n', '--no_browser', help='By default, the browser will open with gdb gui. Pass this flag so the browser does not open.', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('-x', '--gdb_cmd_file', help='Execute GDB commands from file.')
-
+    parser.add_argument('--args', nargs='+', help='(Optional) The binary and arguments to run in gdb. Example: gdbgui --args "./mybinary myarg -flag1 -flag2"')
     parser.add_argument('--auth-file', help='Specify a file that contains the HTTP Basic auth username and password separate by newline. NOTE: gdbgui does not use https.')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -441,7 +441,15 @@ def main():
         print(__version__)
         return
 
-    app.config['initial_binary_and_args'] = ' '.join(args.cmd)
+    if len(args.cmd) and len(args.args):
+        print('Cannot specify command and args. Must specify one or the other.')
+        exit(1)
+    print(args.args)
+    if args.cmd:
+        cmd = args.cmd
+    else:
+        cmd = args.args
+    app.config['initial_binary_and_args'] = ' '.join(cmd or [])
     app.config['gdb_path'] = args.gdb
     app.config['gdb_cmd_file'] = args.gdb_cmd_file
     app.config['show_gdbgui_upgrades'] = not args.hide_gdbgui_upgrades

makefile

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # run pip install -r dev_requirements.txt before running make test
 .PHONY: test publish
 test:
+	flake8 gdbgui/backend.py --ignore=E121,E123,E126,E128,E501
 	python setup.py test
 	yarn build
 	python setup.py checkdocs