add custom flag desc support

load.go

@@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ func (c *Config) LoadFlags(keys []string) (err error) {
 
 	// bind vars
 	for _, key := range keys {
-		key, typ := parseVarNameAndType(key)
-		desc := "config flag " + key
+		key, typ, desc := parseVarNameAndType(key)
+		if desc == "" {
+			desc = "config flag " + key
+		}
 
 		switch typ {
 		case "int":

load_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
@@ -166,10 +167,11 @@ func TestLoadFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		"--name", "inhere",
 		"--unknownTyp", "val",
 		"--debug",
+		"--desc=abc",
 	}
 
 	// load flag info
-	keys := []string{"name", "env", "debug:bool", "age:int", "var0:uint", "unknownTyp:notExist"}
+	keys := []string{"name", "env", "debug:bool", "age:int", "var0:uint", "unknownTyp:notExist", "desc:string:This is a custom description: abc"}
 	err := LoadFlags(keys)
 	is.Nil(err)
 	is.Eq("inhere", c.String("name", ""))
@@ -179,6 +181,10 @@ func TestLoadFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Eq(uint(20), c.Uint("not-exist", uint(20)))
 	is.Eq("val", c.Get("unknownTyp"))
 	is.True(c.Bool("debug", false))
+	is.Eq("abc", c.String("desc"))
+	descFlag := flag.Lookup("desc")
+	is.NotNil(descFlag)
+	is.Eq("This is a custom description: abc", descFlag.Usage)
 
 	// set sub key
 	c = New("flag")

testdata/issues59.ini

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; exported at 2024-01-13 12:00:15
+; exported at 2024-02-02 12:16:14
 
 age = 123
 baseKey = value

util.go

@@ -134,20 +134,23 @@ func Getenv(name string, defVal ...string) (val string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func parseVarNameAndType(key string) (string, string) {
+func parseVarNameAndType(key string) (string, string, string) {
 	typ := "string"
 	key = strings.Trim(key, "-")
-
+	var desc string
 	// can set var type: int, uint, bool
 	if strings.IndexByte(key, ':') > 0 {
-		list := strings.SplitN(key, ":", 2)
+		list := strings.SplitN(key, ":", 3)
 		key, typ = list[0], list[1]
+		if len(list) == 3 {
+			desc = list[2]
+		}
 
 		if _, ok := validTypes[typ]; !ok {
 			typ = "string"
 		}
 	}
-	return key, typ
+	return key, typ, desc
 }
 
 // format key