Fix parsing and display of backend-specific help messages

Signed-off-by: Venu Vardhan Reddy Tekula <venu@chaoss.community>
chaoss · Aug 13, 2024 · e71ac87 · e71ac87
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diff --git a/perceval/backend.py b/perceval/backend.py
@@ -771,6 +771,9 @@ class BackendCommand:
 
     def __init__(self, *args, debug=False):
         parser = self.setup_cmd_parser()
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+        parser.parser.prog = "perceval %s" % self.BACKEND.__name__.lower()
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         self.parsed_args = parser.parse(*args)
         self.debug = debug
         self.archive_manager = None

diff --git a/releases/unreleased/fixed-missing-backend-name-in-usage-string.yml b/releases/unreleased/fixed-missing-backend-name-in-usage-string.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+title: Fixed missing backend name in usage string
+category: fixed
+author: Venu Vardhan Reddy Tekula <venu@chaoss.community>
+issue: 799
+notes: >
+  The `perceval` command-line tool now correctly displays the backend name in the usage string
+  when using the `--help` option.