Error when the user puts options before the subcommand

These will be silently ignored due to a bug in picocli (#833)
crowdin · Aug 22, 2024 · 377bfe7 · 377bfe7
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/crowdin/cli/Cli.java b/src/main/java/com/crowdin/cli/Cli.java
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 public class Cli {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        // Workaround for a bug in picocli where valid options before the subcommand are ignored
+        for (String arg : args) {
+            if (!arg.startsWith("--")) {
+                break;
+            }
+            System.out.printf("Option %s needs to be after the subcommand\n", arg);
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+
         try {
             PicocliRunner picocliRunner = PicocliRunner.getInstance();
             Actions actions = new CliActions();