Better help

plugins/help.lua

@@ -37,38 +37,68 @@ function has_usage_data(dict)
   return true
 end
 
-function telegram_help( )
+function plugin_help(name)
-  local ret = ""
+  local plugin = plugins[name]
-  for k, dict in pairs(plugins) do
+  if not plugin then return nil end
-    if (type(dict.usage) == "table") then
+
-      for ku,usage in pairs(dict.usage) do
+  local text = ""
-        ret = ret..usage..'\n'
+  if (type(plugin.usage) == "table") then
-      end
+    for ku,usage in pairs(plugin.usage) do
-      ret = ret..'\n'
+      text = text..usage..'\n'
-    elseif has_usage_data(dict) then -- Is not empty
-      ret = ret..dict.usage..'\n\n'
     end
+    text = text..'\n'
+  elseif has_usage_data(plugin) then -- Is not empty
+    text = text..plugin.usage..'\n\n'
+  end
+  return text
+end
+
+-- !help command
+function telegram_help()
+  local text = "Plugin list: \n\n"
+  -- Plugins names
+  for name in pairs(plugins) do
+    text = text..name..'\n'
+  end
+  text = text..'\n'..'Write "!help [plugin name]" for more info.'
+  text = text..'\n'..'Or "!help all" to show all info.'
+  return text
+end
+
+-- !help all command
+function help_all()
+  local ret = ""
+  for name in pairs(plugins) do
+    ret = ret .. plugin_help(name)
   end
   return ret
 end
 
 function run(msg, matches)
-  if matches[1] == "!help md" then
+  if matches[1] == "!help" then
-    return html_help()
-  else
     return telegram_help()
+  elseif matches[1] == "!help all" then
+    return help_all()
+  else 
+    local text = plugin_help(matches[1])
+    if not text then
+      text = telegram_help()
+    end
+    return text
   end
 end
 
 return {
   description = "Help plugin. Get info from other plugins.  ", 
   usage = {
-    "!help: Show all the help",
+    "!help: Show list of plugins.",
-    "!help md: Generate a GitHub Markdown table"
+    "!help all: Show all commands for every plugin.",
+    "!help [plugin name]: Commands for that plugin."
   },
   patterns = {
     "^!help$",
-    "^!help md$"
+    "^!help all",
+    "^!help (.+)"
   }, 
   run = run 
 }