Fix: dont generate pointer for dest for Generic flag

cmd/urfave-cli-genflags/generated.gotmpl

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type {{.TypeName}} struct {
   HasBeenSet bool
 
   Value {{if .ValuePointer}}*{{end}}{{.GoType}}
-  Destination *{{.GoType}}
+  Destination {{if .NoDestinationPointer}}{{else}}*{{end}}{{.GoType}}
 
   Aliases []string
   EnvVars []string

cmd/urfave-cli-genflags/main.go

@@ -223,10 +223,11 @@ func (gfs *Spec) SortedFlagTypes() []*FlagType {
 }
 
 type FlagTypeConfig struct {
-	SkipInterfaces []string           `yaml:"skip_interfaces"`
-	StructFields   []*FlagStructField `yaml:"struct_fields"`
-	TypeName       string             `yaml:"type_name"`
-	ValuePointer   bool               `yaml:"value_pointer"`
+	SkipInterfaces       []string           `yaml:"skip_interfaces"`
+	StructFields         []*FlagStructField `yaml:"struct_fields"`
+	TypeName             string             `yaml:"type_name"`
+	ValuePointer         bool               `yaml:"value_pointer"`
+	NoDestinationPointer bool               `yaml:"no_destination_pointer"`
 }
 
 type FlagStructField struct {
@@ -256,6 +257,14 @@ func (ft *FlagType) ValuePointer() bool {
 	return ft.Config.ValuePointer
 }
 
+func (ft *FlagType) NoDestinationPointer() bool {
+	if ft.Config == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return ft.Config.NoDestinationPointer
+}
+
 func (ft *FlagType) TypeName() string {
 	return TypeName(ft.GoType, ft.Config)
 }

flag-spec.yaml

@@ -5,62 +5,71 @@
 flag_types:
   bool: 
     struct_fields:
-      - { name: Count, type: int, pointer: true }
-  float64: {}
-  int64:
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: Base, type: int }
-  int:
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: Base, type: int }
-  time.Duration: {}
-  uint64:
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: Base, type: int }
-  uint:
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: Base, type: int }
-
-  string:
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: TakesFile, type: bool }
-  Generic:
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: TakesFile, type: bool }
-  Path:
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: TakesFile, type: bool }
-
+      - name: Count 
+        type: int
+        pointer: true
+  float64: 
   Float64Slice:
     value_pointer: true
     skip_interfaces:
       - fmt.Stringer
-  Int64Slice:
-    value_pointer: true
-    skip_interfaces:
-      - fmt.Stringer
+  int:
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: Base
+        type: int
   IntSlice:
     value_pointer: true
     skip_interfaces:
       - fmt.Stringer
-  StringSlice:
+  int64:
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: Base
+        type: int
+  Int64Slice:
     value_pointer: true
     skip_interfaces:
       - fmt.Stringer
+  uint:
     struct_fields:
-      - { name: TakesFile, type: bool }
-  Timestamp:
-    value_pointer: true
-    struct_fields:
-      - { name: Layout, type: string }
-      - { name: Timezone, type: "*time.Location" }
-
+      - name: Base
+        type: int
   UintSlice: 
     value_pointer: true
     skip_interfaces:
       - fmt.Stringer
+  uint64:
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: Base
+        type: int
   Uint64Slice: 
+    value_pointer: true
+    skip_interfaces:
+      - fmt.Stringer        
+  string:
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: TakesFile
+        type: bool
+  StringSlice:
     value_pointer: true
     skip_interfaces:
       - fmt.Stringer
-
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: TakesFile
+        type: bool
+  time.Duration:      
+  Timestamp:
+    value_pointer: true
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: Layout 
+        type: string 
+      - name: Timezone
+        type: "*time.Location"
+  Generic:
+    no_destination_pointer: true
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: TakesFile
+        type: bool
+  Path:
+    struct_fields:
+      - name: TakesFile
+        type: bool

godoc-current.txt

@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ type GenericFlag struct {
 	HasBeenSet bool
 
 	Value       Generic
-	Destination *Generic
+	Destination Generic
 
 	Aliases []string
 	EnvVars []string

zz_generated.flags.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type GenericFlag struct {
 	HasBeenSet bool
 
 	Value       Generic
-	Destination *Generic
+	Destination Generic
 
 	Aliases []string
 	EnvVars []string