# coding=utf-8 # flake8: noqa C901 # NOTE: Ignoring flake8 cyclomatic complexity in this file """ This module defines the ArgparseCompleter class which provides argparse-based tab completion to cmd2 apps. See the header of argparse_custom.py for instructions on how to use these features. """ import argparse import inspect import numbers from collections import ( deque, ) from typing import ( TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union, cast, ) from .ansi import ( style_aware_wcswidth, widest_line, ) from .constants import ( INFINITY, ) if TYPE_CHECKING: # pragma: no cover from .cmd2 import ( Cmd, ) from .argparse_custom import ( ChoicesCallable, ChoicesProviderFuncWithTokens, CompletionItem, generate_range_error, ) from .command_definition import ( CommandSet, ) from .exceptions import ( CompletionError, ) from .table_creator import ( Column, HorizontalAlignment, SimpleTable, ) # If no descriptive header is supplied, then this will be used instead DEFAULT_DESCRIPTIVE_HEADER = 'Description' # Name of the choice/completer function argument that, if present, will be passed a dictionary of # command line tokens up through the token being completed mapped to their argparse destination name. ARG_TOKENS = 'arg_tokens' def _build_hint(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, arg_action: argparse.Action) -> str: """Build tab completion hint for a given argument""" # Check if hinting is disabled for this argument suppress_hint = arg_action.get_suppress_tab_hint() # type: ignore[attr-defined] if suppress_hint or arg_action.help == argparse.SUPPRESS: return '' else: # Use the parser's help formatter to display just this action's help text formatter = parser._get_formatter() formatter.start_section("Hint") formatter.add_argument(arg_action) formatter.end_section() return formatter.format_help() def _single_prefix_char(token: str, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> bool: """Returns if a token is just a single flag prefix character""" return len(token) == 1 and token[0] in parser.prefix_chars def _looks_like_flag(token: str, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> bool: """ Determine if a token looks like a flag. Unless an argument has nargs set to argparse.REMAINDER, then anything that looks like a flag can't be consumed as a value for it. Based on argparse._parse_optional(). """ # Flags have to be at least characters if len(token) < 2: return False # Flags have to start with a prefix character if token[0] not in parser.prefix_chars: return False # If it looks like a negative number, it is not a flag unless there are negative-number-like flags if parser._negative_number_matcher.match(token): if not parser._has_negative_number_optionals: return False # Flags can't have a space if ' ' in token: return False # Starts like a flag return True class _ArgumentState: """Keeps state of an argument being parsed""" def __init__(self, arg_action: argparse.Action) -> None: self.action = arg_action self.min: Union[int, str] self.max: Union[float, int, str] self.count = 0 self.is_remainder = self.action.nargs == argparse.REMAINDER # Check if nargs is a range nargs_range = self.action.get_nargs_range() # type: ignore[attr-defined] if nargs_range is not None: self.min = nargs_range[0] self.max = nargs_range[1] # Otherwise check against argparse types elif self.action.nargs is None: self.min = 1 self.max = 1 elif self.action.nargs == argparse.OPTIONAL: self.min = 0 self.max = 1 elif self.action.nargs == argparse.ZERO_OR_MORE or self.action.nargs == argparse.REMAINDER: self.min = 0 self.max = INFINITY elif self.action.nargs == argparse.ONE_OR_MORE: self.min = 1 self.max = INFINITY else: self.min = self.action.nargs self.max = self.action.nargs class _UnfinishedFlagError(CompletionError): def __init__(self, flag_arg_state: _ArgumentState) -> None: """ CompletionError which occurs when the user has not finished the current flag :param flag_arg_state: information about the unfinished flag action """ error = "Error: argument {}: {} ({} entered)".format( argparse._get_action_name(flag_arg_state.action), generate_range_error(cast(int, flag_arg_state.min), cast(Union[int, float], flag_arg_state.max)), flag_arg_state.count, ) super().__init__(error) class _NoResultsError(CompletionError): def __init__(self, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, arg_action: argparse.Action) -> None: """ CompletionError which occurs when there are no results. If hinting is allowed, then its message will be a hint about the argument being tab completed. :param parser: ArgumentParser instance which owns the action being tab completed :param arg_action: action being tab completed """ # Set apply_style to False because we don't want hints to look like errors super().__init__(_build_hint(parser, arg_action), apply_style=False) class ArgparseCompleter: """Automatic command line tab completion based on argparse parameters""" def __init__( self, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, cmd2_app: 'Cmd', *, parent_tokens: Optional[Dict[str, List[str]]] = None ) -> None: """ Create an ArgparseCompleter :param parser: ArgumentParser instance :param cmd2_app: reference to the Cmd2 application that owns this ArgparseCompleter :param parent_tokens: optional dictionary mapping parent parsers' arg names to their tokens This is only used by ArgparseCompleter when recursing on subcommand parsers Defaults to None """ self._parser = parser self._cmd2_app = cmd2_app if parent_tokens is None: parent_tokens = dict() self._parent_tokens = parent_tokens self._flags = [] # all flags in this command self._flag_to_action = {} # maps flags to the argparse action object self._positional_actions = [] # actions for positional arguments (by position index) self._subcommand_action = None # this will be set if self._parser has subcommands # Start digging through the argparse structures. # _actions is the top level container of parameter definitions for action in self._parser._actions: # if the parameter is flag based, it will have option_strings if action.option_strings: # record each option flag for option in action.option_strings: self._flags.append(option) self._flag_to_action[option] = action # Otherwise this is a positional parameter else: self._positional_actions.append(action) # Check if this action defines subcommands if isinstance(action, argparse._SubParsersAction): self._subcommand_action = action def complete( self, text: str, line: str, begidx: int, endidx: int, tokens: List[str], *, cmd_set: Optional[CommandSet] = None ) -> List[str]: """ Complete text using argparse metadata :param text: the string prefix we are attempting to match (all matches must begin with it) :param line: the current input line with leading whitespace removed :param begidx: the beginning index of the prefix text :param endidx: the ending index of the prefix text :param tokens: list of argument tokens being passed to the parser :param cmd_set: if tab completing a command, the CommandSet the command's function belongs to, if applicable. Defaults to None. :raises: CompletionError for various types of tab completion errors """ if not tokens: return [] # Positionals args that are left to parse remaining_positionals = deque(self._positional_actions) # This gets set to True when flags will no longer be processed as argparse flags # That can happen when -- is used or an argument with nargs=argparse.REMAINDER is used skip_remaining_flags = False # _ArgumentState of the current positional pos_arg_state: Optional[_ArgumentState] = None # _ArgumentState of the current flag flag_arg_state: Optional[_ArgumentState] = None # Non-reusable flags that we've parsed matched_flags: List[str] = [] # Keeps track of arguments we've seen and any tokens they consumed consumed_arg_values: Dict[str, List[str]] = dict() # dict(arg_name -> List[tokens]) # Completed mutually exclusive groups completed_mutex_groups: Dict[argparse._MutuallyExclusiveGroup, argparse.Action] = dict() def consume_argument(arg_state: _ArgumentState) -> None: """Consuming token as an argument""" arg_state.count += 1 consumed_arg_values.setdefault(arg_state.action.dest, []) consumed_arg_values[arg_state.action.dest].append(token) def update_mutex_groups(arg_action: argparse.Action) -> None: """ Check if an argument belongs to a mutually exclusive group and either mark that group as complete or print an error if the group has already been completed :param arg_action: the action of the argument :raises: CompletionError if the group is already completed """ # Check if this action is in a mutually exclusive group for group in self._parser._mutually_exclusive_groups: if arg_action in group._group_actions: # Check if the group this action belongs to has already been completed if group in completed_mutex_groups: # If this is the action that completed the group, then there is no error # since it's allowed to appear on the command line more than once. completer_action = completed_mutex_groups[group] if arg_action == completer_action: return error = "Error: argument {}: not allowed with argument {}".format( argparse._get_action_name(arg_action), argparse._get_action_name(completer_action) ) raise CompletionError(error) # Mark that this action completed the group completed_mutex_groups[group] = arg_action # Don't tab complete any of the other args in the group for group_action in group._group_actions: if group_action == arg_action: continue elif group_action in self._flag_to_action.values(): matched_flags.extend(group_action.option_strings) elif group_action in remaining_positionals: remaining_positionals.remove(group_action) # Arg can only be in one group, so we are done break ############################################################################################# # Parse all but the last token ############################################################################################# for token_index, token in enumerate(tokens[:-1]): # If we're in a positional REMAINDER arg, force all future tokens to go to that if pos_arg_state is not None and pos_arg_state.is_remainder: consume_argument(pos_arg_state) continue # If we're in a flag REMAINDER arg, force all future tokens to go to that until a double dash is hit elif flag_arg_state is not None and flag_arg_state.is_remainder: if token == '--': flag_arg_state = None else: consume_argument(flag_arg_state) continue # Handle '--' which tells argparse all remaining arguments are non-flags elif token == '--' and not skip_remaining_flags: # Check if there is an unfinished flag if ( flag_arg_state is not None and isinstance(flag_arg_state.min, int) and flag_arg_state.count < flag_arg_state.min ): raise _UnfinishedFlagError(flag_arg_state) # Otherwise end the current flag else: flag_arg_state = None skip_remaining_flags = True continue # Check the format of the current token to see if it can be an argument's value if _looks_like_flag(token, self._parser) and not skip_remaining_flags: # Check if there is an unfinished flag if ( flag_arg_state is not None and isinstance(flag_arg_state.min, int) and flag_arg_state.count < flag_arg_state.min ): raise _UnfinishedFlagError(flag_arg_state) # Reset flag arg state but not positional tracking because flags can be # interspersed anywhere between positionals flag_arg_state = None action = None # Does the token match a known flag? if token in self._flag_to_action: action = self._flag_to_action[token] elif self._parser.allow_abbrev: candidates_flags = [flag for flag in self._flag_to_action if flag.startswith(token)] if len(candidates_flags) == 1: action = self._flag_to_action[candidates_flags[0]] if action is not None: update_mutex_groups(action) if isinstance(action, (argparse._AppendAction, argparse._AppendConstAction, argparse._CountAction)): # Flags with action set to append, append_const, and count can be reused # Therefore don't erase any tokens already consumed for this flag consumed_arg_values.setdefault(action.dest, []) else: # This flag is not reusable, so mark that we've seen it matched_flags.extend(action.option_strings) # It's possible we already have consumed values for this flag if it was used # earlier in the command line. Reset them now for this use of it. consumed_arg_values[action.dest] = [] new_arg_state = _ArgumentState(action) # Keep track of this flag if it can receive arguments if new_arg_state.max > 0: # type: ignore[operator] flag_arg_state = new_arg_state skip_remaining_flags = flag_arg_state.is_remainder # Check if we are consuming a flag elif flag_arg_state is not None: consume_argument(flag_arg_state) # Check if we have finished with this flag if isinstance(flag_arg_state.max, (float, int)) and flag_arg_state.count >= flag_arg_state.max: flag_arg_state = None # Otherwise treat as a positional argument else: # If we aren't current tracking a positional, then get the next positional arg to handle this token if pos_arg_state is None: # Make sure we are still have positional arguments to parse if remaining_positionals: action = remaining_positionals.popleft() # Are we at a subcommand? If so, forward to the matching completer if action == self._subcommand_action: if token in self._subcommand_action.choices: # Merge self._parent_tokens and consumed_arg_values parent_tokens = {**self._parent_tokens, **consumed_arg_values} # Include the subcommand name if its destination was set if action.dest != argparse.SUPPRESS: parent_tokens[action.dest] = [token] parser: argparse.ArgumentParser = self._subcommand_action.choices[token] completer_type = self._cmd2_app._determine_ap_completer_type(parser) completer = completer_type(parser, self._cmd2_app, parent_tokens=parent_tokens) return completer.complete( text, line, begidx, endidx, tokens[token_index + 1 :], cmd_set=cmd_set ) else: # Invalid subcommand entered, so no way to complete remaining tokens return [] # Otherwise keep track of the argument else: pos_arg_state = _ArgumentState(action) # Check if we have a positional to consume this token if pos_arg_state is not None: update_mutex_groups(pos_arg_state.action) consume_argument(pos_arg_state) # No more flags are allowed if this is a REMAINDER argument if pos_arg_state.is_remainder: skip_remaining_flags = True # Check if we have finished with this positional elif isinstance(pos_arg_state.max, (float, int)) and pos_arg_state.count >= pos_arg_state.max: pos_arg_state = None # Check if the next positional has nargs set to argparse.REMAINDER. # At this point argparse allows no more flags to be processed. if remaining_positionals and remaining_positionals[0].nargs == argparse.REMAINDER: skip_remaining_flags = True ############################################################################################# # We have parsed all but the last token and have enough information to complete it ############################################################################################# # Check if we are completing a flag name. This check ignores strings with a length of one, like '-'. # This is because that could be the start of a negative number which may be a valid completion for # the current argument. We will handle the completion of flags that start with only one prefix # character (-f) at the end. if _looks_like_flag(text, self._parser) and not skip_remaining_flags: if ( flag_arg_state is not None and isinstance(flag_arg_state.min, int) and flag_arg_state.count < flag_arg_state.min ): raise _UnfinishedFlagError(flag_arg_state) return self._complete_flags(text, line, begidx, endidx, matched_flags) completion_results = [] # Check if we are completing a flag's argument if flag_arg_state is not None: completion_results = self._complete_arg( text, line, begidx, endidx, flag_arg_state, consumed_arg_values, cmd_set=cmd_set ) # If we have results, then return them if completion_results: # Don't overwrite an existing hint if not self._cmd2_app.completion_hint: self._cmd2_app.completion_hint = _build_hint(self._parser, flag_arg_state.action) return completion_results # Otherwise, print a hint if the flag isn't finished or text isn't possibly the start of a flag elif ( (isinstance(flag_arg_state.min, int) and flag_arg_state.count < flag_arg_state.min) or not _single_prefix_char(text, self._parser) or skip_remaining_flags ): raise _NoResultsError(self._parser, flag_arg_state.action) # Otherwise check if we have a positional to complete elif pos_arg_state is not None or remaining_positionals: # If we aren't current tracking a positional, then get the next positional arg to handle this token if pos_arg_state is None: action = remaining_positionals.popleft() pos_arg_state = _ArgumentState(action) completion_results = self._complete_arg( text, line, begidx, endidx, pos_arg_state, consumed_arg_values, cmd_set=cmd_set ) # If we have results, then return them if completion_results: # Don't overwrite an existing hint if not self._cmd2_app.completion_hint: self._cmd2_app.completion_hint = _build_hint(self._parser, pos_arg_state.action) return completion_results # Otherwise, print a hint if text isn't possibly the start of a flag elif not _single_prefix_char(text, self._parser) or skip_remaining_flags: raise _NoResultsError(self._parser, pos_arg_state.action) # If we aren't skipping remaining flags, then complete flag names if either is True: # 1. text is a single flag prefix character that didn't complete against any argument values # 2. there are no more positionals to complete if not skip_remaining_flags and (_single_prefix_char(text, self._parser) or not remaining_positionals): # Reset any completion settings that may have been set by functions which actually had no matches. # Otherwise, those settings could alter how the flags are displayed. self._cmd2_app._reset_completion_defaults() return self._complete_flags(text, line, begidx, endidx, matched_flags) return completion_results def _complete_flags(self, text: str, line: str, begidx: int, endidx: int, matched_flags: List[str]) -> List[str]: """Tab completion routine for a parsers unused flags""" # Build a list of flags that can be tab completed match_against = [] for flag in self._flags: # Make sure this flag hasn't already been used if flag not in matched_flags: # Make sure this flag isn't considered hidden action = self._flag_to_action[flag] if action.help != argparse.SUPPRESS: match_against.append(flag) matches = self._cmd2_app.basic_complete(text, line, begidx, endidx, match_against) # Build a dictionary linking actions with their matched flag names matched_actions: Dict[argparse.Action, List[str]] = dict() for flag in matches: action = self._flag_to_action[flag] matched_actions.setdefault(action, []) matched_actions[action].append(flag) # For tab completion suggestions, group matched flags by action for action, option_strings in matched_actions.items(): flag_text = ', '.join(option_strings) # Mark optional flags with brackets if not action.required: flag_text = '[' + flag_text + ']' self._cmd2_app.display_matches.append(flag_text) return matches def _format_completions(self, arg_state: _ArgumentState, completions: Union[List[str], List[CompletionItem]]) -> List[str]: """Format CompletionItems into hint table""" # Nothing to do if we don't have at least 2 completions which are all CompletionItems if len(completions) < 2 or not all(isinstance(c, CompletionItem) for c in completions): return cast(List[str], completions) completion_items = cast(List[CompletionItem], completions) # Check if the data being completed have a numerical type all_nums = all(isinstance(c.orig_value, numbers.Number) for c in completion_items) # Sort CompletionItems before building the hint table if not self._cmd2_app.matches_sorted: # If all orig_value types are numbers, then sort by that value if all_nums: completion_items.sort(key=lambda c: c.orig_value) # type: ignore[no-any-return] # Otherwise sort as strings else: completion_items.sort(key=self._cmd2_app.default_sort_key) self._cmd2_app.matches_sorted = True # Check if there are too many CompletionItems to display as a table if len(completions) <= self._cmd2_app.max_completion_items: four_spaces = 4 * ' ' # If a metavar was defined, use that instead of the dest field destination = arg_state.action.metavar if arg_state.action.metavar else arg_state.action.dest # Handle case where metavar was a tuple if isinstance(destination, tuple): # Figure out what string in the tuple to use based on how many of the arguments have been completed. # Use min() to avoid going passed the end of the tuple to support nargs being ZERO_OR_MORE and # ONE_OR_MORE. In those cases, argparse limits metavar tuple to 2 elements but we may be completing # the 3rd or more argument here. tuple_index = min(len(destination) - 1, arg_state.count) destination = destination[tuple_index] desc_header = arg_state.action.get_descriptive_header() # type: ignore[attr-defined] if desc_header is None: desc_header = DEFAULT_DESCRIPTIVE_HEADER # Replace tabs with 4 spaces so we can calculate width desc_header = desc_header.replace('\t', four_spaces) # Calculate needed widths for the token and description columns of the table token_width = style_aware_wcswidth(destination) desc_width = widest_line(desc_header) for item in completion_items: token_width = max(style_aware_wcswidth(item), token_width) # Replace tabs with 4 spaces so we can calculate width item.description = item.description.replace('\t', four_spaces) desc_width = max(widest_line(item.description), desc_width) cols = list() dest_alignment = HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT if all_nums else HorizontalAlignment.LEFT cols.append( Column( destination.upper(), width=token_width, header_horiz_align=dest_alignment, data_horiz_align=dest_alignment, ) ) cols.append(Column(desc_header, width=desc_width)) hint_table = SimpleTable(cols, divider_char=self._cmd2_app.ruler) table_data = [[item, item.description] for item in completion_items] self._cmd2_app.formatted_completions = hint_table.generate_table(table_data, row_spacing=0) # Return sorted list of completions return cast(List[str], completions) def complete_subcommand_help(self, text: str, line: str, begidx: int, endidx: int, tokens: List[str]) -> List[str]: """ Supports cmd2's help command in the completion of subcommand names :param text: the string prefix we are attempting to match (all matches must begin with it) :param line: the current input line with leading whitespace removed :param begidx: the beginning index of the prefix text :param endidx: the ending index of the prefix text :param tokens: arguments passed to command/subcommand :return: List of subcommand completions """ # If our parser has subcommands, we must examine the tokens and check if they are subcommands # If so, we will let the subcommand's parser handle the rest of the tokens via another ArgparseCompleter. if self._subcommand_action is not None: for token_index, token in enumerate(tokens): if token in self._subcommand_action.choices: parser: argparse.ArgumentParser = self._subcommand_action.choices[token] completer_type = self._cmd2_app._determine_ap_completer_type(parser) completer = completer_type(parser, self._cmd2_app) return completer.complete_subcommand_help(text, line, begidx, endidx, tokens[token_index + 1 :]) elif token_index == len(tokens) - 1: # Since this is the last token, we will attempt to complete it return self._cmd2_app.basic_complete(text, line, begidx, endidx, self._subcommand_action.choices) else: break return [] def format_help(self, tokens: List[str]) -> str: """ Supports cmd2's help command in the retrieval of help text :param tokens: arguments passed to help command :return: help text of the command being queried """ # If our parser has subcommands, we must examine the tokens and check if they are subcommands # If so, we will let the subcommand's parser handle the rest of the tokens via another ArgparseCompleter. if self._subcommand_action is not None: for token_index, token in enumerate(tokens): if token in self._subcommand_action.choices: parser: argparse.ArgumentParser = self._subcommand_action.choices[token] completer_type = self._cmd2_app._determine_ap_completer_type(parser) completer = completer_type(parser, self._cmd2_app) return completer.format_help(tokens[token_index + 1 :]) else: break return self._parser.format_help() def _complete_arg( self, text: str, line: str, begidx: int, endidx: int, arg_state: _ArgumentState, consumed_arg_values: Dict[str, List[str]], *, cmd_set: Optional[CommandSet] = None, ) -> List[str]: """ Tab completion routine for an argparse argument :return: list of completions :raises: CompletionError if the completer or choices function this calls raises one """ # Check if the arg provides choices to the user arg_choices: Union[List[str], ChoicesCallable] if arg_state.action.choices is not None: arg_choices = list(arg_state.action.choices) if not arg_choices: return [] # If these choices are numbers, then sort them now if all(isinstance(x, numbers.Number) for x in arg_choices): arg_choices.sort() self._cmd2_app.matches_sorted = True # Since choices can be various types, make sure they are all strings for index, choice in enumerate(arg_choices): # Prevent converting anything that is already a str (i.e. CompletionItem) if not isinstance(choice, str): arg_choices[index] = str(choice) # type: ignore[unreachable] else: choices_attr = arg_state.action.get_choices_callable() # type: ignore[attr-defined] if choices_attr is None: return [] arg_choices = choices_attr # If we are going to call a completer/choices function, then set up the common arguments args = [] kwargs = {} if isinstance(arg_choices, ChoicesCallable): # The completer may or may not be defined in the same class as the command. Since completer # functions are registered with the command argparser before anything is instantiated, we # need to find an instance at runtime that matches the types during declaration self_arg = self._cmd2_app._resolve_func_self(arg_choices.to_call, cmd_set) if self_arg is None: # No cases matched, raise an error raise CompletionError('Could not find CommandSet instance matching defining type for completer') args.append(self_arg) # Check if arg_choices.to_call expects arg_tokens to_call_params = inspect.signature(arg_choices.to_call).parameters if ARG_TOKENS in to_call_params: # Merge self._parent_tokens and consumed_arg_values arg_tokens = {**self._parent_tokens, **consumed_arg_values} # Include the token being completed arg_tokens.setdefault(arg_state.action.dest, []) arg_tokens[arg_state.action.dest].append(text) # Add the namespace to the keyword arguments for the function we are calling kwargs[ARG_TOKENS] = arg_tokens # Check if the argument uses a specific tab completion function to provide its choices if isinstance(arg_choices, ChoicesCallable) and arg_choices.is_completer: args.extend([text, line, begidx, endidx]) results = arg_choices.completer(*args, **kwargs) # type: ignore[arg-type] # Otherwise use basic_complete on the choices else: # Check if the choices come from a function completion_items: List[str] = [] if isinstance(arg_choices, ChoicesCallable): if not arg_choices.is_completer: choices_func = arg_choices.choices_provider if isinstance(choices_func, ChoicesProviderFuncWithTokens): completion_items = choices_func(*args, **kwargs) # type: ignore[arg-type] else: # pragma: no cover # This won't hit because runtime checking doesn't check function argument types and will always # resolve true above. Mypy, however, does see the difference and gives an error that can't be # ignored. Mypy issue #5485 discusses this problem completion_items = choices_func(*args) # type: ignore[arg-type] # else case is already covered above else: completion_items = arg_choices # Filter out arguments we already used used_values = consumed_arg_values.get(arg_state.action.dest, []) completion_items = [choice for choice in completion_items if choice not in used_values] # Do tab completion on the choices results = self._cmd2_app.basic_complete(text, line, begidx, endidx, completion_items) if not results: # Reset the value for matches_sorted. This is because completion of flag names # may still be attempted after we return and they haven't been sorted yet. self._cmd2_app.matches_sorted = False return [] return self._format_completions(arg_state, results) # The default ArgparseCompleter class for a cmd2 app DEFAULT_AP_COMPLETER: Type[ArgparseCompleter] = ArgparseCompleter def set_default_ap_completer_type(completer_type: Type[ArgparseCompleter]) -> None: """ Set the default ArgparseCompleter class for a cmd2 app. :param completer_type: Type that is a subclass of ArgparseCompleter. """ global DEFAULT_AP_COMPLETER DEFAULT_AP_COMPLETER = completer_type