Optional output directory and a shorthand for common filters

[craft-and-code]

Hi there,

First of all, thank you for this amazing tool. I use it extensively for my ROM management and I have two suggestions to make the CLI experience even smoother:

1. Make --output optional when it matches --input

Currently, when performing operations where the source and destination are the same, we have to repeat the path:
npx igir move clean zip --dat DAT/[FOLDER] --input ROMS/[FOLDER] --output ROMS/[FOLDER]

Suggestion: Make the --output argument optional. If omitted, it could default to the --input path. This would greatly simplify commands for users who want to process their files in place.

2. Shorthand for "Clean" filtering (e.g., --no-trash or --all-filters)

When working with Redump sets, I often find myself typing a long list of exclusions to get a "clean" set:
--no-debug --no-demo --no-beta --no-sample --no-prototype --no-program

Suggestion: Implement a single flag (for example --no-junk or --filter-clean or no-all or --all-filters) that acts as a wrapper for all the "non-retail" flags mentioned above. This would make the reports and moving commands much more readable.

What do you think @emmercm? I’d be happy to discuss this further!

Best regards,

[emmercm]

Hi @craft-and-code, thank you for your thoughtful discussion! I'll break out the discussion into separate threads for ease of discussion.

1. Make --output optional when it matches --input

While I understand the pain point, I'm unlikely to make this change. One of the main motivating factors for Igir is that I personally found other ROM managers extremely unintuitive in their behavior, and it is not always clear what actions they take and when. The very explicit CLI flags with Igir signal to users exactly what they should expect to happen.

[craft-and-code]

I understand the point, but I actually think that having a default behavior, without removing the "output" flag, remains clear and easy to use. But okay, I would have suggested the idea anyway :)

[emmercm]

2. Shorthand for "Clean" filtering (e.g., --no-trash or --all-filters)

I think you want the existing --only-retail option.

[craft-and-code]

My apologies, indeed that is the perfect option.