- lets try a package.yaml instead

=====================================================================

- OK, I trust that the AUR testing pipeline will only publish proper
  builds which match all the correct versions and have all the correct
  checksums... so it's enabled now

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ version: 2.1
 orbs:
   python: circleci/python@2.1.1
 
+
 executors:
+  archlinux:
+    docker:
+      - image: archlinux:base-devel
+    resource_class: small
+    working_directory: /
+
   python:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.11
@@ -16,30 +23,124 @@ executors:
     resource_class: medium
 
 
-jobs:
-  python-test:
-    executor: python
-    working_directory: ~/scwrypts/py/lib
+commands:
+  archlinux-run:
+    description: execute command steps in the archlinux container from the CI user
+    parameters:
+      _name:
+        type: string
+      command:
+        type: string
+      working_directory:
+        type: string
+        default: /home/ci
     steps:
-      - checkout:
-          path: ~/scwrypts
       - run:
-          name: pytest
+          name: << parameters._name >>
+          working_directory: << parameters.working_directory >>
+          command: su ci -c '<< parameters.command >>'
+
+
+custom:
+  archlinux:
+    prepare:
+      - &archlinux-prepare
+        run:
+          name: prepare archlinux dependencies
+          command: |
+            pacman --noconfirm -Syu git openssh ca-certificates-utils
+            useradd -m ci
+            echo "ci ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+    clone-aur:
+      - &archlinux-clone-aur
+        archlinux-run:
+          _name: clone aur/scwrypts
+          command: git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/scwrypts.git aur
+
+    clone-scwrypts:
+      - &archlinux-clone-scwrypts
+        run:
+          name: clone wrynegade/scwrypts
+          working_directory: /home/ci
+          command: |
+            GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" git clone -b "$(echo $CIRCLE_BRANCH | grep . || echo $CIRCLE_TAG)" "$CIRCLE_REPOSITORY_URL" scwrypts
+            chown -R ci:ci  ./scwrypts
+
+
+jobs:
+  require-full-semver:
+    executor: python
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: check CIRCLE_TAG for full semantic version
           command: |
             : \
-              && pip install . .[test] \
-              && pytest \
-              ;
-      - run: pip install build && python -m build
+                && [ $CIRCLE_TAG ] \
+                && [[ $CIRCLE_TAG =~ ^v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*$ ]] \
+                ;
 
-  python-publish:
-    executor: python
-    working_directory: ~/scwrypts/py/lib
+  aur-test:
+    executor: archlinux
     steps:
-      - checkout:
-          path: ~/scwrypts
-      - run: pip install build && python -m build
-      - run: pip install twine && twine upload dist/*
+      - *archlinux-prepare
+      - *archlinux-clone-aur
+      - *archlinux-clone-scwrypts
+      - archlinux-run:
+          _name: test aur build on current source
+          working_directory: /home/ci/aur
+          command: >-
+            :
+            && PKGVER=$(sed -n "s/^pkgver=//p" ./PKGBUILD)
+            && cp -r ../scwrypts ../scwrypts-$PKGVER
+            && rm -rf ../scwrypts-$PKGVER/.circleci
+            && rm -rf ../scwrypts-$PKGVER/.git
+            && rm -rf ../scwrypts-$PKGVER/.gitattributes
+            && rm -rf ../scwrypts-$PKGVER/.gitignore
+            && rm -rf ../scwrypts-$PKGVER/.github
+            && tar -czf scwrypts.tar.gz ../scwrypts-$PKGVER
+            && echo "source=(scwrypts.tar.gz)" >> PKGBUILD
+            && echo "sha256sums=(SKIP)" >> PKGBUILD
+            && makepkg --noconfirm -si
+            && scwrypts --version | grep "^scwrypts v$PKGVER$"
+            ;
+
+  aur-publish:
+    executor: archlinux
+    steps:
+      - *archlinux-prepare
+      - *archlinux-clone-aur
+      - archlinux-run:
+          _name: update PKGBUILD and .SRCINFO
+          working_directory: /home/ci/aur
+          command: >-
+            :
+            && NEW_VERSION=$(echo $CIRCLE_TAG | sed 's/^v//')
+            && sed "s/pkgver=.*/pkgver=$NEW_VERSION/; s/^pkgrel=.*/pkgrel=1/; /sha256sums/d" PKGBUILD -i
+            && makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD
+            && makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO
+            ;
+      - archlinux-run:
+          _name: sanity check for version build
+          working_directory: /home/ci/aur
+          command: >-
+            :
+            && makepkg --noconfirm -si
+            && scwrypts --version
+            && scwrypts --version | grep -q "^scwrypts $CIRCLE_TAG\$"
+            ;
+      - archlinux-run:
+          _name: publish new version
+          working_directory: /home/ci/aur
+          command: >-
+            :
+            && git add PKGBUILD .SRCINFO
+            && git -c user.email=yage@yage.io -c user.name=yage commit -am "$CIRCLE_TAG"
+            && eval $(ssh-agent)
+            && echo -e $SSH_KEY_PRIVATE__AUR | ssh-add -
+            && git remote add upstream ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/scwrypts.git
+            && GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" git push upstream
+            ;
 
   nodejs-test:
     executor: nodejs
@@ -108,51 +209,83 @@ jobs:
               && pnpm publish --no-git-checks \
               ;
 
+  python-test:
+    executor: python
+    working_directory: ~/scwrypts/py/lib
+    steps:
+      - checkout:
+          path: ~/scwrypts
+      - run:
+          name: pytest
+          command: |
+            : \
+              && pip install . .[test] \
+              && pytest \
+              ;
+      - run: pip install build && python -m build
+
+  python-publish:
+    executor: python
+    working_directory: ~/scwrypts/py/lib
+    steps:
+      - checkout:
+          path: ~/scwrypts
+      - run: pip install build && python -m build
+      - run: pip install twine && twine upload dist/*
+
+
 workflows:
-  python-dev:
+  test:
     jobs:
-      - python-test:
+      - aur-test:
+          &dev-filters
           filters:
             branches:
               ignore: /^main$/
 
-  python:
+      - python-test: *dev-filters
+      - nodejs-test: *dev-filters
+
+  publish:
     jobs:
-      - python-test:
+      - require-full-semver:
           filters:
+            &only-run-on-full-semver-tag-filters
             tags:
               only: /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*$/
             branches:
               ignore: /^.*$/
+
+      - aur-test:
+          &only-publish-for-full-semver
+          filters: *only-run-on-full-semver-tag-filters
+          requires:
+            - require-full-semver
+      - aur-publish:
+          #
+          # there's a crazy-low-chance race-condition between this job and the GH Action '../.github/workflows/automatic-release.yaml'
+          #   - automatic-release creates the release artifact, but takes no more than 15-30 seconds (current avg:16s max:26s)
+          #   - this publish step requires the release artifact, but waits for all language-repository publishes to complete first (a few minutes at least)
+          #
+          # if something goes wrong, this step can be safely rerun after fixing the release artifact :)
+          #
+          filters: *only-run-on-full-semver-tag-filters
+          context: [aur-yage]
+          requires:
+            - aur-test
+            - python-publish
+            - nodejs-publish
+
+      - python-test: *only-publish-for-full-semver
       - python-publish:
-          requires: [python-test]
+          filters: *only-run-on-full-semver-tag-filters
           context: [pypi-yage]
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*$/
-            branches:
-              ignore: /^.*$/
+          requires:
+            - python-test
 
-  nodejs-dev:
-    jobs:
-      - nodejs-test:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              ignore: /^main$/
-
-  nodejs:
-    jobs:
-      - nodejs-test:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*$/
-            branches:
-              ignore: /^.*$/
+      - nodejs-test: *only-publish-for-full-semver
       - nodejs-publish:
-          requires: [nodejs-test]
+          filters: *only-run-on-full-semver-tag-filters
           context: [npm-wrynegade]
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*$/
-            branches:
-              ignore: /^.*$/
+          requires:
+            - nodejs-test

.github/workflows/automatic-release.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+name: Automatic Tag-release
+
+on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+  push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - '**'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'
+
+jobs:
+  automatic-tag-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest
+        with:
+          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          prerelease: false

plugins/kubectl/driver/kubectl.driver.zsh

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ _SCWRYPTS_KUBECTL_DRIVER() {
 
 			[ $NAMESPACE ] && CLI_ARGS+=(--namespace $NAMESPACE)
 			[[ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ]] && {
-				INFO "
+				REMINDER "
 					context '$CONTEXT'
 					namespace '$NAMESPACE'
 					environment '$SCWRYPTS_ENV'
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ _SCWRYPTS_KUBECTL_DRIVER() {
 				STATUS "running $CLI ${CLI_ARGS[@]} ${USER_ARGS[@]}"
 			} || {
 				[[ $(_SCWRYPTS_KUBECTL_SETTINGS get context) =~ ^show$ ]] && {
-					INFO "$SCWRYPTS_ENV.$SUBSESSION : $CLI ${CLI_ARGS[@]} ${USER_ARGS[@]}"
+					REMINDER "$SCWRYPTS_ENV.$SUBSESSION : $CLI ${CLI_ARGS[@]} ${USER_ARGS[@]}"
 				}
 			}
 			$CLI ${CLI_ARGS[@]} ${USER_ARGS[@]}

plugins/kubectl/lib/kubectl.module.zsh

@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ KUBECTL__SERVE() {
 	SERVICE_PASSWORD="$(KUBECTL__GET_SERVICE_PASSWORD)"
 	KUBECTL__SERVICE_PARSE
 
-	INFO "attempting to serve ${NAMESPACE}/${SERVICE_NAME}:${SERVICE_PORT}"
-	[ $SERVICE_PASSWORD ] && INFO "password : $SERVICE_PASSWORD"
+	REMINDER "attempting to serve ${NAMESPACE}/${SERVICE_NAME}:${SERVICE_PORT}"
+	[ $SERVICE_PASSWORD ] && REMINDER "password : $SERVICE_PASSWORD"
 
 	KUBECTL port-forward service/$SERVICE_NAME $SERVICE_PORT
 }

py/lib/scwrypts/scwrypts/exceptions.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class MissingFlagAndEnvironmentVariableError(EnvironmentError, ArgumentError):
 
 class MissingScwryptsExecutableError(EnvironmentError):
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(f'scwrypts must be installed and available on your PATH')
+        super().__init__('scwrypts must be installed and available on your PATH')
 
 
 class BadScwryptsLookupError(ValueError):

py/lib/scwrypts/scwrypts/scwrypts.py

@@ -5,44 +5,54 @@ from subprocess import run
 from .exceptions import MissingScwryptsExecutableError, BadScwryptsLookupError, MissingScwryptsGroupOrTypeError
 
 
-def scwrypts(*args, patterns=None, name=None, group=None, _type=None, log_level=None):
+def scwrypts(patterns=None, args=None, executable_args=None, name=None, group=None, _type=None):
     '''
     top-level scwrypts invoker from python
 
-    - patterns allows for pattern-based scwrypt lookup
-    - name/group/type allos for precise-match lookup
+        patterns          str / list   pattern-based scwrypt lookup
+        args              str / list   arguments forwarded to the invoked scwrypt
+        executable_args   str / list   arguments for the 'scwrypts' executable
+          (str above assumes space-delimited values)
 
-    *args should be a list of strings and is forwarded to the
-    invoked scwrypt
+        name    str   exact scwrypt lookup name (requires group and _type)
+        group   str   exact scwrypt lookup group
+        _type   str   exact scwrypt lookup type
+
+        SCWRYPTS_EXECUTABLE   configuration variable which defines the full path to scwrypts executable
 
     see 'scwrypts --help' for more information
     '''
-    executable = which('scwrypts')
-    if executable is None:
-        raise MissingScwryptsExecutableError()
-
     if patterns is None and name is None:
         raise BadScwryptsLookupError()
 
-    pre_args = []
+    if name is not None and (group is None or _type is None):
+        raise MissingScwryptsGroupOrTypeError(group, _type)
 
-    if name is None:
-        pre_args += patterns
-    else:
-        pre_args += ['--name', name, '--group', group, '--type', _type]
-        if group is None or _type is None:
-            raise MissingScwryptsGroupOrTypeError(group, _type)
+    executable = which(getenv('SCWRYPTS_EXECUTABLE', 'scwrypts'))
 
-    if log_level is not None:
-        pre_args += ['--log-level', log_level]
+    if executable is None:
+        raise MissingScwryptsExecutableError()
+
+    lookup = _parse(patterns) if name is None else f'--name {name} --group {group} --type {_type}'
 
     depth = getenv('SUBSCWRYPT', '')
     if depth != '':
         depth = int(depth) + 1
 
     return run(
-        f'SUBSCWRYPT={depth} {executable} {" ".join(pre_args)} -- {" ".join(args)}',
+        f'SUBSCWRYPT={depth} {executable} {_parse(executable_args)} {lookup} -- {_parse(args)}',
         shell=True,
         executable='/bin/zsh',
         check=False,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
         )
+
+def _parse(string_or_list_args):
+    if string_or_list_args is None:
+        return ''
+
+    if isinstance(string_or_list_args, list):
+        return ' '.join(string_or_list_args)
+
+    return str(string_or_list_args)

py/lib/scwrypts/scwrypts/test_scwrypts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+from random import choice
+from re import search
+from string import ascii_letters, digits
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from pytest import fixture, raises
+
+from scwrypts.test import get_generator
+
+from .exceptions import MissingScwryptsExecutableError, BadScwryptsLookupError, MissingScwryptsGroupOrTypeError
+from .scwrypts import scwrypts
+
+#####################################################################
+
+def test_scwrypts(sample, _scwrypts):
+    assert validate_scwrypts_output(sample, _scwrypts)
+
+def test_scwrypts_finds_system_executable(sample, _scwrypts, mock_which):
+    mock_which.assert_called_once_with(sample.env['SCWRYPTS_EXECUTABLE'])
+
+def test_scwrypts_uses_configured_executable_path(_scwrypts, mock_getenv):
+    mock_getenv.assert_any_call('SCWRYPTS_EXECUTABLE', 'scwrypts')
+
+def test_scwrypts_uses_correct_depth(_scwrypts, mock_getenv):
+    mock_getenv.assert_any_call('SUBSCWRYPT', '')
+
+def test_scwrypts_runs_subprocess(_scwrypts, mock_run):
+    mock_run.assert_called_once()
+
+##########################################
+
+def test_scwrypts_omit_optionals(sample, _scwrypts_omit_optionals):
+    assert validate_scwrypts_output(sample, _scwrypts_omit_optionals)
+
+def test_scwrypts_omit_optionals_finds_system_executable(sample, _scwrypts_omit_optionals, mock_which):
+    mock_which.assert_called_once_with('scwrypts')
+
+def test_scwrypts_omit_optionals_uses_configured_executable_path(_scwrypts_omit_optionals, mock_getenv):
+    mock_getenv.assert_any_call('SCWRYPTS_EXECUTABLE', 'scwrypts')
+
+def test_scwrypts_omit_optionals_uses_correct_depth(_scwrypts_omit_optionals, mock_getenv):
+    mock_getenv.assert_any_call('SUBSCWRYPT', '')
+
+def test_scwrypts_omit_optionals_runs_subprocess(_scwrypts_omit_optionals, mock_run):
+    mock_run.assert_called_once()
+
+##########################################
+
+def test_invalid_lookup_missing_patterns_and_name(sample):
+    sample.patterns = None
+    sample.name = None
+    with raises(BadScwryptsLookupError):
+        scwrypts(**get_scwrypts_args(sample))
+
+def test_invalid_name_lookup_missing_group(sample):
+    sample.group = None
+    with raises(MissingScwryptsGroupOrTypeError):
+        scwrypts(**get_scwrypts_args(sample))
+
+def test_invalid_name_lookup_missing_type(sample):
+    sample._type = None  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    with raises(MissingScwryptsGroupOrTypeError):
+        scwrypts(**get_scwrypts_args(sample))
+
+def test_invalid_scwrypts_installation(sample, mock_which):
+    mock_which.return_value = None
+    with raises(MissingScwryptsExecutableError):
+        scwrypts(**get_scwrypts_args(sample))
+
+#####################################################################
+
+generate = get_generator({
+    'str_length_minimum':   8,
+    'str_length_maximum': 128,
+    'character_set': ascii_letters + digits + '/-_'
+    })
+
+def _generate_str_or_list_arg():
+    random_arg = generate(list, {'data_types': {str}})
+    return random_arg if choice([str, list]) == list else ' '.join(random_arg)
+
+@fixture(name='sample')
+def fixture_sample():
+    sample = SimpleNamespace(
+            patterns        = _generate_str_or_list_arg(),
+            args            = _generate_str_or_list_arg(),
+            executable_args = _generate_str_or_list_arg(),
+
+            name  = generate(str),
+            group = generate(str),
+            _type = generate(str),
+
+            executable = generate(str),
+
+            env = {
+                'SCWRYPTS_EXECUTABLE': generate(str),
+                'SUBSCWRYPT': str(generate(int, {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 99})),
+                },
+
+            returncode = generate(int),
+            stdout = generate(str),
+            stderr = generate(str),
+            )
+
+    return sample
+
+def get_scwrypts_args(sample):
+    return {
+            key: getattr(sample, key)
+            for key in [
+                'patterns',
+                'args',
+                'executable_args',
+                'name',
+                'group',
+                '_type',
+                ]
+            }
+
+
+#####################################################################
+
+@fixture(name='mock_which', autouse=True)
+def fixture_mock_which(sample):
+    with patch('scwrypts.scwrypts.scwrypts.which') as mock:
+        mock.return_value = sample.executable
+        yield mock
+
+@fixture(name='mock_getenv', autouse=True)
+def fixture_mock_getenv(sample):
+    with patch('scwrypts.scwrypts.scwrypts.getenv') as mock:
+        mock.side_effect = sample.env.get
+        yield mock
+
+@fixture(name='mock_run', autouse=True)
+def fixture_mock_run(sample):
+    with patch('scwrypts.scwrypts.scwrypts.run') as mock:
+        mock.side_effect = lambda *args, **_kwargs: SimpleNamespace(
+                args = args,
+                returncode = sample.returncode,
+                stdout = sample.stdout,
+                stderr = sample.stderr,
+                )
+        yield mock
+
+#####################################################################
+
+@fixture(name='_scwrypts')
+def fixture_scwrypts(sample):
+    return scwrypts(**get_scwrypts_args(sample))
+
+@fixture(name='_scwrypts_omit_optionals')
+def fixture_scwrypts_omit_optionals(sample):
+    sample.args = None
+    sample.executable_args = None
+
+    del sample.env['SCWRYPTS_EXECUTABLE']
+    del sample.env['SUBSCWRYPT']
+
+    return scwrypts(**get_scwrypts_args(sample))
+
+def validate_scwrypts_output(sample, output):
+    #
+    # I would love to use 'assert _scwrypts == SimpleNamespace(...expected...)'
+    # but the output.args is difficult to recreate without copying all the
+    # processing logic over from the scwrypts function
+    #
+    # opting for a bit of a strange equality test here, checking the args
+    # as closely as possible without copying parsing logic
+    #
+    run_args_reduced_to_a_single_string = len(output.args) == 1
+    run_args_follow_expected_form = search(
+            fr'^SUBSCWRYPT=.* {sample.executable} .*-- .*$',
+            output.args[0],
+            )
+
+    return all([
+        run_args_reduced_to_a_single_string,
+        run_args_follow_expected_form,
+        output.returncode == sample.returncode,
+        output.stdout     == sample.stdout,
+        output.stderr     == sample.stderr,
+        ])

py/lib/scwrypts/test/__init__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ __all__ = [
         'generate',
         ]
 
-from .generate import generate
+from .generate import generate, get_generator
 
 from .character_set import *

py/lib/scwrypts/test/generate.py

@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@ DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
         'requests_response_status_code': status_codes.codes[200],
         }
 
+def get_generator(default_options=None):
+    if default_options is None:
+        default_options = {}
+
+    def generator_function(data_type=None, options_overrides=None):
+        if options_overrides is None:
+            options_overrides = {}
+
+        return generate(
+                data_type = data_type,
+                options = default_options | options_overrides,
+                )
+
+    return generator_function
+
 def generate(data_type=None, options=None):
     '''
     generate random data with the call of a function

scwrypts

@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
-
 export EXECUTION_DIR=$(pwd)
 source "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
-
 #####################################################################
 () {
 	cd "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts"
 	GIT_SCWRYPTS() { git -C "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts" $@; }
+
+	local INSTALLATION_TYPE
+	[ ! -d "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts/.git" ] && [ ! -f "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts/.git" ] \
+		&& INSTALLATION_TYPE=$(cat "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts/MANAGED_BY" 2>/dev/null) \
+		|| INSTALLATION_TYPE=manual \
+		;
+
 	local ERRORS=0
 	local USAGE='
 		usage: scwrypts [...options...] [...patterns...] -- [...script options...]
@@ -22,10 +27,10 @@ source "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 		    -y, --yes              auto-accept all [yn] prompts through current scwrypt
 		    -e, --env <env-name>   set environment; overwrites SCWRYPTS_ENV
 		    -n                     shorthand for "--log-level 0"
-		    -v, --log-level [0-4]  set scwrypts log level to one of the following:
+		    -v, --log-level [0-4]  set incremental scwrypts log level to one of the following:
 			                         0 : only command output and critical failures; skips logfile
-			                         1 : add success / failure messages
-									 2 : include status update messages
+			                         1 : include success / failure messages
+			                         2 : include status update messages
 									 3 : (default) include warning messages
 			                         4 : include debug messages
 
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ source "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 		case $1 in
 			-[a-z][a-z]* )
 				VARSPLIT=$(echo "$1 " | sed 's/^\(-.\)\(.*\) /\1 -\2/')
-				set -- $(echo " $VARSPLIT ") ${@:2}
+				set -- throw-away $(echo " $VARSPLIT ") ${@:2}
 				;;
 
 			### alternate commands ###################
@@ -81,30 +86,51 @@ source "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 				;;
 
 			--version )
-				echo scwrypts $(GIT_SCWRYPTS describe --tags)
+				case $INSTALLATION_TYPE in
+					manual ) echo "scwrypts $(GIT_SCWRYPTS describe --tags) (via GIT)" ;;
+					     * ) echo scwrypts $(cat "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts/VERSION")   ;;
+				esac
 				return 0
 				;;
 
 			--update )
-				GIT_SCWRYPTS fetch --quiet origin main
-				GIT_SCWRYPTS fetch --quiet origin main --tags
-				local SYNC_STATUS=$?
+				case $INSTALLATION_TYPE in
+					aur )
+						SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL=3 REMINDER " 
+							This installation is built from the AUR. Update through 'makepkg' or use
+							your preferred AUR package management tool (e.g. 'yay -Syu scwrypts')
+							 "
+						;;
 
-				GIT_SCWRYPTS diff --exit-code origin/main -- . >/dev/null 2>&1
-				local DIFF_STATUS=$?
+					manual )
+						GIT_SCWRYPTS fetch --quiet origin main
+						GIT_SCWRYPTS fetch --quiet origin main --tags
+						local SYNC_STATUS=$?
 
-				[[ $SYNC_STATUS -eq 0 ]] && [[ $DIFF_STATUS -eq 0 ]] && {
-					SUCCESS 'already up-to-date with origin/main'
-				} || {
-					GIT_SCWRYPTS rebase --autostash origin/main \
-						&& SUCCESS 'up-to-date with origin/main' \
-						&& GIT_SCWRYPTS log -n1 \
-						|| {
-							GIT_SCWRYPTS rebase --abort
-							ERROR 'unable to update scwrypts; please try manual upgrade'
-							REMINDER "installation in '$(pwd)'"
+						GIT_SCWRYPTS diff --exit-code origin/main -- . >/dev/null 2>&1
+						local DIFF_STATUS=$?
+
+						[[ $SYNC_STATUS -eq 0 ]] && [[ $DIFF_STATUS -eq 0 ]] && {
+							SUCCESS 'already up-to-date with origin/main'
+						} || {
+							GIT_SCWRYPTS rebase --autostash origin/main \
+								&& SUCCESS 'up-to-date with origin/main' \
+								&& GIT_SCWRYPTS log -n1 \
+								|| {
+									GIT_SCWRYPTS rebase --abort
+									ERROR 'unable to update scwrypts; please try manual upgrade'
+									REMINDER "installation in '$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts'"
+								}
 						}
-				}
+						;;
+
+					* )
+						SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL=3 REMINDER " 
+							This is a managed installation of scwrypts. Please update through your
+							system package manager.
+							 "
+						;;
+				esac
 				return 0
 				;;
 
@@ -292,30 +318,32 @@ source "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 
 	[ ! $SUBSCWRYPT ] && export SUBSCWRYPT=0
 
-	[[ $SUBSCWRYPT -eq 0 ]] && [[ $ENV_NAME =~ prod ]] && [[ $SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL -gt 0 ]] && {
-		STATUS "on '$ENV_NAME'; checking diff against origin/main"
+	[[ $INSTALLATION_TYPE =~ ^manual$ ]] && {
+		[[ $SUBSCWRYPT -eq 0 ]] && [[ $ENV_NAME =~ prod ]] && [[ $SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL -gt 0 ]] && {
+			STATUS "on '$ENV_NAME'; checking diff against origin/main"
 
-		local WARNING_MESSAGE
+			local WARNING_MESSAGE
 
-		[ ! $WARNING_MESSAGE ] && {
-			GIT_SCWRYPTS fetch --quiet origin main \
-				&& WARNING_MESSAGE='I am unable to verify your scwrypts version'
-		}
+			[ ! $WARNING_MESSAGE ] && {
+				GIT_SCWRYPTS fetch --quiet origin main \
+					|| WARNING_MESSAGE='I am unable to verify your scwrypts version'
+			}
 
-		[ ! $WARNING_MESSAGE ] && {
-			GIT_SCWRYPTS diff --exit-code origin/main -- . >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-				|| WARNING_MESSAGE='your scwrypts is currently out-of-date'
-		}
+			[ ! $WARNING_MESSAGE ] && {
+				GIT_SCWRYPTS diff --exit-code origin/main -- . >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+					|| WARNING_MESSAGE='your scwrypts is currently out-of-date'
+			}
 
-		[ $WARNING_MESSAGE ] && {
-			[[ $SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL -lt 3 ]] && {
-				REMINDER "you are running in ${__BRIGHT_RED}production${__BRIGHT_MAGENTA} and $WARNING_MESSAGE"
-			} || {
-				GIT_SCWRYPTS diff --exit-code origin/main -- . >&2
-				WARNING "you are trying to run in ${__BRIGHT_RED}production${__YELLOW} but $WARNING_MESSAGE (relevant diffs and errors above)"
-				yN 'continue?' || {
-					REMINDER "you can use 'scwrypts --update' to quickly update scwrypts to latest"
-					ABORT
+			[ $WARNING_MESSAGE ] && {
+				[[ $SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL -lt 3 ]] && {
+					REMINDER "you are running in ${__BRIGHT_RED}production${__BRIGHT_MAGENTA} and $WARNING_MESSAGE"
+				} || {
+					GIT_SCWRYPTS diff --exit-code origin/main -- . >&2
+					WARNING "you are trying to run in ${__BRIGHT_RED}production${__YELLOW} but $WARNING_MESSAGE (relevant diffs and errors above)"
+					yN 'continue?' || {
+						REMINDER "you can use 'scwrypts --update' to quickly update scwrypts to latest"
+						ABORT
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -368,6 +396,7 @@ source "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 	#####################################################################
 	### run the scwrypt #################################################
 	#####################################################################
+
 	set -o pipefail
 	{
 		[ $HEADER ] && echo $HEADER

scwrypts.plugin.zsh

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+#####################################################################
+
+command -v scwrypts &>/dev/null || {
+	echo 'scwrypts is required in your PATH in order to use the zsh plugins; skipping' >&2
+	return 0
+}
+
 NO_EXPORT_CONFIG=1 source "${0:a:h}/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || return 42
 
 #####################################################################
+
 SCWRYPTS__ZSH_PLUGIN() {
-	local SCWRYPT_SELECTION=$(SCWRYPTS__GET_AVAILABLE_SCWRYPTS | FZF 'select a script' --header-lines 1)
+	local SCWRYPT_SELECTION=$(scwrypts --list | FZF 'select a script' --header-lines 1)
 	local NAME
 	local TYPE
 	local GROUP
@@ -22,8 +30,10 @@ zle -N scwrypts SCWRYPTS__ZSH_PLUGIN
 bindkey $SCWRYPTS_SHORTCUT scwrypts
 
 #####################################################################
+
 SCWRYPTS__ZSH_BUILDER_PLUGIN() {
-	local SCWRYPT_SELECTION=$(SCWRYPTS__GET_AVAILABLE_SCWRYPTS | FZF 'select a script' --header-lines 1)
+	local SCWRYPT_SELECTION=$(scwrypts --list  | FZF 'select a script' --header-lines 1)
+	echo $SCWRYPT_SELECTION >&2
 	local NAME
 	local TYPE
 	local GROUP
@@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ SCWRYPTS__ZSH_BUILDER_PLUGIN() {
 
 	SCWRYPTS__SEPARATE_SCWRYPT_SELECTION $SCWRYPT_SELECTION
 
-	scwrypts --name $NAME --group $GROUP --type $TYPE -- --help >&2 || {
+	scwrypts -n --name $NAME --group $GROUP --type $TYPE -- --help >&2 || {
 		zle accept-line
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -49,6 +59,7 @@ zle -N scwrypts-builder SCWRYPTS__ZSH_BUILDER_PLUGIN
 bindkey $SCWRYPTS_BUILDER_SHORTCUT scwrypts-builder
 
 #####################################################################
+
 SCWRYPTS__ZSH_PLUGIN_ENV() {
 	local RESET='reset'
 	local SELECTED=$(\

zsh/lib/cloud/aws/eks.module.zsh

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ EKS() {
 	local CONTEXT="arn:aws:eks:${AWS_REGION}:${AWS_ACCOUNT}:cluster/${CLUSTER_NAME}"
 
 	kubectl config get-contexts | grep -q $CONTEXT \
-		|| EKS__CLUSTER_LOGIN -c $CLUSTER_NAME
+		|| EKS__CLUSTER_LOGIN -c $CLUSTER_NAME >/dev/null
 
 	local CONTEXT_ARGS=()
 	case $1 in

zsh/lib/config.zsh

@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 #####################################################################
 
 [ ! $SCWRYPTS_ROOT ] \
-	&& SCWRYPTS_ROOT="$(cd $(dirname "${0:a:h}"); git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+	&& SCWRYPTS_ROOT="$(cd $(dirname "${0:a:h}"); git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)"
+
+[ ! $SCWRYPTS_ROOT ] && [ -d /usr/share/scwrypts ] \
+	&& SCWRYPTS_ROOT=/usr/share/scwrypts
+
+export SCWRYPTS_ROOT__scwrypts="$SCWRYPTS_ROOT"
 
 #####################################################################
 
@@ -32,8 +37,7 @@ export \
 	SCWRYPTS_OUTPUT_PATH \
 	;
 
-SCWRYPTS_GROUPS+=(scwrypts) # 'scwrypts' group is required!
-SCWRYPTS_GROUPS=($(echo $SCWRYPTS_GROUPS | sed 's/\s\+/\n/g' | sort -u))
+SCWRYPTS_GROUPS=(scwrypts $(echo $SCWRYPTS_GROUPS | sed 's/\s\+/\n/g' | sort -u))
 
 source "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT/zsh/lib/config.group.zsh" \
 	|| FAIL 69 'failed to set up scwrypts group; aborting'

zsh/lib/scwrypts/run.module.zsh

@@ -119,6 +119,27 @@ SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__zsh() {
 		|| SCWRYPT_FILENAME="$GROUP_PATH/$SCWRYPT_TYPE/$SCWRYPT_NAME" \
 		;
 
+	SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__zsh__generic "$SCWRYPT_FILENAME"
+	return 0
+}
+
+SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__zsh__generic() {
+	# boilerplate to allow
+	#    - multiflag splitting (e.g. -abc = -a -b -c)
+	#    - help flag injection (e.g. -h | --help)
+	#    - default USAGE definition (allows USAGE__options style usage definition)
+	#    - required MAIN() function wrapping
+	#
+	# this is available automatically in SCWRYPTS_GROUP declaration contexts
+	# (e.g. my-group.scwrypts.zsh)
+	local ZSH_FILENAME="$1"
+	[ $ZSH_FILENAME ] || {
+		ERROR '
+			to use SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__zsh__generic, you must provide a
+			ZSH_FILENAME (arg $1) where the MAIN function is defined
+			'
+		return 1
+	}
 	printf "
 		source '$SCWRYPT_FILENAME'
 		CHECK_ENVIRONMENT
@@ -154,22 +175,6 @@ SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__zsh() {
 			done
 			MAIN \${MAIN_ARGS[@]}
 		} "
-
-
-	return 0
-}
-
-SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__zsh_v3() {
-	WARNING "scwrypts zsh/v3 runstrings are now deprecated; please update to scwrypts v4 format"
-
-	__CHECK_DEPENDENCY zsh || return 1
-
-	[ $(eval echo '$SCWRYPTS_TYPE__'$SCWRYPT_GROUP) ] \
-		&& echo "source $GROUP_PATH/$SCWRYPT_NAME" \
-		|| echo "source $GROUP_PATH/$SCWRYPT_TYPE/$SCWRYPT_NAME" \
-		;
-
-	return 0
 }
 
 SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__py() {

zsh/lib/utils/dependencies.zsh

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ __CHECK_COREUTILS() {
 	do
 		__CHECK_DEPENDENCY $UTIL || { ((MISSING_DEPENDENCY_COUNT+=1)); continue; }
 
-		$UTIL --version 2>&1 | grep -q 'GNU' || {
+		$UTIL --version 2>&1 | grep 'GNU' | grep -qv 'BSD' || {
 			WARNING "non-GNU version of $UTIL detected"
 			((NON_GNU_DEPENDENCY_COUNT+=1))
 		}

zsh/lib/utils/io.fzf.zsh

@@ -40,18 +40,3 @@ FZF_USER_INPUT() { # allow user to type custom answers; reconfirm if ambiguous w
 	echo $FZF_OUTPUT
 	[ $FZF_OUTPUT ]
 }
-
-#####################################################################
-### vvv DEPRECATED vvv ##############################################
-#####################################################################
-
-FZF_HEAD() {  # prefer user input over selected
-	WARNING 'FZF_HEAD is deprecated and will be unavailable in v4.2; please switch to FZF_USER_INPUT (drop-in fix!)'
-	FZF $@ --print-query | sed '/^$/d' | head -n1;
-}
-FZF_TAIL() {  # prefer selected over user input
-	WARNING 'FZF_TAIL is deprecated and will be unavailable in v4.2; please switch to FZF_USER_INPUT (drop-in fix!)'
-	FZF $@ --print-query | sed '/^$/d' | tail -n1;
-}
-
-#####################################################################

zx/lib/package.json

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"name": "scwrypts",
-	"main": "dist/index.js",
-	"type": "module",
-	"files": [
-		"dist"
-	],
-	"description": "scwrypts integration for typescript",
-	"scripts": {
-		"build": "rm -rf ./dist && tsc",
-		"test": "jest",
-		"lint": "eslint . && prettier --check src/",
-		"format": "prettier --write src/"
-	},
-	"author": "Wryn (yage) Wagner",
-	"license": "GPL-3.0",
-	"devDependencies": {
-		"@jest/globals": "^29.7.0",
-		"@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
-		"@types/node": "^20.11.19",
-		"@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
-		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.0.2",
-		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.2",
-		"eslint": "^8.56.0",
-		"jest": "^29.7.0",
-		"prettier": "^3.2.5",
-		"ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
-		"ts-node": "^10.9.2",
-		"typescript": "^5.3.3",
-		"uuid": "^9.0.1"
-	},
-	"eslintConfig": {
-		"ignorePatterns": [
-			"dist",
-			"node_modules"
-		],
-		"env": {
-			"node": true,
-			"es2021": true
-		},
-		"extends": [
-			"eslint:recommended",
-			"plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended"
-		],
-		"overrides": [
-			{
-				"env": {
-					"node": true
-				},
-				"files": [
-					".eslintrc.{js,cjs}"
-				],
-				"parserOptions": {
-					"sourceType": "script"
-				}
-			}
-		],
-		"parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
-		"parserOptions": {
-			"ecmaVersion": "latest",
-			"sourceType": "module"
-		},
-		"plugins": [
-			"@typescript-eslint"
-		],
-		"rules": {
-			"linebreak-style": [
-				"error",
-				"unix"
-			],
-			"quotes": [
-				"error",
-				"single"
-			],
-			"semi": [
-				"error",
-				"always"
-			],
-			"comma-dangle": [
-				"error",
-				"always-multiline"
-			]
-		}
-	},
-	"prettier": {
-		"printWidth": 120,
-		"singleQuote": true,
-		"trailingComma": "all"
-	},
-	"jest": {
-		"preset": "ts-jest",
-		"clearMocks": true,
-		"moduleNameMapper": {
-			"^(\\.{1,2}/.*)\\.js$": "$1"
-		}
-	},
-	"dependencies": {
-		"execa": "^8.0.1"
-	}
-}

zx/lib/package.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+---
+name: scwrypts
+author: Wryn (yage) Wagner
+description: scwrypts integration for typescript
+license: GPL-3.0
+type: module
+main: dist/index.js
+
+files:
+  - dist
+
+scripts:
+  build: rm -rf ./dist && tsc
+  test: jest
+  lint: eslint . && prettier --check src/
+  format: prettier --write src/
+
+#####################################################################
+
+dependencies:
+  execa: ^8.0.1
+
+devDependencies:
+  '@jest/globals': ^29.7.0
+  '@types/jest': ^29.5.12
+  '@types/node': ^20.11.19
+  '@types/uuid': ^9.0.8
+  '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': ^7.0.2
+  '@typescript-eslint/parser': ^7.0.2
+  eslint: ^8.56.0
+  jest: ^29.7.0
+  prettier: ^3.2.5
+  ts-jest: ^29.1.2
+  ts-node: ^10.9.2
+  typescript: ^5.3.3
+  uuid: ^9.0.1
+
+#####################################################################
+
+eslintConfig:
+  ignorePatterns:
+    - dist
+    - node_modules
+  env:
+    node: true
+    es2021: true
+  extends:
+    - eslint:recommended
+    - plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended
+  overrides:
+    - env:
+        node: true
+      files:
+        - .eslintrc.{js,cjs}
+      parserOptions:
+        sourceType: script
+  parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser'
+  parserOptions:
+    ecmaVersion: latest
+    sourceType: module
+  plugins:
+    - '@typescript-eslint'
+  rules:
+    linebreak-style:
+      - error
+      - unix
+    quotes:
+      - error
+      - single
+    semi:
+      - error
+      - always
+    comma-dangle:
+      - error
+      - always-multiline
+
+prettier:
+  printWidth: 120
+  singleQuote: true
+  trailingComma: all
+
+jest:
+  preset: ts-jest
+  clearMocks: true
+  moduleNameMapper:
+    ^(\.{1,2}/.*)\.js$: $1