feat: allow package names in interactive info commands

README.md

@@ -130,8 +130,13 @@ package (pacman backend with paru or yay, see below) and a space on every other
 
 One line, whitespace-separated tokens; `N` is the number in brackets. Numbers are
 stable for the whole session (rows that leave the list leave a gap). Every token
-of a line is validated first: a line with an unknown token or a number that is not
-listed prints an error, runs nothing, and the prompt comes back.
+of a line is checked for syntax first: an unknown token rejects the line. A number
+or package name that is not listed prints an error and the remaining commands still run.
+For `?` and `??`, a listed package name can replace the number, for example
+`su-dummy-a?` or `su-dummy-a??`. A digits-only reference is interpreted as a number.
+Names are restricted to these information commands to avoid unnecessary parsing
+complexity: package names may contain `-` or end in `x`, which conflicts with the
+other command suffixes.
 
 | token | action |
 |-------|--------|
@@ -147,7 +152,10 @@ listed prints an error, runs nothing, and the prompt comes back.
 | `h`, `?` | help |
 | end of input | abort without upgrading (exit 2) |
 
-Several tokens may share a line (`1? 3- 4+`); they run left to right. With `--all`
+Several tokens may share a line (`1? 3- 4+`); they run left to right. Consecutive
+`N+` commands are processed together: selected packages required by another selected
+package are recorded as dependencies, regardless of their order. `*+` works the same
+way. With `--all`
 trusted packages are listed too, marked with `=`. When purges leave nothing to upgrade the
 session ends by itself (exit 0).
 

docs/DESIGN.md

@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ Refreshing package lists... done.
 ```
 
 Command grammar (one line, whitespace-separated tokens, each `N` is the number in brackets):
+Unknown tokens reject the line; nonexistent numbers report an error and are skipped.
+For `?` and `??`, the exact name of a listed package may replace `N`; a digits-only
+reference is treated as a number. Missing or no longer listed names are reported and
+skipped. Other commands accept only numbers: package names can contain `-` or end in
+`x`, and limiting name references to information commands avoids unnecessary parsing
+complexity.
+Consecutive `N+` commands and `*+` trust the selected dependency roots, recording
+other selected packages in their closures as dependencies regardless of input order.
 
 | token  | action                                                                    |
 |--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -153,8 +161,8 @@ On AUR rows `N?`, `N+` and `Nx` act through pacman like on any installed package
 `pacman -Qi` with `<helper> -Sia PKG`; `N-` excludes the row through the helper's `--ignore`.
 
 Numbers are stable for the whole session (removed rows leave a gap, never renumber).
-All tokens of a line are validated first: an unknown token or a number that is not listed
-prints an error, runs nothing of that line and re-prompts. EOF on stdin aborts without
+Syntax is validated first; an unknown token rejects the line. Numbers that are not listed
+print an error and are skipped while the remaining commands run. EOF on stdin aborts without
 upgrading (exit 2) so a piped run can never upgrade by accident unless it sends an empty
 line. When purges leave no row at all, the session ends ("Nothing left to upgrade.", exit 0).
 

skeptical-updater

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # and zypper: list what would be upgraded, interrogate every package, remember the
 # ones you trust, then run the native upgrade (with per-run exclusions).
 #
-# Version: 0.1.0
+# Version: 0.3.0
 #
 # Specification: docs/DESIGN.md. Single file, bash >= 4.3, no runtime dependency
 # beyond the distro's package manager and coreutils/sed/grep (awk only on the apt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export LC_ALL=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 # never read from or written to a file (no HISTFILE; `history -r`/`-w`/`-a` are never used).
 unset HISTFILE
 
-readonly SU_VERSION=0.1.0
+readonly SU_VERSION=0.3.0
 readonly SU_PROG=skeptical-updater
 readonly SU_STATE_HEADER='# skeptical-updater trusted packages. Columns: backend  package  reason  added(UTC ISO-8601)'
 readonly SU_PROMPT_HELP='<enter> upgrade | N? what is it | N?? full info | N- exclude this run | Nx purge now | N+ trust forever'
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ interactive commands (one line, whitespace-separated tokens, N = number in brack
                 that depend on it - installed packages only
   N??           full native info: the installed record; lines starting with '*' come
                 from the upstream candidate (differing values, fields it adds)
+                For N? and N??, a listed package name may be used instead of N.
   N-            exclude from this run (toggle); shown with a '-' marker
   Nx            purge it now with its now-unneeded dependencies (shown, asks y/N); refused
                 when other installed packages depend on it, like pacman -Rns
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ session_help() {
   <enter>   upgrade now, skipping the rows marked '-'
   N?        what is it: description, install reason + installed packages that need it
   N??       full native info: installed record, '*' lines from the upstream candidate
+            A listed package name may replace N for ? and ?? (e.g. okular?).
   N-        exclude N from this run (toggle)
   Nx        purge N now: lists every package the purge removes, then asks y/N.
             x refuses when other installed packages depend on the target, like
@@ -2712,9 +2714,28 @@ session_purge() {
 }
 
 session_trust() { # session_trust IDX...
-	local i now
-	now=$(now_utc)
+	local i j d now covered
+	local -a selected=() roots=()
+	local -A seen=() reach=()
 	for i in "$@"; do
+		[[ -z ${seen[$i]+x} ]] || continue
+		seen[$i]=1
+		selected+=("$i")
+	done
+	for i in "${selected[@]}"; do
+		closure_of "${R_NAME[i]}"
+		for d in ${CLOSURE[@]+"${CLOSURE[@]}"}; do reach["$i,$d"]=1; done
+	done
+	for i in "${selected[@]}"; do
+		covered=0
+		for j in "${selected[@]}"; do
+			[[ $i != "$j" && -n ${reach[$j,${R_NAME[i]}]+x} ]] || continue
+			if [[ -z ${reach[$i,${R_NAME[j]}]+x} ]] || ((j < i)); then covered=1; break; fi
+		done
+		((covered)) || roots+=("$i")
+	done
+	now=$(now_utc)
+	for i in "${roots[@]}"; do
 		trust_pkg "${R_NAME[i]}" "$now"
 		R_EXCL[i]=0
 	done
@@ -2747,24 +2768,19 @@ session_toggle_all() {
 SESSION_PROCEED=0
 UPGRADE_FAILED_MSG= # set by <be>_upgrade when the failing step is not the package manager's own
 
-# session_line LINE: validate every token first (a typo never executes half a line), then run them
 session_line() {
-	local tok n op i
-	local -a toks=()
+	local tok n op i name
+	local -a toks=() batch=()
+	local -A initial=() named=()
 	local re='^([0-9]{1,6})(\?\?|\?|-|x|\+)$'
+	local name_re='^([A-Za-z0-9_+@][A-Za-z0-9_+.@:~-]*)(\?\?|\?)$'
 	read -r -a toks <<<"$1" || true
 	if ((${#toks[@]} == 0)); then
 		SESSION_PROCEED=1
 		return 0
 	fi
 	for tok in "${toks[@]}"; do
-		if [[ $tok =~ $re ]]; then
-			n=$((10#${BASH_REMATCH[1]}))
-			if ! num_row "$n"; then
-				err "no package [$n] in the list (l to redraw)"
-				return 0
-			fi
-		else
+		if [[ ! $tok =~ $re && ! $tok =~ $name_re ]]; then
 			case $tok in
 			'*+' | '*-' | l | q | h | '?') ;;
 			*)
@@ -2774,15 +2790,26 @@ session_line() {
 			esac
 		fi
 	done
+	for ((n = 1; n <= N_MAX; n++)); do
+		if num_row "$n"; then
+			initial[$n]=$REPLY
+			named[${R_NAME[REPLY]}]=$REPLY
+		fi
+	done
 	for tok in "${toks[@]}"; do
 		if [[ $tok =~ $re ]]; then
 			n=$((10#${BASH_REMATCH[1]}))
 			op=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
-			if ! num_row "$n"; then
-				err "package [$n] has left the list; ignoring the rest of the line"
-				return 0
+			if [[ -z ${initial[$n]+x} ]] || ((R_GONE[${initial[$n]:-0}])); then
+				err "no package [$n] in the list (l to redraw)"
+				continue
 			fi
-			i=$REPLY
+			i=${initial[$n]}
+			if [[ $op == + ]]; then
+				batch+=("$i")
+				continue
+			fi
+			if ((${#batch[@]})); then session_trust "${batch[@]}"; batch=(); fi
 			case $op in
 			'?') print_info "${R_NAME[i]}" "${R_OLD[i]}" || true ;;
 			'??') print_full_info "${R_NAME[i]}" "${R_OLD[i]}" || true ;;
@@ -2802,9 +2829,23 @@ session_line() {
 					exit 0
 				fi
 				;;
-			+) session_trust "$i" ;;
 			esac
+		elif [[ $tok =~ $name_re ]]; then
+			name=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+			op=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
+			if [[ -z ${named[$name]+x} ]] || ((R_GONE[${named[$name]:-0}])); then
+				err "no package '$name' in the list (l to redraw)"
+				continue
+			fi
+			i=${named[$name]}
+			if ((${#batch[@]})); then session_trust "${batch[@]}"; batch=(); fi
+			if [[ $op == '?' ]]; then
+				print_info "${R_NAME[i]}" "${R_OLD[i]}" || true
 			else
+				print_full_info "${R_NAME[i]}" "${R_OLD[i]}" || true
+			fi
+		else
+			if ((${#batch[@]})); then session_trust "${batch[@]}"; batch=(); fi
 			case $tok in
 			'*+')
 				local -a idx=()
@@ -2823,6 +2864,7 @@ session_line() {
 			esac
 		fi
 	done
+	if ((${#batch[@]})); then session_trust "${batch[@]}"; fi
 }
 
 cmd_interactive() {

tests/unit/interactive.bats

@@ -101,6 +101,54 @@ UPGRADE='apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef -o Dpkg::Options::=--forc
 	log_has 'apt-cache show --no-all-versions su-dummy-a'
 }
 
+@test "listed package names support both information commands alongside numeric commands" {
+	run skup --no-refresh <<<$'su-dummy-a? 2? su-dummy-b?? 3-\nq'
+	assert_success
+	assert_line 'su-dummy-a: dummy package su-dummy-a for skeptical-updater tests'
+	assert_line 'su-dummy-b: dummy package su-dummy-b for skeptical-updater tests'
+	assert_line '  Package: su-dummy-b'
+	assert_line 'excluded from this run: su-dummy-c'
+	log_has 'dpkg-query -s -- su-dummy-b'
+}
+
+@test "unknown or hidden package names report an error and do not stop later commands" {
+	write_state "$HEADER" "apt${T}su-dummy-a${T}user${T}2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+	run skup --no-refresh <<<$'missing? su-dummy-a?? 2?\nq'
+	assert_success
+	assert_output --partial "no package 'missing' in the list"
+	assert_output --partial "no package 'su-dummy-a' in the list"
+	assert_line 'su-dummy-c: dummy package su-dummy-c for skeptical-updater tests'
+}
+
+@test "names work for trusted rows shown with --all and new dependencies" {
+	write_state "$HEADER" "apt${T}su-dummy-a${T}user${T}2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+	run skup --no-refresh --all <<<$'su-dummy-a?\nq'
+	assert_success
+	assert_line 'su-dummy-a: dummy package su-dummy-a for skeptical-updater tests'
+	FAKE_APT_SIM=real run skup --no-refresh <<<$'su-dummy-newdep? su-dummy-newdep??\nq'
+	assert_success
+	assert_line 'reason: not installed'
+	log_lacks '^dpkg-query -s -- su-dummy-newdep'
+	log_has 'apt-cache show --no-all-versions su-dummy-newdep'
+}
+
+@test "a package removed during a line cannot be queried by name" {
+	run skup --no-refresh <<<$'3x su-dummy-c? 2?\ny\nq'
+	assert_success
+	assert_output --partial "no package 'su-dummy-c' in the list"
+	assert_line 'su-dummy-b: dummy package su-dummy-b for skeptical-updater tests'
+}
+
+@test "package names are not accepted for trust, exclude or purge" {
+	for token in su-dummy-a+ su-dummy-a- su-dummy-ax; do
+		run skup --no-refresh <<<"$token"$'\nq'
+		assert_success
+		assert_output --partial "unknown command '$token'"
+		[[ ! -e $STATE_FILE ]]
+		log_lacks '^apt-get -y purge'
+	done
+}
+
 @test "N?? on a new dependency (old version -) never looks for an installed record" {
 	FAKE_APT_SIM=real run skup --no-refresh <<<$'9??\nq'
 	assert_success
@@ -292,11 +340,49 @@ UPGRADE='apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef -o Dpkg::Options::=--forc
 	run skup --no-refresh <<<$'*+\nl\nq'
 	assert_success
 	assert_line 'trusted su-dummy-a (+1 dependency: su-dummy-b)'
-	assert_line 'trusted su-dummy-b'
 	assert_line 'trusted su-dummy-c'
 	assert_line '3 upgradable, 3 trusted (hidden, use --all to show), 0 to review:'
 	run cut -f2,3 "$STATE_FILE"
-	assert_line "su-dummy-b${T}user"
+	assert_line "su-dummy-b${T}dep:su-dummy-a"
+}
+
+@test "consecutive trust commands keep dependencies under their selected root in either order" {
+	for line in '1+ 2+ 3+' '2+ 3+ 1+'; do
+		rm -rf "$STATE"
+		run skup --no-refresh <<<"$line"$'\nq'
+		assert_success
+		assert_line 'trusted su-dummy-a (+1 dependency: su-dummy-b)'
+		assert_line 'trusted su-dummy-c'
+		refute_output --partial 'no package ['
+		run cut -f2,3 "$STATE_FILE"
+		assert_line "su-dummy-a${T}user"
+		assert_line "su-dummy-b${T}dep:su-dummy-a"
+		assert_line "su-dummy-c${T}user"
+	done
+}
+
+@test "invalid numbers do not stop other commands on the line" {
+	run skup --no-refresh <<<$'9+ 2- 0? 3+\nq'
+	assert_success
+	assert_output --partial 'no package [9] in the list'
+	assert_output --partial 'no package [0] in the list'
+	assert_line 'excluded from this run: su-dummy-b'
+	assert_line 'trusted su-dummy-c'
+}
+
+@test "a package removed by a purge does not stop later commands" {
+	FAKE_APT_AUTO_ORPHANS=su-dummy-a:su-dummy-b run skup --no-refresh <<<$'1x 2? 3-\ny\nq'
+	assert_success
+	assert_output --partial 'no package [2] in the list'
+	assert_line 'excluded from this run: su-dummy-c'
+}
+
+@test "trusting a dependency and its root with --all keeps the dependency implicit" {
+	run skup --no-refresh --all <<<$'2+ 1+\nq'
+	assert_success
+	run cut -f2,3 "$STATE_FILE"
+	assert_line "su-dummy-a${T}user"
+	assert_line "su-dummy-b${T}dep:su-dummy-a"
 }
 
 @test "*- excludes every listed package; *- again re-includes them" {