cvd: Better help for load and start subcommands#2605
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that compares flag names.
New virtual functions for description and flags are added to the base command handler class, with default implementation since not all subcommands implement them yet. The default implementation of DetailedHelp will ensure all help messages will have the same style.
Not all command handlers will be able to use the default help implementation. They can still reuse some of the lower level utitlities by exposing those in a library.
By adding a marker to the string that the helper removes, but otherwise leaves the input string unmodified.
Use the default DetailedHelp implmentation for consistent formatting. Add more details to the help text.
The credential_source and project_id flags are parsed into respective string fields, only to later add them to the overrides list. This change makes the setter and getter of those flags interact with the overrides list directly. Assisted-by: Gemini:Next
Overriding the same property in the same instance is likely an error, so it's best to fail than produce unexpected results for the user.
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Added a default implementation of DetailedHelp that prints in the same format for all commands (unless they override it, which most still do):
Both
loadandstartmake use of that default implementation.Added more information and missing flags to both command's help output.
Some QoL improvements to the load command.