Remove error messages that do not make sense for GUI implementations

sync/client.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func GetSSHClient(manualSync bool) (*ssh.Client, string, bool) {
 	var sshUserConfig []string
 	var missingValueError string
 	if manualSync {
-		missingValueError = joinErrorWithEXE("SSH settings not configured - Run \"", " init\" to configure")
+		missingValueError = core.AnsiError + "SSH settings not fully configured" + core.AnsiReset
 	} else {
 		missingValueError = "0" // allow silent exit at this point in offline mode
 	}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func getRemoteDataFromClient(sshClient *ssh.Client, manualSync bool) (map[string
 	deviceIDList := core.GenDeviceIDList(true)
 	if len(*deviceIDList) == 0 {
 		if manualSync {
-			fmt.Println(joinErrorWithEXE("Sync failed - No device ID found; run \"", " init\" to generate a device ID"))
+			fmt.Println(core.AnsiError + "Sync failed - No device ID found" + core.AnsiReset)
 			os.Exit(core.ErrorTargetNotFound)
 		} else {
 			core.Exit(0) // exit silently if the sync job was called automatically, as the user may just be in offline mode

sync/commonUNIX.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func WalkEntryDir() ([]string, []string) {
 			// check for errors encountered while walking directory
 			if err != nil {
 				if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-					fmt.Println(core.AnsiError+"The entry directory does not exist - Run \""+os.Args[0], "init"+"\" to create it"+core.AnsiReset)
+					fmt.Println(core.AnsiError + "The entry directory does not exist - Initialize libmutton to create it" + core.AnsiReset)
 				} else {
 					// otherwise, print the source of the error
 					fmt.Println(core.AnsiError+"An unexpected error occurred while generating the entry list:", err.Error()+core.AnsiReset)
@@ -48,8 +48,3 @@ func WalkEntryDir() ([]string, []string) {
 
 	return fileList, dirList
 }
-
-// joinErrorWithEXE is a utility function that joins and returns the two strings it is provided (in error format) with the executable name inserted between them.
-func joinErrorWithEXE(firstHalf, secondHalf string) string {
-	return core.AnsiError + firstHalf + os.Args[0] + secondHalf + core.AnsiReset
-}

sync/commonWIN.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func WalkEntryDir() ([]string, []string) {
 			// check for errors encountered while walking directory
 			if err != nil {
 				if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-					fmt.Println(joinErrorWithEXE("The entry directory does not exist - Run \"", " init"+"\" to create it"))
+					fmt.Println(core.AnsiError + "The entry directory does not exist - Initialize libmutton to create it" + core.AnsiReset)
 				} else {
 					// otherwise, print the source of the error
 					fmt.Println(core.AnsiError+"An unexpected error occurred while generating the entry list:", err.Error()+core.AnsiReset)
@@ -49,8 +49,3 @@ func WalkEntryDir() ([]string, []string) {
 
 	return fileList, dirList
 }
-
-// joinErrorWithEXE is a utility function that joins and returns the two strings it is provided (in error format) with the executable name inserted between them.
-func joinErrorWithEXE(firstHalf, secondHalf string) string {
-	return core.AnsiError + firstHalf + os.Args[0][strings.LastIndex(os.Args[0], "\\")+1:] + secondHalf + core.AnsiReset
-}

wiki/developers.md

@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ These are as follows:
 ## Required Global Variable Manipulation
 libmutton provides a `PassphraseInputFunction` global variable that all clients must set to support passphrase-protected SSH identity files. This approach allows for different types of clients (CLI, GUI, TUI) to prompt for the passphrase in the most appropriate way.
 
-## Required Arguments
+## Required Argument (clipclear)
-Some arguments should be accepted by all/most libmutton-based password managers. These are as follows:
+The `clipclear` argument should be accepted by all non-interactive CLI libmutton implementations (not required for interactive GUI/TUI implementations). In order to clear the clipboard on a timer, non-interactive libmutton-based password managers call another instance of their executable with the `clipclear` argument (e.g. `mutn clipclear`) with the intended clipboard contents provided via STDIN. If after 30 seconds the clipboard contents have not changed, they are cleared. Please accept a `clipclear` argument that calls `core.ClipClearArgument()`.
-- `clipclear`: This argument is required for correct functionality of non-interactive CLI implementations (not needed for interactive GUI/TUI implementations). In order to clear the clipboard on a timer, libmutton-based password managers call another instance of their executable with the `clipclear` argument (e.g. `mutn clipclear`) with the intended clipboard contents provided via STDIN. If after 30 seconds the clipboard contents have not changed, they are cleared. Please accept a `clipclear` argument that calls `core.ClipClearArgument()`.
-- `init`: This argument is optional, but recommended for CLI interfaces. Some error messages request the user to use the `init` argument to fix configuration issues. If the argument does not exist, this may confuse the user.
 
 ## Configuration
 libmutton-based password manager clients should all share the same INI configuration file.