Correct and expand CLI help text.

cli/Makefile

@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ endif
 install: build ## Installs a local build for development
 
 ifeq ($(IS_WINDOWS),true)
-	@echo "Installing Drasi";
+	@echo "Installing the Drasi CLI";
 	New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$(DRASI_LOCATION)" -Force; Copy-Item -Path bin\drasi.exe -Destination "$(DRASI_LOCATION)" -Force; $$currentPath = (Get-Item -Path HKCU:\Environment).GetValue('Path', $$null, 'DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames'); if (-Not ($$currentPath -like '*$(DRASI_LOCATION)*')) { Set-ItemProperty HKCU:\Environment "PATH" "$$currentPath;$(DRASI_LOCATION)" -Type ExpandString; $$env:PATH += ";$(DRASI_LOCATION)" }
 else
-	@echo "Installing Drasi"
+	@echo "Installing the Drasi CLI"
 	cp ./bin/drasi $(DRASI_LOCATION)
 endif
 

cli/cmd/apply.go

@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"drasi.io/cli/api"
 	"drasi.io/cli/service"
 	"drasi.io/cli/service/output"
-	"errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 func NewApplyCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var applyCommand = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "apply -f [files]",
-		Short: "Apply resources",
-		Long:  `Creates or updates resources from provided manifests`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
+		Use:   "apply",
+		Short: "Create or update resources",
+		Long: `Create or update resources based on definitions contained in one or more YAML files.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi apply -f resources.yaml
+  drasi apply -f sources.yaml queries.yaml reactions.yaml
+  drasi apply -f resources.yaml -n my-namespace
+`,
+
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var err error
 			var manifests *[]api.Manifest
@@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ func NewApplyCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			// If a namespace is not provided, use the one from the config file
-			if cmd.Flags().Changed("namespace") == false {
+			if !cmd.Flags().Changed("namespace") {
 				cfg := readConfig()
 				namespace = cfg.DrasiNamespace
 			}

cli/cmd/delete.go

@@ -1,19 +1,36 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"drasi.io/cli/api"
 	"drasi.io/cli/service"
 	"drasi.io/cli/service/output"
-	"errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 func NewDeleteCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var deleteCommand = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "delete (-f [files] | KIND NAME)",
+		Use:   "delete [kind name] |",
 		Short: "Delete resources",
-		Long:  `Deletes resources from provided manifests`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
+		Long: `Deletes a resource based on a specified kind and name, or use the '-f' flag to specify one or more YAML files containing the definitions of one or more resources to delete.
+
+Arguments:
+  kind  The kind of resource to delete. Available kinds are (case-insensitive):
+          - ContinuousQuery (or 'Query' for short)
+          - QueryContainer
+          - Reaction
+          - ReactionProvider
+          - Source
+          - SourceProvider
+  name  The name of the resource to delete.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi delete continuousquery my-query
+  drasi delete -f sources.yaml queries.yaml reactions.yaml
+  drasi delete -f resources.yaml -n my-namespace
+`,
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var err error
 			var manifests *[]api.Manifest
@@ -23,15 +40,15 @@ func NewDeleteCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			if len(*manifests) == 0 {
-				return errors.New("no manifests found. Did you forget to specify the '-f' flag")
+				return errors.New("no resource specified, specify a resource KIND and NAME or use the '-f' flag to specify a file")
 			}
 
 			var namespace string
 			if namespace, err = cmd.Flags().GetString("namespace"); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if cmd.Flags().Changed("namespace") == false {
+			if !cmd.Flags().Changed("namespace") {
 				cfg := readConfig()
 				namespace = cfg.DrasiNamespace
 			}

cli/cmd/describe.go

@@ -11,10 +11,26 @@ import (
 
 func NewDescribeCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var describeCommand = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "describe [kind] [name]",
-		Short: "Get spec and status of a resource",
-		Long:  `Get spec and status of a resource`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(2),
+		Use:   "describe [kind name]",
+		Short: "Show the definition and status of a resource",
+		Long: `Show the definition and current status of a specified resource.
+
+Arguments:
+  kind  The kind of resource to describe. Available kinds are (case-insensitive):
+          - ContinuousQuery (or 'Query' for short)
+          - QueryContainer
+          - Reaction
+          - ReactionProvider
+          - Source
+          - SourceProvider
+  name  The name of the resource to describe.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi describe continuousquery my-query
+  drasi describe source my-source -n my-namespace
+`,
+
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var result *api.Resource
 			var err error
@@ -24,7 +40,7 @@ func NewDescribeCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if cmd.Flags().Changed("namespace") == false {
+			if !cmd.Flags().Changed("namespace") {
 				cfg := readConfig()
 				namespace = cfg.DrasiNamespace
 			}

cli/cmd/init.go

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"drasi.io/cli/config"
 	"drasi.io/cli/service"
 	"drasi.io/cli/service/output"
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -14,8 +15,15 @@ func NewInitCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var initCommand = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "init",
 		Short: "Install Drasi",
-		Long:  `Install Drasi`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
+		Long: `Install Drasi on the Kubernetes cluster that is the current context in kubectl.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi init
+  drasi init --local
+  drasi init --registry myregistry.io/drasi --version 0.1.0
+  drasi init -n my-namespace
+`,
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var installer *service.Installer
 			local := false
@@ -73,11 +81,11 @@ func NewInitCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	initCommand.Flags().Bool("local", false, "Do not use a container registry, only locally available images")
-	initCommand.Flags().String("registry", config.Registry, "Container registry to pull images from")
-	initCommand.Flags().String("version", config.Version, "Container image version tag")
-	initCommand.Flags().StringP("namespace", "n", "drasi-system", "Kubernetes namespace to install Drasi into")
-	initCommand.Flags().String("dapr-runtime-version", "1.10.0", "Dapr runtime version to install")
-	initCommand.Flags().String("dapr-sidecar-version", "1.9.0", "Dapr sidecar (daprd) version to install")
+	initCommand.Flags().Bool("local", false, "Do not use a container registry, only locally available images.")
+	initCommand.Flags().String("registry", config.Registry, "Container registry to pull images from.")
+	initCommand.Flags().String("version", config.Version, "Container image version tag.")
+	initCommand.Flags().StringP("namespace", "n", "drasi-system", "Kubernetes namespace to install Drasi into.")
+	initCommand.Flags().String("dapr-runtime-version", "1.10.0", "Dapr runtime version to install.")
+	initCommand.Flags().String("dapr-sidecar-version", "1.9.0", "Dapr sidecar (daprd) version to install.")
 	return initCommand
 }

cli/cmd/list.go

@@ -16,27 +16,21 @@ import (
 func NewListCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var listCommand = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "list [kind]",
-		Short: "Get status of all resources of a type",
-		Long: `Get status of all resources of a type.
-This command retrieves and displays the status of all resources of the specified type. The status includes various fields that provide information about the current state of the resource.
+		Short: "Show a list of available resources",
+		Long: `Show a list of available resources of a specified kind along with their current status.
 
 Arguments:
-	kind   The type of resource for which to retrieve the status. 
-
-Available types:
-	Source
-	Continuousquery (or query for short)
-	Reaction
-	Querycontainer
-	SourceProvider
-	ReactionProvider
-
-Example:
-	drasi list source
-	drasi list continuousquery
-	drasi list query
-	drasi list sourceprovider
-	drasi list reactionprovider
+  kind  The kind of resource to list. Available kinds are (case-insensitive):
+          - ContinuousQuery (or 'Query' for short)
+          - QueryContainer
+          - Reaction
+          - ReactionProvider
+          - Source
+          - SourceProvider
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi list continuousquery
+  drasi list source -n my-namespace
 `,
 		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {

cli/cmd/namespace.go

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 func NewNamespaceCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var namespaceCommand = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "namespace",
-		Short: "Manage namespaces",
-		Long:  `Configure the namespace settings for Drasi`,
+		Short: "Manage CLI namespace settings",
+		Long:  `Manage the default Kubernetes namespace used by the Drasi CLI.`,
 	}
 	namespaceCommand.AddCommand(setNamespaceCommand())
 	namespaceCommand.AddCommand(getNamespaceCommand())
@@ -21,9 +21,22 @@ func NewNamespaceCommand() *cobra.Command {
 func setNamespaceCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var setNamespaceCommand = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "set [namespace]",
-		Short: "Set the namespace",
-		Long: `Set the default namespace for Drasi. 
-This commands assumes that Drasi has been installed to the namespace specified.`,
+		Short: "Set the default Drasi environment",
+		Long: `Set the default namespace used as the target for all Drasi CLI commands. 
+This namespace is used as the target for all future Drasi CLI commands unless overridden using the '-n' flag.
+If both a default namespace is configured and the '-n' flag is used, the '-n' flag takes precedence.
+
+If a default namespace is never set, the Drasi CLI will use the default namespace 'drasi-system'.
+
+Arguments:
+  namespace  The name of the Kubernetes namespace to configure as the default Drasi environment.
+             This commands assumes that Drasi has been installed to the namespace specified and does not verify it is there.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi namespace get
+  drasi namespace set my-namespace
+  drasi namespace list
+`,
 		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) > 1 {
@@ -62,8 +75,8 @@ This commands assumes that Drasi has been installed to the namespace specified.`
 func getNamespaceCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "get",
-		Short: "Get the current namespace",
-		Long:  `Retrieve the current Drasi namespace`,
+		Short: "Show the current default Drasi environment",
+		Long:  `Get the current default namespace used for all Drasi CLI commands.`,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			cfg := readConfig()
 			fmt.Println("Current namespace: " + cfg.DrasiNamespace)
@@ -75,8 +88,8 @@ func getNamespaceCommand() *cobra.Command {
 func listNamespaceCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "list",
-		Short: "List all namespaces",
-		Long:  `List all namespaces that have Drasi installed.`,
+		Short: "List all Drasi environments",
+		Long:  `List all namespaces on the default Kubernetes cluster that have Drasi installed in them.`,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// Logic to list all namespaces
 			namespaces, err := listNamespaces()

cli/cmd/root.go

@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ func MakeRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		NewVersionCommand(),
 	)
 
-	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().StringP("namespace", "n", "drasi-system", "Kubernetes namespace to install Drasi into")
+	// Declare the 'help' persistent flag so we can hide the default flag from the help output text.
+	// It is redundant given the default template that is used for the help output.
+	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().BoolP("help", "h", false, "Show help for the command.")
+	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().MarkHidden("help")
+
+	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().StringP("namespace", "n", "", `The Drasi environment to target with the command, identified by the Kubernetes namespace in which the Drasi environment is installed.
+If not provided, the current default Drasi environment is the target. 
+See the 'namespace' command for a description of how to set the default environment.`)
 
 	return rootCommand
 }

cli/cmd/uninstall.go

@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ import (
 
 func NewUninstallCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var uninstallCommand = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "uninstall ",
+		Use:   "uninstall",
 		Short: "Uninstall Drasi",
-		Long:  `Uninstall Drasi from the current namespace`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
+		Long: `Uninstall the Drasi environment from the the default or a specific namespace on the current Kubernetes cluster.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi uninstall
+  drasi uninstall -n my-namespace
+`,
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			cfg := readConfig()
 			var err error

cli/cmd/version.go

@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ import (
 func NewVersionCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var versionCommand = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "version",
-		Short: "Get Drasi CLI version",
-		Long:  `Get Drasi CLI version`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
+		Short: "Show the Drasi CLI version",
+		Long: `Show the Drasi CLI version. 
+By default, this is the version of Drasi that the 'init' command will install when run.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi version
+`,
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Println("Drasi CLI version: " + config.Version)
 			return nil

cli/cmd/wait.go

@@ -9,10 +9,29 @@ import (
 
 func NewWaitCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var waitCommand = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "wait (-f [files] | KIND NAME)",
+		Use:   "wait [kind name] |",
 		Short: "Wait for resources to be ready",
-		Long:  `Waits for resources from provided manifests`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
+		Long: `Wait for a resource to be ready based on a specified kind and name, or use the '-f' flag to specify one or more YAML files containing the definitions of resources to wait for.
+
+Will not return until all resources are ready or the specified timeout is reached.
+
+Arguments:
+  kind  The kind of resource to wait for. Available kinds are (case-insensitive):
+          - ContinuousQuery (or 'Query' for short)
+          - QueryContainer
+          - Reaction
+          - ReactionProvider
+          - Source
+          - SourceProvider
+  name  The name of the resource to describe.
+
+Usage examples:
+  drasi wait continuousquery my-query
+  drasi wait -f sources.yaml queries.yaml reactions.yaml
+  drasi wait -f resources.yaml -n my-namespace
+`,
+
+		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var err error
 			var manifests *[]api.Manifest