Switch Authors to []any

and updated tests to use both strings and *mail.Address

app.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net/mail"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
@@ -79,8 +78,8 @@ type App struct {
 	OnUsageError OnUsageErrorFunc
 	// Execute this function when an invalid flag is accessed from the context
 	InvalidFlagAccessHandler InvalidFlagAccessFunc
-	// List of all authors who contributed
-	Authors []*mail.Address
+	// List of all authors who contributed (string or fmt.Stringer)
+	Authors []any // TODO: ~string | fmt.Stringer when interface unions are available
 	// Copyright of the binary if any
 	Copyright string
 	// Reader reader to write input to (useful for tests)

app_test.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func ExampleApp_Run() {
 			return nil
 		},
 		UsageText: "app [first_arg] [second_arg]",
-		Authors:   []*mail.Address{{Name: "Oliver Allen", Address: "oliver@toyshop.example.com"}},
+		Authors:   []any{&mail.Address{Name: "Oliver Allen", Address: "oliver@toyshop.example.com"}, "gruffalo@soup-world.example.org"},
 	}
 
 	app.Run(os.Args)
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ func ExampleApp_Run_appHelp() {
 		Name:        "greet",
 		Version:     "0.1.0",
 		Description: "This is how we describe greet the app",
-		Authors: []*mail.Address{
-			{Name: "Harrison", Address: "harrison@lolwut.com"},
-			{Name: "Oliver Allen", Address: "oliver@toyshop.com"},
+		Authors: []any{
+			&mail.Address{Name: "Harrison", Address: "harrison@lolwut.example.com"},
+			"Oliver Allen  <oliver@toyshop.example.com>",
 		},
 		Flags: []Flag{
 			&StringFlag{Name: "name", Value: "bob", Usage: "a name to say"},
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ func ExampleApp_Run_appHelp() {
 	//    This is how we describe greet the app
 	//
 	// AUTHORS:
-	//    "Harrison" <harrison@lolwut.com>
-	//    "Oliver Allen" <oliver@toyshop.com>
+	//    "Harrison" <harrison@lolwut.example.com>
+	//    Oliver Allen  <oliver@toyshop.example.com>
 	//
 	// COMMANDS:
 	//    describeit, d  use it to see a description

docs_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"net/mail"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func TestToMarkdownNoCommands(t *testing.T) {
 func TestToMarkdownNoAuthors(t *testing.T) {
 	// Given
 	app := testApp()
-	app.Authors = []*mail.Address{}
+	app.Authors = []any{}
 
 	// When
 	res, err := app.ToMarkdown()

fish_test.go

@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ Should be a part of the same code block
 	app.UsageText = "app [first_arg] [second_arg]"
 	app.Description = `Description of the application.`
 	app.Usage = "Some app"
-	app.Authors = []*mail.Address{
-		{Name: "Harrison", Address: "harrison@lolwut.com"},
-		{Name: "Oliver Allen", Address: "oliver@toyshop.com"},
+	app.Authors = []any{
+		"Harrison <harrison@lolwut.example.com>",
+		&mail.Address{Name: "Oliver Allen", Address: "oliver@toyshop.com"},
 	}
 	return app
 }

godoc-current.txt

@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ type App struct {
 	OnUsageError OnUsageErrorFunc
 	// Execute this function when an invalid flag is accessed from the context
 	InvalidFlagAccessHandler InvalidFlagAccessFunc
-	// List of all authors who contributed
-	Authors []*mail.Address
+	// List of all authors who contributed (string or fmt.Stringer)
+	Authors []any // TODO: ~string | fmt.Stringer when interface unions are available
 	// Copyright of the binary if any
 	Copyright string
 	// Reader reader to write input to (useful for tests)

testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt

@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ type App struct {
 	OnUsageError OnUsageErrorFunc
 	// Execute this function when an invalid flag is accessed from the context
 	InvalidFlagAccessHandler InvalidFlagAccessFunc
-	// List of all authors who contributed
-	Authors []*mail.Address
+	// List of all authors who contributed (string or fmt.Stringer)
+	Authors []any // TODO: ~string | fmt.Stringer when interface unions are available
 	// Copyright of the binary if any
 	Copyright string
 	// Reader reader to write input to (useful for tests)