cli_parser: Add support for short flag options

Library/Homebrew/cli_parser.rb

@@ -76,21 +76,25 @@ module Homebrew
         end
       end
 
-      def flag(name, description: nil, required_for: nil, depends_on: nil)
+      def flag(*names, description: nil, required_for: nil, depends_on: nil)
-        if name.end_with? "="
+        if names.any? { |name| name.end_with? "=" }
           required = OptionParser::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT
-          name.chomp! "="
         else
           required = OptionParser::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT
         end
-        description = option_to_description(name) if description.nil?
+        names.map! { |name| name.chomp "=" }
-        process_option(name, description)
+        description = option_to_description(*names) if description.nil?
-        @parser.on(name, *wrap_option_desc(description), required) do |option_value|
+        process_option(*names, description)
+        @parser.on(*names, *wrap_option_desc(description), required) do |option_value|
+          names.each do |name|
             Homebrew.args[option_to_name(name)] = option_value
           end
+        end
 
+        names.each do |name|
           set_constraints(name, required_for: required_for, depends_on: depends_on)
         end
+      end
 
       def conflicts(*options)
         @conflicts << options.map { |option| option_to_name(option) }

Library/Homebrew/test/cli_parser_spec.rb

@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ describe Homebrew::CLI::Parser do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "test short flag options" do
+    subject(:parser) {
+      described_class.new do
+        flag "-f", "--filename=", description: "Name of the file"
+      end
+    }
+
+    it "parses a short flag option with its argument" do
+      parser.parse(["--filename=random.txt"])
+      expect(Homebrew.args.filename).to eq "random.txt"
+      expect(Homebrew.args.f).to eq "random.txt"
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "test constraints for flag options" do
     subject(:parser) {
       described_class.new do