refactor: replace explicit fields with tag-based property system

cmd/root.go

@@ -2,23 +2,46 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 var jsonFlag bool
-
-var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "ax",
-	Short: "The axolotl issue tracker",
-}
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{Use: "ax", Short: "The axolotl issue tracker"}
 
 func Execute() {
+	rootCmd.SetArgs(transformArgs(os.Args[1:]))
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&jsonFlag, "json", false, "output as JSON")
+func transformArgs(args []string) []string {
+	aliases := map[string]string{
+		"--status":    "_status",
+		"--prio":      "_prio",
+		"--type":      "_type",
+		"--namespace": "_namespace",
+	}
+	result := []string{}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
+		if idx := strings.Index(args[i], "="); idx != -1 {
+			if prop, ok := aliases[args[i][:idx]]; ok {
+				result = append(result, "--tag", prop+"::"+args[i][idx+1:])
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if prop, ok := aliases[args[i]]; ok && i+1 < len(args) {
+			result, i = append(result, "--tag", prop+"::"+args[i+1]), i+1
+			continue
+		}
+		result = append(result, args[i])
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&jsonFlag, "json", false, "")
 }