@optique/core 1.2.1 → 1.2.3

package/dist/constructs.cjs

@@ -582,6 +582,35 @@ function createExclusiveState(parentState, index, parser, result) {
 	return require_internal_annotations.annotateFreshArray(parentState, [index, annotatedResult]);
 }
 /**
+* Detects a branch result that handled only the global options terminator.
+* Such a result advances the shared parser context, but does not identify
+* which exclusive branch matched.
+* @internal
+*/
+function isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result) {
+	return !context.optionsTerminated && context.buffer[0] === "--" && result.success && result.next.optionsTerminated && result.consumed.length === 1 && result.consumed[0] === "--";
+}
+function isUnselectedBooleanOptionState(state) {
+	return state != null && typeof state === "object" && "success" in state && state.success === true && "value" in state && state.value === false;
+}
+function preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, result) {
+	const mergedExec = require_execution_context.mergeChildExec(context.exec, result.next.exec);
+	return {
+		success: true,
+		next: {
+			...context,
+			buffer: result.next.buffer,
+			optionsTerminated: true,
+			state: context.state,
+			...mergedExec != null ? {
+				exec: mergedExec,
+				dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
+			} : {}
+		},
+		consumed: result.consumed
+	};
+}
+/**
 * Creates a complete() method shared by or() and longestMatch().
 * @internal
 */
@@ -819,9 +848,15 @@ function or(...args) {
 		let zeroConsumedBranch = null;
 		let zeroConsumedCount = 0;
 		let provisionalConsuming = null;
+		let optionsTerminatorResult = null;
 		let provisionalAmbiguous = false;
 		for (const [parser, i] of orderedParsers) {
 			const result = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				if (activeState?.[0] === i && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0 && result.next.buffer.length < 1) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, result);
+				optionsTerminatorResult ??= result;
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success && result.consumed.length > 0) {
 				if (result.provisional) {
 					const activeBranchLocked = activeState != null && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0;
@@ -1002,6 +1037,7 @@ function or(...args) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (optionsTerminatorResult != null) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorResult);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
@@ -1015,10 +1051,16 @@ function or(...args) {
 		let zeroConsumedBranch = null;
 		let zeroConsumedCount = 0;
 		let provisionalConsuming = null;
+		let optionsTerminatorResult = null;
 		let provisionalAmbiguous = false;
 		for (const [parser, i] of orderedParsers) {
 			const resultOrPromise = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
 			const result = await resultOrPromise;
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				if (activeState?.[0] === i && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0 && result.next.buffer.length < 1) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, result);
+				optionsTerminatorResult ??= result;
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success && result.consumed.length > 0) {
 				if (result.provisional) {
 					const activeBranchLocked = activeState != null && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0;
@@ -1201,6 +1243,7 @@ function or(...args) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (optionsTerminatorResult != null) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorResult);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
@@ -1302,82 +1345,122 @@ function createLongestMatch(...args) {
 			return createUnexpectedInputErrorWithScopedSuggestions(defaultMsg, token, parsers, options?.errors?.suggestions);
 		})()
 	});
-	const parseSync = (context) => {
+	const commitLongestMatch = (context, match, optionsTerminatorResult) => {
+		const selectedResult = optionsTerminatorResult == null ? match.result : {
+			...match.result,
+			next: {
+				...match.result.next,
+				buffer: optionsTerminatorResult.next.buffer,
+				optionsTerminated: true
+			},
+			consumed: [...optionsTerminatorResult.consumed, ...match.result.consumed]
+		};
+		const parser = parsers[match.index];
+		const mergedExec = require_execution_context.mergeChildExec(context.exec, selectedResult.next.exec);
+		return {
+			success: true,
+			next: {
+				...context,
+				buffer: selectedResult.next.buffer,
+				optionsTerminated: selectedResult.next.optionsTerminated,
+				state: createExclusiveState(context.state, match.index, parser, selectedResult),
+				...mergedExec != null ? {
+					exec: mergedExec,
+					dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
+				} : {}
+			},
+			consumed: selectedResult.consumed
+		};
+	};
+	const resolveLongestMatchOptionsTerminator = (context, bestMatch, optionsTerminatorMatches) => {
+		if (optionsTerminatorMatches.length < 1) return null;
+		if (bestMatch != null && bestMatch.consumed > 0) return null;
+		const activeState = normalizeExclusiveState(context.state);
+		if (activeState != null && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorMatches[0].result);
+		let selected = bestMatch == null ? null : {
+			match: bestMatch,
+			fromTerminator: false
+		};
+		for (const match of optionsTerminatorMatches) {
+			if (!match.selectedAfterTerminator && (extractRequiredUsage(parsers[match.index].usage).length > 0 || isUnselectedBooleanOptionState(match.result.next.state))) continue;
+			const selectedIsProvisional = selected != null && !!selected.match.result.provisional;
+			const matchIsProvisional = !!match.result.provisional;
+			if (selected == null || selectedIsProvisional && !matchIsProvisional || selectedIsProvisional === matchIsProvisional && match.index < selected.match.index) selected = {
+				match,
+				fromTerminator: true
+			};
+		}
+		if (selected != null) return commitLongestMatch(context, selected.match, selected.fromTerminator ? void 0 : optionsTerminatorMatches[0].result);
+		return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorMatches[0].result);
+	};
+	const parseSyncBranches = (context) => {
 		let bestMatch = null;
+		const optionsTerminatorMatches = [];
 		let error = getInitialError(context);
 		const activeState = normalizeExclusiveState(context.state);
 		for (let i = 0; i < syncParsers.length; i++) {
 			const parser = syncParsers[i];
-			const result = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
+			const childContext = withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser);
+			const result = parser.parse(childContext);
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				optionsTerminatorMatches.push({
+					index: i,
+					result,
+					consumed: 1,
+					...normalizeExclusiveState(result.next.state) != null ? { selectedAfterTerminator: true } : {}
+				});
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success) {
 				const consumed = context.buffer.length - result.next.buffer.length;
 				const bestIsProvisional = bestMatch != null && bestMatch.result.success && !!bestMatch.result.provisional;
 				if (bestMatch === null || consumed > bestMatch.consumed || consumed === bestMatch.consumed && bestIsProvisional && !result.provisional) bestMatch = {
 					index: i,
-					parser,
 					result,
 					consumed
 				};
 			} else if (error.consumed < result.consumed) error = result;
 		}
-		if (bestMatch && bestMatch.result.success) {
-			const mergedExec = require_execution_context.mergeChildExec(context.exec, bestMatch.result.next.exec);
-			return {
-				success: true,
-				next: {
-					...context,
-					buffer: bestMatch.result.next.buffer,
-					optionsTerminated: bestMatch.result.next.optionsTerminated,
-					state: createExclusiveState(context.state, bestMatch.index, bestMatch.parser, bestMatch.result),
-					...mergedExec != null ? {
-						exec: mergedExec,
-						dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
-					} : {}
-				},
-				consumed: bestMatch.result.consumed
-			};
-		}
+		const optionsTerminatorResolution = resolveLongestMatchOptionsTerminator(context, bestMatch, optionsTerminatorMatches);
+		if (optionsTerminatorResolution != null) return optionsTerminatorResolution;
+		if (bestMatch != null) return commitLongestMatch(context, bestMatch);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
 		};
 	};
-	const parseAsync = async (context) => {
+	const parseAsyncBranches = async (context) => {
 		let bestMatch = null;
+		const optionsTerminatorMatches = [];
 		let error = getInitialError(context);
 		const activeState = normalizeExclusiveState(context.state);
 		for (let i = 0; i < parsers.length; i++) {
 			const parser = parsers[i];
-			const resultOrPromise = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
+			const childContext = withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser);
+			const resultOrPromise = parser.parse(childContext);
 			const result = await resultOrPromise;
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				optionsTerminatorMatches.push({
+					index: i,
+					result,
+					consumed: 1,
+					...normalizeExclusiveState(result.next.state) != null ? { selectedAfterTerminator: true } : {}
+				});
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success) {
 				const consumed = context.buffer.length - result.next.buffer.length;
 				const bestIsProvisional = bestMatch != null && bestMatch.result.success && !!bestMatch.result.provisional;
 				if (bestMatch === null || consumed > bestMatch.consumed || consumed === bestMatch.consumed && bestIsProvisional && !result.provisional) bestMatch = {
 					index: i,
-					parser,
 					result,
 					consumed
 				};
 			} else if (error.consumed < result.consumed) error = result;
 		}
-		if (bestMatch && bestMatch.result.success) {
-			const mergedExec = require_execution_context.mergeChildExec(context.exec, bestMatch.result.next.exec);
-			return {
-				success: true,
-				next: {
-					...context,
-					buffer: bestMatch.result.next.buffer,
-					optionsTerminated: bestMatch.result.next.optionsTerminated,
-					state: createExclusiveState(context.state, bestMatch.index, bestMatch.parser, bestMatch.result),
-					...mergedExec != null ? {
-						exec: mergedExec,
-						dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
-					} : {}
-				},
-				consumed: bestMatch.result.consumed
-			};
-		}
+		const optionsTerminatorResolution = resolveLongestMatchOptionsTerminator(context, bestMatch, optionsTerminatorMatches);
+		if (optionsTerminatorResolution != null) return optionsTerminatorResolution;
+		if (bestMatch != null) return commitLongestMatch(context, bestMatch);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
@@ -1400,7 +1483,7 @@ function createLongestMatch(...args) {
 			return extractExclusivePhase2Seed(parsers, state, exec, combinedMode);
 		},
 		parse(context) {
-			return require_mode_dispatch.dispatchByMode(combinedMode, () => parseSync(context), () => parseAsync(context));
+			return require_mode_dispatch.dispatchByMode(combinedMode, () => parseSyncBranches(context), () => parseAsyncBranches(context));
 		},
 		getSuggestRuntimeNodes(state, path) {
 			return getExclusiveSuggestRuntimeNodes(parsers, state, path);
@@ -1446,6 +1529,33 @@ function createLongestMatch(...args) {
 	return require_modifiers.fluent(multiResult);
 }
 /**
+* Creates the initial parse error shared by object-like combinators.
+* @param context The current parser context.
+* @param noMatchContext The kinds of input accepted by the combinator.
+* @param errors Optional custom error formatters.
+* @returns A zero-consumption parse error.
+*/
+function createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext, errors) {
+	if (context.buffer.length < 1) {
+		const customEndOfInput = errors?.endOfInput;
+		return {
+			consumed: 0,
+			error: customEndOfInput ? typeof customEndOfInput === "function" ? customEndOfInput(noMatchContext) : customEndOfInput : generateNoMatchError(noMatchContext)
+		};
+	}
+	const token = context.buffer[0];
+	const customMessage = errors?.unexpectedInput;
+	if (customMessage) return {
+		consumed: 0,
+		error: typeof customMessage === "function" ? customMessage(token) : customMessage
+	};
+	const baseError = require_message.message`Unexpected option or argument: ${token}.`;
+	return {
+		consumed: 0,
+		error: require_suggestion.createErrorWithSuggestions(baseError, token, context.usage, "both", errors?.suggestions)
+	};
+}
+/**
 * Internal sync helper for object suggest functionality.
 * @internal
 */
@@ -1838,19 +1948,7 @@ function object(labelOrParsers, maybeParsersOrOptions, maybeOptions) {
 	checkDuplicateReachableLeadingCommandNames(parserPairs.map(([field, parser]) => [field, parser]));
 	const noMatchContext = analyzeNoMatchContext(parserKeys.map((k) => parsers[k]));
 	const combinedMode = parserKeys.some((k) => parsers[k].mode === "async") ? "async" : "sync";
-	const getInitialError = (context) => ({
-		consumed: 0,
-		error: context.buffer.length > 0 ? (() => {
-			const token = context.buffer[0];
-			const customMessage = options.errors?.unexpectedInput;
-			if (customMessage) return typeof customMessage === "function" ? customMessage(token) : customMessage;
-			const baseError = require_message.message`Unexpected option or argument: ${token}.`;
-			return require_suggestion.createErrorWithSuggestions(baseError, token, context.usage, "both", options.errors?.suggestions);
-		})() : (() => {
-			const customEndOfInput = options.errors?.endOfInput;
-			return customEndOfInput ? typeof customEndOfInput === "function" ? customEndOfInput(noMatchContext) : customEndOfInput : generateNoMatchError(noMatchContext);
-		})()
-	});
+	const getInitialError = (context) => createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext, options.errors);
 	const parseSync = (context) => {
 		let error = getInitialError(context);
 		let currentContext = context;
@@ -3720,6 +3818,7 @@ function merge(...args) {
 	const syncParsers = syncSorted.map(([p]) => p);
 	if (!options.allowDuplicates) checkDuplicateOptionNames(sorted.map(([parser, originalIndex]) => [String(originalIndex), parser.usage]));
 	checkDuplicateReachableLeadingCommandNames(sorted.map(([parser, originalIndex]) => [String(originalIndex), parser]));
+	const noMatchContext = analyzeNoMatchContext(rawParsers);
 	const mergedFieldParsers = collectChildFieldParsers(parsers);
 	const duplicateOutputFieldNames = collectDuplicateFieldNames(mergedFieldParsers);
 	const parserStateKey = (index) => `__parser_${index}`;
@@ -3813,8 +3912,7 @@ function merge(...args) {
 		};
 		return {
 			success: false,
-			consumed: 0,
-			error: require_message.message`No matching option or argument found.`
+			...createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext)
 		};
 	};
 	const parseAsync = async (context) => {
@@ -3859,8 +3957,7 @@ function merge(...args) {
 		};
 		return {
 			success: false,
-			consumed: 0,
-			error: require_message.message`No matching option or argument found.`
+			...createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext)
 		};
 	};
 	const mergeParser = {

package/dist/constructs.js

@@ -582,6 +582,35 @@ function createExclusiveState(parentState, index, parser, result) {
 	return annotateFreshArray(parentState, [index, annotatedResult]);
 }
 /**
+* Detects a branch result that handled only the global options terminator.
+* Such a result advances the shared parser context, but does not identify
+* which exclusive branch matched.
+* @internal
+*/
+function isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result) {
+	return !context.optionsTerminated && context.buffer[0] === "--" && result.success && result.next.optionsTerminated && result.consumed.length === 1 && result.consumed[0] === "--";
+}
+function isUnselectedBooleanOptionState(state) {
+	return state != null && typeof state === "object" && "success" in state && state.success === true && "value" in state && state.value === false;
+}
+function preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, result) {
+	const mergedExec = mergeChildExec(context.exec, result.next.exec);
+	return {
+		success: true,
+		next: {
+			...context,
+			buffer: result.next.buffer,
+			optionsTerminated: true,
+			state: context.state,
+			...mergedExec != null ? {
+				exec: mergedExec,
+				dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
+			} : {}
+		},
+		consumed: result.consumed
+	};
+}
+/**
 * Creates a complete() method shared by or() and longestMatch().
 * @internal
 */
@@ -819,9 +848,15 @@ function or(...args) {
 		let zeroConsumedBranch = null;
 		let zeroConsumedCount = 0;
 		let provisionalConsuming = null;
+		let optionsTerminatorResult = null;
 		let provisionalAmbiguous = false;
 		for (const [parser, i] of orderedParsers) {
 			const result = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				if (activeState?.[0] === i && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0 && result.next.buffer.length < 1) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, result);
+				optionsTerminatorResult ??= result;
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success && result.consumed.length > 0) {
 				if (result.provisional) {
 					const activeBranchLocked = activeState != null && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0;
@@ -1002,6 +1037,7 @@ function or(...args) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (optionsTerminatorResult != null) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorResult);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
@@ -1015,10 +1051,16 @@ function or(...args) {
 		let zeroConsumedBranch = null;
 		let zeroConsumedCount = 0;
 		let provisionalConsuming = null;
+		let optionsTerminatorResult = null;
 		let provisionalAmbiguous = false;
 		for (const [parser, i] of orderedParsers) {
 			const resultOrPromise = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
 			const result = await resultOrPromise;
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				if (activeState?.[0] === i && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0 && result.next.buffer.length < 1) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, result);
+				optionsTerminatorResult ??= result;
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success && result.consumed.length > 0) {
 				if (result.provisional) {
 					const activeBranchLocked = activeState != null && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0;
@@ -1201,6 +1243,7 @@ function or(...args) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (optionsTerminatorResult != null) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorResult);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
@@ -1302,82 +1345,122 @@ function createLongestMatch(...args) {
 			return createUnexpectedInputErrorWithScopedSuggestions(defaultMsg, token, parsers, options?.errors?.suggestions);
 		})()
 	});
-	const parseSync = (context) => {
+	const commitLongestMatch = (context, match, optionsTerminatorResult) => {
+		const selectedResult = optionsTerminatorResult == null ? match.result : {
+			...match.result,
+			next: {
+				...match.result.next,
+				buffer: optionsTerminatorResult.next.buffer,
+				optionsTerminated: true
+			},
+			consumed: [...optionsTerminatorResult.consumed, ...match.result.consumed]
+		};
+		const parser = parsers[match.index];
+		const mergedExec = mergeChildExec(context.exec, selectedResult.next.exec);
+		return {
+			success: true,
+			next: {
+				...context,
+				buffer: selectedResult.next.buffer,
+				optionsTerminated: selectedResult.next.optionsTerminated,
+				state: createExclusiveState(context.state, match.index, parser, selectedResult),
+				...mergedExec != null ? {
+					exec: mergedExec,
+					dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
+				} : {}
+			},
+			consumed: selectedResult.consumed
+		};
+	};
+	const resolveLongestMatchOptionsTerminator = (context, bestMatch, optionsTerminatorMatches) => {
+		if (optionsTerminatorMatches.length < 1) return null;
+		if (bestMatch != null && bestMatch.consumed > 0) return null;
+		const activeState = normalizeExclusiveState(context.state);
+		if (activeState != null && activeState[1].success && activeState[1].consumed.length > 0) return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorMatches[0].result);
+		let selected = bestMatch == null ? null : {
+			match: bestMatch,
+			fromTerminator: false
+		};
+		for (const match of optionsTerminatorMatches) {
+			if (!match.selectedAfterTerminator && (extractRequiredUsage(parsers[match.index].usage).length > 0 || isUnselectedBooleanOptionState(match.result.next.state))) continue;
+			const selectedIsProvisional = selected != null && !!selected.match.result.provisional;
+			const matchIsProvisional = !!match.result.provisional;
+			if (selected == null || selectedIsProvisional && !matchIsProvisional || selectedIsProvisional === matchIsProvisional && match.index < selected.match.index) selected = {
+				match,
+				fromTerminator: true
+			};
+		}
+		if (selected != null) return commitLongestMatch(context, selected.match, selected.fromTerminator ? void 0 : optionsTerminatorMatches[0].result);
+		return preserveExclusiveStateAfterOptionsTerminator(context, optionsTerminatorMatches[0].result);
+	};
+	const parseSyncBranches = (context) => {
 		let bestMatch = null;
+		const optionsTerminatorMatches = [];
 		let error = getInitialError(context);
 		const activeState = normalizeExclusiveState(context.state);
 		for (let i = 0; i < syncParsers.length; i++) {
 			const parser = syncParsers[i];
-			const result = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
+			const childContext = withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser);
+			const result = parser.parse(childContext);
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				optionsTerminatorMatches.push({
+					index: i,
+					result,
+					consumed: 1,
+					...normalizeExclusiveState(result.next.state) != null ? { selectedAfterTerminator: true } : {}
+				});
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success) {
 				const consumed = context.buffer.length - result.next.buffer.length;
 				const bestIsProvisional = bestMatch != null && bestMatch.result.success && !!bestMatch.result.provisional;
 				if (bestMatch === null || consumed > bestMatch.consumed || consumed === bestMatch.consumed && bestIsProvisional && !result.provisional) bestMatch = {
 					index: i,
-					parser,
 					result,
 					consumed
 				};
 			} else if (error.consumed < result.consumed) error = result;
 		}
-		if (bestMatch && bestMatch.result.success) {
-			const mergedExec = mergeChildExec(context.exec, bestMatch.result.next.exec);
-			return {
-				success: true,
-				next: {
-					...context,
-					buffer: bestMatch.result.next.buffer,
-					optionsTerminated: bestMatch.result.next.optionsTerminated,
-					state: createExclusiveState(context.state, bestMatch.index, bestMatch.parser, bestMatch.result),
-					...mergedExec != null ? {
-						exec: mergedExec,
-						dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
-					} : {}
-				},
-				consumed: bestMatch.result.consumed
-			};
-		}
+		const optionsTerminatorResolution = resolveLongestMatchOptionsTerminator(context, bestMatch, optionsTerminatorMatches);
+		if (optionsTerminatorResolution != null) return optionsTerminatorResolution;
+		if (bestMatch != null) return commitLongestMatch(context, bestMatch);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
 		};
 	};
-	const parseAsync = async (context) => {
+	const parseAsyncBranches = async (context) => {
 		let bestMatch = null;
+		const optionsTerminatorMatches = [];
 		let error = getInitialError(context);
 		const activeState = normalizeExclusiveState(context.state);
 		for (let i = 0; i < parsers.length; i++) {
 			const parser = parsers[i];
-			const resultOrPromise = parser.parse(withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser));
+			const childContext = withChildContext$1(context, i, activeState == null || activeState[0] !== i || !activeState[1].success ? parser.initialState : activeState[1].next.state, parser);
+			const resultOrPromise = parser.parse(childContext);
 			const result = await resultOrPromise;
+			if (isOptionsTerminatorOnlyResult(context, result)) {
+				optionsTerminatorMatches.push({
+					index: i,
+					result,
+					consumed: 1,
+					...normalizeExclusiveState(result.next.state) != null ? { selectedAfterTerminator: true } : {}
+				});
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (result.success) {
 				const consumed = context.buffer.length - result.next.buffer.length;
 				const bestIsProvisional = bestMatch != null && bestMatch.result.success && !!bestMatch.result.provisional;
 				if (bestMatch === null || consumed > bestMatch.consumed || consumed === bestMatch.consumed && bestIsProvisional && !result.provisional) bestMatch = {
 					index: i,
-					parser,
 					result,
 					consumed
 				};
 			} else if (error.consumed < result.consumed) error = result;
 		}
-		if (bestMatch && bestMatch.result.success) {
-			const mergedExec = mergeChildExec(context.exec, bestMatch.result.next.exec);
-			return {
-				success: true,
-				next: {
-					...context,
-					buffer: bestMatch.result.next.buffer,
-					optionsTerminated: bestMatch.result.next.optionsTerminated,
-					state: createExclusiveState(context.state, bestMatch.index, bestMatch.parser, bestMatch.result),
-					...mergedExec != null ? {
-						exec: mergedExec,
-						dependencyRegistry: mergedExec.dependencyRegistry
-					} : {}
-				},
-				consumed: bestMatch.result.consumed
-			};
-		}
+		const optionsTerminatorResolution = resolveLongestMatchOptionsTerminator(context, bestMatch, optionsTerminatorMatches);
+		if (optionsTerminatorResolution != null) return optionsTerminatorResolution;
+		if (bestMatch != null) return commitLongestMatch(context, bestMatch);
 		return {
 			...error,
 			success: false
@@ -1400,7 +1483,7 @@ function createLongestMatch(...args) {
 			return extractExclusivePhase2Seed(parsers, state, exec, combinedMode);
 		},
 		parse(context) {
-			return dispatchByMode(combinedMode, () => parseSync(context), () => parseAsync(context));
+			return dispatchByMode(combinedMode, () => parseSyncBranches(context), () => parseAsyncBranches(context));
 		},
 		getSuggestRuntimeNodes(state, path) {
 			return getExclusiveSuggestRuntimeNodes(parsers, state, path);
@@ -1446,6 +1529,33 @@ function createLongestMatch(...args) {
 	return fluent(multiResult);
 }
 /**
+* Creates the initial parse error shared by object-like combinators.
+* @param context The current parser context.
+* @param noMatchContext The kinds of input accepted by the combinator.
+* @param errors Optional custom error formatters.
+* @returns A zero-consumption parse error.
+*/
+function createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext, errors) {
+	if (context.buffer.length < 1) {
+		const customEndOfInput = errors?.endOfInput;
+		return {
+			consumed: 0,
+			error: customEndOfInput ? typeof customEndOfInput === "function" ? customEndOfInput(noMatchContext) : customEndOfInput : generateNoMatchError(noMatchContext)
+		};
+	}
+	const token = context.buffer[0];
+	const customMessage = errors?.unexpectedInput;
+	if (customMessage) return {
+		consumed: 0,
+		error: typeof customMessage === "function" ? customMessage(token) : customMessage
+	};
+	const baseError = message`Unexpected option or argument: ${token}.`;
+	return {
+		consumed: 0,
+		error: createErrorWithSuggestions(baseError, token, context.usage, "both", errors?.suggestions)
+	};
+}
+/**
 * Internal sync helper for object suggest functionality.
 * @internal
 */
@@ -1838,19 +1948,7 @@ function object(labelOrParsers, maybeParsersOrOptions, maybeOptions) {
 	checkDuplicateReachableLeadingCommandNames(parserPairs.map(([field, parser]) => [field, parser]));
 	const noMatchContext = analyzeNoMatchContext(parserKeys.map((k) => parsers[k]));
 	const combinedMode = parserKeys.some((k) => parsers[k].mode === "async") ? "async" : "sync";
-	const getInitialError = (context) => ({
-		consumed: 0,
-		error: context.buffer.length > 0 ? (() => {
-			const token = context.buffer[0];
-			const customMessage = options.errors?.unexpectedInput;
-			if (customMessage) return typeof customMessage === "function" ? customMessage(token) : customMessage;
-			const baseError = message`Unexpected option or argument: ${token}.`;
-			return createErrorWithSuggestions(baseError, token, context.usage, "both", options.errors?.suggestions);
-		})() : (() => {
-			const customEndOfInput = options.errors?.endOfInput;
-			return customEndOfInput ? typeof customEndOfInput === "function" ? customEndOfInput(noMatchContext) : customEndOfInput : generateNoMatchError(noMatchContext);
-		})()
-	});
+	const getInitialError = (context) => createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext, options.errors);
 	const parseSync = (context) => {
 		let error = getInitialError(context);
 		let currentContext = context;
@@ -3720,6 +3818,7 @@ function merge(...args) {
 	const syncParsers = syncSorted.map(([p]) => p);
 	if (!options.allowDuplicates) checkDuplicateOptionNames(sorted.map(([parser, originalIndex]) => [String(originalIndex), parser.usage]));
 	checkDuplicateReachableLeadingCommandNames(sorted.map(([parser, originalIndex]) => [String(originalIndex), parser]));
+	const noMatchContext = analyzeNoMatchContext(rawParsers);
 	const mergedFieldParsers = collectChildFieldParsers(parsers);
 	const duplicateOutputFieldNames = collectDuplicateFieldNames(mergedFieldParsers);
 	const parserStateKey = (index) => `__parser_${index}`;
@@ -3813,8 +3912,7 @@ function merge(...args) {
 		};
 		return {
 			success: false,
-			consumed: 0,
-			error: message`No matching option or argument found.`
+			...createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext)
 		};
 	};
 	const parseAsync = async (context) => {
@@ -3859,8 +3957,7 @@ function merge(...args) {
 		};
 		return {
 			success: false,
-			consumed: 0,
-			error: message`No matching option or argument found.`
+			...createObjectLikeInitialError(context, noMatchContext)
 		};
 	};
 	const mergeParser = {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@optique/core",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.2.3",
   "description": "Type-safe combinatorial command-line interface parser",
   "keywords": [
     "CLI",
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     "fast-check": "^4.7.0",
     "tsdown": "^0.13.0",
     "typescript": "^5.8.3",
-    "@optique/env": "1.2.1"
+    "@optique/env": "1.2.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsdown",