cli parsing

src/headless/clk.ts

@@ -421,6 +421,13 @@ export class CommandGroup<GN extends keyof any, TG> {
       }
     }
 
+    if (parsedArgs[this.argKey].help) {
+      this.printHelp(progname, parents);
+      process.exit(0);
+      throw Error("not reached");
+    }
+
+
     for (let i = posArgIndex; i < this.arguments.length; i++) {
       const d = this.arguments[i];
       if (d.required) {
@@ -456,12 +463,6 @@ export class CommandGroup<GN extends keyof any, TG> {
       }
     }
 
-    if (parsedArgs[this.argKey].help) {
-      this.printHelp(progname, parents);
-      process.exit(0);
-      throw Error("not reached");
-    }
-
     if (foundSubcommand) {
       foundSubcommand.run(
         progname,

src/headless/taler-wallet-cli.ts

@@ -504,7 +504,9 @@ testCli
   });
 
 testCli
-  .subcommand("testPayCmd", "test-pay", { help: "create contract and pay" })
+  .subcommand("testPayCmd", "test-pay", { help: "Create contract and pay." })
+  .requiredOption("merchant", ["-m", "--mechant-url"], clk.STRING)
+  .requiredOption("apikey", ["-k", "--mechant-api-key"], clk.STRING)
   .requiredOption("amount", ["-a", "--amount"], clk.STRING)
   .requiredOption("summary", ["-s", "--summary"], clk.STRING, {
     default: "Test Payment",
@@ -513,8 +515,8 @@ testCli
     const cmdArgs = args.testPayCmd;
     console.log("creating order");
     const merchantBackend = new MerchantBackendConnection(
-      "https://backend.test.taler.net/",
+      args.testPayCmd.merchant,
-      "sandbox",
+      args.testPayCmd.apikey,
     );
     const orderResp = await merchantBackend.createOrder(
       cmdArgs.amount,