From 2c68a721bf05d6a907dd6f11c2807db34c0da036 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aurelian Shuttleworth <aurelian@shuttleworth.tech>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:54:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add standard automation flags (--yes, --force)

---
 docs/automation.md    | 10 ++++++++++
 gcalcli/argparsers.py | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 gcalcli/gcal.py       | 11 +++++++++--
 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 docs/automation.md

diff --git a/docs/automation.md b/docs/automation.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bf1a672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/automation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Automation Guide
+
+`gcalcli` provides features specifically designed for automation scripts and agents.
+
+## Non-Interactive Mode support (CI/CD)
+
+Use automation flags to prevent the tool from pausing for user input:
+
+- `--yes`, `--force`, `--no-prompt`: Automatically answer "yes" to confirmation prompts (like delete).
+- `--noprompt` (specific to `add`): Skips prompting for missing fields during event creation.
diff --git a/gcalcli/argparsers.py b/gcalcli/argparsers.py
index 023a338e..478f28a9 100644
--- a/gcalcli/argparsers.py
+++ b/gcalcli/argparsers.py
@@ -354,6 +354,30 @@ def get_search_parser():
     return search_parser
 
 
+def get_automation_parser():
+    # Flags for skipping confirmation prompts
+    automation_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+    automation_parser.add_argument(
+        '--yes', '-y',
+        action='store_true',
+        dest='noconfirm',
+        help='Answer "yes" to all prompts (e.g. delete confirmation)'
+    )
+    automation_parser.add_argument(
+        '--force', '-f',
+        action='store_true',
+        dest='noconfirm',
+        help='Alias for --yes'
+    )
+    automation_parser.add_argument(
+        '--no-prompt',
+        action='store_true',
+        dest='noconfirm',
+        help='Alias for --yes'
+    )
+    return automation_parser
+
+
 def handle_unparsed(unparsed, namespace):
     # Attempt a reparse against the program options.
     # Provides some robustness for misplaced global options
@@ -450,6 +474,9 @@ def get_argument_parser():
 
     # tacks on search text
     search_parser = get_search_parser()
+    
+    # automation flags
+    automation_parser = get_automation_parser()
 
     sub = parser.add_subparsers(
         help='Invoking a subcommand with --help prints subcommand usage.',
@@ -496,13 +523,13 @@ def get_argument_parser():
 
     delete = sub.add_parser(
         'delete',
-        parents=[calendars_parser, output_parser, search_parser],
+        parents=[calendars_parser, output_parser, search_parser, automation_parser],
         help='delete events from the calendar',
         description='Case insensitive search for items to delete '
         'interactively.',
     )
     delete.add_argument(
-        '--iamaexpert', action='store_true', help='Probably not'
+        '--iamaexpert', action='store_true', help='Legacy alias for --yes'
     )
 
     sub.add_parser(
@@ -656,7 +683,7 @@ def get_argument_parser():
 
     _import = sub.add_parser(
         'import',
-        parents=[calendar_parser, remind_parser],
+        parents=[calendar_parser, remind_parser, automation_parser],
         help='import an ics/vcal file to a calendar',
         description='Import from an ics/vcal file; a single --calendar '
         'must be specified.  Reads from stdin when no file argument is '
diff --git a/gcalcli/gcal.py b/gcalcli/gcal.py
index c8fb52f0..aa63820e 100644
--- a/gcalcli/gcal.py
+++ b/gcalcli/gcal.py
@@ -997,11 +997,18 @@ def _delete_event(self, event):
         cal_id = event['gcalcli_cal']['id']
         event_id = event['id']
 
-        if self.expert:
+        if self.expert or self.options.get('noconfirm'):
             self.delete(cal_id, event_id)
             self.printer.msg('Deleted!\n', 'red')
             return
 
+        # Print "Safe Prompt" summary
+        time_str = event['s'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')
+        if is_all_day(event):
+             time_str = event['s'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+        
+        self.printer.msg(f'> Found Event: "{_valid_title(event).strip()}" ({time_str})\n', 'yellow')
+
         self.printer.msg('Delete? [N]o [y]es [q]uit: ', 'magenta')
         val = input()
 
@@ -1643,7 +1650,7 @@ def ImportICS(self, verbose=False, dump=False, reminders=None,
 
             self._add_reminders(event.body, reminders)
 
-            if not verbose:
+            if not verbose or self.options.get('noconfirm'):
                 # Don't prompt, just assume user wants to import.
                 pass
             else: