From e5bd97fde6ba18247041ec33209f0ab2c1e16a36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David <david@ygland.se>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 15:03:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] added flags functionality to login

---
 cmd/login.go | 110 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/login.go b/cmd/login.go
index 7e74747..90bc2b6 100644
--- a/cmd/login.go
+++ b/cmd/login.go
@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long: `Enables the login flow, which enables the user to use
 this tool for a specific OpenProject instance. The login
 needs the host URL of the OpenProject instance and a
-generated API token.`,
+generated API token. You can provide both with flags to
+skip interactive input.`,
 	Run: login,
 }
 
+var (
+	loginHostFlag   string
+	loginAPIKeyFlag string
+)
+
 const (
 	urlInputError      = "There was a problem parsing the input. Please try again and put in a valid URL."
 	missingSchemeError = "URL scheme is missing, please define a complete URL."
@@ -41,51 +47,84 @@ func login(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	var hostUrl *url.URL
 	var token string
 
-	for {
-		printer.Debug(Verbose, "Parsing host URL ...")
-		printer.Input("OpenProject host URL: ")
-
-		ok, msg, host := parseHostUrl()
+	if loginHostFlag != "" {
+		printer.Debug(Verbose, "Parsing host URL from --host ...")
+		ok, msg, host := parseHostUrlInput(loginHostFlag)
 		if !ok {
 			printer.ErrorText(msg)
-			continue
+			return
 		}
 
 		printer.Debug(Verbose, "Initializing requests client ...")
 		requests.Init(host, "", Verbose)
-		ok = checkOpenProjectApi()
-		if !ok {
+		if !checkOpenProjectApi() {
 			printer.ErrorText(noOpInstanceError)
-			continue
+			return
 		}
 
 		hostUrl = host
-		break
-	}
-
-	for {
-		fmt.Printf("OpenProject API Token (Visit %s/my/access_tokens to generate one): ", hostUrl)
-		ok, t := requestApiToken()
-		if !ok {
-			fmt.Println(tokenInputError)
-			continue
+	} else {
+		for {
+			printer.Debug(Verbose, "Parsing host URL ...")
+			printer.Input("OpenProject host URL: ")
+
+			ok, msg, host := parseHostUrl()
+			if !ok {
+				printer.ErrorText(msg)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			printer.Debug(Verbose, "Initializing requests client ...")
+			requests.Init(host, "", Verbose)
+			ok = checkOpenProjectApi()
+			if !ok {
+				printer.ErrorText(noOpInstanceError)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			hostUrl = host
+			break
 		}
+	}
 
-		token = common.SanitizeLineBreaks(t)
-
+	if loginAPIKeyFlag != "" {
+		token = common.SanitizeLineBreaks(loginAPIKeyFlag)
 		requests.Init(hostUrl, token, Verbose)
 		user, err := users.Me()
 		if err != nil {
 			printer.Error(err)
-			continue
+			return
 		}
 
 		if user.Name == "Anonymous" {
 			printer.ErrorText("no authenticate given")
-			continue
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		for {
+			fmt.Printf("OpenProject API Token (Visit %s/my/access_tokens to generate one): ", hostUrl)
+			ok, t := requestApiToken()
+			if !ok {
+				fmt.Println(tokenInputError)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			token = common.SanitizeLineBreaks(t)
+
+			requests.Init(hostUrl, token, Verbose)
+			user, err := users.Me()
+			if err != nil {
+				printer.Error(err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if user.Name == "Anonymous" {
+				printer.ErrorText("no authenticate given")
+				continue
+			}
+
+			break
 		}
-
-		break
 	}
 
 	storeLoginData(hostUrl, token)
@@ -100,6 +139,11 @@ func parseHostUrl() (ok bool, errMessage string, host *url.URL) {
 		return false, urlInputError, nil
 	}
 
+	return parseHostUrlInput(input)
+}
+
+func parseHostUrlInput(input string) (ok bool, errMessage string, host *url.URL) {
+
 	printer.Debug(Verbose, fmt.Sprintf("Parsed input %q.", input))
 	printer.Debug(Verbose, "Sanitizing input ...")
 
@@ -126,6 +170,22 @@ func parseHostUrl() (ok bool, errMessage string, host *url.URL) {
 	return true, "", parsed
 }
 
+func init() {
+	loginCmd.Flags().StringVar(
+		&loginHostFlag,
+		"host",
+		"",
+		"OpenProject host URL",
+	)
+
+	loginCmd.Flags().StringVar(
+		&loginAPIKeyFlag,
+		"api-key",
+		"",
+		"OpenProject API token",
+	)
+}
+
 func checkOpenProjectApi() bool {
 	printer.Debug(Verbose, "Fetching API root to check for instance configuration ...")
 

From 0fac45e1b7a9a86338479b3b919bf72c6fce57ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David <david@ygland.se>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 15:17:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] added login flags to README.md

---
 README.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6685be..329cfea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ Open a new shell and completion should work by using the `TAB` key as usual.
 The OpenProject CLI commands are structured in a common, human-readable pattern. Every command is built
 as `op VERB RESOURCE [additional information]`. You will see plenty of examples within this section.
 
+### Login
+
+You are able to login interactively to your openproject instance by running:
+```shell
+op login
+```
+
+The login command takes the optional flags `--host` and `--api-key` in order to login non-interactively:
+```shell
+op login --host https://openproject.org --api-key aaaaabbbbbccccdddddeeeeefffffggggghhhhhiiiiijjjjjkkkkklllllmmmmm
+```
+
 ### Discoverability
 
 Discoverability is key. As we won't document every single command within this README, it is important for the CLI tool,