Fixed AttributeError when CommandSet that uses as_subcommand_to decorator is loaded during cmd2.Cmd.__init__().

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/cmd2/cmd2.py b/cmd2/cmd2.py
index 610ce4a3..adf797bf 100644
--- a/cmd2/cmd2.py
+++ b/cmd2/cmd2.py
@@ -259,22 +259,6 @@ class Cmd(cmd.Cmd):
                                                 multiline_commands=multiline_commands,
                                                 shortcuts=shortcuts)
 
-        # Load modular commands
-        self._installed_command_sets = []  # type: List[CommandSet]
-        self._cmd_to_command_sets = {}  # type: Dict[str, CommandSet]
-        if command_sets:
-            for command_set in command_sets:
-                self.register_command_set(command_set)
-
-        if auto_load_commands:
-            self._autoload_commands()
-
-        # Verify commands don't have invalid names (like starting with a shortcut)
-        for cur_cmd in self.get_all_commands():
-            valid, errmsg = self.statement_parser.is_valid_command(cur_cmd)
-            if not valid:
-                raise ValueError("Invalid command name {!r}: {}".format(cur_cmd, errmsg))
-
         # Stores results from the last command run to enable usage of results in a Python script or interactive console
         # Built-in commands don't make use of this.  It is purely there for user-defined commands and convenience.
         self.last_result = None
@@ -412,6 +396,28 @@ class Cmd(cmd.Cmd):
         # If False, then complete() will sort the matches using self.default_sort_key before they are displayed.
         self.matches_sorted = False
 
+        ############################################################################################################
+        # The following code block loads CommandSets, verifies command names, and registers subcommands.
+        # This block should appear after all attributes have been created since the registration code
+        # depends on them and it's possible a module's on_register() method may need to access some.
+        ############################################################################################################
+        # Load modular commands
+        self._installed_command_sets = []  # type: List[CommandSet]
+        self._cmd_to_command_sets = {}  # type: Dict[str, CommandSet]
+        if command_sets:
+            for command_set in command_sets:
+                self.register_command_set(command_set)
+
+        if auto_load_commands:
+            self._autoload_commands()
+
+        # Verify commands don't have invalid names (like starting with a shortcut)
+        for cur_cmd in self.get_all_commands():
+            valid, errmsg = self.statement_parser.is_valid_command(cur_cmd)
+            if not valid:
+                raise ValueError("Invalid command name {!r}: {}".format(cur_cmd, errmsg))
+
+        # Add functions decorated to be subcommands
         self._register_subcommands(self)
 
     def find_commandsets(self, commandset_type: Type[CommandSet], *, subclass_match: bool = False) -> List[CommandSet]: