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+        - fix
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+      chore: Changes
+      ## deprecated types and typos  
+      docs: Documentation
+      documentation: Documentation
+      added: Add Features
+      add: Add Features
+      bugfix: Bug Fixes
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e828da2523b942450f24f214d8a2f485676886b..e4f9d619b9f97deb2be2e1448d584e96e6114ca4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,8 +61,15 @@ ifndef VERSION_BIN
     $(shell curl -o $(VERSION_BIN_PATH) http://download.schukai.com/tools/version/version-$(shell uname -s | tr [:upper:] [:lower:])-$(shell echo `uname -m | sed s/aarch64/arm64/ | sed s/x86_64/amd64/`))
     $(shell chmod +x $(VERSION_BIN_PATH))
 endif
+
+GIT_CHGLOG_BIN := $(shell command -v git-chglog 2> /dev/null)
+
+ifeq ($(GIT_CHGLOG_BIN),)
+    $(shell go install github.com/git-chglog/git-chglog/cmd/git-chglog@latest)
+endif     
      
 RELEASE_FILE ?= $(PROJECT_ROOT)release.json
+CHANGELOG_FILE ?= $(PROJECT_ROOT)CHANGELOG.md
  
 ifeq ("$(wildcard $(RELEASE_FILE))","")
   $(shell echo '{"version":"0.1.0"}' > $(RELEASE_FILE))
@@ -72,21 +79,18 @@ PROJECT_VERSION ?= $(shell cat $(RELEASE_FILE) | jq -r .version)
 PROJECT_BUILD_DATE ?= $(shell $(VERSION_BIN) date)
 
 .PHONY: next-patch-version
-## create next patch version
 next-patch-version: check-clean-repo
 	echo "Creating next version"
 	$(VERSION_BIN) patch --path $(RELEASE_FILE) --selector "version"
 	git add $(RELEASE_FILE) && git commit -m "Bump version to $$(cat $(RELEASE_FILE) | jq -r .version)"
 
 .PHONY: next-minor-version
-## create next minor version
 next-minor-version: check-clean-repo
 	echo  "Creating next minor version"
 	$(VERSION_BIN) minor --path $(RELEASE_FILE) --selector "version"
 	git add $(RELEASE_FILE) && git commit -m "Bump version to $$( cat $(RELEASE_FILE) | jq -r .version)"
 
 .PHONY: next-major-version
-## create next major version
 next-major-version: check-clean-repo
 	echo "Creating next minor version"
 	$(VERSION_BIN) major --path $(RELEASE_FILE) --selector "version"
@@ -100,18 +104,24 @@ check-clean-repo:
 tag-patch-version: next-patch-version 
 	echo "Tagging patch version"
 	$(eval PROJECT_VERSION := $(shell cat $(RELEASE_FILE) | jq -r .version))
+	git-chglog --next-tag v$(PROJECT_VERSION) -o $(CHANGELOG_FILE)
+	git add $(CHANGELOG_FILE) && git commit -m "Update changelog"
 	git tag -a v$(PROJECT_VERSION) -m "Version $(PROJECT_VERSION)"
 
 ## tag repository with next minor version
 tag-minor-version: next-minor-version 
 	echo "Tagging minor version"
 	$(eval PROJECT_VERSION := $(shell cat $(RELEASE_FILE) | jq -r .version))
+	git-chglog --next-tag v$(PROJECT_VERSION) -o $(CHANGELOG_FILE)
+	git add $(CHANGELOG_FILE) && git commit -m "Update changelog"
 	git tag -a v$(PROJECT_VERSION) -m "Version $(PROJECT_VERSION)"
 
 ## tag repository with next major version
 tag-major-version: next-major-version 
 	echo "Tagging major version"
 	$(eval PROJECT_VERSION := $(shell cat $(RELEASE_FILE) | jq -r .version))
+	git-chglog --next-tag v$(PROJECT_VERSION) -o $(CHANGELOG_FILE)
+	git add $(CHANGELOG_FILE) && git commit -m "Update changelog"
 	git tag -a v$(PROJECT_VERSION) -m "Version $(PROJECT_VERSION)"
 
 GO_MOD_FILE := $(SOURCE_PATH)go.mod
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd547ff5f5acd184fe3d2c0dcc0d823002fed074..f5213b8f31cf0777f2b085311396b6d8e93758be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ to be able to define and use a structure with flags.
 
 It supports:
 
-* [x] Define flags in a structure
+* [X]  Define flags in a structure
+* [X]  Define callbacks for flags
+* [X]  Define default values for flags
+* [X]  Define aliases for flags
+* [X]  Define required flags
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -19,18 +23,156 @@ go get gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/network/xflags
 
 ## Usage
 
-## Change Log
+### Initialize
 
-### 1.0.0   
+A new flag set is created using the `xflags.New()` function. The passed
+structure is used type for the flags.
 
-* Initial release
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/network/xflags"
+)
+
+```
+
+### Definition
+
+The flags are defined in the structure. The structure can be nested.
+The name of the field is used as the name of the flag. The type of the
+field is used as the type of the flag.
+
+```go
+type Definition struct {
+  Verbose bool `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"Show verbose debug information"`
+  Serve   struct {
+    Host string `short:"h" long:"host" description:"Host to bind to" default:"localhost"`
+    Port int    `short:"p" long:"port" description:"Port to bind to" default:"8080"`
+  } `command:"serve" description:"Run the HTTP server" call:"DoServe"`
+}
+```
+
+The following tags are supported:
+
+| Tag           | Context | Description                                |
+|---------------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
+| `short`       | Value   | Short name of the flag.                    |
+| `long`        | Value   | Long name of the flag.                     |
+| `description` | Value   | Description of the flag.                   |
+| `required`    | Value   | Flag is required.                          |
+| `command`     | Command | Flag is a command.                         |
+| `call`        | Command | Function to call when the command is used. |
+| `ignore`      | -/-     | Property is ignored.                       |
+
+
+### Callbacks
+
+The functions are called up with a receiver. The receiver is the
+configuration. The function must have the following signature: 
+`func (d *Definition) DoServe(s *setting[Definition])`
+
+Let's assume we have the above definition. The Property `Serve` contains
+the command `serve`. Furthermore, the command has the tag `call` with
+the value `DoServe`. The function `DoServe` is called when the command
+`serve` is used.
+
+The function is called with the receiver `*Definition`
+
+An example for the function `DoServe`:
+
+```go
+func (d *Definition) DoServe(_ *setting[Definition]) {
+   fmt.Printf("Serving on %s:%d", d.Serve.Host, d.Serve.Port)
+}
+```
+
+In this example, the function is called with the receiver `*Definition`.
+The function is called with the setting `*setting[Definition]`. The
+setting is used to get the values of the flags. But in this example, we
+don't need the setting. So we use the underscore `_` to ignore the
+setting.
+
+### New Setting
+
+The function `New` creates a new setting for the given
+definition. The function returns a pointer to the setting.
+The first argument is a name for the setting. The second argument is the
+definition.
+
+A good choice for the name is the argument `os.Args[0]`.
+
+```go
+setting := New(os.Args[0], Definition{})
+```
+
+### Parse
+
+The flags are parsed using the `Parse()` function. The function returns
+the command and the setting. The command is the name of the command
+which was used. The setting is the setting of the flags.
+
+```go
+setting.Parse(os.Args[1:])
+```
+
+For testing, you can use the following arguments:
+
+```go
+setting.Parse([]string{"--verbose", "serve", "--host", "localhost", "--port", "8080"})
+```
+
+### Get Values
+
+The values of the flags are available in the setting. The values are
+available in the structure. The structure is the same as the definition.
+
+```go
+fmt.Printf("Host: %s", setting.GetValues().Serve.Host)
+fmt.Printf("Port: %d", setting.GetValues().Serve.Port)
+```
+
+### Execute
+
+The function `Execute()` executes the command. See the section
+[Callbacks](#callbacks) for more information.
+
+```go
+setting.Execute()
+```
 
 ## Contributing
 
 Merge requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what
-you would like to change.
+you would like to change. **Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.**
+
+Versioning is done with [SemVer](https://semver.org/).
+Changelog is generated with [git-chglog](https://github.com/git-chglog/git-chglog#git-chglog)
+
+Commit messages should follow the [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) specification.
+Messages are started with a type, which is one of the following:
 
-Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.
+- **feat**: A new feature
+- **fix**: A bug fix
+- **doc**: Documentation only changes
+- **refactor**: A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
+- **perf**: A code change that improves performance
+- **test**: Adding missing or correcting existing tests
+- **chore**: Other changes that don't modify src or test files
+
+The footer would be used for a reference to an issue or a breaking change.
+
+A commit that has a footer `BREAKING CHANGE:`, or appends a ! after the type/scope,
+introduces a breaking API change (correlating with MAJOR in semantic versioning).
+A BREAKING CHANGE can be part of commits of any type.
+
+the following is an example of a commit message:
+
+```text
+feat: add 'extras' field
+```
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0bc87fe48c1db25db21151332c6b3b914251fb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"flag"
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// New creates a new instance of the settings.
+// name should be the name of the command and comes from the first argument of the command line.
+// os.Args[0] is a good choice.
+func New[C any](name string, definitions C) *setting[C] {
+
+	s := &setting[C]{
+		config: config{
+			errorHandling: flag.ContinueOnError,
+		},
+	}
+	
+	if reflect.TypeOf(definitions).Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		s.errors = append(s.errors, newUnsupportedReflectKindError(reflect.TypeOf(definitions)))
+		return s
+	}
+
+	buf := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	s.flagOutput = io.Writer(buf)
+	s.definitions = definitions
+	s.initCommands(name)
+
+	return s
+}
+
+// FlagOutput returns the writer where the flag package writes its output.
+func (s *setting[C]) FlagOutput() string {
+	return s.flagOutput.(*bytes.Buffer).String()
+}
+
+// Args Returns not parsed arguments.
+func (s *setting[C]) Args() []string {
+	return s.args
+}
diff --git a/api_test.go b/api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2ec6c88084153bc9955ed4d314d277b9f78ae568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewIntWithError(t *testing.T) {
+
+	// two is not a struct
+	commands := New("root", 2)
+	assert.True(t, commands.HasErrors())
+
+}
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+
+	c := struct {
+		Verbose bool `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"Show verbose debug information"`
+	}{
+		Verbose: false,
+	}
+
+	commands := New("root", c)
+	assert.False(t, commands.HasErrors())
+
+}
+
+type CmdTest1 struct {
+	A    bool `short:"a"`
+	Sub1 struct {
+		B    bool `short:"b"`
+		Sub2 struct {
+			C    bool `short:"c"`
+			Sub3 struct {
+				D bool `short:"d"`
+			} `command:"sub3"`
+		} `command:"sub2"`
+	} `command:"sub1"`
+	aa int `short:"x"`
+}
+
+func TestCommand2(t *testing.T) {
+
+	commands := New("root", CmdTest1{})
+	args := []string{"root", "-a", "sub1", "-b", "sub2", "-c", "sub3", "-d"}
+
+	commands.Parse(args)
+
+	assert.False(t, commands.HasErrors())
+	if commands.HasErrors() {
+		t.Log(commands.Errors())
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, CmdTest1(commands.GetValues()).A)
+	assert.True(t, CmdTest1(commands.GetValues()).Sub1.B)
+	assert.True(t, CmdTest1(commands.GetValues()).Sub1.Sub2.C)
+	assert.True(t, CmdTest1(commands.GetValues()).Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D)
+
+	assert.False(t, commands.HasErrors())
+
+}
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..09f870511d823fc66ddf02f8b1ef81fd8f83fc17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command.go
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+const (
+	tagIgnore      = "ignore"
+	tagCall        = "call"
+	tagCommand     = "command"
+	tagShort       = "short"
+	tagLong        = "long"
+	tagDescription = "description"
+)
+
+type cmd[C any] struct {
+	name         string
+	flagSet      *flag.FlagSet
+	mapping      map[string]string
+	commands     []*cmd[C]
+	settings     *setting[C]
+	valuePath    []string
+	functionName string
+}
+
+func (c *cmd[C]) parse(args []string) {
+
+	s := c.settings
+
+	for _, command := range c.commands {
+
+		if command.name == args[0] {
+
+			if command.flagSet == nil {
+				s.errors = append(s.errors, newMissingFlagSetError(command.name))
+				continue
+			}
+
+			err := command.flagSet.Parse(args[1:])
+			if err != nil {
+				s.errors = append(s.errors, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			s.assignValues(*command)
+
+			r := command.flagSet.Args()
+			if len(r) == 0 {
+				c.settings.args = []string{}
+				continue
+			}
+
+			c.settings.args = r
+			command.parse(r)
+
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func buildCommandStruct[C any](s *setting[C], name, fkt string, errorHandling flag.ErrorHandling, path []string) *cmd[C] {
+	cc := &cmd[C]{
+		name:         name,
+		flagSet:      flag.NewFlagSet(name, errorHandling),
+		commands:     []*cmd[C]{},
+		settings:     s,
+		mapping:      map[string]string{},
+		valuePath:    path,
+		functionName: fkt,
+	}
+
+	cc.flagSet.SetOutput(s.flagOutput)
+
+	return cc
+}
+
+func (c *cmd[C]) initCommands(x reflect.Value, m map[string]string, path string) {
+
+	if x.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		c.settings.errors = append(c.settings.errors, newUnsupportedReflectKindError(x.Type()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	cc := buildCommandStruct[C](c.settings, m[tagCommand], m[tagCall], c.settings.config.errorHandling, append(c.valuePath, path))
+
+	cc.parseStruct(x.Interface())
+	c.commands = append(c.commands, cc)
+
+}
+
+func (c *cmd[C]) initFlags(x reflect.Value, m map[string]string) {
+
+	if x.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+		c.settings.errors = append(c.settings.errors, newUnsupportedReflectKindError(x.Type()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch x.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		if m[tagShort] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.Bool(m[tagShort], x.Bool(), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+		if m[tagLong] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.Bool(m[tagLong], x.Bool(), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		if m[tagShort] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.Int(m[tagShort], int(x.Int()), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+		if m[tagLong] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.Int(m[tagLong], int(x.Int()), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		if m[tagShort] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.Float64(m[tagShort], x.Float(), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+		if m[tagLong] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.Float64(m[tagLong], x.Float(), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+	case reflect.String:
+		if m[tagShort] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.String(m[tagShort], x.String(), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+		if m[tagLong] != "" {
+			c.flagSet.String(m[tagLong], x.String(), m[tagDescription])
+		}
+
+	default:
+		c.settings.errors = append(c.settings.errors, newUnsupportedFlagTypeError(x.Type()))
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (c *cmd[C]) parseStruct(dta any) {
+
+	t := reflect.TypeOf(dta)
+
+	if t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		c.settings.errors = append(c.settings.errors, newUnsupportedReflectKindError(t))
+		return
+	}
+
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(dta)
+
+	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
+		x := v.Field(i)
+		m := getTagMap(v.Type().Field(i))
+
+		if m[tagShort] != "" || m[tagLong] != "" {
+			if m[tagCommand] != "" {
+				c.settings.errors = append(c.settings.errors, newAmbiguousTagError(v.Type().Field(i).Name, m))
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if m[tagShort] != "" {
+				c.mapping[m[tagShort]] = v.Type().Field(i).Name
+			}
+
+			if m[tagLong] != "" {
+				c.mapping[m[tagLong]] = v.Type().Field(i).Name
+			}
+
+			c.initFlags(x, m)
+		} else if m[tagCommand] != "" {
+
+			//c.valuePath = append(c.valuePath, )
+			c.mapping[m[tagCommand]] = v.Type().Field(i).Name
+
+			c.initCommands(x, m, v.Type().Field(i).Name)
+		} else if m[tagIgnore] != "" {
+			continue
+		} else {
+			c.settings.errors = append(c.settings.errors, newMissingTagError(v.Type().Field(i).Name))
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ecdf9c2333f1824b9e5213c856bf6e0c5b61cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type testStructParseCommand1 struct {
+	V1   bool `short:"v1"`
+	Cmd1 struct {
+		V2 bool `short:"v2"`
+		V4 int  `short:"v4"`
+	} `command:"cmd1"`
+	Cmd2 struct {
+		V3   bool `short:"v3"`
+		Cmd3 struct {
+			V3 bool `short:"v3"`
+		} `command:"cmd3"`
+	} `command:"cmd2"`
+}
+
+func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		commandline []string
+	}{
+		{[]string{"command1"}},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.commandline[0], func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			c := &cmd[testStructParseCommand1]{}
+			c.settings = &setting[testStructParseCommand1]{}
+
+			c.commands = []*cmd[testStructParseCommand1]{}
+
+			c.commands = append(c.commands, &cmd[testStructParseCommand1]{
+				name:    "command1",
+				flagSet: &flag.FlagSet{},
+			})
+
+			c.parse(test.commandline)
+			assert.Equal(t, 0, len(c.settings.errors))
+
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e7422784387fdb6bf6047c882136ecde828aee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright schukai GmbH. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a GNU AGPLv3
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// This package provides a simple way to create a CLI application
+// with subcommands.
+
+package xflags
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9803ea70823d71d161b736a54745b8b2534b87ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// ResetError is used to reset the error to nil
+// After calling this function, the call HasErrors() will return false
+func (s *setting[C]) ResetErrors() *setting[C] {
+	s.errors = []error{}
+	return s
+}
+
+// Check if the setting contains errors
+func (s *setting[C]) HasErrors() bool {
+	return len(s.errors) > 0
+}
+
+// Get all errors
+func (s *setting[C]) Errors() []error {
+	return s.errors
+}
+
+var WatchListNotInitializedError = errors.New("watch list not initialized")
+var MissingCommandError = errors.New("missing command")
+var NotParsedError = errors.New("flag set not parsed")
+
+// At the reflect level, some types are not supported
+type UnsupportedReflectKindError error
+
+func newUnsupportedReflectKindError(t reflect.Type) UnsupportedReflectKindError {
+	return UnsupportedReflectKindError(errors.New("type " + t.String() + " is not supported"))
+}
+
+// AmbiguousTagError is used when a tag is ambiguous
+type AmbiguousTagError error
+
+func newAmbiguousTagError(name string, m map[string]string) AmbiguousTagError {
+
+	msg := "ambiguous tag for field " + name + ": "
+	for k, v := range m {
+		msg += k + " = " + v + ", "
+	}
+
+	return AmbiguousTagError(errors.New(msg))
+}
+
+// UnsupportedFlagTypeError is used when a flag type is not supported
+type UnsupportedFlagTypeError error
+
+func newUnsupportedFlagTypeError(t reflect.Type) UnsupportedFlagTypeError {
+	return UnsupportedFlagTypeError(errors.New("type " + t.String() + " is not supported"))
+}
+
+// EmptyTagError is used when a tag is empty
+type EmptyTagError error
+
+func newEmptyTagError(tag, name string) EmptyTagError {
+	return EmptyTagError(errors.New("tag " + tag + " is empty for field " + name))
+}
+
+// MissingTagError is used when a tag is missing
+type MissingTagError error
+
+func newMissingTagError(tag string) MissingTagError {
+	return MissingTagError(errors.New("tag " + tag + " is empty"))
+}
+
+type InvalidPathError error
+
+func newInvalidPathError(path string) InvalidPathError {
+	return InvalidPathError(errors.New("invalid path " + path))
+}
+
+type UnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError error
+
+func newUnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError(path string, t reflect.Type) UnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError {
+	return UnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError(errors.New("unsupported type " + t.String() + " at top of path " + path))
+}
+
+type UnsupportedTypePathError error
+
+func newUnsupportedTypePathError(path string, t reflect.Type) UnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError {
+	return UnsupportedTypePathError(errors.New("unsupported type " + t.String() + " at path " + path))
+}
+
+type UnknownFlagError error
+
+func newUnknownFlagError(name string) UnknownFlagError {
+	return UnknownFlagError(errors.New("unknown flag " + name))
+}
+
+type CannotSetError error
+
+func newCannotSetError(name string) CannotSetError {
+	return CannotSetError(errors.New("cannot set " + name))
+}
+
+type MissingFlagSetError error
+
+func newMissingFlagSetError(name string) MissingFlagSetError {
+	return MissingFlagSetError(errors.New("missing flag set for command " + name))
+}
+
+type StdoutError error
+
+func newStdoutError(message string) StdoutError {
+	return StdoutError(errors.New(message))
+}
diff --git a/error_test.go b/error_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..62663211c5f35cdd6b14f81972a732193eaaee3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/error_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestHasErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("root", 2)
+	assert.True(t, c.HasErrors())
+	c.ResetErrors()
+	assert.False(t, c.HasErrors())
+}
+
+func TestResetErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("root", 4)
+	c.errors = append(c.errors, newUnsupportedReflectKindError(reflect.TypeOf(1)))
+	assert.True(t, c.HasErrors())
+	c.ResetErrors()
+	assert.False(t, c.HasErrors())
+}
+
+func TestNewUnsupportedReflectKindError(t *testing.T) {
+	ref := reflect.TypeOf(1)
+	err := newUnsupportedReflectKindError(ref)
+	_, ok := err.(UnsupportedReflectKindError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestNewAmbiguousTagError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newAmbiguousTagError("test", map[string]string{"short": "s", "long": "long"})
+	_, ok := err.(AmbiguousTagError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestNewUnsupportedFlagTypeError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newUnsupportedFlagTypeError(reflect.TypeOf(make(map[string]string)))
+	_, ok := err.(UnsupportedFlagTypeError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestNewEmptyTagError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newEmptyTagError("test", "test")
+	_, ok := err.(EmptyTagError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestMissingTagError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newMissingTagError("test")
+	_, ok := err.(MissingTagError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestInvalidPathError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newInvalidPathError("test")
+	_, ok := err.(InvalidPathError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestUnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newUnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError("test", reflect.TypeOf(1))
+	_, ok := err.(UnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestUnsupportedTypePathError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newUnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError("test", reflect.TypeOf(1))
+	_, ok := err.(UnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestUnknownFlagError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newUnknownFlagError("test")
+	_, ok := err.(UnknownFlagError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestCannotSetError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newCannotSetError("test")
+	_, ok := err.(CannotSetError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestStdoutError(t *testing.T) {
+	err := newStdoutError("test")
+	_, ok := err.(StdoutError)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
diff --git a/execute.go b/execute.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1878761c7fa57104238567c5d061205766f75182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/execute.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+func (s *setting[C]) Execute() *setting[C] {
+	if len(s.errors) > 0 {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	if s.command == nil {
+		s.errors = append(s.errors, MissingCommandError)
+		return s
+	}
+
+	if !s.command.flagSet.Parsed() {
+		s.errors = append(s.errors, NotParsedError)
+	} else {
+		callCmdFunctions(s.command.commands)
+	}
+
+	return s
+}
+
+func callCmdFunctions[C any](commands []*cmd[C]) {
+	for _, command := range commands {
+		if command.flagSet.Parsed() {
+
+			f := reflect.ValueOf(&command.settings.definitions).MethodByName(command.functionName)
+			if f.IsValid() {
+				m := command.settings
+				in := []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(m)}
+				f.Call(in)
+			}
+
+			callCmdFunctions(command.commands)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/execute_test.go b/execute_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..398cb61f16c249ee09d89a5588cb005cc0cf7b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/execute_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type testExecutionStruct struct {
+	callbackCounter int `ignore:"true"`
+
+	Global1  bool `short:"a" long:"global1" description:"Global 1"`
+	Global2  bool `short:"b" long:"global2" description:"Global 2"`
+	Command1 struct {
+		Command1Flag1 bool `short:"c" long:"command1flag1" description:"Command 1 Flag 1"`
+		Command1Flag2 bool `short:"d" long:"command1flag2" description:"Command 1 Flag 2"`
+		Command2      struct {
+			Command2Flag1 bool `short:"e" long:"command2flag1" description:"Command 2 Flag 1"`
+			Command2Flag2 bool `short:"f" long:"command2flag2" description:"Command 2 Flag 2"`
+		} `command:"command2" description:"Command 2" call:"Command2Callback" `
+	} `command:"command1" description:"Command 1" call:"Command1Callback" `
+	Command3 struct {
+		Command3Flag1 bool `short:"g" long:"command3flag1" description:"Command 3 Flag 1"`
+	} `command:"command3" description:"Command 3" call:"Command3Callback" `
+}
+
+func (c *testExecutionStruct) Command1Callback(s *setting[testExecutionStruct]) {
+	s.definitions.callbackCounter++
+}
+
+func (c *testExecutionStruct) Command2Callback(s *setting[testExecutionStruct]) {
+	s.definitions.callbackCounter++
+}
+
+func (c *testExecutionStruct) Command3Callback(s *setting[testExecutionStruct]) {
+	s.definitions.callbackCounter++
+}
+
+type testExecutionTestCases[C any] struct {
+	name        string
+	args        []string
+	targetValue int
+}
+
+func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []testExecutionTestCases[testExecutionStruct]{
+		{
+			name:        "test",
+			args:        []string{"test", "command1", "-c"},
+			targetValue: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "test",
+			args:        []string{"test", "command1", "command2", "-e"},
+			targetValue: 2,
+		}, {
+			name:        "test",
+			args:        []string{"test", "-a", "command3"},
+			targetValue: 1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.args[0], func(t *testing.T) {
+			settings := New(tt.name, testExecutionStruct{})
+			assert.NotNil(t, settings)
+
+			if settings.definitions.callbackCounter != 0 {
+				t.Error("Callback counter should be 0")
+			}
+
+			settings.Parse(tt.args)
+			settings.Execute()
+
+			if settings.HasErrors() {
+				t.Error("Should not have errors")
+				t.Log(settings.Errors())
+			}
+
+			if settings.definitions.callbackCounter != tt.targetValue {
+				t.Error("Callback counter should be " + strconv.Itoa(tt.targetValue) + " but is " + strconv.Itoa(settings.definitions.callbackCounter))
+			}
+
+			//tt.test(s)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/flag.go b/flag.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a0a17e725d90d962c0205fe6e0756c610f1abdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Parse parses the command line arguments and assigns the values to the settings.
+func (s *setting[C]) Parse(args []string) *setting[C] {
+	if len(s.errors) > 0 {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	if s.command == nil {
+		s.errors = append(s.errors, MissingCommandError)
+		return s
+	}
+
+	err := s.command.flagSet.Parse(args[1:])
+	if err != nil {
+		s.errors = append(s.errors, err)
+		return s
+	}
+
+	s.assignValues(*s.command)
+
+	r := s.command.flagSet.Args()
+	if len(r) == 0 {
+		return s
+	}
+
+	s.command.parse(r)
+
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *setting[C]) assignValues(c cmd[C]) {
+	flgs := c.flagSet
+	flgs.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+
+		name := f.Name
+		value := f.Value.String()
+
+		k, ok := c.mapping[name]
+		if !ok {
+			s.errors = append(s.errors, newUnknownFlagError(name))
+			return
+		}
+
+		pa := append(c.valuePath, k)
+		p := strings.Join(pa, ".")
+
+		err := setTheValueOverPath(&s.definitions, p, value)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.errors = append(s.errors, err)
+		}
+
+		return
+
+	})
+
+}
diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..843e64b69110287d1644960e5f4fbc5d3de5132a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestWrongDefinitionType(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("root", 2)
+	c.Parse([]string{"test"})
+	c.Execute()
+	assert.True(t, c.HasErrors())
+}
+
+type testExecuteCommandStruct struct {
+	Command1 struct {
+	} `command:"command1" description:"Command 1" callback:"command1Callback" `
+	Command2 struct {
+		Command3 struct {
+		} `command:"command3" description:"Command 3" callback:"command3Callback" `
+	} `command:"command2" description:"Command 2" callback:"command2Callback" `
+}
+
+func (c *testExecuteCommandStruct) command1Callback(args []string) {
+	fmt.Println("command1Callback", args)
+}
+
+func TestExecute1(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("root", testExecuteCommandStruct{})
+	c.Parse([]string{"root", "command2", "command3", "commandX"})
+	c.Execute()
+	assert.False(t, c.HasErrors())
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2d683b6aab1d321ca81dd5895523dfb53a18d1ef..d59d5608a928ba0cf7d15bd143685980e2bf880d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 module gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/application/xflags
 
 go 1.19
+
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51648299d59e0c4e587047b1f9eb3d34090c0910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0 h1:pSgiaMZlXftHpm5L7V1+rVB+AZJydKsMxsQBIJw4PKk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/integration_test.go b/integration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3021bb7177d2aa73204f3bf352d7f018de469ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type testInterfaceCallbacks func(s *setting[testIntegrationStruct])
+
+type testIntegrationStruct struct {
+	Help    bool `short:"h" long:"help" description:"Show this help message"`
+	Verbose bool `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"Enable verbose logging"`
+}
+
+type testIntegrationTestCases[C any] struct {
+	name   string
+	args   []string
+	test   testInterfaceCallbacks
+	errors []string
+}
+
+func TestIntegrationError(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []testIntegrationTestCases[testIntegrationStruct]{
+		{
+			name: "test",
+			args: []string{"test2", "-a"},
+			errors: []string{
+				"flag provided but not defined: -a",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.args[0], func(t *testing.T) {
+			settings := New(tt.name, testIntegrationStruct{})
+			assert.NotNil(t, settings)
+
+			s := settings.Parse(tt.args)
+			if !s.HasErrors() {
+				t.Error(s.Errors())
+			}
+
+			summarizedErrors := []string{}
+			for _, e := range s.Errors() {
+				summarizedErrors = append(summarizedErrors, e.Error())
+			}
+
+			for _, err := range tt.errors {
+				assert.Contains(t, summarizedErrors, err)
+			}
+
+		})
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []testIntegrationTestCases[testIntegrationStruct]{
+		{
+			name: "test",
+			args: []string{"test"},
+			test: func(s *setting[testIntegrationStruct]) {
+				v := s.GetValues()
+				assert.NotNil(t, v)
+				assert.IsType(t, testIntegrationStruct{}, v)
+				assert.False(t, v.Verbose)
+				assert.False(t, s.GetValues().Verbose)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test",
+			args: []string{"test", "-v"},
+			test: func(s *setting[testIntegrationStruct]) {
+				v := s.GetValues()
+				assert.NotNil(t, v)
+				assert.IsType(t, testIntegrationStruct{}, v)
+				assert.True(t, v.Verbose)
+				assert.True(t, s.GetValues().Verbose)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test",
+			args: []string{"test", "--verbose"},
+			test: func(s *setting[testIntegrationStruct]) {
+				assert.True(t, s.GetValues().Verbose)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test",
+			args: []string{"test", "-verbose"},
+			test: func(s *setting[testIntegrationStruct]) {
+				assert.True(t, s.GetValues().Verbose)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test",
+			args: []string{"test", "sub1"},
+			test: func(s *setting[testIntegrationStruct]) {
+				assert.False(t, s.GetValues().Verbose)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.args[0], func(t *testing.T) {
+			settings := New(tt.name, testIntegrationStruct{})
+			assert.NotNil(t, settings)
+
+			s := settings.Parse(tt.args)
+
+			if s.HasErrors() {
+				t.Error(s.Errors())
+			}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, settings, s)
+
+			tt.test(settings)
+
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pathfind.go b/pathfind.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8c9bdcb4025017e5d68f848310b451c2007f1e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pathfind.go
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// This function returns the value of a field in a struct, given a path to the field.
+func getValueFrom[D any](obj D, keyWithDots string) (interface{}, error) {
+	keySlice := strings.Split(keyWithDots, ".")
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+
+	for _, key := range keySlice[0 : len(keySlice)-1] {
+		for v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+			v = v.Elem()
+		}
+
+		if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+			return nil, newUnsupportedTypePathError(keyWithDots, v.Type())
+		}
+
+		v = v.FieldByName(key)
+	}
+
+	for v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		v = v.Elem()
+	}
+
+	// non-supporter type at the top of the path
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return nil, newUnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError(keyWithDots, v.Type())
+	}
+
+	v = v.FieldByName(keySlice[len(keySlice)-1])
+	if !v.IsValid() {
+		return nil, newInvalidPathError(keyWithDots)
+	}
+
+	return v.Interface(), nil
+
+}
+
+// This function sets the value of a field in a struct, given a path to the field.
+func setTheValueOverPath[D any](obj D, keyWithDots string, newValue string) error {
+
+	keySlice := strings.Split(keyWithDots, ".")
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+
+	for _, key := range keySlice[0 : len(keySlice)-1] {
+		for v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			v = v.Addr()
+		}
+
+		if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			return newUnsupportedTypePathError(keyWithDots, v.Type())
+		}
+
+		elem := v.Elem()
+		if elem.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+			return newUnsupportedTypePathError(keyWithDots, v.Type())
+		}
+
+		v = elem.FieldByName(key)
+
+	}
+
+	for v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		v = v.Elem()
+	}
+
+	// non-supporter type at the top of the path
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return newUnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError(keyWithDots, v.Type())
+	}
+
+	v = v.FieldByName(keySlice[len(keySlice)-1])
+	if !v.IsValid() {
+		return newInvalidPathError(keyWithDots)
+	}
+
+	if !v.CanSet() {
+		return newCannotSetError(keyWithDots)
+	}
+
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.String:
+		v.SetString(newValue)
+	case reflect.Int:
+
+		s, err := strconv.Atoi(newValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		v.SetInt(int64(s))
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		v.SetBool(newValue == "true")
+	case reflect.Float64:
+
+		s, err := strconv.ParseFloat(newValue, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		v.SetFloat(s)
+	default:
+		return newUnsupportedTypeAtTopOfPathError(keyWithDots, v.Type())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+
+}
diff --git a/pathfind_test.go b/pathfind_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dab17a86004fd72a9be1e5f48881ecd017368c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pathfind_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+package xflags
+
+import "testing"
+
+type PathfindTestStruct1 struct {
+	A    bool
+	Sub1 struct {
+		B    bool
+		Bi   int
+		Bs   string
+		Bf   float64
+		Sub2 struct {
+			C  bool
+			Ci int
+			Cs string
+			Cf float64
+
+			Sub3 struct {
+				D  bool
+				Di int
+				Ds string
+				Df float64
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPathFindError(t *testing.T) {
+
+	s := PathfindTestStruct1{}
+
+	_, err := getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.XX")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("err == nil")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestPathFindSetValueString(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testData := map[string]string{
+		"Sub1.B":            "true",
+		"Sub1.Bi":           "2",
+		"Sub1.Bs":           "3",
+		"Sub1.Bf":           "4.0",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.C":       "true",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.Ci":      "2",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.Cs":      "3",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.Cf":      "4.0",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D":  "true",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Di": "2",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Ds": "3",
+		"Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Df": "4.0",
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range testData {
+		s := &PathfindTestStruct1{}
+		err := setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, k, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPathFindGetValueFrom(t *testing.T) {
+
+	s := PathfindTestStruct1{}
+
+	s.Sub1.B = true
+	s.Sub1.Bi = 2
+	s.Sub1.Bs = "3"
+	s.Sub1.Bf = 4.0
+
+	v, err := getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.B")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != true {
+		t.Error("v != true")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Bi")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != 2 {
+		t.Error("v != 2")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Bs")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != "3" {
+		t.Error("v != 3")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Bf")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != 4.0 {
+		t.Error("v != 4.0")
+	}
+
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.C = true
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.Ci = 2
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.Cs = "3"
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.Cf = 4.0
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.C")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != true {
+		t.Error("v != true")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Ci")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != 2 {
+		t.Error("v != 2")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Cs")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != "3" {
+		t.Error("v != 3")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Cf")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != 4.0 {
+		t.Error("v != 4.0")
+	}
+
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D = true
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Di = 2
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Ds = "3"
+	s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Df = 4.0
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+
+	}
+
+	if v != true {
+		t.Error("v != true")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Di")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != 2 {
+		t.Error("v != 2")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Ds")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != "3" {
+		t.Error("v != 3")
+	}
+
+	v, err = getValueFrom[PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Df")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if v != 4.0 {
+		t.Error("v != 4.0")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestPathFindSetValueFrom(t *testing.T) {
+	s := &PathfindTestStruct1{}
+
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.B", "true")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Bi", "2")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Bs", "3")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Bf", "4.0")
+
+	if s.Sub1.B != true {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.B != true")
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Bi != 2 {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Bi != 2")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Bs != "3" {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Bs != 3")
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Bf != 4.0 {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Bf != 4.0")
+	}
+
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.C", "true")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Ci", "2")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Cs", "3")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Cf", "4.0")
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.C != true {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.C != true")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Ci != 2 {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Ci != 2")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Cs != "3" {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Cs != 3")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Cf != 4.0 {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Cf != 4.0")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D != false {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D != false")
+
+	}
+
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D", "true")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Di", "2")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Ds", "3")
+	setTheValueOverPath[*PathfindTestStruct1](s, "Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Df", "4.0")
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D != true {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.D != true")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Di != 2 {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Di != 2")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Ds != "3" {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Ds != 3")
+
+	}
+
+	if s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Df != 4.0 {
+		t.Error("s.Sub1.Sub2.Sub3.Df != 4.0")
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/readme_test.go b/readme_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1554ba82185a058edbf4ca7ec7ff6360c34aba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type Definition struct {
+	Verbose bool `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"Show verbose debug information"`
+	Serve   struct {
+		Host string `short:"h" long:"host" description:"Host to bind to" default:"localhost"`
+		Port int    `short:"p" long:"port" description:"Port to bind to" default:"8080"`
+	} `command:"serve" description:"Run the HTTP server" call:"DoServe"`
+}
+
+func (d *Definition) DoServe(_ *setting[Definition]) {
+	// do something
+}
+
+func TestReadMeInit(t *testing.T) {
+	setting := New("test", Definition{})
+	setting.Parse([]string{"test", "-v", "serve", "-h", "localhost", "-p", "8080"})
+	setting.Execute()
+	assert.True(t, setting.definitions.Verbose)
+	assert.False(t, setting.HasErrors())
+}
+
+func TestReadMeInit2(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := New("test", Definition{})
+	cmd.Parse([]string{"serve"})
+	assert.False(t, cmd.definitions.Verbose)
+	assert.False(t, cmd.HasErrors())
+}
diff --git a/setting.go b/setting.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f9c218d1dd1c534b50c4c78e468930d5a4f90234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setting.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"io"
+)
+
+func (s *setting[C]) initCommands(name string) {
+	s.command = buildCommandStruct[C](s, name, "", s.config.errorHandling, []string{})
+	s.command.parseStruct(s.definitions)
+}
+
+type config struct {
+	errorHandling flag.ErrorHandling
+}
+
+type setting[C any] struct {
+	definitions C
+
+	command *cmd[C]
+
+	errors     []error
+	flagOutput io.Writer
+
+	args []string
+
+	config config
+}
+
+func (s *setting[C]) GetValues() C {
+	return s.definitions
+}
diff --git a/setting_test.go b/setting_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6ca3021181d8c81db7388ee58b7790af09de8842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setting_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetValues(t *testing.T) {
+	s := &setting[CmdTest1]{
+		definitions: CmdTest1{},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, CmdTest1{}, s.GetValues())
+}
+
+func TestInitCommands(t *testing.T) {
+	s := &setting[CmdTest1]{
+		definitions: CmdTest1{},
+	}
+
+	s.initCommands("test")
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(s.errors))
+	assert.Equal(t, "test", s.command.name)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(s.command.commands))
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(s.command.mapping))
+}
diff --git a/tags.go b/tags.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..058019103370113aad94ea4385c414d31cbe58e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func getTagMap(field reflect.StructField) (value map[string]string) {
+
+	tagValues := map[string]string{}
+	tag := field.Tag
+
+	// code from reflect.StructTag.Lookup
+	for tag != "" {
+		// Skip leading space.
+		i := 0
+		for i < len(tag) && tag[i] == ' ' {
+			i++
+		}
+		tag = tag[i:]
+		if tag == "" {
+			break
+		}
+
+		i = 0
+		for i < len(tag) && tag[i] > ' ' && tag[i] != ':' && tag[i] != '"' && tag[i] != 0x7f {
+			i++
+		}
+		if i == 0 || i+1 >= len(tag) || tag[i] != ':' || tag[i+1] != '"' {
+			break
+		}
+		name := string(tag[:i])
+		tag = tag[i+1:]
+
+		// Scan quoted string to find value.
+		i = 1
+		for i < len(tag) && tag[i] != '"' {
+			if tag[i] == '\\' {
+				i++
+			}
+			i++
+		}
+		if i >= len(tag) {
+			break
+		}
+		qvalue := string(tag[:i+1])
+		tag = tag[i+1:]
+
+		value, err := strconv.Unquote(qvalue)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		tagValues[name] = value
+
+	}
+
+	return tagValues
+}
diff --git a/tags_test.go b/tags_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eab10fb89d2ac54ba1999aa18de8fe4aae94e2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tags_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package xflags
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetTagMap(t *testing.T) {
+
+	type testStruct struct {
+		Verbose bool `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"Show verbose debug information"`
+	}
+
+	m := getTagMap(reflect.TypeOf(testStruct{}).Field(0))
+	assert.Equal(t, "v", m["short"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "v", m["short"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "Show verbose debug information", m["description"])
+
+}
+
+func TestGetTagMapWithNoTags(t *testing.T) {
+
+	type testStruct struct {
+		Verbose bool
+	}
+
+	m := getTagMap(reflect.TypeOf(testStruct{}).Field(0))
+	assert.Empty(t, m)
+
+}
diff --git a/xflags.iml b/xflags.iml
index 8021953ed9f8cc6cd6d71c79462bad4cd2b5394c..49df094a939bad91c791b0986d7e479bcc496640 100644
--- a/xflags.iml
+++ b/xflags.iml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <module type="WEB_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="Go" enabled="true" />
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />