@mcblum @pcrockett
This is the best way I found to allow advanced developers to "hack" the raw input line, and replace it if they want.
It allows replacing it in the initialize, by declaring an array named input_override.

@meleu
if you wish to chime in, you are welcome as usual

This looks great to me, thank you for getting after it so quickly!

Will this solve your use case?

hm, i dunno. i think the VAST majority of scripts out there have no need to manipulate raw args. so adding a logic branch just for this one edge case seems a bit wonky to me.

i tend to lean more toward something like this:

raw_args="$@"
initialize # has ability to manipulate raw_args if desired
run "${raw_args[@]}"

this wouldn't clutter up my scripts so much, but would give "edge-case" folks the flexibility they want. wdyt?

so adding a logic branch just for this one edge case seems a bit wonky to me.

Yes, thank you. Totally agree.
So you do not object to the idea, just the implementation - I will update it to match yours.

Done. I called the variable command_line. I wanted to call it input but it would have conflicted with the declare -g -a input=() in run().

I wonder if this needs documentation, or having it as an example is sufficient - given the fact that this is a not-recommended-edge-case. Added just minimal documentation in the Function Hooks section, as I do not want to encourage this usage pattern.

Ready to merge?