do not use set_defaults for architecture arguments

according to the source code defaults always updates the values
dictionary. This in this specific case it is impossible to override the
value it will be always empty list.

In order to handle it we are adding another property to the Handler
class which allows to run with None architecture list.

This particular set_defaults behaviour is still useful for other cases
when we have to run command without any specific architecture

src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def _set_add_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument("--source", help="package source", choices=PackageSource, type=PackageSource,
                         default=PackageSource.Auto)
     parser.add_argument("--without-dependencies", help="do not add dependencies", action="store_true")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Add, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Add)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def _set_check_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
                              formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument("package", help="filter check by package base", nargs="*")
     parser.add_argument("--no-vcs", help="do not check VCS packages", action="store_true")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Update, architecture=[], no_aur=False, no_manual=True, dry_run=True)
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Update, no_aur=False, no_manual=True, dry_run=True)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def _set_clean_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument("--no-chroot", help="do not clear build chroot", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--no-manual", help="do not clear directory with manually added packages", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--no-packages", help="do not clear directory with built packages", action="store_true")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Clean, architecture=[], no_log=True, unsafe=True)
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Clean, no_log=True, unsafe=True)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def _set_rebuild_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = root.add_parser("rebuild", help="rebuild repository", description="rebuild whole repository",
                              formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument("--depends-on", help="only rebuild packages that depend on specified package", action="append")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Rebuild, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Rebuild)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def _set_remove_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = root.add_parser("remove", help="remove package", description="remove package",
                              formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument("package", help="package name or base", nargs="+")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Remove, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Remove)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def _set_remove_unknown_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser
                              description="remove packages which are missing in AUR",
                              formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument("--dry-run", help="just perform check for packages without removal", action="store_true")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.RemoveUnknown, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.RemoveUnknown)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def _set_report_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = root.add_parser("report", help="generate report", description="generate report",
                              formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument("target", help="target to generate report", nargs="*")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Report, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Report)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def _set_sign_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = root.add_parser("sign", help="sign packages", description="(re-)sign packages and repository database",
                              formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument("package", help="sign only specified packages", nargs="*")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Sign, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Sign)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def _set_sync_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = root.add_parser("sync", help="sync repository", description="sync packages to remote server",
                              formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument("target", help="target to sync", nargs="*")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Sync, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Sync)
     return parser
 
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def _set_update_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument("--no-aur", help="do not check for AUR updates. Implies --no-vcs", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--no-manual", help="do not include manual updates", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--no-vcs", help="do not check VCS packages", action="store_true")
-    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Update, architecture=[])
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Update)
     return parser
 
 

src/ahriman/application/handlers/dump.py

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Dump(Handler):
     dump configuration handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
+
     _print = print
 
     @classmethod

src/ahriman/application/handlers/handler.py

@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ from ahriman.models.repository_paths import RepositoryPaths
 class Handler:
     """
     base handler class for command callbacks
+    :cvar ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN: allow to define architecture from existing repositories
     :cvar ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN: allow to run with multiple architectures
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = True
     ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = True
 
     @classmethod
@@ -85,9 +87,11 @@ class Handler:
         :param args: command line args
         :return: list of architectures for which tree is created
         """
-        if args.architecture is None:
+        if not cls.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN and args.architecture is None:
+            # for some parsers (e.g. config) we need to run with specific architecture
+            # for those cases architecture must be set explicitly
             raise MissingArchitecture(args.command)
-        if args.architecture:
+        if args.architecture:  # architecture is specified explicitly
             return set(args.architecture)
 
         config = Configuration()
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ class Handler:
         root = config.getpath("repository", "root")  # pylint: disable=assignment-from-no-return
         architectures = RepositoryPaths.known_architectures(root)
 
-        if not architectures:
+        if not architectures:  # well we did not find anything
             raise MissingArchitecture(args.command)
         return architectures
 

src/ahriman/application/handlers/init.py

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class Init(Handler):
     repository init handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
+
     @classmethod
     def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
             configuration: Configuration, no_report: bool) -> None:

src/ahriman/application/handlers/key_import.py

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class KeyImport(Handler):
     key import packages handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # it should be called only as "no-architecture"
+
     @classmethod
     def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
             configuration: Configuration, no_report: bool) -> None:

src/ahriman/application/handlers/search.py

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class Search(Handler):
     packages search handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # it should be called only as "no-architecture"
+
     @classmethod
     def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
             configuration: Configuration, no_report: bool) -> None:

src/ahriman/application/handlers/setup.py

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class Setup(Handler):
     :cvar SUDOERS_PATH: path to sudoers.d include configuration
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
+
     ARCHBUILD_COMMAND_PATH = Path("/usr/bin/archbuild")
     BIN_DIR_PATH = Path("/usr/local/bin")
     MIRRORLIST_PATH = Path("/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist")

src/ahriman/application/handlers/status.py

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class Status(Handler):
     package status handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
+
     @classmethod
     def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
             configuration: Configuration, no_report: bool) -> None:

src/ahriman/application/handlers/status_update.py

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class StatusUpdate(Handler):
     status update handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
+
     @classmethod
     def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
             configuration: Configuration, no_report: bool) -> None:

src/ahriman/application/handlers/user.py

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class User(Handler):
     user management handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # it should be called only as "no-architecture"
+
     @classmethod
     def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
             configuration: Configuration, no_report: bool) -> None:

src/ahriman/application/handlers/web.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Web(Handler):
     web server handler
     """
 
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
     ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # required to be able to spawn external processes
 
     @classmethod

tests/ahriman/application/conftest.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     fixture for command line arguments
     :return: command line arguments test instance
     """
-    return argparse.Namespace(lock=None, force=False, unsafe=False, no_report=True)
+    return argparse.Namespace(architecture=None, lock=None, force=False, unsafe=False, no_report=True)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler.py

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def test_extract_architectures(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configur
     """
     must generate list of available architectures
     """
-    args.architecture = []
     args.configuration = configuration.path
     known_architectures_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.repository_paths.RepositoryPaths.known_architectures")
 
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ def test_extract_architectures_empty(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Co
     """
     must raise exception if no available architectures found
     """
-    args.architecture = []
     args.command = "config"
     args.configuration = configuration.path
     mocker.patch("ahriman.models.repository_paths.RepositoryPaths.known_architectures", return_value=set())
@@ -93,12 +91,12 @@ def test_extract_architectures_empty(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Co
         Handler.extract_architectures(args)
 
 
-def test_extract_architectures_exception(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+def test_extract_architectures_exception(args: argparse.Namespace, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must raise exception on missing architectures
     """
     args.command = "config"
-    args.architecture = None
+    mocker.patch.object(Handler, "ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN", False)
     with pytest.raises(MissingArchitecture):
         Handler.extract_architectures(args)
 

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_dump.py

@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, mocker: Moc
     Dump.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, True)
     application_mock.assert_called_once()
     print_mock.assert_called()
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Dump.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_init.py

@@ -16,3 +16,10 @@ def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, mocker: Moc
     Init.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, True)
     create_tree_mock.assert_called_once()
     init_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Init.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_key_import.py

@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, mocker: Moc
 
     KeyImport.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, True)
     application_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not KeyImport.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_search.py

@@ -53,3 +53,10 @@ def test_log_fn(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, aur_pack
 
     Search.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, True)
     print_mock.assert_called()  # we don't really care about call details tbh
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Search.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_setup.py

@@ -149,3 +149,10 @@ def test_create_executable(args: argparse.Namespace, mocker: MockerFixture) -> N
     Setup.create_executable(args.build_command, "x86_64")
     symlink_text_mock.assert_called_once()
     unlink_text_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Setup.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_status.py

@@ -81,3 +81,10 @@ def test_imply_with_report(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuratio
 
     Status.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, True)
     load_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Status.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_status_update.py

@@ -86,3 +86,10 @@ def test_imply_with_report(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuratio
 
     StatusUpdate.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, True)
     load_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not StatusUpdate.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_user.py

@@ -257,3 +257,10 @@ def test_write_configuration_not_loaded(configuration: Configuration, mocker: Mo
     User.write_configuration(configuration, secure=True)
     write_mock.assert_not_called()
     chmod_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not User.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_web.py

@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, mocker: Moc
     run_mock.assert_called_once()
 
 
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Web.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN
+
+
 def test_disallow_multi_architecture_run() -> None:
     """
     must not allow multi architecture run

tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py

@@ -41,43 +41,64 @@ def test_multiple_architectures(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     must accept multiple architectures
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "-a", "i686", "config"])
-    assert len(args.architecture) == 2
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64", "i686"]
 
 
-def test_subparsers_add(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+def test_subparsers_add_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    add command must imply empty architectures list
+    add command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["add", "ahriman"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "add", "ahriman"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
 def test_subparsers_check(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    check command must imply empty architecture list, no-aur, no-manual and dry-run
+    check command must imply no-aur, no-manual and dry-run
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["check"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
     assert not args.no_aur
     assert args.no_manual
     assert args.dry_run
 
 
+def test_subparsers_check_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    check command must correctly parse architecture list
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["check"])
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "check"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
+
+
 def test_subparsers_clean(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    clean command must imply empty architectures list, unsafe and no-log
+    clean command must imply unsafe and no-log
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["clean"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
     assert args.no_log
     assert args.unsafe
 
 
+def test_subparsers_clean_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    clean command must correctly parse architecture list
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["clean"])
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "clean"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
+
+
 def test_subparsers_config(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
     config command must imply lock, no-log, no-report and unsafe
     """
-    args = parser.parse_args(["config"])
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "config"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
     assert args.lock is None
     assert args.no_log
     assert args.no_report
@@ -88,7 +109,8 @@ def test_subparsers_init(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
     init command must imply no_report
     """
-    args = parser.parse_args(["init"])
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "init"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
     assert args.no_report
 
 
@@ -102,36 +124,42 @@ def test_subparsers_key_import(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     assert args.no_report
 
 
-def test_subparsers_rebuild(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+def test_subparsers_key_import_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    rebuild command must imply empty architectures list
+    check command must correctly parse architecture list
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "key-import", "key"])
+    assert args.architecture == [""]
+
+
+def test_subparsers_rebuild_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    rebuild command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["rebuild"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "rebuild"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
-def test_subparsers_remove(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+def test_subparsers_remove_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    remove command must imply empty architectures list
+    remove command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["remove", "ahriman"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "remove", "ahriman"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
-def test_subparsers_remove_unknown(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+def test_subparsers_report_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    remove-unknown command must imply empty architectures list
-    """
-    args = parser.parse_args(["remove-unknown"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
-
-
-def test_subparsers_report(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
-    """
-    report command must imply empty architectures list
+    report command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["report"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "report"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
 def test_subparsers_search(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -146,12 +174,21 @@ def test_subparsers_search(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     assert args.unsafe
 
 
+def test_subparsers_search_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    search command must correctly parse architecture list
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "search", "ahriman"])
+    assert args.architecture == [""]
+
+
 def test_subparsers_setup(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
     setup command must imply lock, no-log, no-report and unsafe
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "setup", "--packager", "John Doe <john@doe.com>",
                               "--repository", "aur-clone"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
     assert args.lock is None
     assert args.no_log
     assert args.no_report
@@ -180,12 +217,14 @@ def test_subparsers_setup_option_sign_target(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) ->
     assert all(isinstance(target, SignSettings) for target in args.sign_target)
 
 
-def test_subparsers_sign(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+def test_subparsers_sign_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    sign command must imply empty architectures list
+    sign command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["sign"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "sign"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
 def test_subparsers_status(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -193,6 +232,7 @@ def test_subparsers_status(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     status command must imply lock, no-log, no-report and unsafe
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "status"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
     assert args.lock is None
     assert args.no_log
     assert args.no_report
@@ -204,6 +244,7 @@ def test_subparsers_status_update(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     status-update command must imply lock, no-log, no-report and unsafe
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "status-update"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
     assert args.lock is None
     assert args.no_log
     assert args.no_report
@@ -220,20 +261,24 @@ def test_subparsers_status_update_option_status(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser)
     assert isinstance(args.status, BuildStatusEnum)
 
 
-def test_subparsers_sync(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+def test_subparsers_sync_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    sync command must imply empty architectures list
+    sync command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["sync"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "sync"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
-def test_subparsers_update(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+def test_subparsers_update_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
-    update command must imply empty architectures list
+    update command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["update"])
-    assert args.architecture == []
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "update"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
 def test_subparsers_user(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -248,6 +293,14 @@ def test_subparsers_user(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     assert args.unsafe
 
 
+def test_subparsers_user_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    user command must correctly parse architecture list
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "user", "username"])
+    assert args.architecture == [""]
+
+
 def test_subparsers_user_option_role(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
     user command must convert role option to useraccess instance
@@ -263,6 +316,7 @@ def test_subparsers_web(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     web command must imply lock, no_report and parser
     """
     args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "web"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
     assert args.lock is None
     assert args.no_report
     assert args.parser is not None and args.parser()