Renamed function.

Author: kmvanbrunt

cmd2/cmd2.py

@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._persistent_history_length = persistent_history_length
         self._initialize_history(persistent_history_file)
 
-        # Initialize the main PromptSession
+        # Create the main PromptSession
         self.bottom_toolbar = bottom_toolbar
-        self.main_session = self._initialize_main_session(auto_suggest, completekey)
+        self.main_session = self._create_main_session(auto_suggest, completekey)
 
         # The session currently holding focus (either the main REPL or a command's
         # custom prompt). Completion and UI logic should reference this variable
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ def __init__(
         # the current command being executed
         self.current_command: Statement | None = None
 
-    def _initialize_main_session(self, auto_suggest: bool, completekey: str) -> PromptSession[str]:
-        """Initialize and return the core PromptSession for the application.
+    def _create_main_session(self, auto_suggest: bool, completekey: str) -> PromptSession[str]:
+        """Create and return the main PromptSession for the application.
 
         Builds an interactive session if stdin is a TTY. Otherwise, uses
         dummy drivers to support non-interactive streams like pipes or files.
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ def _is_tty_session(session: PromptSession[str]) -> bool:
         running in a headless environment (DummyInput).
         """
         # Validate against the session's assigned input driver rather than sys.stdin.
-        # This respects the fallback logic in _initialize_session() and allows unit
+        # This respects the fallback logic in _create_main_session() and allows unit
         # tests to inject PipeInput for programmatic interaction.
         return not isinstance(session.input, DummyInput)
 

tests/test_cmd2.py

@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ def test_custom_completekey_ctrl_k():
     assert found, "Could not find binding for 'c-k' (Keys.ControlK) in session key bindings"
 
 
-def test_init_main_session_exception(monkeypatch):
+def test_create_main_session_exception(monkeypatch):
 
     # Mock PromptSession to raise ValueError on first call, then succeed
     valid_session_mock = mock.MagicMock(spec=PromptSession)
@@ -3758,7 +3758,7 @@ def test_multiline_complete_statement_keyboard_interrupt(multiline_app, monkeypa
     poutput_mock.assert_called_with('^C')
 
 
-def test_init_main_session_no_console_error(monkeypatch):
+def test_create_main_session_no_console_error(monkeypatch):
     from cmd2.cmd2 import NoConsoleScreenBufferError
 
     # Mock PromptSession to raise NoConsoleScreenBufferError on first call, then succeed
@@ -3778,7 +3778,7 @@ def test_init_main_session_no_console_error(monkeypatch):
     assert isinstance(kwargs['output'], DummyOutput)
 
 
-def test_init_main_session_with_custom_tty() -> None:
+def test_create_main_session_with_custom_tty() -> None:
     # Create a mock stdin with says it's a TTY
     custom_stdin = mock.MagicMock(spec=io.TextIOWrapper)
     custom_stdin.isatty.return_value = True
@@ -3796,13 +3796,13 @@ def test_init_main_session_with_custom_tty() -> None:
         app = cmd2.Cmd()
         app.stdin = custom_stdin
         app.stdout = custom_stdout
-        app._initialize_main_session(auto_suggest=True, completekey=app.DEFAULT_COMPLETEKEY)
+        app._create_main_session(auto_suggest=True, completekey=app.DEFAULT_COMPLETEKEY)
 
         mock_create_input.assert_called_once_with(stdin=custom_stdin)
         mock_create_output.assert_called_once_with(stdout=custom_stdout)
 
 
-def test_init_main_session_non_interactive() -> None:
+def test_create_main_session_non_interactive() -> None:
     # Set up a mock for a non-TTY stream (like a pipe)
     mock_stdin = mock.MagicMock(spec=io.TextIOWrapper)
     mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = False