From e2783ce0699b0867209a8a024e7aa1f3d187b76f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:24:03 -0500
Subject: check plugins with Exec()

---
 init.go | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

(limited to 'init.go')

diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 1fabbb7..80d9d42 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package gui
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ func initNew() {
 	me.guiChan = make(chan widget.Action, 1)
 
 	version, err := getGuiVersion()
-	fmt.Println("GO GUI version", version, showVersion()+"<Bromeliaceae>", err)
+	log.Println("GO GUI version", version, showVersion()+"<Bromeliaceae>", err)
 	if version == "" {
 		log.Warn("Warning: compiled without version", err)
 		log.Sleep(1)
@@ -77,16 +76,16 @@ func getGuiVersion() (string, error) {
 	if tmp == nil {
 		return "", errors.New("compiled without go module support")
 	}
-	// fmt.Println("mod.Path         = ", tmp.Path)
-	// fmt.Println("mod.Main.Path    = ", tmp.Main.Path)
-	// fmt.Println("mod.Main.Version = ", tmp.Main.Version)
-	// fmt.Println("mod.Main.Sum     = ", tmp.Main.Sum)
+	// log.Println("mod.Path         = ", tmp.Path)
+	// log.Println("mod.Main.Path    = ", tmp.Main.Path)
+	// log.Println("mod.Main.Version = ", tmp.Main.Version)
+	// log.Println("mod.Main.Sum     = ", tmp.Main.Sum)
 	for _, value := range tmp.Deps {
 		if value.Path == "go.wit.com/gui" {
 			found = value.Version
 		}
-		// fmt.Println("\tmod.Path    = ", value.Path)
-		// fmt.Println("\tmod.Version = ", value.Version)
+		// log.Println("\tmod.Path    = ", value.Path)
+		// log.Println("\tmod.Version = ", value.Version)
 	}
 	if found != "" {
 		// log.Println("GUI build version:", found)
@@ -282,7 +281,8 @@ func New() *Node {
 		}
 	*/
 	if argGui.GuiTest != "" {
-		testPlugin()
+		// does os.Exec() and does not return
+		TestPluginAndExit()
 	}
 
 	initNew()
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ func NoGui() bool {
 // try to load andlabs, if that doesn't work, fall back to the console
 func (n *Node) Default() *Node {
 	var err error
+	// used to check if plugins load or not
+	if argGui.GuiCheck != "" {
+		// does os.Exec() and does not return
+		TestPluginAndExit()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	if argGui.NoGui {
 		log.Log(WARN, "--no-gui chill Winston. I don't need no gui")
 		return n
@@ -415,12 +422,13 @@ func trapStdout() {
 	origStderr = os.Stderr
 	os.Stderr = guierrf
 
+	// maybe all this should be deleted now?
 	println("TEST println")
 	println("TEST println")
 	println("TEST println")
-	fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
-	fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
-	fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
+	// maybe test fmt? or, maybe all this should be deleted now?
+	// fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
+	// fmt.Println("TEST fmt")
 	log.Info("TEST log")
 	log.Info("TEST log")
 	log.Info("TEST log")
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