add a helpful GetPanic()v0.0.23

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 31d6801..0638b71 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -11,6 +11,24 @@ func Get(flag string) string {
 	return found.Value
 }
 
+func GetPanic(flag string) string {
+	if configPB == nil {
+		configPanic(flag)
+	}
+	found := configPB.FindByKey(flag)
+	if found == nil {
+		configPanic(flag)
+	}
+	return found.Value
+}
+
+func configPanic(varname string) {
+	if configPB == nil {
+		panic("config file is nil")
+	}
+	panic("config name '" + varname + "' not found")
+}
+
 func Set(key string, newValue string) error {
 	if configPB == nil {
 		return NotInitialized