1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/load.go b/load.go
index 1df5665..84a13c4 100644
--- a/load.go
+++ b/load.go
@@ -53,6 +53,36 @@ func ConfigLoad(pb proto.Message, argname string, protoname string) error {
 	return log.Errorf("could not load config file")
 }
 
+func LoadFile(pb proto.Message, fullname string) error {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(fullname, ".text") {
+		return loadTEXT(pb, fullname)
+	}
+	if strings.HasSuffix(fullname, ".json") {
+		return loadJSON(pb, fullname)
+	}
+	if strings.HasSuffix(fullname, ".pb") {
+		return loadPB(pb, fullname)
+	}
+
+	return log.Errorf("unknown filetype %s", fullname)
+}
+
+func loadPB(pb proto.Message, fullname string) error {
+	data, err := loadFile(fullname)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("LoadPB()", fullname, err)
+		// set pb.Filename that was attempted
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = proto.Unmarshal(data, pb); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("LoadPB() error Unmarshal() ", fullname, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func LoadPB(pb proto.Message, argname string, protoname string) (string, error) {
 	var fullname string
 	if strings.HasPrefix(argname, "/") {