1 files changed, 59 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/loadConfig.go b/loadConfig.go
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+++ b/loadConfig.go
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+package config
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+// loads foo.proto from ~/.config/<appname>/foo.text
+func ConfigLoad(pb proto.Message) error {
+	appname, err := GetAppname() // already configured by your application
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	protoname, err := GetProtobufName(pb) // defined in the foo.proto file
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	curfilename, err := GetFilename(pb)
+	if err == nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Get ~/.config/appname/protoname.text
+	fullname := GetConfigFilename(appname, protoname)
+
+	if err = loadTEXT(pb, fullname); err == nil {
+		// If the config is old or broken, this sets the filename
+		if curfilename != fullname {
+			_, err := SetFilename(pb, fullname)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Info("FILENAME COULD NOT BE SET old=", curfilename)
+				log.Info("FILENAME COULD NOT BE SET new=", fullname)
+				return errors.Join(err, errors.New("something is wrong in lib/config"))
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(fullname, ".text") {
+			fulljson := fullname + ".json"
+			// If the config is old or broken, this sets the filename
+			if err := loadJSON(pb, fulljson); err == nil {
+				if curfilename != fullname {
+					_, err := SetFilename(pb, fullname)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Info("FILENAME COULD NOT BE SET old=", curfilename)
+						log.Info("FILENAME COULD NOT BE SET new=", fullname)
+						return errors.Join(err, errors.New("something is wrong in lib/config"))
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ErrMarshal
+}