3 files changed, 113 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
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+build:
+	GO111MODULE=off go build
+	./example
+
+goimports:
+	goimports -w *.go
+
+prep:
+	go get -v -t -u
+
+run:
+	go run *.go
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f example
diff --git a/example/configfile b/example/configfile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/configfile
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
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+++ b/example/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+
+	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
+)
+
+//
+// saves entries in a config file
+//
+
+func main() {
+	TestWriteCluster()
+
+	in, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/tmp/testing4.protobuf")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln("Error reading file:", err)
+	}
+
+	var aCluster pb.Cluster
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(in, &aCluster); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln("Failed to parse droplet:", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Println(aCluster.String())
+	// show the droplets to STDOUT
+	for _, d := range aCluster.Droplets {
+		fmt.Println("\tdroplet =", d.Hostname, "preffered host:", d.PreferredHypervisor)
+	}
+
+	// show the hypervisors to STDOUT
+	for _, h := range aCluster.Hypervisors {
+		fmt.Println("\thypervisor =", h.Hostname, h.GetMemoryPrintable())
+	}
+
+	json := aCluster.FormatJSON()
+	fmt.Println(json)
+
+	data, _ := aCluster.MarshalJSON()
+	fmt.Println(string(data))
+
+	text := aCluster.FormatTEXT()
+	fmt.Println(text)
+}
+
+func marshalWriteToFile(myWriter *bufio.Writer, c *pb.Cluster) {
+	buf, err := proto.Marshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("marshaling error: ", err)
+	}
+	tmp, err := myWriter.Write(buf)
+	myWriter.Flush()
+	log.Println("bufio.Write() tmp, err = ", tmp, err)
+
+	buf, err = proto.Marshal(c)
+	tmp2, err := myWriter.Write(buf)
+	myWriter.Flush()
+	log.Println("bufio.Write() tmp2, err = ", tmp2, err)
+}
+
+func TestWriteCluster() {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	c := pb.CreateSampleCluster(7)
+
+	got := buf.String()
+	log.Println(got)
+
+	newfile, _ := os.Create("/tmp/testing4.protobuf")
+	myWriter := bufio.NewWriter(newfile)
+	marshalWriteToFile(myWriter, c)
+
+	// marshalUnmarshal()
+}
+
+func marshalUnmarshal() {
+	test := pb.CreateSampleCluster(7)
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(test)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("marshaling error: ", err)
+	}
+
+	newTest := &pb.Cluster{}
+	err = proto.Unmarshal(data, newTest)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("unmarshaling error: ", err)
+	} else {
+		log.Println("proto.Marshal() and proto.Unmarshal() worked")
+	}
+}