From d44985fea3b5a789c7e3b73f152b0c7eb3e9f4fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:14:12 -0500
Subject: this needs to be redone

---
 init.go | 20 +++-----------------
 mode.go | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index d5dfb79..6962c67 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -119,23 +119,9 @@ func (f *Forge) postInit() error {
 		env.SetGlobal("lib/forgepb", "curpatches", "curpatches.pb")
 	}
 
-	// always set f.mode
-	switch env.Get("Mode") {
-	case "NORMAL":
-		f.mode = ForgeMode_NORMAL
-	case "CUSTOM":
-		f.mode = ForgeMode_CUSTOM
-	case "GOLANG":
-		f.mode = ForgeMode_GOLANG
-	case "CLEAN":
-		f.mode = ForgeMode_CLEAN
-	case "MASTER":
-		f.mode = ForgeMode_MASTER
-	case "DEVEL":
-		f.mode = ForgeMode_DEVEL
-	default:
-		f.mode = ForgeMode_NEWUSER
-	}
+	// converts the lib/ENV "mode" string
+	// todo: rethink all this
+	f.mode = getModeENV()
 
 	// todo: play with these / determine good values based on user's machine
 	if cobol.Int(env.Get("RillX")) == 0 {
diff --git a/mode.go b/mode.go
index 21976fb..3711f9a 100644
--- a/mode.go
+++ b/mode.go
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 package forgepb
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/env"
+)
+
 // TODO: implement i18n with the protobuf's
 func (f *Forge) GetMode() string {
 	switch f.mode {
@@ -16,6 +22,31 @@ func (f *Forge) GetMode() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func getModeENV() ForgeMode {
+	// always set f.mode // todo: do something else besides this ?
+	switch env.Get("Mode") {
+	case "NORMAL":
+		return ForgeMode_NORMAL
+	case "CUSTOM":
+		return ForgeMode_CUSTOM
+	case "GOLANG":
+		return ForgeMode_GOLANG
+	case "CLEAN":
+		return ForgeMode_CLEAN
+	case "MASTER":
+		return ForgeMode_MASTER
+	case "DEVEL":
+		return ForgeMode_DEVEL
+	case "USER":
+		return ForgeMode_USER
+	case "NEWUSER":
+		return ForgeMode_NEWUSER
+	default:
+		fmt.Printf("MODE ERROR (%s)\n", env.Get("Mode"))
+	}
+	return ForgeMode_NEWUSER
+}
+
 // indicates the user is trying to cleanup repos
 // stays in this mode until the user leaves it
 // should not change the repos selected
-- 
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