1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cacheDir.go b/cacheDir.go
index ac5bd46..b477bee 100644
--- a/cacheDir.go
+++ b/cacheDir.go
@@ -66,3 +66,24 @@ func CreateCacheDirPB(pb proto.Message, dirname string, filename string) error {
 	// some other bad error
 	return err
 }
+
+// checks the UUID and Version of the .pb file
+func ForceCreateCacheDirPB(pb proto.Message, dirname string, filename string) error {
+	// Get ~/.cache/dirname/filename.text
+	fullname := MakeCacheFilename(dirname, filename)
+
+	_, err := SetFilename(pb, fullname)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("lib/config PB file does not support Filename")
+	}
+	newver, curver, err := VersionCheckFile(pb, fullname)
+	_, _ = newver, curver
+	if err == nil {
+		// everything is fine. Versions match. load file
+		err = LoadFromFilename(pb, fullname)
+		return err
+	}
+	// if there is any err, recreate the file
+	err = SaveToFilename(pb, fullname)
+	return err
+}