go-ethereum/ethutil/config.go

package ethutil

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/rakyll/globalconf"
	"os"
)

// Config struct
type ConfigManager struct {
	Db Database

	ExecPath string
	Debug    bool
	Diff     bool
	DiffType string
	Paranoia bool

	conf *globalconf.GlobalConf
}

var Config *ConfigManager

// Read config
//
// Initialize Config from Config File
func ReadConfig(ConfigFile string, Datadir string, EnvPrefix string) *ConfigManager {
	if Config == nil {
		// create ConfigFile if does not exist, otherwise globalconf panic when trying to persist flags
		_, err := os.Stat(ConfigFile)
		if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
			fmt.Printf("config file '%s' doesn't exist, creating it\n", ConfigFile)
			os.Create(ConfigFile)
		}
		g, err := globalconf.NewWithOptions(&globalconf.Options{
			Filename:  ConfigFile,
			EnvPrefix: EnvPrefix,
		})
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(err)
		} else {
			g.ParseAll()
		}
		Config = &ConfigManager{ExecPath: Datadir, Debug: true, conf: g, Paranoia: true}
	}
	return Config
}

// provides persistence for flags
func (c *ConfigManager) Save(key string, value interface{}) {
	f := &flag.Flag{Name: key, Value: newConfValue(value)}
	c.conf.Set("", f)
}

func (c *ConfigManager) Delete(key string) {
	c.conf.Delete("", key)
}

// private type implementing flag.Value
type confValue struct {
	value string
}

// generic constructor to allow persising non-string values directly
func newConfValue(value interface{}) *confValue {
	return &confValue{fmt.Sprintf("%v", value)}
}

func (self confValue) String() string     { return self.value }
func (self confValue) Set(s string) error { self.value = s; return nil }