go_conf/conf.go

package main

import (
	"encoding/xml"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"

	"r00t2.io/sysutils/paths"
)

// ParseConf parses the path of the XML config provided at confPath ptr by using the confStruct struct ptr.
// If an XSD is found in the struct, it will be validated against (returning pass/fail as bool), otherwise always return true unless error.
func ParseConf(confPath *string, confStruct *struct{}) (bool, error) {
	exists, err := paths.RealPathExists(confPath)
	if !exists {
		return false, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Configuration path %v does not exist", *confPath))
	} else if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}
	xmlDoc, err := ioutil.ReadFile(*confPath)
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}
	err = xml.Unmarshal(xmlDoc, confStruct)
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}

}