go_goutils/logging/funcs.go

package logging

import (
	"os"
)

// testOpen attempts to open a file for writing to test for suitability as a LogFile path.
func testOpen(path string) (success bool, err error) {
	var f *os.File

	// Example #2, https://golang.org/pkg/os/#OpenFile
	if f, err = os.OpenFile(path, appendFlags, logPerm); err != nil {
		return
	}
	defer f.Close()

	success = true

	return
}