Implement Configuration with JSON

1 files changed, 40 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 68f2af3..d64533e 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -5,14 +5,53 @@ package main
 import (
 	"log"
 	"time"
+	"os"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"encoding/json"
 )
 
+const (
+	CONFIG_FILE = "/etc/birdscan/config.json"
+)
+
+type config struct {
+	WebConfig webConfig `json:"webserver"`
+}
+
 func main() {
 	log.SetFlags(0)  // disable timestamp because systemd takes care of that
 	log.Println("Starting birdscan")
-	go runServer()
+	cfg := readConfig()
+	go runServer(&cfg.WebConfig)
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	}
 }
 
+func readConfig() config {
+
+	log.Printf("Reading config file %s", CONFIG_FILE)
+	var retval config
+
+	// open the config file
+	configFile, err := os.Open(CONFIG_FILE)
+	defer configFile.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not open configuration file %s", CONFIG_FILE)
+	}
+
+	// read byte content
+	byteData, err := ioutil.ReadAll(configFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not read configuration file %s", CONFIG_FILE)
+	}
+
+	// parse content to config structs
+	err = json.Unmarshal(byteData, &retval)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not parse configuration file %s", CONFIG_FILE)
+	}
+
+	return retval
+}
+