Added some useful flags

twitch-hooks/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+config.cfg
+twitch-hooks

twitch-hooks/config/config.go

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"twitch-hooks/discordhooks"
 	"twitch-hooks/twitchhooks"
 	"twitch-hooks/vkhooks"
 )
 
-const configFilename string = "config.cfg"
+const DefaultConfigFilename string = "config.cfg"
 
 type keys struct {
 	Twitch  twitchhooks.Keys
@@ -30,22 +31,23 @@ type Config struct {
 	Messages   messages
 }
 
-// Checks if config file exists in the same directory
+// Checks if config file exists
-func ConfigExists() bool {
+func ConfigExists(configPath string) bool {
-	_, err := os.Stat(configFilename)
+	_, err := os.Stat(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
-// Creates a new config file in current directory.
+// Creates a new config file in specified directory
-func CreateConfig() error {
+func CreateConfig(dir string) error {
 	// create a config file in the same directory
-	configF, err := os.Create(configFilename)
+	configF, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, DefaultConfigFilename))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not create a config file: %s", err)
 	}
+	defer configF.Close()
 
 	// write default config fields
 	defaults, err := json.MarshalIndent(&Config{}, "", "    ")
@@ -63,9 +65,9 @@ func CreateConfig() error {
 // Opens and reads config file, returns `Config` struct.
 // If ReadConfig cannot unmarshal config file - it creates a new one with
 // all default fields
-func ReadConfig() (*Config, error) {
+func ReadConfig(pathToConfig string) (*Config, error) {
 	// get config`s contents
-	configContents, err := os.ReadFile(configFilename)
+	configContents, err := os.ReadFile(pathToConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not read config: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ func ReadConfig() (*Config, error) {
 	var config Config
 	err = json.Unmarshal(configContents, &config)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = CreateConfig()
+		_ = CreateConfig(filepath.Dir(pathToConfig))
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not unmarshal config: %s\nCreatead a new one", err)
 	}
 

twitch-hooks/main.go

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 	"twitch-hooks/config"
 	"twitch-hooks/discordhooks"
@@ -10,21 +12,31 @@ import (
 	"twitch-hooks/vkhooks"
 )
 
-var logo string = `  _______       _ _       _           _                 _        
+var (
+	logo string = `  _______       _ _       _           _                 _        
 |__   __|     (_) |     | |         | |               | |       
    | |_      ___| |_ ___| |__ ______| |__   ___   ___ | | _____ 
    | \ \ /\ / / | __/ __| '_ \______| '_ \ / _ \ / _ \| |/ / __|
    | |\ V  V /| | || (__| | | |     | | | | (_) | (_) |   <\__ \
    |_| \_/\_/ |_|\__\___|_| |_|     |_| |_|\___/ \___/|_|\_\___/ by Unbewohnte`
-var Config config.Config
+	Config       config.Config
+	pathToConfig *string = flag.String("config", config.DefaultConfigFilename, "Specifies path to a config in another directory")
+	delay        *uint   = flag.Uint("delay", 5000, "Delay in seconds for each check cycle")
+)
 
 func init() {
 	// process the config file
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *pathToConfig != config.DefaultConfigFilename {
+		// config in another place
+		config.ReadConfig(*pathToConfig)
+	}
 
-	if !config.ConfigExists() {
+	if !config.ConfigExists(*pathToConfig) {
 		// there is no existing config file;
 		// create a new one and exit
-		err := config.CreateConfig()
+		err := config.CreateConfig(filepath.Dir(*pathToConfig))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -33,7 +45,7 @@ func init() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	configContents, err := config.ReadConfig()
+	configContents, err := config.ReadConfig(*pathToConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -55,9 +67,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var delay = time.Second * 300
-	fmt.Printf("Delay: %s\n", delay)
-	// mainloop
 	for {
 		// retrieve access token
 		tokenResp, err := twitchhooks.GetToken(&Config.Keys.Twitch)
@@ -76,8 +85,6 @@ func main() {
 
 		if is_live || Config.ForceSend {
 			// live or forced to send -> send alerts
-			fmt.Println("Live !")
-
 			if Config.Keys.Discord.WebhookUrl != "" {
 				err := discordhooks.Post(Config.Keys.Discord.WebhookUrl, Config.Messages.DiscordMessage)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -92,13 +99,12 @@ func main() {
 					panic(err)
 				}
 			}
-
 			// alerted. Now exiting
 			fmt.Println("Alerts has been sent ! My work is done here...")
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
-
+		duration, _ := time.ParseDuration(fmt.Sprintf("%ds", *delay))
-		// sleeping
+		time.Sleep(duration)
-		time.Sleep(delay)
 	}
+
 }