pass config path in cmd args

merlin/merlin.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -16,10 +17,23 @@ import (
 	"git.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/public/merlin/sync"
 )
 
-// get config path from command args
-var CONFIG_PATH = "merlin-config.ini"
+var DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "merlin-config.ini"
 
 func main() {
+
+	// custom help message
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		w := flag.CommandLine.Output()
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "USAGE: merlin [-h | --help] [--config=<config-path>]\n")
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+
+	// parse command args
+	// if more are added can prob use a library
+	configPath := flag.String("config", DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH, "alternate config file")
+	flag.Parse()
+
 	// check that merlin is run as mirror user
 	// check that mirror user has pid of 1001
 
@@ -43,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	repoIdx := 0
 
 	loadConfig := func() {
-		config.LoadConfig(CONFIG_PATH, doneChan, stopChan)
+		config.LoadConfig(*configPath, doneChan, stopChan)
 		logger.OutLog("Loaded config:\n" + fmt.Sprintf("%+v\n", config.Conf))
 
 		repoIdx = 0

merlin/sync/command.go

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func cscSyncCDImage(repo *config.Repo) []string {
 
 func cscSyncCeph(repo *config.Repo) []string {
 
-	args := []string {
+	args := []string{
 		"rsync", "--stats", "--progress", "--quiet", "-4", "--address=" + config.Conf.IPv4Address,
 		repo.RsyncHost + "::ceph",
 		"--recursive", "--times", "--links", "--hard-links",
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func getSyncCommand(repo *config.Repo) (args []string) {
 		return cscSyncBadPerms(repo)
 	case "csc-sync-cdimage":
 		return cscSyncCDImage(repo)
-	 case "csc-sync-ceph":
+	case "csc-sync-ceph":
 		return cscSyncCeph(repo)
 	case "csc-sync-chmod":
 		return cscSyncChmod(repo)

merlin/sync/command_test.go

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package sync
 
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
 	"reflect"
+	"testing"
 
 	"git.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/public/merlin/config"
 	"git.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/public/merlin/logger"
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ func dummyRepoConf(name string, syncType string, frequencyStr string, localDir s
 	doneChan := make(chan config.SyncResult)
 	stopChan := make(chan struct{})
 
-	repoLogFile := filepath.Join("test_files", name, name + ".log")
+	repoLogFile := filepath.Join("test_files", name, name+".log")
 	logger := logger.NewLogger(name, repoLogFile)
 
-	return &config.Repo {
+	return &config.Repo{
 		Name:           name,
 		SyncType:       syncType,
 		FrequencyStr:   frequencyStr,
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ func TestGetSyncCommand(t *testing.T) {
 
 	config.Conf.DownloadDir = "test_files"
 
-	testData := []struct{
-		repoConf      *config.Repo
-		expected      []string
+	testData := []struct {
+		repoConf *config.Repo
+		expected []string
 	}{
 		{
 			repoConf: dummyRepoConf("ubuntu", "csc-sync-debian", "bi-hourly", "ubuntu", "archive.ubuntu.com", "ubuntu"),