Added possibility to specify config via command line option.

feed-to-muc.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 func main() {
 
 	var err error
-	var configPath string
+	var configPath, configFile string
 
 	type configuration struct {
 		ServerAddress string
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@ func main() {
 		Feeds         []string
 	}
 
+	// Read path to config from command line option.
+	configFilePtr := flag.String("config", "none", "path to configuration file")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *configFilePtr != "none" {
+		configFile = *configFilePtr
+	} else {
 		// Get systems user config path.
 		osConfigDir := os.Getenv("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
 		if osConfigDir != "" {
@@ -65,14 +73,16 @@ func main() {
 			}
 
 		}
+		configFile = configPath + "config.json"
+	}
 
 	// Check that config file is existing.
-	if _, err := os.Stat(configPath + "config.json"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(configFile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
 	}
 
 	// Read configuration file into variable config.
-	file, _ := os.Open(configPath + "config.json")
+	file, _ := os.Open(configFile)
 	defer file.Close()
 	decoder := json.NewDecoder(file)
 	config := configuration{}
@@ -80,7 +90,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat(configPath + "config.json"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(configFile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		err = os.MkdirAll(configPath, 0700)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		for i := 0; i < len(config.Feeds); i++ {
-			output, err := getArticles(config.Feeds[i], config.MaxArticles, configPath)
+			output, err := getArticles(config.Feeds[i], config.MaxArticles)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}

getarticles.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"os/user"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -17,18 +18,55 @@ import (
 )
 
 //func getArticles(max int) ([]string, error) {
-func getArticles(feedURL string, max int, cachePath string) (string, error) {
+func getArticles(feedURL string, max int) (string, error) {
 
 	type feedCache struct {
 		LastChange string
 	}
 
-	var output string
+	var output, cachePath string
 	var last time.Time
 	var lastUpdate feedCache
 	var file *os.File
 	var updateTime time.Time
 
+	// Get systems user cache path.
+	osCacheDir := os.Getenv("$XDG_CACHE_HOME")
+	if osCacheDir != "" {
+		// Create configPath if not yet existing.
+		cachePath = osCacheDir + "/feed-to-muc/"
+		if _, err := os.Stat(cachePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			err = os.MkdirAll(cachePath, 0700)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+	} else { // Get the current user.
+		curUser, err := user.Current()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
+			return "", err
+		}
+		// Get home directory.
+		home := curUser.HomeDir
+
+		if home == "" {
+			log.Fatal("Error: No home directory available.")
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		// Create cachePath if not yet existing.
+		cachePath = home + "/.cache/feed-to-muc/"
+		if _, err := os.Stat(cachePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			err = os.MkdirAll(cachePath, 0700)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal("Error: ", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	// Create a hash as identifier for the feed.
 	// The identifier will be used as filename for caching the update time.
 	// ToDo: cachePath should probably be moved to ~/.cache/feed-to-muc