package settings

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"flag"
	"fmt"
)

type Flags struct {
	SettingsFileLocation string
}

var appliedFlags *Flags

func (base Flags) String() string {
	var outp, jsonErr = json.Marshal(base)
	if jsonErr != nil {
		return fmt.Sprintf("Failed to parse settings: %s", jsonErr.Error())
	}
	return string(outp)
}


func readFlags() *Flags {
	var outp = Flags{}
	if flag.Lookup("c") == nil {
		flag.StringVar(&outp.SettingsFileLocation, "c", "Config.json", "Configurtation file location")
	}
	flag.Parse()
	return &outp

	// return &Flags {
		// SettingsFileLocation: *flag.String("config", "Config.json", "Configurtation file location"),
	// }
}