trying to sift through the garbage

cmd/server/main.go

@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@ type coordinator interface {
 	Start()
 }
 
+// NewCoordinator creates a new coordinator that runs on the central server
+// The coordinator is given an error channel to feed errors back to the main process should any arise
+// The zero value for a new coordinator is ready to start
 func NewCoordinator(ch chan error) coordinator {
 	return server.NewCentralCoordinator(ch)
 }
 
+// LoadConfig loads a given config based on a string lookup
+// Used to load the associated settings for a coordinator such as port and IP address as well as database settings
+// LoadConfig expects the returned config to satisfy the interface
 func LoadConfig(fname string) Config {
 	if err := config.Load(fname); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ func LoadConfig(fname string) Config {
 	return config.LoadConfig()
 }
 
+// Basic functions expected to be provided by the config structure
 type Config interface {
 	UpdatePort(string, int) error
 	Store() error
@@ -49,6 +56,8 @@ func main() {
 	errCh := make(chan error)
 	// checking env
 	envVars := os.Environ()
+
+	// I can put this is a seperate func
 	for _, envString := range envVars {
 		// looping over set ports
 		initSplt := strings.Split(envString, "=")

internal/pkg/config/def.go

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ package config
 
 // def.go serves as a central place to view/edit config structs and device manager map
 
+/*
+Notes:
+ - I think that this is scuffed as all hell and I can probably vastly improve this.
+ - First order of buisness is to rework these definitons to even make sense
+ - What does the server ACTUALLY need to know and vice versa for a reactor
+*/
+
 import (
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -11,7 +18,8 @@ import (
 type ServerConf struct {
 	// Structure to demarshall into
 	Server ServerConfig `mapstructure:"server"`
-	Reactors map[string]ReactorConfig `mapstructure:"reactors"`
+	// I think this is unnessecary, who the hell cares?
+	//Reactors map[string]ReactorConfig `mapstructure:"reactors"`
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +37,8 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 type ReactorConf struct {
 	// Structure to demarshall to
 	Reactor ReactorConfig `mapstructure:"reactor"`
-	Devices map[int]DeviceConfig `mapstructure:"devices"`
+	// I think this is also unnessecary, again what does it matter?
+	// Devices map[int]DeviceConfig `mapstructure:"devices"`
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 

internal/pkg/config/load.go

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import (
 
 func NewConfig(name string) (Config, error) {
 	// returns a Config Structure of assocaited name
-	return
+	return C, Load(name)
+}
 
 type ConfigStruct interface {
 	// structure to do demarshall config into