Created a json config file

This should satisfy issue #111.

The config.json file allows the user to define customizations without
the need to use shell arguments.

2 files changed, 70 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a4a618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "colorscheme": "monokai",
+  "updateInterval": 1,
+  "minimalMode": false,
+  "averageLoad": false,
+  "percpuLoad": false,
+  "isFahrenheit": false,
+  "battery": false,
+  "statusbar": false,
+  "netInterface": "NET_INTERFACE_ALL"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c29b9a0..cdaafdd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ var (
 	bar  *w.StatusBar
 )
 
+// ConfigFile holds data from the config.json file.
+// Allowing for customization without the need for termianl arguments.
+type ConfigFile struct {
+	Colorscheme    string `json:"colorscheme"`
+	UpdateInterval int64  `json:"updateInterval"`
+	MinimalMode    bool   `json:"minimalMode"`
+	AverageLoad    bool   `json:"averageLoad"`
+	PercpuLoad     bool   `json:"percpuLoad"`
+	isFahrenheit   bool   `json:"isFahrenheit"`
+	Battery        bool   `json:"battery"`
+	Statusbar      bool   `json:"statusbar"`
+	NetInterface   string `json:"netInterface"`
+}
+
 func parseArgs() error {
 	usage := `
 Usage: gotop [options]
@@ -123,6 +137,47 @@ Colorschemes:
 	return nil
 }
 
+// parseConfig convert the config.json and sets the appropriate variables
+// for customization in place of using the terminal arguments.
+func parseConfig() error {
+
+	jsonBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile("config.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var config ConfigFile
+	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonBytes, &config)
+	if err != nil {
+		stderrLogger.Fatalf("failed to unmarshel json: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := handleColorscheme(config.Colorscheme); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	averageLoad = config.AverageLoad
+	percpuLoad = config.PercpuLoad
+	battery = config.Battery
+	minimalMode = config.MinimalMode
+	statusbar = config.Statusbar
+	netInterface = config.NetInterface
+
+	rateStr := config.UpdateInterval
+	rate := float64(rateStr)
+	if rate < 1 {
+		updateInterval = time.Second * time.Duration(1/rate)
+	} else {
+		updateInterval = time.Second / time.Duration(rate)
+	}
+
+	if config.isFahrenheit {
+		tempScale = w.Fahrenheit
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func handleColorscheme(cs string) error {
 	switch cs {
 	case "default":
@@ -426,6 +481,10 @@ func main() {
 		stderrLogger.Fatalf("failed to parse cli args: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := parseConfig(); err != nil {
+		stderrLogger.Fatalf("failed to parse the config file: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	logfile, err := setupLogfile()
 	if err != nil {
 		stderrLogger.Fatalf("failed to setup log file: %v", err)