hmm. maybe

generate.go

@@ -51,21 +51,45 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-/*
-func newGenerate(parent *MsgName, child *MsgName)
-	var FRUIT string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(parent.Name)
+func (pf *File) newGenerateSort(w io.Writer, parent *MsgName) error {
+	var FRUIT string = parent.Name
 	var LOCK string = parent.Lockname
-	var APPLES string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(pf.Bases.Name)
-	var APPLE string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(pf.Base.Name)
-	var COLORS []string
+
 	for _, v := range parent.Vars {
-		if v.HasUnique {
-			var COLOR string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
-			COLORS = append(COLORS, COLOR)
+		if v.IsRepeated {
+			var APPLES string = v.VarName
+			var APPLE string = v.VarType
+			newIter(w, FRUIT, APPLE, APPLES, LOCK)
+			msg := pf.findMsg(APPLE)
+			if msg == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to find struct %s", APPLE)
+			}
+			for _, v := range msg.Vars {
+				if v.HasSort {
+					var COLOR string = v.VarName
+					newSortBy(w, FRUIT, APPLE, COLOR)
+				}
+
 			}
 		}
 	}
-*/
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (pf *File) findMsg(s string) *MsgName {
+	if pf.Bases.Name == s {
+		return pf.Bases
+	}
+	if pf.Base.Name == s {
+		return pf.Base
+	}
+	for _, msg := range pf.MsgNames {
+		if msg.Name == s {
+			return msg
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 
 func (pf *File) specialBases(wFind io.Writer) {
 	var FRUIT string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(pf.Bases.Name)

generateIterator.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // only make one of these for each message in the protobuf file
-func newIter(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLE, APPLES, COLOR, LOCK string) {
+func newIter(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLE, APPLES, LOCK string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// DEFINE THE ITERATOR. is unique to the "+APPLE+" protobuf message")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// itializes a new iterator.")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func New"+APPLE+"Iterator(things []*"+APPLE+") *"+APPLE+"Iterator {")