close to being able to remove the old functions

main.go

@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ func main() {
 	pb.marshal(pf)
 
 	// make the sort.pb.go file
-	pb.makeNewSortfile(pf)
+	if err := pb.makeNewSortfile(pf); err != nil {
+		badExit(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func okExit(s string) {

sort.go

@@ -48,25 +48,39 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 	*/
 
 	// attempt to add sort functions for pf.Base
-	pf.processMessage(pf.Bases, wSort, wFind)
+	if err := pf.processMessage(pf.Bases, wSort, wFind); err != nil {
-	pf.processMessage(pf.Base, wSort, wFind)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := pf.processMessage(pf.Base, wSort, wFind); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// to simplify being able to read the code, FRUIT, APPLES and APPLE are used
+// FRUIT == the string name of the message in the protobuf file
+// APPLE == the type of the repeated variable
+// APPLES == the variable name of the repeated struct
 func (pf *File) processMessage(msg *MsgName, wSort, wFind io.Writer) error {
 	var FRUIT string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(msg.Name)
+
 	log.Printf("Generating functions for %s\n", FRUIT)
+
 	for _, v := range msg.Vars {
 		if !v.IsRepeated {
 			log.Printf("\tSKIP %s %s\n", v.VarName, v.VarType)
 			continue
 		}
+		log.Printf("\tFOUND REPEATED %s %s\n", v.VarName, v.VarType)
 		// use easier to read variable names APPLE and APPLES in the code
 		var APPLE string = v.VarType
 		var APPLES string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
 
 		// try and find the message struct for APPLE
 		var found *MsgName
+		if pf.Base.Name == APPLE {
+			found = pf.Base
+		}
 		for _, m := range pf.MsgNames {
 			if m.Name == APPLE {
 				found = m
@@ -77,44 +91,74 @@ func (pf *File) processMessage(msg *MsgName, wSort, wFind io.Writer) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to find struct %s", APPLE)
 		}
 
-		found.addSortByMsg(FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, wSort, wFind)
+		log.Printf("FOUND: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
+
+		found.simpleAppend(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE)
+		found.addAppendByMsg(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE)
+		found.addDeleteByMsg(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE)
+		found.addInsertByMsg(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE) // new idea
+
+		found.addSortByMsg(wSort, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (parent *MsgName) addSortByMsg(FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string, wSort, wFind io.Writer) error {
+func (parent *MsgName) addDeleteByMsg(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
-	log.Printf("\tFOUND!: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
+	log.Printf("\tDELETE: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
 	var COLORS []string
+	for _, v := range parent.Vars {
+		if !v.HasUnique {
+			continue
+		}
+		var COLOR string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
+		COLORS = append(COLORS, COLOR)
+
+		log.Printf("\t\t(x %s) DeleteBy%s(string) *%s\n", FRUIT, COLOR, APPLE)
+		if argv.Delete {
+			parent.deleteByWithCopy(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
+		} else {
+			parent.deleteBy(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (parent *MsgName) addInsertByMsg(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
+	log.Printf("\tINSERT: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
+	for _, v := range parent.Vars {
+		if v.HasUnique {
+			var COLOR string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
+			log.Printf("\t\t(x %s) InsertBy%s(string) *%s\n", FRUIT, COLOR, APPLE)
+			parent.insertByColor(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (parent *MsgName) addAppendByMsg(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
+	log.Printf("\tAPPEND!: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
+	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)
+
+			log.Printf("\t\t(x %s) AppendUniqueBy%s(%s)\n", FRUIT, COLOR, APPLE)
+			parent.appendUniqueBy(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(COLORS) > 0 {
+		parent.appendUnique(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLORS)
+	}
+}
+
+func (parent *MsgName) addSortByMsg(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
+	log.Printf("\tSORT!: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
 
 	for _, v := range parent.Vars {
 		if v.HasSort {
 			// log.Printf("\tSort!: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, v.VarName)
 			newS := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
-			log.Printf("\t(x %s) SortdBy%s() *%sIter\n", parent.Name, newS, APPLE)
+			log.Printf("\t\t(x %s) SortdBy%s() *%sIter\n", FRUIT, newS, APPLE)
-		}
-		if v.HasUnique {
-			newS := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
-			var COLOR string = newS
-			COLORS = append(COLORS, COLOR)
-
-			log.Printf("\t(x %s) AppendUniqueBy%s(%s)\n", parent.Name, newS, APPLE)
-			parent.appendUniqueBy(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
-
-			if v.VarType == "string" {
-				log.Printf("\t(x %s) FindBy%s(string) *%s\n", FRUIT, COLOR, APPLE)
-				parent.findBy(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
-				log.Printf("\t(x %s) DeleteBy%s(string) *%s\n", parent.Name, newS, APPLE)
-				if argv.Delete {
-					parent.deleteByWithCopy(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
-				} else {
-					parent.deleteBy(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}
-	parent.insertByColors(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLORS)
-	if len(COLORS) > 0 {
-		parent.appendUnique(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLORS)
-	}
-	return nil
 }

sortNew.go

@@ -30,28 +30,27 @@ func (msg *MsgName) simpleAppend(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 }
 
-func (msg *MsgName) insertByColors(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string, COLORS []string) {
+func (msg *MsgName) insertByColor(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string, COLOR string) {
 	LOCK := msg.getLockname("x")
-	for _, COLOR := range COLORS {
+
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "// TESTING")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// TESTING")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "// returns an "+APPLE+" if "+COLOR+" matches, otherwise create")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// returns an "+APPLE+" if "+COLOR+" matches, otherwise create")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (x *"+FRUIT+") InsertBy"+COLOR+" (y string) "+APPLE+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (x *"+FRUIT+") InsertBy"+COLOR+" (y string) *"+APPLE+" {")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".Lock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".Lock()")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".Unlock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".Unlock()")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, p := range x."+APPLES+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, p := range x."+APPLES+" {")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if p."+COLOR+" == "+COLOR+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if p."+COLOR+" == y {")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return p")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return p")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z := new("+APPLE+")")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z := new("+APPLE+")")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z."+COLOR+" := y")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z."+COLOR+" = y")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+APPLES+" = append(x."+APPLES+", z)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+APPLES+" = append(x."+APPLES+", z)")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return true")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return z")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	}
 }
 
 func (msg *MsgName) appendUnique(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string, COLORS []string) {