this never works

Signed-off-by: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>

args.go

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package main
 import 	(
 	"log"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	arg "github.com/alexflint/go-arg"
 	"git.wit.org/wit/gui"
 	// log "git.wit.org/wit/gui/log"
@@ -40,57 +38,9 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	log.Println(true, "INIT() args.GuiArg.Gui =", gui.GuiArg.Gui)
 
-	Set(&me, "default")
+	me.artificialSleep = 2.3 
+	me.artificialS = "blah"
 	log.Println("init() me.artificialSleep =", me.artificialSleep)
 	log.Println("init() me.artificialS =", me.artificialS)
-	me.artificialSleep = 2.3 
-	log.Println("init() me.artificialSleep =", me.artificialSleep)
 	sleep(me.artificialSleep)
 }
-
-func Set(ptr interface{}, tag string) error {
-	if reflect.TypeOf(ptr).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		log.Println(logError, "Set() Not a pointer", ptr, "with tag =", tag)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Not a pointer")
-	}
-
-	v := reflect.ValueOf(ptr).Elem()
-	t := v.Type()
-
-	for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
-		defaultVal := t.Field(i).Tag.Get(tag)
-		name := t.Field(i).Name
-		// log("Set() try name =", name, "defaultVal =", defaultVal)
-		setField(v.Field(i), defaultVal, name)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func setField(field reflect.Value, defaultVal string, name string) error {
-
-	if !field.CanSet() {
-		// log("setField() Can't set value", field, defaultVal)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Can't set value\n")
-	} else {
-		log.Println("setField() Can set value", name, defaultVal)
-	}
-
-	switch field.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Int:
-		val, _ := strconv.Atoi(defaultVal)
-		field.Set(reflect.ValueOf(int(val)).Convert(field.Type()))
-	case reflect.Float64:
-		val, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(defaultVal, 64)
-		field.Set(reflect.ValueOf(float64(val)).Convert(field.Type()))
-	case reflect.String:
-		field.Set(reflect.ValueOf(defaultVal).Convert(field.Type()))
-	case reflect.Bool:
-		if defaultVal == "true" {
-			field.Set(reflect.ValueOf(true))
-		} else {
-			field.Set(reflect.ValueOf(false))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}

structs.go

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ type Host struct {
 	domainname	string			// kernel.org
 	// fqdn		string			// mirrors.kernel.org
 
-	dnsTTL		int	`default:3`	// Recheck DNS is working every TTL (in seconds)
+	dnsTTL		int	`default:"3"`	// Recheck DNS is working every TTL (in seconds)
 	dnsTTLsleep	float64			// sleep between loops
-	artificialSleep float64	`default:0.7`	// artificial sleep on startup
+	artificialSleep float64	`default:"0.7"`	// artificial sleep on startup
-	artificialS     string 	`default:0.7`	// artificial sleep on startup
+	artificialS     string 	`default:"abc"`	// artificial sleep on startup
 
 	changed		bool			// set to true if things changed
 	user		string			// name of the user