add InitPB() for read-only init()

human.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package forgepb
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
@@ -50,21 +49,12 @@ func (f *Forge) ConfigPrintTable() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *Forge) NewestAge(repo *gitpb.Repo) time.Duration {
-	all := repo.Tags.SortByAge()
-	for all.Scan() {
-		r := all.Next()
-		return time.Since(r.GetAuthordate().AsTime())
-	}
-	return time.Since(time.Now())
-}
-
 // show information while doing golang releases
 func (f *Forge) StandardReleaseHeader(repo *gitpb.Repo, state string) string {
 	lastTag := repo.GetLastTag()
 	// tag := repo.NewestTag()
 	// gitAge, _ := tag.GetDate()
-	dur := f.NewestAge(repo)
+	dur := repo.NewestAge()
 
 	curname := repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
 	master := repo.GetMasterVersion()

init.go

@@ -13,6 +13,29 @@ import (
 // cache.go has Do()
 // f.initOnce.Do(f.initWork)
 func Init() *Forge {
+	f := InitPB()
+
+	start := f.Repos.Len()
+	f.ScanGoSrc()
+	end := f.Repos.Len()
+	if (end - start) == 0 {
+		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan did not find new git repositories.")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan found", end-start, "new git repositories.")
+	}
+
+	f.Machine = new(zoopb.Machine)
+
+	if err := f.Machine.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("zoopb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
+	f.Machine.InitWit()
+	return f
+}
+
+// only init's the protobuf. intended to not scan or change anything
+func InitPB() *Forge {
 	f := new(Forge)
 
 	// TODO: rethink this but it works for now
@@ -56,22 +79,5 @@ func Init() *Forge {
 	}
 	f.Repos = new(gitpb.Repos)
 	f.Repos.ConfigLoad()
-
-	start := f.Repos.Len()
-	f.ScanGoSrc()
-	end := f.Repos.Len()
-	if (end - start) == 0 {
-		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan did not find new git repositories.")
-	} else {
-		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan found", end-start, "new git repositories.")
-	}
-
-	f.Machine = new(zoopb.Machine)
-
-	if err := f.Machine.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
-		log.Warn("zoopb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
-	}
-	f.Machine.InitWit()
 	return f
 }