using resources so it might run as a plugin

Makefile

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-all: plugin
-	ldd pixelgl.so
+all: goimports plugin
+	#ldd pixelgl.so
 
 plugin:
-	go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o pixelgl.so
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o pixelgl.so
 
 install:
-	go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o pixelgl.so
+	rm -f pixelgo.so
+	go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o ~/go/lib/pixelgl.so
 
 full-plugin:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o pixelgl.so
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ full-install:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o pixelgl.so
 
 standalone:
-	go build -v -x
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x
+	./pixelgl
 
 check-git-clean:
 	@git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || (echo "Git repository is dirty, please commit your changes first"; exit 1)

main.go

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"embed"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -22,10 +24,14 @@ import (
 var VERSION string
 var BUILDTIME string
 
-//go:embed *.glsl
-var glFile embed.FS
+//go:embed resources/*
+var resources embed.FS
+
 var pp *arg.Parser
 
+// the glsl file
+var glslFile string
+
 func init() {
 	pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
@@ -50,6 +56,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	go simpleStdin()
 
+	glslFile = loadGLSL(argv.Filename)
 	// I think this doesn't work as a goroutine because
 	// opengl closes. This plugin probably has to wait
 	// until there is some sort of protobuf + socket interface
@@ -66,3 +73,34 @@ func main() {
 	// parseConfig()
 	pixelgl.Run(run)
 }
+
+// LoadFileToString loads the contents of a file into a string
+func loadGLSL(filename string) string {
+	var err error
+	var data []byte
+
+	//
+	data, err = os.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err == nil {
+		log.Println("found embedded file:", filename)
+		return string(data)
+	}
+	data, err = fs.ReadFile(resources, filename)
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		log.Info("still could not find file", filename, err)
+	} else {
+		return string(data)
+	}
+
+	filename = "resources/seascape.glsl"
+	log.Println("did not find  embedded file:", filename, err)
+	data, err = fs.ReadFile(resources, filename)
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		log.Info("still could not find file", filename)
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
+
+	// return a string of the data to feed into
+	// canvas.SetFragmentShader(file)
+	return string(data)
+}

psutil.go

@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"io/ioutil"
-
 	"github.com/faiface/pixel"
 	"github.com/faiface/pixel/pixelgl"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 // Pixel Shader utility functions
@@ -44,20 +40,3 @@ func CenterWindow(win *pixelgl.Window) {
 		),
 	)
 }
-
-// LoadFileToString loads the contents of a file into a string
-func LoadFileToString(filename string) (string, error) {
-	embedf, err1 := fs.ReadFile(glFile, filename)
-	if err1 == nil {
-		log.Println("found embedded file:", filename)
-		return string(embedf), nil
-	} else {
-		log.Println("did not find  embedded file:", filename)
-		log.Println("err", err1)
-	}
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/tmp/" + filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return string(b), nil
-}

seascape.go

@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ func run() {
 	// I am putting all shader example initializing stuff here for
 	// easier reference to those learning to use this functionality
 
-	fragSource, err := LoadFileToString(argv.Filename)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
 	var uMouse mgl32.Vec4
 	var uTime float32
 	var glDrift float32 = argv.GLdrift
@@ -52,7 +46,7 @@ func run() {
 		"uDrift", &glDrift,
 	)
 
-	canvas.SetFragmentShader(fragSource)
+	canvas.SetFragmentShader(glslFile)
 
 	start := time.Now()