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args/args.go

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+package args
+
+/* This file manages declaration of, parsing of, and returning copies of
+   command line arguments. */
+
+import "flag"
+
+/* Method to trigger flag parsing. Can be called multiple times safely. */
+func Parse() {
+	if (flagsParsed) {return}
+	flag.Parse();
+	flagsParsed = true;
+}
+/* module-specific variable to avoid re-parsing flags */
+var flagsParsed bool = false;
+
+/* what JSON file to read config values from */
+var confLocation = flag.String("conf", "./config.txt", "Config file to read from")
+/* Returns nil if flags are not parsed yet
+   @return set boolean will be true if argument is not nil */
+func GetConfLocation() (location string, set bool) {
+	if confLocation == nil {return "", false}
+	return *confLocation, true;
+}