Errors pass silently

[blanar]

As a user of geoip-policyd in the Logineo NRW LMS mail system,
I want syntax checks on the geoip-policyd config files,
So that errors do not pass silently.

"Errors should never pass silently
Unless explicitly silenced."
/Tim Peters: The Zen of Python/

[croessner]

Hi,

unfortunately, this is not possible, as there does not exist a configuration file. Only environment variables are loaded.

If you want more control over the used settings, you might consider using command parameters instead of environment variables. See --help for supported parameters as well as looking in the documentation.

[blanar]

Christian, please, consider using envconfig (or something similar), with some required env vars, if possible, to prevent the application startup if no database connection is possible, or in any other case that can cause using the application in an unintended way. In a security related application an unintended behaviour can be especially undesired.

[croessner]

Normally I try to provide default values for Important settings. Maybe I missed some.

I should consider rewriting the config.go file to use viper, which I use in younger applications. But this is some work…