From d8b12a2871187fe3e87eedfda866f877a9d516386b1de58776ce1065cd92bfc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LixenWraith <lixen.wraith@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:34:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] e1.0.1 Minor feature to register config with struct tag.

---
 cmd/main.go |  2 --
 config.go   | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 8d24a02..3458462 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ func printLogConfig(cfg LogConfig) {
 func verifyConfig(cfg LogConfig) {
 	allCorrect := true
 
-	// Check each modified value
 	if cfg.Level != 2 {
 		fmt.Printf("ERROR: Level is %d, expected 2\n", cfg.Level)
 		allCorrect = false
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@ func verifyConfig(cfg LogConfig) {
 		allCorrect = false
 	}
 
-	// Check that unmodified values retained their defaults
 	if cfg.Directory != "./logs" {
 		fmt.Printf("ERROR: Directory changed to %s, expected './logs'\n", cfg.Directory)
 		allCorrect = false
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 512e608..3c888ef 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -84,6 +85,75 @@ func (c *Config) Unregister(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RegisterStruct registers configuration values derived from a struct.
+// It uses struct tags to determine the configuration paths.
+// The prefix is prepended to all paths (e.g., "log.").
+func (c *Config) RegisterStruct(prefix string, structWithDefaults interface{}) error {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(structWithDefaults)
+
+	// Handle pointer or direct struct value
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		v = v.Elem()
+	}
+
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return fmt.Errorf("RegisterStruct requires a struct, got %T", structWithDefaults)
+	}
+
+	t := v.Type()
+	var firstErr error
+
+	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := t.Field(i)
+		fieldValue := v.Field(i)
+
+		// Skip unexported fields
+		if !field.IsExported() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Get tag value or use field name
+		tag := field.Tag.Get("toml")
+		if tag == "-" {
+			continue // Skip this field
+		}
+
+		// Extract tag name or use field name
+		key := field.Name
+		if tag != "" {
+			parts := strings.Split(tag, ",")
+			if parts[0] != "" {
+				key = parts[0]
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Build full path
+		path := prefix + key
+
+		// Register this field
+		if err := c.Register(path, fieldValue.Interface()); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return firstErr
+}
+
+// GetRegisteredPaths returns all registered configuration paths with the specified prefix.
+func (c *Config) GetRegisteredPaths(prefix string) map[string]bool {
+	c.mutex.RLock()
+	defer c.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	result := make(map[string]bool)
+	for path := range c.items {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(path, prefix) {
+			result[path] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
 // Get retrieves a configuration value using the path.
 // It returns the current value (or default if not explicitly set).
 // The second return value indicates if the path was registered.