package googlecompute import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "io/ioutil" "os" "strings" ) // accountFile represents the structure of the account file JSON file. type accountFile struct { PrivateKeyId string `json:"private_key_id"` PrivateKey string `json:"private_key"` ClientEmail string `json:"client_email"` ClientId string `json:"client_id"` } func parseJSON(result interface{}, text string) error { r := strings.NewReader(text) dec := json.NewDecoder(r) return dec.Decode(result) } func processAccountFile(account_file *accountFile, text string) error { // Assume text is a JSON string if err := parseJSON(account_file, text); err != nil { // If text was not JSON, assume it is a file path instead if _, err := os.Stat(text); os.IsNotExist(err) { return fmt.Errorf( "account_file path does not exist: %s", text) } b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(text) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf( "Error reading account_file from path '%s': %s", text, err) } contents := string(b) if err := parseJSON(account_file, contents); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf( "Error parsing account file '%s': %s", contents, err) } } return nil }