module paramsparser

import os
// will get path and check it exists

pub fn (params &Params) get_path(key string) !string {
	mut path := params.get(key)!

	path = path.replace('~', os.home_dir())

	if !os.exists(path) {
		return error('Cannot find path: ${path} was for key:${key}')
	}

	return path
}

// create the path if it doesn't exist
pub fn (params &Params) get_path_create(key string) !string {
	mut path := params.get(key)!

	path = path.replace('~', os.home_dir())

	if !os.exists(path) {
		os.mkdir_all(path)!
	}

	return path
}