proper flag parsing

main.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/gobjects"
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/gothings"
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/the"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/connectivity"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
@@ -30,8 +31,11 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	flagDebug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "turn on extra logging. WARNING: THIS MAY EXPOSE PRIVATE INFORMATION IN CONSOLE OUTPUT!")
+	flagLocal := flag.Bool("local", false, "load user interface from the local folder \"qml\" instead of the built-in UI")
+	flag.Parse()
 
-	if len(os.Args) >= 3 && os.Args[2] == "-debug" {
+	if *flagDebug {
 		log.SetLevel(log.LevelDebug)
 	} else {
 		log.SetLevel(log.LevelInfo)
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// this is to load local qml files quickly when developing
 	var qmlSource *core.QUrl
-	if len(os.Args) >= 2 && os.Args[1] == "-local" {
+	if *flagLocal {
 		qmlSource = core.QUrl_FromLocalFile("./qml/main.qml")
 	} else {
 		qmlSource = core.NewQUrl3("qrc:/qml/main.qml", 0)