Add option for adding arguments

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     func main() {
       appName := "coolapp"
       if deploy {
+        // error checking ignored for this example
         unit, _ := unitard.NewUnit(appName)
         unit.Deploy()
         os.Exit(0)
@@ -18,16 +19,23 @@
 
 ## What it does
 
-`Deploy()` automatically creates a systemd unit file, reloads the systemd daemon
+This package provides a simple interface to automatically creating and enabling a
-so it can use it, enables the unit (so it starts on boot) and starts the service
+systemd "user unit" service, as part of your single-binary deployment.
+
+The `Deploy()` function creates the systemd unit file, reloads the systemd daemon
+so it reads it, enables the unit (to start on boot) and starts the service
 running.
 
-This means you can have a single binary deployment. Copy your executable to "somewhere"
+Copy your executable to "somewhere" on your target system, run it with `-deploy` 
-on your target system, run it with `-deploy` (or however you have enabled the call to `Deploy()`)
+(or however you have enabled the call to `Deploy()`) and your application starts 
-and your application starts running in the background, and will restart on boot.
+running in the background and will restart on boot.
 
-There is also an `Undeploy()` func, which you should of course
+There is also an `Undeploy()` func, which you should of course provide as an option 
-provide as an option to your users. It stops the running service, removes the unit file and restarts systemd.
+to your users. It stops the running service, removes the unit file and reloads the
+systemd daemon.
+
+While it does shell out to call the `systemctl` tool, this does mean this package
+adds no new non-core dependencies to your project. 
 
 ## What's with the name?
 

templates/basic.service

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Description={{ .description }}
 
 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory={{ .workingDirectory }}
-ExecStart={{ .execStart }}
+ExecStart={{ .execStart }} {{ .execStartArgs }}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target

unitard.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package unitard
 
 import (
 	"embed"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -21,12 +22,31 @@ type Unit struct {
 	name       string
 	binary     string
 	binaryPath string
+	binaryArgs string
 
 	systemCtlPath string // path to systemctl command
 	unitFilePath  string
 }
 
-type UnitOpts interface{}
+type UnitOpts interface {
+	Apply(u *Unit) error
+}
+
+// OptProgramArgs allows you to add an arguments to the invocation of the program
+type OptProgramArgs struct {
+	Args string // Program args
+}
+
+func (o OptProgramArgs) Apply(u *Unit) error {
+	if o.Args == "" {
+		return errors.New("can't set an empty args option")
+	}
+	if u.binaryArgs != "" {
+		return errors.New("args were already set - use OptProgramArgs only once")
+	}
+	u.binaryArgs = o.Args
+	return nil
+}
 
 // NewUnit creates a new systemd unit representation, with a particular name.
 // No changes will be made to the system configuration until Deploy or Undeploy
@@ -46,8 +66,11 @@ func NewUnit(unitName string, unitOpts ...UnitOpts) (Unit, error) {
 		binaryPath: path,
 	}
 
-	if len(unitOpts) > 0 {
+	for _, opt := range unitOpts {
-		return Unit{}, fmt.Errorf("sorry, UnitOpts are not yet supported")
+		err := opt.Apply(&u)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Unit{}, fmt.Errorf("bad option: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	err := u.setupEnvironment()
@@ -97,6 +120,7 @@ func (u Unit) writeTemplate(f io.Writer) error {
 	data := map[string]string{
 		"description":      u.name,
 		"execStart":        u.binary,
+		"execStartArgs":    u.binaryArgs,
 		"workingDirectory": u.binaryPath,
 	}
 	err = t.ExecuteTemplate(f, "basic.service", data)
@@ -213,7 +237,7 @@ func (u *Unit) setupEnvironment() error {
 		"user",
 	)
 
-	err = os.MkdirAll(unitFileDirectory, 0777)
+	err = os.MkdirAll(unitFileDirectory, 0700)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create the user systemd path '%s': %s", unitFileDirectory, err)
 	}