basic code setup

utils/utils.go

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+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+func GetFilePath(path string) string {
+	// Check for empty filename
+	if len(path) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// check if filename exists
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist((err)) {
+		fmt.Printf("File '%s' not found, searching in same directory as binary\n", path)
+		// if not, check that it exists in the same directory as the currently executing binary
+		ex, err2 := os.Executable()
+		if err2 != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error determining binary path : '%s'", err)
+			return ""
+		}
+		binaryPath := filepath.Dir(ex)
+		path = filepath.Join(binaryPath, path)
+	}
+	return path
+}