1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/dkv/api/initialise.go b/src/dkv/api/initialise.go
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+++ b/src/dkv/api/initialise.go
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+package api
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func Initialise() error {
+	if os.Getenv("CONSUL_IP") == "" {
+		return errors.New("CONSUL_IP environment variable not set.")
+	}
+
+	Consul = &ConsulStruct{}
+	KeyValues = &KeyValuesStruct{kvs: make(map[string]string)}
+
+	err := Consul.InitializeConsulClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = Consul.CheckConsulHealth()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}