main file for config package

config/main.go

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+package config
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	RedisURL       string `json:"redisURL"`
+	ServiceAddress string `json:"serviceAddress"`
+	WebServerPort  int    `json:"webServerPort"`
+}
+
+func LoadConfig(file string) (*Config, error) {
+	// Open the config file
+	configFile, err := os.Open(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer func(configFile *os.File) {
+		err := configFile.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}(configFile)
+
+	// Parse the JSON file into a Config struct
+	var config Config
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(configFile)
+	err = decoder.Decode(&config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &config, nil
+}