main.go

package main

import (
	"context"
	"flag"
	"log"
	"github.com/mongodb/mongo-go-driver/mongo"
)

var (
	cmd          = flag.String("cmd", "", "list or add?")
	address    = flag.String("address", "", "mongodb address to connect to")
	database   = flag.String("db", "", "The name of the database to connect to")
	collection = flag.String("collection", "", "The collection (in the db) to connect to")
	key        = flag.String("field", "", "The field you'd like to place an index on")
	unique     = flag.Bool("unique", false, "Would you like the index to be unique?")
	value      = flag.Int("type", 1, "would you like the index to be ascending (1) or descending (-1)?")
)

func main() {
	flag.Parse()
	switch {
	case (*cmd != "add" && *cmd != "list"):
		log.Fatalf("The first argument has to be 'add' or 'list :)")
		
	case *cmd == "add" && *key == "":
		log.Fatalf("Please pass in the name of the field to place the index :)")
	}
	ConnectToTheMongoDB(*address)
}

func ConnectToTheMongoDB(address string)  {
	_, err := mongo.Connect(context.Background(), address)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	log.Println("Successfully connected to the address provided")
	
}