main.go

Config.go

package models

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"io/ioutil"
)

type Config struct {
  	Jobs   []struct {
	    Employer   string `json:"Employer"`
	    Role string `json:"Role"`
	} `json:"jobs"`
}

func Conf() Config {
	var с Config
	configFile, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("config.json")
	json.Unmarshal([]byte(configFile), &с) 
	return с
}

config.json

{
	"jobs": [
		{"Employer": "test1", "Role": "test1"}
	]
}

gistfile1.txt

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"html/template"
	"os"
	"encoding/json"
	"./models"
)

type Person struct {
	Name   string
	Jobs   []*Job
}

type Job struct {
	Employer string
	Role     string
}

var (
	config models.Config
)

const templ = `The name is {{.Name}}.

{{with .Jobs}}
    {{range .}}
        An employer is {{.Employer}}
        and the role is {{.Role}}
    {{end}}
{{end}}
`

func main() {
	job1 := Job{Employer: "Monash", Role: "Honorary"}
	job2 := Job{Employer: "Box Hill", Role: "Head of HE"}
	
	
	// HERE!!!!!!!!!
	byt := []byte(config)
	
	var dat Person
	
	if err := json.Unmarshal(byt, &dat); err != nil {
             panic(err)
        }
         



	
	person := Person{
		Name:   "jan",
		Jobs:   []*Job{&job1, &job2},
	}
	
	person.Jobs = append(person.Jobs, dat.Jobs...)

	t := template.New("Person template")
	t, err := t.Parse(templ)
	checkError(err)

	err = t.Execute(os.Stdout, person)
	checkError(err)
}





func checkError(err error) {
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Fatal error ", err.Error())
		os.Exit(1)
	}
}