.env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#Serve Http
+PORT=7123
+HOST=127.0.0.1
+
+#PostgreSQL
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_USER=postgres
+DB_PASSWORD=strongpass
+DB_NAME=urdt_ussd
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_SSLMODE=disable
+DB_TIMEZONE=Africa/Nairobi
+
+#External API Calls
+CREATE_ACCOUNT_URL=https://custodial.sarafu.africa/api/account/create
+TRACK_STATUS_URL=https://custodial.sarafu.africa/api/track/
+BALANCE_URL=https://custodial.sarafu.africa/api/account/status/

cmd/africastalking/main.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/resource"
 
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/config"
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/initializers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers/server"
 	httpserver "git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/http"
@@ -27,6 +29,10 @@ var (
 	scriptDir = path.Join("services", "registration")
 )
 
+func init() {
+	initializers.LoadEnvVariables()
+}
+
 type atRequestParser struct{}
 
 func (arp *atRequestParser) GetSessionId(rq any) (string, error) {
@@ -66,23 +72,28 @@ func (arp *atRequestParser) GetInput(rq any) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	config.LoadConfig()
+
 	var dbDir string
 	var resourceDir string
 	var size uint
+	var database string
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
+	flag.StringVar(&database, "db", "gdbm", "database to be used")
 	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
-	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", "127.0.0.1", "http host")
+	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", initializers.GetEnv("HOST", "127.0.0.1"), "http host")
-	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", 7123, "http port")
+	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", initializers.GetEnvUint("PORT", 7123), "http port")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logg.Infof("start command", "dbdir", dbDir, "resourcedir", resourceDir, "outputsize", size)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "Database", database)
 	pfp := path.Join(scriptDir, "pp.csv")
 
 	cfg := engine.Config{

cmd/async/main.go

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/resource"
 
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/config"
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/initializers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers/server"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/storage"
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ var (
 	scriptDir = path.Join("services", "registration")
 )
 
+func init() {
+	initializers.LoadEnvVariables()
+}
+
 type asyncRequestParser struct {
 	sessionId string
 	input     []byte
@@ -37,25 +43,30 @@ func (p *asyncRequestParser) GetInput(r any) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	config.LoadConfig()
+
 	var sessionId string
 	var dbDir string
 	var resourceDir string
 	var size uint
+	var database string
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
 	flag.StringVar(&sessionId, "session-id", "075xx2123", "session id")
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
+	flag.StringVar(&database, "db", "gdbm", "database to be used")
 	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
-	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", "127.0.0.1", "http host")
+	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", initializers.GetEnv("HOST", "127.0.0.1"), "http host")
-	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", 7123, "http port")
+	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", initializers.GetEnvUint("PORT", 7123), "http port")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logg.Infof("start command", "dbdir", dbDir, "resourcedir", resourceDir, "outputsize", size, "sessionId", sessionId)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "Database", database)
 	pfp := path.Join(scriptDir, "pp.csv")
 
 	cfg := engine.Config{

cmd/http/main.go

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/resource"
 
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/config"
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/initializers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers/server"
 	httpserver "git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/http"
@@ -26,24 +28,33 @@ var (
 	scriptDir = path.Join("services", "registration")
 )
 
+func init() {
+	initializers.LoadEnvVariables()
+}
+
 func main() {
+	config.LoadConfig()
+
 	var dbDir string
 	var resourceDir string
 	var size uint
+	var database string
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
+	flag.StringVar(&database, "db", "gdbm", "database to be used")
 	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
-	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", "127.0.0.1", "http host")
+	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", initializers.GetEnv("HOST", "127.0.0.1"), "http host")
-	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", 7123, "http port")
+	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", initializers.GetEnvUint("PORT", 7123), "http port")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logg.Infof("start command", "dbdir", dbDir, "resourcedir", resourceDir, "outputsize", size)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "Database", database)
 	pfp := path.Join(scriptDir, "pp.csv")
 
 	cfg := engine.Config{

cmd/main.go

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/engine"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/resource"
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/config"
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/initializers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers/server"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/storage"
@@ -20,12 +22,20 @@ var (
 	scriptDir = path.Join("services", "registration")
 )
 
+func init() {
+	initializers.LoadEnvVariables()
+}
+
 func main() {
+	config.LoadConfig()
+
 	var dbDir string
 	var size uint
 	var sessionId string
+	var database string
 	var engineDebug bool
 	flag.StringVar(&sessionId, "session-id", "075xx2123", "session id")
+	flag.StringVar(&database, "db", "gdbm", "database to be used")
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
@@ -35,6 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "SessionId", sessionId)
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "Database", database)
 	pfp := path.Join(scriptDir, "pp.csv")
 
 	cfg := engine.Config{

config/config.go

@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 package config
 
-const (
+import "git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/initializers"
-	CreateAccountURL = "http://localhost:5003/api/v2/account/create"
+
-	BalanceURL       = "https://custodial.sarafu.africa/api/account/status/"
+var (
-	TrackURL         = "http://localhost:5003/api/v2/account/status"
+	CreateAccountURL string
+	TrackStatusURL   string
+	BalanceURL       string
 )
+
+// LoadConfig initializes the configuration values after environment variables are loaded.
+func LoadConfig() {
+	CreateAccountURL = initializers.GetEnv("CREATE_ACCOUNT_URL", "https://custodial.sarafu.africa/api/account/create")
+	TrackStatusURL = initializers.GetEnv("TRACK_STATUS_URL", "https://custodial.sarafu.africa/api/track/")
+	BalanceURL = initializers.GetEnv("BALANCE_URL", "https://custodial.sarafu.africa/api/account/status/")
+}

go.mod

@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ go 1.23.0
 toolchain go1.23.2
 
 require (
-	git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.1.0-rc.3.0.20240923162317-c20d557a3dbb
+	git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.2.1-0.20241017112704-307fa6fcdc6b
 	github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.2.2
 	github.com/peteole/testdata-loader v0.3.0
 	gopkg.in/leonelquinteros/gotext.v1 v1.3.1
 
 )
 
+require github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 // indirect
+
 require github.com/grassrootseconomics/eth-custodial v1.3.0-beta // indirect
 
 require (

go.sum

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.1.0-rc.3.0.20240923162317-c20d557a3dbb h1:6P4kxihcwMjDKzvUFC6t2zGNb7MDW+l/ACGlSAN1N8Y=
 git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.1.0-rc.3.0.20240923162317-c20d557a3dbb/go.mod h1:JDguWmcoWBdsnpw7PUjVZAEpdC/ubBmjdUBy3tjP63M=
+git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.2.0 h1:X2ZgiGRq4C+9qOlDMP0b/oE5QHjVQNT4aEFZB88ST0Q=
+git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.2.0/go.mod h1:JDguWmcoWBdsnpw7PUjVZAEpdC/ubBmjdUBy3tjP63M=
+git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.2.1-0.20241017112704-307fa6fcdc6b h1:dxBplsIlzJHV+5EH+gzB+w08Blt7IJbb2jeRe1OEjLU=
+git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.2.1-0.20241017112704-307fa6fcdc6b/go.mod h1:jyBMe1qTYUz3mmuoC9JQ/TvFeW0vTanCUcPu3H8p4Ck=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.2.2 h1:Z/iVC0xZfWTaFNE6bA3z07T86hd45Xe2eLt6WVy2bbk=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:pXcQ2Asjp247dahGEmsZ6ru0UVwnkhktn7S0bBDLxvQ=
 github.com/alecthomas/participle/v2 v2.0.0 h1:Fgrq+MbuSsJwIkw3fEj9h75vDP0Er5JzepJ0/HNHv0g=
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ github.com/graygnuorg/go-gdbm v0.0.0-20220711140707-71387d66dce4 h1:U4kkNYryi/qf
 github.com/graygnuorg/go-gdbm v0.0.0-20220711140707-71387d66dce4/go.mod h1:zpZDgZFzeq9s0MIeB1P50NIEWDFFHSFBohI/NbaTD/Y=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3 h1:gitA9+qJrrTCsiCl7+kh75nPqQt1cx4ZkudSTLoUqJM=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3/go.mod h1:pSWU5MAI3yDq+fZBTazCSJysOMbxWL1BSow5/V2vxeg=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
 github.com/mattn/kinako v0.0.0-20170717041458-332c0a7e205a h1:0Q3H0YXzMHiciXtRcM+j0jiCe8WKPQHoRgQiRTnfcLY=
 github.com/mattn/kinako v0.0.0-20170717041458-332c0a7e205a/go.mod h1:CdTTBOYzS5E4mWS1N8NWP6AHI19MP0A2B18n3hLzRMk=
 github.com/peteole/testdata-loader v0.3.0 h1:8jckE9KcyNHgyv/VPoaljvKZE0Rqr8+dPVYH6rfNr9I=

initializers/load.go

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package initializers
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+)
+
+func LoadEnvVariables() {
+	err := godotenv.Load()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper to get environment variables with a default fallback
+func GetEnv(key, defaultVal string) string {
+  if value, exists := os.LookupEnv(key); exists {
+   	return value
+	}
+  return defaultVal
+}
+
+// Helper to safely convert environment variables to uint
+func GetEnvUint(key string, defaultVal uint) uint {
+	if value, exists := os.LookupEnv(key); exists {
+		if parsed, err := strconv.Atoi(value); err == nil && parsed >= 0 {
+			return uint(parsed)
+		}
+	}
+	return defaultVal
+}

internal/storage/storageservice.go

@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ import (
 
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db"
 	fsdb "git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db/fs"
+	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db/postgres"
+	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/persist"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/resource"
-	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
+	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/initializers"
 )
 
 var (
 	logg = logging.NewVanilla().WithDomain("storage")
-)	
+)
 
 type StorageService interface {
 	GetPersister(ctx context.Context) (*persist.Persister, error)
@@ -24,40 +26,86 @@ type StorageService interface {
 	EnsureDbDir() error
 }
 
-type MenuStorageService struct{
+type MenuStorageService struct {
-	dbDir string
+	dbDir         string
-	resourceDir string
+	resourceDir   string
 	resourceStore db.Db
-	stateStore db.Db
+	stateStore    db.Db
 	userDataStore db.Db
 }
 
+func buildConnStr() string {
+	host := initializers.GetEnv("DB_HOST", "localhost")
+	user := initializers.GetEnv("DB_USER", "postgres")
+	password := initializers.GetEnv("DB_PASSWORD", "")
+	dbName := initializers.GetEnv("DB_NAME", "")
+	port := initializers.GetEnv("DB_PORT", "5432")
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"postgres://%s:%s@%s:%s/%s",
+		user, password, host, port, dbName,
+	)
+}
+
 func NewMenuStorageService(dbDir string, resourceDir string) *MenuStorageService {
 	return &MenuStorageService{
-		dbDir: dbDir,
+		dbDir:       dbDir,
 		resourceDir: resourceDir,
 	}
 }
 
-func (ms *MenuStorageService) GetPersister(ctx context.Context) (*persist.Persister, error) {
+func (ms *MenuStorageService) getOrCreateDb(ctx context.Context, existingDb db.Db, fileName string) (db.Db, error) {
-	ms.stateStore = NewThreadGdbmDb()
+	database, ok := ctx.Value("Database").(string)
-	storeFile := path.Join(ms.dbDir, "state.gdbm")
+	if !ok {
-	err := ms.stateStore.Connect(ctx, storeFile)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to select the database")
+	}
+
+	if existingDb != nil {
+		return existingDb, nil
+	}
+
+	var newDb db.Db
+	var err error
+
+	if database == "postgres" {
+		newDb = postgres.NewPgDb()
+		connStr := buildConnStr()
+		err = newDb.Connect(ctx, connStr)
+	} else {
+		newDb = NewThreadGdbmDb()
+		storeFile := path.Join(ms.dbDir, fileName)
+		err = newDb.Connect(ctx, storeFile)
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	pr := persist.NewPersister(ms.stateStore)
+
-	logg.TraceCtxf(ctx, "menu storage service", "persist", pr, "store", ms.stateStore)
+	return newDb, nil
+}
+
+func (ms *MenuStorageService) GetPersister(ctx context.Context) (*persist.Persister, error) {
+	stateStore, err := ms.GetStateStore(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pr := persist.NewPersister(stateStore)
+	logg.TraceCtxf(ctx, "menu storage service", "persist", pr, "store", stateStore)
 	return pr, nil
 }
 
 func (ms *MenuStorageService) GetUserdataDb(ctx context.Context) (db.Db, error) {
-	ms.userDataStore = NewThreadGdbmDb()
+	if ms.userDataStore != nil {
-	storeFile := path.Join(ms.dbDir, "userdata.gdbm")
+		return ms.userDataStore, nil
-	err := ms.userDataStore.Connect(ctx, storeFile)
+	}
+
+	userDataStore, err := ms.getOrCreateDb(ctx, ms.userDataStore, "userdata.gdbm")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	ms.userDataStore = userDataStore
 	return ms.userDataStore, nil
 }
 
@@ -73,14 +121,15 @@ func (ms *MenuStorageService) GetResource(ctx context.Context) (resource.Resourc
 
 func (ms *MenuStorageService) GetStateStore(ctx context.Context) (db.Db, error) {
 	if ms.stateStore != nil {
-		panic("set up store when already exists")
+		return ms.stateStore, nil
 	}
-	ms.stateStore = NewThreadGdbmDb()
+
-	storeFile := path.Join(ms.dbDir, "state.gdbm")
+	stateStore, err := ms.getOrCreateDb(ctx, ms.stateStore, "state.gdbm")
-	err := ms.stateStore.Connect(ctx, storeFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	ms.stateStore = stateStore
 	return ms.stateStore, nil
 }
 

internal/testutil/TestEngine.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var (
 func TestEngine(sessionId string) (engine.Engine, func(), chan bool) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "SessionId", sessionId)
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "Database", "gdbm")
 	pfp := path.Join(scriptDir, "pp.csv")
 
 	var eventChannel = make(chan bool)