Getting value from yaml object in file - go

Question

I'm getting time to learn Go, and I'm having a problem dealing with yaml file.
this is my yaml file
---
endpoints:
service1:
url: "https://service1.com"
frequency: 2
interval: 1
service2:
url: "https://service2.com"
frequency: 3
interval: 2
My go code
package main
import (
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"reflect"
"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
)
// Config define estrutura do arquivo de configuração
type Config struct {
Endpoint map[string]interface{} `yaml:"endpoints"`
}
func main() {
yamlFile, err := ioutil.ReadFile("config.yml")
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("Error reading YAML file: %s\n", err)
return
}
var yamlConfig Config
err = yaml.Unmarshal(yamlFile, &yamlConfig)
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("Error parsing YAML file: %s\n", err)
}
for k := range yamlConfig.Endpoint {
nm := reflect.ValueOf(yamlConfig.Endpoint[k])
for _, key := range nm.MapKeys() {
strct := nm.MapIndex(key)
fmt.Println(key.Interface(), strct.Interface())
}
}
}
// PingEndpoint acessa os endpoint informados
func PingEndpoint(url string, frequency, interval int) {
// do something
}
Is there a better way to define the Config structure without using interface? And is really necessary use reflect do get properties of a service1 or exist a better whey to do that?

Answer 1

In general, an interface{} is used in this situation if you don't know the structure. In this case, the structure appears to be fixed:
type Service struct {
URL string `yaml:"url"`
Frequency int `yaml:"frequency"`
Interval int `yaml:"interval"`
}
type Config struct {
Endpoint map[string]Service `yaml:"endpoints"`
}
For your second question, you no longer need to deal with unknown fields after you do this, but even if you had interface{}, you can use type assertions (type yaml library unmarshals yaml into a map[interface{}]interface{}):
for k := range yamlConfig.Endpoint {
if mp, ok:=yamlConfig.Endpoint[k].(map[interface{}]interface{}); ok {
for key, value:=range mp {
}
}
}