add a check for the console stream player

commander.go

@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ func isInstalled(name string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-//func execute(cmdstr string) (string, error) {
-//	cmdargs := strings.Split(cmdstr, " ")         // string arrayified
-//	cmd := cmdargs[0]                             // command
-//	cmdargs = append(cmdargs[:0], cmdargs[1:]...) // argument array sans cmd
-//	out, err := exec.Command(cmd, cmdargs...).CombinedOutput()
-//	return string(out[:]), err
-//}
-
 func subExecute(program string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(program, args...)
 	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin

radiomenu.go

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/dixonwille/wmenu/v5"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/dixonwille/wmenu/v5"
 )
 
 func Short( s string, i int ) string {

stations.go

@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+func precheck(){
+	if !isInstalled(player()){
+		fmt.Printf("%s is either not installed, or not on your $PATH. Cannot continue.\n", player())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
 func main(){
 	argCount := len(os.Args[1:])
 
@@ -35,9 +42,9 @@ func main(){
 		flag.Usage()
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	precheck()
 
 	stations, _ := StationSearch(name, country, state, tags, notok)
-
 	menu := RadioMenu(stations)
 	err := menu.Run()
 	if err != nil {