Improved error handling and verbosity regarding env vars.

.env.example

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-## CONFIGURATION
-##
-## If the defaults below are not suitable, copy this .env.example into a new .env file,
-## uncomment the respective enviroment variable, and set the value according to your needs.
-
-# Setting to `TRUE` or `1` will cause the program to expect the `txDate` field in the `file_to_import` to use
-# the format YYYY-MM-dd or YY-MM-dd (or YYYY/MM/dd or YY/MM/dd, depending on the date-separator option)
-# instead of the default US-style MM-dd-YYYY or MM-dd-YY (or MM/dd/YYYY or MM/dd/YY, depending on the
-# date separator option).
-# (bool; default is FALSE/0)
-#ISO_DATE=0
-
-# Choose "h", "s", or "p" for hyphen, slash, or period (i.e., "-", "/", or ".") to indicate the separator
-# character used in the `file_to_import` `txDate` column (i.e. 2017/12/31, 2017-12-31, or 2017.12.31).
-# (String; default is 'h')
-#DATE_SEPARATOR=h
-
-# Home currency (currency in which all resulting reports are denominated).
-# (String; default is 'USD')
-#HOME_CURRENCY=USD
-
-# Cutoff date through which like-kind exchange treatment should be applied.
-# Please use %y-%m-%d (or %Y-%m-%d) format for like-kind cutoff date entry.
-# (Optional; default is not set)
-#LK_CUTOFF_DATE=YYYY-mm-DD
-
-#1. LIFO according to the order the lot was created.
-#2. LIFO according to the basis date of the lot.
-#3. FIFO according to the order the lot was created.
-#4. FIFO according to the basis date of the lot.
-# (String: default is '1')
-#INV_COSTING_METHOD=1

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cryptools"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
 authors = ["scoobybejesus <scoobybejesus@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Command-line utility for processing cryptocurrency transactions into 'lots' and 'movements'."

src/main.rs

@@ -95,22 +95,22 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     let args = Cli::from_args();
 
-    let cfg = setup::get_env()?;
-
     println!(
-    "
+        "\
-    Hello,
+Hello!
 
-    This software will import your csv file's ledger of cryptocurrency transactions.
+This software will import your csv file's ledger of cryptocurrency transactions.
-    It will then process it by creating 'lots' and posting 'movements' to those lots.
+It will then process it by creating 'lots' and posting 'movements' to those lots.
-    Along the way, it will keep track of income, expenses, gains, and losses.
+Along the way, it will keep track of income, expenses, gains, and losses.
 
-    See .env.example for environment variables that may be set in a .env file in order to
+See .env.example for environment variables that may be set in a .env file in order to
-    change default program behavior.
+change default program behavior.
 
-    Note: The software is designed to import a full history. Gains and losses may be incorrect otherwise.
+  Note: The software is designed to import a full history. Gains and losses may be incorrect otherwise.
     ");
 
+    let cfg = setup::get_env()?;
+
     let (input_file_path, settings) = setup::run_setup(args, cfg)?;
 
     let (

src/setup.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017-2019, scoobybejesus
 // Redistributions must include the license: https://github.com/scoobybejesus/cryptools/blob/master/LEGAL.txt
 
-// use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::process;
@@ -20,13 +19,14 @@ use crate::wizard;
 
 pub fn get_env() -> Result<super::Cfg, Box<dyn Error>> {
 
-    dotenv::dotenv().expect("Failed to read .env file");
+    match dotenv::dotenv() {
+        Ok(_path) => {println!("Setting environment variables from .env file.")},
+        Err(_e) => println!("Did not find .env file.")
+    }
 
     let iso_date: bool = match env::var("ISO_DATE") {
         Ok(val) => {
-            let var_lower = val.to_lowercase();
+            if val == "1" || val.to_lowercase() == "true" {
-            let val_str = var_lower.as_str();
-            if val_str == "1" || val == "true" {
                 true
             } else {
                 false
@@ -36,23 +36,37 @@ pub fn get_env() -> Result<super::Cfg, Box<dyn Error>> {
     };
 
     let date_separator: String = match env::var("DATE_SEPARATOR") {
-        Ok(val) => val.to_lowercase(),
+        Ok(val) => {
-        Err(_e) => "h".to_string(),
+            println!("  Found DATE_SEPARATOR env var: {}", val);
+            val.to_lowercase()},
+        Err(_e) => {
+            println!("  Using default date separator (hyphen).");
+            "h".to_string()},
     };
 
     let home_currency = match env::var("HOME_CURRENCY") {
-        Ok(val) => val.to_uppercase(),
+        Ok(val) => {
-        Err(_e) => "USD".to_string(),
+            println!("  Found HOME_CURRENCY env var: {}", val);
+            val.to_uppercase()},
+        Err(_e) => {
+            println!("  Using default home currency (USD).");
+            "USD".to_string()},
     };
 
     let lk_cutoff_date = match env::var("LK_CUTOFF_DATE") {
-        Ok(val) => Some(val),
+        Ok(val) => {
+            println!("  Found LK_CUTOFF_DATE env var: {}", val);
+            Some(val)},
         Err(_e) => None,
     };
     
     let inv_costing_method = match env::var("INV_COSTING_METHOD") {
-        Ok(val) => val,
+        Ok(val) => {
-        Err(_e) => "1".to_string(),
+            println!("  Found INV_COSTING_METHOD env var: {}", val);
+            val},
+        Err(_e) => {
+            println!("  Using default inventory costing method (LIFO by lot creation date).");
+            "1".to_string()},
     };
 
     let cfg = super::Cfg {
@@ -106,7 +120,7 @@ pub (crate) fn run_setup(cmd_args: super::Cli, cfg: super::Cfg) -> Result<(PathB
     let like_kind_cutoff_date = if like_kind_election {
         NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&like_kind_cutoff_date_string, "%y-%m-%d")
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&like_kind_cutoff_date_string, "%Y-%m-%d")
-            .expect("Command line date (like-kind cutoff option) has an incorrect format. Program must abort."))
+            .expect("Environment variable for LK_CUTOFF_DATE has an incorrect format. Program must abort. See .env.example."))
     } else { NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&"1-1-1", "%y-%m-%d").unwrap() };
 
     let settings = ImportProcessParameters {