start path validation

Author: cqb13

src/utils.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use reqwest::header::{HeaderMap, ACCEPT, USER_AGENT};
 use serde_json::Value;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 pub fn request(url: String) -> Result<Value, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let headers = construct_header();
@@ -23,3 +24,15 @@ pub fn pretty_dates(date: &str) -> String {
     let date = date[0].split('-').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
     format!("{}-{}-{}", date[2], date[1], date[0])
 }
+
+pub fn validate_path(path: String) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    let real_path = Path::new(&path);
+
+    if !real_path.exists() {
+        return Err(format!("Failed to find path \"{}\"", path));
+    }
+
+    
+
+    Ok(real_path.to_owned())
+}