update

go.mod

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/lukaswrz/gonfig
 
 go 1.23.3
+
+require (
+	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
+)

go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0 h1:hLrqtEDnRye3+sgx6z4qVLNuviH3MR5aQ0ykNJa/UYA=
+github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 h1:H5DkEtf6CXdFp0N0Em5UCwQpXMWke8IA0+lD48awMYo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1/go.mod h1:iw975J/qwKPdAO1clOe2L8331t/9/fmwbPZ6JB6eMoM=

gonfig.go

@@ -8,46 +8,57 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-// Validator defines an interface for validating a configuration of type T. It
-// ensures that the provided configuration meets required constraints.
-type Validator[T any] interface {
-	// Validate checks the provided configuration and returns an error if it is
-	// invalid.
-	Validate(config T) []error
-}
+// UnmarshalFunc is a function that unmarshals raw bytes into a configuration
+// object of type T.
+type UnmarshalFunc[T any] func([]byte, T) error
+
+// ValidateFunc is a function that validates a configuration object of type T
+// and returns an error if validation fails.
+type ValidateFunc[T any] func(T) error
 
 // ReadConfig reads a configuration file, unmarshals its content into the given
-// configuration object, and validates it using the provided validator. If the
-// primary path is empty, it searches for the configuration file in the
-// fallback paths. The function returns the resolved path to the configuration
-// file or a list of errors if the file cannot be located, read, unmarshaled,
-// or validated.
-func ReadConfig[T any](path string, paths []string, c *T, unmarshal func([]byte, *T) error, validator Validator[T]) (string, []error) {
+// configuration object, and validates it.
+//
+// If the primary path is empty, it searches for the configuration file in the
+// fallback paths. Returns the resolved path or an error if the file cannot be
+// located, read, unmarshaled, or validated.
+func ReadConfig[T any](path string, searchPaths []string, c *T, unmarshal UnmarshalFunc[*T], validate ValidateFunc[T]) (string, error) {
 	var err error
 
-	path, err = findConfig(path, paths)
+	path, err = FindConfig(path, searchPaths)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", []error{err}
+		return "", err
 	}
 
+	return path, ReadFoundConfig(path, c, unmarshal, validate)
+}
+
+// ReadFoundConfig reads and processes a configuration file from a known path.
+//
+// Unmarshals the file's content into the given configuration object and
+// validates it. Returns an error if the file cannot be read, unmarshaled, or
+// validated.
+func ReadFoundConfig[T any](path string, c *T, unmarshal UnmarshalFunc[*T], validate ValidateFunc[T]) error {
 	content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", []error{fmt.Errorf("unable to read configuration file %s: %w", path, err)}
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read configuration file %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
 
 	err = unmarshal(content, c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", []error{fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal configuration file %s: %w", path, err)}
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal configuration file %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
 
-	return path, validator.Validate(*c)
+	return validate(*c)
 }
 
-// findConfig determines the path to the configuration file by using the
+// FindConfig determines the path to the configuration file by using the
 // provided primary path or searching through a list of fallback paths if the
-// primary path is empty. If no valid file is found, or if the specified file is
-// inaccessible, an error is returned.
-func findConfig(path string, paths []string) (string, error) {
+// primary path is empty.
+//
+// Returns the resolved path or an error if no valid file is found or if the
+// file is inaccessible.
+func FindConfig(path string, paths []string) (string, error) {
 	var err error
 
 	if path == "" {