package main import ( "io/ioutil" "gopkg.in/yaml.v2" ) type Configuration struct { Username string Password string Port int Hosts []string Logs []string } func initializeConfig(filename string) Configuration { var config Configuration source, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename) if err != nil { panic(err) } err = yaml.Unmarshal(source, &config) if err != nil { panic(err) } return config }