reading ip address to start headless browser from config file

main.go

@@ -49,14 +49,23 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Running in headless mode
 	if *headless {
+		Config, err := config.ConfigInit()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln(err)
+		}
+
+		// Returns the URl address type
+		Addr := Ip4or6(Config.IPAddress)
+
 		// Starting screen share headless
-		cmd := exec.Command("chromium" ,"--auto-select-desktop-capture-source=Entire screen","--url","https://" + *addr + "/?mode=headless","--ignore-certificate-errors")
+		cmd := exec.Command("chromium" ,"--auto-select-desktop-capture-source=Entire screen","--url","https://" + Addr + ":8888/?mode=headless","--ignore-certificate-errors")
 		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}
 		return
 
 	}
+
 	// kills laplace server
 	if *killServer {
 		cmd := exec.Command("pkill" ,"laplace")
@@ -100,3 +109,18 @@ func PrettyPrint(data interface{}) {
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("%s \n", p)
 }
+
+// Ip4or6 Helper function to check if the IP address is IPV4 or
+//IPV6 (https://socketloop.com/tutorials/golang-check-if-ip-address-is-version-4-or-6)
+func Ip4or6(s string) string {
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		switch s[i] {
+		case '.':
+			return s
+		case ':':
+			return "[" + s + "]"
+		}
+	}
+	return "[" + s + "]"
+
+}

run.sh

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go build .
 
 ./laplace -setconfig
 ./laplace -tls -addr 0.0.0.0:8888 &
-./laplace -headless -addr 192.168.0.175:8888 &
+./laplace -headless &
 
 sleep 2
 

site.yml

@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- hosts: all
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: Install VNC-required system packages
-      apt: pkg={{ item }} state=latest
-      with_items:
-        - firefox
-        - lubuntu-desktop
-        - vnc4server
-        - xinetd
-
-    - name: Create novnc install dir
-      file: path={{ novnc_install_dir }} state=directory
-
-    - name: Clone novnc
-      git: repo=https://github.com/novnc/noVNC.git dest="{{ novnc_install_dir }}" version="stable/v0.6"
-
-    - name: Clone websockify
-      git: repo=https://github.com/novnc/websockify dest="{{ novnc_install_dir }}/utils/websockify"
-
-    - name: Create ~/.vnc dir
-      file: path=~/.vnc state=directory
-      become_user: "{{ default_user }}"
-
-    - name: Remove old vncpasswd dir
-      file: path=~/vncpasswd state=absent
-      become_user: "{{ default_user }}"
-
-    - name: Clone vncpasswd
-      git: repo=https://github.com/trinitronx/vncpasswd.py dest=~/vncpasswd
-      become_user: "{{ default_user }}"
-
-    - name: Create vnc password bridge
-      command: python ~/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.py {{ vnc_password }} -f ~/.vnc/passwd
-      become_user: "{{ default_user }}"
-      when: vnc_password is defined
-
-    - name: Chmod on vnc password file
-      file: path=~/.vnc/passwd mode=0600
-      become_user: "{{ default_user }}"
-      when: vnc_password is defined
-
-      # Move vnc_lite.html which takes vnc_password as query argument
-      # to index.html and rewrite it so that password is autoset, no
-      # need to specify via query parameter.
-    - name: Autoset novnc passwd to match the vnc one
-      shell: sed 's/password\ =/password\ = "{{ vnc_password }}";\/\//' {{ novnc_install_dir }}/vnc_auto.html > {{ novnc_install_dir }}/index.html #"
-
-    - name: Remove temp vncpasswd dir
-      file: path=~/vncpasswd state=absent
-      become_user: "{{ default_user }}"
-
-    - name: Copy script for starting X
-      copy: src=xstartup dest=~/.vnc/xstartup mode=0755
-      become_user: "{{ default_user }}"
-
-    - name: Make sure /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc has execute permissions set
-      file: path=/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc mode=0755
-
-    - name: Copy novnc init file
-      copy: src=novnc_init dest=/etc/init.d/novnc mode=0755
-
-    - name: Copy novnc default file
-      template: src=novnc_default.j2 dest=/etc/default/novnc
-
-    - name: Copy vncserver default file
-      template: src=vncserver_default.j2 dest=/etc/default/vncserver
-
-    - name: Copy lightdm config file
-      copy: src=lightdm.conf dest=/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
-
-    - name: "Make sure lightdm respawns - fix for race condition: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/969489"
-      lineinfile: dest=/etc/init/lightdm.conf line="respawn" insertafter="stop on runlevel [016]"
-
-    - name: "Remove a11y indicator to fix: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1322275"
-      replace: dest=/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.d/30_lubuntu.conf regexp="show-indicators=~host;~spacer;~clock;~spacer;~session;~language;~a11y;~power" replace="show-indicators=~host;~spacer;~clock;~spacer;~session;~language;~power"
-
-    - name: Copy vnc config file for xinetd
-      template: src=xinetd_vnc.j2 dest=/etc/xinetd.d/vnc
-
-    - include: create_simple_service.yml src_file='novnc'
-