added go code to start laplace server

main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func main() {
+  err := LaplaceConfig()
+  if err != nil {
+  	fmt.Println(err)
+  }
+  _, err = LaplaceServer(23424)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// LaplaceConfig Sets up the laplace configuration
+func LaplaceConfig() error {
+	// Setting up environment variable Laplace
+	curDir := os.Getenv("PWD")
+	os.Setenv("LAPLACE", curDir)
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("./laplace","-setconfig")
+
+	// USE THE FOLLOWING TO DEBUG
+	//cmdReader, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	//if err != nil {
+	//	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error creating StdoutPipe for Cmd", err)
+	//	return
+	//}
+	//
+	//// the following is used to print output of the command
+	//// as it makes progress...
+	//scanner := bufio.NewScanner(cmdReader)
+	//go func() {
+	//	for scanner.Scan() {
+	//		fmt.Printf("%s\n", scanner.Text())
+	//		//
+	//		// TODO:
+	//		// send output to server
+	//	}
+	//}()
+	//
+	//if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+	//	return err
+	//}
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// LaplaceServer Executes the laplace server
+func LaplaceServer(port int)(*exec.Cmd, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("./laplace","-tls","-addr","0.0.0.0:" + fmt.Sprint(port))
+
+	// USE THE FOLLOWING TO DEBUG
+	cmdReader, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error creating StdoutPipe for Cmd", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// the following is used to print output of the command
+	// as it makes progress...
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(cmdReader)
+	go func() {
+		for scanner.Scan() {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", scanner.Text())
+			//
+			// TODO:
+			// send output to server
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return cmd, nil
+}