execute gui command without checking if VM running or not

mhewedy · Aug 28, 2020 · 35d3c7b · 35d3c7b
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diff --git a/cmd/gui.go b/cmd/gui.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ $ vermin gui vm_02
 `,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		vmName := args[0]
-		if err := vms.GUI(vmName); err != nil {
+		nocheck, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("nocheck")
+		if err := vms.GUI(vmName, nocheck); err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
@@ -59,5 +60,5 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
 	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	//guiCmd.Flags().BoolP("purge", "p", false, "Purge the IP cache")
+	guiCmd.Flags().BoolP("nocheck", "n", false, "open GUI without checking if the VM is running or not")
 }
diff --git a/vms/vms.go b/vms/vms.go
@@ -167,15 +167,16 @@ func Modify(vmName string, cpus int, mem int) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func GUI(vmName string) error {
-	if err := checkRunningVM(vmName); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+func GUI(vmName string, nocheck bool) error {
+	if !nocheck {
+		if err := checkRunningVM(vmName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err := ssh.EstablishConn(vmName); err != nil {
-		return err
+		if err := ssh.EstablishConn(vmName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-
 	return command.VBoxManage("startvm", "--type", "separate", vmName).Run()
 }