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+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/cliactions"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// runAction builds up the config and logger necessary for any
+// gotosocial action, and then executes the action.
+func runAction(c *cli.Context, a cliactions.GTSAction) error {
+
+	// create a new *config.Config based on the config path provided...
+	conf, err := config.FromFile(c.String(config.GetFlagNames().ConfigPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating config: %s", err)
+	}
+	// ... and the flags set on the *cli.Context by urfave
+	if err := conf.ParseCLIFlags(c, c.App.Version); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error parsing config: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// create a logger with the log level, formatting, and output splitter already set
+	log, err := log.New(conf.LogLevel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating logger: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return a(c.Context, conf, log)
+}