4 files changed, 56 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/backend/callbacks.go b/pkg/backend/callbacks.go
index 5ea3b04..f3bb39f 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/callbacks.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/callbacks.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
-/* NOTE! ATCHUNG! what follow are not silly comments. Well, *this one* is, but
+/* ATCHUNG! what follow are not silly comments. Well, *this one* is, but
    the lines after this are not.
    Those are inline C functions, that are invoked by CGO later on.
    it's also crucial that you don't any extra space between the function
diff --git a/pkg/backend/donate.go b/pkg/backend/donate.go
index d216687..608128f 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/donate.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/donate.go
@@ -3,8 +3,17 @@ package backend
 import (
 	"log"
 	"time"
+
+	"0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn/pkg/config"
 )
 
+func wantDonations() bool {
+	if config.AskForDonations == "true" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func needsDonationReminder() bool {
 	return ctx.cfg.NeedsDonationReminder()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/backend/bitmask.go b/pkg/backend/init.go
index 2b58859..5abb05e 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/bitmask.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/init.go
@@ -9,43 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn/pkg/config/version"
 )
 
-func initializeBitmask() {
-	if ctx == nil {
-		log.Println("error: cannot initialize bitmask, ctx is nil")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	bitmask.InitializeLogger()
-
-	b, err := bitmask.InitializeBitmask()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("error: cannot initialize bitmask")
-	}
-	ctx.bm = b
-	ctx.cfg = config.ParseConfig()
-}
-
-func startVPN() {
-	err := ctx.bm.StartVPN(ctx.Provider)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-}
-
-func stopVPN() {
-	err := ctx.bm.StopVPN()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func wantDonations() bool {
-	if config.AskForDonations == "true" {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // initializeContext initializes an empty connStatus and assigns it to the
 // global ctx holder. This is expected to be called only once, so the public
 // api uses the sync.Once primitive to call this.
@@ -62,6 +25,50 @@ func initializeContext(provider, appName string) {
 		Version:         version.VERSION,
 		Status:          st,
 	}
+	errCh := make(chan string)
 	go trigger(OnStatusChanged)
-	initializeBitmask()
+	go checkErrors(errCh)
+	initializeBitmask(errCh)
+}
+
+func checkErrors(errCh chan string) {
+	for {
+		err := <-errCh
+		ctx.Errors = err
+		go trigger(OnStatusChanged)
+	}
+}
+
+func initializeBitmask(errCh chan string) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		log.Println("bug: cannot initialize bitmask, ctx is nil!")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	bitmask.InitializeLogger()
+
+	b, err := bitmask.InitializeBitmask()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("error: cannot initialize bitmask")
+		errCh <- err.Error()
+		return
+	}
+
+	helpers, privilege, err := b.VPNCheck()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("error doing vpn check")
+		errCh <- err.Error()
+	}
+
+	if helpers == false {
+		log.Println("no helpers")
+		errCh <- "nohelpers"
+	}
+	if privilege == false {
+		log.Println("no polkit")
+		errCh <- "nopolkit"
+	}
+
+	ctx.bm = b
+	ctx.cfg = config.ParseConfig()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/backend/status.go b/pkg/backend/status.go
index 84b27b7..2e9c282 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/status.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/status.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type connectionCtx struct {
 	DonateDialog    bool   `json:"donateDialog"`
 	DonateURL       string `json:"donateURL"`
 	Version         string `json:"version"`
+	Errors          string `json:"errors"`
 	Status          status `json:"status"`
 	bm              bitmask.Bitmask
 	cfg             *config.Config