log: return logger on Init

run.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ var (
 	license    = flag.Bool("license", false, "Print licensing information and exit")
 	version    = "dev"
 	log        *slogging.Logger
-
-	ErrCouldNotInitialiseLogger = errors.New("Could not initialise logger")
 )
 
 func run() error {
@@ -70,12 +67,7 @@ func run() error {
 
 	printHeader()
 
-	err := slogging.Init(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ErrCouldNotInitialiseLogger
-	}
-
-	log = slogging.GetLogger()
+	log = slogging.Init(true)
 
 	// TODO: allow different configuration formats (toml, ni)
 	// TODO: rename main.go to pcmt.go

slogging/log.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func GetLogger() *Logger {
 	return logger
 }
 
-func Init(jsonHandler bool) error {
+func Init(jsonHandler bool) *Logger {
 	if jsonHandler {
 		logger = &Logger{slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stderr))}
 	} else {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func Init(jsonHandler bool) error {
 
 	logger.Info("slog logger initialised")
 
-	return nil
+	return logger
 }
 
 func (l *Logger) Infof(msg string, args ...any) {