From a705e26d8012a7c7eb398ceb60a16d07ba0840e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Thompson <vizicist@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2023 11:25:38 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fixes from palette10

---
 kit/engine.go | 9 +--------
 kit/nats.go   | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kit/engine.go b/kit/engine.go
index b083672a..a97f8d46 100644
--- a/kit/engine.go
+++ b/kit/engine.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func InitMisc() {
 	}
 
 	TheProcessManager = NewProcessManager()
+	TheProcessManager.AddBuiltins()
 
 	// Fixed rand sequence, better for testing
 	TheRand = rand.New(rand.NewSource(1))
@@ -96,8 +97,6 @@ func InitEngine() {
 	LogIfError(err)
 	TheAttractManager.SetAttractEnabled(enabled)
 
-	TheProcessManager.AddBuiltins()
-
 	CheckAutorestartProcesses()
 
 	nats, err := GetParamBool("global.nats")
@@ -130,16 +129,10 @@ func WaitTillDone() {
 }
 
 func GetParam(name string) (string, error) {
-	if TheEngine == nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("GetParam called before NewEngine, name=%s)", name)
-	}
 	return GlobalParams.Get(name)
 }
 
 func GetParamWithDefault(name string, dflt string) string {
-	if TheEngine == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
 	val, err := GlobalParams.Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		val = dflt
diff --git a/kit/nats.go b/kit/nats.go
index b23116ad..af737b46 100644
--- a/kit/nats.go
+++ b/kit/nats.go
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ func (vn *VizNats) Request(subj, data string, timeout time.Duration) (retdata st
 	bytes := []byte(data)
 	msg, err := nc.Request(subj, bytes, timeout)
 	if err == nats.ErrTimeout {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Timeout, nothing is subscribed to subj=%s", subj)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("timeout, nothing is subscribed to subj=%s", subj)
 	} else if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error: subj=%s err=%s", subj, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error: subj=%s err=%s", subj, err)
 	}
 	return string(msg.Data), nil
 }