CLI/TUI for drafting, repeating, and publishing daily standup updates as GitHub issues
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go
cli
golang
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tui
daily
feat(daily): use JSON body metadata for stable field tracking across label changes
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internal/daily/entry.go
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internal/daily/entry.go
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package daily
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import (
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"encoding/json"
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"fmt"
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"regexp"
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"strings"
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Body string
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}
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type bodyMetadata struct {
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Fields []bodyMetadataField `json:"fields"`
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}
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type bodyMetadataField struct {
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ID string `json:"id"`
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Label string `json:"label"`
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}
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var headingPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^#{2,6}\s*(.*?)\s*(?:<!--\s*pad:id:([A-Za-z0-9._-]+)\s*-->)?\s*$`)
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var bodyMetadataPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^<!--\s*pad:fields:(.*?)\s*-->$`)
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var legacyFieldAliases = map[string][]string{
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"yesterday": {"✅ What did you do yesterday?"},
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}
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func (e Entry) Body() string {
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blocks := make([]string, 0, len(e.Template.Fields))
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blocks := make([]string, 0, len(e.Template.Fields)+1)
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if metadata := renderBodyMetadata(e.Template); metadata != "" {
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blocks = append(blocks, metadata)
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}
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for _, field := range e.Template.Fields {
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switch field.Type {
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case issueform.FieldMarkdown:
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}
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func renderSection(field issueform.Field, body string) string {
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heading := "### " + field.Label
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if field.ID != "" {
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heading += " <!-- pad:id:" + field.ID + " -->"
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return "### " + field.Label + "\n" + body
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}
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func renderBodyMetadata(template issueform.Template) string {
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metadata := bodyMetadata{Fields: make([]bodyMetadataField, 0, len(template.Fields))}
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for _, field := range template.EditableFields() {
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if field.ID == "" || strings.TrimSpace(field.Label) == "" {
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continue
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}
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metadata.Fields = append(metadata.Fields, bodyMetadataField{ID: field.ID, Label: field.Label})
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}
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return heading + "\n" + body
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if len(metadata.Fields) == 0 {
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return ""
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}
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encoded, err := json.Marshal(metadata)
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if err != nil {
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return ""
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}
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return "<!-- pad:fields:" + string(encoded) + " -->"
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}
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func renderCheckboxBody(field issueform.Field, checked bool) string {
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current := parsedSection{}
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active := false
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allowedHeadings := collectAllowedHeadings(template)
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metadataIDs := parseBodyMetadata(body)
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for _, line := range strings.Split(strings.ReplaceAll(body, "\r\n", "\n"), "\n") {
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heading, id, ok := parseHeading(line)
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if ok && id == "" {
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id = metadataIDs[normalizeHeading(heading)]
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}
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if ok && shouldStartSection(heading, id, allowedHeadings) {
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if active {
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current.Body = strings.TrimSpace(current.Body)
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}
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return sections
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}
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func parseBodyMetadata(body string) map[string]string {
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matches := bodyMetadataPattern.FindAllStringSubmatch(body, -1)
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if len(matches) == 0 {
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return nil
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}
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metadata := bodyMetadata{}
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if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(matches[0][1]), &metadata); err != nil {
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return nil
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}
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idsByHeading := make(map[string]string, len(metadata.Fields))
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for _, field := range metadata.Fields {
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if field.ID == "" || strings.TrimSpace(field.Label) == "" {
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continue
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}
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idsByHeading[normalizeHeading(field.Label)] = field.ID
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}
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return idsByHeading
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}
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func collectAllowedHeadings(template issueform.Template) map[string]struct{} {
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internal/daily/entry_test.go
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internal/daily/entry_test.go
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}
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}
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func TestEntryFromIssueBodyUsesHiddenIDsWhenLabelsChange(t *testing.T) {
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func TestEntryFromIssueBodyUsesMetadataWhenLabelsChange(t *testing.T) {
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template := mustTemplateWithRenamedYesterday(t)
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body := `<!-- pad:fields:{"fields":[{"id":"yesterday","label":"Yesterday Work"},{"id":"today","label":"Current Focus"}]} -->
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## Yesterday Work
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- Reviewed PR #42
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## Current Focus
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- Continue feature work`
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got := EntryFromIssueBody("2026-04-17", template, body)
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if got.Text("yesterday") != "- Reviewed PR #42" {
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t.Fatalf("unexpected yesterday %q", got.Text("yesterday"))
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}
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if got.Text("today") != "- Continue feature work" {
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t.Fatalf("unexpected today %q", got.Text("today"))
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}
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}
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func TestEntryFromIssueBodyStillParsesInlineIDsWhenLabelsChange(t *testing.T) {
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template := mustTemplateWithRenamedYesterday(t)
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body := `## Yesterday Work <!-- pad:id:yesterday -->
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- Reviewed PR #42
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func TestEntryFromIssueBodyAddsCarryoverForRemovedFields(t *testing.T) {
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template := mustTemplateWithRenamedYesterday(t)
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body := `## Yesterday Work <!-- pad:id:yesterday -->
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body := `<!-- pad:fields:{"fields":[{"id":"yesterday","label":"Yesterday Work"},{"id":"today","label":"Current Focus"},{"id":"comments","label":"💬 Additional Comments"}]} -->
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## Yesterday Work
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- Reviewed PR #42
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## Current Focus <!-- pad:id:today -->
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## Current Focus
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- Continue feature work
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## 💬 Additional Comments <!-- pad:id:comments -->
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## 💬 Additional Comments
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- Offline after 17:00`
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got := EntryFromIssueBody("2026-04-17", template, body)
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func TestEntryFromIssueBodyKeepsMarkdownHeadingsInsideResponseBody(t *testing.T) {
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template := mustTemplate(t)
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body := `## ✅ What did you do yesterday? <!-- pad:id:yesterday -->
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body := `<!-- pad:fields:{"fields":[{"id":"yesterday","label":"✅ What did you do yesterday?"},{"id":"today","label":"🎯 What will you do today?"},{"id":"blockers","label":"🚧 Any blockers?"}]} -->
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## ✅ What did you do yesterday?
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- Reviewed PR #42
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## 🎯 What will you do today? <!-- pad:id:today -->
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## 🎯 What will you do today?
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- Continue feature work
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### Notes
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- Include nested heading in response
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## 🚧 Any blockers? <!-- pad:id:blockers -->
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## 🚧 Any blockers?
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_None._`
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got := EntryFromIssueBody("2026-04-17", template, body)
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}
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}
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func TestBodyRendersTemplateSectionsAndHiddenIDs(t *testing.T) {
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func TestBodyRendersTemplateSectionsAndMetadata(t *testing.T) {
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entry := New("2026-04-16", mustTemplate(t))
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entry.SetText("yesterday", "- Reviewed PR #42")
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entry.SetText("today", "- Continue feature work")
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body := entry.Body()
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checks := []string{
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`<!-- pad:fields:{"fields":[{"id":"yesterday","label":"✅ What did you do yesterday?"},{"id":"today","label":"🎯 What will you do today?"},{"id":"blockers","label":"🚧 Any blockers?"},{"id":"parking_lot","label":"🚨 Do you request a Parking Lot or escalation?"},{"id":"parking_details","label":"📝 Parking Lot Details"},{"id":"comments","label":"💬 Additional Comments"}]} -->`,
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"## Daily Standup Update",
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"### ✅ What did you do yesterday? <!-- pad:id:yesterday -->",
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"### 🎯 What will you do today? <!-- pad:id:today -->",
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"### 🚧 Any blockers? <!-- pad:id:blockers -->",
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"### ✅ What did you do yesterday?",
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"### 🎯 What will you do today?",
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"### 🚧 Any blockers?",
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"_No response_",
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}
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internal/tui/editor_test.go
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internal/tui/editor_test.go
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checks := []string{
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"[Daily Update] [2026/04/16]",
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"## ✅ What did you do yesterday? <!-- pad:id:yesterday -->",
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"## 🎯 What will you do today? <!-- pad:id:today -->",
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`<!-- pad:fields:{"fields":[{"id":"yesterday","label":"✅ What did you do yesterday?"},{"id":"today","label":"🎯 What will you do today?"},{"id":"parking_lot","label":"🚨 Do you request a Parking Lot or escalation?"}]} -->`,
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"### ✅ What did you do yesterday?",
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"### 🎯 What will you do today?",
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}
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for _, check := range checks {