[main] added ability to fetch service & tidied up functions

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/pawsd/metadata.lua b/src/pawsd/metadata.lua
index a8dd98d..4a8532e 100644
--- a/src/pawsd/metadata.lua
+++ b/src/pawsd/metadata.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 require("src/utils")
 
+-- load pawsd
+local PawSD = require("src/pawsd/variables")
+
 -- get response type
 function getType (response)
 
@@ -18,8 +21,24 @@ function getStatus (response)
 
 end
 
+-- validate response status
+function validateStatus (response)
+
+    -- check type
+    local type = getType(response)
+    if not (type == PawSD.Magic.RESPONSE) then return false end
+
+    -- check status
+    local status = getStatus(response)
+    if not (status == PawSD.Responses.OK) then return false end
+
+    return true
+
+end
+
 -- return
 return {
     type = getType,
-    status = getStatus
+    status = getStatus,
+    validate = validateStatus
 }