Reading bit masks in golang using reflection

main.go

package main

import (
	"log"
	"reflect"

	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
)

type MyImportantValues struct {
	Hello     bool
	Goodbye   bool
	HowAreYou bool
	_         bool
	Something bool
	_         bool
}

func main() {
	spew.Dump("woo")
	log.Print("hey")

	mask := &MyImportantValues{}
	readMask(123, mask)

	spew.Dump("Read mask", mask)
}

func readMask(mask int, target interface{}) {

	targetValue := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(target))

	for i := 0; i < targetValue.NumField(); i++ {
		value := (mask >> uint(i) & 1) > 0
		f := targetValue.Field(i)
		if f.CanSet() {
			targetValue.Field(i).SetBool(value)
		}
	}
}