3 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/bommom.go b/bommom.go
index 42e0a1c..83f2610 100644
--- a/bommom.go
+++ b/bommom.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func loadCmd() {
 }
 
 func convertCmd() {
-	if flag.NArg() != 3 {
+	if flag.NArg() != 2 && flag.NArg() != 3 {
 		log.Fatal("Error: wrong number of arguments (expected input and output files)")
 	}
 
@@ -258,10 +258,21 @@ func convertCmd() {
 	outFname := flag.Arg(2)
 
     bs, b := loadIn(inFname)
+
+    if b == nil {
+        log.Fatal("null bom")
+    }
     if inFormat == "csv" && bs == nil {
         // TODO: from inname? if ShortName?
         bs = &BomStub{Name: "untitled", Owner: anonUser.name}
     }
+    
+    if err := bs.Validate(); err != nil {
+        log.Fatal("loaded bomstub not valid: " + err.Error())
+    }
+    if err := b.Validate(); err != nil {
+        log.Fatal("loaded bom not valid: " + err.Error())
+    }
 
     dumpOut(outFname, bs, b)
 }
diff --git a/core.go b/core.go
index 1d6debd..6a79896 100644
--- a/core.go
+++ b/core.go
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ func (b *Bom) Validate() error {
     if !isShortName(b.Version) {
         return Error("version not a ShortName: \"" + b.Version + "\"")
     }
-    // TODO: nil? what is zero of Time?
-    nullTime := time.Time{}
-    if b.Created == nullTime {
+    if &b.Created == nil {
         return Error("created timestamp not defined")
     }
     return nil
diff --git a/formats.go b/formats.go
index 2412a13..5d93f80 100644
--- a/formats.go
+++ b/formats.go
@@ -96,19 +96,26 @@ func DumpBomAsJSON(bs *BomStub, b *Bom, out io.Writer) {
 
 func LoadBomFromJSON(input io.Reader) (*BomStub, *Bom, error) {
 
-    bs := BomStub{}
-    b := Bom{}
+    bs := &BomStub{}
+    b := &Bom{}
 
 	obj := map[string]interface{}{
-		"bom_meta": bs,
-		"bom":      b,
+		"bom_meta": &bs,
+		"bom":      &b,
 	}
 
+    fmt.Println(obj)
+
 	enc := json.NewDecoder(input)
 	if err := enc.Decode(&obj); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-    return &bs, &b, nil
+    if &bs == nil || &b == nil {
+        log.Fatal("didn't load successfully")
+    }
+    fmt.Println(bs)
+    fmt.Println(b)
+    return bs, b, nil
 }
 
 // --------------------- XML -----------------------