feat: add helper function to check whether -check flag used

[CallumNZ]

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• Add helper to parse -check flag. Not tested, just an idea.

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[bpeng]

Tested OK, doesn't simplify code but by breaking the code in the calling functionhealthCheck would make the code logic clearer.