configurator.h

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#ifndef CONFIGURATOR_H
#define CONFIGURATOR_H
 
// If defined will compile many methods as inlines for speed.
//#define CONF_INLINES
 
#include <stdio.h>
#ifdef __UNIX
#undef max
#endif
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <vector>
//#include <algorithm.h>
 
// This one *has* to be a define!
// A global configurator variable will not do.
#define CFG_MAX_LINE_LENGTH 512
 
using namespace std;
 
 
typedef enum {
  CFG_NONE,
  CFG_INT,
  CFG_FLOAT,
  CFG_BOOL,
  CFG_STRING
} CfgType;
 
typedef enum {
  CFG_CUSTOM,
  CFG_PUBLIC,
  CFG_PRIVATE
} CfgSecureLevel;
 
 
class CfgBase {
protected:
    string         m_key;
  CfgSecureLevel m_level;
  bool m_rangetest;
 
 public:
     CfgBase(const char* a_key, CfgSecureLevel a_level);
     virtual ~CfgBase(void);
 
  const string    getkey  ( void ) { return m_key; }
  virtual CfgType gettype ( void ) { return CFG_NONE; }
  CfgSecureLevel  getlevel( void ) { return m_level; }
};
 
class CfgInt : public CfgBase
{
protected:
    int m_int;
    int m_max;
    int m_min;
 
 public:
  CfgInt(const char* a_key, CfgSecureLevel a_level, int a_defval );
  CfgInt(const char* a_key, CfgSecureLevel a_level, int a_defval,  int a_min, int a_max);
 
  int value( void ) { return m_int; }
  virtual void set(int a_newval);
  virtual CfgType gettype( void ) { return CFG_INT; }
};
 
class CfgFloat : public CfgBase
{
protected:
    double m_float;
    double m_min;
    double m_max;
 
public:
    CfgFloat(const char* a_key, CfgSecureLevel a_level, double a_defval);
    CfgFloat(const char* a_key, CfgSecureLevel a_level, double a_defval, double a_min, double a_max);
 
    double           value(void) { return m_float; }
    virtual void set(double a_newval);
    virtual CfgType gettype(void) { return CFG_FLOAT; }
};
 
 
class CfgBool : public CfgBase
{
protected:
    bool            m_bool;
 
 public:
  CfgBool( const char* a_key, CfgSecureLevel a_level, bool a_defval );
 
  bool            value( void ) { return m_bool; }
  void            set( bool a_newval ) { m_bool = a_newval; }
  virtual CfgType gettype( void ) { return CFG_BOOL; }
};
 
 
class CfgStr : public CfgBase
{
protected:
    string          m_string;
 
 public:
  CfgStr( const char* a_key, CfgSecureLevel a_level, const char* a_defval );
 
  const char*     value( void ) { return m_string.c_str(); }
  void            set( char* a_newval ) { m_string = a_newval; }
  virtual CfgType gettype( void ) { return CFG_STRING; }
};
 
 
class Configurator
{
protected:
    map<string, unsigned int> CfgI;
  vector<CfgBase*>         CfgVals;
 
  // Private methods and fields for the configuration file parser.
  unsigned int m_lineno;
  void ParseCfgLine( char* a_line );
  void SetCfgInt   ( char* a_key, char* a_val );
  void SetCfgFloat ( char* a_key, char* a_val );
  void SetCfgBool  ( char* a_key, char* a_val );
  void SetCfgStr   ( char* a_key, char* a_val );
  bool LastDoubleQuote( char* a_rest_of_line );
 
  // Discreet security check. Returns true if we terminate line
  // parsing early.
  bool SetCfgGatekeeper( const char* a_method,
             const char* a_key,
             CfgSecureLevel a_level );
 
  // Helper methods.
  void  ShowIdType( unsigned int a_i );
  char* ExtractString( char* a_line );
  void  DumpSymbols( const char *a_dumpfile,
             CfgSecureLevel a_level );
 
 public:
  // Write all configuration values with a security level at or below
  // a_level to a_dumpfile in alphabetical order. a_level must
  // be CFG_CUSTOM (user settable) or CFG_PUBLIC (user can see
  // predefined value and the very existence of this parameter).
  void DumpPublicSymbols( const char *a_dumpfile,
              CfgSecureLevel a_level );
 
  // Dump *all* configuration values, including the private ones,
  // to a_dumpfile and then calls exit(), noting the event in the error
  // file!! For debugging purposes only. The call to exit() is there in
  // order to try and prevent any use of this call from making it into
  // production code.
  void DumpAllSymbolsAndExit( const char *a_dumpfile );
 
  // Reads and parses a_cfgfile for configuration values. Unknown
  // or CFG_PRIVATE keys are silently ignored thus preventing snooping
  // on possibly interesting key values. Returns true if reading and
  // parsing was error free.
  bool ReadSymbols( const char *a_cfgfile );
 
  // You should never use these ones directly, they are
  // called automagically by the CfgBase class con/destructor
  // when needed.
   Configurator( void );
  ~Configurator( void );
 
  // Please don't use this unless you know what you are doing.
  // Need to be public as it is used by the CfgBase class and friends.
  bool Register( CfgBase* a_cfgval, const char* a_key );
};
 
extern class Configurator *g_cfg;
 
#endif // CONFIGURATOR_H