Re: question regarding the configuration implementation

Harrie Hazewinkel wrote:
> 
> HI all,
> 
> Maybe someone could help me out in order to confirm how
> I think the configuration file is hanndled.
> I believe this is the scheme:
> 
> A programm
> 1- opens the configuration file
> 2- reads it as a huge octet_string
> 3- splits is into a list of lines (octet_string)
> 4- parser the all lines of the list which could be
>        a- a comment line (ignore)
>        b- an include line (which inserts the to be included as a
>                            list of lines again steps 1,2,3)
>        c- processes a lines (splits is at the '=', makes a name
>                               value pair and adds it in a dictionary)
> (NOW ALL CONFFILE READING IS DONE)
> 5- initializes the needed process
>        a- it starts for looking of groups in the dictionary
>        b- depending on the group it looks for parameters.

yep, that's the way it does.

> I was wondering if someone could tell me the reason why putting it
> in a dictionary first as a very general configuration representation
> and later search into it for only those parts needed??

I'm not sure, but is the dictionary needed for faster lookups later
when the groups are needed.

> Another question I have is why one would have all configuration tokens
> known to each process and depending on the process totally ignore it??
> The main reason is maybe that this way a single configuration file
> can be used for all, but I guess there is more.

Hmm, I didn't understand the question Harrie.


Stipe

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