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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NDNS (Named Data Networking Domain Name Service).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NDNS authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NDNS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NDNS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NDNS, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                     Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                     Colorado State University,
+ *                     University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                     Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                     Beijing Institute of Technology
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "config-file.hpp"
+#include "logger.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
+
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndns {
+
+NDNS_LOG_INIT("ConfigFile");
+
+void
+ConfigFile::throwErrorOnUnknownSection(const std::string& filename,
+                                       const std::string& sectionName,
+                                       const ConfigSection& section,
+                                       bool isDryRun)
+{
+  std::string msg = "Error processing configuration file ";
+  msg += filename;
+  msg += ": no module subscribed for section \"" + sectionName + "\"";
+
+  throw ConfigFile::Error(msg);
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::ignoreUnknownSection(const std::string& filename,
+                                 const std::string& sectionName,
+                                 const ConfigSection& section,
+                                 bool isDryRun)
+{
+  // do nothing
+}
+
+ConfigFile::ConfigFile(UnknownConfigSectionHandler unknownSectionCallback)
+  : m_unknownSectionCallback(unknownSectionCallback)
+{
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::addSectionHandler(const std::string& sectionName,
+                              ConfigSectionHandler subscriber)
+{
+  m_subscriptions[sectionName] = subscriber;
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::parse(const std::string& filename, bool isDryRun)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(isDryRun == false);
+  std::ifstream inputFile;
+  inputFile.open(filename.c_str());
+  if (!inputFile.good() || !inputFile.is_open())
+    {
+      std::string msg = "Failed to read configuration file: ";
+      msg += filename;
+      throw Error(msg);
+    }
+  parse(inputFile, isDryRun, filename);
+  inputFile.close();
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::parse(const std::string& input, bool isDryRun, const std::string& filename)
+{
+  std::istringstream inputStream(input);
+  parse(inputStream, isDryRun, filename);
+}
+
+
+void
+ConfigFile::parse(std::istream& input, bool isDryRun, const std::string& filename)
+{
+  try
+    {
+      boost::property_tree::read_info(input, m_global);
+    }
+  catch (const boost::property_tree::info_parser_error& error)
+    {
+      std::stringstream msg;
+      msg << "Failed to parse configuration file";
+      msg << " " << filename;
+      msg << " " << error.message() << " line " << error.line();
+      throw Error(msg.str());
+    }
+
+  process(isDryRun, filename);
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::process(bool isDryRun, const std::string& filename)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(isDryRun == false);
+  BOOST_ASSERT(!filename.empty());
+  // NFD_LOG_DEBUG("processing..." << ((isDryRun)?("dry run"):("")));
+
+  if (m_global.begin() == m_global.end())
+    {
+      std::string msg = "Error processing configuration file: ";
+      msg += filename;
+      msg += " no data";
+      throw Error(msg);
+    }
+
+  for (ConfigSection::const_iterator i = m_global.begin(); i != m_global.end(); ++i)
+    {
+      const std::string& sectionName = i->first;
+      const ConfigSection& section = i->second;
+
+      SubscriptionTable::iterator subscriberIt = m_subscriptions.find(sectionName);
+      if (subscriberIt != m_subscriptions.end())
+        {
+          ConfigSectionHandler subscriber = subscriberIt->second;
+          subscriber(section, isDryRun, filename);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          m_unknownSectionCallback(filename, sectionName, section, isDryRun);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace ndns
+} // namespace ndn