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diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/settings.h b/src/libstrongswan/settings.h
index 486de8def..bc3df3706 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/settings.h
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/settings.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Tobias Brunner
* Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Willi
* Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
*
@@ -27,14 +28,54 @@ typedef struct settings_t settings_t;
#include "utils/enumerator.h"
/**
+ * Convert a string value returned by a key/value enumerator to a boolean.
+ *
+ * @see settings_t.create_key_value_enumerator()
+ * @see settings_t.get_bool()
+ * @param value the string value
+ * @param def the default value, if value is NULL or invalid
+ */
+bool settings_value_as_bool(char *value, bool def);
+
+/**
+ * Convert a string value returned by a key/value enumerator to an integer.
+ *
+ * @see settings_t.create_key_value_enumerator()
+ * @see settings_t.get_int()
+ * @param value the string value
+ * @param def the default value, if value is NULL or invalid
+ */
+int settings_value_as_int(char *value, int def);
+
+/**
+ * Convert a string value returned by a key/value enumerator to a double.
+ *
+ * @see settings_t.create_key_value_enumerator()
+ * @see settings_t.get_double()
+ * @param value the string value
+ * @param def the default value, if value is NULL or invalid
+ */
+double settings_value_as_double(char *value, double def);
+
+/**
+ * Convert a string value returned by a key/value enumerator to a time value.
+ *
+ * @see settings_t.create_key_value_enumerator()
+ * @see settings_t.get_time()
+ * @param value the string value
+ * @param def the default value, if value is NULL or invalid
+ */
+u_int32_t settings_value_as_time(char *value, u_int32_t def);
+
+/**
* Generic configuration options read from a config file.
*
* The syntax is quite simple:
- *
+ * @code
* settings := (section|keyvalue)*
* section := name { settings }
* keyvalue := key = value\n
- *
+ * @endcode
* E.g.:
* @code
a = b
@@ -54,6 +95,51 @@ typedef struct settings_t settings_t;
*
* Currently only a limited set of printf format specifiers are supported
* (namely %s, %d and %N, see implementation for details).
+ *
+ * \section includes Including other files
+ * Other files can be included, using the include statement e.g.
+ * @code
+ * include /somepath/subconfig.conf
+ * @endcode
+ * Shell patterns like *.conf are possible.
+ *
+ * If the path is relative, the directory of the file containing the include
+ * statement is used as base.
+ *
+ * Sections loaded from included files extend previously loaded sections,
+ * already existing values are replaced.
+ *
+ * All settings included from files are added relative to the section the
+ * include statment is in.
+ *
+ * The following files result in the same final config as above:
+ *
+ * @code
+ a = b
+ section-one {
+ somevalue = before include
+ include include.conf
+ }
+ include two.conf
+ @endcode
+ * include.conf
+ * @code
+ somevalue = asdf
+ subsection {
+ othervalue = yyy
+ }
+ yetanother = zz
+ @endcode
+ * two.conf
+ * @code
+ section-one {
+ subsection {
+ othervalue = xxx
+ }
+ }
+ section-two {
+ }
+ @endcode
*/
struct settings_t {
@@ -108,6 +194,51 @@ struct settings_t {
u_int32_t (*get_time)(settings_t *this, char *key, u_int32_t def, ...);
/**
+ * Set a string value.
+ *
+ * @param key key including sections, printf style format
+ * @param value value to set (gets cloned)
+ * @param ... argument list for key
+ */
+ void (*set_str)(settings_t *this, char *key, char *value, ...);
+
+ /**
+ * Set a boolean value.
+ *
+ * @param key key including sections, printf style format
+ * @param value value to set
+ * @param ... argument list for key
+ */
+ void (*set_bool)(settings_t *this, char *key, bool value, ...);
+
+ /**
+ * Set an integer value.
+ *
+ * @param key key including sections, printf style format
+ * @param value value to set
+ * @param ... argument list for key
+ */
+ void (*set_int)(settings_t *this, char *key, int value, ...);
+
+ /**
+ * Set an double value.
+ *
+ * @param key key including sections, printf style format
+ * @param value value to set
+ * @param ... argument list for key
+ */
+ void (*set_double)(settings_t *this, char *key, double value, ...);
+
+ /**
+ * Set a time value.
+ *
+ * @param key key including sections, printf style format
+ * @param def value to set
+ * @param ... argument list for key
+ */
+ void (*set_time)(settings_t *this, char *key, u_int32_t value, ...);
+
+ /**
* Create an enumerator over subsection names of a section.
*
* @param section section including parents, printf style format
@@ -121,13 +252,47 @@ struct settings_t {
* Create an enumerator over key/value pairs in a section.
*
* @param section section name to list key/value pairs of, printf style
- * @param ... argmuent list for section
+ * @param ... argument list for section
* @return enumerator over (char *key, char *value)
*/
enumerator_t* (*create_key_value_enumerator)(settings_t *this,
char *section, ...);
/**
+ * Load settings from the files matching the given pattern.
+ *
+ * Existing sections are extended, existing values replaced, by those found
+ * in the loaded files.
+ *
+ * @note If any of the files matching the pattern fails to load, no settings
+ * are added at all. So, it's all or nothing.
+ *
+ * @param pattern file pattern
+ * @return TRUE, if settings were loaded successfully
+ */
+ bool (*load_files)(settings_t *this, char *pattern);
+
+ /**
+ * Load settings from the files matching the given pattern.
+ *
+ * Existing sections are extended, existing values replaced, by those found
+ * in the loaded files.
+ *
+ * All settings are loaded relative to the given section. The section is
+ * created, if it does not yet exist.
+ *
+ * @note If any of the files matching the pattern fails to load, no settings
+ * are added at all. So, it's all or nothing.
+ *
+ * @param pattern file pattern
+ * @param section section name of parent section, printf style
+ * @param ... argument list for section
+ * @return TRUE, if settings were loaded successfully
+ */
+ bool (*load_files_section)(settings_t *this, char *pattern,
+ char *section, ...);
+
+ /**
* Destroy a settings instance.
*/
void (*destroy)(settings_t *this);