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-=head1 NAME
-
-Amanda::Config - access to Amanda configuration parameters
-
-=head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- use Amanda::Config qw( :init :getconf );
-
- config_init($CONFIG_INIT_EXPLICIT_NAME, $ARGV[1])
- or die("errors processing config file " . $Amanda::Config::get_config_filename());
-
- print "tape device is ", getconf($CNF_TAPEDEV), "\n";
-
-This API closely parallels the C API. See F<conffile.h> for details
-on the functions and constants available here.
-
-=head1 API STATUS
-
-Stable
-
-=head1 INITIALIZATION
-
-The Amanda configuration is treated as a global state for the
-application. It is not possible to load two configurations
-simultaneously.
-
-All initialization-related symbols can be imported with the tag
-C<:init>.
-
-=head2 LOADING CONFIGURATION
-
-The Amanda configuration is loaded with the aptly named
-C<config_init($flags, $name)>. Because of the great variety in
-invocation method among Amanda applications, this function has a number
-of flags that affect its behavior. These flags can be OR'd together.
-
-=over
-
-=item If C<CONFIG_INIT_EXPLICIT_NAME> is given, then the C<$name>
-parameter can contain the name of a configuration to load.
-
-=item If C<CONFIG_INIT_USE_CWD> is given, and if the current directory
-contains C<amanda.conf>, then that file is loaded.
-
-=item If C<CONFIG_INIT_CLIENT> is given, then a client configuration
-is loaded.
-
-=item If C<CONFIG_INIT_OVERLAY> is given, then any existing
-configuration is not reset.
-
-=item If C<CONFIG_INIT_FATAL> is given, then any errors are considered
-fatal, and C<config_init> does not return.
-
-=back
-
-See C<conffile.h> for more detailed information on these flags and
-their interactions.
-
-C<config_uninit()> reverses the effects of C<config_init>. It is
-not often used.
-
-Once the configuration is loaded, the configuration name
-(e.g., "DailySet1"), directory (C</etc/amanda/DailySet1>),
-and filename (C</etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf>) are
-available from C<get_config_name()>, C<get_config_dir()>, and
-C<get_config_filename()>, respectively.
-
-=head2 CONFIG OVERWRITES
-
-Most Amanda applications accept the command-line option C<-o>
-to "overwrite" configuration values in C<amanda.conf>. In Perl
-applications, these options should be parsed with L<Getopt::Long|Getopt::Long>, with
-the action being a call to C<add_config_overwrite_opt>. For example:
-
- my $config_overwrites = new_config_overwrites($#ARGV+1);
- GetOptions(
- # ...
- 'o=s' => sub { add_config_overwrite_opt($config_overwrites, $_[1]); },
- ) or usage();
- my $cfg_ok = config_init($CONFIG_INIT_EXPLICIT_NAME | $CONFIG_INIT_USE_CWD, $config_name);
- apply_config_overwrites($config_overwrites);
-
-C<new_config_overwrites($size_estimate)> creates a new
-overwrites object, using the given size as an estimate of
-the number of items it will contain (C<$#ARGC/2> is a good
-estimate). Individual configuration options are then added via
-C<add_config_overwrite($co, $key, $value)> (which takes a key/value
-pair) or C<add_config_overwrite_opt($co, $optarg)>, which parses a
-string following C<-o> on the command line.
-
-Once the overwrites are gathered, they are applied with
-C<apply_config_overwrites($co)>, which applies the overwrites to the
-active configuration. No further operations can be performed on the
-overwrites object after C<apply_config_overwrites> has been called.
-
-The utility function C<get_config_options()> returns a list of
-command-line arguments to represent any overwrites that were used
-to generate the current configuration. (TODO: this function isn't
-available yet)
-
-=head1 PARAMETER ACCESS
-
-Amanda configurations consist of "global" parameters and several
-sets of "subsections" -- one set for dumptypes, one for tapetypes,
-and so on.
-
-All of the global parameters are represented by a constant beginning
-with C<$CNF_>, e.g., C<$CNF_LABELSTR>. The function C<getconf($cnf)>
-returns the value of parameter C<$cnf>, in whatever format is
-appropriate for the parameter. C<getconf_seen($cnf)> returns a true
-value if C<$cnf> was seen in the configuration file. If it was not
-seen, then it will have its default value.
-
-Some parameters have enumerated types. The values for those
-enumerations are available from this module with the same name as
-in C<conffile.h>. For example, C<$CNF_TAPERALGO> will yield a value
-from the enumeration C<taperalgo_t>, the constants for which all
-begin with C<$ALGO_>. See C<conffile.h> for the details.
-
-Each subsection type has the following functions:
-
-=over
-
-=item C<lookup_TYP($subsec_name)>
-
-which returns an opaque object
-(C<$ss>) representing the subsection, or C<undef> if no subsection
-with that name exists;
-
-=item C<TYP_name($ss)>
-
-returning the name of the subsection;
-
-=item C<TYP_getconf($ss, $cnf)>
-
-which fetches a parameter value from C<$ss>; and
-
-=item C<TYP_seen($ss, $cnf)>
-
-which returns a true value if <$cnf> was seen in the subsection.
-
-=back
-
-The subsections are:
-
-=over
-
-=item C<tapetype>
-
-with constants beginning with C<$TAPETYPE_>
-
-=item C<dumptype>
-
-with constants beginning with C<$DUMPTYPE_>
-
-=item C<holdingdisk>
-
-with constants beginning with C<$HOLDING_>
-
-=item C<application>
-
-with constants beginning with C<$APPLICATION_>
-
-=item C<script>
-
-with constants beginning with C<$PP_SCRIPT_>
-
-=back
-
-See C<conffile.h> for the names of the constants themselves.
-
-Parameter values are available by name from C<getconf_byname($name)>.
-This function implements the C<TYP:NAME:PARAM> syntax advertised by
-C<amgetconf> to access values in subsections. C<getconf_list($typ)>
-returns a list of the names of all subsections of the given type.
-
-The C<$CNF_DISPLAYUNIT> implies a certain divisor to convert from
-kilobytes to the desired unit. This divisor is available from
-C<getconf_unit_divisor()>. Note carefully that it is a I<divisor>
-for a value in I<kilobytes>!
-
-Finally, various subsections of Amanda enable verbose debugging via
-configuration parameters. The status of each parameter is available
-a similarly-named variable, e.g., C<$debug_auth>.
-
-All parameter access functions and constants can be imported with
-the tag C<:getconf>.
-
-=head1 MISCELLANEOUS