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+# Kaiaulu - https://github.com/sailuh/kaiaulu
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+############## Configuration File Getter Functions ##############
+
+## Variables ##
+tool <- yaml::read_yaml("tools.yml")
+conf_apr <- yaml::read_yaml("conf/apr.yml")
+conf_camel <- yaml::read_yaml("conf/camel.yml")
+conf_geronimo <- yaml::read_yaml("conf/geronimo.yml")
+conf_junit5 <- yaml::read_yaml("conf/junit5.yml")
+
+
+#### tools.yml ####
+
+#' Get tools.yml
+#'
+#' @return the tools.yml file
+#' @export
+get_tools <- function() {
+  return(tool)
+}
+
+#' Get srcml path from tools.yml
+#'
+#' @return the srcml path from tools.yml
+#' @export
+get_tools_srcml <- function() {
+  srcml_path <- tool[["srcml"]]
+  return(srcml_path)
+}
+
+#' Get perceval path from tools.yml
+#'
+#' @return the srcml path from tools.yml
+#' @export
+get_tools_perceval <- function() {
+  perceval_path <- tool[["perceval"]]
+  return(perceval_path)
+}
+
+#' Get utags path from tools.yml
+#'
+#' @return the srcml path from tools.yml
+#' @export
+get_tools_utags <- function () {
+  utags_path <- tool[["utags"]]
+  return(utags_path)
+}
+
+#' Get dv8 path from tools.yml
+#'
+#' @return the dv8 path from tools.yml
+#' @export
+get_tools_dv8 <- function () {
+  dv8_path <- tool[["dv8"]]
+  return(dv8_path)
+}
+
+#' Get scc path from tools.yml
+#'
+#' @return the scc path from tools.yml
+#' @export
+get_tools_scc <- function () {
+  scc_path <- tool[["scc"]]
+}
+
+#' Get depends path from tools.yml
+#'
+#' @return the depends path from tools.yml
+#' @export
+get_tools_depends <- function () {
+  depends_jar_path <- tool[["depends"]]
+}
+
+
+#### Get Functions ####
+
+#' Get config.yml File
+#'
+#' Gets the configuration file for any project, as long as it exists
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the config yaml file
+#' @export
+get_conf <- function(project_name) {
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+  return(conf)
+}
+
+#' Get Project Git Repo Path
+#'
+#' Gets the project git repo path
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the git repo path from the project config file
+#' @export
+get_project_git_repo_path <- function(project_name) {
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  # check to make sure the path exists
+  if (!is.null(conf[["version_control"]])) {
+    if (!is.null(conf[["version_control"]][["log"]])) {
+
+      git_repo_path <- conf[["version_control"]][["log"]]
+      return(git_repo_path)
+
+    } else {
+      stop("This field does not exist in the configuration file.")
+    }
+  } else {
+    stop("This field does not exist in the configuration file.")
+  }
+}
+
+#' Get File Extensions
+#'
+#' Gets the file extensions from the config file for filtering
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the file extensions from the project config file
+#' @export
+get_project_file_extensions <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  file_extensions <- conf[["filter"]][["keep_filepaths_ending_with"]]
+  return(file_extensions)
+}
+
+#' Get Substring Filepath
+#'
+#' Gets the substring filepaths from the config file for filtering
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the file extensions from the project config file
+#' @export
+get_project_substring_filepath <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  substring_filepath <- conf[["filter"]][["remove_filepaths_containing"]]
+  return(substring_filepath)
+}
+
+#' Get Uctags Line Types
+#'
+#' Gets the Uctags keep lines type
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the uctags line type from the project config file
+#' @export
+get_project_uctags_line_types <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  kinds <- conf[["tool"]][["uctags"]][["keep_lines_type"]]
+  return(kinds)
+}
+
+#' Get Code Language
+#'
+#' Gets the code language of the project
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the uctags line type from the project config file
+#' @export
+get_project_code_language <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  language <- conf[["tool"]][["depends"]][["code_language"]]
+  return (language)
+}
+
+#' Get Issue Id Regex
+#'
+#' Gets the issue ID regex on commit messages from the project config file
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the issue id regex from geronimo.yml
+#' @export
+get_project_issue_id_regex <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  issue_id_regex <- conf[["commit_message_id_regex"]][["issue_id"]]
+  return(issue_id_regex)
+}
+
+#' Get Jira Issues Path
+#'
+#' Gets the path to the Jira issues from the project config file
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the Jira issues path from geronimo.yml
+#' @export
+get_project_jira_issues_path <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  jira_issues_path <- conf[["issue_tracker"]][["jira"]][["issues"]]
+  return(jira_issues_path)
+}
+
+#' Get SrcML Filepath
+#'
+#' Gets the SrcML filepath from the project config file
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the srcml filepath from junit5.yml
+#' @export
+get_project_srcml_filepath <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  srcml_filepath <- conf[["tool"]][["srcml"]][["srcml_path"]]
+  return(srcml_filepath)
+}
+
+#' Get Topics
+#'
+#' Gets the topics and keywords from the project config file
+#'
+#' @param project_name the name of the project config file (e.g. "kaiaulu" or "geronimo")
+#' @return the topics from junit5.yml
+#' @export
+get_junit5_topics <- function(project_name) {
+
+  conf_path <- paste0("conf/", project_name, ".yml")
+  conf <- yaml::read_yaml(conf_path)
+
+  topics <- conf_junit5[["analysis"]][["topics"]]
+  return(topics)
+}