* Cleaned up getEnv and getCmdline methods.

* Finished generalized accessor functions.
* This should be the last update for a few weeks - mid-terms and finals
  nipping at my ass.  If any severe bugs crop up, let me know.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ChangeLog for varconf
 
+Thu Nov 02 18:00:00 EST 2000 -- jaz <jaz147@psu.edu>
+  * Config.h: Added generalized accessor methods
+  * Config.cc: Implemented generalized accessor methods
+  * Config.cc: Finished getEnv clean-up.
+  * Config.cc: Finished getCmdline clean-up.
+
 Mon Oct 23 16:10:38 EST 2000 -- jaz <jaz147@psu.edu>
  * Config.cc: Removed Observer code.
  * Config.cc: Converted callbacks to libsigc++.

TODO

@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 TODO for varconf
 
 Major Tasks:
-  * Redo Config::getCmdline() and Config::getEnv() codex.
-    * Handle '--' arguments better
-    * Check validity of '-' arguments
   * Unify configuration methods (ie: add section support to Config::getEnv())
-  + Add delItem() and delSection() methods
   * Unify error handling methods
   * Convert file parser to lex/yacc 
   * Design and implement new Observer class
   * Add overloaded operators for major functions
   * Finish changing functions to general form (getItem to get, etc.)
   * Document and arrange the source better.
-  * Submit the new interface to the mailing lists to recommend adoption.
   * Write a proper testing program to verify functionality of features.
 
 Minor Tasks:

varconf/Config.cc

@@ -92,34 +92,29 @@ bool Config::erase( const string& section, const string& key = "")
   return false;
 } 
 
-Variable Config::getItem( const string& section, const string& key)
+Variable Config::get( const string& section, const string& key)
 {
   return ( m_conf[section])[key];
 }
 
-void Config::setItem( const string& section, const string& name,
-                      const Variable item)
+void Config::set( const string& section, const string& key,
+                  const Variable item)
 {
-  if ( name.empty()) {
+  if ( key.empty()) {
     throw "Invalid configuration item!";
   }
   else {
-    string sec = section, nam = name;
+    string sec = section, nam = key;
 
     clean( sec);
     clean( nam);
 
     ( m_conf[sec])[nam] = item;
 
     sig.emit(); 
-    sigv.emit( section, name);
+    sigv.emit( sec, nam);
   }
-} // Config::setItem()
-
-bool Config::findItem( const string& section, const string& name) 
-{
-  return find( section, name);
-}
+} // Config::set()
 
 bool Config::find( const string& section, const string& key = "")
 {

varconf/Config.h

@@ -26,16 +26,32 @@ class Config {
   static Config* inst();
   // returns a pointer to the global configuration instance and 
   // initializes it if it does not already exist.
-
-  Variable getItem( const std::string& section, const std::string& key);
+
+  Variable get( const std::string& section, const std::string& key);
+  void set( const std::string& section, const std::string& key,
+            const Variable item);
   bool erase( const std::string& section, const std::string& key = ""); 
   bool find( const std::string& section, const std::string& key = "");
-  void clean( std::string& str);
-  // turns 'str' into a section name or key name compatible string.
+  // Config data manipulators - get a config key, set a config key, delete 
+  // a config key or config section and find a config key or config section. 
 
-  void setItem( const std::string& section, const std::string& name,
-                const Variable item);
-  bool findItem( const std::string& section, const std::string& name);
+  void clean( std::string& str);
+
+  Variable getItem( const std::string& section, const std::string& key)
+  {
+    return get( section, key);
+  }
+
+  void setItem( const std::string& section, const std::string& key,
+                const Variable item)
+  {
+    set( section, key, item);
+  }
+
+  bool findItem( const std::string& section, const std::string& key)
+  {
+    return find( section, key);
+  } 
 
   bool readFromFile( const std::string& filename);
   // attempts to read a configuration file 'filename' and parse it.  Returns