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  • Hash : 73df75d8
    Author : Patrick Steinhardt
    Date : 2017-05-31T14:34:48 

    config_file: refactor include handling

Current code for configuration files uses the `reader` structure to
parse configuration files and store additional metadata like the file's
path and checksum. These structures are stored within an array in the
backend itself, which causes multiple problems.

First, it does not make sense to keep around the file's contents with
the backend itself. While this data is usually free'd before being added
to the backend, this brings along somewhat intricate lifecycle problems.
A better solution would be to store only the file paths as well as the
checksum of the currently parsed content only.

The second problem is that the `reader` structures are stored inside an
array. When re-parsing configuration files due to changed contents, we
may cause this array to be reallocated, requiring us to update pointers
hold by callers. Furthermore, we do not keep track of includes which
are already associated to a reader inside of this array. This causes us
to add readers multiple times to the backend, e.g. in the scenario of
refreshing configurations.

This commit fixes these shortcomings. We introduce a split between the
parsing data and the configuration file's metadata. The `reader` will
now only hold the file's contents and the parser state and the new
`config_file` structure holds the file's path and checksum. Furthermore,
the new structure is a recursive structure in that it will also hold
references to the files it directly includes. The diskfile is changed to
only store the top-level configuration file.

These changes allow us further refactorings and greatly simplify
understanding the code.

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