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    "msgid": "<20250430121449.39910-5-mzamazal@redhat.com>",
    "date": "2025-04-30T12:14:37",
    "name": "[v8,04/15] config: Add configuration retrieval helpers",
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        "name": "Milan Zamazal",
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        "From": "Milan Zamazal <mzamazal@redhat.com>",
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        "Cc": "Milan Zamazal <mzamazal@redhat.com>, Kieran Bingham\n\t<kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>, =?utf-8?q?Barnab=C3=A1s_P=C5=91cze?=\n\t<pobrn@protonmail.com>, Laurent Pinchart\n\t<laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>",
        "Subject": "[PATCH v8 04/15] config: Add configuration retrieval helpers",
        "Date": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:14:37 +0200",
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    "content": "Let's add some helpers to make accessing simple configuration values\nsimpler.\n\nGlobalConfiguration::option must check for the key presence before\nretrieving the value using operator[] because if the key is not present\nthen YamlObject::empty may be returned as a regular value.\n\nSigned-off-by: Milan Zamazal <mzamazal@redhat.com>\n---\n .../libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h |  6 +++\n src/libcamera/base/global_configuration.cpp   | 52 ++++++++++++++++++-\n src/libcamera/base/log.cpp                    | 13 ++---\n 3 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)",
    "diff": "diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h b/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h\nindex bed88279..07062145 100644\n--- a/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h\n+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h\n@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@\n \n #pragma once\n \n+#include <optional>\n+#include <string>\n+\n #include \"libcamera/internal/yaml_parser.h\"\n \n namespace libcamera {\n@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ void initialize();\n \n unsigned int version();\n Configuration configuration();\n+std::optional<std::string> option(const std::string &confPath);\n+std::optional<std::string> envOption(const char *const envVariable,\n+\t\t\t\t     const std::string &confPath);\n \n } /* namespace GlobalConfiguration */\n \ndiff --git a/src/libcamera/base/global_configuration.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/global_configuration.cpp\nindex 8d823b98..84821f26 100644\n--- a/src/libcamera/base/global_configuration.cpp\n+++ b/src/libcamera/base/global_configuration.cpp\n@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@\n #include \"libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h\"\n \n #include <filesystem>\n+#include <memory>\n+#include <string>\n #include <sys/types.h>\n \n #include <libcamera/base/file.h>\n@@ -126,7 +128,10 @@ void initialize()\n  * configuration files exist then only the first one found is used and no\n  * configuration merging is performed.\n  *\n- * The configuration can be accessed using GlobalConfiguration::configuration().\n+ * The configuration can be accessed using the provided helpers. Namely\n+ * GlobalConfiguration::option() or GlobalConfiguration::envOption() to access\n+ * individual options or GlobalConfiguration::configuration() to access the\n+ * whole configuration.\n  */\n \n /**\n@@ -137,6 +142,51 @@ void initialize()\n  * the underlying type.\n  */\n \n+/**\n+ * \\brief Return value of the configuration option identified by \\a confPath\n+ * \\param[in] confPath Sequence of the YAML section names (excluding\n+ * `configuration') leading to the requested option separated by dots\n+ * \\return A value if an item corresponding to \\a confPath exists in the\n+ * configuration file, no value otherwise\n+ */\n+std::optional<std::string> option(const std::string &confPath)\n+{\n+\tconst YamlObject *c = &configuration();\n+\tfor (auto part : utils::split(confPath, \".\")) {\n+\t\tc = &(*c)[part];\n+\t\tif (!*c)\n+\t\t\treturn {};\n+\t}\n+\treturn c->get<std::string>();\n+}\n+\n+/**\n+ * \\brief Return value of the configuration option from a file or environment\n+ * \\param[in] envVariable Environment variable to get the value from\n+ * \\param[in] confPath The same as in GlobalConfiguration::option\n+ *\n+ * This helper looks first at the given environment variable and if it is\n+ * defined then it returns its value (even if it is empty). Otherwise it looks\n+ * for \\a confPath the same way as in GlobalConfiguration::option. Only string\n+ * values are supported.\n+ *\n+ * \\note Support for using environment variables to configure libcamera behavior\n+ * is provided here mostly for backward compatibility reasons. Introducing new\n+ * configuration environment variables is discouraged.\n+ *\n+ * \\return A value retrieved from the given environment option or configuration\n+ * file or no value if not found\n+ */\n+std::optional<std::string> envOption(\n+\tconst char *const envVariable,\n+\tconst std::string &confPath)\n+{\n+\tconst char *envValue = utils::secure_getenv(envVariable);\n+\tif (envValue)\n+\t\treturn std::optional{ std::string{ envValue } };\n+\treturn option(confPath);\n+}\n+\n /**\n  * \\brief Return configuration version\n  *\ndiff --git a/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp\nindex 4b287af0..3cda7c57 100644\n--- a/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp\n+++ b/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp\n@@ -624,14 +624,11 @@ void Logger::parseLogFile()\n  */\n void Logger::parseLogLevels()\n {\n-\tconst char *debug = utils::secure_getenv(\"LIBCAMERA_LOG_LEVELS\");\n-\tif (!debug) {\n-\t\tconst std::optional<std::string> confDebug =\n-\t\t\tGlobalConfiguration::configuration()[\"log\"][\"levels\"].get<std::string>();\n-\t\tif (!confDebug.has_value())\n-\t\t\treturn;\n-\t\tdebug = confDebug.value().c_str();\n-\t}\n+\tconst std::optional<std::string> confDebug =\n+\t\tGlobalConfiguration::envOption(\"LIBCAMERA_LOG_LEVELS\", \"log.levels\");\n+\tif (!confDebug.has_value())\n+\t\treturn;\n+\tconst char *debug = confDebug.value().c_str();\n \n \tfor (const char *pair = debug; *debug != '\\0'; pair = debug) {\n \t\tconst char *comma = strchrnul(debug, ',');\n",
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