Config file parsing improvements

[karolherbst]

can be tested with following files:

info:

store
{
        name "desura"
        homepage "http://www.desura.com/"
        format "xml"
}

auth
{
        method "http_post"
        loginurl "https://secure.desura.com/3/memberlogin"
        logouturl "https://secure.desura.com/1/memberlogout"
}

authfield
{
        username "username"
        password "password"
}

authtoken
{
        keys "freeman,masterchief"
}

games
{
        url "https://secure.desura.com/1/memberdata"
        list "/memberdata/games//game"
}

game
{
        id "@siteareaid"
        name "name/text()"
        description "summary/text()"
        homepage "homepage/text()"
        platforms "/memberdata/platforms/platform/games/game[@siteareaid=$game.id]/../.."
}

platform
{
        id "@id"
        win32 "100"
        mac32 "130"
        lin32 "110"
        lin64 "120"
}

ini:

[store]
name=desura
homepage=http://www.desura.com/
format=xml

[auth]
method=http_post
loginurl=https://secure.desura.com/3/memberlogin
logouturl=https://secure.desura.com/1/memberlogout

[authfield]
username=username
password=password

[authtoken]
keys=freeman,masterchief

[games]
url=https://secure.desura.com/1/memberdata
list=/memberdata/games//game

[game]
id=@siteareaid
name=name/text()
description=summary/text()
homepage=homepage/text()
platforms=/memberdata/platforms/platform/games/game[@siteareaid=$game.id]/../..

[platform]
id=@id
win32=100
mac32=130
lin32=110
lin64=120

json:

{
        "store":
        {
                "name": "desura",
                "homepage": "http://www.desura.com/",
                "format": "xml"
        },

        "auth":
        {
                "method": "http_post",
                "loginurl": "https://secure.desura.com/3/memberlogin",
                "logouturl": "https://secure.desura.com/1/memberlogout"
        },

        "authfield":
        {
                "username": "username",
                "password": "password"
        },

        "authtoken":
        {
                "keys": "freeman,masterchief"
        },

        "games":
        {
                "url": "https://secure.desura.com/1/memberdata",
                "list": "/memberdata/games//game"
        },

        "game":
        {
                "id": "@siteareaid",
                "name": "name/text()",
                "description": "summary/text()",
                "homepage": "homepage/text()",
                "platforms": "/memberdata/platforms/platform/games/game[@siteareaid=$game.id]/../.."
        },

        "platform":
        {
                "id": "@id",
                "win32": "100",
                "mac32": "130",
                "lin32": "110",
                "lin64": "120"
        }
}

xml:

<store>
        <name>desura</desura>
        <homepage>http://www.desura.com/</homepage>
        <format>xml</format>
</store>

<auth>
        <method>http_post</method>
        <loginurl>https://secure.desura.com/3/memberlogin</loginurl>
        <logouturl>https://secure.desura.com/1/memberlogout</logouturl>
</auth>

<authfield>
        <username>username</username>
        <password>password</password>
</authfield>

<authtoken>
        <keys>freeman,masterchief</keys>
</authtoken>

<games>
        <url>https://secure.desura.com/1/memberdata</url>
        <list>/memberdata/games//game</list>
</games>

<game>
        <id>@siteareaid</id>
        <name>name/text()</name>
        <description>summary/text()</description>
        <homepage>homepage/text()</homepage>
        <platforms>/memberdata/platforms/platform/games/game[@siteareaid=$game.id]/../..</platforms>
</game>

<platform>
        <id>@id</id>
        <win32>100</win32>
        <mac32>130</mac32>
        <lin32>110</lin32>
        <lin64>120</lin64>
</platform>

[Jookia]

I can't see a reason to have the enum and its function if it's only going to be used once and require changing in three places when formats are changed rather than just one.

[karolherbst]

I was thinking about having a global util function later somewhere, that coul give us a list of formats for a given file name.

[Jookia]

That sounds like an idea that's also useful for games, but would require some more thought to go in to it, perhaps like the Unix file command.

[karolherbst]

maybe there is a library for that already.

[karolherbst]

I think I will keep it that way, because I will change that part later anyway if we use our new property format. But with these changes, we can use xml/json/info to already read the new files without changing too much, so it is easier to change.

[karolherbst]

@Jookia I've added some error handling stuff. I think this is a good start to implement the new scheme. I think I will start with the source part, because it should integrate pretty well in the current scheme