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diff --git a/lib/tools.in b/lib/tools.in
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@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
#!@BASH@
+# This file contains functions shared between ninjahelper and backupninja.
+
+#####################################################
+## MISC FUNCTIONS
#
# create a temporary file in a secure way.
@@ -16,4 +20,35 @@ function maketemp() {
echo $tempfile
}
+#####################################################
+## CONFIG-FILE RELATED FUNCTIONS
+
+function setfile() {
+ CURRENT_CONF_FILE=$1
+}
+
+function setsection() {
+ CURRENT_SECTION=$1
+}
+
+#
+# sets a global var with name equal to $1
+# to the value of the configuration parameter $1
+# $2 is the default.
+#
+function getconf() {
+ CURRENT_PARAM=$1
+ ret=`awk -f $libdirectory/parseini S=$CURRENT_SECTION P=$CURRENT_PARAM $CURRENT_CONF_FILE`
+ # if nothing is returned, set the default
+ if [ "$ret" == "" -a "$2" != "" ]; then
+ ret="$2"
+ fi
+ # replace * with %, so that it is not globbed.
+ ret="${ret//\\*/__star__}"
+
+ # this is weird, but single quotes are needed to
+ # allow for returned values with spaces. $ret is still expanded
+ # because it is in an 'eval' statement.
+ eval $1='$ret'
+}