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# This file contains functions shared between ninjahelper and backupninja.

#####################################################
## MISC FUNCTIONS

#
# create a temporary file in a secure way.
#
function maketemp() {
   local tempfile=`mktemp /tmp/$1.XXXXXXXX`
   echo $tempfile
}

#####################################################
## CONFIG-FILE RELATED FUNCTIONS

function setfile() {
   CURRENT_CONF_FILE=$1
}

function setsection() {
   CURRENT_SECTION=$1
}

#
# Retrieves the configuration variable named $1 from the current config
# file and section and echoes its value. If it is empty or not found, $2
# is used.
function printconf() {
   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

   echo "$ret"
}


#
# Retrieves the configuration variable named $1 from the current config
# file and section and assigns its value to the global variable with the
# same name. If it is empty or not found, $2 is used.
#
function getconf() {
   ret=`printconf "$1" "$2"`

   # We use escape the $ in $ret to delay expansion of $ret, so when $1
   # is foo, eval sees foo=$ret and properly does the assignment
   # (without the backslash, the right part of the assignment would be
   # whatever is in ret and be subject to all kinds of expansion.
   eval $1=\$ret
}