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(define configf:comment-rx (regexp "^\\s*#.*"))
(define configf:cont-ln-rx (regexp "^(\\s+)(\\S+.*)$"))
(define configf:settings   (regexp "^\\[configf:settings\\s+(\\S+)\\s+(\\S+)]\\s*$"))

;; read a line and process any #{ ... } constructs

(define configf:var-expand-regex (regexp "^(.*)#\\{(scheme|system|shell|getenv|get|runconfigs-get|rget|scm|sh|rp|gv|g|mtrah)\\s+([^\\}\\{]*)\\}(.*)"))

(define (configf:system ht cmd)
  (system cmd)
  )

(define (configf:process-line l ht allow-system #!key (linenum #f))
  (let loop ((res l))
    (if (string? res)
	(let ((matchdat (string-search configf:var-expand-regex res)))
	  (if matchdat
	      (let* ((prestr  (list-ref matchdat 1))
		     (cmdtype (list-ref matchdat 2)) ;; eval, system, shell, getenv
		     (cmd     (list-ref matchdat 3))
		     (poststr (list-ref matchdat 4))
		     (result  #f)
		     (start-time (current-seconds))
		     (cmdsym  (string->symbol cmdtype))
		     (fullcmd (case cmdsym
				((scheme scm) (conc "(lambda (ht)" cmd ")"))
				((system)     (conc "(lambda (ht)(system \"" cmd "\"))"))
				((system)     (conc "(lambda (ht)(configf:system ht \"" cmd "\"))"))
				((shell sh)   (conc "(lambda (ht)(string-translate (shell \""  cmd "\") \"\n\" \" \"))"))
				((realpath rp)(conc "(lambda (ht)(common:nice-path \"" cmd "\"))"))
				((getenv gv)  (conc "(lambda (ht)(get-environment-variable \"" cmd "\"))"))
				((mtrah)      (conc "(lambda (ht)"
                                                    "    (let ((extra \"" cmd "\"))"
						    "       (conc (or *toppath* (get-environment-variable \"MT_RUN_AREA_HOME\"))"
						    "             (if (string-null? extra) \"\" \"/\")"
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			inl)
		       (else
			(configf:process-line inl ht allow-processing)))))
	    (if (and (string? res)
		     (not (equal? (hash-table-ref/default settings "trim-trailing-spaces" "no") "no")))
		(string-substitute "\\s+$" "" res)
		res))))))
  

(define (configf:cfgdat->env-alist section cfgdat-ht allow-system)
  (filter
   (lambda (pair)
     (let* ((var (car pair))
            (val (cdr pair)))
       (cons var
             (cond
              ((and allow-system (procedure? val)) ;; if we decided to use something other than #t or #f for allow-system ('return-procs or 'return-string) , this may become problematic
               (val))
              ((procedure? val) #f)
              ((string? val) val)
              (else "#f")))))
   (append
    (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat-ht "default" '())
    (if (equal? section "default") '() (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat-ht section '())))))

(define (calc-allow-system allow-system section sections)
  (if sections
      (and (or (equal? "default" section)
	       (member section sections))
	   allow-system) ;; account for sections and return allow-system as it might be a symbol such as return-strings
      allow-system))
    
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  ht)

;; read a config file, returns hash table of alists

;; read a config file, returns hash table of alists
;; adds to ht if given (must be #f otherwise)
;; allow-system:
;;    #f - do not evaluate [system
;;    #t - immediately evaluate [system and store result as string
;;    'return-procs -- return a proc taking ht as an argument that may be evaulated at some future time
;;    'return-string -- return a string representing a proc taking ht as an argument that may be evaulated at some future time
;; envion-patt is a regex spec that identifies sections that will be eval'd
;; in the environment on the fly
;; sections: #f => get all, else list of sections to gather
;; post-section-procs alist of section-pattern => proc, where: (proc section-name next-section-name ht curr-path)
;; apply-wildcards: #t/#f - apply vars from targets with % wildcards to all matching sections
;;
(define (read-config path ht allow-system #!key (environ-patt #f)            (curr-section #f)
(define (read-config path ht allow-system #!key (environ-patt #f)            (curr-section #f)   
		     (sections #f)              (settings (make-hash-table)) (keep-filenames #f)
		     (post-section-procs '())   (apply-wildcards #t))
		     (post-section-procs '())   (apply-wildcards #t) )
  (debug:print 9 *default-log-port* "START: " path)
  (if (and (not (port? path))
	   (not (common:file-exists? path))) ;; for case where we are handed a port
      (begin 
	(debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "read-config - file not found " path " current path: " (current-directory))
	;; WARNING: This is a risky change but really, we should not return an empty hash table if no file read?
	#f) ;; (if (not ht)(make-hash-table) ht))
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		(if (list? sections) ;; delete all sections except given when sections is provided
		    (for-each
		     (lambda (section)
		       (if (not (member section sections))
			   (hash-table-delete! res section))) ;; we are using "" as a dumping ground and must remove it before returning the ht
		     (hash-table-keys res)))
		(debug:print 9 *default-log-port* "END: " path)
		res)
                res
                ) ;; retval
	      (regex-case 
	       inl 
	       (configf:comment-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
	       (configf:blank-l-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
	       (configf:settings   ( x setting val  ) (begin
							(hash-table-set! settings setting val)
							(loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))
	       (configf:include-rx ( x include-file ) (let* ((curr-conf-dir (pathname-directory path))
							     (full-conf     (if (absolute-pathname? include-file)
										include-file
										(common:nice-path 
										 (conc (if curr-conf-dir
											   curr-conf-dir
											   ".")
										       "/" include-file)))))
							(if (common:file-exists? full-conf)
							    (begin
							      ;; (push-directory conf-dir)
							      (debug:print 9 *default-log-port* "Including: " full-conf)
							      (read-config full-conf res allow-system environ-patt: environ-patt curr-section: curr-section-name sections: sections settings: settings keep-filenames: keep-filenames)
							      ;; (pop-directory)
							      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
							    (begin
							      (debug:print '(2 9) #f "INFO: include file " include-file " not found (called from " path ")")
							      (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "        " full-conf)
							      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))))
	       (configf:comment-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
                                                            curr-section-name #f #f))
               
	       (configf:blank-l-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
                                                            curr-section-name #f #f))
	       (configf:settings   ( x setting val  )
                                   (begin
                                     (hash-table-set! settings setting val)
                                     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
                                           curr-section-name #f #f)))
               
	       (configf:include-rx ( x include-file )
                                   (let* ((curr-conf-dir (pathname-directory path))
                                          (full-conf     (if (absolute-pathname? include-file)
                                                             include-file
                                                             (common:nice-path 
                                                              (conc (if curr-conf-dir
                                                                        curr-conf-dir
                                                                        ".")
                                                                    "/" include-file)))))
                                     (if (common:file-exists? full-conf)
                                         (begin
                                           ;; (push-directory conf-dir)
                                           (debug:print 9 *default-log-port* "Including: " full-conf)
                                           (read-config full-conf res allow-system environ-patt: environ-patt
                                                        curr-section: curr-section-name sections: sections settings: settings
                                                        keep-filenames: keep-filenames)
                                           ;; (pop-directory)
                                           (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
                                         (begin
                                           (debug:print '(2 9) #f "INFO: include file " include-file " not found (called from " path ")")
                                           (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "        " full-conf)
							      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
                                                                    curr-section-name #f #f)))))
	       (configf:script-rx ( x include-script params);; handle-exceptions
                                  ;;    exn
                                  ;;    (begin
                                  ;;      (debug:print '(0 2 9) #f "INFO: include from script " include-script " failed.")
                                  ;;      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
							 (if (and (common:file-exists? include-script)(file-execute-access? include-script))
							     (let* ((new-inp-port (open-input-pipe (conc include-script " " params))))
							       (debug:print '(2 9) *default-log-port* "Including from script output: " include-script)
							      ;;  (print "We got here, calling read-config next. Port is: " new-inp-port)
							       (read-config new-inp-port res allow-system environ-patt: environ-patt curr-section: curr-section-name sections: sections settings: settings keep-filenames: keep-filenames)
							       (close-input-port new-inp-port)
							       (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
							     (begin
							       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Script not found or not exectutable: " include-script)
							       (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))
							 ) ;; )
	       (configf:section-rx ( x section-name ) (begin
							;; call post-section-procs
							(for-each 
							 (lambda (dat)
							   (let ((patt (car dat))
								 (proc (cdr dat)))
							     (if (string-match patt curr-section-name)
								 (proc curr-section-name section-name res path))))
							 post-section-procs)
                                                        ;; after gathering the vars for a section and if apply-wildcards is true and if there is a wildcard in the section name process wildcards
                                                        ;; NOTE: we are processing the curr-section-name, NOT section-name.
                                                        (process-wildcards res curr-section-name)
							(if (not (hash-table-ref/default res section-name #f))(hash-table-set! res section-name '())) ;; ensure that mere mention of a section is not lost
							(loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
							      ;; if we have the sections list then force all settings into "" and delete it later?
							      ;; (if (or (not sections) 
							      ;;	      (member section-name sections))
							      ;;	  section-name "") ;; stick everything into "". NOPE: We need new strategy. Put stuff in correct sections and then delete all sections later.
							      section-name
							      #f #f)))
	       (configf:key-sys-pr ( x key cmd      ) (if (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
							  (let ((alist    (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
								(val-proc (lambda ()
									    (let* ((start-time (current-seconds))
										   (cmdres     (process:cmd-run->list cmd))
										   (delta      (- (current-seconds) start-time))
										   (status     (cadr cmdres))
										   (res        (car  cmdres)))
									      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "" inl "\n => " (string-intersperse res "\n"))
									      (if (not (eq? status 0))
										  (begin
										    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "problem with " inl ", return code " status
												 " output: " cmdres)))
									      (if (> delta 2)
										  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "for line \"" inl "\"\n  command: " cmd " took " delta " seconds to run with output:\n   " res)
										  (debug:print-info 9 *default-log-port* "for line \"" inl "\"\n  command: " cmd " took " delta " seconds to run with output:\n   " res))
									      (if (null? res)
										  ""
										  (string-intersperse res " "))))))
							    (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									     (config:assoc-safe-add alist
									   			    key 
												    (case (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
												      ((return-procs) val-proc)
												      ((return-string) cmd)
												      (else (val-proc)))
												    metadata: metapath))
							    (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
							  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))
	       (configf:key-no-val ( x key val)            (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
								  (fval    (or (if (string? val) val #f) ""))) ;; fval should be either "" or " " (one or more spaces)
							     (debug:print 10 *default-log-port* "   setting: [" curr-section-name "] " key " = #t")
							     (safe-setenv key fval)
							     (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									      (config:assoc-safe-add alist key fval metadata: metapath))
							     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name key #f)))
	       (configf:key-val-pr ( x key unk1 val unk2 ) (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
								  (envar   (and environ-patt (string-search (regexp environ-patt) curr-section-name)))
								  (realval (if envar
									       (config:eval-string-in-environment val)
									       val)))
							     (debug:print-info 6 *default-log-port* "read-config env setting, envar: " envar " realval: " realval " val: " val " key: " key " curr-section-name: " curr-section-name)
							     (if envar (safe-setenv key realval))
							     (debug:print 10 *default-log-port* "   setting: [" curr-section-name "] " key " = " val)
							     (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									      (config:assoc-safe-add alist key realval metadata: metapath))
							     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name key #f)))
                                  (if (and (common:file-exists? include-script)(file-execute-access? include-script))
                                      (let* ((local-allow-system  (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections))
                                             (env-delta  (configf:cfgdat->env-alist curr-section-name res local-allow-system))
                                             (new-inp-port
                                              (common:with-env-vars
                                               env-delta
                                               (lambda ()
                                                 (open-input-pipe (conc include-script " " params))))))
                                        (debug:print '(2 9) *default-log-port* "Including from script output: " include-script)
                                        ;;  (print "We got here, calling read-config next. Port is: " new-inp-port)
                                        (read-config new-inp-port res allow-system environ-patt: environ-patt curr-section: curr-section-name sections: sections settings: settings keep-filenames: keep-filenames)
                                        (close-input-port new-inp-port)
                                        (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
                                      (begin
                                        (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Script not found or not exectutable: " include-script)
                                        (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))
                                  ) ;; )
	       (configf:section-rx ( x section-name )
                                   (begin
                                     ;; call post-section-procs
                                     (for-each 
                                      (lambda (dat)
                                        (let ((patt (car dat))
                                              (proc (cdr dat)))
                                          (if (string-match patt curr-section-name)
                                              (proc curr-section-name section-name res path))))
                                      post-section-procs)
                                     ;; after gathering the vars for a section and if apply-wildcards is true and if there is a wildcard in the section name process wildcards
                                     ;; NOTE: we are processing the curr-section-name, NOT section-name.
                                     (process-wildcards res curr-section-name)
                                     (if (not (hash-table-ref/default res section-name #f))(hash-table-set! res section-name '())) ;; ensure that mere mention of a section is not lost
                                     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
                                           ;; if we have the sections list then force all settings into "" and delete it later?
                                           ;; (if (or (not sections) 
                                           ;;	      (member section-name sections))
                                           ;;	  section-name "") ;; stick everything into "". NOPE: We need new strategy. Put stuff in correct sections and then delete all sections later.
                                           section-name
                                           #f #f)))
	       (configf:key-sys-pr ( x key cmd      )
                                   (if (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
                                       (let ((alist    (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
                                             (val-proc (lambda ()
                                                         (let* ((start-time (current-seconds))
                                                                (local-allow-system  (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections))
                                                                (env-delta  (configf:cfgdat->env-alist curr-section-name res local-allow-system))
                                                                (cmdres     (process:cmd-run->list cmd delta-env-alist-or-hash-table: env-delta)) ;; BB: here is where [system is exec'd.  needs to have env from other vars!
                                                                (delta      (- (current-seconds) start-time))
                                                                (status     (cadr cmdres))
                                                                (res        (car  cmdres)))
                                                           (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "" inl "\n => " (string-intersperse res "\n"))
                                                           (if (not (eq? status 0))
                                                               (begin
                                                                 (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "problem with " inl ", return code " status
                                                                                    " output: " cmdres)))
                                                           (if (> delta 2)
                                                               (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "for line \"" inl "\"\n  command: " cmd " took " delta " seconds to run with output:\n   " res)
                                                               (debug:print-info 9 *default-log-port* "for line \"" inl "\"\n  command: " cmd " took " delta " seconds to run with output:\n   " res))
                                                           (if (null? res)
                                                               ""
                                                               (string-intersperse res " "))))))
                                         (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
                                                          (config:assoc-safe-add alist
                                                                                 key 
                                                                                 (case (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
                                                                                   ((return-procs) val-proc)
                                                                                   ((return-string) cmd)
                                                                                   (else (val-proc)))
                                                                                 metadata: metapath))
                                         (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
                                       (loop (configf:read-line inp res
                                                                (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
                                                                settings)
                                             curr-section-name #f #f)))
               
	       (configf:key-no-val ( x key val)
                                   (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
                                          (fval    (or (if (string? val) val #f) ""))) ;; fval should be either "" or " " (one or more spaces)
                                     (debug:print 10 *default-log-port* "   setting: [" curr-section-name "] " key " = #t")
                                     (safe-setenv key fval)
                                     (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
                                                      (config:assoc-safe-add alist key fval metadata: metapath))
                                     (loop (configf:read-line inp res
                                                              (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
                                                              settings)
                                           curr-section-name key #f)))
               
	       (configf:key-val-pr ( x key unk1 val unk2 )
                                   (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
                                          (envar   (and environ-patt (string-search (regexp environ-patt) curr-section-name)))
                                          (realval (if envar
                                                       (config:eval-string-in-environment val)
                                                       val)))
                                     (debug:print-info 6 *default-log-port* "read-config env setting, envar: " envar " realval: " realval " val: " val " key: " key " curr-section-name: " curr-section-name)
                                     (if envar (safe-setenv key realval))
                                     (debug:print 10 *default-log-port* "   setting: [" curr-section-name "] " key " = " val)
                                     (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
                                                      (config:assoc-safe-add alist key realval metadata: metapath))
                                     (loop (configf:read-line inp res
                                                              (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
                                           curr-section-name key #f)))
	       ;; if a continued line
	       (configf:cont-ln-rx ( x whsp val     ) (let ((alist (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '())))
						(if var-flag             ;; if set to a string then we have a continued var
						    (let ((newval (conc 
								   (config-lookup res curr-section-name var-flag) "\n"
								   ;; trim lead from the incoming whsp to support some indenting.
								   (if lead
								       (string-substitute (regexp lead) "" whsp)
								       "")
								   val)))
						      ;; (print "val: " val "\nnewval: \"" newval "\"\nvarflag: " var-flag)
						      (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
								       (config:assoc-safe-add alist var-flag newval metadata: metapath))
						      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name var-flag (if lead lead whsp)))
						    (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))))
	       (configf:cont-ln-rx ( x whsp val     )
                                   (let ((alist (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '())))
                                     (if var-flag             ;; if set to a string then we have a continued var
                                         (let ((newval (conc 
                                                        (config-lookup res curr-section-name var-flag) "\n"
                                                        ;; trim lead from the incoming whsp to support some indenting.
                                                        (if lead
                                                            (string-substitute (regexp lead) "" whsp)
                                                            "")
                                                        val)))
                                           ;; (print "val: " val "\nnewval: \"" newval "\"\nvarflag: " var-flag)
                                           (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
                                                            (config:assoc-safe-add alist var-flag newval metadata: metapath))
                                           (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name var-flag (if lead lead whsp)))
                                         (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))))
	       (else (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "problem parsing " path ",\n   \"" inl "\"")
		     (set! var-flag #f)
		     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))))))))
		     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))))
          ) ;; end loop
        )))
  
;; pathenvvar will set the named var to the path of the config
(define (find-and-read-config fname #!key (environ-patt #f)(given-toppath #f)(pathenvvar #f))
  (let* ((curr-dir   (current-directory))
         (configinfo (find-config fname toppath: given-toppath))
	 (toppath    (car configinfo))
	 (configfile (cadr configinfo))