[Pdns-users] pdns.conf comment suggestion/idea

[Roderick Groesbeek]

Or just implement an easy strip after '#'  to the '\'  or   '\n'.


Vriendelijke Groet,

Roderick
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roderick Groesbeek" <powerdns at roderick.triple-it.nl>
To: <pdns-users at mailman.powerdns.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:53 PM
Subject: [Pdns-users] pdns.conf comment suggestion/idea


> Howdy,
>
> Info:
> ===
> I'm converting our main dns (bind) server to PowerDNS.
> And in the named.conf we have documented our AXFR enabled IP as follows:
>
> Bind Config:
> =========
>  allow-transfer {
>                                  .....
>                                 193.176.144/24;         //
> domain-registry.nl
>                                 194.53.253/24;          //
> domain-registry.nl
>                                 193.176.144.128/28;     //
> domain-registry.nl
>                                 ....
> };
>
>
> Now I tried to replicate that commented configuration in the pdns.conf.
> Placing '#' skips until end-of-line, so NO GO..
>
> As it seems, there is no way to place commented multi-line configuration
> in PDNS yet.
>
> I would like to suggest following pdns.conf comment style.
>
> PDNS Config:
> ==========
> allow-axfr-ips= 193.176.144/24,     // domain-registry.nl \
>                 194.53.253/24,      // domain-registry.nl \
>                 193.176.144.128/28,  // domain-registry.nl \
>
> In short "multiple line configuration parameters with inline comment".
>
> Some quick typed example code that would probably implement the
> desired behaviour..
> ~~
>   while(getline(f,pline)) {
>     chomp(pline," \t\r\n");   // strip trailing white spaces
>
>     if(pline[pline.size()-1]=='\\') {
>        string::size_type posc;
>        if ((posc=pline.find("//"))!=string::npos) // Inline comment
>         line+=pline.substr(0,posc-1);              // Skip comment
>        else
>         line+=pline.substr(0,pline.length()-1);
>
>        chomp(line," \t");                                 // Skip trailing
> spaces
>        if((pos=line.find_first_not_of(" \t"))!=string::npos) // Skip
leading
> spaces
>         line=line.substr(pos);
> ~~
> [untested]
>
>
> But maybe it should be nicely commented with '/*  */', etc..
>
> Anyway a multiline commented configuration parsing style sounds like a
nice
> feature.
> What do you guys (& ladies) think?
>
>
> Vriendelijke Groet,
>
> Roderick
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