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-rw-r--r--conf/inspircd.conf.example5
-rw-r--r--conf/modules.conf.example4
-rw-r--r--include/configparser.h5
-rw-r--r--src/configparser.cpp26
4 files changed, 35 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/conf/inspircd.conf.example b/conf/inspircd.conf.example
index d5c9874df..47ecd5889 100644
--- a/conf/inspircd.conf.example
+++ b/conf/inspircd.conf.example
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
# Variables may be redefined and may reference other variables. #
# Value expansion happens at the time the tag is read. #
# #
+# Using variable definitions REQUIRES that the config format be #
+# changed to "xml" from the default "compat" that uses escape #
+# sequences such as "\"" and "\n", and does not support <define> #
+<config format="xml">
<define name="bindip" value="1.2.2.3">
<define name="localips" value="&bindip;/24">
@@ -478,6 +482,7 @@
# prefixpart: What (if anything) a users' part message
# should be prefixed with.
prefixpart="&quot;"
+ # NOTE: Use "\"" instead of "&quot;" if not using <config format="xml">
# suffixpart: What (if anything) a users' part message
# should be suffixed with.
diff --git a/conf/modules.conf.example b/conf/modules.conf.example
index e9a306e3f..91e45eb91 100644
--- a/conf/modules.conf.example
+++ b/conf/modules.conf.example
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@
# "baz qux quz" and $2 will contain "bar". You may #
# also use the special variables: $nick, $ident, #
# $host and $vhost, and you may separate multiple #
-# commands with a newline (&nl;). #
+# commands with a newline (which can be written in #
+# the file literally, or encoded as &nl; or \n #
+# depending on the config format setting). #
# #
# requires - If you provide a value for 'requires' this means #
# the given nickname MUST be online for the alias #
diff --git a/include/configparser.h b/include/configparser.h
index a1d7aff5b..3240ff5f9 100644
--- a/include/configparser.h
+++ b/include/configparser.h
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ struct fpos
enum ParseFlags
{
- FLAG_NO_EXEC = 1,
- FLAG_NO_INC = 2
+ FLAG_USE_XML = 1,
+ FLAG_NO_EXEC = 2,
+ FLAG_NO_INC = 4
};
struct ParseStack
diff --git a/src/configparser.cpp b/src/configparser.cpp
index 1373ae5af..495d38fff 100644
--- a/src/configparser.cpp
+++ b/src/configparser.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
struct Parser
{
ParseStack& stack;
- const int flags;
+ int flags;
FILE* const file;
fpos current;
fpos last_tag;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct Parser
while (1)
{
ch = next();
- if (ch == '&')
+ if (ch == '&' && (flags & FLAG_USE_XML))
{
std::string varname;
while (1)
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@ struct Parser
throw CoreException("Undefined XML entity reference '&" + varname + ";'");
value.append(var->second);
}
+ else if (ch == '\\' && !(flags & FLAG_USE_XML))
+ {
+ int esc = next();
+ if (esc == 'n')
+ value.push_back('\n');
+ else if (isalpha(esc))
+ throw CoreException("Unknown escape character \\" + std::string(1, esc));
+ else
+ value.push_back(esc);
+ }
else if (ch == '"')
break;
else
@@ -169,12 +179,24 @@ struct Parser
}
else if (name == "define")
{
+ if (!(flags & FLAG_USE_XML))
+ throw CoreException("<define> tags may only be used in XML-style config (add <config format=\"xml\">)");
std::string varname = tag->getString("name");
std::string value = tag->getString("value");
if (varname.empty())
throw CoreException("Variable definition must include variable name");
stack.vars[varname] = value;
}
+ else if (name == "config")
+ {
+ std::string format = tag->getString("format");
+ if (format == "xml")
+ flags |= FLAG_USE_XML;
+ else if (format == "compat")
+ flags &= ~FLAG_USE_XML;
+ else if (!format.empty())
+ throw CoreException("Unknown configuration format " + format);
+ }
else
{
stack.output.insert(std::make_pair(name, tag));