Change how Acedia's config swapping works

sources/Avarice/Avarice.uc

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct AvariceLinkRecord
 //  can be used in other configs to point at each link.
 //      `address` must have form "host:port", where "host" is either ip or
 //  domain name and "port" is a numerical port value.
-var private config array<AvariceLinkRecord> link;
+var public config array<AvariceLinkRecord> link;
 
 //      In case Avarice utility is launched after link started trying open
 //  the connection - that connection attempt will fail. To fix that link must
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var private config array<AvariceLinkRecord> link;
 //  re-attempt opening connection. Setting value too low can prevent any
 //  connection from opening, setting it too high might make you wait for
 //  connection too long.
-var private config float reconnectTime;
+var public config float reconnectTime;
 
 protected function AssociativeArray ToData()
 {

sources/Avarice/Avarice_Feature.uc

@@ -90,49 +90,17 @@ protected function OnDisabled()
     _.memory.FreeMany(createdLinks);
 }
 
-protected function SwapConfig(
+protected function SwapConfig(FeatureConfig config)
-    AssociativeArray previousConfigData,
-    AssociativeArray newConfigData)
 {
-    local int                       i;
+    local Avarice newConfig;
-    local Text                      nextText;
+    newConfig = Avarice(config);
-    local DynamicArray              linksArray;
+    if (newConfig == none) {
-    local AssociativeArray          nextLink;
-    local Avarice.AvariceLinkRecord nextRecord;
-    //  Simply restart all the links
-    for (i = 0; i < createdLinks.length; i += 1)
-    {
-        if (createdLinks[i] != none) {
-            createdLinks[i].FreeSelf();
-        }
-    }
-    createdLinks.length = 0;
-    link.length         = 0;
-    if (newConfigData == none) {
         return;
     }
-    reconnectTime = newConfigData.GetFloat(P("reconnectTime"));
+    link            = newConfig.link;
+    reconnectTime   = newConfig.reconnectTime;
+    //  For static `GetReconnectTime()` method
     default.reconnectTime = reconnectTime;
-    linksArray = newConfigData.GetDynamicArray(P("link"));
-    if (linksArray == none) {
-        return;
-    }
-    for (i = 0; i < linksArray.GetLength(); i += 1)
-    {
-        nextLink = linksArray.GetAssociativeArray(i);
-        if (nextLink == none) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        nextText = nextLink.GetText(P("name"));
-        if (nextText != none) {
-            nextRecord.name = nextText.ToPlainString();
-        }
-        nextText = nextLink.GetText(P("address"));
-        if (nextText != none) {
-            nextRecord.address = nextText.ToPlainString();
-        }
-        link[i] = nextRecord;
-    }
 }
 
 //  Reply back any messages from "echo" service

sources/Commands/Commands.uc

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ class Commands extends FeatureConfig
     perobjectconfig
     config(AcediaSystem);
 
-var private config bool useChatInput;
+var public config bool useChatInput;
 
 protected function AssociativeArray ToData()
 {
     local AssociativeArray data;
     data = __().collections.EmptyAssociativeArray();
-    data.SetBool(__().text.FromString("useChatInput"), useChatInput, true);
+    data.SetBool(P("useChatInput"), useChatInput, true);
     return data;
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ protected function FromData(AssociativeArray source)
     }
 }
 
-protected function Reset()
+protected function DefaultIt()
 {
     useChatInput = true;
 }

sources/Commands/Commands_Feature.uc

@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ protected function OnDisabled()
     commandDelimiters.length    = 0;
 }
 
-protected function SwapConfig(
+protected function SwapConfig(FeatureConfig config)
-    AssociativeArray previousConfigData,
-    AssociativeArray newConfigData)
 {
-    if (newConfigData == none) {
+    local Commands newConfig;
+    newConfig = Commands(config);
+    if (newConfig == none) {
         return;
     }
-    useChatInput = newConfigData.GetBool(P("useChatInput"));
+    useChatInput = newConfig.useChatInput;
 }
 
 /**

sources/Features/Feature.uc

@@ -137,28 +137,31 @@ protected function Finalizer()
  *  (allocated). To set initial config on this `Feature`'s start - specify it
  *  as a parameter to `EnableMe()` method.
  *
+ *  Method will do nothing if `newConfigName` parameter is set to `none`.
+ *
  *  @param  newConfigName   Name of the config to apply to the caller `Feature`.
  */
 public final function ApplyConfig(Text newConfigName)
 {
-    local AssociativeArray newConfigData;
+    local FeatureConfig newConfig;
-    newConfigData = configClass.static.LoadData(newConfigName);
+    if (newConfigName == none) {
-    if (newConfigData == none)
+        return;
+    }
+    newConfig = configClass.static.GetConfigInstance(newConfigName);
+    if (newConfig == none)
     {
         _.logger.Auto(errorBadConfigData).ArgClass(class);
         //  Fallback to "default" config
         newConfigName = _.text.FromString(defaultConfigName);
         configClass.static.NewConfig(newConfigName);
-        newConfigData = configClass.static.LoadData(newConfigName);
+        newConfig = configClass.static.GetConfigInstance(newConfigName);
     }
-    SwapConfig(currentConfig, newConfigData);
+    else {
-    if (currentConfig != none) {
+        newConfigName = newConfigName.Copy();
-        currentConfig.Empty(true);
     }
+    SwapConfig(newConfig);
     _.memory.Free(currentConfigName);
-    _.memory.Free(currentConfig);
+    currentConfigName = newConfigName;
-    currentConfigName   = newConfigName.Copy();
-    currentConfig       = newConfigData;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -289,18 +292,15 @@ protected function OnDisabled() { }
  *  Will be called whenever caller `Feature` class must change it's config
  *  parameters. This can be done both when the `Feature` is enabled or disabled.
  *
- *  @param  previousConfigData  Config data that was previously set for this
+ *  @param  newConfigData   New config that caller `Feature`'s class must use.
- *      `Feature` class. `none` is passed iff config is set for the first time.
+ *      We pass `FeatureConfig` value for performance and simplicity reasons,
- *  @param  newConfigData       New config data that caller `Feature`'s class
+ *      but to keep Acedia working correctly and in an expected way you
- *      must use. Guaranteed to not be `none`.
+ *      MUST AVOID MODIFYING THIS VALUE IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER.
+ *      Guaranteed to not be `none`.
  *
- *  AVOID MANUALLY CALLING IT.
+ *  AVOID MANUALLY CALLING THIS METHOD.
- *  DO NOT DEALLOCATE PASSED VALUES.
- *  DO NOT USE PASSED VALUES OUTSIDE OF THIS METHOD CALL.
  */
-protected function SwapConfig(
+protected function SwapConfig(FeatureConfig newConfig){}
-    AssociativeArray previousConfigData,
-    AssociativeArray newConfigData) { }
 
 private static function SetListenersActiveStatus(bool newStatus)
 {

sources/Features/FeatureConfig.uc

@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
  *  }
  *  ```
  *
- *  You should only define a new child class, along with implementing it's
+ *  For each `Feature` you need to define a new child class, along with
- *  `FromData()`, `ToData()` and `DefaultIt()` methods and otherwise avoid
+ *  implementing it's `FromData()`, `ToData()` and `DefaultIt()` methods.
- *  directly using objects of this class.
+ *  You will also need to implement `Feature`'s `SwapConfig()` method that take
+ *  an instance of `FeatureConfig` as a parameter. Other than that you should
+ *  avoid directly using objects of this class.
  *      Copyright 2021 Anton Tarasenko
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * This file is part of Acedia.
@@ -205,6 +207,27 @@ public static function array<Text> AvailableConfigs()
     return emptyResult;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  Returns `FeatureConfig` of caller class with name `name`.
+ *
+ *  @param  name    Name of the config object, whos settings data is to
+ *      be loaded. Case-insensitive.
+ *  @return `FeatureConfig` of caller class with name `name`.
+ */
+public final static function FeatureConfig GetConfigInstance(Text name)
+{
+    local FeatureConfig requiredConfig;
+    if (default.existingConfigs == none) {
+        return none;
+    }
+    if (name != none) {
+        name = name.LowerCopy();
+    }
+    requiredConfig = FeatureConfig(default.existingConfigs.GetItem(name));
+    __().memory.Free(name);
+    return requiredConfig;
+}
+
 /**
  *  Loads Acedia's representation of settings data of a particular config
  *  object, given by the `name`.
@@ -221,17 +244,10 @@ public final static function AssociativeArray LoadData(Text name)
 {
     local AssociativeArray  result;
     local FeatureConfig     requiredConfig;
-    if (default.existingConfigs == none) {
+    requiredConfig = GetConfigInstance(name);
-        return none;
-    }
-    if (name != none) {
-        name = name.LowerCopy();
-    }
-    requiredConfig = FeatureConfig(default.existingConfigs.GetItem(name));
     if (requiredConfig != none) {
         result = requiredConfig.ToData();
     }
-    __().memory.Free(name);
     return result;
 }