From 26e2814dbae4cf9b2bf6d31d1befa56f34ecdf19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Atkinson <kevina@gnu.org>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:51:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] config: add replace_u (u = user value) method

---
 auto/mk-src.in    | 9 +++++++++
 common/config.cpp | 9 +++++++++
 common/config.hpp | 5 +++++
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/auto/mk-src.in b/auto/mk-src.in
index 4aa5b606..76b3b16f 100644
--- a/auto/mk-src.in
+++ b/auto/mk-src.in
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ class: config
 		string: key
 		string: value
 
+	method: replace u
+		posib err
+		desc => Experimental method that is like replace but will mark
+			it as being set in an insecure context.
+		/
+		void
+		string: key
+		string: value
+
 	method: remove
 		posib err
 		desc => Remove a key and returns TRUE if it exists
diff --git a/common/config.cpp b/common/config.cpp
index a9201d0d..bb95a47b 100644
--- a/common/config.cpp
+++ b/common/config.cpp
@@ -809,6 +809,15 @@ namespace acommon {
     return set(entry);
   }
   
+  PosibErr<void> Config::replace_u(ParmStr key, ParmStr value)
+  {
+    Entry * entry = new Entry;
+    entry->key = key;
+    entry->value = value;
+    entry->secure = false;
+    return set(entry);
+  }
+
   PosibErr<void> Config::remove(ParmStr key)
   {
     Entry * entry = new Entry;
diff --git a/common/config.hpp b/common/config.hpp
index c6a0c584..016edc36 100644
--- a/common/config.hpp
+++ b/common/config.hpp
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ namespace acommon {
     PosibErr<void> replace(ParmStr, ParmStr);
     PosibErr<void> remove(ParmStr);
 
+    // replace_u (u is for user value) is like replace except that it
+    // marks the value as insecure.  It should be used when setting a
+    // config value to anything other than a known constant.
+    PosibErr<void> replace_u(ParmStr, ParmStr);
+
     bool empty() const {return !first_;}
 
     PosibErr<void> merge(const Config & other);