#!/bin/bash
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#
# cli_getConfigValue.sh -- This function standardizes the way
# configuration values are retrieved from configuration files. As
# arguments, the configuration file absolute path, the configuration
# section name, and the configuration option name must be provided.
#
# Written by:
# * Alain Reguera Delgado <al@centos.org.cu>, 2009-2013
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#
# Copyright (C) 2009-2013 The CentOS Project
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
# your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
# General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
#
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function cli_getConfigValue {
# Initialize absolute path to configuration file.
local CONFIGURATION_FILE="${1}"
# Initialize configuration section name where the variable value
# we want to to retrieve is set in.
local CONFIGURATION_SECTION="${2}"
# Initialize variable name we want to retrieve value from.
local CONFIGURATION_OPTION="${3}"
# Retrieve configuration lines from configuration file.
local CONFIGURATION_LINES=$(cli_getConfigLines \
"${CONFIGURATION_FILE}" "${CONFIGURATION_SECTION}" "${CONFIGURATION_OPTION}")
# Parse configuration lines to retrieve the values of variable
# names.
local CONFIGURATION_VALUE=$(echo ${CONFIGURATION_LINES} \
| cut -d= -f2- \
| sed -r -e 's/"//g' -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' )
# Output values related to variable name.
echo "${CONFIGURATION_VALUE}"
}