degesch: don't require configuration to run

Well, techincally.

1 files changed, 42 insertions, 36 deletions

diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 1235b5c..ffb8625 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ init_buffers (struct app_context *ctx)
 	global->name = xstrdup (PROGRAM_NAME);
 
 	server->type = BUFFER_SERVER;
-	server->name = xstrdup (get_config_string (ctx, "server.irc_host"));
+	server->name = xstrdup ("server");
 	server->server = &ctx->server;
 
 	LIST_APPEND_WITH_TAIL (ctx->buffers, ctx->buffers_tail, global);
@@ -4311,6 +4311,12 @@ irc_connect (struct server *s, struct error **e)
 	const char *irc_host = get_config_string (ctx, "server.irc_host");
 	int64_t irc_port_int = get_config_integer (ctx, "server.irc_port");
 
+	if (!get_config_string (ctx, "server.irc_host"))
+	{
+		error_set (e, "No hostname specified in configuration");
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	const char *socks_host = get_config_string (ctx, "server.socks_host");
 	int64_t socks_port_int = get_config_integer (ctx, "server.socks_port");
 	const char *socks_username =
@@ -4464,6 +4470,7 @@ autofill_user_info (struct app_context *ctx, struct error **e)
 	if (!pwd)
 		FAIL ("cannot retrieve user information: %s", strerror (errno));
 
+	// FIXME: set_config_strings() writes errors on its own
 	if (!nickname)
 		set_config_string (ctx, "server.nickname", pwd->pw_name);
 	if (!username)
@@ -4514,46 +4521,52 @@ read_file (const char *filename, struct str *output, struct error **e)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool
-load_configuration (struct app_context *ctx, struct error **e)
+static struct config_item_ *
+load_configuration_file (const char *filename, struct error **e)
 {
-	char *filename = resolve_config_filename (PROGRAM_NAME ".conf");
-	if (!filename)
-	{
-		error_set (e, "cannot find configuration");
-		return false;
-	}
+	struct config_item_ *root = NULL;
 
 	struct str data;
 	str_init (&data);
-	bool success = read_file (filename, &data, e);
-	free (filename);
-	if (!success)
-	{
-		str_free (&data);
-		return false;
-	}
+	if (!read_file (filename, &data, e))
+		goto end;
 
 	struct error *error = NULL;
-	struct config_item_ *root =
-		config_item_parse (data.str, data.len, false, &error);
-	str_free (&data);
-	if (!root)
+	if (!(root = config_item_parse (data.str, data.len, false, &error)))
 	{
 		error_set (e, "configuration parse error: %s", error->message);
 		error_free (error);
-		return false;
 	}
+end:
+	str_free (&data);
+	return root;
+}
 
-	config_load (&ctx->config, root);
+static void
+load_configuration (struct app_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct config_item_ *root = NULL;
+	struct error *e = NULL;
 
-	if (!autofill_user_info (ctx, e))
-		return false;
+	char *filename = resolve_config_filename (PROGRAM_NAME ".conf");
+	if (filename)
+		root = load_configuration_file (filename, &e);
+	else
+		print_status ("configuration file not found");
+	free (filename);
 
-	if (!get_config_string (ctx, "server.irc_host"))
+	if (e)
 	{
-		error_set (e, "no hostname specified in configuration");
-		return false;
+		print_error ("%s", e->message);
+		error_free (e);
+		e = NULL;
+	}
+
+	config_load (&ctx->config, root ? root : config_item_object ());
+	if (!autofill_user_info (ctx, &e))
+	{
+		print_error ("%s: %s", "failed to fill in user details", e->message);
+		error_free (e);
 	}
 
 	ctx->reconnect =
@@ -4562,7 +4575,6 @@ load_configuration (struct app_context *ctx, struct error **e)
 		get_config_boolean (ctx, "behaviour.isolate_buffers");
 	ctx->reconnect_delay =
 		get_config_integer (ctx, "server.reconnect_delay");
-	return true;
 }
 
 static char *
@@ -4727,14 +4739,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	setup_signal_handlers ();
 	register_config_modules (&ctx);
-
-	struct error *e = NULL;
-	if (!load_configuration (&ctx, &e))
-	{
-		print_error ("%s", e->message);
-		error_free (e);
-		exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	load_configuration (&ctx);
 
 	init_colors (&ctx);
 	init_poller_events (&ctx);
@@ -4743,6 +4748,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	refresh_prompt (&ctx);
 
 	// TODO: connect asynchronously (first step towards multiple servers)
+	struct error *e = NULL;
 	if (!irc_connect (&ctx.server, &e))
 	{
 		buffer_send_error (&ctx, ctx.server.buffer, "%s", e->message);