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Gem::ConfigFile RubyGems options and gem command options from gemrc.
gemrc is a YAML file that uses strings to match gem command arguments and symbols to match RubyGems options.
Gem command arguments use a String key that matches the command name and allow you to specify default arguments:
install: --no-rdoc --no-ri update: --no-rdoc --no-ri
You can use gem: to set default arguments for all commands.
RubyGems options use symbol keys. Valid options are:
:backtrace
See backtrace
:sources
Sets Gem::sources
:verbose
See verbose
gemrc files may exist in various locations and are read and merged in the following order:
system wide (/etc/gemrc)
per user (~/.gemrc)
per environment (gemrc files listed in the GEMRC environment variable)
For Ruby packagers to set configuration defaults. Set in rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb
For Ruby implementers to set configuration defaults. Set in rubygems/defaults/#{RUBY_ENGINE}.rb
Bulk threshold value. If the number of missing gems are above this threshold value, then a bulk download technique is used. (deprecated)
True if we want to force specification of gem server when pushing a gem
Path name of directory or file of openssl CA certificate, used for remote https connection
Create the config file object.  args is the list of arguments from the command line.
The following command line options are handled early here rather than later at the time most command options are processed.
--config-file, --config-file==NAME
Obviously these need to be handled by the ConfigFile object to ensure we get the right config file.
--backtrace
Backtrace needs to be turned on early so that errors before normal option parsing can be properly handled.
--debug
Enable Ruby level debug messages. Handled early for the same reason as –backtrace.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 176
def initialize(args)
  @config_file_name = nil
  need_config_file_name = false
  arg_list = []
  args.each do |arg|
    if need_config_file_name then
      @config_file_name = arg
      need_config_file_name = false
    elsif arg =~ /^--config-file=(.*)/ then
      @config_file_name = $1
    elsif arg =~ /^--config-file$/ then
      need_config_file_name = true
    else
      arg_list << arg
    end
  end
  @backtrace = DEFAULT_BACKTRACE
  @bulk_threshold = DEFAULT_BULK_THRESHOLD
  @verbose = DEFAULT_VERBOSITY
  @update_sources = DEFAULT_UPDATE_SOURCES
  operating_system_config = Marshal.load Marshal.dump(OPERATING_SYSTEM_DEFAULTS)
  platform_config = Marshal.load Marshal.dump(PLATFORM_DEFAULTS)
  system_config = load_file SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE
  user_config = load_file config_file_name.dup.untaint
  environment_config = (ENV['GEMRC'] || '').split(/[:;]/).inject({}) do |result, file|
    result.merge load_file file
  end
  @hash = operating_system_config.merge platform_config
  unless arg_list.index '--norc'
    @hash = @hash.merge system_config
    @hash = @hash.merge user_config
    @hash = @hash.merge environment_config
  end
  # HACK these override command-line args, which is bad
  @backtrace                  = @hash[:backtrace]                  if @hash.key? :backtrace
  @bulk_threshold             = @hash[:bulk_threshold]             if @hash.key? :bulk_threshold
  @home                       = @hash[:gemhome]                    if @hash.key? :gemhome
  @path                       = @hash[:gempath]                    if @hash.key? :gempath
  @update_sources             = @hash[:update_sources]             if @hash.key? :update_sources
  @verbose                    = @hash[:verbose]                    if @hash.key? :verbose
  @disable_default_gem_server = @hash[:disable_default_gem_server] if @hash.key? :disable_default_gem_server
  @sources                    = @hash[:sources]                    if @hash.key? :sources
  @ssl_verify_mode  = @hash[:ssl_verify_mode]  if @hash.key? :ssl_verify_mode
  @ssl_ca_cert      = @hash[:ssl_ca_cert]      if @hash.key? :ssl_ca_cert
  @ssl_client_cert  = @hash[:ssl_client_cert]  if @hash.key? :ssl_client_cert
  @api_keys         = nil
  @rubygems_api_key = nil
  handle_arguments arg_list
end
             
            Return the configuration information for key.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 478
def [](key)
  @hash[key.to_s]
end
             
            Set configuration option key to value.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 483
def []=(key, value)
  @hash[key.to_s] = value
end
             
            Hash of RubyGems.org and alternate API keys
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 238
def api_keys
  load_api_keys unless @api_keys
  @api_keys
end
             
            True if the backtrace option has been specified, or debug is on.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 364
def backtrace
  @backtrace or $DEBUG
end
             
            Checks the permissions of the credentials file. If they are not 0600 an error message is displayed and RubyGems aborts.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 248
  def check_credentials_permissions
    return if Gem.win_platform? # windows doesn't write 0600 as 0600
    return unless File.exist? credentials_path
    existing_permissions = File.stat(credentials_path).mode & 0777
    return if existing_permissions == 0600
    alert_error <<-ERROR
Your gem push credentials file located at:
\t#{credentials_path}
has file permissions of 0#{existing_permissions.to_s 8} but 0600 is required.
To fix this error run:
\tchmod 0600 #{credentials_path}
You should reset your credentials at:
\thttps://rubygems.org/profile/edit
if you believe they were disclosed to a third party.
    ERROR
    terminate_interaction 1
  end
             
            The name of the configuration file.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 369
def config_file_name
  @config_file_name || Gem.config_file
end
             
            Location of RubyGems.org credentials
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 280
def credentials_path
  File.join Gem.user_home, '.gem', 'credentials'
end
             
            Delegates to @hash
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 374
def each(&block)
  hash = @hash.dup
  hash.delete :update_sources
  hash.delete :verbose
  hash.delete :backtrace
  hash.delete :bulk_threshold
  yield :update_sources, @update_sources
  yield :verbose, @verbose
  yield :backtrace, @backtrace
  yield :bulk_threshold, @bulk_threshold
  yield 'config_file_name', @config_file_name if @config_file_name
  hash.each(&block)
end
             
            Handle the command arguments.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 392
def handle_arguments(arg_list)
  @args = []
  arg_list.each do |arg|
    case arg
    when /^--(backtrace|traceback)$/ then
      @backtrace = true
    when /^--debug$/ then
      $DEBUG = true
      warn 'NOTE:  Debugging mode prints all exceptions even when rescued'
    else
      @args << arg
    end
  end
end
             
             
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 284
def load_api_keys
  check_credentials_permissions
  @api_keys = if File.exist? credentials_path then
                load_file(credentials_path)
              else
                @hash
              end
  if @api_keys.key? :rubygems_api_key then
    @rubygems_api_key    = @api_keys[:rubygems_api_key]
    @api_keys[:rubygems] = @api_keys.delete :rubygems_api_key unless
      @api_keys.key? :rubygems
  end
end
             
             
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 339
def load_file(filename)
  Gem.load_yaml
  yaml_errors = [ArgumentError]
  yaml_errors << Psych::SyntaxError if defined?(Psych::SyntaxError)
  return {} unless filename and File.exist? filename
  begin
    content = YAML.load(File.read(filename))
    unless content.kind_of? Hash
      warn "Failed to load #{filename} because it doesn't contain valid YAML hash"
      return {}
    end
    return content
  rescue *yaml_errors => e
    warn "Failed to load #{filename}, #{e}"
  rescue Errno::EACCES
    warn "Failed to load #{filename} due to permissions problem."
  end
  {}
end
             
            Really verbose mode gives you extra output.
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 410
def really_verbose
  case verbose
  when true, false, nil then
    false
  else
    true
  end
end
             
            Returns the RubyGems.org API key
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 303
def rubygems_api_key
  load_api_keys unless @rubygems_api_key
  @rubygems_api_key
end
             
            Sets the RubyGems.org API key to api_key
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 312
def rubygems_api_key= api_key
  set_api_key :rubygems_api_key, api_key
  @rubygems_api_key = api_key
end
             
            Set a specific host's API key to api_key
 
               # File rubygems/config_file.rb, line 321
def set_api_key host, api_key
  check_credentials_permissions
  config = load_file(credentials_path).merge(host => api_key)
  dirname = File.dirname credentials_path
  Dir.mkdir(dirname) unless File.exist? dirname
  Gem.load_yaml
  permissions = 0600 & (~File.umask)
  File.open(credentials_path, 'w', permissions) do |f|
    f.write config.to_yaml
  end
  load_api_keys # reload
end