Bug #683

- Fixed bug #683, in which the 'config' command sometimes edited comments
  instead of the proper line in .taskrc (thanks to Erlan Sergaziev).

ChangeLog

@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
    certain circumstances (thanks to Steve Rader).
  + Fixed bug #645 & #660, which prevented logically combining report filters
    (thanks to Bryce Harrington).
+ + Fixed bug #683, in which the 'config' command sometimes edited comments
+   instead of the proper line in .taskrc (thanks to Erlan Sergaziev).
  + Fixed bug #691, which was a mis-reporting of file lock state even when file
    locking was turned off (thanks to Tom Duffy).
  + Fixed bug #696, where the command line parser was confused by a single '-'

src/commands/CmdConfig.cpp

@@ -78,22 +78,26 @@ int CmdConfig::execute (std::string& output)
       bool change = false;
 
       // Read .taskrc (or equivalent)
-      std::string contents;
+      std::vector <std::string> contents;
       File::read (context.config.original_file, contents);
 
       // task config name value
       // task config name ""
-      if (words.size () ||
+      if (words.size () > 1)
-          words.back ()._first == "")
       {
-        // Find existing entry & overwrite
+        bool found = false;
-        std::string::size_type pos = contents.find (name + "=");
+        std::vector <std::string>::iterator line;
-        if (pos != std::string::npos)
+        for (line = contents.begin (); line != contents.end (); ++line)
         {
-          std::string::size_type eol = contents.find_first_of ("\r\f\n", pos);
+          // If there is a comment on the line, it must follow the pattern.
-          if (eol == std::string::npos)
+          std::string::size_type comment = line->find ("#");
-            throw std::string ("Cannot find EOL after entry '") + name + "'.";
+          std::string::size_type pos     = line->find (name + "=");
 
+          if (pos != std::string::npos &&
+              (comment == std::string::npos ||
+               comment > pos))
+          {
+            found = true;
             if (confirm (std::string ("Are you sure you want to change the value of '")
                            + name
                            + "' from '"
@@ -101,45 +105,54 @@ int CmdConfig::execute (std::string& output)
                            + "' to '"
                            + value + "'?"))
             {
-            contents = contents.substr (0, pos)
+              if (comment != std::string::npos)
-                     + name + "=" + value
+                *line = name + "=" + value + " " + line->substr (comment);
-                     + contents.substr (eol);
+              else
+                *line = name + "=" + value;
+
               change = true;
             }
           }
+        }
 
         // Not found, so append instead.
-        else
+        if (!found &&
+            confirm (std::string ("Are you sure you want to add '") + name + "' with a value of '" + value + "'?"))
         {
-          if (confirm (std::string ("Are you sure you want to add '") + name + "' with a value of '" + value + "'?"))
+          contents.push_back (name + "=" + value);
-          {
-            contents = contents
-                     + "\n"
-                     + name + "=" + value
-                     + "\n";
           change = true;
         }
       }
-      }
 
       // task config name
       else
       {
+        bool found = false;
+        std::vector <std::string>::iterator line;
+        for (line = contents.begin (); line != contents.end (); ++line)
+        {
+          // If there is a comment on the line, it must follow the pattern.
+          std::string::size_type comment = line->find ("#");
+          std::string::size_type pos     = line->find (name + "=");
+
+          if (pos != std::string::npos &&
+              (comment == std::string::npos ||
+               comment > pos))
+          {
+            found = true;
+
             // Remove name
-        std::string::size_type pos = contents.find (name + "=");
-        if (pos == std::string::npos)
-          throw std::string ("No entry named '") + name + "' found.";
-
-        std::string::size_type eol = contents.find_first_of ("\r\f\n", pos);
-        if (eol == std::string::npos)
-          throw std::string ("Cannot find EOL after entry '") + name + "'.";
-
             if (confirm (std::string ("Are you sure you want to remove '") + name + "'?"))
             {
-          contents = contents.substr (0, pos) + contents.substr (eol + 1);
+              *line = "";
               change = true;
             }
           }
+        }
+
+        if (!found)
+          throw std::string ("No entry named '") + name + "' found.";
+      }
 
       // Write .taskrc (or equivalent)
       if (change)
@@ -154,6 +167,7 @@ int CmdConfig::execute (std::string& output)
     }
     else
       throw std::string ("Specify the name of a config variable to modify.");
+
     output = out.str ();
   }
   else