Merge remote-tracking branch 'gitlab-marcel/feature/add_tedge_api_only' into feature/add_tedge_api/integrate-api

11 files changed, 1297 insertions, 94 deletions

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9433e953..cc2ba936 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+ "syn 1.0.93",
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+ "syn 1.0.93",
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+ "crossbeam-deque",
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+ "crossbeam-queue",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
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+ "winapi",
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+ "termcolor",
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+
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+ "pretty",
+ "pretty_assertions",
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+ "syn 1.0.93",
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+
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@@ -3861,10 +4027,10 @@ version = "0.6.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9403f1bafde247186684b230dc6f38b5cd514584e8bec1dd32514be4745fa757"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.38",
  "prost-build",
- "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.82",
+ "quote 1.0.18",
+ "syn 1.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3918,9 +4084,9 @@ version = "0.1.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f4f480b8f81512e825f337ad51e94c1eb5d3bbdf2b363dcd01e2b19a9ffe3f8e"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
- "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.82",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.38",
+ "quote 1.0.18",
+ "syn 1.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4038,6 +4204,12 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
+name = "typed-arena"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0685c84d5d54d1c26f7d3eb96cd41550adb97baed141a761cf335d3d33bcd0ae"
+
+[[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -4253,9 +4425,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
- "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.82",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.38",
+ "quote 1.0.18",
+ "syn 1.0.93",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -4277,7 +4449,7 @@ version = "0.2.79"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2f4203d69e40a52ee523b2529a773d5ffc1dc0071801c87b3d270b471b80ed01"
 dependencies = [
- "quote 1.0.10",
+ "quote 1.0.18",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
 ]
 
@@ -4287,9 +4459,9 @@ version = "0.2.79"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bfa8a30d46208db204854cadbb5d4baf5fcf8071ba5bf48190c3e59937962ebc"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
- "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.82",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.38",
+ "quote 1.0.18",
+ "syn 1.0.93",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ae3478ff..3285d1b7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 members = [
     "crates/common/*",
     "crates/core/*",
+    "crates/core/tedge_api/tedge_config_derive",
     "crates/tests/*",
     "plugins/plugin_avg",
     "plugins/plugin_httpstop",
diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/tedge_api/Cargo.toml
index afcd9800..619e769e 100644
--- a/crates/core/tedge_api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ thiserror = "1.0.30"
 tokio = { version = "1.16.1", features = ["sync", "time"] }
 tokio-util = "0.7.0"
 toml = "0.5.8"
+serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
+pretty = { version = "0.11.3", features = ["termcolor"] }
+termcolor = "1.1.3"
+termimad = "0.20.1"
+nu-ansi-term = "0.45.1"
+tedge_config_derive = { version = "0.1.0", path = "tedge_config_derive" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
+pretty_assertions = "1.2.1"
 static_assertions = "1.1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.16.1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/examples/print_config.rs b/crates/core/tedge_api/examples/print_config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba6e7a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/examples/print_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+use pretty::Arena;
+use tedge_api::{
+    config::{AsConfig, ConfigDescription, ConfigKind},
+    Config,
+};
+struct Port(u64);
+
+impl AsConfig for Port {
+    fn as_config() -> ConfigDescription {
+        ConfigDescription::new(
+            String::from("Integer"),
+            ConfigKind::Integer,
+            Some("A TCP port number is an integer between 0 and 65535"),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+struct VHost;
+
+impl AsConfig for VHost {
+    fn as_config() -> ConfigDescription {
+        ConfigDescription::new(
+            String::from("VHost"),
+            ConfigKind::Struct(vec![("name", None, String::as_config())]),
+            Some("A virtual host definition"),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let arena = Arena::new();
+
+    let doc = Vec::<String>::as_config();
+    let rendered_doc = doc.as_terminal_doc(&arena);
+
+    let mut output = String::new();
+
+    rendered_doc.render_fmt(80, &mut output).unwrap();
+
+    println!(
+        "------- Output for {}",
+        std::any::type_name::<Vec<String>>()
+    );
+    println!("{}", output);
+
+    let arena = Arena::new();
+
+    let doc = ConfigDescription::new(
+            String::from("ServerConfig"),
+            ConfigKind::Struct(vec![
+                ("port", None, Port::as_config()),
+                ("interface", None, String::as_config()),
+                ("virtual_hosts", None, Vec::<VHost>::as_config()),
+                ("headers", None, HashMap::<String, String>::as_config()),
+            ]),
+            Some("Specify how the server should be started\n\n## Note\n\nThis is a reallly really loooooooooooooooooong loooooooooooooooooooong new *line*."),
+        );
+    let rendered_doc = doc.as_terminal_doc(&arena);
+
+    let mut output = String::new();
+
+    rendered_doc.render_fmt(80, &mut output).unwrap();
+
+    println!(
+        "Configuration for {} plugin kinds",
+        Color::White.bold().paint(doc.name())
+    );
+    println!(
+        "{}",
+        Color::White.dimmed().bold().paint(format!(
+            "=================={}=============",
+            std::iter::repeat('=')
+                .take(doc.name().len())
+                .collect::<String>()
+        ))
+    );
+    println!("------- Output for ServerConfig");
+    println!("{}", output);
+    let arena = Arena::new();
+
+    #[derive(Config)]
+    #[config(tag = "type")]
+    /// An Nginx virtual host
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// This is an example and as such is nonsense
+    enum NginxVHost {
+        /// A simple host consisting of a string
+        Simple(String),
+        /// A more complex host that can also specify its port
+        Complex {
+            /// the name of the VHost
+            name: String,
+            port: Port,
+        },
+        UndocumentedComplex {
+            num: u16,
+            foo: f32,
+        },
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Config)]
+    #[config(untagged)]
+    enum DebugLevel {
+        /// Enables debug output
+        ///
+        /// And info of course
+        Debug,
+        /// Only pertinent information will be logged
+        Info,
+        /// A custom debug level
+        Custom(String),
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Config)]
+    struct NginxConfig {
+        vhosts: Vec<NginxVHost>,
+        debug_level: DebugLevel,
+        allow_priv_ports: bool,
+    }
+
+    let doc = NginxConfig::as_config();
+    let rendered_doc = doc.as_terminal_doc(&arena);
+
+    let mut output = String::new();
+
+    rendered_doc.render_fmt(80, &mut output).unwrap();
+
+    println!("------- Output for NginxConfig");
+    println!(
+        "Configuration for {} plugin kinds",
+        Color::White.bold().paint(doc.name())
+    );
+    println!(
+        "{}",
+        Color::White.dimmed().bold().paint(format!(
+            "=================={}=============",
+            std::iter::repeat('=')
+                .take(doc.name().len())
+                .collect::<String>()
+        ))
+    );
+    println!("{}", output);
+    println!("-------");
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/config.rs b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90bee595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use nu_ansi_term::Color;
+use pretty::{Arena, Doc, DocAllocator, Pretty, RefDoc};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use termimad::MadSkin;
+
+/// Generic config that represents what kind of config a plugin wishes to accept
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ConfigDescription {
+    name: String,
+    kind: ConfigKind,
+    doc: Option<&'static str>,
+}
+
+impl ConfigDescription {
+    /// Construct a new generic config explanation
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(name: String, kind: ConfigKind, doc: Option<&'static str>) -> Self {
+        Self { name, kind, doc }
+    }
+
+    /// Get a reference to the config's documentation.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn doc(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+        self.doc
+    }
+
+    /// Get a reference to the config's kind.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &ConfigKind {
+        &self.kind
+    }
+
+    /// Set or replace the documentation of this [`Config`]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_doc(mut self, doc: Option<&'static str>) -> Self {
+        self.doc = doc;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Get the config's name.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.name
+    }
+}
+
+/// How an enum is represented
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+pub enum EnumVariantRepresentation {
+    /// The enum is represented by a string
+    ///
+    /// This is the case with unit variants for example
+    String(&'static str),
+    /// The enum is represented by the value presented here
+    Wrapped(Box<ConfigDescription>),
+}
+
+/// The kind of enum tagging used by the [`ConfigKind`]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ConfigEnumKind {
+    /// An internal tag with the given tag name
+    Tagged(&'static str),
+    /// An untagged enum variant
+    Untagged,
+}
+
+/// The specific kind a [`Config`] represents
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ConfigKind {
+    /// Config represents a boolean `true`/`false`
+    Bool,
+
+    /// Config represents an integer `1, 10, 200, 10_000, ...`
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// The maximum value that can be represented is between [`i64::MIN`] and [`i64::MAX`]
+    Integer,
+
+    /// Config represents a floating point value `1.0, 20.235, 3.1419`
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    /// Integers are also accepted and converted to their floating point variant
+    ///
+    /// The maximum value that can be represented is between [`f64::MIN`] and [`f64::MAX`]
+    Float,
+
+    /// Config represents a string
+    String,
+
+    /// Wrap another config
+    ///
+    /// This is particularly useful if you want to restrict another kind. The common example is a
+    /// `Port` config object which is represented as a `u16` but with an explanation of what it is
+    /// meant to represent.
+    Wrapped(Box<ConfigDescription>),
+
+    /// Config represents an array of values of the given [`ConfigKind`]
+    Array(Box<ConfigDescription>),
+
+    /// Config represents a hashmap of named configurations of the same type