WayfireWM / WayfireWM/wf-config

Warn if duplicate options are found in a config file

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C++
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Description

Currently, wf-config is perfectly happy with duplicate options in the config files. We should through a warning so we can find mistakes like this more easily.

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Research direction

Start by locating the configuration-file parser and the handling of repeated options. Determine how existing configuration diagnostics are tested, then make completion mean that duplicate options produce a warning while valid configuration files continue to load.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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