Improved Configuration and YAML Management (#2966)

# Description of Changes

**What was changed:**
- **Configuration Updates:**  
Replaced all calls to `GeneralUtils.saveKeyToConfig` with the new
`GeneralUtils.saveKeyToSettings` method across multiple classes (e.g.,
`LicenseKeyChecker`, `InitialSetup`, `SettingsController`, etc.). This
update ensures consistent management of configuration settings.
  
- **File Path and Exception Handling:**  
Updated file path handling in `SPDFApplication` by creating `Path`
objects from string paths and logging these paths for clarity. Also
refined exception handling by catching more specific exceptions (e.g.,
using `IOException` instead of a generic `Exception`).

- **Analytics Flag and Rate Limiting:**  
Changed the analytics flag in the application properties from a `String`
to a `Boolean`, and updated related logic in `AppConfig` and
`PostHogService`. The rate-limiting property retrieval in `AppConfig`
was also refined for clarity.

- **YAML Configuration Management:**  
Replaced the previous manual, line-based YAML merging logic in
`ConfigInitializer` with a new `YamlHelper` class. This helper leverages
the SnakeYAML engine to load, update, and save YAML configurations more
robustly while preserving comments and formatting.

**Why the change was made:**
- **Improved Maintainability:**  
Consolidating configuration update logic into a single utility method
(`saveKeyToSettings`) reduces code duplication and simplifies future
maintenance.
  
- **Enhanced Robustness:**  
The new `YamlHelper` class ensures that configuration files are merged
accurately and safely, minimizing risks of data loss or format
corruption.
  
- **Better Type Safety and Exception Handling:**  
Switching the analytics flag to a Boolean and refining exception
handling improves code robustness and debugging efficiency.
  
- **Clarity and Consistency:**  
Standardizing file path handling and logging practices enhances code
readability across the project.

**Challenges encountered:**
- **YAML Merging Complexity:**  
Integrating the new `YamlHelper` required careful handling to preserve
existing settings, comments, and formatting during merges.
  
- **Type Conversion and Backward Compatibility:**  
Updating the analytics flag from a string to a Boolean required
extensive testing to ensure backward compatibility and proper
functionality.
  
- **Exception Granularity:**  
Refactoring exception handling from a generic to a more specific
approach involved a detailed review to cover all edge cases.

Closes #<issue_number>

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## Checklist

- [x] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ ] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
- [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation
Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
(for new translation tags only)

### UI Changes (if applicable)

- [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)

### Testing (if applicable)

- [x] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing)
for more details.

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Co-authored-by: Anthony Stirling <[email protected]>
This commit is contained in:
Ludy
2025-02-25 21:52:59 +00:00
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co-authored by Anthony Stirling
parent 4fabc07a44
commit ac10c9fa43
12 changed files with 540 additions and 391 deletions
@@ -9,15 +9,10 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.nio.file.*;
import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
import java.security.MessageDigest;
import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Deque;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.UUID;
import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
@@ -30,6 +25,7 @@ import io.github.pixee.security.Urls;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
import stirling.software.SPDF.config.InstallationPathConfig;
import stirling.software.SPDF.config.YamlHelper;
@Slf4j
public class GeneralUtils {
@@ -338,218 +334,16 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
}
}
public static void saveKeyToConfig(String id, String key) throws IOException {
saveKeyToConfig(id, key, true);
}
public static void saveKeyToConfig(String id, boolean key) throws IOException {
saveKeyToConfig(id, key, true);
}
public static void saveKeyToConfig(String id, String key, boolean autoGenerated)
throws IOException {
doSaveKeyToConfig(id, (key == null ? "" : key), autoGenerated);
}
public static void saveKeyToConfig(String id, boolean key, boolean autoGenerated)
throws IOException {
doSaveKeyToConfig(id, String.valueOf(key), autoGenerated);
}
/*------------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Internal Implementation Details *
*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/**
* Actually performs the line-based update for the given path (e.g. "security.csrfDisabled") to
* a new string value (e.g. "true"), possibly marking it as auto-generated.
*/
private static void doSaveKeyToConfig(String fullPath, String newValue, boolean autoGenerated)
throws IOException {
// 1) Load the file (settings.yml)
public static void saveKeyToSettings(String key, Object newValue) throws IOException {
String[] keyArray = key.split("\\.");
Path settingsPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
if (!Files.exists(settingsPath)) {
log.warn("Settings file not found at {}, creating a new empty file...", settingsPath);
Files.createDirectories(settingsPath.getParent());
Files.createFile(settingsPath);
}
List<String> lines = Files.readAllLines(settingsPath);
// 2) Build a map of "nestedKeyPath -> lineIndex" by parsing indentation
// Also track each line's indentation so we can preserve it when rewriting.
Map<String, LineInfo> pathToLine = parseNestedYamlKeys(lines);
// 3) If the path is found, rewrite its line. Else, append at the bottom (no indentation).
boolean changed = false;
if (pathToLine.containsKey(fullPath)) {
// Rewrite existing line
LineInfo info = pathToLine.get(fullPath);
String oldLine = lines.get(info.lineIndex);
String newLine =
rewriteLine(oldLine, info.indentSpaces, fullPath, newValue, autoGenerated);
if (!newLine.equals(oldLine)) {
lines.set(info.lineIndex, newLine);
changed = true;
}
} else {
// Append a new line at the bottom, with zero indentation
String appended = fullPath + ": " + newValue;
if (autoGenerated) {
appended += " # Automatically Generated Settings (Do Not Edit Directly)";
}
lines.add(appended);
changed = true;
}
// 4) If changed, write back to file
if (changed) {
Files.write(settingsPath, lines);
log.info(
"Updated '{}' to '{}' (autoGenerated={}) in {}",
fullPath,
newValue,
autoGenerated,
settingsPath);
} else {
log.info("No changes for '{}' (already set to '{}').", fullPath, newValue);
}
}
/** A small record-like class that holds: - lineIndex - indentSpaces */
private static class LineInfo {
int lineIndex;
int indentSpaces;
public LineInfo(int lineIndex, int indentSpaces) {
this.lineIndex = lineIndex;
this.indentSpaces = indentSpaces;
}
}
/**
* Parse the YAML lines to build a map: "full.nested.key" -> (lineIndex, indentSpaces). We do a
* naive indentation-based path stacking: - 2 spaces = 1 indent level - lines that start with
* fewer or equal indentation pop the stack - lines that look like "key:" or "key: value" cause
* a push
*/
private static Map<String, LineInfo> parseNestedYamlKeys(List<String> lines) {
Map<String, LineInfo> result = new HashMap<>();
// We'll maintain a stack of (keyName, indentLevel).
// Each line that looks like "myKey:" or "myKey: value" is a new "child" of the top of the
// stack if indent is deeper.
Deque<String> pathStack = new ArrayDeque<>();
Deque<Integer> indentStack = new ArrayDeque<>();
indentStack.push(-1); // sentinel
for (int i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++) {
String line = lines.get(i);
String trimmed = line.trim();
// skip blank lines, comment lines, or list items
if (trimmed.isEmpty() || trimmed.startsWith("#") || trimmed.startsWith("-")) {
continue;
}
// check if there's a colon
int colonIdx = trimmed.indexOf(':');
if (colonIdx <= 0) { // must have at least one char before ':'
continue;
}
// parse out key
String keyPart = trimmed.substring(0, colonIdx).trim();
if (keyPart.isEmpty()) {
continue;
}
// count leading spaces for indentation
int leadingSpaces = countLeadingSpaces(line);
int indentLevel = leadingSpaces / 2; // assume 2 spaces per level
// pop from stack until we get to a shallower indentation
while (indentStack.peek() != null && indentStack.peek() >= indentLevel) {
indentStack.pop();
pathStack.pop();
}
// push the new key
pathStack.push(keyPart);
indentStack.push(indentLevel);
// build the full path
String[] arr = pathStack.toArray(new String[0]);
List<String> reversed = Arrays.asList(arr);
Collections.reverse(reversed);
String fullPath = String.join(".", reversed);
// store line info
result.put(fullPath, new LineInfo(i, leadingSpaces));
}
return result;
}
/**
* Rewrite a single line to set a new value, preserving indentation and (optionally) the
* existing or auto-generated inline comment.
*
* <p>For example, oldLine might be: " csrfDisabled: false # set to 'true' to disable CSRF
* protection" newValue = "true" autoGenerated = false
*
* <p>We'll produce something like: " csrfDisabled: true # set to 'true' to disable CSRF
* protection"
*/
private static String rewriteLine(
String oldLine, int indentSpaces, String path, String newValue, boolean autoGenerated) {
// We'll keep the exact leading indentation (indentSpaces).
// Then "key: newValue". We'll try to preserve any existing inline comment unless
// autoGenerated is true.
// 1) Extract leading spaces from the old line (just in case they differ from indentSpaces).
int actualLeadingSpaces = countLeadingSpaces(oldLine);
String leading = oldLine.substring(0, actualLeadingSpaces);
// 2) Remove leading spaces from the rest
String trimmed = oldLine.substring(actualLeadingSpaces);
// 3) Check for existing comment
int hashIndex = trimmed.indexOf('#');
String lineWithoutComment =
(hashIndex >= 0) ? trimmed.substring(0, hashIndex).trim() : trimmed.trim();
String oldComment = (hashIndex >= 0) ? trimmed.substring(hashIndex).trim() : "";
// 4) Rebuild "key: newValue"
// The "key" here is everything before ':' in lineWithoutComment
int colonIdx = lineWithoutComment.indexOf(':');
String existingKey =
(colonIdx >= 0)
? lineWithoutComment.substring(0, colonIdx).trim()
: path; // fallback if line is malformed
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append(leading); // restore original leading spaces
// "key: newValue"
sb.append(existingKey).append(": ").append(newValue);
// 5) If autoGenerated, add/replace comment
if (autoGenerated) {
sb.append(" # Automatically Generated Settings (Do Not Edit Directly)");
} else {
// preserve the old comment if it exists
if (!oldComment.isEmpty()) {
sb.append(" ").append(oldComment);
}
}
return sb.toString();
}
private static int countLeadingSpaces(String line) {
int count = 0;
for (char c : line.toCharArray()) {
if (c == ' ') count++;
else break;
}
return count;
YamlHelper settingsYaml = new YamlHelper(settingsPath);
settingsYaml.updateValue(Arrays.asList(keyArray), newValue);
settingsYaml.saveOverride(settingsPath);
}
public static String generateMachineFingerprint() {