X-Git-Url: http://info.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/pub/gitweb/simgrid.git/blobdiff_plain/fcf3b4aa4934674a5c928945a03b7e8356da2d03..2e34517e6b635b5590533154dcc10efb97d9ae99:/src/xbt/config.c

diff --git a/src/xbt/config.c b/src/xbt/config.c
index 9e06f582c8..7c3de17497 100644
--- a/src/xbt/config.c
+++ b/src/xbt/config.c
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(xbt_cfg, xbt, "configuration support");
 
-xbt_cfg_t simgrid_config = NULL;
+XBT_EXPORT_NO_IMPORT(xbt_cfg_t) simgrid_config = NULL;
+static void xbt_cfg_register(xbt_cfg_t * cfg, const char *name, const char *desc, e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set);
 
-/* xbt_cfgelm_t: the typedef corresponding to a config variable.
-
-   Both data and DTD are mixed, but fixing it now would prevent me to ever defend my thesis. */
+/* xbt_cfgelm_t: the typedef corresponding to a config variable. */
 
 typedef struct {
   /* Description */
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
   /* Allowed type of the variable */
   e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type;
-  int min, max;
   unsigned isdefault:1;
 
   /* Callbacks */
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ typedef struct {
   xbt_dynar_t content;
 } s_xbt_cfgelm_t, *xbt_cfgelm_t;
 
-static const char *xbt_cfgelm_type_name[xbt_cfgelm_type_count] = { "int", "double", "string", "boolean", "any" };
+static const char *xbt_cfgelm_type_name[xbt_cfgelm_type_count] = { "int", "double", "string", "boolean", "any", "outofbound" };
 
 const struct xbt_boolean_couple xbt_cfgelm_boolean_values[] = {
   { "yes",    "no"},
@@ -86,9 +84,8 @@ void xbt_cfg_cpy(xbt_cfg_t tocopy, xbt_cfg_t * whereto)
   *whereto = NULL;
   xbt_assert(tocopy, "cannot copy NULL config");
 
-  xbt_dict_foreach((xbt_dict_t) tocopy, cursor, name, variable) {
-    xbt_cfg_register(whereto, name, variable->desc, variable->type, variable->min, variable->max, variable->cb_set);
-  }
+  xbt_dict_foreach((xbt_dict_t) tocopy, cursor, name, variable)
+    xbt_cfg_register(whereto, name, variable->desc, variable->type, variable->cb_set);
 }
 
 /** @brief Destructor */
@@ -123,8 +120,8 @@ void xbt_cfg_dump(const char *name, const char *indent, xbt_cfg_t cfg)
     printf("%s  %s:", indent, key);
 
     size = xbt_dynar_length(variable->content);
-    printf ("%d_to_%d_%s. Actual size=%d. postset=%p, List of values:\n",
-            variable->min, variable->max, xbt_cfgelm_type_name[variable->type], size, variable->cb_set);
+    printf ("%s. Actual size=%d. postset=%p, List of values:\n",
+            xbt_cfgelm_type_name[variable->type], size, variable->cb_set);
 
     switch (variable->type) {
     case xbt_cfgelm_int:
@@ -190,12 +187,9 @@ void xbt_cfgelm_free(void *data)
  *  @param name the name of the config element
  *  @param desc a description for this item (used by xbt_cfg_help())
  *  @param type the type of the config element
- *  @param min the minimum number of values for this config element
- *  @param max the maximum number of values for this config element
  *  @param cb_set callback function called when a value is set
  */
-void xbt_cfg_register(xbt_cfg_t * cfg, const char *name, const char *desc, e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type, int min,
-                      int max, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set)
+static void xbt_cfg_register(xbt_cfg_t * cfg, const char *name, const char *desc, e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set)
 {
   if (*cfg == NULL)
     *cfg = xbt_cfg_new();
@@ -207,13 +201,11 @@ void xbt_cfg_register(xbt_cfg_t * cfg, const char *name, const char *desc, e_xbt
   xbt_assert(NULL == res, "Refusing to register the config element '%s' twice.", name);
 
   res = xbt_new(s_xbt_cfgelm_t, 1);
-  XBT_DEBUG("Register cfg elm %s (%s) (%d to %d %s (=%d) @%p in set %p)",
-            name, desc, min, max, xbt_cfgelm_type_name[type], (int)type, res, *cfg);
+  XBT_DEBUG("Register cfg elm %s (%s) (%s (=%d) @%p in set %p)",
+            name, desc, xbt_cfgelm_type_name[type], (int)type, res, *cfg);
 
   res->desc = xbt_strdup(desc);
   res->type = type;
-  res->min = min;
-  res->max = max;
   res->cb_set = cb_set;
   res->isdefault = 1;
 
@@ -237,20 +229,20 @@ void xbt_cfg_register(xbt_cfg_t * cfg, const char *name, const char *desc, e_xbt
   xbt_dict_set((xbt_dict_t) * cfg, name, res, NULL);
 }
 
-void xbt_cfg_register_double(const char *name, const char *desc, double default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set){
-  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_double,1,1,cb_set);
+void xbt_cfg_register_double(const char *name, double default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc){
+  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_double,cb_set);
   xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(name, default_value);
 }
-void xbt_cfg_register_int(const char *name, const char *desc, int default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set){
-  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_int,1,1,cb_set);
+void xbt_cfg_register_int(const char *name, int default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc) {
+  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_int,cb_set);
   xbt_cfg_setdefault_int(name, default_value);
 }
-void xbt_cfg_register_string(const char *name, const char *desc, const char *default_value, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set){
-  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_string,1,1,cb_set);
+void xbt_cfg_register_string(const char *name, const char *default_value, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc){
+  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_string,cb_set);
   xbt_cfg_setdefault_string(name, default_value);
 }
-void xbt_cfg_register_boolean(const char *name, const char *desc, const char*default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set){
-  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_boolean,1,1,cb_set);
+void xbt_cfg_register_boolean(const char *name, const char*default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc){
+  xbt_cfg_register(&simgrid_config,name,desc,xbt_cfgelm_boolean,cb_set);
   xbt_cfg_setdefault_boolean(name, default_value);
 }
 
@@ -270,28 +262,12 @@ void xbt_cfg_register_alias(const char *newname, const char *oldname)
 
   res->desc = bprintf("Deprecated alias for %s",newname);
   res->type = xbt_cfgelm_alias;
-  res->min = 1;
-  res->max = 1;
   res->isdefault = 1;
   res->content = (xbt_dynar_t)newname;
 
   xbt_dict_set(simgrid_config, oldname, res, NULL);
 }
 
-/** @brief Unregister an element from a config set.
- *
- *  @param cfg the config set
- *  @param name the name of the element to be freed
- *
- *  Note that it removes both the description and the actual content.
- *  Throws not_found when no such element exists.
- */
-void xbt_cfg_unregister(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name)
-{
-  XBT_DEBUG("Unregister elm '%s' from set %p", name, cfg);
-  xbt_dict_remove((xbt_dict_t) cfg, name);
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Parse a string and register the stuff described.
  *
@@ -299,8 +275,8 @@ void xbt_cfg_unregister(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name)
  * @param entry a string describing the element to register
  *
  * The string may consist in several variable descriptions separated by a space.
- * Each of them must use the following syntax: \<name\>:\<min nb\>_to_\<max nb\>_\<type\>
- * with type being one of  'string','int' or 'double'.
+ * Each of them must use the following syntax: \<name\>:\<type\>
+ * with type being one of  'string','int','bool' or 'double'.
  *
  * Note that this does not allow to set the description, so you should prefer the other interface
  */
@@ -309,39 +285,24 @@ void xbt_cfg_register_str(xbt_cfg_t * cfg, const char *entry)
   char *entrycpy = xbt_strdup(entry);
   char *tok;
 
-  int min, max;
   e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type;
   XBT_DEBUG("Register string '%s'", entry);
 
   tok = strchr(entrycpy, ':');
-  xbt_assert(tok, "Invalid config element descriptor: %s%s", entry, "; Should be <name>:<min nb>_to_<max nb>_<type>");
+  xbt_assert(tok, "Invalid config element descriptor: %s; Should be <name>:<type>", entry);
   *(tok++) = '\0';
 
-  min = strtol(tok, &tok, 10);
-  xbt_assert(tok, "Invalid minimum in config element descriptor %s", entry);
-
-  xbt_assert(strcmp(tok, "_to_"), "Invalid config element descriptor : %s%s",
-              entry, "; Should be <name>:<min nb>_to_<max nb>_<type>");
-  tok += strlen("_to_");
-
-  max = strtol(tok, &tok, 10);
-  xbt_assert(tok, "Invalid maximum in config element descriptor %s", entry);
-
-  xbt_assert(*tok == '_', "Invalid config element descriptor: %s%s", entry,
-              "; Should be <name>:<min nb>_to_<max nb>_<type>");
-  tok++;
-
   for (type = (e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t)0; type < xbt_cfgelm_type_count && strcmp(tok, xbt_cfgelm_type_name[type]); type++);
-  xbt_assert(type < xbt_cfgelm_type_count, "Invalid type in config element descriptor: %s%s", entry,
-              "; Should be one of 'string', 'int' or 'double'.");
+  xbt_assert(type < xbt_cfgelm_type_count,
+      "Invalid type in config element descriptor: %s; Should be one of 'string', 'int' or 'double'.", entry);
 
-  xbt_cfg_register(cfg, entrycpy, NULL, type, min, max, NULL);
+  xbt_cfg_register(cfg, entrycpy, NULL, type, NULL);
 
   free(entrycpy);               /* strdup'ed by dict mechanism, but cannot be const */
 }
 
 /** @brief Displays the declared aliases and their description */
-void xbt_cfg_aliases(xbt_cfg_t cfg)
+void xbt_cfg_aliases(void)
 {
   xbt_dict_cursor_t dict_cursor;
   unsigned int dynar_cursor;
@@ -349,12 +310,12 @@ void xbt_cfg_aliases(xbt_cfg_t cfg)
   char *name;
   xbt_dynar_t names = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), NULL);
 
-  xbt_dict_foreach((xbt_dict_t )cfg, dict_cursor, name, variable)
+  xbt_dict_foreach((xbt_dict_t )simgrid_config, dict_cursor, name, variable)
     xbt_dynar_push(names, &name);
   xbt_dynar_sort_strings(names);
 
   xbt_dynar_foreach(names, dynar_cursor, name) {
-    variable = xbt_dict_get((xbt_dict_t )cfg, name);
+    variable = xbt_dict_get((xbt_dict_t )simgrid_config, name);
 
     if (variable->type == xbt_cfgelm_alias)
       printf("   %s: %s\n", name, variable->desc);
@@ -362,7 +323,7 @@ void xbt_cfg_aliases(xbt_cfg_t cfg)
 }
 
 /** @brief Displays the declared options and their description */
-void xbt_cfg_help(xbt_cfg_t cfg)
+void xbt_cfg_help(void)
 {
   xbt_dict_cursor_t dict_cursor;
   unsigned int dynar_cursor;
@@ -370,32 +331,24 @@ void xbt_cfg_help(xbt_cfg_t cfg)
   char *name;
   xbt_dynar_t names = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), NULL);
 
-  xbt_dict_foreach((xbt_dict_t )cfg, dict_cursor, name, variable)
+  xbt_dict_foreach((xbt_dict_t )simgrid_config, dict_cursor, name, variable)
     xbt_dynar_push(names, &name);
   xbt_dynar_sort_strings(names);
 
   xbt_dynar_foreach(names, dynar_cursor, name) {
-    int i;
     int size;
-    variable = xbt_dict_get((xbt_dict_t )cfg, name);
+    variable = xbt_dict_get((xbt_dict_t )simgrid_config, name);
     if (variable->type == xbt_cfgelm_alias)
       continue;
 
     printf("   %s: %s\n", name, variable->desc);
     printf("       Type: %s; ", xbt_cfgelm_type_name[variable->type]);
-    if (variable->min != 1 || variable->max != 1) {
-      printf("Arity: min:%d to max:", variable->min);
-      if (variable->max == 0)
-        printf("(no bound); ");
-      else
-        printf("%d; ", variable->max);
-    }
     size = xbt_dynar_length(variable->content);
-    printf("Current value%s: ", (size <= 1 ? "" : "s"));
+    printf("Current value: ");
 
     if (size != 1)
       printf(size == 0 ? "n/a\n" : "{ ");
-    for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
       const char *sep = (size == 1 ? "\n" : (i < size - 1 ? ", " : " }\n"));
 
       switch (variable->type) {
@@ -419,45 +372,13 @@ void xbt_cfg_help(xbt_cfg_t cfg)
       }
       default:
         printf("Invalid type!!%s", sep);
+        break;
       }
     }
   }
   xbt_dynar_free(&names);
 }
 
-/** @brief Check that each variable have the right amount of values */
-void xbt_cfg_check(void)
-{
-  xbt_dict_cursor_t cursor;
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable;
-  char *name;
-
-  xbt_dict_foreach((xbt_dict_t) simgrid_config, cursor, name, variable) {
-    if (variable->type == xbt_cfgelm_alias)
-      continue;
-
-    int size = xbt_dynar_length(variable->content);
-    if (variable->min > size) {
-      xbt_dict_cursor_free(&cursor);
-      THROWF(mismatch_error, 0, "Config elem %s needs at least %d %s, but there is only %d values.",
-             name, variable->min, xbt_cfgelm_type_name[variable->type], size);
-    }
-
-    if (variable->isdefault && size > variable->min) {
-      xbt_dict_cursor_free(&cursor);
-      THROWF(mismatch_error, 0, "Config elem %s theoretically accepts %d %s, but has a default of %d values.",
-             name, variable->min, xbt_cfgelm_type_name[variable->type], size);
-    }
-
-    if (variable->max > 0 && variable->max < size) {
-      xbt_dict_cursor_free(&cursor);
-      THROWF(mismatch_error, 0, "Config elem %s accepts at most %d %s, but there is %d values.",
-             name, variable->max, xbt_cfgelm_type_name[variable->type], size);
-    }
-  }
-  xbt_dict_cursor_free(&cursor);
-}
-
 static xbt_cfgelm_t xbt_cfgelm_get(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type)
 {
   xbt_cfgelm_t res = xbt_dict_get_or_null((xbt_dict_t) cfg, name);
@@ -470,7 +391,7 @@ static xbt_cfgelm_t xbt_cfgelm_get(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, e_xbt_cfgelm
   }
 
   if (!res) {
-    xbt_cfg_help(cfg);
+    xbt_cfg_help();
     fflush(stdout);
     THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "No registered variable '%s' in this config set.", name);
   }
@@ -514,7 +435,7 @@ void xbt_cfg_set_vargs(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, va_list pa)
   char *str;
   int i;
   double d;
-  e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type = xbt_cfgelm_any; /* Set a dummy value to make gcc happy. It cannot get uninitialized */
+  e_xbt_cfgelm_type_t type = xbt_cfgelm_type_count; /* Set a dummy value to make gcc happy. It cannot get uninitialized */
 
   xbt_ex_t e;
 
@@ -762,9 +683,8 @@ void xbt_cfg_setdefault_boolean(const char *name, const char *val)
     XBT_DEBUG("Do not override configuration variable '%s' with value '%s' because it was already set.", name, val);
 }
 
-/** @brief Set or add an integer value to \a name within \a cfg
+/** @brief Set an integer value to \a name within \a cfg
  *
- * @param cfg the config set
  * @param name the name of the variable
  * @param val the value of the variable
  */
@@ -772,43 +692,26 @@ void xbt_cfg_set_int(const char *name, int val)
 {
   xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(simgrid_config, name, xbt_cfgelm_int);
 
-  if (variable->max == 1) {
-    xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &val);
-  } else {
-    if (variable->max && xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == (unsigned long) variable->max)
-      THROWF(mismatch_error, 0, "Cannot add value %d to the config element %s since it's already full (size=%d)",
-             val, name, variable->max);
-
-    xbt_dynar_push(variable->content, &val);
-  }
+  xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &val);
 
   if (variable->cb_set)
-    variable->cb_set(name, xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) - 1);
+    variable->cb_set(name);
   variable->isdefault = 0;
 }
 
 /** @brief Set or add a double value to \a name within \a cfg
  *
- * @param cfg the config set
  * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the doule to set
+ * @param val the double to set
  */
 void xbt_cfg_set_double(const char *name, double val)
 {
   xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(simgrid_config, name, xbt_cfgelm_double);
 
-  if (variable->max == 1) {
-    xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &val);
-  } else {
-    if (variable->max && xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == variable->max)
-      THROWF(mismatch_error, 0, "Cannot add value %f to the config element %s since it's already full (size=%d)",
-             val, name, variable->max);
-
-    xbt_dynar_push(variable->content, &val);
-  }
+  xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &val);
 
   if (variable->cb_set)
-    variable->cb_set(name, xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) - 1);
+    variable->cb_set(name);
   variable->isdefault = 0;
 }
 
@@ -824,24 +727,15 @@ void xbt_cfg_set_string(const char *name, const char *val)
   char *newval = xbt_strdup(val);
   xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(simgrid_config, name, xbt_cfgelm_string);
 
-  if (variable->max == 1) {
-    if (!xbt_dynar_is_empty(variable->content)) {
-      char *sval = xbt_dynar_get_as(variable->content, 0, char *);
-      free(sval);
-    }
-
-    xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &newval);
-  } else {
-    if (variable->max
-        && xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == variable->max)
-      THROWF(mismatch_error, 0, "Cannot add value %s to the config element %s since it's already full (size=%d)",
-             name, val, variable->max);
-
-    xbt_dynar_push(variable->content, &newval);
+  if (!xbt_dynar_is_empty(variable->content)) {
+    char *sval = xbt_dynar_get_as(variable->content, 0, char *);
+    free(sval);
   }
 
+  xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &newval);
+
   if (variable->cb_set)
-    variable->cb_set(name, xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) - 1);
+    variable->cb_set(name);
   variable->isdefault = 0;
 }
 
@@ -852,10 +746,10 @@ void xbt_cfg_set_string(const char *name, const char *val)
  */
 void xbt_cfg_set_boolean(const char *name, const char *val)
 {
-  int i, bval;
+  int bval=-1;
   xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(simgrid_config, name, xbt_cfgelm_boolean);
 
-  for (i = 0; xbt_cfgelm_boolean_values[i].true_val != NULL; i++) {
+  for (int i = 0; xbt_cfgelm_boolean_values[i].true_val != NULL; i++) {
     if (strcmp(val, xbt_cfgelm_boolean_values[i].true_val) == 0){
       bval = 1;
       break;
@@ -865,171 +759,14 @@ void xbt_cfg_set_boolean(const char *name, const char *val)
       break;
     }
   }
-  if (xbt_cfgelm_boolean_values[i].true_val == NULL) {
-    xbt_die("Value of option '%s' not valid. Should be a boolean (yes,no,on,off,true,false,0,1)", val);
-  }
-
-  if (variable->max == 1) {
-    xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &bval);
-  } else {
-    if (variable->max && xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == (unsigned long) variable->max)
-      THROWF(mismatch_error, 0, "Cannot add value %s to the config element %s since it's already full (size=%d)",
-             val, name, variable->max);
-
-    xbt_dynar_push(variable->content, &bval);
-  }
+  xbt_assert(bval != -1, "Value of option '%s' not valid. Should be a boolean (yes,no,on,off,true,false,0,1)", val);
+  xbt_dynar_set(variable->content, 0, &bval);
 
   if (variable->cb_set)
-    variable->cb_set(name, xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) - 1);
+    variable->cb_set(name);
   variable->isdefault = 0;
 }
 
-/* ---- [ Removing ] ---- */
-/** @brief Remove the provided \e val integer value from a variable
- *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the value to be removed
- */
-void xbt_cfg_rm_int(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, int val)
-{
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  int seen;
-
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_int);
-
-  if (xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == variable->min)
-    THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-           "Cannot remove value %d from the config element %s since it's already at its minimal size (=%d)",
-           val, name, variable->min);
-
-  xbt_dynar_foreach(variable->content, cpt, seen) {
-    if (seen == val) {
-      xbt_dynar_cursor_rm(variable->content, &cpt);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-  THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "Can't remove the value %d of config element %s: value not found.", val, name);
-}
-
-/** @brief Remove the provided \e val double value from a variable
- *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the value to be removed
- */
-void xbt_cfg_rm_double(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, double val)
-{
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  double seen;
-
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_double);
-
-  if (xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == variable->min)
-    THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-           "Cannot remove value %f from the config element %s since it's already at its minimal size (=%d)",
-           val, name, variable->min);
-
-  xbt_dynar_foreach(variable->content, cpt, seen) {
-    if (seen == val) {
-      xbt_dynar_cursor_rm(variable->content, &cpt);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
-  THROWF(not_found_error, 0,"Can't remove the value %f of config element %s: value not found.", val, name);
-}
-
-/** @brief Remove the provided \e val string value from a variable
- *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the value of the string which will be removed
- */
-void xbt_cfg_rm_string(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, const char *val)
-{
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  char *seen;
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_string);
-
-  if (xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == variable->min)
-    THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-           "Cannot remove value %s from the config element %s since it's already at its minimal size (=%d)",
-           name, val, variable->min);
-
-  xbt_dynar_foreach(variable->content, cpt, seen) {
-    if (!strcpy(seen, val)) {
-      xbt_dynar_cursor_rm(variable->content, &cpt);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
-  THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "Can't remove the value %s of config element %s: value not found.", val, name);
-}
-
-/** @brief Remove the provided \e val boolean value from a variable
- *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the value to be removed
- */
-void xbt_cfg_rm_boolean(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, int val)
-{
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  int seen;
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_boolean);
-
-  if (xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == variable->min)
-    THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-           "Cannot remove value %d from the config element %s since it's already at its minimal size (=%d)",
-           val, name, variable->min);
-
-  xbt_dynar_foreach(variable->content, cpt, seen) {
-    if (seen == val) {
-      xbt_dynar_cursor_rm(variable->content, &cpt);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
-  THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "Can't remove the value %d of config element %s: value not found.", val, name);
-}
-
-/** @brief Remove the \e pos th value from the provided variable */
-void xbt_cfg_rm_at(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, int pos)
-{
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_any);
-
-  if (xbt_dynar_length(variable->content) == variable->min)
-    THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-           "Cannot remove %dth value from the config element %s since it's already at its minimal size (=%d)",
-           pos, name, variable->min);
-
-  xbt_dynar_remove_at(variable->content, pos, NULL);
-}
-
-/** @brief Remove all the values from a variable
- *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
- */
-void xbt_cfg_empty(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name)
-{
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = NULL;
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-
-  TRY {
-    variable = xbt_dict_get((xbt_dict_t) cfg, name);
-  } CATCH(e) {
-    if (e.category != not_found_error)
-      RETHROW;
-
-    xbt_ex_free(e);
-    THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "Can't empty  '%s' since this option does not exist", name);
-  }
-
-  if (variable)
-    xbt_dynar_reset(variable->content);
-}
 
 /* Say if the value is the default value */
 int xbt_cfg_is_default_value(const char *name)
@@ -1123,61 +860,6 @@ int xbt_cfg_get_boolean(const char *name)
   return xbt_dynar_get_as(variable->content, 0, int);
 }
 
-/** @brief Retrieve the dynar of all the values stored in a variable
- *
- * @param cfg where to search in
- * @param name what to search for
- *
- * Get the data stored in the config set.
- *
- * \warning the returned value is the actual content of the config set
- */
-xbt_dynar_t xbt_cfg_get_dynar(const char *name)
-{
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = NULL;
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-
-  TRY {
-    variable = xbt_dict_get((xbt_dict_t) simgrid_config, name);
-  } CATCH(e) {
-    if (e.category == not_found_error) {
-      xbt_ex_free(e);
-      THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "No registered variable %s in this config set", name);
-    }
-    RETHROW;
-  }
-
-  return variable->content;
-}
-
-/** @brief Retrieve one of the integer value of a variable */
-int xbt_cfg_get_int_at(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, int pos)
-{
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_int);
-  return xbt_dynar_get_as(variable->content, pos, int);
-}
-
-/** @brief Retrieve one of the double value of a variable */
-double xbt_cfg_get_double_at(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, int pos)
-{
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_double);
-  return xbt_dynar_get_as(variable->content, pos, double);
-}
-
-/** @brief Retrieve one of the string value of a variable */
-char *xbt_cfg_get_string_at(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, int pos)
-{
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_string);
-  return xbt_dynar_get_as(variable->content, pos, char *);
-}
-
-/** @brief Retrieve one of the boolean value of a variable */
-int xbt_cfg_get_boolean_at(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *name, int pos)
-{
-  xbt_cfgelm_t variable = xbt_cfgelm_get(cfg, name, xbt_cfgelm_boolean);
-  return xbt_dynar_get_as(variable->content, pos, int);
-}
-
 #ifdef SIMGRID_TEST
 #include "xbt.h"
 #include "xbt/ex.h"
@@ -1191,49 +873,20 @@ static xbt_cfg_t make_set()
   xbt_cfg_t set = NULL;
 
   xbt_log_threshold_set(&_XBT_LOGV(xbt_cfg), xbt_log_priority_critical);
-  xbt_cfg_register_str(&set, "speed:1_to_2_int");
-  xbt_cfg_register_str(&set, "peername:1_to_1_string");
-  xbt_cfg_register_str(&set, "user:1_to_10_string");
+  xbt_cfg_register_str(&set, "speed:int");
+  xbt_cfg_register_str(&set, "peername:string");
+  xbt_cfg_register_str(&set, "user:string");
 
   return set;
 }                               /* end_of_make_set */
 
-extern xbt_cfg_t simgrid_config;
+XBT_PUBLIC_DATA(xbt_cfg_t) simgrid_config;
 
 XBT_TEST_UNIT("memuse", test_config_memuse, "Alloc and free a config set")
 {
   simgrid_config = make_set();
   xbt_test_add("Alloc and free a config set");
-  xbt_cfg_set_parse("peername:veloce user:mquinson\nuser:oaumage\tuser:alegrand");
-  xbt_cfg_free(&simgrid_config);
-}
-
-XBT_TEST_UNIT("validation", test_config_validation, "Validation tests")
-{
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-
-  simgrid_config = make_set();
-  xbt_test_add("Having too few elements for speed");
-  xbt_cfg_set_parse("peername:veloce user:mquinson\nuser:oaumage\tuser:alegrand");
-  TRY {
-    xbt_cfg_check();
-  } CATCH(e) {
-    if (e.category != mismatch_error || strncmp(e.msg, "Config elem speed needs", strlen("Config elem speed needs")))
-      xbt_test_fail("Got an exception. msg=%s", e.msg);
-    xbt_ex_free(e);
-  }
-
-  xbt_test_add("Having too much values of 'speed'");
-  xbt_cfg_set_parse("peername:toto:42 user:alegrand");
-  TRY {
-    xbt_cfg_set_parse("speed:42 speed:24 speed:34");
-  } CATCH(e) {
-    if (e.category != mismatch_error ||
-        strncmp(e.msg, "Cannot add value 34 to the config elem speed", strlen("Config elem speed needs")))
-      xbt_test_fail("Got an exception. msg=%s", e.msg);
-    xbt_ex_free(e);
-  }
-  xbt_cfg_check();
+  xbt_cfg_set_parse("peername:veloce user:bidule");
   xbt_cfg_free(&simgrid_config);
 }
 
@@ -1251,29 +904,6 @@ XBT_TEST_UNIT("use", test_config_use, "Data retrieving tests")
       xbt_test_fail("Speed value = %d, I expected 42", ival);
   }
 
-  xbt_test_add("Get multiple values");
-  {
-    /* get_multiple_value */
-    xbt_dynar_t dyn;
-
-    xbt_cfg_set_parse("peername:veloce user:foo\nuser:bar\tuser:toto");
-    xbt_cfg_set_parse("speed:42");
-    xbt_cfg_check();
-    dyn = xbt_cfg_get_dynar("user");
-
-    if (xbt_dynar_length(dyn) != 3)
-      xbt_test_fail("Dynar length = %lu, I expected 3", xbt_dynar_length(dyn));
-
-    if (strcmp(xbt_dynar_get_as(dyn, 0, char *), "foo"))
-       xbt_test_fail("Dynar[0] = %s, I expected foo", xbt_dynar_get_as(dyn, 0, char *));
-
-    if (strcmp(xbt_dynar_get_as(dyn, 1, char *), "bar"))
-       xbt_test_fail("Dynar[1] = %s, I expected bar", xbt_dynar_get_as(dyn, 1, char *));
-
-    if (strcmp(xbt_dynar_get_as(dyn, 2, char *), "toto"))
-       xbt_test_fail("Dynar[2] = %s, I expected toto", xbt_dynar_get_as(dyn, 2, char *));
-  }
-
   xbt_test_add("Access to a non-existant entry");
   {
     xbt_ex_t e;