Method writeConfigFile

src/utils/cli.cpp:267–290

}

void ::Cli::writeConfigFile()
{
    json j = json::object();

    // Write each flag
    for (Flag* f : Global::getFlagList())
        f->writeToConfig(j);

    // Dump using specified indentation. This is important for comments, since they use the same indentation!
    std::string dumped = j.dump(JSON_DUMP_INDENTATION);

    // Another pass, to insert the comments
    for (Flag* f : Global::getFlagList())
        dumped = f->documentConfigText(dumped);

    // Write that one to disk now. Ensure the userdata-folder exists first, though
    std::string userdata = Utils::getUserDataLocation();
    if (!Utils::mkdir(userdata))
        LogError() << "Failed to create userdata-directory at: " << userdata;

    // Now create the file
    if (!Utils::writeFile("config.json", userdata, dumped))
        LogError() << "Failed to write config-file to: " << userdata << "/config.json";
}