config editor pseudo

config_editor.pseudo

// If we are initializing the file
argv = ["C:/config.exe", "init"]
// If we are editing first_name
argv = ["C:/config.exe", "edit", "cypher"]
BEGIN
  if argv[1] == "init"
    string first_name = ""
    open file "./config" for writing
    do
      output "Enter first name"
      input first_name
    while(first_name != "")
    output_to_file: "firstname="+first_name
    ...
    ...
    ...
    close file "./config" for writing
  endif
  if argv[1] == "edit"
    string first_name;
    string last_name;
    string cypher;
    ...
    open file "./config" for reading
    // This is trivial and not exactly correct. We output to the file with an = betwee nthe data and the label so we would have to deal with that
    // The split method would do a goodjob but there are others.
    input_from_file: first_name;
    input_from_file: last_name;
    input_from_file: cypher;
    ...
    close file "./config" for reading
    
    if argv[2] == "first_name"
      string replaced_first_name == "";
      do
        output "Enter first name"
        input replaced_first_name
      while(replaced_first_name != "")
    endif
    first_name = replaced_first_name;
  endif
  
  if argv[2] == "last_name"
      string replaced_last_name == "";
      do
        output "Enter first name"
        input replaced_last_name
      while(replaced_last_name != "")
    endif
    last_name = replaced_last_name;
  endif
  
  if argv[2] == "cypher"
      string replaced_cypher == "";
      do
        output "Enter first name"
        input replaced_cypher
      while(replaced_cypher != "")
    endif
    cypher = replaced_cypher;
  endif
  
  open file "./config" for writing
  output_to_file: first_name;
  output_to_file: last_name;
  output_to_file: cypher;
  ...
  close file "./config" for writing
  
END