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diff --git a/src/config/ConfigData.cxx b/src/config/ConfigData.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70e1e55ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigData.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "ConfigData.hxx"
+#include "ConfigParser.hxx"
+#include "ConfigPath.hxx"
+#include "util/Error.hxx"
+#include "fs/AllocatedPath.hxx"
+#include "system/FatalError.hxx"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int
+block_param::GetIntValue() const
+{
+	char *endptr;
+	long value2 = strtol(value.c_str(), &endptr, 0);
+	if (*endptr != 0)
+		FormatFatalError("Not a valid number in line %i", line);
+
+	return value2;
+}
+
+unsigned
+block_param::GetUnsignedValue() const
+{
+	char *endptr;
+	unsigned long value2 = strtoul(value.c_str(), &endptr, 0);
+	if (*endptr != 0)
+		FormatFatalError("Not a valid number in line %i", line);
+
+	return (unsigned)value2;
+}
+
+bool
+block_param::GetBoolValue() const
+{
+	bool value2;
+	if (!get_bool(value.c_str(), &value2))
+		FormatFatalError("%s is not a boolean value (yes, true, 1) or "
+				 "(no, false, 0) on line %i\n",
+				 name.c_str(), line);
+
+	return value2;
+}
+
+config_param::config_param(const char *_value, int _line)
+	:next(nullptr), value(_value), line(_line), used(false) {}
+
+config_param::~config_param()
+{
+	delete next;
+}
+
+const block_param *
+config_param::GetBlockParam(const char *name) const
+{
+	for (const auto &i : block_params) {
+		if (i.name == name) {
+			i.used = true;
+			return &i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+const char *
+config_param::GetBlockValue(const char *name, const char *default_value) const
+{
+	const block_param *bp = GetBlockParam(name);
+	if (bp == nullptr)
+		return default_value;
+
+	return bp->value.c_str();
+}
+
+AllocatedPath
+config_param::GetBlockPath(const char *name, const char *default_value,
+			   Error &error) const
+{
+	assert(!error.IsDefined());
+
+	int line2 = line;
+	const char *s;
+
+	const block_param *bp = GetBlockParam(name);
+	if (bp != nullptr) {
+		line2 = bp->line;
+		s = bp->value.c_str();
+	} else {
+		if (default_value == nullptr)
+			return AllocatedPath::Null();
+
+		s = default_value;
+	}
+
+	AllocatedPath path = ParsePath(s, error);
+	if (gcc_unlikely(path.IsNull()))
+		error.FormatPrefix("Invalid path in \"%s\" at line %i: ",
+				   name, line2);
+
+	return path;
+}
+
+AllocatedPath
+config_param::GetBlockPath(const char *name, Error &error) const
+{
+	return GetBlockPath(name, nullptr, error);
+}
+
+int
+config_param::GetBlockValue(const char *name, int default_value) const
+{
+	const block_param *bp = GetBlockParam(name);
+	if (bp == nullptr)
+		return default_value;
+
+	return bp->GetIntValue();
+}
+
+unsigned
+config_param::GetBlockValue(const char *name, unsigned default_value) const
+{
+	const block_param *bp = GetBlockParam(name);
+	if (bp == nullptr)
+		return default_value;
+
+	return bp->GetUnsignedValue();
+}
+
+gcc_pure
+bool
+config_param::GetBlockValue(const char *name, bool default_value) const
+{
+	const block_param *bp = GetBlockParam(name);
+	if (bp == NULL)
+		return default_value;
+
+	return bp->GetBoolValue();
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigData.hxx b/src/config/ConfigData.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e42d674ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigData.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_DATA_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_DATA_HXX
+
+#include "ConfigOption.hxx"
+#include "Compiler.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <array>
+#include <vector>
+
+class AllocatedPath;
+class Error;
+
+struct block_param {
+	std::string name;
+	std::string value;
+	int line;
+
+	/**
+	 * This flag is false when nobody has queried the value of
+	 * this option yet.
+	 */
+	mutable bool used;
+
+	gcc_nonnull_all
+	block_param(const char *_name, const char *_value, int _line=-1)
+		:name(_name), value(_value), line(_line), used(false) {}
+
+	gcc_pure
+	int GetIntValue() const;
+
+	gcc_pure
+	unsigned GetUnsignedValue() const;
+
+	gcc_pure
+	bool GetBoolValue() const;
+};
+
+struct config_param {
+	/**
+	 * The next config_param with the same name.  The destructor
+	 * deletes the whole chain.
+	 */
+	struct config_param *next;
+
+	std::string value;
+
+	unsigned int line;
+
+	std::vector<block_param> block_params;
+
+	/**
+	 * This flag is false when nobody has queried the value of
+	 * this option yet.
+	 */
+	bool used;
+
+	config_param(int _line=-1)
+		:next(nullptr), line(_line), used(false) {}
+
+	gcc_nonnull_all
+	config_param(const char *_value, int _line=-1);
+
+	config_param(const config_param &) = delete;
+
+	~config_param();
+
+	config_param &operator=(const config_param &) = delete;
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine if this is a "null" instance, i.e. an empty
+	 * object that was synthesized and not loaded from a
+	 * configuration file.
+	 */
+	bool IsNull() const {
+		return line == unsigned(-1);
+	}
+
+	gcc_nonnull_all
+	void AddBlockParam(const char *_name, const char *_value,
+			   int _line=-1) {
+		block_params.emplace_back(_name, _value, _line);
+	}
+
+	gcc_nonnull_all gcc_pure
+	const block_param *GetBlockParam(const char *_name) const;
+
+	gcc_pure
+	const char *GetBlockValue(const char *name,
+				  const char *default_value=nullptr) const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Same as config_dup_path(), but looks up the setting in the
+	 * specified block.
+	 */
+	AllocatedPath GetBlockPath(const char *name, const char *default_value,
+				   Error &error) const;
+
+	AllocatedPath GetBlockPath(const char *name, Error &error) const;
+
+	gcc_pure
+	int GetBlockValue(const char *name, int default_value) const;
+
+	gcc_pure
+	unsigned GetBlockValue(const char *name, unsigned default_value) const;
+
+	gcc_pure
+	bool GetBlockValue(const char *name, bool default_value) const;
+};
+
+struct ConfigData {
+	std::array<config_param *, std::size_t(CONF_MAX)> params;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDefaults.hxx b/src/config/ConfigDefaults.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c50f28c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDefaults.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_DEFAULTS_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_DEFAULTS_HXX
+
+static constexpr unsigned DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_MAX_LENGTH = 16 * 1024;
+static constexpr bool DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_SAVE_ABSOLUTE_PATHS = false;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigError.cxx b/src/config/ConfigError.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70aff7175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigError.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "ConfigError.hxx"
+#include "util/Domain.hxx"
+
+const Domain config_domain("config");
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigError.hxx b/src/config/ConfigError.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbfa79df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigError.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_ERROR_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_ERROR_HXX
+
+extern const class Domain config_domain;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigFile.cxx b/src/config/ConfigFile.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1329c4cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigFile.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "ConfigFile.hxx"
+#include "ConfigData.hxx"
+#include "ConfigTemplates.hxx"
+#include "util/Tokenizer.hxx"
+#include "util/StringUtil.hxx"
+#include "util/Error.hxx"
+#include "util/Domain.hxx"
+#include "fs/Limits.hxx"
+#include "fs/Path.hxx"
+#include "fs/FileSystem.hxx"
+#include "Log.hxx"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define MAX_STRING_SIZE	MPD_PATH_MAX+80
+
+#define CONF_COMMENT		'#'
+
+static constexpr Domain config_file_domain("config_file");
+
+static bool
+config_read_name_value(struct config_param *param, char *input, unsigned line,
+		       Error &error)
+{
+	Tokenizer tokenizer(input);
+
+	const char *name = tokenizer.NextWord(error);
+	if (name == nullptr) {
+		assert(!tokenizer.IsEnd());
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	const char *value = tokenizer.NextString(error);
+	if (value == nullptr) {
+		if (tokenizer.IsEnd()) {
+			error.Set(config_file_domain, "Value missing");
+		} else {
+			assert(error.IsDefined());
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!tokenizer.IsEnd() && tokenizer.CurrentChar() != CONF_COMMENT) {
+		error.Set(config_file_domain, "Unknown tokens after value");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	const struct block_param *bp = param->GetBlockParam(name);
+	if (bp != nullptr) {
+		error.Format(config_file_domain,
+			     "\"%s\" is duplicate, first defined on line %i",
+			     name, bp->line);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	param->AddBlockParam(name, value, line);
+	return true;
+}
+
+static struct config_param *
+config_read_block(FILE *fp, int *count, char *string, Error &error)
+{
+	struct config_param *ret = new config_param(*count);
+
+	while (true) {
+		char *line;
+
+		line = fgets(string, MAX_STRING_SIZE, fp);
+		if (line == nullptr) {
+			delete ret;
+			error.Set(config_file_domain,
+				  "Expected '}' before end-of-file");
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		(*count)++;
+		line = StripLeft(line);
+		if (*line == 0 || *line == CONF_COMMENT)
+			continue;
+
+		if (*line == '}') {
+			/* end of this block; return from the function
+			   (and from this "while" loop) */
+
+			line = StripLeft(line + 1);
+			if (*line != 0 && *line != CONF_COMMENT) {
+				delete ret;
+				error.Format(config_file_domain,
+					     "line %i: Unknown tokens after '}'",
+					     *count);
+				return nullptr;
+			}
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/* parse name and value */
+
+		if (!config_read_name_value(ret, line, *count, error)) {
+			assert(*line != 0);
+			delete ret;
+			error.FormatPrefix("line %i: ", *count);
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+gcc_nonnull_all
+static void
+Append(config_param *&head, config_param *p)
+{
+	assert(p->next == nullptr);
+
+	config_param **i = &head;
+	while (*i != nullptr)
+		i = &(*i)->next;
+
+	*i = p;
+}
+
+static bool
+ReadConfigFile(ConfigData &config_data, FILE *fp, Error &error)
+{
+	assert(fp != nullptr);
+
+	char string[MAX_STRING_SIZE + 1];
+	int count = 0;
+	struct config_param *param;
+
+	while (fgets(string, MAX_STRING_SIZE, fp)) {
+		char *line;
+		const char *name, *value;
+
+		count++;
+
+		line = StripLeft(string);
+		if (*line == 0 || *line == CONF_COMMENT)
+			continue;
+
+		/* the first token in each line is the name, followed
+		   by either the value or '{' */
+
+		Tokenizer tokenizer(line);
+		name = tokenizer.NextWord(error);
+		if (name == nullptr) {
+			assert(!tokenizer.IsEnd());
+			error.FormatPrefix("line %i: ", count);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/* get the definition of that option, and check the
+		   "repeatable" flag */
+
+		const ConfigOption o = ParseConfigOptionName(name);
+		if (o == CONF_MAX) {
+			error.Format(config_file_domain,
+				     "unrecognized parameter in config file at "
+				     "line %i: %s\n", count, name);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const unsigned i = unsigned(o);
+		const ConfigTemplate &option = config_templates[i];
+		config_param *&head = config_data.params[i];
+
+		if (head != nullptr && !option.repeatable) {
+			param = head;
+			error.Format(config_file_domain,
+				     "config parameter \"%s\" is first defined "
+				     "on line %i and redefined on line %i\n",
+				     name, param->line, count);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/* now parse the block or the value */
+
+		if (option.block) {
+			/* it's a block, call config_read_block() */
+
+			if (tokenizer.CurrentChar() != '{') {
+				error.Format(config_file_domain,
+					     "line %i: '{' expected", count);
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			line = StripLeft(tokenizer.Rest() + 1);
+			if (*line != 0 && *line != CONF_COMMENT) {
+				error.Format(config_file_domain,
+					     "line %i: Unknown tokens after '{'",
+					     count);
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			param = config_read_block(fp, &count, string, error);
+			if (param == nullptr) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* a string value */
+
+			value = tokenizer.NextString(error);
+			if (value == nullptr) {
+				if (tokenizer.IsEnd())
+					error.Format(config_file_domain,
+						     "line %i: Value missing",
+						     count);
+				else
+					error.FormatPrefix("line %i: ", count);
+
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (!tokenizer.IsEnd() &&
+			    tokenizer.CurrentChar() != CONF_COMMENT) {
+				error.Format(config_file_domain,
+					     "line %i: Unknown tokens after value",
+					     count);
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			param = new config_param(value, count);
+		}
+
+		Append(head, param);
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool
+ReadConfigFile(ConfigData &config_data, Path path, Error &error)
+{
+	assert(!path.IsNull());
+	const std::string path_utf8 = path.ToUTF8();
+
+	FormatDebug(config_file_domain, "loading file %s", path_utf8.c_str());
+
+	FILE *fp = FOpen(path, FOpenMode::ReadText);
+	if (fp == nullptr) {
+		error.FormatErrno("Failed to open %s", path_utf8.c_str());
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	bool result = ReadConfigFile(config_data, fp, error);
+	fclose(fp);
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigFile.hxx b/src/config/ConfigFile.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b87182c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigFile.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_FILE_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_FILE_HXX
+
+class Error;
+class Path;
+struct ConfigData;
+
+bool
+ReadConfigFile(ConfigData &data, Path path, Error &error);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigGlobal.cxx b/src/config/ConfigGlobal.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bc83398c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigGlobal.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "ConfigGlobal.hxx"
+#include "ConfigParser.hxx"
+#include "ConfigData.hxx"
+#include "ConfigFile.hxx"
+#include "ConfigPath.hxx"
+#include "ConfigError.hxx"
+#include "fs/Path.hxx"
+#include "fs/AllocatedPath.hxx"
+#include "util/Error.hxx"
+#include "system/FatalError.hxx"
+#include "Log.hxx"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+static ConfigData config_data;
+
+void config_global_finish(void)
+{
+	for (auto i : config_data.params)
+		delete i;
+}
+
+void config_global_init(void)
+{
+}
+
+bool
+ReadConfigFile(Path path, Error &error)
+{
+	return ReadConfigFile(config_data, path, error);
+}
+
+static void
+Check(const config_param *param)
+{
+	if (!param->used)
+		/* this whole config_param was not queried at all -
+		   the feature might be disabled at compile time?
+		   Silently ignore it here. */
+		return;
+
+	for (const auto &i : param->block_params) {
+		if (!i.used)
+			FormatWarning(config_domain,
+				      "option '%s' on line %i was not recognized",
+				      i.name.c_str(), i.line);
+	}
+}
+
+void config_global_check(void)
+{
+	for (auto i : config_data.params)
+		for (const config_param *p = i; p != nullptr; p = p->next)
+			Check(p);
+}
+
+const config_param *
+config_get_param(ConfigOption option)
+{
+	config_param *param = config_data.params[unsigned(option)];
+	if (param != nullptr)
+		param->used = true;
+	return param;
+}
+
+const config_param *
+config_find_block(ConfigOption option, const char *key, const char *value)
+{
+	for (const config_param *param = config_get_param(option);
+	     param != nullptr; param = param->next) {
+		const char *value2 = param->GetBlockValue(key);
+		if (value2 == nullptr)
+			FormatFatalError("block without '%s' name in line %d",
+					 key, param->line);
+
+		if (strcmp(value2, value) == 0)
+			return param;
+	}
+
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+const char *
+config_get_string(ConfigOption option, const char *default_value)
+{
+	const struct config_param *param = config_get_param(option);
+
+	if (param == nullptr)
+		return default_value;
+
+	return param->value.c_str();
+}
+
+AllocatedPath
+config_get_path(ConfigOption option, Error &error)
+{
+	const struct config_param *param = config_get_param(option);
+	if (param == nullptr)
+		return AllocatedPath::Null();
+
+	return config_parse_path(param, error);
+}
+
+AllocatedPath
+config_parse_path(const struct config_param *param, Error & error)
+{
+	AllocatedPath path = ParsePath(param->value.c_str(), error);
+	if (gcc_unlikely(path.IsNull()))
+		error.FormatPrefix("Invalid path at line %i: ",
+				   param->line);
+
+	return path;
+}
+
+unsigned
+config_get_unsigned(ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value)
+{
+	const struct config_param *param = config_get_param(option);
+	long value;
+	char *endptr;
+
+	if (param == nullptr)
+		return default_value;
+
+	value = strtol(param->value.c_str(), &endptr, 0);
+	if (*endptr != 0 || value < 0)
+		FormatFatalError("Not a valid non-negative number in line %i",
+				 param->line);
+
+	return (unsigned)value;
+}
+
+unsigned
+config_get_positive(ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value)
+{
+	const struct config_param *param = config_get_param(option);
+	long value;
+	char *endptr;
+
+	if (param == nullptr)
+		return default_value;
+
+	value = strtol(param->value.c_str(), &endptr, 0);
+	if (*endptr != 0)
+		FormatFatalError("Not a valid number in line %i", param->line);
+
+	if (value <= 0)
+		FormatFatalError("Not a positive number in line %i",
+				 param->line);
+
+	return (unsigned)value;
+}
+
+bool
+config_get_bool(ConfigOption option, bool default_value)
+{
+	const struct config_param *param = config_get_param(option);
+	bool success, value;
+
+	if (param == nullptr)
+		return default_value;
+
+	success = get_bool(param->value.c_str(), &value);
+	if (!success)
+		FormatFatalError("Expected boolean value (yes, true, 1) or "
+				 "(no, false, 0) on line %i\n",
+				 param->line);
+
+	return value;
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigGlobal.hxx b/src/config/ConfigGlobal.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..831418d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigGlobal.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_GLOBAL_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_GLOBAL_HXX
+
+#include "ConfigOption.hxx"
+#include "Compiler.h"
+
+class Error;
+class Path;
+class AllocatedPath;
+struct config_param;
+
+void config_global_init(void);
+void config_global_finish(void);
+
+/**
+ * Call this function after all configuration has been evaluated.  It
+ * checks for unused parameters, and logs warnings.
+ */
+void config_global_check(void);
+
+bool
+ReadConfigFile(Path path, Error &error);
+
+gcc_pure
+const config_param *
+config_get_param(enum ConfigOption option);
+
+/**
+ * Find a block with a matching attribute.
+ *
+ * @param option the blocks to search
+ * @param key the attribute name
+ * @param value the expected attribute value
+ */
+gcc_pure
+const config_param *
+config_find_block(ConfigOption option, const char *key, const char *value);
+
+/* Note on gcc_pure: Some of the functions declared pure are not
+   really pure in strict sense.  They have side effect such that they
+   validate parameter's value and signal an error if it's invalid.
+   However, if the argument was already validated or we don't care
+   about the argument at all, this may be ignored so in the end, we
+   should be fine with calling those functions pure.  */
+
+gcc_pure
+const char *
+config_get_string(enum ConfigOption option, const char *default_value);
+
+/**
+ * Returns an optional configuration variable which contains an
+ * absolute path.  If there is a tilde prefix, it is expanded.
+ * Returns AllocatedPath::Null() if the value is not present.  If the path
+ * could not be parsed, returns AllocatedPath::Null() and sets the error.
+ */
+AllocatedPath
+config_get_path(enum ConfigOption option, Error &error);
+
+/**
+ * Parse a configuration parameter as a path.
+ * If there is a tilde prefix, it is expanded. If the path could
+ * not be parsed, returns AllocatedPath::Null() and sets the error.
+ */
+AllocatedPath
+config_parse_path(const struct config_param *param, Error & error_r);
+
+gcc_pure
+unsigned
+config_get_unsigned(enum ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value);
+
+gcc_pure
+unsigned
+config_get_positive(enum ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value);
+
+gcc_pure
+bool config_get_bool(enum ConfigOption option, bool default_value);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigOption.hxx b/src/config/ConfigOption.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8eb4c7eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigOption.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_OPTION_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_OPTION_HXX
+
+#include "Compiler.h"
+
+enum ConfigOption {
+	CONF_MUSIC_DIR,
+	CONF_PLAYLIST_DIR,
+	CONF_FOLLOW_INSIDE_SYMLINKS,
+	CONF_FOLLOW_OUTSIDE_SYMLINKS,
+	CONF_DB_FILE,
+	CONF_STICKER_FILE,
+	CONF_LOG_FILE,
+	CONF_PID_FILE,
+	CONF_STATE_FILE,
+	CONF_STATE_FILE_INTERVAL,
+	CONF_RESTORE_PAUSED,
+	CONF_USER,
+	CONF_GROUP,
+	CONF_BIND_TO_ADDRESS,
+	CONF_PORT,
+	CONF_LOG_LEVEL,
+	CONF_ZEROCONF_NAME,
+	CONF_ZEROCONF_ENABLED,
+	CONF_PASSWORD,
+	CONF_DEFAULT_PERMS,
+	CONF_AUDIO_OUTPUT,
+	CONF_AUDIO_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
+	CONF_MIXER_TYPE,
+	CONF_REPLAYGAIN,
+	CONF_REPLAYGAIN_PREAMP,
+	CONF_REPLAYGAIN_MISSING_PREAMP,
+	CONF_REPLAYGAIN_LIMIT,
+	CONF_VOLUME_NORMALIZATION,
+	CONF_SAMPLERATE_CONVERTER,
+	CONF_AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE,
+	CONF_BUFFER_BEFORE_PLAY,
+	CONF_HTTP_PROXY_HOST,
+	CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PORT,
+	CONF_HTTP_PROXY_USER,
+	CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD,
+	CONF_CONN_TIMEOUT,
+	CONF_MAX_CONN,
+	CONF_MAX_PLAYLIST_LENGTH,
+	CONF_MAX_COMMAND_LIST_SIZE,
+	CONF_MAX_OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
+	CONF_FS_CHARSET,
+	CONF_ID3V1_ENCODING,
+	CONF_METADATA_TO_USE,
+	CONF_SAVE_ABSOLUTE_PATHS,
+	CONF_DECODER,
+	CONF_INPUT,
+	CONF_GAPLESS_MP3_PLAYBACK,
+	CONF_PLAYLIST_PLUGIN,
+	CONF_AUTO_UPDATE,
+	CONF_AUTO_UPDATE_DEPTH,
+	CONF_DESPOTIFY_USER,
+	CONF_DESPOTIFY_PASSWORD,
+	CONF_DESPOTIFY_HIGH_BITRATE,
+	CONF_AUDIO_FILTER,
+	CONF_DATABASE,
+	CONF_NEIGHBORS,
+	CONF_MAX
+};
+
+/**
+ * @return #CONF_MAX if not found
+ */
+gcc_pure
+enum ConfigOption
+ParseConfigOptionName(const char *name);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigParser.cxx b/src/config/ConfigParser.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3535c9a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigParser.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "ConfigParser.hxx"
+#include "util/StringUtil.hxx"
+
+bool
+get_bool(const char *value, bool *value_r)
+{
+	static const char *t[] = { "yes", "true", "1", nullptr };
+	static const char *f[] = { "no", "false", "0", nullptr };
+
+	if (string_array_contains(t, value)) {
+		*value_r = true;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if (string_array_contains(f, value)) {
+		*value_r = false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigParser.hxx b/src/config/ConfigParser.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06151b0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigParser.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_PARSER_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_PARSER_HXX
+
+bool
+get_bool(const char *value, bool *value_r);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigPath.cxx b/src/config/ConfigPath.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3b3f83a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigPath.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "ConfigPath.hxx"
+#include "fs/AllocatedPath.hxx"
+#include "fs/Traits.hxx"
+#include "fs/Domain.hxx"
+#include "fs/StandardDirectory.hxx"
+#include "util/Error.hxx"
+#include "ConfigGlobal.hxx"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+#include <pwd.h>
+
+/**
+ * Determine a given user's home directory.
+ */
+static AllocatedPath
+GetHome(const char *user, Error &error)
+{
+	AllocatedPath result = GetHomeDir(user);
+	if (result.IsNull()) {
+		error.Format(path_domain,
+			     "no such user: %s", user);
+		return AllocatedPath::Null();
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine the current user's home directory.
+ */
+static AllocatedPath
+GetHome(Error &error)
+{
+	AllocatedPath result = GetHomeDir();
+	if (result.IsNull()) {
+		error.Set(path_domain,
+			  "problems getting home for current user");
+		return AllocatedPath::Null();
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine the configured user's home directory.
+ */
+static AllocatedPath
+GetConfiguredHome(Error &error)
+{
+	const char *user = config_get_string(CONF_USER, nullptr);
+	return user != nullptr
+		? GetHome(user, error)
+		: GetHome(error);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+AllocatedPath
+ParsePath(const char *path, Error &error)
+{
+	assert(path != nullptr);
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+	if (path[0] == '~') {
+		++path;
+
+		if (*path == '\0')
+			return GetConfiguredHome(error);
+
+		AllocatedPath home = AllocatedPath::Null();
+
+		if (*path == '/') {
+			home = GetConfiguredHome(error);
+
+			++path;
+		} else {
+			const char *slash = strchr(path, '/');
+			const char *end = slash == nullptr
+					? path + strlen(path)
+					: slash;
+			const std::string user(path, end);
+			home = GetHome(user.c_str(), error);
+
+			if (slash == nullptr)
+				return home;
+
+			path = slash + 1;
+		}
+
+		if (home.IsNull())
+			return AllocatedPath::Null();
+
+		AllocatedPath path2 = AllocatedPath::FromUTF8(path, error);
+		if (path2.IsNull())
+			return AllocatedPath::Null();
+
+		return AllocatedPath::Build(home, path2);
+	} else if (!PathTraitsUTF8::IsAbsolute(path)) {
+		error.Format(path_domain,
+			     "not an absolute path: %s", path);
+		return AllocatedPath::Null();
+	} else {
+#endif
+		return AllocatedPath::FromUTF8(path, error);
+#ifndef WIN32
+	}
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigPath.hxx b/src/config/ConfigPath.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5518a497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigPath.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_PATH_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_PATH_HXX
+
+class AllocatedPath;
+class Error;
+
+AllocatedPath
+ParsePath(const char *path, Error &error);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigTemplates.cxx b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58ee56425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "ConfigTemplates.hxx"
+#include "ConfigOption.hxx"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+const ConfigTemplate config_templates[] = {
+	{ "music_directory", false, false },
+	{ "playlist_directory", false, false },
+	{ "follow_inside_symlinks", false, false },
+	{ "follow_outside_symlinks", false, false },
+	{ "db_file", false, false },
+	{ "sticker_file", false, false },
+	{ "log_file", false, false },
+	{ "pid_file", false, false },
+	{ "state_file", false, false },
+	{ "state_file_interval", false, false },
+	{ "restore_paused", false, false },
+	{ "user", false, false },
+	{ "group", false, false },
+	{ "bind_to_address", true, false },
+	{ "port", false, false },
+	{ "log_level", false, false },
+	{ "zeroconf_name", false, false },
+	{ "zeroconf_enabled", false, false },
+	{ "password", true, false },
+	{ "default_permissions", false, false },
+	{ "audio_output", true, true },
+	{ "audio_output_format", false, false },
+	{ "mixer_type", false, false },
+	{ "replaygain", false, false },
+	{ "replaygain_preamp", false, false },
+	{ "replaygain_missing_preamp", false, false },
+	{ "replaygain_limit", false, false },
+	{ "volume_normalization", false, false },
+	{ "samplerate_converter", false, false },
+	{ "audio_buffer_size", false, false },
+	{ "buffer_before_play", false, false },
+	{ "http_proxy_host", false, false },
+	{ "http_proxy_port", false, false },
+	{ "http_proxy_user", false, false },
+	{ "http_proxy_password", false, false },
+	{ "connection_timeout", false, false },
+	{ "max_connections", false, false },
+	{ "max_playlist_length", false, false },
+	{ "max_command_list_size", false, false },
+	{ "max_output_buffer_size", false, false },
+	{ "filesystem_charset", false, false },
+	{ "id3v1_encoding", false, false },
+	{ "metadata_to_use", false, false },
+	{ "save_absolute_paths_in_playlists", false, false },
+	{ "decoder", true, true },
+	{ "input", true, true },
+	{ "gapless_mp3_playback", false, false },
+	{ "playlist_plugin", true, true },
+	{ "auto_update", false, false },
+	{ "auto_update_depth", false, false },
+	{ "despotify_user", false, false },
+	{ "despotify_password", false, false},
+	{ "despotify_high_bitrate", false, false },
+	{ "filter", true, true },
+	{ "database", false, true },
+	{ "neighbors", true, true },
+};
+
+static constexpr unsigned n_config_templates =
+	sizeof(config_templates) / sizeof(config_templates[0]);
+
+static_assert(n_config_templates == unsigned(CONF_MAX),
+	      "Wrong number of config_templates");
+
+ConfigOption
+ParseConfigOptionName(const char *name)
+{
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < n_config_templates; ++i)
+		if (strcmp(config_templates[i].name, name) == 0)
+			return ConfigOption(i);
+
+	return CONF_MAX;
+}
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigTemplates.hxx b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90d098dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2014 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_CONFIG_TEMPLATES_HXX
+#define MPD_CONFIG_TEMPLATES_HXX
+
+struct ConfigTemplate {
+	const char *const name;
+	const bool repeatable;
+	const bool block;
+};
+
+extern const ConfigTemplate config_templates[];
+
+#endif