[tor-bugs] #31240 [Core Tor/Tor]: Make confparse able to handle multiple config_format_t objects at once

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#31240: Make confparse able to handle multiple config_format_t objects at once
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 Reporter:  nickm                        |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  enhancement                  |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                       |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                         |  0.4.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                 |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  network-team-roadmap-august  |  Actual Points:  3
Parent ID:  #29211                       |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:  teor                         |        Sponsor:  Sponsor31-can
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Comment (by nickm):

 I agree with your summary of the change above.  More specifically, it will
 be like this:

 Final state:
  * configuration manager
     * Toplevel config_format_t
         * (existing config types)
     * Multiple second-level config_format_t objects **
         * (existing config types)

 There will be a similar change eventually, ''but not in this branch'', for
 the corresponding configuration objects.  For example:

 Current state:
   * or_options_t
     * (many option-holding variables)

 Eventual state:
   * or_options_t
     * (variables for all options that have not been ported)
     * config_suite_t **
       * mainloop_options_t (example)
         * (variables for mainloop options)
       * process_options_t (example)
         * (variables for process options)
       * ...

 Note that every second-level config_format_t object in the config_manager
 corresponds to a member of the config_suite_t.  They are linked by their
 indices.

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