1 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/internal/configfile/feature_flags.go b/internal/configfile/feature_flags.go
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+++ b/internal/configfile/feature_flags.go
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+package configfile
+
+type flagIota int
+
+const (
+	FlagPlaintextNames flagIota = iota
+	FlagDirIV
+	FlagEMENames
+	FlagGCMIV128
+	FlagLongNames
+)
+
+// knownFlags stores the known feature flags and their string representation
+var knownFlags map[flagIota]string = map[flagIota]string{
+	FlagPlaintextNames: "PlaintextNames",
+	FlagDirIV:          "DirIV",
+	FlagEMENames:       "EMENames",
+	FlagGCMIV128:       "GCMIV128",
+	FlagLongNames:      "LongNames",
+}
+
+// isFeatureFlagKnown verifies that we understand a feature flag
+func (cf *ConfFile) isFeatureFlagKnown(flag string) bool {
+	for _, knownFlag := range knownFlags {
+		if knownFlag == flag {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// isFeatureFlagSet - is the feature flag "flagWant" enabled?
+func (cf *ConfFile) IsFeatureFlagSet(flagWant flagIota) bool {
+	flagString := knownFlags[flagWant]
+	for _, flag := range cf.FeatureFlags {
+		if flag == flagString {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}