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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use clap::ValueEnum;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io::Read;
+
+use crate::aconfig::{Flag, Override};
+use crate::cache::Cache;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum Source {
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // only used in unit tests
+    Memory,
+    File(String),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Source {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Memory => write!(f, "<memory>"),
+            Self::File(path) => write!(f, "{}", path),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Input {
+    pub source: Source,
+    pub reader: Box<dyn Read>,
+}
+
+pub fn create_cache(aconfigs: Vec<Input>, overrides: Vec<Input>) -> Result<Cache> {
+    let mut cache = Cache::new();
+
+    for mut input in aconfigs {
+        let mut contents = String::new();
+        input.reader.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
+        let flags = Flag::try_from_text_proto_list(&contents)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse {}", input.source))?;
+        for flag in flags {
+            cache.add_flag(input.source.clone(), flag)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for mut input in overrides {
+        let mut contents = String::new();
+        input.reader.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
+        let overrides = Override::try_from_text_proto_list(&contents)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse {}", input.source))?;
+        for override_ in overrides {
+            cache.add_override(input.source.clone(), override_)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(cache)
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum Format {
+    Text,
+    Debug,
+}
+
+pub fn dump_cache(cache: Cache, format: Format) -> Result<()> {
+    match format {
+        Format::Text => {
+            for item in cache.iter() {
+                println!("{}: {}", item.id, item.value());
+            }
+        }
+        Format::Debug => {
+            for item in cache.iter() {
+                println!("{}: {}", item.id, item.value());
+                for value in &item.values {
+                    println!("    {}: {}", value.source, value.value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_cache() {
+        let s = r#"
+        flag {
+            id: "a"
+            description: "Description of a"
+            value: true
+        }
+        "#;
+        let aconfigs = vec![Input { source: Source::Memory, reader: Box::new(s.as_bytes()) }];
+        let o = r#"
+        override {
+            id: "a"
+            value: false
+        }
+        "#;
+        let overrides = vec![Input { source: Source::Memory, reader: Box::new(o.as_bytes()) }];
+        let cache = create_cache(aconfigs, overrides).unwrap();
+        let value = cache.iter().find(|&item| item.id == "a").unwrap().value();
+        assert!(!value);
+    }
+}