--- a/CMakeLists.txt	Tue Nov 13 17:50:03 2018 +0100
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   OrthancServer/DicomInstanceToStore.cpp
   OrthancServer/ExportedResource.cpp
   OrthancServer/LuaScripting.cpp
+  OrthancServer/OrthancConfiguration.cpp
   OrthancServer/OrthancFindRequestHandler.cpp
   OrthancServer/OrthancHttpHandler.cpp
   OrthancServer/OrthancInitialization.cpp

--- a/Core/SystemToolbox.cpp	Tue Nov 13 17:50:03 2018 +0100
+++ b/Core/SystemToolbox.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -710,4 +710,31 @@
       } 
     }
   }
+
+
+  std::string SystemToolbox::InterpretRelativePath(const std::string& baseDirectory,
+                                                   const std::string& relativePath)
+  {
+    boost::filesystem::path base(baseDirectory);
+    boost::filesystem::path relative(relativePath);
+
+    /**
+       The following lines should be equivalent to this one: 
+
+       return (base / relative).string();
+
+       However, for some unknown reason, some versions of Boost do not
+       make the proper path resolution when "baseDirectory" is an
+       absolute path. So, a hack is used below.
+    **/
+
+    if (relative.is_absolute())
+    {
+      return relative.string();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return (base / relative).string();
+    }
+  }
 }

--- a/Core/SystemToolbox.h	Tue Nov 13 17:50:03 2018 +0100
+++ b/Core/SystemToolbox.h	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -105,5 +105,8 @@
     MimeType AutodetectMimeType(const std::string& path);
 
     void GetEnvironmentVariables(std::map<std::string, std::string>& env);
+
+    std::string InterpretRelativePath(const std::string& baseDirectory,
+                                      const std::string& relativePath);
   }
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/OrthancServer/OrthancConfiguration.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,721 @@
+/**
+ * Orthanc - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Sebastien Jodogne, Medical Physics
+ * Department, University Hospital of Liege, Belgium
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Osimis S.A., Belgium
+ *
+ * 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 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders of this
+ * program give permission to link the code of its release with the
+ * OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with modified versions of it
+ * that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library), and distribute
+ * the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public License
+ * in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL". If you
+ * modify file(s) with this exception, you may extend this exception to
+ * your version of the file(s), but you are not obligated to do so. If
+ * you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your
+ * version. If you delete this exception statement from all source files
+ * in the program, then also delete it here.
+ * 
+ * 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#include "PrecompiledHeadersServer.h"
+#include "OrthancConfiguration.h"
+
+#include "../Core/HttpServer/MongooseServer.h"
+#include "../Core/Logging.h"
+#include "../Core/OrthancException.h"
+#include "../Core/SystemToolbox.h"
+#include "../Core/Toolbox.h"
+
+namespace Orthanc
+{
+  static void AddFileToConfiguration(Json::Value& target,
+                                     const boost::filesystem::path& path)
+  {
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> env;
+    SystemToolbox::GetEnvironmentVariables(env);
+    
+    LOG(WARNING) << "Reading the configuration from: " << path;
+
+    Json::Value config;
+
+    {
+      std::string content;
+      SystemToolbox::ReadFile(content, path.string());
+
+      content = Toolbox::SubstituteVariables(content, env);
+
+      Json::Value tmp;
+      Json::Reader reader;
+      if (!reader.parse(content, tmp) ||
+          tmp.type() != Json::objectValue)
+      {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "The configuration file does not follow the JSON syntax: " << path;
+        throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadJson);
+      }
+
+      Toolbox::CopyJsonWithoutComments(config, tmp);
+    }
+
+    if (target.size() == 0)
+    {
+      target = config;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // Merge the newly-added file with the previous content of "target"
+      Json::Value::Members members = config.getMemberNames();
+      for (Json::Value::ArrayIndex i = 0; i < members.size(); i++)
+      {
+        if (target.isMember(members[i]))
+        {
+          LOG(ERROR) << "The configuration section \"" << members[i] << "\" is defined in 2 different configuration files";
+          throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);          
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          target[members[i]] = config[members[i]];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+    
+  static void ScanFolderForConfiguration(Json::Value& target,
+                                         const char* folder)
+  {
+    using namespace boost::filesystem;
+
+    LOG(WARNING) << "Scanning folder \"" << folder << "\" for configuration files";
+
+    directory_iterator end_it; // default construction yields past-the-end
+    for (directory_iterator it(folder);
+         it != end_it;
+         ++it)
+    {
+      if (!is_directory(it->status()))
+      {
+        std::string extension = boost::filesystem::extension(it->path());
+        Toolbox::ToLowerCase(extension);
+
+        if (extension == ".json")
+        {
+          AddFileToConfiguration(target, it->path().string());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+    
+  static void ReadConfiguration(Json::Value& target,
+                                const char* configurationFile)
+  {
+    target = Json::objectValue;
+
+    if (configurationFile)
+    {
+      if (!boost::filesystem::exists(configurationFile))
+      {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Inexistent path to configuration: " << configurationFile;
+        throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_InexistentFile);
+      }
+      
+      if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(configurationFile))
+      {
+        ScanFolderForConfiguration(target, configurationFile);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        AddFileToConfiguration(target, configurationFile);
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+#if ORTHANC_STANDALONE == 1
+      // No default path for the standalone configuration
+      LOG(WARNING) << "Using the default Orthanc configuration";
+      return;
+
+#else
+      // In a non-standalone build, we use the
+      // "Resources/Configuration.json" from the Orthanc source code
+
+      boost::filesystem::path p = ORTHANC_PATH;
+      p /= "Resources";
+      p /= "Configuration.json";
+
+      AddFileToConfiguration(target, p);
+#endif
+    }
+  }
+
+    
+  void OrthancConfiguration::ValidateConfiguration() const
+  {
+    std::set<std::string> ids;
+
+    GetListOfOrthancPeers(ids);
+    for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator it = ids.begin(); it != ids.end(); ++it)
+    {
+      WebServiceParameters peer;
+      GetOrthancPeer(peer, *it);
+      peer.CheckClientCertificate();
+    }
+
+    GetListOfDicomModalities(ids);
+    for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator it = ids.begin(); it != ids.end(); ++it)
+    {
+      RemoteModalityParameters modality;
+      GetDicomModalityUsingSymbolicName(modality, *it);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  OrthancConfiguration& OrthancConfiguration::GetInstance()
+  {
+    static OrthancConfiguration configuration;
+    return configuration;
+  }
+
+
+  std::string OrthancConfiguration::GetStringParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                                                       const std::string& defaultValue) const
+  {
+    if (json_.isMember(parameter))
+    {
+      if (json_[parameter].type() != Json::stringValue)
+      {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "The configuration option \"" << parameter << "\" must be a string";
+        throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadParameterType);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return json_[parameter].asString();
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+    
+  int OrthancConfiguration::GetIntegerParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                                                int defaultValue) const
+  {
+    if (json_.isMember(parameter))
+    {
+      if (json_[parameter].type() != Json::intValue)
+      {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "The configuration option \"" << parameter << "\" must be an integer";
+        throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadParameterType);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return json_[parameter].asInt();
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+    
+  unsigned int OrthancConfiguration::GetUnsignedIntegerParameter(
+    const std::string& parameter,
+    unsigned int defaultValue) const
+  {
+    int v = GetIntegerParameter(parameter, defaultValue);
+
+    if (v < 0)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "The configuration option \"" << parameter << "\" must be a positive integer";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_ParameterOutOfRange);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return static_cast<unsigned int>(v);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::GetBooleanParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                                                 bool defaultValue) const
+  {
+    if (json_.isMember(parameter))
+    {
+      if (json_[parameter].type() != Json::booleanValue)
+      {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "The configuration option \"" << parameter
+                   << "\" must be a Boolean (true or false)";
+        throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadParameterType);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return json_[parameter].asBool();
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::Read(const char* configurationFile)
+  {
+    // Read the content of the configuration
+    configurationFileArg_ = configurationFile;
+    ReadConfiguration(json_, configurationFile);
+
+    // Adapt the paths to the configurations
+    defaultDirectory_ = boost::filesystem::current_path();
+    configurationAbsolutePath_ = "";
+
+    if (configurationFile)
+    {
+      if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(configurationFile))
+      {
+        defaultDirectory_ = boost::filesystem::path(configurationFile);
+        configurationAbsolutePath_ = boost::filesystem::absolute(configurationFile).parent_path().string();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        defaultDirectory_ = boost::filesystem::path(configurationFile).parent_path();
+        configurationAbsolutePath_ = boost::filesystem::absolute(configurationFile).string();
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+#if ORTHANC_STANDALONE != 1
+      // In a non-standalone build, we use the
+      // "Resources/Configuration.json" from the Orthanc source code
+
+      boost::filesystem::path p = ORTHANC_PATH;
+      p /= "Resources";
+      p /= "Configuration.json";
+      configurationAbsolutePath_ = boost::filesystem::absolute(p).string();
+#endif
+    }
+
+    ValidateConfiguration();
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::GetDicomModalityUsingSymbolicName(
+    RemoteModalityParameters& modality,
+    const std::string& name) const
+  {
+    if (!json_.isMember("DicomModalities"))
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "No modality with symbolic name: " << name;
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_InexistentItem);
+    }
+
+    const Json::Value& modalities = json_["DicomModalities"];
+    if (modalities.type() != Json::objectValue ||
+        !modalities.isMember(name))
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "No modality with symbolic name: " << name;
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_InexistentItem);
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+      modality.Unserialize(modalities[name]);
+    }
+    catch (OrthancException&)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Syntax error in the definition of DICOM modality \"" << name 
+                 << "\". Please check your configuration file.";
+      throw;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::GetOrthancPeer(WebServiceParameters& peer,
+                                            const std::string& name) const
+  {
+    if (!json_.isMember("OrthancPeers"))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+      const Json::Value& modalities = json_["OrthancPeers"];
+      if (modalities.type() != Json::objectValue ||
+          !modalities.isMember(name))
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        peer.Unserialize(modalities[name]);
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    catch (OrthancException&)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Syntax error in the definition of peer \"" << name 
+                 << "\". Please check your configuration file.";
+      throw;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::ReadKeys(std::set<std::string>& target,
+                                      const char* parameter,
+                                      bool onlyAlphanumeric) const
+  {
+    target.clear();
+  
+    if (!json_.isMember(parameter))
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const Json::Value& modalities = json_[parameter];
+    if (modalities.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Bad format of the \"DicomModalities\" configuration section";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    Json::Value::Members members = modalities.getMemberNames();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < members.size(); i++)
+    {
+      if (onlyAlphanumeric)
+      {
+        for (size_t j = 0; j < members[i].size(); j++)
+        {
+          if (!isalnum(members[i][j]) && members[i][j] != '-')
+          {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      target.insert(members[i]);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::GetListOfDicomModalities(std::set<std::string>& target) const
+  {
+    target.clear();
+      
+    if (!ReadKeys(target, "DicomModalities", true))
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Only alphanumeric and dash characters are allowed in the names of the modalities";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::GetListOfOrthancPeers(std::set<std::string>& target) const
+  {
+    target.clear();
+
+    if (!ReadKeys(target, "OrthancPeers", true))
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Only alphanumeric and dash characters are allowed in the names of Orthanc peers";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::SetupRegisteredUsers(MongooseServer& httpServer) const
+  {
+    httpServer.ClearUsers();
+
+    if (!json_.isMember("RegisteredUsers"))
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const Json::Value& users = json_["RegisteredUsers"];
+    if (users.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Badly formatted list of users";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    Json::Value::Members usernames = users.getMemberNames();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < usernames.size(); i++)
+    {
+      const std::string& username = usernames[i];
+      std::string password = users[username].asString();
+      httpServer.RegisterUser(username.c_str(), password.c_str());
+    }
+  }
+    
+
+  std::string OrthancConfiguration::InterpretStringParameterAsPath(
+    const std::string& parameter) const
+  {
+    return SystemToolbox::InterpretRelativePath(defaultDirectory_.string(), parameter);
+  }
+
+    
+  void OrthancConfiguration::GetGlobalListOfStringsParameter(
+    std::list<std::string>& target,
+    const std::string& key) const
+  {
+    target.clear();
+  
+    if (!json_.isMember(key))
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const Json::Value& lst = json_[key];
+
+    if (lst.type() != Json::arrayValue)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Badly formatted list of strings";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    for (Json::Value::ArrayIndex i = 0; i < lst.size(); i++)
+    {
+      target.push_back(lst[i].asString());
+    }    
+  }
+
+    
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::IsSameAETitle(const std::string& aet1,
+                                           const std::string& aet2) const
+  {
+    if (GetBooleanParameter("StrictAetComparison", false))
+    {
+      // Case-sensitive matching
+      return aet1 == aet2;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // Case-insensitive matching (default)
+      std::string tmp1, tmp2;
+      Toolbox::ToLowerCase(tmp1, aet1);
+      Toolbox::ToLowerCase(tmp2, aet2);
+      return tmp1 == tmp2;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::LookupDicomModalityUsingAETitle(
+    RemoteModalityParameters& modality,
+    const std::string& aet) const
+  {
+    std::set<std::string> modalities;
+    GetListOfDicomModalities(modalities);
+
+    for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator 
+           it = modalities.begin(); it != modalities.end(); ++it)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        GetDicomModalityUsingSymbolicName(modality, *it);
+
+        if (IsSameAETitle(aet, modality.GetApplicationEntityTitle()))
+        {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      catch (OrthancException&)
+      {
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::IsKnownAETitle(const std::string& aet,
+                                            const std::string& ip) const
+  {
+    RemoteModalityParameters modality;
+    
+    if (!LookupDicomModalityUsingAETitle(modality, aet))
+    {
+      LOG(WARNING) << "Modality \"" << aet
+                   << "\" is not listed in the \"DicomModalities\" configuration option";
+      return false;
+    }
+    else if (!GetBooleanParameter("DicomCheckModalityHost", false) ||
+             ip == modality.GetHost())
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      LOG(WARNING) << "Forbidding access from AET \"" << aet
+                   << "\" given its hostname (" << ip << ") does not match "
+                   << "the \"DicomModalities\" configuration option ("
+                   << modality.GetHost() << " was expected)";
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  RemoteModalityParameters OrthancConfiguration::GetModalityUsingSymbolicName(
+    const std::string& name) const
+  {
+    RemoteModalityParameters modality;
+    GetDicomModalityUsingSymbolicName(modality, name);
+
+    return modality;
+  }
+
+    
+  RemoteModalityParameters OrthancConfiguration::GetModalityUsingAet(
+    const std::string& aet) const
+  {
+    RemoteModalityParameters modality;
+      
+    if (LookupDicomModalityUsingAETitle(modality, aet))
+    {
+      return modality;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Unknown modality for AET: " << aet;
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_InexistentItem);
+    }
+  }
+
+    
+  void OrthancConfiguration::UpdateModality(const std::string& symbolicName,
+                                            const RemoteModalityParameters& modality)
+  {
+    if (!json_.isMember("DicomModalities"))
+    {
+      json_["DicomModalities"] = Json::objectValue;
+    }
+
+    Json::Value& modalities = json_["DicomModalities"];
+    if (modalities.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Bad file format for modality: " << symbolicName;
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    modalities.removeMember(symbolicName);
+
+    Json::Value v;
+    modality.Serialize(v, true /* force advanced format */);
+    modalities[symbolicName] = v;
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::RemoveModality(const std::string& symbolicName)
+  {
+    if (!json_.isMember("DicomModalities"))
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "No modality with symbolic name: " << symbolicName;
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    Json::Value& modalities = json_["DicomModalities"];
+    if (modalities.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Bad file format for the \"DicomModalities\" configuration section";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    modalities.removeMember(symbolicName.c_str());
+  }
+
+    
+  void OrthancConfiguration::UpdatePeer(const std::string& symbolicName,
+                                        const WebServiceParameters& peer)
+  {
+    peer.CheckClientCertificate();
+
+    if (!json_.isMember("OrthancPeers"))
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "No peer with symbolic name: " << symbolicName;
+      json_["OrthancPeers"] = Json::objectValue;
+    }
+
+    Json::Value& peers = json_["OrthancPeers"];
+    if (peers.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Bad file format for the \"OrthancPeers\" configuration section";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    peers.removeMember(symbolicName);
+
+    Json::Value v;
+    peer.Serialize(v, 
+                   false /* use simple format if possible */, 
+                   true  /* include passwords */);
+    peers[symbolicName] = v;
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::RemovePeer(const std::string& symbolicName)
+  {
+    if (!json_.isMember("OrthancPeers"))
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "No peer with symbolic name: " << symbolicName;
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    Json::Value& peers = json_["OrthancPeers"];
+    if (peers.type() != Json::objectValue)
+    {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Bad file format for the \"OrthancPeers\" configuration section";
+      throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_BadFileFormat);
+    }
+
+    peers.removeMember(symbolicName.c_str());
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::Format(std::string& result) const
+  {
+    Json::StyledWriter w;
+    result = w.write(json_);
+  }
+
+
+  void OrthancConfiguration::SetDefaultEncoding(Encoding encoding)
+  {
+    SetDefaultDicomEncoding(encoding);
+
+    // Propagate the encoding to the configuration file that is
+    // stored in memory
+    json_["DefaultEncoding"] = EnumerationToString(encoding);
+  }
+
+
+  bool OrthancConfiguration::HasConfigurationChanged() const
+  {
+    Json::Value current;
+    ReadConfiguration(current, configurationFileArg_);
+
+    Json::FastWriter writer;
+    std::string a = writer.write(json_);
+    std::string b = writer.write(current);
+
+    return a != b;
+  }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/OrthancServer/OrthancConfiguration.h	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/**
+ * Orthanc - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Sebastien Jodogne, Medical Physics
+ * Department, University Hospital of Liege, Belgium
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Osimis S.A., Belgium
+ *
+ * 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 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders of this
+ * program give permission to link the code of its release with the
+ * OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with modified versions of it
+ * that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library), and distribute
+ * the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public License
+ * in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL". If you
+ * modify file(s) with this exception, you may extend this exception to
+ * your version of the file(s), but you are not obligated to do so. If
+ * you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your
+ * version. If you delete this exception statement from all source files
+ * in the program, then also delete it here.
+ * 
+ * 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../Core/Images/FontRegistry.h"
+#include "../Core/WebServiceParameters.h"
+#include "../Core/DicomNetworking/RemoteModalityParameters.h"
+
+#include <EmbeddedResources.h>
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp>
+
+namespace Orthanc
+{
+  class MongooseServer;
+  
+  class OrthancConfiguration : public boost::noncopyable
+  {
+  private:
+    boost::shared_mutex      mutex_;
+    Json::Value              json_;
+    boost::filesystem::path  defaultDirectory_;
+    std::string              configurationAbsolutePath_;
+    FontRegistry             fontRegistry_;
+    const char*              configurationFileArg_;
+
+    OrthancConfiguration() :
+      configurationFileArg_(NULL)
+    {
+    }
+
+    void ValidateConfiguration() const;
+    
+    static OrthancConfiguration& GetInstance();
+
+  public:
+    class Reader : public boost::noncopyable
+    {
+    private:
+      OrthancConfiguration&                    configuration_;
+      boost::shared_lock<boost::shared_mutex>  lock_;
+
+    public:
+      Reader() :
+        configuration_(GetInstance()),
+        lock_(configuration_.mutex_)
+      {
+      }
+
+      const OrthancConfiguration& GetConfiguration() const
+      {
+        return configuration_;
+      }
+
+      const Json::Value& GetJson() const
+      {
+        return configuration_.json_;
+      }
+    };
+
+
+    class Writer : public boost::noncopyable
+    {
+    private:
+      OrthancConfiguration&                    configuration_;
+      boost::unique_lock<boost::shared_mutex>  lock_;
+
+    public:
+      Writer() :
+        configuration_(GetInstance()),
+        lock_(configuration_.mutex_)
+      {
+      }
+
+      OrthancConfiguration& GetConfiguration()
+      {
+        return configuration_;
+      }
+
+      const OrthancConfiguration& GetConfiguration() const
+      {
+        return configuration_;
+      }
+
+      const Json::Value& GetJson() const
+      {
+        return configuration_.json_;
+      }
+    };
+
+
+    const Json::Value& GetContent() const
+    {
+      return json_;
+    }
+
+    const std::string& GetConfigurationAbsolutePath() const
+    {
+      return configurationAbsolutePath_;
+    }
+
+    const FontRegistry& GetFontRegistry() const
+    {
+      return fontRegistry_;
+    }
+
+    void Read(const char* configurationFile);
+    
+    void RegisterFont(EmbeddedResources::FileResourceId resource)
+    {
+      fontRegistry_.AddFromResource(resource);
+    }
+
+    std::string GetStringParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                                   const std::string& defaultValue) const;
+    
+    int GetIntegerParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                            int defaultValue) const;
+    
+    unsigned int GetUnsignedIntegerParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                                             unsigned int defaultValue) const;
+
+    bool GetBooleanParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                             bool defaultValue) const;
+
+    void GetDicomModalityUsingSymbolicName(RemoteModalityParameters& modality,
+                                           const std::string& name) const;
+
+    bool GetOrthancPeer(WebServiceParameters& peer,
+                        const std::string& name) const;
+
+    bool ReadKeys(std::set<std::string>& target,
+                  const char* parameter,
+                  bool onlyAlphanumeric) const;
+
+    void GetListOfDicomModalities(std::set<std::string>& target) const;
+
+    void GetListOfOrthancPeers(std::set<std::string>& target) const;
+
+    void SetupRegisteredUsers(MongooseServer& httpServer) const;
+
+    std::string InterpretStringParameterAsPath(const std::string& parameter) const;
+    
+    void GetGlobalListOfStringsParameter(std::list<std::string>& target,
+                                         const std::string& key) const;
+    
+    bool IsSameAETitle(const std::string& aet1,
+                       const std::string& aet2) const;
+
+    bool LookupDicomModalityUsingAETitle(RemoteModalityParameters& modality,
+                                         const std::string& aet) const;
+
+    bool IsKnownAETitle(const std::string& aet,
+                        const std::string& ip) const;
+
+    RemoteModalityParameters GetModalityUsingSymbolicName(const std::string& name) const;
+    
+    RemoteModalityParameters GetModalityUsingAet(const std::string& aet) const;
+    
+    void UpdateModality(const std::string& symbolicName,
+                        const RemoteModalityParameters& modality);
+
+    void RemoveModality(const std::string& symbolicName);
+    
+    void UpdatePeer(const std::string& symbolicName,
+                    const WebServiceParameters& peer);
+
+    void RemovePeer(const std::string& symbolicName);
+
+
+    void Format(std::string& result) const;
+    
+    void SetDefaultEncoding(Encoding encoding);
+
+    bool HasConfigurationChanged() const;
+  };
+}

--- a/OrthancServer/OrthancInitialization.cpp	Tue Nov 13 17:50:03 2018 +0100
+++ b/OrthancServer/OrthancInitialization.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -743,36 +743,10 @@
   }
 
 
-  std::string Configuration::InterpretRelativePath(const std::string& baseDirectory,
-                                                   const std::string& relativePath)
-  {
-    boost::filesystem::path base(baseDirectory);
-    boost::filesystem::path relative(relativePath);
-
-    /**
-       The following lines should be equivalent to this one: 
-
-       return (base / relative).string();
-
-       However, for some unknown reason, some versions of Boost do not
-       make the proper path resolution when "baseDirectory" is an
-       absolute path. So, a hack is used below.
-    **/
-
-    if (relative.is_absolute())
-    {
-      return relative.string();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      return (base / relative).string();
-    }
-  }
-
   std::string Configuration::InterpretStringParameterAsPath(const std::string& parameter)
   {
     boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock lock(globalMutex_);
-    return InterpretRelativePath(defaultDirectory_.string(), parameter);
+    return SystemToolbox::InterpretRelativePath(defaultDirectory_.string(), parameter);
   }
 
 

--- a/OrthancServer/OrthancInitialization.h	Tue Nov 13 17:50:03 2018 +0100
+++ b/OrthancServer/OrthancInitialization.h	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@
 
     static void SetupRegisteredUsers(MongooseServer& httpServer);
 
-    static std::string InterpretRelativePath(const std::string& baseDirectory,
-                                             const std::string& relativePath);
-
     static std::string InterpretStringParameterAsPath(const std::string& parameter);
 
     static void GetGlobalListOfStringsParameter(std::list<std::string>& target,

--- a/UnitTestsSources/UnitTestsMain.cpp	Tue Nov 13 17:50:03 2018 +0100
+++ b/UnitTestsSources/UnitTestsMain.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:08:48 2018 +0100
@@ -499,10 +499,10 @@
 
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
-TEST(OrthancInitialization, AbsoluteDirectory)
+TEST(Toolbox, AbsoluteDirectory)
 {
-  ASSERT_EQ("/tmp/hello", Configuration::InterpretRelativePath("/tmp", "hello"));
-  ASSERT_EQ("/tmp", Configuration::InterpretRelativePath("/tmp", "/tmp"));
+  ASSERT_EQ("/tmp/hello", SystemToolbox::InterpretRelativePath("/tmp", "hello"));
+  ASSERT_EQ("/tmp", SystemToolbox::InterpretRelativePath("/tmp", "/tmp"));
 }
 #endif