Merge branch 'master' into careminster

19 files changed, 345 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/AssemblyInfo.cs
index b3db56c..d6b4e6a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -60,4 +60,3 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //
 
 [assembly : AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly : AssemblyFileVersion("0.6.5.0")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/AssetLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/AssetLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 077244d..feffa26 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/AssetLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/AssetLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index cf575ac..df8eb52 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 
 [assembly : AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly : AssemblyFileVersion("0.6.5.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index c3b6227..3ef9682 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/HTTP/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/XML/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/XML/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index b0d2d67..cbdffeb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/XML/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Configuration/XML/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
index dff956a..97a86a8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
     = @"Each component of the coord is comma separated.  There must be no spaces between the commas.
     If you don't care about the z component you can simply omit it.
     If you don't care about the x or y components then you can leave them blank (though a comma is still required)
-    If you want to specify the maxmimum value of a component then you can use ~ instead of a number
+    If you want to specify the maximum value of a component then you can use ~ instead of a number
     If you want to specify the minimum value of a component then you can use -~ instead of a number
     e.g.
-    delete object pos 20,20,20 to 40,40,40
+    show object pos 20,20,20 to 40,40,40
     delete object pos 20,20 to 40,40
-    delete object pos ,20,20 to ,40,40
+    show object pos ,20,20 to ,40,40
     delete object pos ,,30 to ,,~
-    delete object pos ,,-~ to ,,30";
+    show object pos ,,-~ to ,,30";
     
         public const string MinRawConsoleVectorValue = "-~";
         public const string MaxRawConsoleVectorValue = "~";
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/AssetStatsCollector.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/AssetStatsCollector.cs
index 2a4d45b..6a0f676 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/AssetStatsCollector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/AssetStatsCollector.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Timers;
 
+using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
+
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -100,5 +102,29 @@ Asset requests yesterday : {3}  ({4} per hour)  of which {5} were not found",
                 AssetRequestsToday, assetRequestsTodayPerHour, AssetRequestsNotFoundToday,
                 AssetRequestsYesterday, assetRequestsYesterdayPerHour, AssetRequestsNotFoundYesterday);
         }
+
+        public override string XReport(string uptime, string version)
+        {
+            return OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(OReport(uptime, version));
+        }
+
+        public override OSDMap OReport(string uptime, string version)
+        {
+            double elapsedHours = (DateTime.Now - startTime).TotalHours;
+            if (elapsedHours <= 0) { elapsedHours = 1; }  // prevent divide by zero
+
+            long assetRequestsTodayPerHour = (long)Math.Round(AssetRequestsToday / elapsedHours);
+            long assetRequestsYesterdayPerHour = (long)Math.Round(AssetRequestsYesterday / 24.0);
+
+            OSDMap ret = new OSDMap();
+            ret.Add("AssetRequestsToday", OSD.FromLong(AssetRequestsToday));
+            ret.Add("AssetRequestsTodayPerHour", OSD.FromLong(assetRequestsTodayPerHour));
+            ret.Add("AssetRequestsNotFoundToday", OSD.FromLong(AssetRequestsNotFoundToday));
+            ret.Add("AssetRequestsYesterday", OSD.FromLong(AssetRequestsYesterday));
+            ret.Add("AssetRequestsYesterdayPerHour", OSD.FromLong(assetRequestsYesterdayPerHour));
+            ret.Add("AssetRequestsNotFoundYesterday", OSD.FromLong(assetRequestsNotFoundYesterday));
+
+            return ret;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/BaseStatsCollector.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/BaseStatsCollector.cs
index 446e3c0..23dba09 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/BaseStatsCollector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/BaseStatsCollector.cs
@@ -80,5 +80,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
         {
             return (string) Math.Round(GC.GetTotalMemory(false) / 1024.0 / 1024.0).ToString() ;
         }
+
+        public virtual OSDMap OReport(string uptime, string version)
+        {
+            OSDMap ret = new OSDMap();
+            ret.Add("TotalMemory", new OSDReal(Math.Round(GC.GetTotalMemory(false) / 1024.0 / 1024.0)));
+            return ret;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Interfaces/IStatsCollector.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Interfaces/IStatsCollector.cs
index 99f75e3..40df562 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Interfaces/IStatsCollector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Interfaces/IStatsCollector.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
+
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -45,5 +47,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
         /// A <see cref="System.String"/>
         /// </returns>
         string XReport(string uptime, string version);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Report back collected statistical information as an OSDMap of key/values
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// </returns>
+        OSDMap OReport(string uptime, string version);
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index bb83db1..36678bb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/SimExtraStatsCollector.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/SimExtraStatsCollector.cs
index 3765efb..109a58f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/SimExtraStatsCollector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/SimExtraStatsCollector.cs
@@ -405,6 +405,15 @@ Asset service request failures: {3}" + Environment.NewLine,
         /// <returns></returns>
         public override string XReport(string uptime, string version)
         {
+            return OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(OReport(uptime, version));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Report back collected statistical information as an OSDMap
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public override OSDMap OReport(string uptime, string version)
+        {
             OSDMap args = new OSDMap(30);
 //            args["AssetsInCache"] = OSD.FromString (String.Format ("{0:0.##}", AssetsInCache));
 //            args["TimeAfterCacheMiss"] = OSD.FromString (String.Format ("{0:0.##}",
@@ -442,13 +451,11 @@ Asset service request failures: {3}" + Environment.NewLine,
             args["Uptime"] = OSD.FromString (uptime);
             args["Version"] = OSD.FromString (version);
             
-            string strBuffer = "";
-            strBuffer = OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(args);
-
-            return strBuffer;
+            return args;
         }
     }
 
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Pull packet queue stats from packet queues and report
     /// </summary>
@@ -474,5 +481,11 @@ Asset service request failures: {3}" + Environment.NewLine,
         {
             return "";
         }
+        
+        public OSDMap OReport(string uptime, string version)
+        {
+            OSDMap ret = new OSDMap();
+            return ret;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Stats/CounterStat.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Stats/CounterStat.cs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d81f182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Stats/CounterStat.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+/*

+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/

+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.

+ *

+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without

+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright

+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright

+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the

+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the

+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products

+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

+ *

+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY

+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED

+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE

+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY

+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;

+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND

+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT

+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS

+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

+ */

+

+using System;

+using System.Collections.Generic;

+using System.Linq;

+using System.Text;

+

+using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;

+

+namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring

+{

+// Create a time histogram of events. The histogram is built in a wrap-around

+//   array of equally distributed buckets.

+// For instance, a minute long histogram of second sized buckets would be:

+//          new EventHistogram(60, 1000)

+public class EventHistogram

+{

+    private int m_timeBase;

+    private int m_numBuckets;

+    private int m_bucketMilliseconds;

+    private int m_lastBucket;

+    private int m_totalHistogramMilliseconds;

+    private long[] m_histogram;

+    private object histoLock = new object();

+

+    public EventHistogram(int numberOfBuckets, int millisecondsPerBucket)

+    {

+        m_numBuckets = numberOfBuckets;

+        m_bucketMilliseconds = millisecondsPerBucket;

+        m_totalHistogramMilliseconds = m_numBuckets * m_bucketMilliseconds;

+

+        m_histogram = new long[m_numBuckets];

+        Zero();

+        m_lastBucket = 0;

+        m_timeBase = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();

+    }

+

+    public void Event()

+    {

+        this.Event(1);

+    }

+

+    // Record an event at time 'now' in the histogram.

+    public void Event(int cnt)

+    {

+        lock (histoLock)

+        {

+            // The time as displaced from the base of the histogram

+            int bucketTime = Util.EnvironmentTickCountSubtract(m_timeBase);

+

+            // If more than the total time of the histogram, we just start over

+            if (bucketTime > m_totalHistogramMilliseconds)

+            {

+                Zero();

+                m_lastBucket = 0;

+                m_timeBase = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();

+            }

+            else

+            {

+                // To which bucket should we add this event?

+                int bucket = bucketTime / m_bucketMilliseconds;

+

+                // Advance m_lastBucket to the new bucket. Zero any buckets skipped over.

+                while (bucket != m_lastBucket)

+                {

+                    // Zero from just after the last bucket to the new bucket or the end

+                    for (int jj = m_lastBucket + 1; jj <= Math.Min(bucket, m_numBuckets - 1); jj++)

+                    {

+                        m_histogram[jj] = 0;

+                    }

+                    m_lastBucket = bucket;

+                    // If the new bucket is off the end, wrap around to the beginning

+                    if (bucket > m_numBuckets)

+                    {

+                        bucket -= m_numBuckets;

+                        m_lastBucket = 0;

+                        m_histogram[m_lastBucket] = 0;

+                        m_timeBase += m_totalHistogramMilliseconds;

+                    }

+                }

+            }

+            m_histogram[m_lastBucket] += cnt;

+        }

+    }

+

+    // Get a copy of the current histogram

+    public long[] GetHistogram()

+    {

+        long[] ret = new long[m_numBuckets];

+        lock (histoLock)

+        {

+            int indx = m_lastBucket + 1;

+            for (int ii = 0; ii < m_numBuckets; ii++, indx++)

+            {

+                if (indx >= m_numBuckets)

+                    indx = 0;

+                ret[ii] = m_histogram[indx];

+            }

+        }

+        return ret;

+    }

+

+    // Get a copy of the current histogram

+    public OSDArray GetHistogramAsOSDArray()

+    {

+        OSDArray ret = new OSDArray(m_numBuckets);

+        lock (histoLock)

+        {

+            int indx = m_lastBucket + 1;

+            for (int ii = 0; ii < m_numBuckets; ii++, indx++)

+            {

+                if (indx >= m_numBuckets)

+                    indx = 0;

+                ret[ii] = OSD.FromLong(m_histogram[indx]);

+            }

+        }

+        return ret;

+    }

+

+    // Zero out the histogram

+    public void Zero()

+    {

+        lock (histoLock)

+        {

+            for (int ii = 0; ii < m_numBuckets; ii++)

+                m_histogram[ii] = 0;

+        }

+    }

+}

+

+// A statistic that wraps a counter.

+// Built this way mostly so histograms and history can be created.

+public class CounterStat : Stat

+{

+    private SortedDictionary<string, EventHistogram> m_histograms;

+    private object counterLock = new object();

+

+    public CounterStat(

+                        string shortName,

+                        string name,

+                        string description,

+                        string unitName,

+                        string category,

+                        string container,

+                        StatVerbosity verbosity)

+        : base(shortName, name, description, unitName, category, container, StatType.Push, null, verbosity)

+    {

+        m_histograms = new SortedDictionary<string, EventHistogram>();

+    }

+

+    // Histograms are presumably added at intialization time and the list does not change thereafter.

+    // Thus no locking of the histogram list.

+    public void AddHistogram(string histoName, EventHistogram histo)

+    {

+        m_histograms.Add(histoName, histo);

+    }

+

+    public delegate void ProcessHistogram(string name, EventHistogram histo);

+    public void ForEachHistogram(ProcessHistogram process)

+    {

+        foreach (KeyValuePair<string, EventHistogram> kvp in m_histograms)

+        {

+            process(kvp.Key, kvp.Value);

+        }

+    }

+

+    public void Event()

+    {

+        this.Event(1);

+    }

+

+    // Count the underlying counter.

+    public void Event(int cnt)

+    {

+        lock (counterLock)

+        {

+            base.Value += cnt;

+

+            foreach (EventHistogram histo in m_histograms.Values)

+            {

+                histo.Event(cnt);

+            }

+        }

+    }

+}

+}

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Stats/Stat.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Stats/Stat.cs
index f91251b..c8d9174 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Stats/Stat.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/Stats/Stat.cs
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 
+using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
+
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Holds individual statistic details
     /// </summary>
-    public class Stat
+    public class Stat : IDisposable
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Category of this stat (e.g. cache, scene, etc).
@@ -181,6 +183,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
             Verbosity = verbosity;
         }
 
+        // IDisposable.Dispose()
+        public virtual void Dispose()
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Record a value in the sample set.
         /// </summary>
@@ -210,6 +218,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
             return sb.ToString();
         }
 
+        public virtual OSDMap ToOSDMap()
+        {
+            OSDMap ret = new OSDMap();
+            ret.Add("Category", OSD.FromString(Category));
+            ret.Add("Container", OSD.FromString(Container));
+            ret.Add("ShortName", OSD.FromString(ShortName));
+            ret.Add("Name", OSD.FromString(Name));
+            ret.Add("Description", OSD.FromString(Description));
+            ret.Add("UnitName", OSD.FromString(UnitName));
+            ret.Add("Value", OSD.FromReal(Value));
+
+            return ret;
+        }
+
         protected void AppendMeasuresOfInterest(StringBuilder sb)
         {
             if ((MeasuresOfInterest & MeasuresOfInterest.AverageChangeOverTime) 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/UserStatsCollector.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/UserStatsCollector.cs
index e89c8e6..81e0fa4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/UserStatsCollector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Monitoring/UserStatsCollector.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 using System.Timers;
 
+using OpenMetaverse.StructuredData;
+
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -88,5 +90,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Monitoring
           Logouts total : {3}",
                 SuccessfulLogins, SuccessfulLoginsToday, SuccessfulLoginsYesterday, Logouts);
         }
+
+        public override string XReport(string uptime, string version)
+        {
+            return OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(OReport(uptime, version));
+        }
+
+        public override OSDMap OReport(string uptime, string version)
+        {
+            OSDMap ret = new OSDMap();
+            ret.Add("SuccessfulLogins", OSD.FromInteger(SuccessfulLogins));
+            ret.Add("SuccessfulLoginsToday", OSD.FromInteger(SuccessfulLoginsToday));
+            ret.Add("SuccessfulLoginsYesterday", OSD.FromInteger(SuccessfulLoginsYesterday));
+            ret.Add("Logouts", OSD.FromInteger(Logouts));
+
+            return ret;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index f836350..d4806f1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Filesystem/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Web/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Web/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 72fa679..1541a5b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Web/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionLoader/Web/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 7a122da..a8dff93 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Serialization/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 386be2d..8e592c1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Revision
 //
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 0545365..724e38b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return FileName;
         }
 
-        // Nini (config) related Methods
+        #region Nini (config) related Methods
         public static IConfigSource ConvertDataRowToXMLConfig(DataRow row, string fileName)
         {
             if (!File.Exists(fileName))
@@ -898,6 +898,26 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             }
         }
 
+        public static string GetConfigVarWithDefaultSection(IConfigSource config, string varname, string section)
+        {
+            // First, check the Startup section, the default section
+            IConfig cnf = config.Configs["Startup"];
+            if (cnf == null)
+                return string.Empty;
+            string val = cnf.GetString(varname, string.Empty);
+
+            // Then check for an overwrite of the default in the given section
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(section))
+            {
+                cnf = config.Configs[section];
+                if (cnf != null)
+                    val = cnf.GetString(varname, val);
+            }
+
+            return val;
+        }
+        #endregion
+
         public static float Clip(float x, float min, float max)
         {
             return Math.Min(Math.Max(x, min), max);