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+
+-- | Collect the different benchmarks from the file system
+--
+-- Essentially we look for subdirectories where a `bench.cfg` file is present,
+-- and try to parse them, and the filter based on tags.
+--
+
+module Collect where
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import Control.Monad
+import Control.Applicative
+import Control.Exception
+
+import Data.IORef
+
+import System.FilePath
+import System.Directory
+import System.IO
+
+import Types
+import Parser
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+collectBenches :: FilePath -> IO [Benchmark]
+collectBenches rootDir0 = 
+  do
+    rootDir <- canonicalizePath rootDir0
+    ref <- newIORef [] :: IO (IORef [Benchmark])
+    walk ref rootDir
+    readIORef ref
+
+  where
+
+    walk :: IORef [Benchmark] -> FilePath -> IO ()
+    walk ref dir = do
+      check ref dir
+      list <- listDirectory dir
+      forM_ list $ \fn -> do
+        let full = dir </> fn
+        b <- doesDirectoryExist full
+        when b (walk ref full)
+
+    check :: IORef [Benchmark] -> FilePath -> IO ()
+    check ref dir = do
+      let fpath = dir </> "bench.cfg" 
+      b <- doesFileExist fpath
+      when b $ do
+        putStr $ "found `" ++ fpath ++ "`"
+        ei <- trySome $ do
+          text <- readFile fpath
+          case parseConfig fpath text of
+            Left  err  -> throw (ParseError err)
+            Right cfg0 -> do
+              let cfg = cfg0 { _benchDir = dir } 
+              modifyIORef ref (cfg:) 
+              return ()
+        case ei of
+          Left err -> do
+            putStrLn " - parsing FAILED!"
+            return ()
+          Right () -> do
+            putStrLn " - OK."
+            return ()
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+data ParseError 
+  = ParseError String
+  deriving (Show)
+
+instance Exception ParseError
+
+trySome :: IO a -> IO (Either SomeException a)
+trySome = try
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+