enh/TD-38474-modify-sdb-data

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request implements a new administrative tool that enables the modification of the System Database (SDB) by providing a JSON configuration file. This enhancement provides a structured way to update vgroup metadata, improving the flexibility and manageability of the system's internal state. It also includes minor adjustments to the SDB dumping mechanism and internal SDB write functions to support this new functionality.

Highlights

• New SDB Modification Utility: Introduces a command-line option ('-mSdb') to modify the System Database (SDB) using a provided JSON file, enabling external configuration updates.
• modifySdb Functionality: A new modifySdb function is added to parse vgroup data from a JSON file, encode it, set its status to ready, and write it back to the SDB.
• SDB Dump Enhancements: The SDB dump process (dumpVgroup) is updated to include syncConfChangeVer in the JSON output and correctly handle database names, improving the completeness of dumped metadata.
• SDB Write Flexibility: The sdbWriteFileForDump function now accepts a skip_type parameter, allowing more granular control over what data is written during an SDB dump or modification.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces a new offline utility to modify SDB data from a JSON file. The changes include adding a new command-line option -mSdb, implementing the logic to parse the JSON and update the SDB, and some related refactoring and bug fixes. The overall approach is sound, but there are several issues in the implementation, including potential bugs like incorrect return types, ignored errors, variable shadowing, and copy-paste errors in error messages. These issues should be addressed to ensure the new functionality is robust and reliable.