move rehash to its own coremod; reload-safe rehash (keeps running config on read failure) + snotice + servermask

src/config.rs

@@ -106,9 +106,27 @@ impl Config {
             conf_path: path.to_string(),
             ..Config::default()
         };
-        let Ok(text) = std::fs::read_to_string(path) else {
+        if let Ok(text) = std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
-            return c;
+            Self::parse_into(&mut c, &text);
+        }
+        c
+    }
+
+    /// Like [`load`](Config::load) but returns `None` if the file can't be read,
+    /// so REHASH can keep the running config instead of resetting to defaults —
+    /// the way InspIRCd keeps the old config when a reload fails.
+    pub fn try_load(path: &str) -> Option<Config> {
+        let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path).ok()?;
+        let mut c = Config {
+            conf_path: path.to_string(),
+            ..Config::default()
         };
+        Self::parse_into(&mut c, &text);
+        Some(c)
+    }
+
+    /// Parse `key = value` lines into `c`; unknown keys and comments are ignored.
+    fn parse_into(c: &mut Config, text: &str) {
         for line in text.lines() {
             let line = line.trim();
             if line.is_empty() || line.starts_with('#') || line.starts_with(';') {
@@ -204,6 +222,5 @@ impl Config {
                 _ => {}
             }
         }
-        c
     }
 }

src/coremods/core_oper.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 use crate::channels::Topic;
 use crate::command::{CmdResult, Command};
-use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::coremods::core_mode::apply_mode;
 use crate::module::Hook;
 use crate::numeric::*;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ pub fn commands() -> Vec<Box<dyn Command>> {
         Box::new(Wallops),
         Box::new(SvsLogin),
         Box::new(SvsLogout),
-        Box::new(Rehash),
         Box::new(GlobOps),
         Box::new(SaJoin),
         Box::new(SaPart),
@@ -213,29 +211,6 @@ impl Command for Wallops {
     }
 }
 
-/// REHASH — reload the config file (MOTD, oper blocks, cloak key).
-struct Rehash;
-impl Command for Rehash {
-    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
-        "REHASH"
-    }
-    fn handle(&self, s: &mut Server, uid: Uid, _params: &[String]) -> CmdResult {
-        if !require_oper(s, uid) {
-            return CmdResult::Fail;
-        }
-        let fresh = Config::load(&s.conf_path);
-        s.motd = fresh.motd;
-        s.opers = fresh.opers;
-        s.cloak_key = fresh.cloak_key;
-        s.censor = fresh.censor;
-        s.amu = fresh.amu;
-        s.resolve_hosts = fresh.resolve_hosts;
-        s.use_resolved_host = fresh.use_resolved_host;
-        s.numeric(uid, RPL_REHASHING, &format!("{} :Rehashing", s.conf_path));
-        CmdResult::Ok
-    }
-}
-
 /// GLOBOPS — a message to every IRC operator.
 struct GlobOps;
 impl Command for GlobOps {

src/coremods/core_rehash.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+//! core_rehash — the REHASH command. Re-reads the config file and applies every
+//! setting that can change at runtime, the way InspIRCd's rehash does:
+//!
+//!   * opers only; replies with RPL_REHASHING (382) and a server-notice to +s opers;
+//!   * takes an optional `<servermask>` (we only rehash if it matches this server —
+//!     there's no remote-rehash over S2S yet);
+//!   * **keeps the running config if the file can't be read** (via `Config::try_load`),
+//!     so a REHASH of a deleted/renamed config never resets opers/cloak-key to defaults.
+//!
+//! Reloadable live: MOTD, oper blocks, cloak key, +G censor words, antimixedutf8,
+//! and the reverse-DNS options. Listener/bind/SID changes still need a restart.
+
+use crate::channels::glob_match;
+use crate::command::{CmdResult, Command};
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::numeric::*;
+use crate::server::Server;
+use crate::Uid;
+
+pub fn commands() -> Vec<Box<dyn Command>> {
+    vec![Box::new(Rehash)]
+}
+
+struct Rehash;
+impl Command for Rehash {
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "REHASH"
+    }
+    fn handle(&self, s: &mut Server, uid: Uid, params: &[String]) -> CmdResult {
+        if !s.is_oper(uid) {
+            s.numeric(
+                uid,
+                ERR_NOPRIVILEGES,
+                ":Permission Denied- You're not an IRC operator",
+            );
+            return CmdResult::Fail;
+        }
+        // `REHASH <mask>` only rehashes servers matching the mask; we're one server.
+        if let Some(mask) = params.first() {
+            if !glob_match(mask, &s.name) {
+                s.numeric(uid, RPL_REHASHING, &format!("{mask} :No matching servers"));
+                return CmdResult::Ok;
+            }
+        }
+        let who = s
+            .users
+            .get(&uid)
+            .map(|u| u.nick.clone())
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        let path = s.conf_path.clone();
+        match Config::try_load(&path) {
+            Some(fresh) => {
+                s.motd = fresh.motd;
+                s.opers = fresh.opers;
+                s.cloak_key = fresh.cloak_key;
+                s.censor = fresh.censor;
+                s.amu = fresh.amu;
+                s.resolve_hosts = fresh.resolve_hosts;
+                s.use_resolved_host = fresh.use_resolved_host;
+                s.numeric(uid, RPL_REHASHING, &format!("{path} :Rehashing"));
+                s.snotice(&format!("{who} is rehashing config: {path}"));
+            }
+            None => {
+                // Unreadable config — keep what's running (do NOT reset to defaults).
+                s.send(
+                    uid,
+                    format!(
+                        ":{} NOTICE {who} :*** Cannot read {path}; keeping the running config",
+                        s.name
+                    ),
+                );
+                s.snotice(&format!(
+                    "{who} tried to REHASH but {path} could not be read; config unchanged"
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        CmdResult::Ok
+    }
+}

src/coremods/mod.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod core_info;
 pub mod core_message;
 pub mod core_mode;
 pub mod core_oper;
+pub mod core_rehash;
 pub mod core_user;
 pub mod core_watch;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ pub fn command_table() -> HashMap<&'static str, Box<dyn Command>> {
         .chain(core_message::commands())
         .chain(core_mode::commands())
         .chain(core_oper::commands())
+        .chain(core_rehash::commands())
         .chain(core_info::commands())
         .chain(core_extra::commands())
         .chain(core_watch::commands())