old_contents: """
  The module afs provides high-level acess to openAFS.
  It mostly deals with the server-side (volumes).
  A database can be used as transparent cache towards the live system.
  """
  __all__ = ["service"]
  
  
  #
  # internal usages
  #
  
  from afs.orm import setup_options as orm_setup_options
  from afs.lla import setup_options as lla_setup_options
  from afs.service import setup_options as service_setup_options
  from afs.util import setup_options as util_setup_options
  from afs.model import setup_options as model_setup_options
  import argparse 
  
  
  #
  # external usage 
  #
  
  from afs.service import *
  from afs.util.AFSConfig import parse_configs
  
  # define and setup cmdline argument parser here
  # so that it can be used in all linked-in modules
  
  ARGPARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(\
     parents=[orm_setup_options(), lla_setup_options(), \
         service_setup_options(), util_setup_options(), \
         model_setup_options()], \
     epilog="For more options, see documentation and example config-files")
  
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--config","-c" , default = "", \
      help = "path to afspy-configuration file" )
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--cell", default = "", \
      help = "default afs-cell")
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--globalLogLevel", default = "", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS)
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--ignoreIP",  default = [], action = "append", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS)
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--hostmap",  default = [], action = "append", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS)
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--binconfig", default = "", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS )
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--show_all_options", action='store_const', const=True, \
      default=False, help="show all available options")
  
  # a Namespace Object to be created from __argparser__
  CONFIG = None
  
  # factory to create SQLAlchemy Sessions
  DB_SESSION_FACTORY = None
  
  # dict containing lookup_util objects for different AFS-Cells
  LOOKUP_UTIL = {}
  
new_contents: """
  The module afs provides high-level acess to openAFS.
  It mostly deals with the server-side (volumes).
  A database can be used as transparent cache towards the live system.
  """
  __all__ = ["service"]
  
  
  #
  # internal usages
  #
  
  from afs.orm import setup_options as orm_setup_options
  from afs.lla import setup_options as lla_setup_options
  from afs.service import setup_options as service_setup_options
  from afs.util import setup_options as util_setup_options
  from afs.model import setup_options as model_setup_options
  import argparse 
  
  
  #
  # external usage 
  #
  
  from afs.service import *
  from afs.util.AFSConfig import parse_configs
  
  # define and setup cmdline argument parser here
  # so that it can be used in all linked-in modules
  
  ARGPARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(\
     parents=[orm_setup_options(), lla_setup_options(), \
         service_setup_options(), util_setup_options(), \
         model_setup_options()], \
     epilog="For more options, see documentation and example config-files")
  
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--config","-c" , default = "", \
      help = "path to afspy-configuration file" )
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--cell", default = "", \
      help = "default afs-cell")
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--globalLogLevel", default = "", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS)
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--ignoreIP",  default = [], action = "append", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS)
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--hostmap",  default = [], action = "append", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS)
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--binconfig", default = "", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS )
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--STALE_DAYS", default = "", \
      help = argparse.SUPPRESS )
  ARGPARSER.add_argument("--show_all_options", action='store_const', const=True, \
      default=False, help="show all available options")
  
  # a Namespace Object to be created from __argparser__
  CONFIG = None
  
  # factory to create SQLAlchemy Sessions
  DB_SESSION_FACTORY = None
  
  # dict containing lookup_util objects for different AFS-Cells
  LOOKUP_UTIL = {}
  
subject: make STALE_DAYS configurable.