Merge "Auto-generate designate.conf.sample via genconfig testenv"

38 files changed, 514 insertions, 234 deletions

diff --git a/designate/__init__.py b/designate/__init__.py
index 6d138268..befb2d04 100644
--- a/designate/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
 import oslo_messaging as messaging
 
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+designate_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('host', default=socket.gethostname(),
                help='Name of this node'),
     cfg.StrOpt(
@@ -46,21 +46,23 @@ cfg.CONF.register_opts([
     cfg.StrOpt('worker-topic', default='worker', help='Worker Topic'),
 
     # Default TTL
-    cfg.IntOpt('default-ttl', default=3600),
+    cfg.IntOpt('default-ttl', default=3600, help='TTL Value'),
 
     # Default SOA Values
     cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-refresh-min', default=3500,
-               deprecated_name='default-soa-refresh'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-refresh-max', default=3600),
-    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-retry', default=600),
-    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-expire', default=86400),
-    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-minimum', default=3600),
+               deprecated_name='default-soa-refresh',
+               help='SOA refresh-min value'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-refresh-max', default=3600,
+               help='SOA max value'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-retry', default=600, help='SOA retry'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-expire', default=86400, help='SOA expire'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('default-soa-minimum', default=3600, help='SOA minimum value'),
 
     # Supported record types
     cfg.ListOpt('supported-record-type', help='Supported record types',
                 default=['A', 'AAAA', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'SRV', 'TXT', 'SPF', 'NS',
                          'PTR', 'SSHFP', 'SOA']),
-])
+]
 
 # Set some Oslo Log defaults
 log.set_defaults(default_log_levels=[
@@ -85,3 +87,5 @@ messaging.set_transport_defaults('designate')
 
 # Set some Oslo Oslo Concurrency defaults
 lockutils.set_defaults(lock_path='$state_path')
+
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(designate_opts)
diff --git a/designate/agent/__init__.py b/designate/agent/__init__.py
index 3dbb8d08..e17f2490 100644
--- a/designate/agent/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/agent/__init__.py
@@ -17,12 +17,19 @@
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from designate.utils import DEFAULT_AGENT_PORT
+from designate.backend.agent_backend import impl_bind9
+from designate.backend.agent_backend import impl_denominator
+from designate.backend.agent_backend import impl_djbdns
+from designate.backend.agent_backend import impl_gdnsd
+from designate.backend.agent_backend import impl_knot2
+from designate.backend.agent_backend import impl_msdns
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+
+agent_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:agent', title="Configuration for the Agent Service"
-))
+)
 
-OPTS = [
+agent_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
                help='Number of agent worker processes to spawn'),
     cfg.IntOpt('threads', default=1000,
@@ -55,4 +62,15 @@ OPTS = [
                  'will pause and drop subsequent NOTIFYs for that zone'),
 ]
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='service:agent')
+cfg.CONF.register_group(agent_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(agent_opts, group=agent_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield agent_group, agent_opts
+    yield impl_bind9.bind9_group, impl_bind9.bind9_opts
+    yield impl_denominator.denominator_group, impl_denominator.denominator_opts
+    yield impl_djbdns.djbdns_group, impl_djbdns.djbdns_opts
+    yield impl_gdnsd.gdnsd_group, impl_gdnsd.gdnsd_opts
+    yield impl_knot2.knot2_group, impl_knot2.knot2_opts
+    yield impl_msdns.msdns_group, impl_msdns.msdns_opts
diff --git a/designate/api/__init__.py b/designate/api/__init__.py
index 5903e7e2..8e18c8d2 100644
--- a/designate/api/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/api/__init__.py
@@ -16,18 +16,23 @@
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+api_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:api', title="Configuration for API Service"
-))
+)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+api_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
                help='Number of api worker processes to spawn'),
     cfg.IntOpt('threads', default=1000,
                help='Number of api greenthreads to spawn'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('enable-host-header', default=False,
                help='Enable host request headers'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('api-base-uri', default='http://127.0.0.1:9001/'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('api-base-uri', default='http://127.0.0.1:9001/',
+               help='the url used as the base for all API responses,'
+                    'This should consist of the scheme (http/https),'
+                    'the hostname, port, and any paths that are added'
+                    'to the base of Designate is URLs,'
+                    'For example http://dns.openstack.example.com/dns'),
     cfg.IPOpt('api_host',
               deprecated_for_removal=True,
               deprecated_reason="Replaced by 'listen' option",
@@ -46,13 +51,73 @@ cfg.CONF.register_opts([
                     'keystone'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('enable-api-v1', default=False,
                 deprecated_for_removal=True,
-                deprecated_reason=("V1 API is being removed in a future"
-                "release")),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('enable-api-v2', default=True),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('enable-api-admin', default=False),
+                deprecated_reason="V1 API is being removed in a future"
+                "release",
+                help='enable-api-v1 which removed in a future'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('enable-api-v2', default=True,
+                help='enable-api-v2 which enable in a future'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('enable-api-admin', default=False,
+                help='enable-api-admin'),
     cfg.IntOpt('max_header_line', default=16384,
                help="Maximum line size of message headers to be accepted. "
                     "max_header_line may need to be increased when using "
                     "large tokens (typically those generated by the "
                     "Keystone v3 API with big service catalogs)."),
-], group='service:api')
+]
+
+api_v1_opts = [
+    cfg.ListOpt('enabled-extensions-v1', default=[],
+                help='Enabled API Extensions'),
+]
+
+api_v2_opts = [
+    cfg.ListOpt('enabled-extensions-v2', default=[],
+                help='Enabled API Extensions for the V2 API'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('default-limit-v2', default=20,
+               help='Default per-page limit for the V2 API, a value of None '
+                    'means show all results by default'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('max-limit-v2', default=1000,
+               help='Max per-page limit for the V2 API'),
+]
+
+api_admin_opts = [
+    cfg.ListOpt('enabled-extensions-admin', default=[],
+                help='Enabled Admin API Extensions'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('default-limit-admin', default=20,
+               help='Default per-page limit for the Admin API, a value of None'
+                    ' means show all results by default'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('max-limit-admin', default=1000,
+               help='Max per-page limit for the Admin API'),
+]
+
+api_middleware_opts = [
+    cfg.BoolOpt('maintenance-mode', default=False,
+                help='Enable API Maintenance Mode'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('maintenance-mode-role', default='admin',
+               help='Role allowed to bypass maintaince mode'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('secure-proxy-ssl-header',
+               default='X-Forwarded-Proto',
+               help="The HTTP Header that will be used to determine which "
+                    "the original request protocol scheme was, even if it was "
+                    "removed by an SSL terminating proxy."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('override-proto',
+               help="A scheme that will be used to override "
+                    "the request protocol scheme, even if it was "
+                    "set by an SSL terminating proxy.")
+]
+
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(api_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(api_opts, group=api_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(api_v1_opts, group=api_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(api_v2_opts, group=api_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(api_admin_opts, group=api_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(api_middleware_opts, group=api_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield api_group, api_opts
+    yield api_group, api_v1_opts
+    yield api_group, api_v2_opts
+    yield api_group, api_admin_opts
+    yield api_group, api_middleware_opts
diff --git a/designate/api/admin/__init__.py b/designate/api/admin/__init__.py
index 0a617fec..1ac7bd6e 100644
--- a/designate/api/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/api/admin/__init__.py
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-OPTS = [
-    cfg.ListOpt('enabled-extensions-admin', default=[],
-                help='Enabled Admin API Extensions'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('default-limit-admin', default=20,
-               help='Default per-page limit for the Admin API, a value of None'
-                    ' means show all results by default'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('max-limit-admin', default=1000,
-               help='Max per-page limit for the Admin API'),
-]
-
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='service:api')
-
 
 def factory(global_config, **local_conf):
     if not cfg.CONF['service:api'].enable_api_admin:
diff --git a/designate/api/middleware.py b/designate/api/middleware.py
index 0a941de8..15acacc8 100644
--- a/designate/api/middleware.py
+++ b/designate/api/middleware.py
@@ -37,22 +37,6 @@ from designate.i18n import _LC
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
-    cfg.BoolOpt('maintenance-mode', default=False,
-                help='Enable API Maintenance Mode'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('maintenance-mode-role', default='admin',
-               help='Role allowed to bypass maintaince mode'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('secure-proxy-ssl-header',
-               default='X-Forwarded-Proto',
-               help="The HTTP Header that will be used to determine which "
-                    "the original request protocol scheme was, even if it was "
-                    "removed by an SSL terminating proxy."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('override-proto',
-               help="A scheme that will be used to override "
-                    "the request protocol scheme, even if it was "
-                    "set by an SSL terminating proxy.")
-], group='service:api')
-
 
 def auth_pipeline_factory(loader, global_conf, **local_conf):
     """
diff --git a/designate/api/v1/__init__.py b/designate/api/v1/__init__.py
index d285b746..e76e1786 100644
--- a/designate/api/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/api/v1/__init__.py
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ from designate import utils
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
-    cfg.ListOpt('enabled-extensions-v1', default=[],
-                help='Enabled API Extensions'),
-], group='service:api')
-
 
 class DesignateRequest(flask.Request, wrappers.AcceptMixin,
                        wrappers.CommonRequestDescriptorsMixin):
diff --git a/designate/api/v2/__init__.py b/designate/api/v2/__init__.py
index 482ccff5..e7cda5a1 100644
--- a/designate/api/v2/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/api/v2/__init__.py
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-OPTS = [
-    cfg.ListOpt('enabled-extensions-v2', default=[],
-                help='Enabled API Extensions for the V2 API'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('default-limit-v2', default=20,
-               help='Default per-page limit for the V2 API, a value of None '
-                    'means show all results by default'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('max-limit-v2', default=1000,
-               help='Max per-page limit for the V2 API'),
-]
-
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='service:api')
-
 
 def factory(global_config, **local_conf):
     if not cfg.CONF['service:api'].enable_api_v2:
diff --git a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_bind9.py b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_bind9.py
index 461b4bab..1acdca63 100644
--- a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_bind9.py
+++ b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_bind9.py
@@ -26,9 +26,31 @@ from designate import exceptions
 from designate import utils
 from designate.i18n import _LI
 
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CFG_GROUP = 'backend:agent:bind9'
 
+"""GROUP = backend:agent:bind9"""
+bind9_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+    name='backend:agent:bind9', title="Configuration for bind9 backend"
+)
+
+bind9_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('rndc-host', default='127.0.0.1', help='RNDC Host'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('rndc-port', default=953, help='RNDC Port'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('rndc-config-file',
+               help='RNDC Config File'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('rndc-key-file', help='RNDC Key File'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('zone-file-path', default='$state_path/zones',
+               help='Path where zone files are stored'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
+               help='Host to query when finding zones')
+]
+
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(bind9_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(bind9_opts, group=bind9_group)
+
 
 class Bind9Backend(base.AgentBackend):
     __plugin_name__ = 'bind9'
@@ -37,23 +59,7 @@ class Bind9Backend(base.AgentBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_cfg_opts(cls):
-        group = cfg.OptGroup(
-            name='backend:agent:bind9', title="Configuration for bind9 backend"
-        )
-
-        opts = [
-            cfg.StrOpt('rndc-host', default='127.0.0.1', help='RNDC Host'),
-            cfg.IntOpt('rndc-port', default=953, help='RNDC Port'),
-            cfg.StrOpt('rndc-config-file',
-                       help='RNDC Config File'),
-            cfg.StrOpt('rndc-key-file', help='RNDC Key File'),
-            cfg.StrOpt('zone-file-path', default='$state_path/zones',
-                       help='Path where zone files are stored'),
-            cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
-                       help='Host to query when finding zones')
-        ]
-
-        return [(group, opts)]
+        return [(bind9_group, bind9_opts)]
 
     def start(self):
         LOG.info(_LI("Started bind9 backend"))
diff --git a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py
index 9ad5a2a6..c110d260 100644
--- a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py
+++ b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ from designate.i18n import _LI
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CFG_GROUP = 'backend:agent:denominator'
 
+"""GROUP = backend:agent:denominator"""
+denominator_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+            name='backend:agent:denominator',
+            title='Backend options for Denominator',
+        )
+
+denominator_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('name', default='fake',
+               help='Name of the affected provider'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('config_file', default='/etc/denominator.conf',
+               help='Path to Denominator configuration file')
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(denominator_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(denominator_opts, group=denominator_group)
+
 
 class Denominator(object):
 
@@ -98,19 +114,7 @@ class DenominatorBackend(base.AgentBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_cfg_opts(cls):
-        group = cfg.OptGroup(
-            name=CFG_GROUP,
-            title='Backend options for Denominator',
-        )
-
-        opts = [
-            cfg.StrOpt('name', default='fake',
-                help='Name of the affected provider'),
-            cfg.StrOpt('config_file', default='/etc/denominator.conf',
-                help='Path to Denominator configuration file')
-        ]
-
-        return [(group, opts)]
+        return [(denominator_group, denominator_opts)]
 
     def start(self):
         LOG.info(_LI("Started Denominator backend"))
diff --git a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_djbdns.py b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_djbdns.py
index 3546ea66..19e5830b 100755
--- a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_djbdns.py
+++ b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_djbdns.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ from designate.i18n import _LI
 from designate.i18n import _LE
 from designate.utils import execute
 
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CFG_GROUP = 'backend:agent:djbdns'
 # rootwrap requires a command name instead of full path
@@ -67,6 +68,39 @@ TINYDNS_DATA_DEFAULT_PATH = 'tinydns-data'
 TINYDNS_DATADIR_DEFAULT_PATH = '/var/lib/djbdns'
 SOA_QUERY_TIMEOUT = 1
 
+"""GROUP = backend:agent:djbdns"""
+djbdns_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+            name='backend:agent:djbdns',
+            title="Configuration for Djbdns backend"
+        )
+djbdns_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'tcpclient-cmd-name',
+        help='tcpclient executable path or rootwrap command name',
+        default='tcpclient'
+    ),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'axfr-get-cmd-name',
+        help='axfr-get executable path or rootwrap command name',
+        default='axfr-get'
+    ),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'tinydns-data-cmd-name',
+        help='tinydns-data executable path or rootwrap command name',
+        default='tinydns-data'
+    ),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'tinydns-datadir',
+        help='TinyDNS data directory',
+        default='/var/lib/djbdns'
+    ),
+    cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
+               help='Host to query when finding zones')
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(djbdns_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(djbdns_opts, group=djbdns_group)
+
 
 # TODO(Federico) on zone creation and update, agent.handler unnecessarily
 # perfors AXFR from MiniDNS to the Agent to populate the `zone` argument
@@ -94,35 +128,7 @@ class DjbdnsBackend(base.AgentBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_cfg_opts(cls):
-        group = cfg.OptGroup(
-            name='backend:agent:djbdns',
-            title="Configuration for Djbdns backend"
-        )
-        opts = [
-            cfg.StrOpt(
-                'tcpclient-cmd-name',
-                help='tcpclient executable path or rootwrap command name',
-                default=TCPCLIENT_DEFAULT_PATH
-            ),
-            cfg.StrOpt(
-                'axfr-get-cmd-name',
-                help='axfr-get executable path or rootwrap command name',
-                default=AXFR_GET_DEFAULT_PATH
-            ),
-            cfg.StrOpt(
-                'tinydns-data-cmd-name',
-                help='tinydns-data executable path or rootwrap command name',
-                default=TINYDNS_DATA_DEFAULT_PATH
-            ),
-            cfg.StrOpt(
-                'tinydns-datadir',
-                help='TinyDNS data directory',
-                default=TINYDNS_DATADIR_DEFAULT_PATH
-            ),
-            cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
-                       help='Host to query when finding zones')
-        ]
-        return [(group, opts)]
+        return [(djbdns_group, djbdns_opts)]
 
     def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
         """Configure the backend"""
diff --git a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_gdnsd.py b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_gdnsd.py
index 46724c9a..838bb382 100644
--- a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_gdnsd.py
+++ b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_gdnsd.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ from designate.backend.agent_backend import base
 from designate.i18n import _LI
 from designate.i18n import _LE
 
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CFG_GROUP = 'backend:agent:gdnsd'
 # rootwrap requires a command name instead of full path
@@ -63,6 +64,25 @@ SOA_QUERY_TIMEOUT = 1
 ZONE_FILE_PERMISSIONS = 0o0644
 
 
+"""GROUP = backend:agent:gdnsd"""
+gdnsd_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+            name='backend:agent:gdnsd', title="Configuration for gdnsd backend"
+        )
+gdnsd_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('gdnsd-cmd-name',
+               help='gdnsd executable path or rootwrap command name',
+               default='gdnsd'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('confdir-path',
+               help='gdnsd configuration directory path',
+               default='/etc/gdnsd'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
+               help='Host to query when finding zones')
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(gdnsd_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(gdnsd_opts, group=gdnsd_group)
+
+
 def filter_exceptions(fn):
     # Let Backend() exceptions pass through, log out every other exception
     # and re-raise it as Backend()
@@ -84,20 +104,7 @@ class GdnsdBackend(base.AgentBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_cfg_opts(cls):
-        group = cfg.OptGroup(
-            name=CFG_GROUP, title="Configuration for gdnsd backend"
-        )
-        opts = [
-            cfg.StrOpt('gdnsd-cmd-name',
-                       help='gdnsd executable path or rootwrap command name',
-                       default=GDNSD_DEFAULT_PATH),
-            cfg.StrOpt('confdir-path',
-                       help='gdnsd configuration directory path',
-                       default=CONFDIR_PATH),
-            cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
-                       help='Host to query when finding zones')
-        ]
-        return [(group, opts)]
+        return [(gdnsd_group, gdnsd_opts)]
 
     def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
         """Configure the backend"""
diff --git a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_knot2.py b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_knot2.py
index bf72ab78..5d76a08c 100755
--- a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_knot2.py
+++ b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_knot2.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ from designate.i18n import _LI
 from designate.i18n import _LE
 from designate.utils import execute
 
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CFG_GROUP = 'backend:agent:knot2'
 # rootwrap requires a command name instead of full path
@@ -58,6 +59,30 @@ KNOTC_DEFAULT_PATH = 'knotc'
 # perfors AXFR from MiniDNS to the Agent to populate the `zone` argument
 # (needed by the Bind backend)
 
+"""GROUP = backend:agent:knot2"""
+knot2_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+            name='backend:agent:knot2', title="Configuration for Knot2 backend"
+        )
+knot2_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('knotc-cmd-name',
+               help='knotc executable path or rootwrap command name',
+               default='knotc'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
+               help='Host to query when finding zones')
+]
+
+"""GROUP = backend:agent:msdns"""
+msdns_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+    name='backend:agent:msdns',
+    title="Configuration for Microsoft DNS Server"
+)
+msdns_opts = [
+
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(knot2_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(knot2_opts, group=knot2_group)
+
 
 class Knot2Backend(base.AgentBackend):
     __plugin_name__ = 'knot2'
@@ -66,17 +91,7 @@ class Knot2Backend(base.AgentBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_cfg_opts(cls):
-        group = cfg.OptGroup(
-            name='backend:agent:knot2', title="Configuration for Knot2 backend"
-        )
-        opts = [
-            cfg.StrOpt('knotc-cmd-name',
-                       help='knotc executable path or rootwrap command name',
-                       default=KNOTC_DEFAULT_PATH),
-            cfg.StrOpt('query-destination', default='127.0.0.1',
-                       help='Host to query when finding zones')
-        ]
-        return [(group, opts)]
+        return [(knot2_group, knot2_opts)]
 
     def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
         """Configure the backend"""
diff --git a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_msdns.py b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_msdns.py
index c86a128c..0f9ee1ab 100644
--- a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_msdns.py
+++ b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_msdns.py
@@ -29,11 +29,17 @@ from designate.i18n import _LI
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CFG_GROUP = 'backend:agent:msdns'
 
-GROUP = cfg.OptGroup(
-    name=CFG_GROUP,
+"""GROUP = backend:agent:msdns"""
+msdns_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+    name='backend:agent:msdns',
     title="Configuration for Microsoft DNS Server"
 )
-OPTS = []
+msdns_opts = [
+
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(msdns_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(msdns_opts, group=msdns_group)
 
 
 class MSDNSBackend(base.AgentBackend):
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ class MSDNSBackend(base.AgentBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_cfg_opts(cls):
-        return [(GROUP, OPTS)]
+        return [(msdns_group, msdns_opts)]
 
     def start(self):
         """Start the backend"""
diff --git a/designate/central/__init__.py b/designate/central/__init__.py
index c964f4ba..801cd516 100644
--- a/designate/central/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/central/__init__.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 # under the License.
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+central_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:central', title="Configuration for Central Service"
-))
+)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+OPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
                help='Number of central worker processes to spawn'),
     cfg.IntOpt('threads', default=1000,
@@ -46,4 +46,11 @@ cfg.CONF.register_opts([
     cfg.StrOpt('central_topic',
                default='central',
                help="RPC topic name of central service."),
-], group='service:central')
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(central_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group=central_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield central_group, OPTS
diff --git a/designate/coordination.py b/designate/coordination.py
index 541d6aaa..21641d36 100644
--- a/designate/coordination.py
+++ b/designate/coordination.py
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ from designate.i18n import _LE
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
-OPTS = [
+coordination_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+    name='coordination', title="Configuration for coordination"
+)
+
+coordination_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('backend_url',
                help='The backend URL to use for distributed coordination. If '
                     'unset services that need coordination will function as '
@@ -47,7 +51,8 @@ OPTS = [
                       'membership has changed')
 
 ]
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='coordination')
+cfg.CONF.register_group(coordination_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(coordination_opts, group=coordination_group)
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
diff --git a/designate/dnsutils.py b/designate/dnsutils.py
index 39c59418..a763881c 100644
--- a/designate/dnsutils.py
+++ b/designate/dnsutils.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ util_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('xfr_timeout', help="Timeout in seconds for XFR's.", default=10)
 ]
 
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(util_opts)
+
 
 class DNSMiddleware(object):
     """Base DNS Middleware class with some utility methods"""
diff --git a/designate/mdns/__init__.py b/designate/mdns/__init__.py
index 0a15c42d..de1a3fae 100644
--- a/designate/mdns/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/mdns/__init__.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ from designate import dnsutils
 from designate.utils import DEFAULT_MDNS_PORT
 
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+mdns_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:mdns', title="Configuration for mDNS Service"
-))
+)
 
 OPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
@@ -57,5 +57,11 @@ OPTS = [
                help='RPC topic name for mini-DNS')
 ]
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='service:mdns')
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(dnsutils.util_opts, group='service:mdns')
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(mdns_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group=mdns_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(dnsutils.util_opts, group=mdns_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield mdns_group, OPTS
diff --git a/designate/metrics.py b/designate/metrics.py
index 68569516..614386f4 100644
--- a/designate/metrics.py
+++ b/designate/metrics.py
@@ -49,15 +49,18 @@ stats_client = importutils.import_any('monascastatsd',
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CFG_GROUP = 'monasca:statsd'
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+metrics_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name=CFG_GROUP, title="Configuration for Monasca Statsd"
-))
+)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+metrics_opts = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('enabled', default=False, help='enable'),
     cfg.IntOpt('port', default=8125, help='UDP port'),
     cfg.StrOpt('hostname', default='127.0.0.1', help='hostname')
-], group=CFG_GROUP)
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(metrics_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(metrics_opts, group=metrics_group)
 
 
 # Global metrics client to be imported by other modules
diff --git a/designate/network_api/__init__.py b/designate/network_api/__init__.py
index ee8c3dcf..56ec35eb 100644
--- a/designate/network_api/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/network_api/__init__.py
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ from designate.network_api import base
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+neutron_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('network_api', default='neutron', help='Which API to use.')
-])
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(neutron_opts)
 
 
 def get_network_api(network_api_driver):
diff --git a/designate/network_api/neutron.py b/designate/network_api/neutron.py
index cf11e335..095245e9 100644
--- a/designate/network_api/neutron.py
+++ b/designate/network_api/neutron.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ CONF = cfg.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+neutron_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+            name='network_api:neutron', title="Configuration network api"
+        )
+
 neutron_opts = [
     cfg.ListOpt('endpoints',
                 help='URL to use if None in the ServiceCatalog that is '
@@ -61,7 +65,8 @@ neutron_opts = [
                     'neutron client requests.'),
 ]
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(neutron_opts, group='network_api:neutron')
+cfg.CONF.register_group(neutron_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(neutron_opts, group=neutron_group)
 
 
 def get_client(context, endpoint):
diff --git a/designate/notification_handler/neutron.py b/designate/notification_handler/neutron.py
index 5cacffcb..47bc6058 100644
--- a/designate/notification_handler/neutron.py
+++ b/designate/notification_handler/neutron.py
@@ -21,21 +21,27 @@ from designate.notification_handler import base
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+# TODO(trungnv): update default format for v4 and v6 in these cfg.
+neutron_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='handler:neutron_floatingip',
     title="Configuration for Neutron Notification Handler"
-))
+)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
-    cfg.ListOpt('notification-topics', default=['notifications']),
-    cfg.StrOpt('control-exchange', default='neutron'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('zone-id'),
-    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv4'),
+neutron_opts = [
+    cfg.ListOpt('notification-topics', default=['notifications'],
+                help='notification any events from neutron'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('control-exchange', default='neutron',
+               help='control-exchange for neutron notification'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('zone-id', help='Zone ID with each notification'),
+    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv4', help='IPv4 format'),
     cfg.MultiStrOpt('format', deprecated_for_removal=True,
-                    deprecated_reason="Replaced by 'formatv4/formatv6'",
-                    ),
-    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv6')
-], group='handler:neutron_floatingip')
+                deprecated_reason="Replaced by 'formatv4/formatv6'",
+                help='format which replaced by formatv4/formatv6'),
+    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv6', help='IPv6 format')
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(neutron_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(neutron_opts, group=neutron_group)
 
 
 class NeutronFloatingHandler(base.BaseAddressHandler):
diff --git a/designate/notification_handler/nova.py b/designate/notification_handler/nova.py
index e3c676e2..a9e5eb5f 100644
--- a/designate/notification_handler/nova.py
+++ b/designate/notification_handler/nova.py
@@ -21,21 +21,27 @@ from designate.notification_handler.base import BaseAddressHandler
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+# TODO(trungnv): update default format for v4 and v6 in these cfg.
+nova_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='handler:nova_fixed',
     title="Configuration for Nova Notification Handler"
-))
+)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
-    cfg.ListOpt('notification-topics', default=['notifications']),
-    cfg.StrOpt('control-exchange', default='nova'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('zone-id'),
-    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv4'),
+nova_opts = [
+    cfg.ListOpt('notification-topics', default=['notifications'],
+                help='notification any events from nova'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('control-exchange', default='nova',
+               help='control-exchange for nova notification'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('zone-id', help='Zone ID with each notification'),
+    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv4', help='IPv4 format'),
     cfg.MultiStrOpt('format', deprecated_for_removal=True,
                     deprecated_reason="Replaced by 'formatv4/formatv6'",
-                    ),
-    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv6')
-], group='handler:nova_fixed')
+                    help='format which replaced by formatv4/formatv6'),
+    cfg.MultiStrOpt('formatv6', help='IPv6 format')
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(nova_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(nova_opts, group=nova_group)
 
 
 class NovaFixedHandler(BaseAddressHandler):
diff --git a/designate/opts.py b/designate/opts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4349b4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate/opts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright 2017 Fujitsu Ltd.
+#
+# Author: Nguyen Van Trung <trungnv@vn.fujitsu.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from oslo_db import options
+
+from designate import central
+import designate
+import designate.network_api
+from designate.network_api import neutron
+from designate import metrics
+from designate.notification_handler import neutron as neutrons
+from designate import notifications
+from designate.notification_handler import nova
+from designate.pool_manager.cache import impl_memcache
+from designate.pool_manager.cache import impl_sqlalchemy as impl_sql
+from designate import quota
+from designate import scheduler
+from designate.storage import impl_sqlalchemy as ssql
+from designate import dnsutils
+from designate import coordination as co
+from designate import utils
+from designate import service
+from designate import service_status as stt
+
+
+# TODO(trungnv): create and genconfig for:
+# Deleted domains purging; Delayed zones NOTIFY; Worker Periodic Recovery
+# And Hook Points.
+def list_opts():
+    yield None, designate.designate_opts
+    yield None, designate.network_api.neutron_opts
+    yield neutron.neutron_group, neutron.neutron_opts
+    yield metrics.metrics_group, metrics.metrics_opts
+    yield neutrons.neutron_group, neutrons.neutron_opts
+    yield nova.nova_group, nova.nova_opts
+    yield None, notifications.notify_opts
+    yield impl_memcache.memcache_group, impl_memcache.OPTS
+    yield impl_sql.sqlalchemy_group, impl_sql.options.database_opts
+    yield None, quota.quota_opts
+    yield central.central_group, scheduler.scheduler_opts
+    yield ssql.storage_group, options.database_opts
+    yield None, dnsutils.util_opts
+    yield co.coordination_group, co.coordination_opts
+    yield None, utils.helper_opts
+    yield utils.proxy_group, utils.proxy_opts
+    yield None, service.wsgi_socket_opts
+    yield stt.heartbeat_group, stt.heartbeat_opts
diff --git a/designate/pool_manager/__init__.py b/designate/pool_manager/__init__.py
index d10d2907..1a3182ec 100644
--- a/designate/pool_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/pool_manager/__init__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
-CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+pool_manager_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:pool_manager', title="Configuration for Pool Manager Service"
-))
+)
 
 OPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ OPTS = [
                help='RPC topic name for pool-manager')
 ]
 
-CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='service:pool_manager')
-
 
 def register_dynamic_pool_options():
     # Pool Options Registration Pass One
@@ -128,3 +126,11 @@ def register_dynamic_pool_options():
 
         CONF.register_group(pool_nameserver_group)
         CONF.register_opts(pool_nameserver_opts, group=pool_nameserver_group)
+
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(pool_manager_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group=pool_manager_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield pool_manager_group, OPTS
diff --git a/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_memcache/__init__.py b/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_memcache/__init__.py
index 759b5c97..7918defa 100644
--- a/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_memcache/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_memcache/__init__.py
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ from designate import objects
 from designate.common import memorycache
 from designate.pool_manager.cache import base as cache_base
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+memcache_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='pool_manager_cache:memcache',
     title="Configuration for memcache Pool Manager Cache"
-))
+)
 
 
 OPTS = [
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ OPTS = [
 ]
 OPTS.extend(memorycache.memcache_opts)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS,
-                       group='pool_manager_cache:memcache')
 
 DEFAULT_STATUS = 'NONE'
 
@@ -127,3 +125,6 @@ class MemcachePoolManagerCache(cache_base.PoolManagerCache):
 
     def _build_status_key(self, pool_manager_status):
         return self._status_key(pool_manager_status, 'status')
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(memcache_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group=memcache_group)
diff --git a/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py b/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
index 925f8dee..56e4b90a 100644
--- a/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/pool_manager/cache/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ from designate.pool_manager.cache.impl_sqlalchemy import tables
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+sqlalchemy_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='pool_manager_cache:sqlalchemy',
     title="Configuration for SQLAlchemy Pool Manager Cache"
-))
-
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(options.database_opts,
-                       group='pool_manager_cache:sqlalchemy')
+)
 
 
 class SQLAlchemyPoolManagerCache(sqlalchemy_base.SQLAlchemy,
@@ -76,3 +73,6 @@ class SQLAlchemyPoolManagerCache(sqlalchemy_base.SQLAlchemy,
             context, tables.pool_manager_statuses, objects.PoolManagerStatus,
             objects.PoolManagerStatusList,
             exceptions.PoolManagerStatusNotFound, criterion, one=True)
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(sqlalchemy_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(options.database_opts, group=sqlalchemy_group)
diff --git a/designate/producer/__init__.py b/designate/producer/__init__.py
index 357df383..885240ce 100644
--- a/designate/producer/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/producer/__init__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
-CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+producer_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:producer', title="Configuration for Producer Service"
-))
+)
 
 OPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ OPTS = [
                 deprecated_reason='Migrated to designate-worker'),
 ]
 
-CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='service:producer')
-
 # TODO(timsim): Remove these when zone-manager is removed
-CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+zone_manager_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:zone_manager', title="Configuration for Zone Manager Service"
-))
+)
 
 ZONEMGROPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
@@ -66,4 +64,14 @@ ZONEMGROPTS = [
                 deprecated_reason='Migrated to designate-worker'),
 ]
 
-CONF.register_opts(ZONEMGROPTS, group='service:zone_manager')
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(producer_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group=producer_group)
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(zone_manager_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(ZONEMGROPTS, group=zone_manager_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield producer_group, OPTS
+    yield zone_manager_group, ZONEMGROPTS
diff --git a/designate/quota/__init__.py b/designate/quota/__init__.py
index f6059609..79d1e8b6 100644
--- a/designate/quota/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/quota/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from designate.quota import base
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+quota_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('quota-driver', default='storage', help='Quota driver to use'),
 
     cfg.IntOpt('quota-zones', default=10,
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ cfg.CONF.register_opts([
                help='Number of records allowed per recordset'),
     cfg.IntOpt('quota-api-export-size', default=1000,
                help='Number of recordsets allowed in a zone export'),
-])
+]
+
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(quota_opts)
 
 
 def get_quota():
diff --git a/designate/scheduler/__init__.py b/designate/scheduler/__init__.py
index 9466d7f5..3169ac72 100644
--- a/designate/scheduler/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/scheduler/__init__.py
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from designate.scheduler import base
+from designate import central
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+scheduler_opts = [
     cfg.ListOpt(
         'scheduler_filters',
         default=['default_pool'],
         help='Enabled Pool Scheduling filters'),
-], group='service:central')
+]
 
+cfg.CONF.register_group(central.central_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(scheduler_opts, group=central.central_group)
 
-def get_scheduler(storage):
 
+def get_scheduler(storage):
     return base.Scheduler(storage=storage)
diff --git a/designate/service_status.py b/designate/service_status.py
index c3e4eadb..2a922a18 100644
--- a/designate/service_status.py
+++ b/designate/service_status.py
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ from designate import objects
 from designate import plugin
 from designate.central import rpcapi as central_rpcapi
 
+heartbeat_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+            name='heartbeat_emitter',
+            title="Configuration for heartbeat_emitter"
+        )
+
 heartbeat_opts = [
     cfg.FloatOpt('heartbeat_interval',
                  default=5.0,
@@ -31,7 +36,8 @@ heartbeat_opts = [
 ]
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(heartbeat_opts, group="heartbeat_emitter")
+CONF.register_group(heartbeat_group)
+CONF.register_opts(heartbeat_opts, group=heartbeat_group)
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/designate/sink/__init__.py b/designate/sink/__init__.py
index 9c5c5801..adf4c2c5 100644
--- a/designate/sink/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/sink/__init__.py
@@ -15,15 +15,23 @@
 # under the License.
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+sink_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:sink', title="Configuration for Sink Service"
-))
+)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+OPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
                help='Number of sink worker processes to spawn'),
     cfg.IntOpt('threads', default=1000,
                help='Number of sink greenthreads to spawn'),
     cfg.ListOpt('enabled-notification-handlers', default=[],
                 help='Enabled Notification Handlers'),
-], group='service:sink')
+]
+
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(sink_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group=sink_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield sink_group, OPTS
diff --git a/designate/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py b/designate/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
index 8490271b..9f7d1745 100644
--- a/designate/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/storage/impl_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 MAXIMUM_SUBZONE_DEPTH = 128
 
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+storage_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='storage:sqlalchemy', title="Configuration for SQLAlchemy Storage"
-))
+)
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(options.database_opts, group='storage:sqlalchemy')
+cfg.CONF.register_group(storage_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(options.database_opts, group=storage_group)
 
 
 class SQLAlchemyStorage(sqlalchemy_base.SQLAlchemy, storage_base.Storage):
diff --git a/designate/utils.py b/designate/utils.py
index 7c3d8786..a61f600a 100644
--- a/designate/utils.py
+++ b/designate/utils.py
@@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ from designate.i18n import _LI
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts([
+helper_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('root-helper',
-               default='sudo designate-rootwrap /etc/designate/rootwrap.conf')
-])
+               default='sudo designate-rootwrap /etc/designate/rootwrap.conf',
+               help='designate-rootwrap configuration')
+]
 
 
 # Set some proxy options (Used for clients that need to communicate via a
 # proxy)
-cfg.CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+proxy_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='proxy', title="Configuration for Client Proxy"
-))
+)
 
 proxy_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('http_proxy',
@@ -60,7 +61,10 @@ proxy_opts = [
                 help='These addresses should not be proxied')
 ]
 
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(proxy_opts, group='proxy')
+
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(helper_opts)
+cfg.CONF.register_group(proxy_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(proxy_opts, proxy_group)
 
 # Default TCP/UDP ports
 
diff --git a/designate/worker/__init__.py b/designate/worker/__init__.py
index 27fcfa55..a8aa83b4 100644
--- a/designate/worker/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/worker/__init__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
-CONF.register_group(cfg.OptGroup(
+worker_group = cfg.OptGroup(
     name='service:worker', title="Configuration for the Worker Service"
-))
+)
 
 OPTS = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('enabled', default=False,
@@ -59,4 +59,10 @@ OPTS = [
                help='RPC topic for worker component')
 ]
 
-CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='service:worker')
+
+cfg.CONF.register_group(worker_group)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group=worker_group)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    yield worker_group, OPTS
diff --git a/etc/designate/README-designate.conf.txt b/etc/designate/README-designate.conf.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ce3ae5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/designate/README-designate.conf.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+To generate the sample designate.conf file, run the following command from the top
+level of the designate directory:
+
+    tox -e genconfig
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etc/designate/designate-config-generator.conf b/etc/designate/designate-config-generator.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bce0e17a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/designate/designate-config-generator.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+output_file = etc/designate/designate_full.conf.sample
+wrap_width = 80
+
+
+# NOTE(trungnv): generating a opts config location
+namespace = designate.opts
+namespace = designate.agent
+namespace = designate.api
+namespace = designate.central
+namespace = designate.mdns
+namespace = designate.pool_manager
+namespace = designate.sink
+namespace = designate.worker
+namespace = designate.producer
+
+namespace = oslo.log
+namespace = oslo.messaging
+namespace = oslo.policy
+namespace = oslo.service.periodic_task
+namespace = oslo.service.service
+namespace = oslo.service.sslutils
+namespace = oslo.db
+namespace = oslo.middleware
+namespace = oslo.concurrency
+namespace = keystonemiddleware.auth_token
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 058906f2..1e59673b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ data_files =
         etc/designate/rootwrap.d/bind9.filters
 
 [entry_points]
+oslo.config.opts =
+    designate.opts = designate.opts:list_opts
+    designate.agent = designate.agent:list_opts
+    designate.api = designate.api:list_opts
+    designate.central = designate.central:list_opts
+    designate.mdns = designate.mdns:list_opts
+    designate.pool_manager = designate.pool_manager:list_opts
+    designate.sink = designate.sink:list_opts
+    designate.worker = designate.worker:list_opts
+    designate.producer = designate.producer:list_opts
+
+oslo.config.opts.defaults =
+    designate.api = designate.common.config:set_defaults
+
 console_scripts =
     designate-rootwrap = oslo_rootwrap.cmd:main
     designate-api = designate.cmd.api:main
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b81dbc65..1e9319ed 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ basepython = python2.7
 commands = sh tools/pretty_flake8.sh
   {[testenv:bandit]commands}
 
+[testenv:genconfig]
+commands = oslo-config-generator --config-file=etc/designate/designate-config-generator.conf
+
 [testenv:bashate]
 deps = bashate
 whitelist_externals = bash