Release 3.8.0.1: unify apphost, harden lifecycle and core SHA checks.

internal/config/config.go

@@ -144,6 +144,26 @@ func lastIndex(s, substr string) int {
 	return -1
 }
 
+// Clone returns a deep copy of the config (JSON round-trip).
+func (c *Config) Clone() *Config {
+	if c == nil {
+		return &Config{}
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		out := *c
+		out.Profiles = append([]Profile(nil), c.Profiles...)
+		return &out
+	}
+	var out Config
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &out); err != nil {
+		cp := *c
+		cp.Profiles = append([]Profile(nil), c.Profiles...)
+		return &cp
+	}
+	return &out
+}
+
 // Load reads and validates a config file.
 func Load(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)