protected function generate_configuration_array() {
        $configuration = array();
        $configuration['stores'] = $this->configstores;
        $configuration['modemappings'] = $this->configmodemappings;
        $configuration['definitions'] = $this->configdefinitions;
        $configuration['definitionmappings'] = $this->configdefinitionmappings;
        $configuration['locks'] = $this->configlocks;
        return $configuration;
    }