Config

Configuration utility

About

This library provides tools for configuring Buttercup entities and applications. Buttercup Archives, Groups and Entries can be configured easily, as well as raw objects for general application support (settings pages etc.).

Installation

Run npm install @buttercup/config --save to install and save the library.

Usage

Configuring Buttercup entities is easy:

const { Archive } = require("buttercup");
const { configureButtercup } = require("@buttercup/config");

const archive = Archive.createWithDefaults();
const config = configureButtercup(archive);
config.set("test.value", 123);
config.apply();

Use the configureButtercup(entity) method to configure instances, and use the config#apply() method to apply the configuration (write it to the instance). Buttercup configurations are stored using attribute values.

Objects are written in a nested manner, whilst arrays are written directly. This means that objects can be composed and merged (especially during merge conflicts), but arrays are overwritten (including nested objects). It is therefore advised to keep configurations simple: Use nestedness sparingly and expect that arrays will never be merged.