JarCastingFuture-Config
Future config is a configuration format and a set of libraries to use the config files. Currently supported languages are Python and Java.
Why another config format?
Future-Config is designed for complicated projects with dozens or hundereds configurable properties that needs to be appropriately structured. If you want simple config files, you should opt for some well-established alternative. The differenc ebetween Future-Config and other config/text formats is displayed in table bellow:
| Future-Config | ini | XML | YAML | TOML | JSON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Datatypes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Objects | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Arrays | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Variables | yes | no | no | no | no | no |
| Comments | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Config Inheritance | yes | no | no | no | no | no |
| Config Class Generation | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes |
| Unlimited Hierarchy | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Usage
Python
pip install fconfig- Create your master config file in your project's resources
- Generate config classes:
from fconfig import configuration configuration.generate_config() - Use the generated config classes:
import yourproject.confi.zourproject_config.config
Java
Syntax
Base Types
string: "String"
int: 1
float: 1.0
boolean: true
negative_int: -3
negative_float: -2.0
Objects
object:
{
string: 'test'
integer: 9
float: 1.23
}
Arrays
array:
[
1
5
6
]
Variables
string: 'string'
composed_string: 'composed ' + $string
Complex Example
object_hierarchy:
{
inner_object:
{
integer: 987654
composed: $string + ' is funny to compose'
inner_inner_object:
{
float: 9.87654
composed: $object_hierarchy.inner_object.composed + ' multiple times'
array:
[
1
2
3
]
}
boolean: false
}
another_string: 'another_string'
array_of_objects:
[
{
animal: "bear"
legs: 4
}
{
animal: "chicken"
legs: 2
}
]
}