json-config-ts

json-config-ts

Easy-to-use config storage via JSON with optional base-64 encryption for sensitive data

Install

$ npm i -S json-config-ts

Usage

const Store = require('json-config-ts')
const store = new Store({
	directory: '/home',
	collection: 'foods',
	name: 'fruits',
	encryptedFields: ['creds.password'],
	defaultData: {
		apples: 2,
		oranges: 5,
		creds: {
			username: 'admin',
			password: 'password'
		}
	}
})

Specs

• Config store in DIRECTORY/.json_config/COLLECTION/NAME.json
  • Directory argument is optional, if not provided, homedir is used
  • Collection argument is optional, if not provided, no additional collection folder is created

Params

• String name: config name
• String directory: database directory (optional directory to store JSON configs)
• String collection: collection name (optional folder for json file)
• Object defaultData: default data if json file does not exist
• Array[string] encryptedFields: fields to be encrypted (in field.name form for nested keys)

Methods

• data
  • returns unencrypted object
• load()
  • loads current data from file, useful when updating config from concurrent processes
• get(key)
  • gets value from path
• set(key, value)
  • set value for path
• update(data)
  • update config with object (preserves object structure and updates nested objects/properties)
• write(data)
  • overwrites config with object
• clear()
  • clears config and writes empty object

Documentation

• Package Docs