mdc

Multi Dimensional Configuration

Configuration is simple when you have it defined in a chunk of code.

var cfg = require('mdc').create();

cfg.set({
    title: 'Github',
    host: 'http://github.com'
});

cfg.get('title'); // Github

It gets a bit unwieldy but still usable when you introduce different dimensions to your configuration such as development vs production.

var cfg = require('mdc').create([
    {
        "env": {
            "dev": null,
            "prod": null
        }
    }
]);

cfg.set({port: 8080}); // default
cfg.set({port: 3000}, {env: 'dev'});
cfg.set({port: 80}, {env: 'prod'});

cfg.get('port'); // 8080
cfg.get('port', {env: 'dev'}); // 3000
cfg.get('port', {env: 'prod'}); // 80

Then there's a whole world of crazy when you start changing things based on location, language or device type!

/*
 * Dimensions to work with
 */

var cfg = require('../').create([
    {
        "env": {
            "dev": null,
            "qa": null,
            "prod": null
        }
    },
    {
        "device": {
            "phone": {
                "iphone": {
                    "itouch": null
                },
                "nexus": null
            },
            "desktop": {
                "small": null,
                "large": null
            },
            "tablet": {
                "ipad": null,
                "galaxy": null
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "lang": {
            "en": {
                "en_US": {
                    "en_CA": null
                },
                "en_GB": null
            }
        }
    }
]);

// Default values

cfg.set({
    title: "Crazy World!",
    more: "Show more",
    source: "http://world.news.com/",
    show: 10
});

// Special values

cfg.set({
    title: "Crazy world, eh!"
}, {
    lang: "en_CA"
});

cfg.set({
    title: "It's a crazy world out there!"
}, {
    lang: "en_GB"
});

cfg.set({
    source: "http://localhost/test/news/"
}, {
    env: "dev"
});

cfg.set({
    source: "http://qa.my-company.com/news/fixtures/"
}, {
    env: "qa"
});

cfg.set({
    show: 5 // because it's smaller
}, {
    device: "phone"
});

cfg.set({
    show: 15 // because it's larger
}, {
    device: "desktop"
});

cfg.set({
    title: "It's crazy!" // because it's smaller
}, {
    device: "phone",
    lang: "en_GB"
});

cfg.get('source', {env: 'dev'}); // http://localhost/test/news/
cfg.get('title', {env: 'qa', lang: 'en_GB'}); // It's a crazy world out there!
cfg.get('show', {env: 'prod', lang: 'en_GB', device: 'itouch'}); // 5
cfg.get('title', {device: 'large', lang: 'en_CA'}); // Crazy world, eh!

I believe I did, Bob.

API

create

Simple use;

var cfg = mdc.create();

Complex use;

var cfg = mdc.create(dimensions, settings, schema);

set

Simple use;

mdc.set({key: 'value'});

Complex use;

mdc.set({path: {to: {key: 'value'}}}, {context: 'value'});

get

Simple use;

mdc.get('key');

Complex use;

mdc.get('path.to.key', {context: 'value'});

setBundle

mdc.setBundle(dimensions, settings, schema);

getBundle

var bundle = mdc.getBundle();

Data Structures

The following examples are shown in YAML.

Reserved Words

The following words cannot be used as top level keys in any data structures.

• dimensions
• settings
• schema

Bundle

A bundle is an array of maps which collectively contain all the information required for the configuration.

- dimensions:
- settings:
- schema:

Dimensions

The dimensions are...

- dimensions:
    - region:
        us:
        jp:
    - site:
        sports:
        news:

Settings

The settings are...

- settings: [default]
  data:
    b: 5
    y: 7
- settings: [context:key]
  data:
    b: 10
- settings: [context:key, context:key]
  data:
    y: 14

Schema

The schema uses Avro and...

- schema:
  - name: settings
    type: record
    fields:
      - name: data
        type: map
        values: int