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diff --git a/node_modules/rc/README.md b/node_modules/rc/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e6522e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/rc/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,227 @@ +# rc + +The non-configurable configuration loader for lazy people. + +## Usage + +The only option is to pass rc the name of your app, and your default configuration. + +```javascript +var conf = require('rc')(appname, { + //defaults go here. + port: 2468, + + //defaults which are objects will be merged, not replaced + views: { + engine: 'jade' + } +}); +``` + +`rc` will return your configuration options merged with the defaults you specify. +If you pass in a predefined defaults object, it will be mutated: + +```javascript +var conf = {}; +require('rc')(appname, conf); +``` + +If `rc` finds any config files for your app, the returned config object will have +a `configs` array containing their paths: + +```javascript +var appCfg = require('rc')(appname, conf); +appCfg.configs[0] // /etc/appnamerc +appCfg.configs[1] // /home/dominictarr/.config/appname +appCfg.config // same as appCfg.configs[appCfg.configs.length - 1] +``` + +## Standards + +Given your application name (`appname`), rc will look in all the obvious places for configuration. + + * command line arguments, parsed by minimist _(e.g. `--foo baz`, also nested: `--foo.bar=baz`)_ + * environment variables prefixed with `${appname}_` + * or use "\_\_" to indicate nested properties <br/> _(e.g. `appname_foo__bar__baz` => `foo.bar.baz`)_ + * if you passed an option `--config file` then from that file + * a local `.${appname}rc` or the first found looking in `./ ../ ../../ ../../../` etc. + * `$HOME/.${appname}rc` + * `$HOME/.${appname}/config` + * `$HOME/.config/${appname}` + * `$HOME/.config/${appname}/config` + * `/etc/${appname}rc` + * `/etc/${appname}/config` + * the defaults object you passed in. + +All configuration sources that were found will be flattened into one object, +so that sources **earlier** in this list override later ones. + + +## Configuration File Formats + +Configuration files (e.g. `.appnamerc`) may be in either [json](http://json.org/example) or [ini](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file) format. **No** file extension (`.json` or `.ini`) should be used. The example configurations below are equivalent: + + +#### Formatted as `ini` + +``` +; You can include comments in `ini` format if you want. + +dependsOn=0.10.0 + + +; `rc` has built-in support for ini sections, see? + +[commands] + www = ./commands/www + console = ./commands/repl + + +; You can even do nested sections + +[generators.options] + engine = ejs + +[generators.modules] + new = generate-new + engine = generate-backend + +``` + +#### Formatted as `json` + +```javascript +{ + // You can even comment your JSON, if you want + "dependsOn": "0.10.0", + "commands": { + "www": "./commands/www", + "console": "./commands/repl" + }, + "generators": { + "options": { + "engine": "ejs" + }, + "modules": { + "new": "generate-new", + "backend": "generate-backend" + } + } +} +``` + +Comments are stripped from JSON config via [strip-json-comments](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-json-comments). + +> Since ini, and env variables do not have a standard for types, your application needs be prepared for strings. + +To ensure that string representations of booleans and numbers are always converted into their proper types (especially useful if you intend to do strict `===` comparisons), consider using a module such as [parse-strings-in-object](https://github.com/anselanza/parse-strings-in-object) to wrap the config object returned from rc. + + +## Simple example demonstrating precedence +Assume you have an application like this (notice the hard-coded defaults passed to rc): +``` +const conf = require('rc')('myapp', { + port: 12345, + mode: 'test' +}); + +console.log(JSON.stringify(conf, null, 2)); +``` +You also have a file `config.json`, with these contents: +``` +{ + "port": 9000, + "foo": "from config json", + "something": "else" +} +``` +And a file `.myapprc` in the same folder, with these contents: +``` +{ + "port": "3001", + "foo": "bar" +} +``` +Here is the expected output from various commands: + +`node .` +``` +{ + "port": "3001", + "mode": "test", + "foo": "bar", + "_": [], + "configs": [ + "/Users/stephen/repos/conftest/.myapprc" + ], + "config": "/Users/stephen/repos/conftest/.myapprc" +} +``` +*Default `mode` from hard-coded object is retained, but port is overridden by `.myapprc` file (automatically found based on appname match), and `foo` is added.* + + +`node . --foo baz` +``` +{ + "port": "3001", + "mode": "test", + "foo": "baz", + "_": [], + "configs": [ + "/Users/stephen/repos/conftest/.myapprc" + ], + "config": "/Users/stephen/repos/conftest/.myapprc" +} +``` +*Same result as above but `foo` is overridden because command-line arguments take precedence over `.myapprc` file.* + +`node . --foo barbar --config config.json` +``` +{ + "port": 9000, + "mode": "test", + "foo": "barbar", + "something": "else", + "_": [], + "config": "config.json", + "configs": [ + "/Users/stephen/repos/conftest/.myapprc", + "config.json" + ] +} +``` +*Now the `port` comes from the `config.json` file specified (overriding the value from `.myapprc`), and `foo` value is overriden by command-line despite also being specified in the `config.json` file.* + + + +## Advanced Usage + +#### Pass in your own `argv` + +You may pass in your own `argv` as the third argument to `rc`. This is in case you want to [use your own command-line opts parser](https://github.com/dominictarr/rc/pull/12). + +```javascript +require('rc')(appname, defaults, customArgvParser); +``` + +## Pass in your own parser + +If you have a special need to use a non-standard parser, +you can do so by passing in the parser as the 4th argument. +(leave the 3rd as null to get the default args parser) + +```javascript +require('rc')(appname, defaults, null, parser); +``` + +This may also be used to force a more strict format, +such as strict, valid JSON only. + +## Note on Performance + +`rc` is running `fs.statSync`-- so make sure you don't use it in a hot code path (e.g. a request handler) + + +## License + +Multi-licensed under the two-clause BSD License, MIT License, or Apache License, version 2.0 |