[Wellington-pm] Complex config files

[Christopher Eade]

I think YAML doesn't like tabs, which some editors like to automatically
do when indenting stuff.
Something to watch out for :)
Cheers,
Chris.

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From: wellington-pm-bounces+christopher.eade=maf.govt.nz at pm.org
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Behalf Of Srdjan
Sent: Thursday, 14 May 2009 1:27 p.m.
To: Wellington Perl Mongers (Perl user group)
Subject: Re: [Wellington-pm] Complex config files

I'm not sure it is recommended to edit a YAML file, I think it is
possible to introduce invisible errors. But there's a number of
Config::* modules, and of course venerable Dumper -> eval solution.

Martyn Smith wrote:
> Your new format looks very close to YAML :-) (see the YAML) module
>
> Perhaps you just want to use that as your config format?
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 01:13:32PM +1200, Lesley Longhurst wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>> Some of you may remember a while ago I brought in some code from work

>> to talk about, and it was based around a truly hideous config file.
>>
>> I'm now working on replacing some of that stuff with a new script, 
>> and the time has come to invent a better config file format. So, I'm 
>> interested in recommendations for a good module to use for reading 
>> and writing complex config files.
>>
>> Ideally, such a module would meet the following requirements:
>> - well-documented
>> - currently supported
>> - a usable version available in a Debian package for Etch
>>
>> and the config file itself needs to
>> - be easily read and edited by humans
>> - support repeated sub-sections
>> - allow multiple entries for parameters within the same section and 
>> sub-section
>> - allow for lots of comments
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> By way of example, I've attached a first cut of the sort of thing I'm

>> thinking of (and for your amusement I've also attached a fragment of 
>> the existing config file that I derived it from.)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lesley Longhurst (previously Walker)
>> Linux Systems Administrator
>> Opus International Consultants Ltd
>> Email lesley.longhurst at opus.co.nz
>> Tel +64 4 471 7002, Fax +64 4 473 3017 http://www.opus.co.nz Level 9

>> Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street, PO Box 12 343 Wellington, New 
>> Zealand
>>
>>
>>     
>
>   
>> # 
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---
>> # <informational comments etc>
>> # 
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --- Hosts,"COMMON UTILS",<an external command that generates a list> 
>> Include(zzsv01|zysv01),,--delete,"Utils",office/branchapp/cad_deploy/
>> utils
>>
>> Include(zzsv01),,--delete,"OpusCAD partial 
>> menu",office/branchapp/opuscad Include(zysv01),,--delete,"Standard 
>> AutoCAD",office/branchapp/acad
>>
>> # -- OpusNetSoftwareUpdateEngine (SUE) - 50M # SUE is needed by sites

>> that use Microstran or Google Sketchup.
>> # Since it's small and developed in-house, it can go to all BOS 
>> servers 
>> Include,,--delete,"SUE",office/branchapp/OpusNetSoftwareUpdateEngine
>>
>> # 
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---
>> # <informational comments etc>
>> # 
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---
>> # -- dwgtrueconvert2007 - 34M
>> Hosts,"DWG VIEWERS ETC FOR ALL",<an external command that generates a

>> list>,(zzsv01),(zysv01)
>> Include,,--delete,"dwgtrueconvert2007",office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dw
>> gtrueconvert2007
>> Exclude,,,,office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueconvert2007/AdminImage/
>> Log/* 
>> Include,,,,office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueconvert2007/AdminImage/
>> Log/some.file.or.other
>>
>> # -- dwgtrueview2009 - 195M
>> Include,,--delete,"dwgtrueview2009",office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtr
>> ueview2009
>> Exclude,,,,office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueview2009/AdminImage/Log
>> /*
>>
>> # -- object_enablers - 47M
>> Include,,--delete,"object_enablers",office/branchapp/cad_deploy/objec
>> t_enablers
>> Exclude,,,,office/branchapp/cad_deploy/object_enablers/AdminImage/Log
>> /*
>>     
>
>   
>> # 
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---
>> # <informational comments etc>
>> #
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> label:       COMMON UTILS
>>     servers: <an external command that generates a list>
>>
>>     include:    office/branchapp/cad_deploy/utils
>>         description: Utils
>>         rsync_flags: --delete
>>         exclude-server: zzsv01
>>         exclude-server: zysv01
>>
>>     include:    office/branchapp/opuscad
>>         description: OpusCAD partial menu
>>         rsync_flags: --delete
>>         exclude-server: zzsv01
>>
>>     include:    office/branchapp/acad
>>         description: Standard AutoCAD
>>         rsync_flags: --delete
>>         exclude-server: zysv01
>>
>>     include:    office/branchapp/OpusNetSoftwareUpdateEngine
>>         description: OpusNetSoftwareUpdateEngine (SUE)
>>         comment:     SUE is needed by sites that use Microstran or
Google Sketchup.
>>         comment:     Since it's small and developed in-house, it can
go to all BOS servers
>>         size:        50M
>>         rsync_flags: --delete
>>
>> # 
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---
>> # <informational comments etc>
>> #
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> label:       DWG VIEWERS ETC FOR ALL
>>     servers:        <an external command that generates a list>
>>     servers:        <whitespace-separated list>
>>     exclude-server: zzsv01
>>     exclude-server: zysv01
>>
>>     include:    office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueconvert2007
>>         description: dwgtrueconvert2007
>>         size:        34M
>>         rsync_flags: --delete
>>         exclude:
office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueconvert2007/AdminImage/Log/*
>>         include:
office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueconvert2007/AdminImage/Log/some.file.
or.other
>>
>>     include:    office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueview2009
>>         description: dwgtrueview2009
>>         size:        195M
>>         rsync_flags: --delete
>>         exclude:
office/branchapp/cad_deploy/dwgtrueview2009/AdminImage/Log/*
>>
>>     include:    office/branchapp/cad_deploy/object_enablers
>>         description: object_enablers
>>         size:        47M
>>         rsync_flags: --delete
>>         exclude:
office/branchapp/cad_deploy/object_enablers/AdminImage/Log/*
>>     
>
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