kitty-config

Simple multi-file configuration manager


Keywords
simple, multi, configuration, config, nodejs, npm
License
ISC
Install
npm install kitty-config@1.0.4

Documentation

kitty-config

NPM

What is this?

kitty-config is a very simple multi-file configuration manager inspired by config.

Quick Start

Install in your app directory

$ npm install kitty-config

Create default file config/config.json

{
  "app" : {
    "port" : 3000,
	"options" : {
	  "keepAlive" : true
	}
  },
  "things" : ["one", "two", "three"],
  "string" : "{ \"cat\" : \"fish\" }"
}

Basic usage

var KittyConfig = require('kitty-config');
var config  = KittyConfig();  
  
config.get('app.port');          // 3000
config.get('things')[2];         // three
config.parse('string');          // { "cat" : "fish" }
config.parse('string', 'cat');   // fish
config.stringify('app.options'); // "{"keepAlive":true}"
config.keys('app');              // ["port", "options"]
config.values('app');            // [3000, { "keepAlive" : true }]
config.get('invalid.value');     // undefined

Options

  • path - Location of config file
    • default - config/config.json
  • splitter - Character to split at when searching multiple levels
    • default - .
var config = KittyConfig('config/development.json');

config.get('app/port');

Multiple Configuration files

var userSettings = KittyConfig('config/user_settings.json');
var chatSettings = KittyConfig('config/chat_settings.json');

userSettings.get('foo.bar');
chatSettings.get('baz.qux');

Access entire object

var config = KittyConfig();
console.log( config.data );

Additional Notes

  • KittyConfig will load the file every time ._get is called. You will not need to restart the app to apply changes to a configuration file
  • Please report any issues here