From: Phil Meier <phil.meier@...>
Date: 2007-10-02T15:55:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Config files

I like using Ruby directly for doing stuff like this (if the 
"configuration file" is under my control).

Example:
module MyConfig
   user = 'username'
   pass = 'password'
   log_file = '/var/log/mylog'
end
=> Store in file 'MyConfig.rb'

test.rb:
require 'MyConfig'

p MyConfig::User
p MyConfig::Pass
p MyConfig::Log_file

BR Phil Meier


BJ Dierkes schrieb:
> I prefer using standard *nix style configuration files in the form of 
> 'param = value'.  I wrote a class to read this type of configuration 
> file called ParseConfig.
> 
> http://rubyforge.org/projects/parseconfig/
> 
> 
> It is available via rubygems/rubyforge:
> 
> gem install parseconfig
> 
> 
> Usage is really simple.  Say you have a config file that looks like:
> 
> ---
> user = 'username'
> pass = 'password'
> log_file = '/var/log/mylog'
> ---
> 
> A quick example to use this config would be:
>  ---
> require('rubygems')
> require('parseconfig')
> 
> config = ParseConfig.new('/path/to/config/file')
> user =  config.get_value('user')
> pass = config.get_value('pass')
> log_file = config.get_value('log_file')
> ---
> 
> 
> If you all have any suggestions, etc... you can submit them via the 
> RubyForge Tracker.
> 
> 
> On Oct 1, 2007, at 6:21 PM, Lee Jarvis wrote:
> 
>> I am writing an application that will read and grab values from a
>> configuration file. I am wondering what peoples opinions are on what to
>> use. YAML? XML? Does anyone have any preference? Are any better then the
>> others or is it just down to user preference?
>>
>> Thanks
>> -- 
>> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>>
> 
>