thanks ken for the answer. more(?) functional using closures:
(defn get-config [environment] (let [env (condp = environment :development { :whoami "development"} :test { :whoami "test"} :production { :whoami "production"} (throw (IllegalArgumentException. (str "unexpected environment: " environment))))] (fn [keyword] (get env keyword)))) (def config (get-config :development)) (binding [config (get-config :test)] (println (config :whoami))) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en