Hi--
I've got a module that I called Config::FreeForm, which probably isn't the
best name. The idea behind it is that many configuration modules I've seen
want to enforce a structure to your config data. That didn't work for me--I
had an idea of the structure I wanted my data to take, based on a data
structure in which I was holding it, and I wanted my data to always look
*like that*.
Which is simply a matter of Data::Dumper and do, and in fact that's what
this module uses--it wraps around those, but it also manages your (multiple)
configuration files and--since the configuration is held in memory--can be
set up to automatically reload the configuration files from disk, when
they're changed. The rationale behind this is this was written for use in a
mod_perl environment, where the children needed their configuration
variables to stay in sync.
So I'd like to get this module up on CPAN and in the module list, though I'm
definitely taking suggestions for better names. :)
Here's the description, etc.:
Name DSLI Description Info
---------------- ---- --------------------------------------- -----
Config::FreeForm bdpf Provide in-memory configuration data
Below is an excerpt from the POD docs.
Thanks,
Benjamin Trott
NAME
Config::FreeForm - Provide in-memory configuration data
SYNOPSIS
use Config::FreeForm %options;
DESCRIPTION
Config::FreeForm provides in-memory configuration data in a
free-form manner. Many existing configuration modules attempt to
provide some structure to your configuration data; in doing so,
they force you to use their own configuration paradigm
(association of keywords with values, etc.). Often this isn't
what you need in a complex application--you need complete
control over your configuration data, and you need the ability
to structure it however you like. This is what
Config::FreeForm gives you.
In Config::FreeForm configuration data is stored as a Perl
data structure. The logic behind this is that you know Perl--you
shouldn't need to learn another little language to set up your
configuration data, however simple that language may be.
