Provided by: libconfig-model-perl_2.153-3_all 
NAME
Config::Model::BackendMgr - Load configuration node on demand
VERSION
version 2.153
SYNOPSIS
# Use BackendMgr to write data in Yaml file
# This example requires Config::Model::Backend::Yaml which is now
# shipped outside of Config::Model. Please get it on CPAN
use Config::Model;
# define configuration tree object
my $model = Config::Model->new;
$model->create_config_class(
name => "Foo",
element => [
[qw/foo bar/] => {
type => 'leaf',
value_type => 'string'
},
]
);
$model->create_config_class(
name => "MyClass",
# rw_config spec is used by Config::Model::BackendMgr
rw_config => {
backend => 'yaml',
config_dir => '/tmp/',
file => 'my_class.yml',
auto_create => 1,
},
element => [
[qw/foo bar/] => {
type => 'leaf',
value_type => 'string'
},
hash_of_nodes => {
type => 'hash', # hash id
index_type => 'string',
cargo => {
type => 'node',
config_class_name => 'Foo'
},
},
],
);
my $inst = $model->instance( root_class_name => 'MyClass' );
my $root = $inst->config_root;
# put data
my $steps = 'foo=FOO hash_of_nodes:fr foo=bonjour -
hash_of_nodes:en foo=hello ';
$root->load( steps => $steps );
$inst->write_back;
# now look at file /tmp/my_class.yml
DESCRIPTION
This class provides a way to specify how to load or store configuration data within the model.
With these specifications, all configuration information is read during creation of a node (which
triggers the creation of a backend manager object) and written back when write_back method is called
either on the instance.
This load/store can be done with different backends:
• Any of the "Config::Model::Backend::*" classes available on your system. For instance
"Config::Model::Backend::Yaml".
• "cds_file": Config dump string (cds) in a file. I.e. a string that describes the content of a
configuration tree is loaded from or saved in a text file. This format is defined by this project.
See "load string syntax" in Config::Model::Loader.
• "perl_file": Perl data structure (perl) in a file. See Config::Model::DumpAsData for details on the
data structure. Now handled by Config::Model::Backend::PerlFile
When needed, "write_back" method can be called on the instance (See Config::Model::Instance) to store
back all configuration information.
Backend specification
The backend specification is provided as an attribute of a Config::Model::Node specification. These
attributes are optional: A node without "rw_config" attribute must rely on another node to read or save
its data.
When needed (usually for the root node), the configuration class is declared with a "rw_config" parameter
which specifies the read/write backend configuration.
Parameters available for all backends
The following parameters are accepted by all backends:
config_dir
Specify configuration directory. This parameter is optional as the directory can be hardcoded in the
backend class. "config_dir" beginning with '"~"' is munged so "~" is replaced by
"File::HomeDir->my_data". See File::HomeDir for details.
file
Specify configuration file name (without the path). This parameter is optional as the file name can
be hardcoded in the backend class.
The configuration file name can be specified with &index keyword when a backend is associated to a
node contained in a hash. For instance, with "file" set to "&index.conf":
service # hash element
foo # hash index
nodeA # values of nodeA are stored in foo.conf
bar # hash index
nodeB # values of nodeB are stored in bar.conf
Likewise, the keyword &element can be used to specify the file name. For instance, with "file" set to
"&element-&index.conf":
service # hash element
foo # hash index
nodeA # values of nodeA are stored in service.foo.conf
bar # hash index
nodeB # values of nodeB are stored in service.bar.conf
file_mode
"file_mode" parameter can be used to set the mode of the written file(s). "file_mode" value can be in
any form supported by "chmod" in Path::Tiny. Example:
file_mode => 0664,
file_mode => '0664',
file_mode => 'g+w'
os_config_dir
Specify alternate location of a configuration directory depending on the OS (as returned by $^O, see
"PLATFORMS" in perlport). For instance:
config_dir => '/etc/ssh',
os_config_dir => { darwin => '/etc' }
default_layer
Optional. Specifies where to find a global configuration file that specifies default values. For
instance, this is used by OpenSSH to specify a global configuration file ("/etc/ssh/ssh_config") that
is overridden by user's file:
default_layer => {
os_config_dir => { 'darwin' => '/etc' },
config_dir => '/etc/ssh',
file => 'ssh_config'
}
Only the 3 above parameters can be specified in "default_layer".
auto_create
By default, an exception is thrown if no read was successful. This behavior can be overridden by
specifying "auto_create => 1" in one of the backend specification. For instance:
rw_config => {
backend => 'IniFile',
config_dir => '/tmp',
file => 'foo.conf',
auto_create => 1
},
Setting "auto_create" to 1 is necessary to create a configuration from scratch
auto_delete
Delete configuration files that contains no data. (default is to leave an empty file)
Config::Model::Backend::* backends
Specify the backend name and the parameters of the backend defined in their documentation.
For instance:
rw_config => {
backend => 'yaml',
config_dir => '/tmp/',
file => 'my_class.yml',
},
See Config::Model::Backend::Yaml for more details for this backend.
Your own backend
You can also write a dedicated backend. See How to write your own backend for details.
Test setup
By default, configurations files are read from the directory specified by "config_dir" parameter
specified in the model. You may override the "root" directory for test.
Methods
support_annotation
Returns 1 if at least the backend supports read and write annotations (aka comments) in the configuration
file.
AUTHOR
Dominique Dumont, (ddumont at cpan dot org)
SEE ALSO
Config::Model, Config::Model::Instance, Config::Model::Node, Config::Model::Dumper
AUTHOR
Dominique Dumont
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2005-2022 by Dominique Dumont.
This is free software, licensed under:
The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999
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