Config

Configuration Sources

Configuration is performed using a JSON/Jsonnet configuration file, environment variables, and command line arguments. Configurations from one source will override previous sources, i.e. environment variables override configuration files, command line arguments override environment variables.

Command Line

Every configuration key can be set using -x <a_config_key1>="a value" -x <a_config_key2>="another value", i.e. -x cli_logLevel=debug -x cli_logFormat=kv. Config values can also be set using JSON, i.e. -x cli='{"logLevel": "debug"}'

Command line values override all other sources.

Environment Variables

Every configuration key can be set using YAML8N_section_key=a value, i.e. YAML8N_cli_logLevel=debug

Environment Variables override a configuration file.

Configuration File

A configuration file be formatted using JSON or Jsonnet. YAML8n looks for yaml8n.jsonnet by default, ascending the directory tree to find it. See the Jsonnet reference for more information. Configuration files are rendered at startup, allowing you to use dynamic Jsonnet functions to dynamically alter the config, i.e.:

local getRecord(type, name, fallback=null) = std.native('getRecord')(type, name, fallback);
local level = getRecord('txt', 'level.candid.dev');

{
  cli: [
    logLevel: level,
  ],
}

You can view the rendered configuration by running yaml8n config.

Configuration Values

cli

configPath

String, path to the configuration file. If a filename without a path is specified, Rot will search parent directories for the filename and use the first one found.

Default: ".jsonnet"

logFormat

String, log format to use for logging: human, kv, or raw.

Default: "human"

logLevel

String, log level to use for logging: none, debug, info, or error.

Default: "info"

macros

A map of macros to simplify and template CLI arguments. An example macro looks like this:

{
  "cli": {
    "macro": {
      "mymacro": {
        "argumentsRequired": [
          "argument1"
        ],
        "flags": {
          "d": {
            "usage": "D flag usage!"
          },
        },
        "template": "config",
        "usage": "Mymacro usage!",
      }
    }
  }
}

This will add the macro, mymacro to the CLI.

Default: {}

argumentsRequired

A list of arguments that are required for the macro.

Default: []

argumentsOptional

A list of arguments that are optional for the macro.

Default: []

flags

A map of flags for the macro.

Default: {}

default

A list of strings for the default value of the flag.

Default: []

options

A list of strings the flag can be set to.

Default: []

placeholder

String, the placeholder name for the flag if it accepts a value.

Default: ""

usage

String, the usage instructions for the flag.

Default: ""

template

String, the Go template syntax that will be rendered, appended to the CLI, and ran. The Go template can use these custom functions:

• {{ getArg i int f string }}
  Get an argument at position i or return fallback f.
• {{ getEnv e string f string }}
  Get an environment variable e or return fallback f.
• {{ getFlag f string }}
  Get the flag values for f. For flags with a placeholder, this will be an array of string values, otherwise it will be a boolean.
• {{ join s []string sep string }}
  Join array s with separator sep.

Default: []

usage

String, the usage documentation for a macro.

Default: ""

noColor

Boolean, disables colored log output.

Default: false

noPaging

Boolean, disables paging of log output using less.

Default: false

checkCode

String, check/validate a specific language code.

Default: ""

defaultCode

String, the default language code to use if none are set in the translation file. Used to globally set the defaultCode value across multiple translation files or within a monorepo.

Default: ""

failWarn

Boolean, if warnings should cause failures.

Default: false

jsonnet

Configuration toggles for disabling Jsonnet Native Functions. Some of these functions are disabled by default–namely anything that could perform an external call, like running a command, or performing HTTP or DNS requests. These should only be enabled for Jsonnet files you trust, as they could lead to data exfiltration or worse.

disableGetArch

Disable the getArch function.

Default: false

disableGetCmd

Disable the getCmd function.

Default: true

disableGetConfig

Disable the getConfig function.

Default: false

disableGetEnv

Disable the getEnv function.

Default: false

disableGetFile

Disable the getFile function.

Default: false

disableGetFileHTTP

Disable the getFileHTTP function.

Default: true

disableGetOS

Disable the getOS function.

Default: false

disableGetPath

Disable the getPath function.

Default: false

disableGetRecord

Disable the getRecord function.

Default: true

iso639Codes

Map of ISO 639 codes to their pretty name. YAML8n will warn on translations that are missing these codes. Will be used if none are set in the translation file. Used to globally set the iso639Codes value across multiple translation files or within a monorepo.

Default: {}

licenseKey

String, the YAML8n license key provided to your organization.

Default: ""

translations

String, the path to a translations YAML file.

Default: ""