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Previously, to fetch data out of the `*config.Configuration` type, a reference
to a `Fetcher` was used, a-la:
```
cfg.Env.Get(...)
```
This is quite convenient, however, it forces the LFS client to implement
several methods more than once. Consider the interface:
```
type Fetcher interface {
Get(key string) (val string)
Bool(key string, def bool) (val bool)
// et. al.
}
```
In order to return typed information from a configuration instance, _each_
`Fetcher` must implement its own `N` methods for `Int`, `Bool`, etc.
To remedy this, the `Environment` type was introduced. It instead _has_ a
`Fetcher`, and defines its own type conversions, like so:
```
type Environment struct {
f Fetcher
}
func (e *Environment) Bool(key string, def bool) (val bool) { }
func (e *Environment) Int(key string, def int) (val int) { }
// et. al.
```
Now, the `config.Configuration` type holds a reference to an `Environment`, and
all type conversion methods are defined only once, saving time, and enforcing
consistency across multiple sources.
11 lines
351 B
Go
11 lines
351 B
Go
package config
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// Fetcher provides an interface to get typed information out of a configuration
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// "source". These sources could be the OS enviornment, a .gitconfig, or even
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// just a `map`.
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type Fetcher interface {
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// Get returns the string value assosicated with a given key, or an
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// empty string if none exists.
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Get(key string) (val string)
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}
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