IConfigReader

Description

The IConfigReader interface is used in configuration readers that retrieve a configuration from various sources and make it availale for other components.

Important points

• Some IConfigReader implementations may support configuration parameterization.
• The parameterization allows you to use a configuration as a template and inject there dynamic values. The values may come from application command like arguments or environment variables.

Instance methods

AddChangeListener

Adds a listener that will be notified when configuration is changed

void AddChangeListener(INotifiable listener)

• listener: INotifiable - a listener to be added.

RemoveChangeListener

Remove a previously added change listener.

void RemoveChangeListener(INotifiable listener)

• listener: INotifiable - a listener to be removed.

ReadConfig

Reads a configuration and parameterizes it with given values.

public ConfigParams ReadConfig(IContext context, ConfigParams parameters)

• context: IContext - (optional) a context to trace execution through a call chain.
• parameters: ConfigParams - values to parameters the configuration or null to skip parameterization.
• returns: ConfigParams - ConfigParams configuration.