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 to use configuration as a template and inject there dynamic values. The values may come from application command like arguments or environment variables.

Abstract methods

add_change_listener

Adds a listener that will be notified when configuration is changed

abstractmethod add_change_listener(listener: INotifiable)

• listener: INotifiable - a listener to be added.

remove_change_listener

Remove a previously added change listener.

abstractmethod remove_change_listener(listener: INotifiable): void

• listener: INotifiable - a listener to be removed.

read_config_

Reads configuration and parameterizes it with given values.

abstractmethod read_config_(context: Optional[IContext], parameters: ConfigParams): ConfigParams

• context: IContext - (optional) a context to trace execution through a call chain.
• parameters: ConfigParams - values to parameters the configuration or None to skip parameterization.
• returns: ConfigParams - ConfigParams configuration.