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  • Peter K
    #1

    Reading complex configuration

    Hi

    I need to be able to supply some relatively complex configuration to an
    application. The application will either run in a web context (with a
    web.config file, or as a application with an app.config).

    The only configuration reading I have used before is AppSettings["name"]
    and I have also used Spring Framework. It is more the type of
    configuration that Spring uses I am looking at now.

    Basically I am looking for some pointers on where to start learning how
    to do this - and/or some example code. I think I have to implement a
    "configurat ion reader" but I am not sure...


    An example of the type of configuration I need to read:


    <configuratio n>

    <configSections >
    <sectionGroup name="alpha">
    <section name="serviceFa ctories" type="??, ??" />
    </sectionGroup>
    </configSections>

    <alpha>
    <serviceFactori es>

    <serviceFacto ry name="wcfSearch ServiceFactory"
    factorytype="Al pha.ServiceFact ory.WcfServiceF actory`1,
    Alpha.Wcf.Servi ceFactory"
    contract="alpha .poc.search.wcf .contract.ISear ch">
    <property name="wcfDefini tion"
    value="SearchSe rvice" />
    </serviceFactory>

    <serviceFacto ry name="localSear chServiceFactor y"
    factorytype="Al pha.ServiceFact ory.SimpleLocal ServiceFactory` 1,
    Alpha.Wcf.Servi ceFactory"
    contract="alpha .poc.search.wcf .contract.ISear ch">
    <property name="serviceTy pe"
    value="alpha.po c.search.wcf.se rvice.Search,
    alpha.poc.searc h.wcf.service" />
    </serviceFactory>

    </serviceFactorie s>
    </alpha>





    Thanks,
    Peter


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    • Jon Skeet [C# MVP]
      #2
      Re: Reading complex configuration

      On Dec 14, 10:49 am, Peter K <xdz...@hotmail .comwrote:
      I need to be able to supply some relatively complex configuration to an
      application. The application will either run in a web context (with a
      web.config file, or as a application with an app.config).
      >
      The only configuration reading I have used before is AppSettings["name"]
      and I have also used Spring Framework. It is more the type of
      configuration that Spring uses I am looking at now.
      >
      Basically I am looking for some pointers on where to start learning how
      to do this - and/or some example code. I think I have to implement a
      "configurat ion reader" but I am not sure...
      Why implement a configuration reader when Spring has done it all for
      you? Can you not
      use Spring for some reason?

      Jon

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        • Peter K
          #3
          Re: Reading complex configuration

          "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@pobox.co mwrote in news:df33733a-94d7-40ec-
          926a-41cd94cf7299@i1 2g2000prf.googl egroups.com:
          On Dec 14, 10:49 am, Peter K <xdz...@hotmail .comwrote:
          >I need to be able to supply some relatively complex configuration to an
          >application. The application will either run in a web context (with a
          >web.config file, or as a application with an app.config).
          >>
          >The only configuration reading I have used before is AppSettings["name"]
          >and I have also used Spring Framework. It is more the type of
          >configuratio n that Spring uses I am looking at now.
          >>
          >Basically I am looking for some pointers on where to start learning how
          >to do this - and/or some example code. I think I have to implement a
          >"configurati on reader" but I am not sure...
          >
          Why implement a configuration reader when Spring has done it all for
          you? Can you not
          use Spring for some reason?
          Unfortunately no !!!

          The customer I am working for at the moment does not like open source.
          Don't ask.

          I have used Spring (both java and .net) very successfully over the course
          of several years, and not stumbled across any significant problems. To tell
          the truth I trust Spring's configuration management (and dependency
          injection) a helluva lot more than my "roll your own" version, but there
          you go...

          But I have found some information regarding ConfigurationSe ction, and I
          think that is the way to go.
          http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2tw134k3.aspx

          /Peter

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            • Jon Skeet [C# MVP]
              #4
              Re: Reading complex configuration

              On Dec 14, 11:10 am, Peter K <xdz...@hotmail .comwrote:
              Why implement a configuration reader when Spring has done it all for
              you? Can you not
              use Spring for some reason?
              >
              Unfortunately no !!!
              >
              The customer I am working for at the moment does not like open source.
              Don't ask.
              Blech. The world is completely mad. :(
              I have used Spring (both java and .net) very successfully over the course
              of several years, and not stumbled across any significant problems. To tell
              the truth I trust Spring's configuration management (and dependency
              injection) a helluva lot more than my "roll your own" version, but there
              you go...
              :)
              But I have found some information regarding ConfigurationSe ction, and I
              think that is the way to go.http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2tw134k3.aspx
              It's certainly *a* way to go, yes :)

              Jon

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