Django Confidence

Django Confidence is a Django app to make configuration files automatically.

This app is developed to help developers create their own layout to configuration files quick and simple with built-in dictionaries or by using configuration presets (that make it even more easier).

Quick start

0. Run pip install django-confidence

1. Add the confidence package to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    ...
    'confidence',
]

2. In your settings.py import Configuration class from confidence package like this:

from confidence import Configuration

3. Create a dictionary of config fieldsets like this:

markup = {
	'section': {
		'option': 'value'
	},

	'project': {
		'project_name': 'Awesome Project',
	}
}

4. In your settings.py create a variable called PROJECT_CONF and fill it with a Configuration instance:

PROJECT_CONF = Configuration(filepath, markup)

Optional. You can use library of preset configuration files by importing from conf.presets. Example:

from confidence import Configuration
from confidence.presets import ProjectPreset, OptionsPreset

PROJECT_CONF = Configuration.compile_from_presets(filepath, [
	ProjectPreset(name='Awesome Project', version='1.0', site_url='http://awesome!'),
	OptionsPreset(debug=True, allowed_hosts=['127.0.0.1']),
])

5. Run python manage.py makeconfig. Configuration file will be created.

6. Edit your configuration file as you want to.

7. Use it in your settings.py by using get-like methods::

PROJECT_NAME = PROJECT_CONF.get('project', 'project_name')

DEBUG = PROJECT_CONF.get_bool('options', 'debug')

ALLOWED_HOSTS = PROJECT_CONF.get_csv('options', 'allowed_hosts')

8. Enjoy!

Currently distributed presets

Configuration presets are intended to simplify the process of setting up configuration files.

Presets are using default and most common options for provided services.

At this moment there are different presets for some of common database management systems, cache and mailing modules.

Usage: from confidence.presets import [PRESET_NAME]

Databases

• MySQL: confidence.presets.MySQLPreset

• PostgreSQL: confidence.presets.PostgreSQLPreset

Cache

• Redis: confidence.presets.RedisPresets

Mailing

• MailDev: confidence.presets.MailDevPreset

Available management commands

• makeconfig [--force]: creates a configuration file at specified in PROJECT_CONF (Configuration instance) declared at settings.py. Optional: use [--force] to overwrite file if it exists.

• repairconfig: repairs configuration file if any configuration sections or options are missing.