README.md

@skypilot/optio

A tool for managing package options

How to install

# Yarn
yarn add @skypilot/optio

# NPM
npm install @skypilot/optio

How it works

Optio looks up values in one or more YAML files by object path, successively searching through the files until it finds the object path. As soon as the path is found, the corresponding value is returned.

This approach allows for a flexible set of configuration files that contain primary, fallback, and override values.

How to use

The examples below use these config files:

# defaults/config.yaml
service:
  # Set the API token in your local config file; do not commit to the repo
  apiToken: '' 
  endpoint: 'https://skypilot.dev'
  port: 3000

# config.yaml
service:
  apiToken: ''
user:
  email: 'jdoe@example.com'
  mode: 'admin'
  username: 'jdoe'

Examples

In these examples, type parameters (e.g., <string>) are optional, although recommended, for TypeScript users. The type parameters must be omitted in plain JavaScript.

In each case, import the function from the library:

import { readConfigValue } from '@skypilot/optio'

Simple lookup

import { readConfigValue } from '@skypilot/optio'

const value = readConfigValue<string>(
  // The config files to use; paths are resolved relative to the project root
  { filepaths: ['config.yaml', 'config-defaults.yaml'] },
  'service.username' // object path
)
// typeof value: string | undefined
// value = 'jdoe'

Optio searches through the first file, config.yaml, for the object path service.username. Because the path exists in that file, Optio returns the corresponding value, 'jdoe'.

The return value's type is that of the type parameter, string, or undefined if the object path isn't found.

---

Simple lookup falling back to second config

const value = readConfigValue<number>(
  { filepaths: ['config.yaml', 'config-defaults.yaml'] },
  'service.port' // objectPath
)
// typeof value: number | undefined
// value = 3000

Optio searches through config.yaml for the object path service.port. Because the path isn't found in that file, Optio searches the second file, config-defaults.yaml. The path exists in that file, so Optio returns the corresponding value, 3000.

The return value's type is that of the type parameter, number, or undefined if the object path isn't found.

---

Simple lookup with default value

const value = readConfigValue(
  { filepaths: ['config.yaml', 'config-defaults.yaml'] },
  'user.name', // object path
  { defaultValue: 'Unknown' }, // default value
)
// typeof value: string
// value = 'Unknown'

Optio finds user.name in neither of the config files, so it returns the default value, 'Unknown'. The return value's type is inferred to be that of the default value, string.

Advanced examples

Required value

If the required option is set to true, Optio will throw an error if the object path isn't found.

const value = readConfigValue<string>(
  { filepaths: ['config.yaml', 'config-defaults.yaml'] },
  'badKey',
)
/*
  Error: The key 'badKey' was not found in the configs: config.yaml,
  config-defaults.yaml
 */
// 

Ignoring empty values

If the ignoreEmpty option is set to true, Optio will treat empty strings in the config files as nonexistent values.

const value = readConfigValue<string>(
  { filepaths: ['config.yaml', 'config-defaults.yaml'] },
  'service.apiToken',
  { ignoreEmpty: true },
)
// typeof value: string | undefined
// value = undefined

Optio finds service.apiToken in both of the configs, but in each case ignores the entry because the value is an empty string, and therefore returns undefined.

The ignoreEmpty and required options can be combined to verify that placeholders are not left empty, as in this slightly modified version of the previous example:

const value = readConfigValue<string>(
  { filepaths: ['config.yaml', 'config-defaults.yaml'] },
  'service.apiToken',
  { ignoreEmpty: true, required: true },
)
// typeof value: string
/*
  Error: A non-empty value for the key 'service.apiToken' was not found in the
   configs: config.yaml, config-defaults.yaml
 */

Ignoring placeholders

By default, strings enclosed in /* and */ delimeters are treated as undefined. This is useful, for example, when you want credentials to be kept in a private config file (one excluded from source control) but want to include an explanatory comment in the public config file.

Example:

# Public config
apiToken: '/* store in `local/config.yaml` */'

# Private config
apiToken: 'abc123-secret-api-token'

const value = readConfigValue<string>(
  { filepaths: ['config.yaml', 'local/config.yaml'] },
  'service.apiToken',
  { ignorePattern: RegExp }, // defaults to `/^\/\*.*\*\/$/`
)

A custom ignore pattern can be set using the ignorePattern option. To disable the ignore-pattern feature entirely, set ignorePattern to null.

Partial application

To do: Add examples showing how to use configureReadConfigValue.

List of exported functions

• configureReadConfigValue: Return a function that calls readConfigValue with preset options

• readConfigFile: Read and deserialize a config file

• readConfigValue: Read a value from one or more serialized config files

• readConfig: Deprecated; use readConfigValue instead

How to remove

# Yarn
yarn remove @skypilot/optio

# NPM
npm uninstall @skypilot/optio