Reading complex configuration

[Peter K]

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

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

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

[Peter K]

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co mwrote in news:df33733a-94d7-40ec-
92************* **@i12g2000prf. googlegroups.co m:

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

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

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