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https://github.com/andoriyu/uclicious

Uclicious is a flexible reduced boilerplate configuration framework.
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# Uclicious [![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/andoriyu/personal/_apis/build/status/andoriyu.uclicious?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/andoriyu/personal/_build/latest?definitionId=7&branchName=master) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/andoriyu/uclicious/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/andoriyu/uclicious) [![docs.rs](https://docs.rs/uclicious/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/uclicious) [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/uclicious.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/uclicious)



  * [What is Uclicious](#what-is-uclicious)

  * [Usage](#usage)

    + [Raw API](#raw-api)

    + [Derive-driven](#derive-driven)

      - [Validators](#validators)

      - [Type Mapping](#type-mapping)

    + [Supported attributes (`#[ucl(..)]`)](#supported-attributes-%23ucl)

      - [Structure level](#structure-level)

      - [Field level](#field-level)

    + [Additional notes](#additional-notes)

  * [Contributing](#contributing)

      - [Particular Contributions of Interest](#particular-contributions-of-interest)

  * [Goals](#goals)

    + [Not Goals](#not-goals)

  * [Special thanks](#special-thanks)

  * [LICENSE](#license)

## What is Uclicious



Uclicious is a flexible reduced boilerplate configuration framework.



Uclicious is built on top of [libucl](https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl). If you ever wrote an nginx configurtion and though "Damn, I wish all configuration files were like this" this is the library for you. Internal parser supports both: nginx-like and json-like formats. JSON parser is a little bit more permissive than - every json file is a valid UCL file, but not other way around.

It is much more complex than json or TOML, so I recommend reading documentaiton about it. Author of UCL did a great job documenting it. This library provides both: derive-driven and raw-api driven usage patterns.



## Usage

### Raw API



Raw API involves interacting with `libucl` parser via safe api:

```rust

use uclicious::*;

let mut parser = Parser::default();

let input = r#"

test_string = "no scope"

a_float = 3.14

an_integer = 69420

is_it_good = yes

buffer_size = 1KB

interval = 1s

"#;

parser.add_chunk_full(input, Priority::default(), DEFAULT_DUPLICATE_STRATEGY).unwrap();

let result = parser.get_object().unwrap();



let lookup_result = result.lookup("test_string").unwrap().as_string().unwrap();

assert_eq!(lookup_result.as_str(), "no scope");



let lookup_result = result.lookup("a_float").unwrap().as_f64().unwrap();

assert_eq!(lookup_result, 3.14f64);



let lookup_result = result.lookup("an_integer").unwrap().as_i64().unwrap();

assert_eq!(lookup_result, 69420i64);



let lookup_result = result.lookup("is_it_good").unwrap().as_bool().unwrap();

assert_eq!(lookup_result, true);



let lookup_result = result.lookup("buffer_size").unwrap().as_i64().unwrap();

assert_eq!(lookup_result, 1024);

let lookup_result = result.lookup("interval").unwrap().as_time().unwrap();

assert_eq!(lookup_result, 1.0f64);

```



In order to get around rust rules library implemets its own trait FromObject for some basic types:

```rust

use uclicious::*;

let mut parser = Parser::default();

let input = r#"

test_string = "no scope"

a_float = 3.14

an_integer = 69420

is_it_good = yes

buffer_size = 1KB

"#;

parser.add_chunk_full(input, Priority::default(), DEFAULT_DUPLICATE_STRATEGY).unwrap();

let result = parser.get_object().unwrap();



let lookup_result = result.lookup("is_it_good").unwrap();

let maybe: Option = FromObject::try_from(lookup_result).unwrap();

assert_eq!(Some(true), maybe);

```

### Derive-driven



On top of "raw" interface to libUCL, Uclicious provides an easy way to derive constructor for strucs:

```rust

use uclicious::*;

use std::path::PathBuf;

use std::net::SocketAddr;

use std::collections::HashMap;

use std::time::Duration;



#[derive(Debug,Uclicious)]

#[ucl(var(name = "test", value = "works"))]

struct Connection {

   #[ucl(default)]

   enabled: bool,

   host: String,

   #[ucl(default = "420")]

   port: i64,

   buffer: u64,

   #[ucl(path = "type")]

   kind: String,

   locations: Vec,

   addr: SocketAddr,

   extra: Extra,

   #[ucl(path = "subsection.host")]

   hosts: Vec,

   #[ucl(default)]

   option: Option,

   gates: HashMap,

   interval: Duration,

}



#[derive(Debug,Uclicious)]

#[ucl(skip_builder)]

struct Extra {

   enabled: bool

}

let mut builder = Connection::builder().unwrap();



let input = r#"

    enabled = yes

    host = "some.fake.url"

    buffer = 1mb

    type = $test

    locations = "/etc/"

    addr = "127.0.0.1:80"

    extra = {

       enabled = on

   }

    subsection {

       host = [host1, host2]

   }

   interval = 10ms

   gates {

        feature_1 = on

        feature_2 = off

        feature_3 = on

   }"#;



builder.add_chunk_full(input, Priority::default(), DEFAULT_DUPLICATE_STRATEGY).unwrap();

let connection: Connection = builder.build().unwrap();

```



If you choose to derive builder then `::builder()` method will be added to target struct.



#### Validators



Library supports running optional validators on values before building the resulting struct:



```rust

use uclicious::*;

mod validators {

   use uclicious::ObjectError;

    pub fn is_positive(lookup_path: &str, value: &i64) -> Result<(), ObjectError> {

        if *value > 0 {

            Ok(())

        } else {

            Err(ObjectError::other(format!("{} is not a positive number", lookup_path)))

        }

    }

}

#[derive(Debug,Uclicious)]

struct Validated {

   #[ucl(default, validate="validators::is_positive")]

    number: i64

}

let mut builder = Validated::builder().unwrap();



let input = "number = -1";

builder.add_chunk_full(input, Priority::default(), DEFAULT_DUPLICATE_STRATEGY).unwrap();

assert!(builder.build().is_err())

```

#### Type Mapping



If your target structure has types that don't implement `FromObject` you can use `From` or `TryFrom`

via intermediate that does:



```rust

use uclicious::*;

use std::convert::{From,TryFrom};



#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]

enum Mode {

    On,

    Off,

}



impl TryFrom for Mode {

    type Error = ObjectError;

    fn try_from(src: String) -> Result {

        match src.to_lowercase().as_str() {

            "on" => Ok(Mode::On),

            "off" => Ok(Mode::Off),

            _   => Err(ObjectError::other(format!("{} is not supported value", src)))

        }

    }

}



#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]

struct WrappedInt(i64);



impl From for WrappedInt {

    fn from(src: i64) -> WrappedInt {

        WrappedInt(src)

    }

}



#[derive(Debug,Uclicious, Eq, PartialEq)]

struct Mapped {

   #[ucl(from="i64")]

    number: WrappedInt,

   #[ucl(try_from="String")]

    mode: Mode

}

let mut builder = Mapped::builder().unwrap();



let input = r#"

    number = -1,

    mode = "on"

"#;

builder.add_chunk_full(input, Priority::default(), DEFAULT_DUPLICATE_STRATEGY).unwrap();

let actual = builder.build().unwrap();

let expected = Mapped {

number: WrappedInt(-1),

mode: Mode::On

};

assert_eq!(expected, actual);

```



Additionally you can provide mapping to your type from ObjectRef:

```rust

use uclicious::*;



#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]

pub enum Mode {

    On,

    Off,

}



pub fn map_bool(src: ObjectRef) -> Result {

    let bool: bool = src.try_into()?;

    if bool {

        Ok(Mode::On)

    } else {

        Ok(Mode::Off)

    }

}

#[derive(Debug,Uclicious, Eq, PartialEq)]

struct Mapped {

   #[ucl(map="map_bool")]

    mode: Mode

}

let mut builder = Mapped::builder().unwrap();



let input = r#"

    mode = on

"#;

builder.add_chunk_full(input, Priority::default(), DEFAULT_DUPLICATE_STRATEGY).unwrap();

let actual = builder.build().unwrap();

let expected = Mapped {

    mode: Mode::On

};

```

### Supported attributes (`#[ucl(..)]`)



#### Structure level



 - `skip_builder`

    - if set, then builder and builder methods won't be generated.

 - `parser(..)`

    - Optional attribute to configure inner parser.

    - Has following nested attributes:

        - `flags`

            - a path to function that returns flags.

        - `filevars(..)`

            - call `set_filevars` on a parser.

            - Has following nested attributes:

                - `path`

                    - a string representation of filepath.

                - `expand`

                    - (optional) if set, then variables would be expanded to absolute.

 - `pre_source_hook(...)`

    - Optional attribute to run a function before sources are added

    - Can be used to register vars handler

    - Must take `&mut Parser` as argument and return `Result<(), Into>`

 - `var(..)`

    - Optional attribute to register string variables with the parser.

    - Has following nested attributes:

        - `name`

            - A name of the variable without `$` part.

        - `value`

            - A string values for the variable.

            - Onlt string variables are supported by libUCL.

 - `include(..)`

    - Used to add files into the parser.

    - If file doesn't exist or failed to parse, then error will be returned in a constructor.

    - Must specify exactly one of following sources: `path`, `chunk` or `chunk_static`

    - Has following nested attirbutes:

        - (semi-optional) `path = string`

            - File path. Can be absolute or relative to CWD.

        - (semi-optional) `chunk = string`

            - A string that will be added to parser as a chunk.

        - (semi-optional) `chunk_static = string`

            - A path to a file that will be included into binary with [`include_str!()`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.include_str.html)

        - (optional) `priority = u32`

            - 0-15 priority for the source. Consult the libUCL documentation for more information.

        - (optional) `strategy = uclicious::DuplicateStrategy`

            - Strategy to use for duplicate keys. Consult the libUCL documentation for more information.



#### Field level

 All field level options are optional.



 - `default`

    - Use Default::default if key not found in object.

 - `default = expression`

    - Use this _expression_ as value if key not found.

    - Could be a value or a function call.

 - `path = string`

    - By default field name is used as path.

    - If set that would be used as a key.

    - dot notation for key is supported.

 - `validate = path::to_method`

    - `Fn(key: &str, value: &T) -> Result<(), E>`

    - Error needs to be convertable into `ObjectError`

 - `from = Type`

    - Try to convert `ObjectRef` to `Type` and then use `std::convert::From` to convert into target type

 - `try_from = Type`

    - Try to convert `ObjectRef` to `Type` and then use `std::convert::TryFrom` to convert into target type

    - Error will be converted into `ObjectError::Other`

 - `from_str`

    - Try to convert `ObjectRef` to `String` and then use `std::str::FromStr` to convert into target type

    - Error will be converted into `ObjectError::Other`

 - `map = path::to_method`

    - `Fn(src: ObjectRef) -> Result`

    - A way to map foreign objects that can't implement `From` or `TryFrom` or when error is not convertable into `ObjectError`



### Additional notes

 - If target type is an array, but key is a single value — an implicit list is created.

 - Automatic derive on enums is not supported, but you can implement it yourself.

 - I have a few more features I want to implement before publishing this crate:

    - Ability to add variables.

    - Ability to add macross handlers.

    - (maybe) configure parser that us used for derived builder with atrributes.

    - (done) add sources to parser with attributes.



## Contributing



PRs, feature requests, bug reports are welcome. I won't be adding CoC  — be civilized.



#### Particular Contributions of Interest



 - Optimize derive code.

 - Improve documentation — I often write late and night and some it might look like a word soup.

 - Better tests

 - Glob support in derive parser section

 - Variable handler



## Goals

 - Provider safe and convient configuration library

 - Automatic derive, so you don't have to think about parser object



### Not Goals

 - Providing UCL Object generation tools is not a goal for this project

 - 1:1 interface to libUCL

 - sugar inside `raw` module



## Special thanks

 - [draft6](https://github.com/draft6) and [hauleth](https://github.com/hauleth)

    - libucl-rs was a good starting point

    - Type wrappers pretty much copied from there

 - [colin-kiegel](https://github.com/colin-kiegel)

    - Rust-derive-builder was used as a starting point for uclicious-derive

    - Very well documented proc_macro crate, do recommend



## LICENSE



[BSD-2-Clause](https://github.com/andoriyu/uclicious/blob/master/LICENSE).