PiscesConfigLoader 0.9

A configuration loader and reader tool for Unity

Features

• Parse YAML files to object structure
• Traverse the data tree
• Immutable structure
• Query simple and complex data types
  • Mathematical expressions
  • Number ranges
  • Lists
  • Sub config trees
• Merge trees

System Requirements

Unity 2018.4 or later

Dependencies

• YamlDotNet (forked git submodule)
• ExpressionParser (from unity wiki)

Installation

• Clone into the Assets folder of your Unity project

git clone git@github.com:SolAnna7/PiscesConfigLoader.git
cd PiscesConfigLoader/
git submodule update --init --recursive

• Download from Unity Asset Store

Usage

Build the config tree

• Parsing resource files

new ConfigBuilder()
    // TestYamlFiles is a Resources folder with YAML files in it
    .ParseTextResourceFiles("TestYamlFiles", new ConfigBuilder.YamlTextConfigParser())
    .Build();

new ConfigBuilder()
    // TestYamlFiles/TestYaml1 Resources YAML file
    .ParseTextResourceFiles("TestYamlFiles/TestYaml1", new ConfigBuilder.YamlTextConfigParser())
    .Build();

• Parsing strings

var configRoot =
    new ConfigBuilder()
        .ParseString(@"
                     aaa:
                       bbb: 123
                       ccc: ddd", new ConfigBuilder.YamlTextConfigParser())
        .Build();

• Merge dictionaries

var configRoot =
    new ConfigBuilder()
        .MergeDictionary(
            new Dictionary<object, object>
            {
                {
                    "aaa", new Dictionary<object, object>
                    {
                        {"bbb", 999},
                    }
                }
            }
        ).Build();

• Currently contains only a YAML parser but can be extended

private class TestConfigParser : ConfigBuilder.ITextConfigParser
{
    public Dictionary<object, object> ParseText(string text)
    {
        if (text == "please!")
            return new Dictionary<object, object>
            {
                {
                    "yesssss", "^_^"
                }
            };

        return new Dictionary<object, object>
        {
            {"nope", "sorry"}
        };
    }
}

...

new ConfigBuilder()
    .ParseString("please!", new TestConfigParser())
    .Build();

Planned features

• Parse from JSON
• Parse from XML
• Load to and save from binary files

1.0

No features are planned specifically for 1.0, but it wont be released until further testing and real life usage