Allow the same context to be used multiple times in configuration

[jlecomte]

Our application configuration is spread across multiple files (we use the "applicationConfigFiles" directive to include additional configuration files into our main application.yaml...) Unfortunately, when the same context is specified multiple times, e.g. "runtime:server,lang:fr-FR", mojito throws an error:

error: (addon-rs-config): 
settings "runtime:server,lang:fr-FR" exists in both 
/blah/blah/blih/base.yaml and
/blah/blah/blah/application.yaml

Because the order matters in the "applicationConfigFiles" directive, we should be allowed to use the same context multiple times. If the same configuration setting is set multiple times, the last one should take precedence...

[drewfish]

Should the last one take precedence, or merge over an earlier one? The merge allows a particular context to be "built up" from multiple files. (Alas, merging arrays is problematic.)

[jlecomte]

merge over = take precedence. I don't see the difference...

[drewfish]

I guess I was trying to make a distinction between "replace" and "merge". You seem to have been thinking of "merge" too, so I think we have the same idea 😄.

[jlecomte]

Can we prioritize this request? We would like to have it by the end of November/early December. Thanks!

[caridy]

bumping this into trello board: https://trello.com/c/XYLOloRT/768-search-gh-1254-allow-the-same-context-to-be-used-multiple-times-in-configuration

[drewfish]

Available in mojito 0.8.1.