Changed the application reference key in the configuration file format

 The application can also be any callable returning an Application so application_class is inappropriate.
  Also added the "settings" key to the quickstart template.

asphalt/core/command.py

@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ def start(app_ctx: ApplicationContext):
     with (project / 'config.yml').open('w') as f:
         f.write("""\
 ---
-application_class: {package}:{app_subclass}
+application: {package}:{app_subclass}
 components:
-    foo: {{}}  # REPLACE ME
+  foo: {{}}  # REPLACE ME
+settings:
+  bar: 1  # REPLACE ME
 logging:
   version: 1
   disable_existing_loggers: false
@@ -77,7 +79,6 @@ def start(app_ctx: ApplicationContext):
     author='FILL IN HERE',
     author_email='FILL IN HERE',
     classifiers=[
-        'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3'
     ],
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def run_from_config_file(config_file: Union[str, Path], unsafe: bool=False):
     assert isinstance(config, dict), 'the YAML document root must be a dictionary'
 
     # Instantiate and run the application
-    application_class = resolve_reference(config.pop('application_class', Application))
+    application_class = resolve_reference(config.pop('application', Application))
     application = application_class(**config)
     application.run()
 

tests/test_command.py

@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ def start(app_ctx: ApplicationContext):
         assert isinstance(yaml.load(config_data), dict)
         assert config_data == """\
 ---
-application_class: example:ExampleProjectApplication
+application: example:ExampleProjectApplication
 components:
-    foo: {}  # REPLACE ME
+  foo: {}  # REPLACE ME
+settings:
+  bar: 1  # REPLACE ME
 logging:
   version: 1
   disable_existing_loggers: false
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ def test_run_from_config_file(tmpdir, unsafe):
         path = tmpdir.join('test.yaml')
         path.write("""\
 ---
-application_class: {}
+application: {}
 components:
     foo: {{}}
     bar: {{}}