Configure read default

[jadb]

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[markstory]

Doesn't this encourage adding default values all over the app? Shouldn't we encourage default config files instead?

[ravage84]

Having the option does not seem to be such a bad thing...

[jippi]

👎 from personal experience, having defaults scattered all over the place is sad

if you insist on it use Configure::read('meh') ?: 'meh';

[markstory]

Having the option does not seem to be such a bad thing...

In isolation I agree, but in practice it leads to code that is hard to understand. Think of the mess you'd be in if the following happened:

// In one place
Configure::read('Security.salt', 'abc123');

// In another
Configure::read('Security.salt', '123abc');

Having a centralized place for default values (like a default config file) makes it impossible for configuration values to diverge.

[jadb]

Am happy either way.

The raised concerns make perfect sense when put in place to enforce good practices.