.conf configuration file support added to CLI + doc ambiguity cleanup

README.md

@@ -232,43 +232,35 @@ No one wants to put their credentials out for everyone to see on the command lin
 # By default if no url or configuration is specified apprise will attempt to load
 # configuration files (if present) from:
 #  ~/.apprise
-#  ~/.apprise.yml
 #  ~/.apprise.yaml
-#  ~/.config/apprise
-#  ~/.config/apprise.yml
+#  ~/.config/apprise.conf
 #  ~/.config/apprise.yaml
-#  /etc/apprise
-#  /etc/apprise.yml
+#  /etc/apprise.conf
 #  /etc/apprise.yaml
 
 # Also a subdirectory handling allows you to leverage plugins
 #  ~/.apprise/apprise
-#  ~/.apprise/apprise.yml
 #  ~/.apprise/apprise.yaml
-#  ~/.config/apprise/apprise
-#  ~/.config/apprise/apprise.yml
+#  ~/.config/apprise/apprise.conf
 #  ~/.config/apprise/apprise.yaml
-#  /etc/apprise/apprise
-#  /etc/apprise/apprise.yml
 #  /etc/apprise/apprise.yaml
+#  /etc/apprise/apprise.conf
 
 # Windows users can store their default configuration files here:
-#  %APPDATA%/Apprise/apprise
-#  %APPDATA%/Apprise/apprise.yml
+#  %APPDATA%/Apprise/apprise.conf
 #  %APPDATA%/Apprise/apprise.yaml
-#  %LOCALAPPDATA%/Apprise/apprise
-#  %LOCALAPPDATA%/Apprise/apprise.yml
+#  %LOCALAPPDATA%/Apprise/apprise.conf
 #  %LOCALAPPDATA%/Apprise/apprise.yaml
-#  %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Apprise\apprise
-#  %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Apprise\apprise.yml
+#  %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Apprise\apprise.conf
 #  %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Apprise\apprise.yaml
-#  %PROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise
-#  %PROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise.yml
+#  %PROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise.conf
 #  %PROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise.yaml
-#  %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise
-#  %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise.yml
+#  %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise.conf
 #  %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Apprise\apprise.yaml
 
+# The configuration files specified above can also be identified with a `.yml`
+# extension or even just entirely removing the `.conf` extension altogether.
+
 # If you loaded one of those files, your command line gets really easy:
 apprise -vv -t 'my title' -b 'my notification body'
 

apprise/cli.py

@@ -67,25 +67,30 @@
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATHS = (
     # Legacy Path Support
     '~/.apprise',
+    '~/.apprise.conf',
     '~/.apprise.yml',
     '~/.apprise.yaml',
     '~/.config/apprise',
+    '~/.config/apprise.conf',
     '~/.config/apprise.yml',
     '~/.config/apprise.yaml',
 
     # Plugin Support Extended Directory Search Paths
     '~/.apprise/apprise',
+    '~/.apprise/apprise.conf',
     '~/.apprise/apprise.yml',
     '~/.apprise/apprise.yaml',
     '~/.config/apprise/apprise',
+    '~/.config/apprise/apprise.conf',
     '~/.config/apprise/apprise.yml',
     '~/.config/apprise/apprise.yaml',
 
-    # Global Configuration Support
+    # Global Configuration File Support
     '/etc/apprise',
     '/etc/apprise.yml',
     '/etc/apprise.yaml',
     '/etc/apprise/apprise',
+    '/etc/apprise/apprise.conf',
     '/etc/apprise/apprise.yml',
     '/etc/apprise/apprise.yaml',
 )
@@ -104,9 +109,11 @@
     # Default Config Search Path for Windows Users
     DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATHS = (
         expandvars('%APPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise'),
+        expandvars('%APPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise.conf'),
         expandvars('%APPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise.yml'),
         expandvars('%APPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise.yaml'),
         expandvars('%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise'),
+        expandvars('%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise.conf'),
         expandvars('%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise.yml'),
         expandvars('%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Apprise\\apprise.yaml'),
 
@@ -116,16 +123,19 @@
 
         # C:\ProgramData\Apprise\
         expandvars('%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\Apprise\\apprise'),
+        expandvars('%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\Apprise\\apprise.conf'),
         expandvars('%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\Apprise\\apprise.yml'),
         expandvars('%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\Apprise\\apprise.yaml'),
 
         # C:\Program Files\Apprise
         expandvars('%PROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise'),
+        expandvars('%PROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise.conf'),
         expandvars('%PROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise.yml'),
         expandvars('%PROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise.yaml'),
 
         # C:\Program Files\Common Files
         expandvars('%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise'),
+        expandvars('%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise.conf'),
         expandvars('%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise.yml'),
         expandvars('%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\\Apprise\\apprise.yaml'),
     )

packaging/man/apprise.md

@@ -188,27 +188,24 @@ command line and all of them will be loaded.  You can also point your configurat
 a cloud location (by referencing `http://` or `https://`. By default **apprise** looks
 in the following local locations for configuration files and loads them:
 
-    ~/.apprise
-    ~/.apprise.yml
+    ~/.apprise.conf
     ~/.apprise.yaml
-    ~/.config/apprise
-    ~/.config/apprise.yml
+    ~/.config/apprise.conf
     ~/.config/apprise.yaml
 
-    ~/.apprise/apprise
-    ~/.apprise/apprise.yml
+    ~/.apprise/apprise.conf
     ~/.apprise/apprise.yaml
-    ~/.config/apprise/apprise
-    ~/.config/apprise/apprise.yml
+    ~/.config/apprise/apprise.conf
     ~/.config/apprise/apprise.yaml
 
-    /etc/apprise
-    /etc/apprise.yml
+    /etc/apprise.conf
     /etc/apprise.yaml
-    /etc/apprise/apprise
-    /etc/apprise/apprise.yml
+    /etc/apprise/apprise.conf
     /etc/apprise/apprise.yaml
 
+The **configuration files** specified above can also be identified with a `.yml`
+extension or even just entirely removing the `.conf` extension altogether.
+
 If a default configuration file is referenced in any way by the **apprise**
 tool, you no longer need to provide it a Service URL.  Usage of the **apprise**
 tool simplifies to: