Config object can now be used as a dict

derpconf/config.py

@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ def __getattr__(self, name):
 
         raise AttributeError(name)
 
+    def __getitem__(self, name):
+        if hasattr(self, name):
+            return getattr(self, name)
+        raise KeyError('No config called \'%s\'' % name)
+
+    def __setitem__(self, name, value):
+        setattr(self, name, value)
+
     @classmethod
     def get_config_text(cls):
         result = []

derpconf/version.py

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 # http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license
 # Copyright (c) 2012 globo.com timehome@corp.globo.com
 
-__version__ = "0.4.7"
+__version__ = "0.4.8"

vows/config_vows.py

@@ -118,3 +118,21 @@ def topic(self):
 
         def should_be_lengthy(self, topic):
             expect(topic).to_length(1)
+
+    class WhenUsedAsDict(Vows.Context):
+        def topic(self):
+            return Config.load(fix('sample.conf'))
+
+        def should_have_get_value_as_dict(self, topic):
+            expect(topic['FOO']).to_equal('bar')
+
+        def should_have_set_value_as_dict(self, topic):
+            topic['X'] = 'something'
+            expect(topic['X']).to_equal('something')
+
+        class WithError(Vows.Context):
+            def topic(self, parent_topic):
+                return parent_topic['INVALID_KEY']
+
+            def should_raise_key_error(self, topic):
+                expect(topic).to_be_an_error_like(KeyError)