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I just want to add another library in here which – at least in my world – is replacing json as the number one configuration and serialisation format. It's calle

I just want to add another library in here which – at least in my world – is replacing json as the number one configuration and serialisation format. It's called libucl and it's main consumer is probably the new package tool in FreeBSD: `pkg` Its syntax is nginx-like but can also parse strict json. It's pretty fast too. More info here: https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl

stock_toaster 12y ago
At one point I looked into using it, but there werent any python bindings at the time, and I didnt have the time (for the project) to write any. Are there any good language libs for it these days?
- jbergstroem 12y ago
  Conveniently enough the first python extension landed in head 10 days ago: https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl/pull/68 https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl/pull/68
  - stock_toaster 12y ago
    oh nice! thanks for the link. :D
michaelmior 12y ago
Out of curiousity, what do you mean by "my world"? Is this a particular domain you're working in, or just your personal usage?
- jbergstroem 12y ago
  Was just referring to the set of tools and libraries I surround myself with.
- leojg 12y ago
  He is obviously an alien and he is trying to introduce the tools he use in his home world. OnTopic: I think is an unusual way of saying "the environment I use"
crdoconnor 12y ago
Any particular reason to use this over YAML for configuration?
- TillE 12y ago
  Macros seem to be the key distinguishing feature. It's a good idea, sort of borrowing from template engines.
  - crdoconnor 12y ago
    Sure, but why not use a well known and solid templating engine if you're going to do templating? Ansible combines YAML with jinja2 to do this type of stuff, for instance. I'm not totally certain, but I think that might end up being simpler, more expressive and more powerful than this.
twic 12y ago
The automatic array creation feature [1] seems misguided. It means that as a programmer consuming a configuration file, i can't know whether a given field will be a scalar or an array. I recently worked on a JavaScript API that had that behaviour, and it was a pain. Apart from that, though, this looks like a really good format. [1] https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl#automatic-arrays-creation https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl#automatic-arrays-creation

stock_toaster 12y ago

At one point I looked into using it, but there werent any python bindings at the time, and I didnt have the time (for the project) to write any. Are there any good language libs for it these days?

jbergstroem 12y ago
Conveniently enough the first python extension landed in head 10 days ago: https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl/pull/68 https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl/pull/68
- stock_toaster 12y ago
  oh nice! thanks for the link. :D

michaelmior 12y ago

Out of curiousity, what do you mean by "my world"? Is this a particular domain you're working in, or just your personal usage?

jbergstroem 12y ago
Was just referring to the set of tools and libraries I surround myself with.
leojg 12y ago
He is obviously an alien and he is trying to introduce the tools he use in his home world. OnTopic: I think is an unusual way of saying "the environment I use"

crdoconnor 12y ago

Any particular reason to use this over YAML for configuration?

TillE 12y ago
Macros seem to be the key distinguishing feature. It's a good idea, sort of borrowing from template engines.
- crdoconnor 12y ago
  Sure, but why not use a well known and solid templating engine if you're going to do templating? Ansible combines YAML with jinja2 to do this type of stuff, for instance. I'm not totally certain, but I think that might end up being simpler, more expressive and more powerful than this.

twic 12y ago

The automatic array creation feature [1] seems misguided. It means that as a programmer consuming a configuration file, i can't know whether a given field will be a scalar or an array. I recently worked on a JavaScript API that had that behaviour, and it was a pain. Apart from that, though, this looks like a really good format. [1] https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl#automatic-arrays-creation https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl#automatic-arrays-creation