Configuration file

[SuborbitalPigeon]

Endless times I have committed changes to the bot's nick. This sort of thing should be in a non-git configuration file instead of in Java source.

[webpigeon]

This is very very overdue. We could use Google's GSON library to read a json file as a configuration file. The library is packaged for maven is documented at https://code.google.com/p/google-gson/

[SuborbitalPigeon]

Isn't Java fun, anything useful requires an external library.

[javax-swing]

Why not just use a properties file for configuration? Isnt that a standard
java thing?
On 26 Oct 2013 23:41, "Bruce Cowan" notifications@github.com wrote:

Isn't Java fun, anything useful requires an external library.

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[webpigeon]

We can use properties files, but as far as I'm aware they store String -> String, Gson does ORM so you read it in as a class.

Property files have the advantage that it's included with Java.

[javax-swing]

That is true, but it does mean that you need a corresponding class for your
configuration. If you want nested configuration I would recommend bog
standard xml.

I think using json would mainly br beneficial if sending configuration from
another app.... maybe
On 27 Oct 2013 10:20, "Joseph Walton-Rivers" notifications@github.com
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We can use properties files, but as far as I'm aware they store String ->
String, Gson does ORM so you read it in as a class.

Property files have the advantage that it's included with Java.

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[javax-swing]

Actually after seeing the code reduction I do see the benefits. Hopefully
that main method wont have to change anymore either :)
On 30 Oct 2013 17:58, "Matthew Rooney" m.rooney.bsc@gmail.com wrote:

That is true, but it does mean that you need a corresponding class for
your configuration. If you want nested configuration I would recommend bog
standard xml.

I think using json would mainly br beneficial if sending configuration
from another app.... maybe
On 27 Oct 2013 10:20, "Joseph Walton-Rivers" notifications@github.com
wrote:

We can use properties files, but as far as I'm aware they store String ->
String, Gson does ORM so you read it in as a class.

Property files have the advantage that it's included with Java.

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