Flash.Configuration.Wpf 8.0.0

Flash.Configuration.Wpf

Flash.Configuration.Wpf is a configuration management tool that enables dynamic parsing and updating of configuration settings, including updating configuration files after build.

Features

• Dynamic configuration parsing: Supports parsing configuration files in JSON format. Extracts and structures configuration data for easy access.
• Automatic configuration updates: Updates configuration files dynamically based on specified rules. Ensures configurations remain up to date without manual intervention.
• Post-Build configuration handling: Automatically modifies configuration files after the application build process. Useful for adapting settings to different environments (e.g., development, staging, production).
• Environment-specific configurations: Manages different configuration files based on the target deployment environment. Allows seamless switching between settings for different use cases.
• Validation and Error Handling: Includes built-in validation mechanisms to detect and report misconfigurations. Logs errors and warnings for troubleshooting issues.
• Extensibility and Customization: Allows developers to define custom processing rules for configurations. Supports plug-in extensions to enhance functionality.

Getting Started

Installation

To add the latest NuGet package:

Install-Package Flash.Configuration.Wpf --version 8.0.0

or

dotnet add package Flash.Configuration.Wpf --version 8.0.0

The package can work with the following project types:

• Windows Forms App
• Windows Forms Class Library

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 or higher.
• ⚠️ Warning The project should have the following framework<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041</TargetFramework> instead <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>

Usage

• Create a class for configuration

  Sample

[FlashOrder(4)]
[FlashConfig("ConnectionStrings", environment: "Development")]
[FlashConfig("ConnectionStrings", environment: "Staging")]
public class ConnectionStrings
{
    [FlashProperty("DefaultConnection")]
    [FlashValue("Server=dev.localhost;Database=dev_db;User Id=dev_user;Password=******;", environment: "Development")]
    [FlashValue("Server=staging.localhost;Database=staging_db;User Id=staging_user;Password=******;",
        environment: "Staging")]
    public string DefaultConnection { get; } = string.Empty;
    
    [FlashIgnore]
    [FlashProperty("Enabled")]
    [FlashValue(false, environment: "Development")]
    [FlashValue(true, environment: "Staging")]
    public bool Enabled { get; }
}

• Add the following configuration files to the project:
  • appsettings.Development.json
  • appsettings.Staging.json
• Build the project;
  • The configuration files should be updated:
    • appsettings.Development.json

    {
        "Logging": {
          "LogLevel": {
            "Default": "Information",
            "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
          }
        },
          "ConnectionStrings": {
            "DefaultConnection": "Server=dev.localhost;Database=dev_db;User Id=dev_user;Password=******;"
        }
    }
    

    • appsettings.Staging.json

    {
        "Logging": {
          "LogLevel": {
            "Default": "Debug",
            "System": "Information",
            "Microsoft": "Information"
          }
        },
          "ConnectionStrings": {
            "DefaultConnection": "Server=staging.localhost;Database=staging_db;User Id=staging_user;Password=******;"
        }
    }
    

Advanced usage

⚠️ Warning The advanced complex sample is available with the link with all classes and configuration files.