Configuration

This library implements a UTF-8 text file scheme for configuration as follows:

• Comments start with --
• Leading, trailing, and extra whitespace is ignored
• Each parameter is named and delimited as follows: <parameter-name> = <parameter-value>

Parameter values may be:

• Strings delimited with either single- or double-quotes
• Tables delimited with {} that may contain strings, booleans, or numbers
• Booleans (true or false)
• Numbers

Currently the following are not supported:

• Tables embedded within tables
• Tables containing strings that contain commas

A sample configuration file might be:

-- Configuration File for "Hairpin and Dynamic Adjustments" script
--
left_dynamic_cushion         = 12        --evpus
right_dynamic_cushion        = -6        --evpus

• get_parameters

get_parameters

configuration.get_parameters(file_name, parameter_list)

Searches for a file with the input filename in the script_settings directory and replaces the default values in parameter_list with any that are found in the config file.