dependencies = %w(missing_config_file_name_error missing_config_file_error map) dependencies.each { |dependency| require "config_loader/#{dependency}" } module ConfigLoader # Let's assume that you have the special file config/database.yml in your Rails project. In this example, you are using CouchDB as your database. This file has the content below: # # development: # server: localhost # port: 5984 # database_name: addressbook_development # # test: # server: localhost # port: 5984 # database_name: addressbook_test # # production: # server: production.server.com # port: 5984 # database_name: addressbook_production # # In order to access the database configuration for your current environment, you'd write, for instance: # # db_config = ConfigLoader.load('database') # db_config['server'] # localhost # db_config['port'] # 5984 # db_config['database_name'] # addressbook_development # # We're assuming that your current environment is development. # # You can get the configuration of a specific running environment writing this: # # db_config = ConfigLoader.load('database', 'production') # db_config['server'] # production.server.com # db_config['port'] # 5984 # db_config['database_name'] # addressbook_production # # You can specify the project root too. If you don't, it will assume the project root is Rails.root. To change it, write: # # # db_config = ConfigLoader.load('database', 'production') # db_config = ConfigLoader.load('database', 'test', '/home/user/my_special_project_root') # # Dinamic keys are also accepted. They're parsed using ERB. So, you're free to write a config file like this: # # test: # server: <%= `hostname` %> # port: 5984 # database_name: addressbook_test def self.load(file_name, running_env = ENV['RAILS_ENV'], project_root = ENV['RAILS_ROOT']) ConfigLoader::Map.new(file_name, running_env, project_root).load end end