### Install confiGOAT from source

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/docs/installation.rst

Installs confiGOAT after downloading the source code (either by cloning or downloading a tarball). This command runs the setup script.

```shell
python setup.py install
```

--------------------------------

### Set up Virtual Environment and Install

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst

Steps to create a virtual environment and install the local copy of configoat for development.

```shell
mkvirtualenv configoat
cd configoat/
python setup.py develop
```

--------------------------------

### Install confiGOAT from Source

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Installs confiGOAT by cloning the repository from GitHub and then installing it locally. This is useful for developers who want to use the latest unreleased code or contribute to the project.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/aag13/configoat
cd configoat
pip install .
```

--------------------------------

### Clone confiGOAT repository

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/docs/installation.rst

Clones the confiGOAT GitHub repository to install from source. This allows for development or installation of the latest unreleased code.

```console
$ git clone git://github.com/aag13/configoat
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize confiGOAT Project Setup

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Initializes the configuration setup for a new or existing project. This command creates necessary directories and files for confiGOAT to manage configurations.

```bash
configoat init
```

--------------------------------

### Install confiGOAT with pip

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Installs the confiGOAT package using pip, the Python package installer. This is the recommended method for most users.

```bash
pip install configoat
```

--------------------------------

### Package Management and Installation

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Commands for installing project dependencies using pip. This includes installing specific packages and potentially managing virtual environments.

```shell
pip install bump2version wheel watchdog flake8 tox coverage Sphinx twine Click pyyaml pytest
```

--------------------------------

### Install confiGOAT using pip

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/docs/installation.rst

Installs the latest stable release of confiGOAT using pip, the Python package installer. This is the recommended installation method.

```console
$ pip install configoat
```

--------------------------------

### Download confiGOAT tarball

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/docs/installation.rst

Downloads the confiGOAT source code as a tarball from GitHub for installation from source. This is an alternative to cloning the repository.

```console
$ curl -OJL https://github.com/aag13/configoat/tarball/master
```

--------------------------------

### Code Quality and Linting

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Tools for ensuring code quality and adherence to style guides. Flake8 checks for style guide violations and potential errors, while coverage measures test execution.

```shell
flake8 .
coverage run -m pytest
coverage report
```

--------------------------------

### Access Configuration via Dot Notation

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Demonstrates accessing configuration variables using dot notation with the `conf` object. The '@' symbol refers to the root of the configuration. The `get` method can also be used, optionally with default values and casting functions.

```python
print(conf("@.VARIABLE_NAME"))
print(conf("@.NESTED.VARIABLE_NAME"))

print(conf.get("@.VARIABLE_NAME"))
print(conf.get("@.NESTED.VARIABLE_NAME"))
```

```python
print(conf("@.VARIABLE_NAME", default=10, cast=int))

print(conf.get("@.VARIABLE_NAME", default=10, cast=int))
```

--------------------------------

### Nested Variable Reference

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Reference a variable located in a different configuration file or nested within another variable. Use '$ref(@.nested1.varAA)' where '@.nested1.varAA' is the dot notation path to the variable, starting from the root file.

```yaml
target_var:
  type: 'common'
  value: "$ref(@.nested1.varAA)"
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Configoat with YAML and Environment

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Initializes Configoat by loading configurations from a YAML file and specifying the environment. It also sets a namespace for dynamic module access. It's recommended to fetch the environment dynamically from runtime sources like environment variables.

```python
from configoat import conf
conf.initialize(config="configs/main.yaml", env="dev", module="all_config")
```

```python
import os
from configoat import conf
current_env = os.getenv("YOUR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE")
conf.initialize(config="configs/main.yaml", env=current_env, module="all_config")
```

--------------------------------

### Clone configoat Repository

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst

Instructions for cloning the configoat repository locally after forking it on GitHub.

```shell
git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/configoat.git
```

--------------------------------

### Command-Line Interface Development

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Click is a framework for creating beautiful command-line interfaces in Python. It simplifies argument parsing and command creation.

```python
import click

@click.command()
@click.option('--count', default=1, help='Number of greetings.')
@click.option('--name', prompt='Your name', help='The person to greet.')
def hello(count, name):
    """Simple program that greets NAME for a total of COUNT times."""
    for _ in range(count):
        click.echo(f"Hello {name}!")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    hello()

```

--------------------------------

### Package Distribution

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Tools for building and distributing Python packages. Wheel creates built distributions, and twine uploads packages to PyPI.

```shell
python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
twine upload dist/*
```

--------------------------------

### Run Tests and Linting

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst

Commands to check code quality and run tests using flake8 and tox, ensuring compatibility with multiple Python versions.

```shell
flake8 configoat tests
python setup.py test or pytest
tox
```

--------------------------------

### Documentation Generation

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Sphinx is employed for generating project documentation. It processes reStructuredText files to create HTML and other formats.

```shell
sphinx-build -b html sourcedir builddir
```

--------------------------------

### Commit and Push Changes

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst

Steps to stage, commit, and push local changes to a feature branch on GitHub.

```shell
git add .
git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
```

--------------------------------

### Testing and Continuous Integration

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Pytest is used for writing and running tests. Tox automates the testing process across different Python environments, ensuring compatibility.

```shell
pytest
tox
```

--------------------------------

### Deploying Changes

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst

Commands for maintainers to version, commit, and push changes for deployment, including updating the history file.

```shell
bump2version patch # possible: major / minor / patch
git push
git push --tags
```

--------------------------------

### File System Monitoring

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Watchdog provides an API for monitoring file system events. It can be used to trigger actions when files change.

```python
import time
from watchdog.observers import Observer
from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler

class MyHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
    def on_modified(self, event):
        print(f'Event type: {event.event_type} path : {event.src_path}')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    event_handler = MyHandler()
    observer = Observer()
    observer.schedule(event_handler, path='.', recursive=True)
    observer.start()
    try:
        while True:
            time.sleep(1)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        observer.stop()
    observer.join()

```

--------------------------------

### Main YAML Structure

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

The root structure of a main YAML configuration file in Configoat, containing a 'doc' for descriptions and 'resources' for variables.

```yaml
doc: 'This is the main config file where the processing starts from'
resources:
...
```

--------------------------------

### Import confiGOAT

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/docs/usage.rst

Shows the standard Python import statement for using the confiGOAT library. This is the first step to access its functionalities for managing project configurations.

```python
import configoat
```

--------------------------------

### Configuration Management

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

PyYAML is used for parsing YAML files, commonly used for project configuration.

```python
import yaml

with open('config.yaml', 'r') as file:
    config = yaml.safe_load(file)

print(config['database']['host'])

```

--------------------------------

### Version Bumping

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/requirements_dev.txt

Utilizes bump2version to manage project versioning. This tool helps in automating the process of updating version numbers in configuration files.

```shell
bump2version patch
bump2version minor
bump2version major
```

--------------------------------

### Configoat Variable Referencing: Same File

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Demonstrates referencing a variable ('SIBLING') located in the same configuration file. The '$ref(SIBLING)' syntax is used in the target variable's value.

```yaml
target_var:
  type: 'common'
  value: "$ref(SIBLING)"
```

--------------------------------

### Configoat Resource Type: Script

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Integrates variables from a Python script. The 'path' property points to the script, and 'variable_list' specifies which variables from the script will be accessible.

```yaml
var9:
  type: 'script'
  variable_list: ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
  path: 'path/from/project/root/to/script.py'
```

--------------------------------

### Run Specific Tests

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst

How to execute a subset of tests using pytest, targeting a specific test file.

```shell
pytest tests.test_configoat
```

--------------------------------

### Access Configuration via Dynamic Module

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Shows how to access configuration variables through dynamically created Python modules based on the configuration's nested structure. This allows importing and accessing variables as attributes of these modules.

```python
# accessing variables from the root module name, i.e. all_config
import all_config
print(all_config.var3)
print(all_config.var2.var4)
```

```python
# importing all variables using * from the root module name, i.e. all_config
from all_config import *
print(var3)
print(var2.var4)
```

```python
from all_config import var2 as current
print(current.var4)
```

--------------------------------

### Sibling Variable Reference

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Reference a variable located in the same configuration file. This is achieved by using '$ref(SIBLING)' where SIBLING is the name of the variable in the same file.

```yaml
target_var:
  type: 'common'
  value: "$ref(SIBLING)"
```

--------------------------------

### Create a New Branch

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst

Command to create a new branch for local development of a bug fix or new feature.

```shell
git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
```

--------------------------------

### Configoat Resource Type: Normal

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Defines a configuration variable whose value differs across environments. Supports various data types like string, integer, float, boolean, list, and dictionary.

```yaml
var1:
  type: 'normal'
  value:
    dev: 'value of var1 for dev'
    stage: 'value of var1 for stage'
    uat: 'value of var1 for uat'
    production: 'value of var1 for production'
    qa: 'value of var1 for qa'
```

--------------------------------

### Configoat Resource Type: Common

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Defines a configuration variable with a value that is the same across all environments. Supports string, integer, float, boolean, list, and dictionary data types.

```yaml
var2:
  type: 'common'
  value: "value of var2"

var3:
  type: 'common'
  value: False

var4:
  type: 'common'
  value: 100

var5:
  type: 'common'
  value: [ "Banana", "Mango", "Apple" ]

var6:
  type: 'common'
  value: {
    "name": "Raihan The Boss",
    "age": 66,
    "address": {
      "city": "Dhaka",
      "country": "Bangladesh"
    }
  }
```

--------------------------------

### Configoat Resource Type: Nested YAML

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Includes variables from another YAML file. The 'path' property specifies the relative path to the nested YAML file. Variables from the nested file are available under the namespace of this variable.

```yaml
var7:
  type: 'nested'
  path: 'path/from/project/root/to/nested.yaml'
```

--------------------------------

### Configoat Variable Referencing: Nested File

Source: https://github.com/aag13/configoat/blob/main/README.md

Shows how to reference a variable ('varAA') within a nested YAML file ('nested1'). The reference uses dot notation: '$ref(nested1.varAA)'.

```yaml
target_var:
  type: 'common'
  value: "$ref(nested1.varAA)"
```

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