[slf4j-user] AVSL

cowwoc cowwoc at bbs.darktech.org
Tue Apr 27 20:41:08 CEST 2010


On 27/04/2010 10:59 AM, Brian Clapper wrote:
> In general, I dislike XML configurations. I think XML is a fine way to
> represent data. I think it's a lousy format to force people to edit for
> configuration purposes. To that end, I tend to avoid it for my own tools'
> configurations.
>
> For AVSL, I use a Scala configuration parsing API that mimics INI- or
> Python-style configuration files and supports variable substitution
> (including Java System.properties and environment substitution), include
> files, etc.
>    

     I tend to agree. XML is fine for machines, not for humans. The only 
change I would make is rename the .ini file to .properties.

Gili


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