Multiple config files

[10leej]

Is it possible to use multiple config files in lua?

[p3lim]

Yes.

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[Clamsoda]

All a file dedicated to configuration does it separate configurable settings from non-configurable/relevant code. The fact that the file is named config.lua or configuration.lua makes it no different than core.lua or MyAddon.lua or modules.lua etc.

Config1.lua:

local _, AddonTable = ...
 
AddonTable.Config1 = {
    MyNeatSetting      = true,
    MyNotSoNeatSetting = false
}

Config2.lua

local _, AddonTable = ...
 
AddonTable.Config2 = {
    DucksAreNeat = true,
    CowsAreNeat  = false
}

Understand that you can place anything you can place into a table, into the addon table. As such, you could split your configuration into 1000 files if you wanted to.

[Fizzlemizz]

Now I'm confused.

Are we talking physical files on disk or multiple tables saved to a file?

I thought it was 1 global savedvariable file, one per character savedvariable file and each file could hold multiple config tables defined in the .TOC by sepreating their names with a comma.

If there is another option it would be interesting.

[Phanx]

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz I thought it was 1 global savedvariable file, one per character savedvariable file and each file could hold multiple config tables defined in the .TOC by sepreating their names with a comma.

I did not get the impression from the OP's post that he is talking about saved variables, but you are correct -- you only get up to 1 global saved variables file + 1 character saved variables file for each addon.

[Fizzlemizz]

Originally Posted by Phanx I did not get the impression from the OP's post that he is talking about saved variables, but you are correct -- you only get up to 1 global saved variables file + 1 character saved variables file for each addon.

What other files can you create with WoW lua? I asume OP was talking about WoW lua and I know my knowledge is sketchy at best.