configupdater.yaml

File Format

The configupdater configuration file is written in YAML 1.2. The file consists of a sequqnce node containing a seried of config items to keep track of. The config items are processed in order and it’s premissible for a later item to reference an earlier item.

Config Nodes

Each config item is presented as a mapping node, continaing a name, a type, and other keys depending on the type.

svndir

The svndir type is used to keep track of a collection of files stored in a remote svn repository. Keys:

• name - a name for this collection
• type - svndir
• source - URL of SVN repo
• target - Local directory where files will be stored
• user - username to pass to SVN server
• password - password to pass to SVN server

localfile

The localfile type is used to keep track of a local file. It can be used in conjuntion with svndir to report file-level changes. If the file has a yaml extension, changes to the remote file will be validated before the working config is updated. Keys:

• name - a name for this collection
• type - localfile
• source - local path to source file
• target - local path to working file

remotefile

The remotefile type is used to keep track of a single file stored on a remote server. If the file has a yaml extension, changes to the remote file will be validated before the working config is updated. Keys:

• name - a name for this file
• type - remotefile
• source - URL of remote file
• target - Local directory where file will be stored
• user - username to pass to remote server
• password - password to pass to remote server

Example file:

configs:
  - name: Config assets
    type: svndir
    source: https://host.wr.usgs.gov/svn/exampleproject
    target: /tmp/camcommander/svn
    user: exampleusername
    passwd: examplepassword

  - name: webrelaypoker.yaml
    type: localfile
    source: /tmp/camcommander/svn/webrelaypoker.yaml
    target: /tmp/comcommander/webrelaypoker.yaml