Configuration Initializer

Overview

Brief description of the feature.
Allows the setting and changing of basic OpenELIS-Global configuration options at startup via property files.

Goals

What are the primary goals of this feature?

• Expedite new installations that need the same configuration values

• Ensure common settings are used for equivalent installations

• Allow a method for an installation to export a configuration without taking a database dump

Key Functionality

List the main functions and capabilities of the feature.

• Set configuration values in the database from a Java Properties file

• View the full configuration options in the Java Properties file

• Provide a “change file” to change individual setting without editing the full list of options and retain a copy of the change file.

Documentation

Links to related documentation or resources.

• Developer Documentation - https://uwdigi.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=231768079&draftShareId=ef3381d6-3f0e-4acd-86c6-f4a6f7a743d8

• Administrator Documentation - https://uwdigi.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=232947715&draftShareId=7cee9bcb-2382-4b8b-8a45-d6f0b59fbba7

• List of supported configuration options - TODO

Future Considerations

Notes on potential improvements or future iterations.

• Centralize all configuration options to allow them to be set via a single file

  • common.properties and extra.properties values should be moved to use these properties files by creating ConfigurationProperties.Property options that correspond to them

  • Look through the code and find @Value annotations and migrate these to the centralized configuration options

  • Identify tables in the database outside of site_information that should be migrated into the configuration options

• Expand upon the file formats that are usable (yaml, json)

• Integrate environment variables to also be used

• Provide a web endpoint that allows viewing of the endpoint rather than looking directly at the filesystem