backdrop 0.0.1

Backdrop
========

Backdrop is a configuration system that keeps your settings out of source control.

It's curently JSON based. Other formats may be available in the future.

Install
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pip install backdrop

Use
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Configuration files must be stored in `~/.backdrop/`.

For example, create a new project configuration file:

touch ~/.backdrop/myproject.json

Open it with your favorite editor:

vim ~/.backdrop/myproject.json

Save your settings, e.g.:

{
"database": {
"username": "myproject",
"password": "53cr3tp455w0rd"
}
}

In your project, include `backdrop` and load the configuration:

from backdrop import Backdrop

config = Backdrop('myproject')