[Catalyst] ConfigLoader and merging _local

[Christopher H. Laco]

Adam Herzog wrote:
> When using C::P::ConfigLoader and the _local configuration, I
> encountered some counter-intuitive behavior (for me at least.)
> 
> The files myapp.yml and myapp_local.yml are merged on a per-section
> basis, but not within sections. So, if I have the following configs:
> 
> myapp.yml
> ---
> View::TT:
>     CATALYST_VAR: Catalyst
>     TIMER: 0
> 
> myapp_local.yml
> ---
> View::TT:
>     TIMER: 1
> 
> Then I get the result configuration of:
> Resulting configuration:
> 'View::TT' => {
>     'TIMER' => '1'
> },
> 
> I had expected TIMER to be overridden by my _local configuration, but
> CATALYST_VAR to stay the same. This would also be true if I had, for
> instance, set a new dsn for my model, but didn't copy over the rest of
> the model's configuration.
> 
> So, I'm thinking that ConfigLoader should try to merge the
> configurations as deeply as possible, with myapp_local.yml overriding
> myapp.yml where necessary.
> 
> Thoughts or suggestions?
> 
> -Adam

Sounds like a job for....gasp... Hash::Merge


-=Chris

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