Function LoadConfigFile

read.go:219–236

LoadConfigFile reads a file and returns a new configuration representation. This representation can be queried with GetValue.

(fileName string, moreFiles ...string)

// LoadConfigFile reads a file and returns a new configuration representation.
// This representation can be queried with GetValue.
func LoadConfigFile(fileName string, moreFiles ...string) (c *ConfigFile, err error) {
	// Append files' name together.
	fileNames := make([]string, 1, len(moreFiles)+1)
	fileNames[0] = fileName
	if len(moreFiles) > 0 {
		fileNames = append(fileNames, moreFiles...)
	}

	c = newConfigFile(fileNames)

	for _, name := range fileNames {
		if err = c.loadFile(name); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	return c, nil
}

// Reload reloads configuration file in case it has changes.
func (c *ConfigFile) Reload() (err error) {