Commit 1dca75e6 authored by Fred Drake's avatar Fred Drake

- update version info for ZConfig 2.0

- remove commented-out cruftiness related to a no-longer-supported
  model
parent da438e63
...@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ ...@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
\title{ZConfig Package Reference} \title{ZConfig Package Reference}
%\date{\today} %\date{\today}
\release{1.0} \release{2.0}
\setshortversion{1.0} \setshortversion{2.0}
\author{Zope Corporation} \author{Zope Corporation}
\authoraddress{ \authoraddress{
...@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Corporation. Any software written in Python is free to use the ...@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Corporation. Any software written in Python is free to use the
ensure compatibility. This software is covered by the Zope Public ensure compatibility. This software is covered by the Zope Public
License, version 2.0. License, version 2.0.
The \module{ZConfig} package has been tested with Python 2.1 and 2.2. The \module{ZConfig} package has been tested with Python 2.1, 2.2, and
Python 2.0 is not supported. 2.3. Python 2.0 is not supported.
\module{ZConfig} only relies on the Python standard library. \module{ZConfig} only relies on the Python standard library.
Configurations which use \module{ZConfig} are described using Configurations which use \module{ZConfig} are described using
...@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ Like the \ulink{\module{ConfigParser}} ...@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ Like the \ulink{\module{ConfigParser}}
format, this format supports key-value pairs arranged in sections. format, this format supports key-value pairs arranged in sections.
Unlike the \module{ConfigParser} format, sections are typed and can be Unlike the \module{ConfigParser} format, sections are typed and can be
organized hierarchically. organized hierarchically.
% XXX and support delegation of value lookup to other sections.
Additional files may be included if needed. Schema components not Additional files may be included if needed. Schema components not
specified in the application schema can be imported from the specified in the application schema can be imported from the
configuration file. Though both formats are substantially configuration file. Though both formats are substantially
...@@ -88,8 +87,6 @@ The intent of supporting nested section is to allow setting up the ...@@ -88,8 +87,6 @@ The intent of supporting nested section is to allow setting up the
configurations for loosely-associated components in a container. For configurations for loosely-associated components in a container. For
example, each process running on a host might get its configuration example, each process running on a host might get its configuration
section from that host's section of a shared configuration file. section from that host's section of a shared configuration file.
% XXX Each section may use the delegation syntax to share a base
% configuration with other components of the same type.
The top level of a configuration file consists of a series of The top level of a configuration file consists of a series of
inclusions, key-value pairs, and sections. inclusions, key-value pairs, and sections.
...@@ -142,10 +139,9 @@ denote optional parts): ...@@ -142,10 +139,9 @@ denote optional parts):
\begin{alltt} \begin{alltt}
<\var{section-type} \optional{\var{name}} > <\var{section-type} \optional{\var{name}} >
\end{alltt} \end{alltt}
% <\var{section-type} \optional{\var{name}} \optional{(\var{basename})} >
\var{section-type} and \var{name} % and \var{basename} \var{section-type} and \var{name} all have the same syntactic
all have the same syntactic constraints as key names. constraints as key names.
The terminator looks like this: The terminator looks like this:
...@@ -170,40 +166,12 @@ of one or more key-value pairs and sections. For example: ...@@ -170,40 +166,12 @@ of one or more key-value pairs and sections. For example:
(The indentation is used here for clarity, but is not required for (The indentation is used here for clarity, but is not required for
syntactic correctness.) syntactic correctness.)
% If the \var{basename} component is given for a section header
% (regardless of the presence of the name component), that section
% acquires additional values from another section having \var{basename}
% as its \var{name} and an application-supported type. For example, an
% application that supports the types \code{host} and \code{hostclass}
% might use configuration like this:
% \begin{verbatim}
% <hostclass secondary>
% server-type secondary
% port 1234
% </hostclass>
% <host grendel (secondary)>
% port 2345
% </host>
% \end{verbatim}
% In this application, sections of type \code{host} would be allowed to
% acquire configuration data only from the \code{hostclass} type, so the
% section named \code{grendel} would only be allowed to acquire
% configuration data from a section with type \code{hostclass} and name
% \code{secondary}. The \code{hostclass} section named \code{secondary}
% could in turn acquire additional key-value pairs from some other
% section, based on the allowed type relationships of the
% \code{hostclass} type.
The header for empty sections is similar to that of non-empty The header for empty sections is similar to that of non-empty
sections, but there is no terminator: sections, but there is no terminator:
\begin{alltt} \begin{alltt}
<\var{section-type} \optional{\var{name}} /> <\var{section-type} \optional{\var{name}} />
\end{alltt} \end{alltt}
% <\var{section-type} \optional{\var{name}} \optional{(\var{basename})} />
\subsection{Extending the Configuration Schema} \subsection{Extending the Configuration Schema}
...@@ -1367,6 +1335,4 @@ schema: ...@@ -1367,6 +1335,4 @@ schema:
\verbatiminput{schema.dtd} \verbatiminput{schema.dtd}
%\input{oldapi}
\end{document} \end{document}
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