Web Configuration for Go websites

Manage website settings with webconfig

go-webconfig is a free-syle text-based config helper with built-in type and events.

Usage

Create an instance and start using the Config type.

Config *webconfig.Config
Config = webconfig.NewWebConfig(<websites' full root path>)

Features

• Free-style text based: view/read naturally.
• Use comments throughout the config file.
• Integrates with a Go website project; initializes with only a web root-path
  • One type (Config) holds all webconfig data.
• It keeps up with changes frequently; no need to restart the webserver to get a refreshed config data.
• Common web settings + security, and URL management options.
• Keeps a separate file for blocked IP addresses.
• Built-in timeout event to reset the Message Banner display value to off.
• Conditional HTTP Service based on ip address, header, and query string. The following example allows only bing and google bots to see /robot.txt:

conditional-http-service [{"rule-type":"ip-address","url-path":"/robot.txt","serve-only-to-criteria":["+http://www.bing.com/bingbot.htm","+http://www.google.com/bot.html"],"http-status-code":404}]]

See ConditionalHTTPService and conditional-http-service in defs.go

• Built-in Request Validation; usage example:

isRequestValid, httpErrCode := Config.ValidateHTTPRequest(w, r)

if httpErrCode == http.StatusTemporaryRedirect || httpErrCode == http.StatusBadGateway {
    return
} else {
    // deal with the request according to the http error code
}

Commented JSON config

Use comment lines using # at the beginning of each line, within a line ; and /* */ blocks anywhere in the json block.

func LoadJSONConfig(path string) (map[string]interface{}, []byte)

# Top notes
# some more text...
{
    # more notes...
    "my-info":
    [
        # notes for object one
        {        
            # my comments...
            "some-key" : "some value /* notes go here */",        
                        
            # notes for this key
            "some-array" :
            [
                "value 1",  # inline comment will also be omitted
                /* more notes */
                "value 2"
            ]
        } 
    ]
}