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by sammcj
- src
- config
# Configuration Management System
The configuration system manages application-wide settings and initialization parameters for the
Atlas Task Manager. It provides a centralized way to handle configuration across different
components.
## Overview
The configuration system handles:
- Application settings
- Component initialization parameters
- Environment-specific configurations
- Runtime configuration updates
## Architecture
### ConfigManager
The core configuration manager that:
- Loads initial configuration
- Validates configuration values
- Provides access to settings
- Handles configuration updates
### Configuration Areas
- **Logging Configuration**
- Console and file logging settings
- Log levels and formatting
- File rotation and retention
- **Storage Configuration**
- Database connection settings
- Performance tuning parameters
- Backup and recovery options
- **Server Configuration**
- Rate limiting settings
- Request timeouts
- Health check parameters
## Usage Examples
```typescript
// Initialize config manager
const configManager = await ConfigManager.initialize({
logging: {
console: true,
file: true,
level: LogLevels.DEBUG,
},
storage: {
baseDir: dataDir,
connection: {
maxRetries: 3,
retryDelay: 1000,
},
},
});
// Access configuration
const config = configManager.getConfig();
```
## Best Practices
1. **Configuration Validation**
- Validate all configuration values
- Provide sensible defaults
- Check for required settings
- Validate relationships between settings
2. **Environment Handling**
- Support different environments (dev, prod)
- Use environment variables when appropriate
- Handle sensitive configuration securely
- Document all configuration options
3. **Error Handling**
- Provide clear error messages for invalid config
- Handle missing configuration gracefully
- Log configuration errors appropriately
- Enable configuration debugging
4. **Performance Considerations**
- Cache configuration values
- Minimize configuration reloads
- Handle updates efficiently
- Monitor configuration impact
5. **Security**
- Protect sensitive configuration
- Validate configuration sources
- Control configuration access
- Audit configuration changes