Markdown driven configuration!

Using the fantastic markdown parser marked.

$ npm install mdconf

• Python port

var parse = require('mdconf');
parse('string of markdown');
// => Object

Markdown headings act as keys, list items with : act as maps, otherwise regular lists behave as.. lists.

# Defaults

  Since this is markdown you can still have regular text
  to explain what the hell is going on.

## Upload

  - max: 200mb
  - dir: /tmp

### Thumbnail sizes

  - 50x50
  - 300x300
  - 600x600
  - 900x900

## S3

  - api key: 111111
  - secret: 222222

### Buckets

  - avatars: myapp-avatars
  - assets: myapp-assets
  - files: myapp-files

# Production

## Upload

  - max: 1gb
  - dir: /data/uploads

output json:

{
  "defaults": {
    "upload": {
      "max": "200mb",
      "dir": "/tmp",
      "thumbnail sizes": [
        "50x50",
        "300x300",
        "600x600",
        "900x900"
      ]
    },
    "s3": {
      "api key": "111111",
      "secret": "222222",
      "buckets": {
        "avatars": "myapp-avatars",
        "assets": "myapp-assets",
        "files": "myapp-files"
      }
    }
  },
  "production": {
    "upload": {
      "max": "1gb",
      "dir": "/data/uploads"
    }
  }
}

With markdown blocks you could easily use this as a tool for static site generation:

# Scripts

  My site does almost nothing:

    document.write('<h1>mdconf</h1>')
    document.write('<p>Markdown configuration is pretty cool</p>')

# Styles

  Main structural styling:

    body {
      padding: 50px;
      font: 14px Helvetica;
    }

  Some other stuff:

    button {
      padding: 15px;
    }

yields:

{
  "scripts": [
    "document.write('<h1>mdconf</h1>')\ndocument.write('<p>Markdown configuration is pretty cool</p>')"
  ],
  "styles": [
    "body {\n  padding: 50px;\n  font: 14px Helvetica;\n}",
    "button {\n  padding: 15px;\n}"
  ]
}

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2013 TJ Holowaychuk <[email protected]>

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