[FOR-588] Design new configuration system

• Type: Task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: 0.11
• Component/s: Core operations
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ross Gardler
• Created: 27/Jul/05 04:27
• Updated: 30/Jul/18 06:46

Description

We need a new config system for Forrest for various reasons: the initial config system was known to be limited; to enable the specification of multiple Forrest sites within a single instance of Forrest; to accommodate the changes brought about by forrest:views, themes, and plugins.

Issue Links

• blocks: FOR-789 default variable filename is always set to 'index.html' in dispatcher v3
• blocks: FOR-490 serve multiple sites on a single Forrest instance
• incorporates: FOR-367 properties in forrest.build.xml
• incorporates: FOR-144 define new format for skinconf.xml
• is related to: FOR-777 document the procedure for adding new properties to forrest.properties

Sub-Tasks

• Document new forrest.properties.xml file: Open
• Enable dynamic reloading of properties: Open
• Plugins to provide default property values: Closed
• make forrest.properties.xml (as aggregation of all properties) aviable via cocoon://: Closed