* Added verbose messages

* Updated docs
V 0.1.4

README.md

@@ -48,12 +48,19 @@ hari@hari-VirtualBox:~app$ env NODE_ENV=production node xyz.js
 
 #### Set any configuration variable using Environtment variable.
 By setting an Environtment variable '<Prefix><key>=<value>', we can set config[key] as value.
-Default prefix is `TC_`
+
+** First we will try to parse value as json. It it is failed value will be treated as string **
+
+** If a values if parsable as JSON object, then it will be deep merged with default configuration  **
+Default prefix is `TC_` ( Can be changed by setting  TC_PREFIX` env variable `)
 For eg:
 
   * `TC_port` will set config.port
-
   * `TC_a.b.c` will set config.a.b.c
+  * `TC_a='{"a":{"b":{"c": 123546 }}}'` will also set `config.a.b.c`
+  * `TC_port=8000` will set `{ port: 8000 }` By default, number will parsed as json number.
+  * `TC_port='"8000"'` will set `{ port: '8000' }` ( **now port is a string** because double quoted value will be parsed as string in json )
+
 
 ```bash
 hari@hari-VirtualBox:~app$ env NODE_ENV=production TC_db.mysql.user=root node xyz.js 
@@ -80,6 +87,19 @@ hari@hari-VirtualBox:~app$ env CONFIG_DIR=../config TC_PREFIX=MYAPP_ NODE_ENV=pr
 
 ```
 
+#### printing debug messages
+set `DEBUG` environment variable to `tconfig`
+```bash
+export DEBUG=tconfig
+# OR
+export DEBUG='*'
+```
+
+#### Config directory search path
+  * Directory pointed by `CONFIG_DIR` environment variable
+  * < directory or main script >/config
+  * < current working directory >/config
+
 
 
 

index.js

@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ var envPrefix = process.env.TC_PREFIX || 'TC_';
 var envRegex = new RegExp( '^' + envPrefix + '(.*)' );
 var finalConfig = {};
 var configDirLookupPath = [
-  path.resolve( path.join( require.main.paths[0], '..', 'config' ) ),
   path.join( process.env.PWD, 'config' )
 ];
+var beVerbose = process.env.DEBUG && 'tconfig'.match( process.env.DEBUG.replace( /\*/g, '.*' ) );
+var log = beVerbose ? console.log.bind( console, 'tconfig:: ' ) : function(){};
+
+if( require.main ){
+  configDirLookupPath.unshift( path.resolve( path.join( require.main.paths[0], '..', 'config' ) ) );
+}
 if( process.env.CONFIG_DIR ){
   configDirLookupPath.unshift( process.env.CONFIG_DIR );
 }
@@ -18,6 +23,7 @@ for (var i = 0, l = configDirLookupPath.length; i < l; i ++) {
   var v = configDirLookupPath[i];
   if( fs.existsSync(v) ){
     configDir = v;
+    log( 'Found config dir: ' + configDir );
     break;
   }
 }
@@ -28,13 +34,23 @@ if( !configDir ){
     '\n Please set CONFIG_DIR env variable');
 }
 
-
+function processSpecial( str ){
+  var out;
+  try {
+    out = JSON.parse(str);
+  } catch (e) {
+    out = str;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
 
 function loadConfig( name ){
+  log('Loading config ' + name );
   var out = {};
   try{
     out = require( configDir + '/' + name );
   } catch(e){
+    log( 'Error loading config ' + name, e );
     out = {};
   }
   return out;
@@ -66,6 +82,9 @@ function setProp( object, keys, val ){
     object[keys[0]] = object[keys[0]] || {};
     return setProp( object[keys[0]], keys.slice(1), val );
   }
+  if( val instanceof Object ){
+    return assignDeep( object[keys[0]], val );
+  }
   object[keys[0]] = val;
 }
 
@@ -74,9 +93,10 @@ assignDeep( finalConfig, loadConfig('default'), loadConfig( env ) );
 Object.keys( process.env ).filter( function(v){
   var match = v.match( envRegex );
   if( match ){
-    setProp( finalConfig, match[1], process.env[v] );
+    setProp( finalConfig, match[1], processSpecial( process.env[v] ) );
   }
 });
 
+log('Final config ', JSON.stringify(finalConfig, null, 2 ) );
 
 module.exports = finalConfig;

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tconfig",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "description": "A simple transparent config file loader for Nodejs applications. any config field can be overriden using environmen variables",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {