Hocon Configuration Format

The Hocon Configuration Format extends the Vert.x Configuration Retriever and provides the support for the HOCON(https://github.com/typesafehub/config/blob/master/HOCON.md) format.

It supports includes, json, properties, macros…​

Using the Hocon Configuration Format

To use the Hocon Configuration Format, add the following dependency to the dependencies section of your build descriptor:

  • Maven (in your pom.xml):

<dependency>
 <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 <artifactId>vertx-config-hocon</artifactId>
 <version>3.6.0.CR1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
 <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 <artifactId>vertx-config</artifactId>
 <version>3.6.0.CR1</version>
</dependency>
  • Gradle (in your build.gradle file):

compile 'io.vertx:vertx-config:3.6.0.CR1'
compile 'io.vertx:vertx-config-hocon:3.6.0.CR1'

Configuring the store to use HOCON

Once added to your classpath or dependencies, you need to configure the `ConfigRetriever`to use this format:

var ConfigRetriever = require("vertx-config-js/config_retriever");
var store = {
  "type" : "file",
  "format" : "hocon",
  "config" : {
    "path" : "my-config.conf"
  }
};

var retriever = ConfigRetriever.create(vertx, {
  "stores" : [
    store
  ]
});

You just need to set format to hocon.