Merging

Couper supports merging of blocks and attributes from multiple configuration files (see Basic Options of Command Line Interface).

• Merging
• General Rules of Merging
• Merging of server Blocks
• Merging of definitions Blocks
• Merging of defaults Blocks
• Merging of settings Blocks

General Rules of Merging

When merging, all attributes (except environment_variables in the defaults block) replace existing attributes with the same name, if any, otherwise they are added.

Blocks that cannot have labels (eg. cors, files etc.) replace existing blocks with the same name, if any, otherwise they are added.

Blocks with optional labels (eg. server, api, spa, files etc.) are merged recursively with blocks with the same label (blocks without a label are merged with blocks with the same name and no label in each context), if any, otherwise they are added. Only one unlabeled block of the same type is allowed in each context (eg. api blocks in a server block).

Blocks with required label (eg. endpoint) replace existing blocks with the same name and label in each context, if any, otherwise they are added.

Blocks with (optional) multiple labels (eg. error_handler) replace existing blocks with identical labels, if any, otherwise they are added.

Currently, here is no way to remove an attribute or a block from the configuration.

Merging of server Blocks

• When server blocks are merged:
  • All attributes replace existing attributes with the same name, if any, otherwise they are added.
  • The cors blocks replace existing blocks with the same name, if any, otherwise, they are added.
  • All endpoint blocks replace existing blocks with the same label, if any, otherwise they are added.
• When spa or files blocks are merged:
  • All attributes replace existing attributes with the same name, if any, otherwise they are added.
  • The cors block replaces existing cors block, if any, otherwise a new cors block is added.
• When api blocks are merged:
  • All attributes replace existing attributes with the same name, if any, otherwise they are added.
  • The cors block replaces existing cors block, if any, otherwise a new cors block is added.
  • All endpoint blocks replace existing blocks with the same label, if any, otherwise they are added.
  • All error_handler blocks replace existing blocks with identical labels, if any, otherwise they are added.

Note: An error_handler block cannot be replaced in or added to an endpoint block. Therefore, the endpoint block must be completely replaced.

Merging of definitions Blocks

• The definitions blocks are merged recursively, if any, otherwise a new definitions block is added.
• All blocks inside a definitions block replace existing blocks with the same name and label.

Merging of defaults Blocks

• The defaults blocks are merged recursively, if any, otherwise a new defaults block is added.
• All attributes inside a defaults block (except environment_variables) replace existing attributes with the same name, if any, otherwise they are added.
• Single values of an environment_variables attribute replace existing values with the same key, if any, otherwise they are added.

Merging of settings Blocks

• The settings blocks are merged recursively, if any, otherwise a new settings block is added.
• All attributes inside a settings block replace existing attributes with the same name, if any, otherwise they are added.