Zend_Config_Json

Zend Framework: Zend_Config_Json Component Proposal

Table of Contents

1. Overview

Zend_Config_Json reads a text configuration file whose contents are in JSON format.

2. References

• Wikipedia page
• json.org

3. Component Requirements, Constraints, and Acceptance Criteria

• This component will read a configuration file whose contents are in JSON format
• The component will support configuration sections
• This component will will not save information to the storage media. Zend_Config_Writer_Json will be proposed once we freeze the specification of this component.

4. Dependencies on Other Framework Components

• Zend_Config
• Zend_Json

5. Theory of Operation

This component works much like Zend_Config_Ini and Zend_Config_Xml offering another data format support - JSON.

6. Milestones / Tasks

• Milestone 1: Complete writing this proposal
• Milestone 2: Working prototype checked into the incubator
• Milestone 4: Unit tests exist, work, and are checked into SVN.
• Milestone 5: Initial documentation exists.

7. Class Index

• Zend_Config_Json
• Zend_Config_Writer_Json

8. Use Cases

application/configs/database.json

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I have attached the sample JSON configuration file to this proposal.

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9. Class Skeletons