tiramisu/doc/glossary.txt
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Glossary
==========
.. glossary::
configuration
Global configuration object, wich contains the whole configuration
options *and* their descriptions (option types and group)
schema
option description
see :class:`tiramisu.option.OptionDescription`
The schema of a configuration :
- the option types
- how they are organised in groups or even subgroups, that's why we
call them **groups** too.
configuration option
An option object wich has a name and a value and can be accessed
from the configuration object
access rules
Global access rules are : :meth:`~config.CommonConfig.read_write()` or
:meth:`~config.Config.read_only()`, see :doc:`status`
default value
Default value of a configuration option. The default value can be
set at instanciation time, or even at any moment. Remember that if
you reset the default value, the owner reset to `default`
freeze
A whole configuration can be frozen (used in read only access). See
:ref:`frozen` for details.
A single option can be frozen too.
value owner
When an option is modified, including at the instanciation, we
always know who has modified it. It's the owner of the option, see
:doc:`status` for more details.
option with properties
an option wich has property like 'hidden' or 'disabled' is an option
wich has restricted acces rules
hidden option
a hidden option has a different behaviour on regards to the access
of the value in the configuration, see :doc:`status` for more details.
disabled option
a disabled option has a different behaviour on regards to the access
of the value in the configuration, see :doc:`status` for more details.
mandatory option
A mandatory option is a configuration option wich value has to be
set, that is the default value cannot be `None`.
consistency
Preserving the consistency in a whole configuration is a tricky thing,
tiramisu takes care of it for you, see :doc:`consistency` for details.
context
The context is a :class:`tiramisu.setting.Setting()` object in the
configuration that enables us to access to the global properties
for example the `read_write` or `read_only` :term:`access rules`