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glossary
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.. _configuration:
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**configuration**
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Global configuration object, wich contains the whole configuration
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options *and* their descriptions (option types and group)
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.. _`option description`:
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.. _`schema`:
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**schema**:
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**option description**
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see :api:`option.OptionDescription`, see :ref:`optionapi#schema`
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The schema of a configuration :
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- the option types
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- how they are organised in groups or even subgroups, that's why we
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call them **groups** too.
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.. _`configoption`:
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**configuration option**
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An option object wich has a name and a value and can be accessed
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from the configuration object
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.. _`defaultvalue`:
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**default value**
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Default value of a configuration option. The default value can be
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set at instanciation time, or even at any moment. Remember that if
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you reset the default value, the owner reset to `default`
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.. _`rules`:
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**acces rules**
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Access rules are : :api:`config.Config.cfgimpl_read_write()` or
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:api:`config.Config.cfgimpl_read_only()`, see :doc:`status`
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**freeze**
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A whole configuration can be frozen (used in read only access). See
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:doc:`status` for details.
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.. _`valueowner`:
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**value owner**
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When an option is modified, including at the instanciation, we
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always know who has modified it. It's the owner of the option, see
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:doc:`status` for more details.
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**hidden option**
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a hidden option has a different behaviour on regards to the access
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of the value in the configuration, see :doc:`status` for more details.
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**disabled option**
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a disabled option has a different behaviour on regards to the access
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of the value in the configuration, see :doc:`status` for more details.
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**fill option**
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a fill option is like an automatic option except that it is
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calculated only if a value hasn't been set.
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**auto option**
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an automatic option is an option thas is carried out by an external
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calculation
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.. _mandatory:
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**mandatory option**
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A mandatory option is a configuration option wich value has to be
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set, that is the default value cannot be `None`, see
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:ref:`optionapi#optioninit`
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.. _consistency:
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**consistency**
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Preserve the consistency in a whole configuration is a tricky thing,
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tiramisu takes care of it for you, see :doc:`consistency` for details.
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