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Despite being public, this repository is still in development stage and have not been tested extensively yet.

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kloch /klˈoʃ/ is a configuration system for launching software. Configurations are yaml files referred as "environment profile" which specify the parameters for one or multiple pre-defined launchers.

Launchers are internally defined python objects that specify how to execute a combinations of options and (optional) command.

In a very abstract way, kloch is a system that:

  • serialize the arguments passed to a pre-defined function as yaml files.
  • execute that function by unserializing the parameters provided at runtime.

kloch was initially designed as the environment manager layer when used with the rez package manager.

features

  • offer a CLI and a public python API
  • custom config format for environment profiles:
    • inheritance
    • inheritance merging rules with token system
  • arbitrary profile locations with flexible configuration
  • plugin system for launchers

programming distinctions

  • robust logging.
  • good amount of unittesting
  • good documentation with a lot of doc created at code level
  • python 3.7+ support (EOL was in June 2023).
  • PyYAML as only mandatory external python dependency.
  • flexible "meta" configuration from environment variable or config file.
  • clear public and private API

quick-start

pip install kloch
kloch --help
# or:
python -m kloch --help 

documentation

Check the detailed documentation at https://knotsanimation.github.io/kloch/