config.go

config.go - Overview

1. Overview This file defines interfaces and a struct for creating and managing configurations within a factory pattern. It includes the Config interface for validating configurations, the ConfigFactory interface for creating new configurations, and a concrete configFactory struct that implements the ConfigFactory interface.

2. Detailed Documentation

Config

• Purpose: Defines the interface for configuration objects that require validation.
• Methods:
  • Validate() error: Validates the configuration and returns an error if the configuration is invalid.

NewConfigFunc

• Purpose: Defines a function type for creating a new Config object.
• Type: func() Config

ConfigFactory

• Purpose: Defines the interface for a factory that creates Config objects.
• Methods:
  • Named: Embedded interface, assumed to provide a Name() method.
  • New() Config: Creates a new Config object.

configFactory

• Purpose: Implements the ConfigFactory interface.
• Fields:
  • name Name: Name of the factory. Name type is assumed to be defined elsewhere.
  • newConfigFunc NewConfigFunc: Function to create new Config objects.
• Methods:
  • Name() Name:
    • Purpose: Returns the name of the factory.
    • Returns: Name: The name of the factory.
  • New() Config:
    • Purpose: Creates a new Config object using the newConfigFunc.
    • Returns: Config: A new Config object.

NewConfigFactory

• Purpose: Creates a new ConfigFactory.
• Parameters:
  • name Name: The name of the factory.
  • f NewConfigFunc: The function to use to create new Config objects.
• Returns: ConfigFactory: A new ConfigFactory instance.

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