xgeek116

xgeek116 OP

I created a test elixir lib that uses a file config/config.exs to store env variables for example :

config.exs :

import Config

url_dev = "DEV"
url_prod = "PROD"

config :test_lib,
  dev: [
    url: url_dev,
  ],
  production: [
    url: url_prod,
  ]

and in the lib/test_lib_elixir_package.exs, I called tha variable :

defmodule TestLibElixirPackage do
  def testFunction do
    dev_url = Application.fetch_env!(:test_lib, :dev)
    dev_url[:url]
  end
end

When I test the lib with IEX i can obtain the result of the function testFunction

But When I installed the LIB in an elixir app and tried to call the function I got this error :

“** (ArgumentError) could not fetch application environment :dev for application :test_lib because the application was not loaded nor configured
(elixir 1.13.1) lib/application.ex:683: Application.fetch_env!/2
(test_lib_elixir_package 0.1.2) lib/test_lib_elixir_package.ex:8: TestLibElixirPackage.testFunction/0”

Here is my mix.exs from the library (I included the config directory) :

defp package do
    [
      files: ["lib", "config", "mix.exs", "README*"],
      description: "Testing build and publish elixir lib",
      maintainers: ["test"],
      licenses: ["MIT"],
      links: %{}
    ]
  end

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hauleth

hauleth

config/config.exs in library codebase is not loaded when used as a dependency.

xgeek116

xgeek116 OP

Hi, But I can find it in the installed lib files :

I am missing something?

LostKobrakai

LostKobrakai

It doesn’t matter if it’s there – config files of your dependencies are not used.

xgeek116

xgeek116 OP

Hi LostKobrakai, So how can I make it work ?

LostKobrakai

LostKobrakai

You can either move the values into your code or provide app env values (for your app only) via the mix.exs (see vintage_net/mix.exs at main · nerves-networking/vintage_net · GitHub)

xgeek116

xgeek116 OP

The idea is to provide one LIB, but the LIB provide 3 envs (dev, staging and prod) depending on the ENV of the app. How do you think it should be implemented on the LIB side ?

xgeek116

xgeek116 OP

@LostKobrakai how this approche " or provide app env values (for your app only) via the mix.exs "

Can help me get the LIB vars ? you mean I should define the enviromnent in each app that installes the LIB ?

hauleth

hauleth

Ideally you should not use the application environment in libraries at all. But answering your question - yes, you should define configuration each time you use dependency.

wolf4earth

wolf4earth

To add to that, if you decide to rely on the application environment and would still like to rely on some defaults you can do something like the following:

Application.get_env(:test_lib, :dev, your: "default config")

Or a tad more readable:

@default [your: "default config"]

def some_function do
  config = Application.get_env(:test_lib, :dev, @default_config)
  # ...
end

I do something similar in my etag_plug package.

xgeek116

xgeek116 OP

@wolf4earth : Sorry to ask, I’m still beginner but this line will be on the LIB side ?

Application.get_env(:test_lib, :dev, your: "default config")

And this code also ?

@default [your: "default config"]

def some_function do
etc..

When we send the config from the APP to the LIB ?

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