ChickenConfig

this deno library will help you handle a json file for config purposes.

makes use of a default object, to make type-completion and type-checking possible

Where to get:

get it from deno: https://deno.land/x/chickenconfig/mod.ts

download via import:

import Config from "https://deno.land/x/chickenconfig/mod.ts";

Usage:

import Config from "https://deno.land/x/chickenconfig/mod.ts";

// checks for file, creates if does not exist
const config = Config.load(
        {
            filename: "config.json",
            searchDir: "./examples/"
        },
        {
            "yourDefaultValue": true
        }
    );


// this reads the file; yourDefaultValue will be true, except when changed in file
// if 'yourDefaultValue' is not the same type as default, it will be overwritten with the default
var configObject = config.read();

configObject.yourDefaultValue = false;

// writes the file; yourDefaultValue will be false
// even if there is a different value in the file, it will only overwrite the default values
config.write();

more examples here