Settingpublic

Settingpublic is a designation used in software configuration to indicate whether a particular setting is exposed to public interfaces or kept private to internal logic. It is commonly implemented as a boolean attribute within a configuration schema or in a settings object.

In practice, a configuration item may include a field such as settingPublic: true to allow access by client-side code, templates, or end users, or settingPublic: false to restrict access to server-side components. This distinction helps separate concerns between what can be customized publicly and what should remain hidden for security or integrity reasons.

The concept supports flexibility and clearer access control in applications that offer customizable behavior or theming. Benefits include easier user-facing customization and more defined boundaries for sensitive information. Risks include the possibility of inadvertently exposing secrets or sensitive values through public settings, as well as potential information leakage if misused or misconfigured.

Common patterns around settingpublic involve clearly documenting which settings are public, validating visibility during configuration loading, and enforcing access policies through role-based checks or other authorization mechanisms when reading public settings.

The term settingpublic is not universally standardized and may be realized under related names in different platforms, such as visibility, publicConfig, or exposedSetting. See also configuration management, feature flags, and access control.