ashConfig

ashConfig is a term used in software projects to describe a centralized configuration object that governs runtime behavior. It is not a universal standard with a single specification; rather, ashConfig appears in multiple projects that adopt the Ash naming convention or philosophy, serving as a single source of truth for environmental and feature-related settings.

In practice, ashConfig is a hierarchical, key-value data container that can be stored in formats such as JSON or YAML. It is typically loaded during application startup and may be augmented or overridden at deployment time by environment variables, command-line flags, or secret management systems to reflect the needs of a specific environment or release.

Typical fields found in an ashConfig include environment (for example, development, staging, or production), logging settings (level, format, destinations), service endpoints and credentials, database and cache connections, retry and timeout policies, and feature flags that enable or disable functionality. Resource limits, timeouts, and observability options such as tracing or metrics endpoints are also commonly configured through ashConfig.

Management of ashConfig usually involves default values, schema validation, and versioning to prevent misconfiguration. Tools may merge base configurations with environment-specific overrides and surface errors early in startup. Documentation within the project or accompanying developer guides explains the meaning and expected types of fields.

Overall, ashConfig provides a structured, centralized way to tailor application behavior across environments, enabling consistent deployments and easier feature management.