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ge·stalt (n): Something that is made of many parts and yet is somehow more than or different from the combination of its parts; broadly : the general quality or character of something.

Gestalt is a simple and elegant PHP package for managing your framework's configuration values. It is lightweight, flexible, framework agnostic, and has no dependencies other than PHP itself.

Features

• Lightweight: Gestalt is built to be lightweight. No dependencies, no bloat, just an object-oriented wrapper around your framework's configuration.
• Powerful: Who said lightweight means powerless? Gestalt has a small footprint but packs a mean punch. Just take a look at its Custom Loaders and Observers and you'll see for yourself.
• Flexible: Developers like to do things our way. Gestalt gives you the flexibility to integrate seamlessly with your application.
• Expressive syntax: With its clean, collection-like syntax, code artisans will feel right at home. Messy developers will like it too!

Examples

The following are just a few of the features Gestalt has to offer. Visit the docs for more on installation, usage, and features.

Basic Usage (Learn More)

$config = new Configuration([
    'app' => [
        'debug' => true,
        'version' => '1.0',
    ],
]);

// Get values using dot notation or ArrayAccess.
$config->get('app.debug');
$config['app'];

// Add values using dot notation or ArrayAccess.
$config->add('app.locale', 'en');
$config['mail'] = ['driver' => 'MailMonkey'];

Custom Loading (Learn More)

$config = Configuration::load(new JsonFileLoader);

$config->get('app.debug');

Observers (Learn More)

$config = new Configuration($values);

$config->attach(new StatefulObserver);

// Notifies the StatefulObserver that the
// Configuration has been updated.
$config->set('app.debug', false);

Interested? Check out the docs to see all of the features in action!