Add global `--config` argument to override configuration values

finchie

Jul 29, 2025, 1:42 PM

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Dependencies

• [2] SXEYMYF7 Fixing the bad changes in history (unfortunately, by rebooting).
• [3] L4JXJHWX pijul/*: reorganize imports and remove extern crate
• [4] FVQYZQFL Create dialoguer themes based on global config
• [5] EJ7TFFOW Re-adding Cargo.lock
• [6] ND62U46T Get nix base builds working again
• [7] WTPFQPO5 Add global `no_prompt` flag
• [8] 2MKP7CB7 Move dependencies into workspace `Cargo.toml`
• [9] Z4PPQZUG Refactor `pijul-config` to support layered configuration
• [10] YW6NICQV Migrate codebase to refactored `pijul_config` crate
• [11] HM6QW3CY Handle missing configurations in `pijul_config`
• [12] 6ZHY3XTG Updating deprecated methods in clap
• [13] ZSFJT4SF Allow remotes to have a different push and pull address
• [14] FMKKWCFV Better clap attributes
• [15] YVA72CP2 Default feedback for the `pijul git` command
• [16] HGJETVAN Create `pijul_config::global_config_directory()`
• [17] I52XSRUH Massive cleanup, and simplification

Change contents

• replacement in pijul-config/src/lib.rs at line 69
  [9.5533]→[9.5533:5606](∅→∅)
  − pub fn load(repository_path: &Path) -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
  [9.5533]

  [9.5671]
  + pub fn load(

  + repository_path: &Path,

  + config_overrides: Vec<(String, String)>,

  + ) -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
• edit in pijul-config/src/lib.rs at line 131
  [9.7267]

  [11.1279]
  + // 4. Command-line configuration overrides

  + for (key, value) in config_overrides {

  + layers = layers.join((key, value));

  + }

  +
• edit in pijul-config/src/lib.rs at line 229
  [4.538]
  +

  + /// Parse a command-line configuration argument into a key/value pair

  + pub fn parse_config_arg(argument: &str) -> Result<(String, String), anyhow::Error> {

  + let (key, value) = argument

  + .split_once('=')

  + .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!("Unable to find '=' character"))?;

  +

  + Ok((key.to_string(), value.to_string()))

  + }
• replacement in pijul/src/main.rs at line 5
  [3.694]→[10.7993:8019](∅→∅)
  − use pijul_config::Config;
  [3.694]

  [7.0]
  + use pijul_config::{Config, parse_config_arg};
• edit in pijul/src/main.rs at line 17
  [2.84538]

  [7.44]
  + /// Override a configuration value, in the form `--config key=value`

  + #[clap(long, global = true, value_parser = parse_config_arg)]

  + pub config: Vec<(String, String)>,
• replacement in pijul/src/main.rs at line 222
  [10.8072]→[10.8072:8122](∅→∅)
  − let config = Config::load(&repository_path)?;
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  [10.8122]
  + let config = Config::load(&repository_path, opts.config)?;
• edit in pijul/Cargo.toml at line 34
  [8.2654]

  [8.2709]
  + figment.workspace = true
• edit in Cargo.lock at line 2189
  [6.2222]

  [5.48314]
  + "figment",