[fix] Ensure that all options are passed to Provider.prototype.add in Provider.prototype.file. Fixes #51

[doc] Update README.md and method documentation
[dist] Remove vim comments

README.md

@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ A sane default for this could be:
   //
   // 4. Values in `config.json` 
   //
-  nconf.file({ file: 'config.json' });
+  nconf.file({ 
+    file: 'config.json', 
+    dir: 'search/from/here', 
+    search: true
+  });
   
   //
   // 5. Any default values

lib/nconf/provider.js

@@ -36,23 +36,29 @@ var Provider = exports.Provider = function (options) {
 });
 
 //
-// Adds the file at `path` to the stores with `key`
-// If key is not given, `file` will be used as the key 
-// For backward compatibility, an object can still be passed like {file: '/etc/foo.conf'}
+// ### function file (key, path)
+// #### @key {string|Object} Fully qualified options, name of file store, or path.
+// #### @path {string} **Optional** Path to the file for `key`.
+// Adds a new `File` store to this instance. Accepts the following options
 //
-Provider.prototype.file = function(key, path) {
-  var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
-  if(args.length == 1) {
-    
-    if(typeof key === 'object'){
-      path = key.file;
-    }
-    else {
-      path = key;
-      key = 'file';
-    }
+//    nconf.file({ file: '.jitsuconf', dir: process.env.HOME, search: true })
+//    nconf.file('path/to/config/file')
+//    nconf.file('userconfig', 'path/to/config/file') 
+//
+Provider.prototype.file = function (key, path) {
+  var options; 
+  
+  if (arguments.length == 1) {
+    options = typeof key !== 'object'
+      ? { type: 'file', file: key }
+      : key;
+    key = 'file';
   }
-  return this.add(key, {type: 'file', file: path});
+  else {
+    options = { type: 'file', file: path };
+  }
+  
+  return this.add(key, options);
 };
 
 //

test/complete-test.js

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /*
- * complete-test.js: Complete test with multiple providers
+ * complete-test.js: Complete test for multiple stores.
+ *
+ * (C) 2011, Nodejitsu Inc.
+ *
  */
 
 var fs = require('fs'),
@@ -10,21 +13,25 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
     data = require('./fixtures/data').data,
     helpers = require('./helpers');
 
-var complete = helpers.fixture('complete.json');
-var completeTest = helpers.fixture('complete-test.json');
+var completeTest = helpers.fixture('complete-test.json'),
+    complete = helpers.fixture('complete.json');
 
-vows.describe('nconf').addBatch({
+vows.describe('nconf/multiple-stores').addBatch({
   "When using the nconf with multiple providers": {
     topic: function () {
       var that = this;
       helpers.cp(complete, completeTest, function () {
         nconf.env();
-        nconf.file({file: completeTest});
-        nconf.use('argv', {type: 'literal', store: data});
+        nconf.file({ file: completeTest });
+        nconf.use('argv', { type: 'literal', store: data });
         that.callback();
       });
     },
-
+    "should have the correct `stores`": function () {
+      assert.isObject(nconf.stores.env);
+      assert.isObject(nconf.stores.argv);
+      assert.isObject(nconf.stores.file);
+    },
     "env vars": {
       "are present": function () {
         Object.keys(process.env).forEach(function (key) {
@@ -32,12 +39,10 @@ vows.describe('nconf').addBatch({
         });
       }
     },
-
     "json vars": {
       topic: function () {
         fs.readFile(complete, 'utf8', this.callback);
       },
-
       "are present": function (err, data) {
         assert.isNull(err);
         data = JSON.parse(data);
@@ -46,7 +51,6 @@ vows.describe('nconf').addBatch({
         });
       }
     },
-
     "literal vars": {
       "are present": function () {
         Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
@@ -54,24 +58,20 @@ vows.describe('nconf').addBatch({
         });
       }
     },
-
     "and saving *synchronously*": {
       topic: function () {
         nconf.set('weebls', 'stuff');
         return nconf.save();
       },
-
       "correct return value": function (topic) {
         Object.keys(topic).forEach(function (key) {
           assert.deepEqual(topic[key], nconf.get(key));
         });
       },
-
       "the file": {
         topic: function () {
           fs.readFile(completeTest, 'utf8', this.callback);
         },
-
         "saved correctly": function (err, data) {
           data = JSON.parse(data);
           Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
@@ -95,19 +95,16 @@ vows.describe('nconf').addBatch({
         nconf.set('weebls', 'crap');
         nconf.save(this.callback);
       },
-
       "correct return value": function (err, data) {
         assert.isNull(err);
         Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
           assert.deepEqual(data[key], nconf.get(key));
         });
       },
-
       "the file": {
         topic: function () {
           fs.readFile(completeTest, 'utf8', this.callback);
         },
-
         "saved correctly": function (err, data) {
           assert.isNull(err);
           data = JSON.parse(data);
@@ -118,7 +115,6 @@ vows.describe('nconf').addBatch({
         }
       }
     },
-
     teardown: function () {
       fs.unlinkSync(completeTest);
       nconf.remove('file');
@@ -127,6 +123,4 @@ vows.describe('nconf').addBatch({
       nconf.remove('env');
     }
   }
-}).export(module);
-
-// vim: ts=2 shiftwidth=2 softtabstop=2
+}).export(module);

test/helpers.js

@@ -65,6 +65,4 @@ exports.cp = function (from, to, callback) {
 
 exports.fixture = function (file) {
   return require('path').join(__dirname, 'fixtures', file);
-};
-
-// vim: ts=2 shiftwidth=2 softtabstop=2
+};