Module global

Global layered configuration store.

This submodule defines the process-wide configuration layers (File, Env, Runtime, and TestOverride), resolution order, and guard types (ConfigLock, ConfigValueGuard) used for testing. Use this when you need to read or temporarily override values in the global configuration state. Global layered configuration for Hyperactor.

This module provides the process-wide configuration store and APIs to access it. Configuration values are resolved via a layered model: TestOverride → Runtime → Env → File → Default.

• Reads (get, get_cloned) consult layers in that order, falling back to defaults if no explicit value is set.
• attrs() returns a complete snapshot of the effective configuration at call time: it materializes defaults for keys not set in any layer, and omits meta-only keys (like CONFIG_ENV_VAR) unless explicitly set.
• In tests, lock() and override_key allow temporary overrides that are removed automatically when the guard drops.
• In normal operation, a parent process can capture its effective config via attrs() and pass that snapshot to a child during bootstrap. The child installs it as a Runtime layer so the parent’s values take precedence over Env/File/Defaults.

This design provides flexibility (easy test overrides, runtime updates, YAML/Env baselines) while ensuring type safety and predictable resolution order.

Testing

Tests can override global configuration using [lock]. This ensures such tests are serialized (and cannot clobber each other’s overrides).

#[test]
fn test_my_feature() {
    let config = hyperactor::config::global::lock();
    let _guard = config.override_key(SOME_CONFIG_KEY, test_value);
    // ... test logic here ...
}

Structs

ConfigLock

A guard that holds the global configuration lock and provides override functionality.

ConfigValueGuard

A guard that restores a single configuration value when dropped

Enums

Source

Configuration source layers in priority order.

Functions

attrs

Return a complete, merged snapshot of the effective configuration.

get

Get a key from the global configuration (Copy types).

get_cloned

Get a key by cloning the value.

init_from_env

Initialize the global configuration from environment variables.

init_from_yaml

Initialize the global configuration from a YAML file.

lock

Acquire the global configuration lock.

reset_to_defaults

Reset the global configuration to only Defaults (for testing).

set

Insert or replace a configuration layer for the given source.

try_get_cloned

Try to get a key by cloning the value.