Ask HN: What do you like to see in a configution file format?

• computerplayverysexymusic

  7 1 10.0 Python

  Speech recognition project to play music on a hotword. Can easily be expanded to include other offline hotwords.

I'm working on a home automation system anyone can set up for themselves with one central configuration file[1]. What do you like to see in a configuration file format?

[1] based on this: https://github.com/robss2020/computerplayverysexymusic

• cue

  108 4,754 9.7 Go

  The home of the CUE language! Validate and define text-based and dynamic configuration

  

CUE (https://cuelang.org)

Why would you want to build a new format over using an existing one?

Is it a good idea to still force a single file once the configuration reaches some sufficiently large size?

• WorkOS

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

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