As a developer, I want my configuration to be 1) extensible and 2) validated.
Background
Jsonnet is essentially a very light programming language that produces JSON documents. It has variables, functions, and a host of other useful little features that make it easy to compile a JSON document from parts. As a result, it is very well suited for configuration management tasks (e.g. Terraform, generating viper configs, etc.).
I've used it elsewhere, and it leads to very sustainable configs/practices. It also helps eliminate errors, because it includes syntax and other checking along the way, which no static text file has.
Security implications
None. Or, this will reduce the likelihood of a configuration file leading to a misconfiguration at deploy time that has negative consequences.
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As a developer, I want my configuration to be 1) extensible and 2) validated.
Background
Jsonnet is essentially a very light programming language that produces JSON documents. It has variables, functions, and a host of other useful little features that make it easy to compile a JSON document from parts. As a result, it is very well suited for configuration management tasks (e.g. Terraform, generating
viperconfigs, etc.).I've used it elsewhere, and it leads to very sustainable configs/practices. It also helps eliminate errors, because it includes syntax and other checking along the way, which no static text file has.
Security implications
None. Or, this will reduce the likelihood of a configuration file leading to a misconfiguration at deploy time that has negative consequences.