introducing new config approach

modules/config.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+pfUI_playerDB = {}
+pfUI_config = {}
+
+function pfUI:LoadConfig()
+  --                MODULE        SUBGROUP   ENTRY               VALUE
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", nil,       "animation_speed",  "5")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", nil,       "portrait",         "1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", nil,       "buff_size",        "22")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", nil,       "debuff_size",      "22")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", nil,       "layout",           "default")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", "player",  "width",            "200")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", "player",  "height",           "50")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", "player",  "pheight",          "10")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", "target",  "width",            "200")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", "target",  "height",           "50")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("unitframes", "target",  "pheight",          "10")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("bars",       nil,       "icon_size",        "22")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("bars",       nil,       "border",           "2")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("panel",      "left",    "left",             "guild")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("panel",      "left",    "center",           "durability")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("panel",      "left",    "right",            "friends")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("panel",      "right",   "left",             "fps")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("panel",      "right",   "center",           "time")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("panel",      "right",   "right",            "gold")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("panel",      "other",   "minimap",          "zone")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("tooltip",    nil,       "position",         "bottom")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("position",   nil,       nil,                nil)
+end
+
+function pfUI:UpdateConfig(group, subgroup, entry, value)
+  -- check for missing config groups
+  if not pfUI_config[group] then
+    pfUI_config[group] = {}
+  end
+
+  -- update config
+  if not subgroup and entry and value and not pfUI_config[group][entry] then
+    pfUI:Debug("Creating Config: " .. entry .. " with value " .. value)
+    pfUI_config[group][entry] = value
+  end
+
+  -- check for missing config subgroups
+  if subgroup and not pfUI_config[group][subgroup] then
+    pfUI:Debug("Creating Subgroup: " .. subgroup)
+    pfUI_config[group][subgroup] = {}
+  end
+
+  -- update config in subgroup
+  if subgroup and entry and value and not pfUI_config[group][subgroup][entry] then
+    pfUI:Debug("Creating Config in Subgroup (" .. subgroup .. "): " .. entry .. " with value " .. value)
+    pfUI_config[group][subgroup][entry] = value
+  end
+end

pfUI.lua

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ end
 pfUI = CreateFrame("Frame",nil,UIParent)
 pfUI:RegisterEvent("ADDON_LOADED")
 pfUI:SetScript("OnEvent", function()
+  pfUI:LoadConfig()
   if arg1 == "pfUI" then
     pfUI:Debug("pfUI module loader:")
     for i,m in pairs(this.modules) do
@@ -35,9 +36,7 @@ function pfUI:RegisterModule(n, f)
 end
 
 function pfUI:Debug(msg)
-  if pfUI_config.debug == 1 then
-    DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(msg)
-  end
+  -- DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(msg)
 end
 
 pfUI.backdrop = {
@@ -61,52 +60,6 @@ pfUI.backdrop_underline = {
   insets = {left = 0, right = 0, top = 0, bottom = 0},
 }
 
-pfUI_playerDB = {}
-pfUI_config = {
-  debug = 1,
-  ["unitframes"] = {
-    animation_speed = 5,
-    portrait = 1,
-    buff_size = "22",
-    debuff_size = "22",
-    layout = "default",
-    ["player"] = {
-      width = 200,
-      height = 50,
-      pheight = 10,
-    },
-    ["target"] = {
-      width = 200,
-      height = 50,
-      pheight = 10,
-    },
-  },
-  ["bars"] = {
-    icon_size = "22",
-    border = 2,
-  },
-  ["panel"] = {
-    ["left"] = {
-      left = "guild",
-      center = "durability",
-      right = "friends",
-    },
-    ["right"] = {
-      left = "fps",
-      center = "time",
-      right = "gold",
-    },
-    ["other"] = {
-      minimap = "zone",
-    },
-  },
-  ["tooltip"] = {
-    position = "bottom"
-  },
-  ["position"] = {
-  }
-}
-
 pfUI.utils = CreateFrame("Frame",nil,UIParent)
 
 function pfUI.utils:loadPosition(frame)

pfUI.toc

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ env\colors.lua
 env\locales.lua
 env\functions.lua
 
+modules\config.lua
 modules\gui.lua
 modules\actionbar.lua
 modules\chat.lua