If I want to read values from my `application.conf...

# ktor

[Levi]

If I want to read values from my application.conf, do I need to separately add the typesafe config as a dependency or do I somehow have access to this functionality as an indirect dependency?

[e5l]

Hey! It should be described here: https://ktor.io/docs/configuration-file.html#read-configuration-in-code

[Levi]

Thanks so much. I was not able to find that for some reason!

[Levi]

so I will need access to the Application somehow wherever I want to access environment? I'm writing a standalone class (a client for some API) and that's where I'm needing to read the conf. I suppose I should just make the class or its functions take those values as args and then access those within the routes

[Levi]

Probably good design practice anyways 😛

[Levi]

If I'm in the context of a fun Route.createUserRoute(), is there a way to get a handle on the Application? Without that, I'll get a 'val environment: ApplicationEnvironment?' can't be called in this context by implicit receiver. Use the explicit one if necessary error.

[Levi]

Should I just pass it down from a level higher, i.e. in

fun Application.userRoutes() {
    routing {
        createUserRoute()
    }
}

[e5l]

Could you try specifying the explicit receiver like [e-mail]?

[Levi]

Thanks. [e-mail] in my case.

[Levi]

I also didn't realize Route does have environment but it's nullable:

open class Route(    val parent: Route?,     val selector: RouteSelector,     val developmentMode: Boolean = false,     val environment: ApplicationEnvironment? = null) : ApplicationCallPipeline

[Levi]

ugh, bad formatting