How does one handle custom config binding from the...

# ktor

[Shawn A]

How does one handle custom config binding from the app's HOCON? I've read the configuration docs but its not quite clear if/how I can bind arbitrary config values to, for instance a data class.

[mp]

IMO ktor's whole config thing is misguided. Do config however you want, and then call embeddedServer as you see fit.

[mp]

For one way to do it, I keep https://bitbucket.org/marshallpierce/ktor-demo/src/master/ around to show such things, but the point is you don't need to use ktor's hocon thing at all.

[Wilfred]

Going with the example here;

https://ktor.io/servers/configuration/environments.html

You could also initialize a data class, mapping it’s properties to the config values in the environment config

[Shawn A]

Thanks for the insight @mp @Wilfred. I too felt a bit meh after reading how ktor is using HOCON.