Returns the configured ACF::Base instance. The instance is a lazily initialized singleton.

ACF.load_configuration may be redefined to change how the configuration object is provided; e.g. create it from a YAML or JSON configuration file. See the external documentation for more information.

Returns the configured ACF::Parameters instance. The instance is a lazily initialized singleton.

ACF.load_parameters may be redefined to change how the parameters object is provided; e.g. create it from a YAML or JSON configuration file. See the external documentation for more information.

Registers a configuration annotation with the provided name. Defines a configuration record with the provided args, if any, that represents the possible arguments that the annotation accepts. May also be used with a block to add custom methods to the configuration record.

Example

# Defines an annotation without any arguments.
ACF.configuration_annotation Secure

# Defines annotation with a required and optional argument.
# The default value will be used if that key isn't supplied in the annotation.
ACF.configuration_annotation SomeAnn, id : Int32, debug : Bool = true

# A block can be used to define custom methods on the configuration object.
ACF.configuration_annotation CustomAnn, first_name : String, last_name : String do
  def name : String
    "#{@first_name} #{@last_name}"
  end
end

NOTE The logic to actually do the resolution of the annotations must be handled in the owning shard. Athena::Config only defines the common logic that each implementation can use. See ACF::AnnotationConfigurations for more information.