ConfigurationFinder

Provides methods to help find .json configuration files like settings.json.

Methods

Finds the default configuration directory by looking the directory tree upwards from the application location.

A DirectoryInfo for the cnfg directory or null if it is not found.

Type	Summary
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the location of the application is not found.

Finds the configuration directory named directoryName by looking the directory tree upwards from the application location.

Signature:: public DirectoryInfo FindConfigurationDirectory(directoryName)

A DirectoryInfo for the specified directoryName or null if it is not found.

Name	Type	Summary
directoryName	String	The name of the configuration directory to find.

Type	Summary
ArgumentNullOrEmptyException	Thrown when directoryName is null or empty.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the location of the application is not found.

Finds the full path of the default configuration file.

The full path of the settings.json file.

Finds the full path of fileName in the configuration directory named directoryName.

Signature:: public String FindConfigurationFileName(directoryName, fileName)

The full path name of the configuration file.

Name	Type	Summary
directoryName	String	Name of the configuration directory to find.
fileName	String	Name of the configuration file to find.

Type	Summary
ArgumentNullOrEmptyException	Thrown when directoryName is null or empty.
ArgumentNullOrEmptyException	Thrown when fileName is null or empty.
DirectoryNotFoundException	Thrown when directoryName cannot be found.
FileNotFoundException	Thrown when fileName cannot be found.

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