Type-safe configuration loader for Python dataclasses. Load config from YAML, JSON, TOML, INI, ENV files, environment variables, Docker secrets, CLI arguments, HashiCorp Vault, Consul, etcd, Apache ZooKeeper, AWS SSM, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure App Configuration, Azure Key Vault, and GCP Secret Manager — with automatic type conversion, validation, and human-readable error messages.
Installation
pip install dature
With optional format support:
pip install dature[yaml] # YAML (ruamel.yaml)
pip install dature[json5] # JSON5
pip install dature[toml] # TOML (toml_rs)
pip install dature[vault] # HashiCorp Vault (hvac)
pip install dature[consul] # Consul (py-consul)
pip install dature[etcd] # etcd (etcd3gw)
pip install dature[zookeeper] # Apache ZooKeeper (kazoo)
pip install dature[aws] # AWS SSM & Secrets Manager (boto3)
pip install dature[azure-appconfig] # Azure App Configuration
pip install dature[azure-keyvault] # Azure Key Vault
pip install dature[gcp] # GCP Secret Manager
pip install dature[secure] # Secret detection heuristics
pip install dature[type-stubs] # Type stubs for the integrations above (mypy/pyright users)
Quick Start
from dataclasses import dataclass
import dature
@dataclass
class Config:
host: str
port: int
debug: bool = False
config = dature.load(dature.Yaml12Source(file="config.yaml"), schema=Config)
Key Features
- Multiple sources — YAML, JSON, JSON5, TOML, INI, ENV, environment variables, Docker secrets, CLI args (
argparseor your own), HashiCorp Vault, Consul, etcd, Apache ZooKeeper, AWS SSM, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure App Configuration, Azure Key Vault, GCP Secret Manager - Merging — combine multiple sources with configurable strategies (
"last_wins","first_wins","raise_on_conflict") - Validation —
Annotatedfield validators, root validators,__post_init__support - Naming — automatic field name mapping (
snake_case↔camelCase↔UPPER_SNAKEetc.) - Secret masking — automatic masking in error messages and logs by field type, name, or heuristic
- ENV expansion —
$VAR,${VAR:-default}substitution in all file formats - Special types —
SecretStr,ByteSize,PaymentCardNumber,URL,Base64UrlStr - Debug report —
debug=Trueshows which source provided each field value - Decorator mode —
@dature.load(meta)auto-loads config on dataclass instantiation with caching - Shared reads —
Source(shared_read=...)shares one raw file read / remote fetch across multipleprefix=-bound schemas - CLI —
dature validateanddature inspectconsole commands for CI and debugging - Cross-source refs & conditional sources — reference values across sources, activate sources based on environment
- Extensible — plug in custom sources, type loaders, and remote backends via
SourceProtocol
See the documentation for detailed guides and API reference.
Requirements
- Python >= 3.12
- adaptix >= 3.0.0b11
Development
git clone https://github.com/reagento/dature.git
cd dature
uv sync --all-extras --all-groups
Run tests:
uv run pytest tests/ -v
Lint and type check:
uv run prek run --all-files
Build docs locally:
uv run mkdocs serve
Changelog
Each PR must include a towncrier fragment in the changes/ directory:
# Format: changes/<issue-or-pr-number>.<type>
echo "Added support for YAML anchors." > changes/42.feature
Available <type> values:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
feature |
New features |
bugfix |
Bug fixes |
doc |
Documentation improvements |
removal |
Deprecations and removals |
misc |
Other changes |
Use +<description> instead of an issue number for changes without a linked issue:
echo "Fixed typo in error message." > changes/+fix-typo.bugfix.md
Releasing
- Run the Release workflow and choose bump type (
patch/minor/major). The next version is calculated from the latest git tag automatically. - The workflow builds the changelog from fragments and creates a PR.
- Merge the PR — CI automatically creates the tag, publishes to PyPI, creates a GitHub Release, and updates docs.
License
Apache License 2.0
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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