# FileSet 0.1 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileset-0-1-released/180746>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 28, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileset-0-1-released/180746 "2009-12-28T11:42:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileset-0-1-released/180746/1 "2009-12-28T11:42:34Z")

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FileSet version 0.1 has been released!

FileSet provides an API for accessing configuration and data files for  
your  
application, including the population of default values, and managing  
search  
paths. Written to encourage a cross-platform approach to maintaining  
configs  
for an application.

Changes:

Initial release

Project: [http://rubyforge.org/project/fileset/](http://rubyforge.org/project/fileset/)  
Homepage: [http://fileset.rubyforge.org/](http://fileset.rubyforge.org/)

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileset-0-1-released/180746/2 "2009-12-28T12:22:23Z")

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On 28.12.2009 11:39, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> FileSet version 0.1 has been released!
> 
> FileSet provides an API for accessing configuration and data files for your  
> application, including the population of default values, and managing search  
> paths. Written to encourage a cross-platform approach to maintaining configs  
> for an application.

How do I use it?

To call the documentation “sparse” would be a late entry for the  
“Understatement of the Year” contest, I’m afraid.

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileset-0-1-released/180746/3 "2009-12-29T10:21:48Z")

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On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Phillip G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> On 28.12.2009 11:39, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:
> 
> > FileSet version 0.1 has been released!
> > 
> > How do I use it?
> 
> To call the documentation “sparse” would be a late entry for the  
> “Understatement of the Year” contest, I’m afraid.

You’re absolutely right. I’ve done a quick write-up that will hopefully  
be  
less-so.

[http://fileset.rubyforge.org/](http://fileset.rubyforge.org/)

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 10:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileset-0-1-released/180746/4 "2009-12-29T10:49:19Z")

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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Phillip G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Very much so. 🙂
> 
> Now I have an idea if it could be useful for me (and it will be, from the  
> looks of it).
> 
> Also: Ruby takes care of Windows %environment\_variables%: they are in the  
> ENV hash. IIRC, it’s the same with environment variables on Linux, in case  
> this should ever be necessary for FileSet, which I doubt.
> 
> Thank you for this quick, yet useful, write up. 🙂

Thanks for your interest. FileSet has been useful to me - if it helps  
anyone else out, I’d be thrilled.

Judson

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fileset-0-1-released/180746/5 "2009-12-29T10:37:02Z")

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On 29.12.2009 10:21, Judson L. wrote:

> You’re absolutely right. I’ve done a quick write-up that will hopefully be  
> less-so.
> 
> [http://fileset.rubyforge.org/](http://fileset.rubyforge.org/)

Very much so. 🙂

Now I have an idea if it could be useful for me (and it will be, from  
the looks of it).

Also: Ruby takes care of Windows %environment\_variables%: they are in  
the ENV hash. IIRC, it’s the same with environment variables on Linux,  
in case this should ever be necessary for FileSet, which I doubt.

Thank you for this quick, yet useful, write up. 🙂