config-loader

A tool for quickly switching between different file configurations, using symbolic links. This tool aims to make it much more ergonomic to work with environments where you have to regularly switch out a file's contents or entire sets of files.

Usage

To use it, you can either install with Cargo or download the latest release for your platform from the Releases tab.

To install with Cargo, run

cargo install config-loader

Upon first launching, it will ask if you want to create a starter config file.

Once the config's created, open it and edit it to your liking. The following is a (fairly silly) example:

# Config Loader - https://github.com/zedseven/config-loader

# Here's where you define the file targets. These are the files you
# have to switch out whenever you want to change to a different configuration.
# Please use absolute file paths.
[targets]
cool_picture = "C:\\Users\\Zacc\\Desktop\\CoolPicture.png"
another_cool_picture = "C:\\Users\\Zacc\\Desktop\\VeryCoolPicture.png"

# Here's where each loadout is defined. Include as many files for each loadout
# as you need.
# Each loadout is completely separate from the others. Each one should be a
# complete set of all the files necessary to work.
[[loadouts]]
name = "Bird"
[loadouts.files]
cool_picture = "C:\\Users\\Zacc\\Downloads\\Farfetch'd.png"

[[loadouts]]
name = "Cheese"
[loadouts.files]
cool_picture = "C:\\Users\\Zacc\\Pictures\\Cheese.png"
another_cool_picture = "C:\\Users\\Zacc\\Pictures\\Fromage.png"

With the config above, the tool simply swaps out the same cool_picture file with either a picture of a bird, or a picture of cheese - depending on the selected loadout. It also sets up another_cool_picture, but only for the Cheese profile. Loadouts are entirely separate from each other and can change different files.

Once the config is set up, just run the tool:

You can also load profiles by name, or by the start of the name (first match is what is loaded). Loadouts are listed in the same order they're defined.

Note

On Windows machines, Administrator privileges are required to make symbolic links unless you enable Developer Mode. If you get an

A required privilege is not held by the client.

error, that's why.

If you don't trust the program to give it Administrator privileges, the source code is available, and you can build it from source.

This program should work on Windows and Unix (Linux, MacOS) systems without a problem. If you encounter one, please open an issue.

Project License

This project is licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.

Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in config-loader by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.