Configuring properties from config.json using services.Configure

Question

Following on from a StackOverflow question regarding Using IConfiguration globally in mvc6. A comment to the accepted answer suggests using

services.Configure<SomeOptions>(Configuration);

Now this works fine with the following code;

Class

public class SomeOptions
{
    public string MyOption { get; set; }
}

config.json

{
    "MyOption": "OptionValue"
}

Startup.cs

public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
{
    Configuration = new Configuration()
        .AddJsonFile("config.json")
        .AddEnvironmentVariables();
}

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{        
    services.Configure<SomeOptions>(Configuration);
}

However the config.json file doesn't have any really structure, and I would like it to look more like;

{
    "SomeOptions": {
        "MyOption": "OptionValue"
    }
}

However this does not bind the values within the class. Is there anyway to allow this?

Mihai Dinculescu · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-06 10:00:55Z

2

If you want to change the config.json structure you also need to change your class structure.

{
    "SomeOptions": {
        "MyOption": "OptionValue"
    }
}

maps to something like

public class SomeOptions
{
    public List<MyOption> MyOptions { get; set; }
}

public class MyOption
{
    public string OptionValue { get; set; }
}

answered Dec 6, 2014 at 10:00

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Tim B James Over a year ago

What you have suggested. MyOptions is null

Master19 · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-07 14:29:04Z

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You can access specific value in config.json like:

Configuration.Get("SomeOptions:MyOption");

Which returns

"OptionValue"

So, your code will be

services.Configure<SomeOptions>(options => 
        options.MyOption = Configuration.Get("SomeOptions:MyOption"));

edited Jan 7, 2015 at 14:29

answered Jan 7, 2015 at 14:02

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Tim B James Over a year ago

Hi Master19, thanks. I am looking to do it without "magic strings" though.

Ryan · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-15 07:30:22Z

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services.Configure<SomeOptions>(Configuration.GetSubKey(nameof(SomeOptions)));

Should do it.

answered May 15, 2015 at 7:30

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