pdk 2.3.0 → 2.4.0

data/lib/pdk/config/namespace.rb

@@ -1,354 +1,354 @@
-require 'pdk'
-
-module PDK
-  class Config
-    class Namespace
-      # @param value [String] the new name of this namespace.
-      attr_writer :name
-
-      # @return [String] the path to the file associated with the contents of
-      #   this namespace.
-      attr_reader :file
-
-      # @return [self] the parent namespace of this namespace.
-      attr_accessor :parent
-
-      # Initialises the PDK::Config::Namespace object.
-      #
-      # @param name [String] the name of the namespace (defaults to nil).
-      # @param params [Hash{Symbol => Object}] keyword parameters for the
-      #   method.
-      # @option params [String] :file the path to the file associated with the
-      #   contents of the namespace (defaults to nil).
-      # @option params [self] :parent the parent {self} that this namespace is
-      #   a child of (defaults to nil).
-      # @option params [self] :persistent_defaults whether default values should be persisted
-      #   to disk when evaluated. By default they are not persisted to disk. This is typically
-      #   used for settings which a randomly generated, instead of being deterministic, e.g. analytics user-id
-      # @param block [Proc] a block that is evaluated within the new instance.
-      def initialize(name = nil, file: nil, parent: nil, persistent_defaults: false, &block)
-        @file = PDK::Util::Filesystem.expand_path(file) unless file.nil?
-        @settings = {}
-        @name = name.to_s
-        @parent = parent
-        @persistent_defaults = persistent_defaults
-        @mounts = {}
-        @loaded_from_file = false
-        @read_only = false
-
-        instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
-      end
-
-      # Pre-configure a value in the namespace.
-      #
-      # Allows you to specify validators and a default value for value in the
-      # namespace (see PDK::Config::Value#initialize).
-      #
-      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the value.
-      # @param block [Proc] a block that is evaluated within the new [self].
-      #
-      # @return [nil]
-      def setting(key, &block)
-        @settings[key.to_s] ||= default_setting_class.new(key.to_s, self)
-        @settings[key.to_s].instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
-      end
-
-      # Mount a provided [self] (or subclass) into the namespace.
-      #
-      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the namespace to be mounted.
-      # @param obj [self] the namespace to be mounted.
-      # @param block [Proc] a block to be evaluated within the instance of the
-      #   newly mounted namespace.
-      #
-      # @raise [ArgumentError] if the object to be mounted is not a {self} or
-      #   subclass thereof.
-      #
-      # @return [self] the mounted namespace.
-      def mount(key, obj, &block)
-        raise ArgumentError, _('Only PDK::Config::Namespace objects can be mounted into a namespace') unless obj.is_a?(PDK::Config::Namespace)
-        obj.parent = self
-        obj.name = key.to_s
-        obj.instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
-        @mounts[key.to_s] = obj
-      end
-
-      # Create and mount a new child namespace.
-      #
-      # @param name [String,Symbol] the name of the new namespace.
-      # @param block [Proc]
-      def namespace(name, &block)
-        mount(name, PDK::Config::Namespace.new, &block)
-      end
-
-      # Get the value of the named key.
-      #
-      # If there is a value for that key, return it. If not, follow the logic
-      # described in {#default_config_value} to determine the default value to
-      # return.
-      #
-      # @note Unlike a Ruby Hash, this will not return `nil` in the event that
-      #   the key does not exist (see #fetch).
-      #
-      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the value to retrieve.
-      #
-      # @return [Object] the requested value.
-      def [](key)
-        # Check if it's a mount first...
-        return @mounts[key.to_s] unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
-        # Check if it's a setting, otherwise nil
-        return nil if settings[key.to_s].nil?
-        return settings[key.to_s].value unless settings[key.to_s].value.nil?
-        # Duplicate arrays and hashes so that they are isolated from changes being made
-        default_value = PDK::Util.deep_duplicate(settings[key.to_s].default)
-        return default_value if default_value.nil? || !@persistent_defaults
-        # Persist the default value
-        settings[key.to_s].value = default_value
-        save_data
-        default_value
-      end
-
-      # Get the value of the named key or the provided default value if not
-      # present. Note that this does not trigger persistent defaults
-      #
-      # This differs from {#[]} in an important way in that it allows you to
-      # return a default value, which is not possible using `[] || default` as
-      # non-existent values when accessed normally via {#[]} will be defaulted
-      # to a new Hash.
-      #
-      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the value to fetch.
-      # @param default_value [Object] the value to return if the namespace does
-      #   not contain the requested value.
-      #
-      # @return [Object] the requested value.
-      def fetch(key, default_value)
-        # Check if it's a mount first...
-        return @mounts[key.to_s] unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
-        # Check if it's a setting, otherwise default_value
-        return default_value if settings[key.to_s].nil?
-        # Check if has a value, otherwise default_value
-        settings[key.to_s].value.nil? ? default_value : settings[key.to_s].value
-      end
-
-      # After the value has been set in memory, the value will then be
-      # persisted to disk.
-      #
-      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the configuration value.
-      # @param value [Object] the value of the configuration value.
-      #
-      # @return [nil]
-      def []=(key, value)
-        # You can't set the value of a mount
-        raise ArgumentError, _('Namespace mounts can not be set a value') unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
-        set_volatile_value(key, value)
-        # Persist the change
-        save_data
-      end
-
-      # Convert the namespace into a Hash of values, suitable for serialising
-      # and persisting to disk.
-      #
-      # Child namespaces that are associated with their own files are excluded
-      # from the Hash (as their values will be persisted to their own files)
-      # and nil values are removed from the Hash.
-      #
-      # @return [Hash{String => Object}] the values from the namespace that
-      #   should be persisted to disk.
-      def to_h
-        new_hash = {}
-        settings.each_pair { |k, v| new_hash[k] = v.value }
-        @mounts.each_pair { |k, mount_point| new_hash[k] = mount_point.to_h if mount_point.include_in_parent? }
-        new_hash.delete_if { |_, v| v.nil? }
-        new_hash
-      end
-
-      # Resolves all filtered settings, including child namespaces, fully namespaced and filling in default values.
-      #
-      # @param filter [String] Only resolve setting names which match the filter. See #be_resolved? for matching rules
-      # @return [Hash{String => Object}] All resolved settings for example {'user.module_defaults.author' => 'johndoe'}
-      def resolve(filter = nil)
-        resolved = {}
-        # Resolve the settings
-        settings.values.each do |setting|
-          setting_name = setting.qualified_name
-          if be_resolved?(setting_name, filter)
-            resolved[setting_name] = setting.value.nil? ? setting.default : setting.value
-          end
-        end
-        # Resolve the mounts
-        @mounts.values.each { |mount| resolved.merge!(mount.resolve(filter)) }
-        resolved
-      end
-
-      # @return [Boolean] true if the namespace has a parent, otherwise false.
-      def child_namespace?
-        !parent.nil?
-      end
-
-      # Determines the fully qualified name of the namespace.
-      #
-      # If this is a child namespace, then fully qualified name for the
-      # namespace will be "<parent>.<child>".
-      #
-      # @return [String] the fully qualifed name of the namespace.
-      def name
-        child_namespace? ? [parent.name, @name].join('.') : @name
-      end
-
-      # Determines if the contents of the namespace should be included in the
-      # parent namespace when persisting to disk.
-      #
-      # If the namespace has been mounted into a parent namespace and is not
-      # associated with its own file on disk, then the values in the namespace
-      # should be included in the parent namespace when persisting to disk.
-      #
-      # @return [Boolean] true if the values should be included in the parent
-      #   namespace.
-      def include_in_parent?
-        child_namespace? && file.nil?
-      end
-
-      # Disables the namespace, and child namespaces, from writing changes to disk.
-      # Typically this is only needed for unit testing.
-      # @api private
-      def read_only!
-        @read_only = true
-        @mounts.each { |_, child| child.read_only! }
-      end
-
-      private
-
-      # Returns the object class to create settings with. Subclasses may override this to use specific setting classes
-      #
-      # @return [Class[PDK::Config::Setting]]
-      #
-      # @abstract
-      # @private
-      def default_setting_class
-        PDK::Config::Setting
-      end
-
-      # Determines whether a setting name should be resolved using the filter
-      #  Returns true when filter is nil.
-      #  Returns true if the filter is exactly the same name as the setting.
-      #  Returns true if the name is a sub-key of the filter e.g.
-      #    Given a filter of user.module_defaults, `user.module_defaults.author` will return true, but `user.analytics.disabled` will return false.
-      #
-      # @param name [String] The setting name to test.
-      # @param filter [String] The filter used to test on the name.
-      # @return [Boolean] Whether the name passes the filter.
-      def be_resolved?(name, filter = nil)
-        return true if filter.nil? # If we're not filtering, this value should always be resolved
-        return true if name == filter # If it's exactly the same name then it should be resolved
-        name.start_with?(filter + '.') # If name is a subkey of the filter then it should be resolved
-      end
-
-      # @abstract Subclass and override {#parse_file} to implement parsing logic
-      #   for a particular config file format.
-      #
-      # @param data [String] The content of the file to be parsed.
-      # @param filename [String] The path to the file to be parsed.
-      #
-      # @yield [String, Object] the data to be loaded into the
-      #   namespace.
-      def parse_file(_filename); end
-
-      # @abstract Subclass and override {#serialize_data} to implement generating
-      #   logic for a particular config file format.
-      #
-      # @param data [Hash{String => Object}] the data stored in the namespace
-      #
-      # @return [String] the serialized contents of the namespace suitable for
-      #   writing to disk.
-      def serialize_data(_data); end
-
-      # @abstract Subclass and override {#create_missing_setting} to implement logic
-      # when a setting is dynamically created, for example when attempting to
-      # set the value of an unknown setting
-      #
-      # @param data [Hash{String => Object}] the data stored in the namespace
-      #
-      # @return [String] the serialized contents of the namespace suitable for
-      #   writing to disk.
-      def create_missing_setting(key, initial_value = nil)
-        # Need to use `@settings` and `@mounts` here to stop recursive calls
-        return unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
-        return unless @settings[key.to_s].nil?
-        @settings[key.to_s] = default_setting_class.new(key.to_s, self, initial_value)
-      end
-
-      # Set the value of the named key.
-      #
-      # If the key has been pre-configured with {#value}, then the value of the
-      # key will be validated against any validators that have been configured.
-      #
-      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the configuration value.
-      # @param value [Object] the value of the configuration value.
-      def set_volatile_value(key, value)
-        # Need to use `settings` here to force the backing file to be loaded
-        return create_missing_setting(key, value) if settings[key.to_s].nil?
-        # Need to use `@settings` here to stop recursive calls from []=
-        @settings[key.to_s].value = value
-      end
-
-      # Helper method to read files.
-      #
-      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if the file is removed during read.
-      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if the user doesn't have the
-      #   permissions needed to read the file.
-      # @return [String,nil] the contents of the file or nil if the file does
-      #   not exist.
-      def load_data(filename)
-        return if filename.nil?
-        return unless PDK::Util::Filesystem.file?(filename)
-
-        PDK::Util::Filesystem.read_file(filename)
-      rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
-        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, e.message
-      rescue Errno::EACCES
-        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, _('Unable to open %{file} for reading') % {
-          file: filename,
-        }
-      end
-
-      # Persist the contents of the namespace to disk.
-      #
-      # Directories will be automatically created and the contents of the
-      # namespace will be serialized automatically with {#serialize_data}.
-      #
-      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if one of the intermediary path components
-      #   exist but is not a directory.
-      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if the user does not have the
-      #   permissions needed to write the file.
-      #
-      # @return [nil]
-      def save_data
-        return if file.nil? || @read_only
-
-        PDK::Util::Filesystem.mkdir_p(File.dirname(file))
-
-        PDK::Util::Filesystem.write_file(file, serialize_data(to_h))
-      rescue Errno::EACCES
-        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, _('Unable to open %{file} for writing') % {
-          file: file,
-        }
-      rescue SystemCallError => e
-        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, e.message
-      end
-
-      # Memoised accessor for the loaded data.
-      #
-      # @return [Hash<String => PDK::Config::Setting>] the contents of the namespace.
-      def settings
-        return @settings if @loaded_from_file
-        @loaded_from_file = true
-        return @settings if file.nil?
-        parse_file(file) do |key, parsed_setting|
-          # Create a settings chain if a setting already exists
-          parsed_setting.previous_setting = @settings[key] unless @settings[key].nil?
-          @settings[key] = parsed_setting
-        end
-        @settings
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
+require 'pdk'
+
+module PDK
+  class Config
+    class Namespace
+      # @param value [String] the new name of this namespace.
+      attr_writer :name
+
+      # @return [String] the path to the file associated with the contents of
+      #   this namespace.
+      attr_reader :file
+
+      # @return [self] the parent namespace of this namespace.
+      attr_accessor :parent
+
+      # Initialises the PDK::Config::Namespace object.
+      #
+      # @param name [String] the name of the namespace (defaults to nil).
+      # @param params [Hash{Symbol => Object}] keyword parameters for the
+      #   method.
+      # @option params [String] :file the path to the file associated with the
+      #   contents of the namespace (defaults to nil).
+      # @option params [self] :parent the parent {self} that this namespace is
+      #   a child of (defaults to nil).
+      # @option params [self] :persistent_defaults whether default values should be persisted
+      #   to disk when evaluated. By default they are not persisted to disk. This is typically
+      #   used for settings which a randomly generated, instead of being deterministic, e.g. analytics user-id
+      # @param block [Proc] a block that is evaluated within the new instance.
+      def initialize(name = nil, file: nil, parent: nil, persistent_defaults: false, &block)
+        @file = PDK::Util::Filesystem.expand_path(file) unless file.nil?
+        @settings = {}
+        @name = name.to_s
+        @parent = parent
+        @persistent_defaults = persistent_defaults
+        @mounts = {}
+        @loaded_from_file = false
+        @read_only = false
+
+        instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
+      end
+
+      # Pre-configure a value in the namespace.
+      #
+      # Allows you to specify validators and a default value for value in the
+      # namespace (see PDK::Config::Value#initialize).
+      #
+      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the value.
+      # @param block [Proc] a block that is evaluated within the new [self].
+      #
+      # @return [nil]
+      def setting(key, &block)
+        @settings[key.to_s] ||= default_setting_class.new(key.to_s, self)
+        @settings[key.to_s].instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
+      end
+
+      # Mount a provided [self] (or subclass) into the namespace.
+      #
+      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the namespace to be mounted.
+      # @param obj [self] the namespace to be mounted.
+      # @param block [Proc] a block to be evaluated within the instance of the
+      #   newly mounted namespace.
+      #
+      # @raise [ArgumentError] if the object to be mounted is not a {self} or
+      #   subclass thereof.
+      #
+      # @return [self] the mounted namespace.
+      def mount(key, obj, &block)
+        raise ArgumentError, _('Only PDK::Config::Namespace objects can be mounted into a namespace') unless obj.is_a?(PDK::Config::Namespace)
+        obj.parent = self
+        obj.name = key.to_s
+        obj.instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
+        @mounts[key.to_s] = obj
+      end
+
+      # Create and mount a new child namespace.
+      #
+      # @param name [String,Symbol] the name of the new namespace.
+      # @param block [Proc]
+      def namespace(name, &block)
+        mount(name, PDK::Config::Namespace.new, &block)
+      end
+
+      # Get the value of the named key.
+      #
+      # If there is a value for that key, return it. If not, follow the logic
+      # described in {#default_config_value} to determine the default value to
+      # return.
+      #
+      # @note Unlike a Ruby Hash, this will not return `nil` in the event that
+      #   the key does not exist (see #fetch).
+      #
+      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the value to retrieve.
+      #
+      # @return [Object] the requested value.
+      def [](key)
+        # Check if it's a mount first...
+        return @mounts[key.to_s] unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
+        # Check if it's a setting, otherwise nil
+        return nil if settings[key.to_s].nil?
+        return settings[key.to_s].value unless settings[key.to_s].value.nil?
+        # Duplicate arrays and hashes so that they are isolated from changes being made
+        default_value = PDK::Util.deep_duplicate(settings[key.to_s].default)
+        return default_value if default_value.nil? || !@persistent_defaults
+        # Persist the default value
+        settings[key.to_s].value = default_value
+        save_data
+        default_value
+      end
+
+      # Get the value of the named key or the provided default value if not
+      # present. Note that this does not trigger persistent defaults
+      #
+      # This differs from {#[]} in an important way in that it allows you to
+      # return a default value, which is not possible using `[] || default` as
+      # non-existent values when accessed normally via {#[]} will be defaulted
+      # to a new Hash.
+      #
+      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the value to fetch.
+      # @param default_value [Object] the value to return if the namespace does
+      #   not contain the requested value.
+      #
+      # @return [Object] the requested value.
+      def fetch(key, default_value)
+        # Check if it's a mount first...
+        return @mounts[key.to_s] unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
+        # Check if it's a setting, otherwise default_value
+        return default_value if settings[key.to_s].nil?
+        # Check if has a value, otherwise default_value
+        settings[key.to_s].value.nil? ? default_value : settings[key.to_s].value
+      end
+
+      # After the value has been set in memory, the value will then be
+      # persisted to disk.
+      #
+      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the configuration value.
+      # @param value [Object] the value of the configuration value.
+      #
+      # @return [nil]
+      def []=(key, value)
+        # You can't set the value of a mount
+        raise ArgumentError, _('Namespace mounts can not be set a value') unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
+        set_volatile_value(key, value)
+        # Persist the change
+        save_data
+      end
+
+      # Convert the namespace into a Hash of values, suitable for serialising
+      # and persisting to disk.
+      #
+      # Child namespaces that are associated with their own files are excluded
+      # from the Hash (as their values will be persisted to their own files)
+      # and nil values are removed from the Hash.
+      #
+      # @return [Hash{String => Object}] the values from the namespace that
+      #   should be persisted to disk.
+      def to_h
+        new_hash = {}
+        settings.each_pair { |k, v| new_hash[k] = v.value }
+        @mounts.each_pair { |k, mount_point| new_hash[k] = mount_point.to_h if mount_point.include_in_parent? }
+        new_hash.delete_if { |_, v| v.nil? }
+        new_hash
+      end
+
+      # Resolves all filtered settings, including child namespaces, fully namespaced and filling in default values.
+      #
+      # @param filter [String] Only resolve setting names which match the filter. See #be_resolved? for matching rules
+      # @return [Hash{String => Object}] All resolved settings for example {'user.module_defaults.author' => 'johndoe'}
+      def resolve(filter = nil)
+        resolved = {}
+        # Resolve the settings
+        settings.values.each do |setting|
+          setting_name = setting.qualified_name
+          if be_resolved?(setting_name, filter)
+            resolved[setting_name] = setting.value.nil? ? setting.default : setting.value
+          end
+        end
+        # Resolve the mounts
+        @mounts.values.each { |mount| resolved.merge!(mount.resolve(filter)) }
+        resolved
+      end
+
+      # @return [Boolean] true if the namespace has a parent, otherwise false.
+      def child_namespace?
+        !parent.nil?
+      end
+
+      # Determines the fully qualified name of the namespace.
+      #
+      # If this is a child namespace, then fully qualified name for the
+      # namespace will be "<parent>.<child>".
+      #
+      # @return [String] the fully qualifed name of the namespace.
+      def name
+        child_namespace? ? [parent.name, @name].join('.') : @name
+      end
+
+      # Determines if the contents of the namespace should be included in the
+      # parent namespace when persisting to disk.
+      #
+      # If the namespace has been mounted into a parent namespace and is not
+      # associated with its own file on disk, then the values in the namespace
+      # should be included in the parent namespace when persisting to disk.
+      #
+      # @return [Boolean] true if the values should be included in the parent
+      #   namespace.
+      def include_in_parent?
+        child_namespace? && file.nil?
+      end
+
+      # Disables the namespace, and child namespaces, from writing changes to disk.
+      # Typically this is only needed for unit testing.
+      # @api private
+      def read_only!
+        @read_only = true
+        @mounts.each { |_, child| child.read_only! }
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      # Returns the object class to create settings with. Subclasses may override this to use specific setting classes
+      #
+      # @return [Class[PDK::Config::Setting]]
+      #
+      # @abstract
+      # @private
+      def default_setting_class
+        PDK::Config::Setting
+      end
+
+      # Determines whether a setting name should be resolved using the filter
+      #  Returns true when filter is nil.
+      #  Returns true if the filter is exactly the same name as the setting.
+      #  Returns true if the name is a sub-key of the filter e.g.
+      #    Given a filter of user.module_defaults, `user.module_defaults.author` will return true, but `user.analytics.disabled` will return false.
+      #
+      # @param name [String] The setting name to test.
+      # @param filter [String] The filter used to test on the name.
+      # @return [Boolean] Whether the name passes the filter.
+      def be_resolved?(name, filter = nil)
+        return true if filter.nil? # If we're not filtering, this value should always be resolved
+        return true if name == filter # If it's exactly the same name then it should be resolved
+        name.start_with?(filter + '.') # If name is a subkey of the filter then it should be resolved
+      end
+
+      # @abstract Subclass and override {#parse_file} to implement parsing logic
+      #   for a particular config file format.
+      #
+      # @param data [String] The content of the file to be parsed.
+      # @param filename [String] The path to the file to be parsed.
+      #
+      # @yield [String, Object] the data to be loaded into the
+      #   namespace.
+      def parse_file(_filename); end
+
+      # @abstract Subclass and override {#serialize_data} to implement generating
+      #   logic for a particular config file format.
+      #
+      # @param data [Hash{String => Object}] the data stored in the namespace
+      #
+      # @return [String] the serialized contents of the namespace suitable for
+      #   writing to disk.
+      def serialize_data(_data); end
+
+      # @abstract Subclass and override {#create_missing_setting} to implement logic
+      # when a setting is dynamically created, for example when attempting to
+      # set the value of an unknown setting
+      #
+      # @param data [Hash{String => Object}] the data stored in the namespace
+      #
+      # @return [String] the serialized contents of the namespace suitable for
+      #   writing to disk.
+      def create_missing_setting(key, initial_value = nil)
+        # Need to use `@settings` and `@mounts` here to stop recursive calls
+        return unless @mounts[key.to_s].nil?
+        return unless @settings[key.to_s].nil?
+        @settings[key.to_s] = default_setting_class.new(key.to_s, self, initial_value)
+      end
+
+      # Set the value of the named key.
+      #
+      # If the key has been pre-configured with {#value}, then the value of the
+      # key will be validated against any validators that have been configured.
+      #
+      # @param key [String,Symbol] the name of the configuration value.
+      # @param value [Object] the value of the configuration value.
+      def set_volatile_value(key, value)
+        # Need to use `settings` here to force the backing file to be loaded
+        return create_missing_setting(key, value) if settings[key.to_s].nil?
+        # Need to use `@settings` here to stop recursive calls from []=
+        @settings[key.to_s].value = value
+      end
+
+      # Helper method to read files.
+      #
+      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if the file is removed during read.
+      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if the user doesn't have the
+      #   permissions needed to read the file.
+      # @return [String,nil] the contents of the file or nil if the file does
+      #   not exist.
+      def load_data(filename)
+        return if filename.nil?
+        return unless PDK::Util::Filesystem.file?(filename)
+
+        PDK::Util::Filesystem.read_file(filename)
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
+        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, e.message
+      rescue Errno::EACCES
+        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, _('Unable to open %{file} for reading') % {
+          file: filename,
+        }
+      end
+
+      # Persist the contents of the namespace to disk.
+      #
+      # Directories will be automatically created and the contents of the
+      # namespace will be serialized automatically with {#serialize_data}.
+      #
+      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if one of the intermediary path components
+      #   exist but is not a directory.
+      # @raise [PDK::Config::LoadError] if the user does not have the
+      #   permissions needed to write the file.
+      #
+      # @return [nil]
+      def save_data
+        return if file.nil? || @read_only
+
+        PDK::Util::Filesystem.mkdir_p(File.dirname(file))
+
+        PDK::Util::Filesystem.write_file(file, serialize_data(to_h))
+      rescue Errno::EACCES
+        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, _('Unable to open %{file} for writing') % {
+          file: file,
+        }
+      rescue SystemCallError => e
+        raise PDK::Config::LoadError, e.message
+      end
+
+      # Memoised accessor for the loaded data.
+      #
+      # @return [Hash<String => PDK::Config::Setting>] the contents of the namespace.
+      def settings
+        return @settings if @loaded_from_file
+        @loaded_from_file = true
+        return @settings if file.nil?
+        parse_file(file) do |key, parsed_setting|
+          # Create a settings chain if a setting already exists
+          parsed_setting.previous_setting = @settings[key] unless @settings[key].nil?
+          @settings[key] = parsed_setting
+        end
+        @settings
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end