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+// config.js (c) 2010-2022 Loren West and other contributors
+// May be freely distributed under the MIT license.
+// For further details and documentation:
+// http://lorenwest.github.com/node-config
+
+// Dependencies
+var DeferredConfig = require('../defer').DeferredConfig,
+    RawConfig = require('../raw').RawConfig,
+    Parser = require('../parser'),
+    Utils = require('util'),
+    Path = require('path'),
+    FileSystem = require('fs');
+
+// Static members
+var DEFAULT_CLONE_DEPTH = 20,
+    CONFIG_DIR, NODE_ENV, APP_INSTANCE,
+    CONFIG_SKIP_GITCRYPT, NODE_ENV_VAR_NAME,
+    NODE_CONFIG_PARSER,
+    env = {},
+    configSources = [],          // Configuration sources - array of {name, original, parsed}
+    checkMutability = true,      // Check for mutability/immutability on first get
+    gitCryptTestRegex = /^.GITCRYPT/; // regular expression to test for gitcrypt files.
+
+/**
+ * <p>Application Configurations</p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The config module exports a singleton object representing all
+ * configurations for this application deployment.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Application configurations are stored in files within the config directory
+ * of your application.  The default configuration file is loaded, followed
+ * by files specific to the deployment type (development, testing, staging,
+ * production, etc.).
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * For example, with the following config/default.yaml file:
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *   ...
+ *   customer:
+ *     &nbsp;&nbsp;initialCredit: 500
+ *     &nbsp;&nbsp;db:
+ *       &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name: customer
+ *       &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;port: 5984
+ *   ...
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The following code loads the customer section into the CONFIG variable:
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *   var CONFIG = require('config').customer;
+ *   ...
+ *   newCustomer.creditLimit = CONFIG.initialCredit;
+ *   database.open(CONFIG.db.name, CONFIG.db.port);
+ *   ...
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @module config
+ * @class Config
+ */
+
+/**
+ * <p>Get the configuration object.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The configuration object is a shared singleton object within the application,
+ * attained by calling require('config').
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Usually you'll specify a CONFIG variable at the top of your .js file
+ * for file/module scope. If you want the root of the object, you can do this:
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>
+ * var CONFIG = require('config');
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Sometimes you only care about a specific sub-object within the CONFIG
+ * object.  In that case you could do this at the top of your file:
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>
+ * var CONFIG = require('config').customer;
+ * or
+ * var CUSTOMER_CONFIG = require('config').customer;
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <script type="text/javascript">
+ *   document.getElementById("showProtected").style.display = "block";
+ * </script>
+ *
+ * @method constructor
+ * @return CONFIG {object} - The top level configuration object
+ */
+var Config = function() {
+  var t = this;
+
+  // Bind all utility functions to this
+  for (var fnName in util) {
+    if (typeof util[fnName] === 'function') {
+      util[fnName] = util[fnName].bind(t);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Merge configurations into this
+  util.extendDeep(t, util.loadFileConfigs());
+  util.attachProtoDeep(t);
+
+  // Perform strictness checks and possibly throw an exception.
+  util.runStrictnessChecks(t);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utilities are under the util namespace vs. at the top level
+ */
+var util = Config.prototype.util = {};
+
+/**
+ * Underlying get mechanism
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @method getImpl
+ * @param object {object} - Object to get the property for
+ * @param property {string|string[]} - The property name to get (as an array or '.' delimited string)
+ * @return value {*} - Property value, including undefined if not defined.
+ */
+var getImpl= function(object, property) {
+  var t = this,
+      elems = Array.isArray(property) ? property : property.split('.'),
+      name = elems[0],
+      value = object[name];
+  if (elems.length <= 1) {
+    return value;
+  }
+  // Note that typeof null === 'object'
+  if (value === null || typeof value !== 'object') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return getImpl(value, elems.slice(1));
+};
+
+/**
+ * <p>Get a configuration value</p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This will return the specified property value, throwing an exception if the
+ * configuration isn't defined.  It is used to assure configurations are defined
+ * before being used, and to prevent typos.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @method get
+ * @param property {string} - The configuration property to get. Can include '.' sub-properties.
+ * @return value {*} - The property value
+ */
+Config.prototype.get = function(property) {
+  if(property === null || property === undefined){
+    throw new Error("Calling config.get with null or undefined argument");
+  }
+
+  // Make configurations immutable after first get (unless disabled)
+  if (checkMutability) {
+    if (!util.initParam('ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS', false)) {
+      util.makeImmutable(config);
+    }
+    checkMutability = false;
+  }
+  var t = this,
+      value = getImpl(t, property);
+
+  // Produce an exception if the property doesn't exist
+  if (value === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('Configuration property "' + property + '" is not defined');
+  }
+
+  // Return the value
+  return value;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Test that a configuration parameter exists
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *    var config = require('config');
+ *    if (config.has('customer.dbName')) {
+ *      console.log('Customer database name: ' + config.customer.dbName);
+ *    }
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @method has
+ * @param property {string} - The configuration property to test. Can include '.' sub-properties.
+ * @return isPresent {boolean} - True if the property is defined, false if not defined.
+ */
+Config.prototype.has = function(property) {
+  // While get() throws an exception for undefined input, has() is designed to test validity, so false is appropriate
+  if(property === null || property === undefined){
+    return false;
+  }
+  var t = this;
+  return (getImpl(t, property) !== undefined);
+};
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * Set default configurations for a node.js module.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This allows module developers to attach their configurations onto the
+ * default configuration object so they can be configured by the consumers
+ * of the module.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>Using the function within your module:</p>
+ * <pre>
+ *   var CONFIG = require("config");
+ *   CONFIG.util.setModuleDefaults("MyModule", {
+ *   &nbsp;&nbsp;templateName: "t-50",
+ *   &nbsp;&nbsp;colorScheme: "green"
+ *   });
+ * <br>
+ *   // Template name may be overridden by application config files
+ *   console.log("Template: " + CONFIG.MyModule.templateName);
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The above example results in a "MyModule" element of the configuration
+ * object, containing an object with the specified default values.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @method setModuleDefaults
+ * @param moduleName {string} - Name of your module.
+ * @param defaultProperties {object} - The default module configuration.
+ * @return moduleConfig {object} - The module level configuration object.
+ */
+util.setModuleDefaults = function (moduleName, defaultProperties) {
+
+  // Copy the properties into a new object
+  var t = this,
+    moduleConfig = util.cloneDeep(defaultProperties);
+
+  // Set module defaults into the first sources element
+  if (configSources.length === 0 || configSources[0].name !== 'Module Defaults') {
+    configSources.splice(0, 0, {
+      name: 'Module Defaults',
+      parsed: {}
+    });
+  }
+  util.setPath(configSources[0].parsed, moduleName.split('.'), {});
+  util.extendDeep(getImpl(configSources[0].parsed, moduleName), defaultProperties);
+
+  // Create a top level config for this module if it doesn't exist
+  util.setPath(t, moduleName.split('.'), getImpl(t, moduleName) || {});
+
+  // Extend local configurations into the module config
+  util.extendDeep(moduleConfig, getImpl(t, moduleName));
+
+  // Merge the extended configs without replacing the original
+  util.extendDeep(getImpl(t, moduleName), moduleConfig);
+
+  // reset the mutability check for "config.get" method.
+  // we are not making t[moduleName] immutable immediately,
+  // since there might be more modifications before the first config.get
+  if (!util.initParam('ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS', false)) {
+    checkMutability = true;
+  }
+
+  // Attach handlers & watchers onto the module config object
+  return util.attachProtoDeep(getImpl(t, moduleName));
+};
+
+/**
+ * <p>Make a configuration property hidden so it doesn't appear when enumerating
+ * elements of the object.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The property still exists and can be read from and written to, but it won't
+ * show up in for ... in loops, Object.keys(), or JSON.stringify() type methods.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * If the property already exists, it will be made hidden.  Otherwise it will
+ * be created as a hidden property with the specified value.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p><i>
+ * This method was built for hiding configuration values, but it can be applied
+ * to <u>any</u> javascript object.
+ * </i></p>
+ *
+ * <p>Example:</p>
+ * <pre>
+ *   var CONFIG = require('config');
+ *   ...
+ *
+ *   // Hide the Amazon S3 credentials
+ *   CONFIG.util.makeHidden(CONFIG.amazonS3, 'access_id');
+ *   CONFIG.util.makeHidden(CONFIG.amazonS3, 'secret_key');
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @method makeHidden
+ * @param object {object} - The object to make a hidden property into.
+ * @param property {string} - The name of the property to make hidden.
+ * @param value {*} - (optional) Set the property value to this (otherwise leave alone)
+ * @return object {object} - The original object is returned - for chaining.
+ */
+util.makeHidden = function(object, property, value) {
+
+  // If the new value isn't specified, just mark the property as hidden
+  if (typeof value === 'undefined') {
+    Object.defineProperty(object, property, {
+      enumerable : false
+    });
+  }
+  // Otherwise set the value and mark it as hidden
+  else {
+    Object.defineProperty(object, property, {
+      value      : value,
+      enumerable : false
+    });
+  }
+
+  return object;
+}
+
+/**
+ * <p>Make a javascript object property immutable (assuring it cannot be changed
+ * from the current value).</p>
+ * <p>
+ * If the specified property is an object, all attributes of that object are
+ * made immutable, including properties of contained objects, recursively.
+ * If a property name isn't supplied, all properties of the object are made
+ * immutable.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * New properties can be added to the object and those properties will not be
+ * immutable unless this method is called on those new properties.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * This operation cannot be undone.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>Example:</p>
+ * <pre>
+ *   var config = require('config');
+ *   var myObject = {hello:'world'};
+ *   config.util.makeImmutable(myObject);
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @method makeImmutable
+ * @param object {object} - The object to specify immutable properties for
+ * @param [property] {string | [string]} - The name of the property (or array of names) to make immutable.
+ *        If not provided, all owned properties of the object are made immutable.
+ * @param [value] {* | [*]} - Property value (or array of values) to set
+ *        the property to before making immutable. Only used when setting a single
+ *        property. Retained for backward compatibility.
+ * @return object {object} - The original object is returned - for chaining.
+ */
+util.makeImmutable = function(object, property, value) {
+  if (Buffer.isBuffer(object)) {
+    return object;
+  }
+  var properties = null;
+
+  // Backwards compatibility mode where property/value can be specified
+  if (typeof property === 'string') {
+    return Object.defineProperty(object, property, {
+      value : (typeof value === 'undefined') ? object[property] : value,
+      writable : false,
+      configurable: false
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Get the list of properties to work with
+  if (Array.isArray(property)) {
+    properties = property;
+  }
+  else {
+    properties = Object.keys(object);
+  }
+
+  // Process each property
+  for (var i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
+    var propertyName = properties[i],
+        value = object[propertyName];
+
+    if (value instanceof RawConfig) {
+      Object.defineProperty(object, propertyName, {
+        value: value.resolve(),
+        writable: false,
+        configurable: false
+      });
+    } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      // Ensure object items of this array are also immutable.
+      value.forEach((item, index) => { if (util.isObject(item) || Array.isArray(item)) util.makeImmutable(item) })
+
+      Object.defineProperty(object, propertyName, {
+        value: Object.freeze(value)
+      });
+    } else {
+      // Call recursively if an object.
+      if (util.isObject(value)) {
+        // Create a proxy, to capture user updates of configuration options, and throw an exception for awareness, as per:
+        // https://github.com/lorenwest/node-config/issues/514
+        value = new Proxy(util.makeImmutable(value), {
+          set (target, name) {
+            const message = (Reflect.has(target, name) ? 'update' : 'add');
+            // Notify the user.
+            throw Error(`Can not ${message} runtime configuration property: "${name}". Configuration objects are immutable unless ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS is set.`)
+          }
+        })
+      }
+
+      Object.defineProperty(object, propertyName, {
+        value: value,
+        writable : false,
+        configurable: false
+      });
+
+      // Ensure new properties can not be added, as per:
+      // https://github.com/lorenwest/node-config/issues/505
+      Object.preventExtensions(object[propertyName])
+    }
+  }
+
+  return object;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return the sources for the configurations
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * All sources for configurations are stored in an array of objects containing
+ * the source name (usually the filename), the original source (as a string),
+ * and the parsed source as an object.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @method getConfigSources
+ * @return configSources {Array[Object]} - An array of objects containing
+ *    name, original, and parsed elements
+ */
+util.getConfigSources = function() {
+  var t = this;
+  return configSources.slice(0);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Looks into an options object for a specific attribute
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This method looks into the options object, and if an attribute is defined, returns it,
+ * and if not, returns the default value
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @method getOption
+ * @param options {Object | undefined} the options object
+ * @param optionName {string} the attribute name to look for
+ * @param defaultValue { any } the default in case the options object is empty, or the attribute does not exist.
+ * @return options[optionName] if defined, defaultValue if not.
+ */
+util.getOption = function(options, optionName, defaultValue) {
+  if (options !== undefined && options[optionName] !== undefined){
+    return options[optionName];
+  } else {
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Load the individual file configurations.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This method builds a map of filename to the configuration object defined
+ * by the file.  The search order is:
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *   default.EXT
+ *   (deployment).EXT
+ *   (hostname).EXT
+ *   (hostname)-(deployment).EXT
+ *   local.EXT
+ *   local-(deployment).EXT
+ *   runtime.json
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * EXT can be yml, yaml, coffee, iced, json, cson or js signifying the file type.
+ * yaml (and yml) is in YAML format, coffee is a coffee-script, iced is iced-coffee-script,
+ * json is in JSON format, cson is in CSON format, properties is in .properties format
+ * (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.properties), and js is a javascript executable file that is
+ * require()'d with module.exports being the config object.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * hostname is the $HOST environment variable (or --HOST command line parameter)
+ * if set, otherwise the $HOSTNAME environment variable (or --HOSTNAME command
+ * line parameter) if set, otherwise the hostname found from
+ * require('os').hostname().
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Once a hostname is found, everything from the first period ('.') onwards
+ * is removed. For example, abc.example.com becomes abc
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * (deployment) is the deployment type, found in the $NODE_ENV environment
+ * variable (which can be overridden by using $NODE_CONFIG_ENV
+ * environment variable). Defaults to 'development'.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The runtime.json file contains configuration changes made at runtime either
+ * manually, or by the application setting a configuration value.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * If the $NODE_APP_INSTANCE environment variable (or --NODE_APP_INSTANCE
+ * command line parameter) is set, then files with this appendage will be loaded.
+ * See the Multiple Application Instances section of the main documentation page
+ * for more information.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method loadFileConfigs
+ * @param configDir { string | null } the path to the directory containing the configurations to load
+ * @param options { object | undefined } parsing options. Current supported option: skipConfigSources: true|false
+ * @return config {Object} The configuration object
+ */
+util.loadFileConfigs = function(configDir, options) {
+
+  // Initialize
+  var t = this,
+      config = {};
+
+  // Specify variables that can be used to define the environment
+  var node_env_var_names = ['NODE_CONFIG_ENV', 'NODE_ENV'];
+
+  // Loop through the variables to try and set environment
+  for (const node_env_var_name of node_env_var_names) {
+    NODE_ENV = util.initParam(node_env_var_name);
+    if (!!NODE_ENV) {
+      NODE_ENV_VAR_NAME = node_env_var_name;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If we haven't successfully set the environment using the variables, we'll default it
+  if (!NODE_ENV) {
+    NODE_ENV = 'development';
+  }
+
+  node_env_var_names.forEach(node_env_var_name => {
+    env[node_env_var_name] = NODE_ENV;
+  });
+
+  // Split files name, for loading multiple files.
+  NODE_ENV = NODE_ENV.split(',');
+
+  var dir = configDir || util.initParam('NODE_CONFIG_DIR', Path.join( process.cwd(), 'config') );
+  dir = _toAbsolutePath(dir);
+
+  APP_INSTANCE = util.initParam('NODE_APP_INSTANCE');
+  CONFIG_SKIP_GITCRYPT = util.initParam('CONFIG_SKIP_GITCRYPT');
+
+  // This is for backward compatibility
+  var runtimeFilename = util.initParam('NODE_CONFIG_RUNTIME_JSON', Path.join(dir , 'runtime.json') );
+
+  NODE_CONFIG_PARSER = util.initParam('NODE_CONFIG_PARSER');
+  if (NODE_CONFIG_PARSER) {
+    try {
+      var parserModule = Path.isAbsolute(NODE_CONFIG_PARSER)
+        ? NODE_CONFIG_PARSER
+        : Path.join(dir, NODE_CONFIG_PARSER);
+      Parser = require(parserModule);
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+      console.warn('Failed to load config parser from ' + NODE_CONFIG_PARSER);
+      console.log(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  var HOST = util.initParam('HOST');
+  var HOSTNAME = util.initParam('HOSTNAME');
+
+  // Determine the host name from the OS module, $HOST, or $HOSTNAME
+  // Remove any . appendages, and default to null if not set
+  try {
+    var hostName = HOST || HOSTNAME;
+
+    if (!hostName) {
+        var OS = require('os');
+        hostName = OS.hostname();
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    hostName = '';
+  }
+
+  // Store the hostname that won.
+  env.HOSTNAME = hostName;
+
+  // Read each file in turn
+  var baseNames = ['default'].concat(NODE_ENV);
+
+  // #236: Also add full hostname when they are different.
+  if (hostName) {
+    var firstDomain = hostName.split('.')[0];
+
+    NODE_ENV.forEach(function(env) {
+      // Backward compatibility
+      baseNames.push(firstDomain, firstDomain + '-' + env);
+
+      // Add full hostname when it is not the same
+      if (hostName !== firstDomain) {
+        baseNames.push(hostName, hostName + '-' + env);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  NODE_ENV.forEach(function(env) {
+    baseNames.push('local', 'local-' + env);
+  });
+
+  var allowedFiles = {};
+  var resolutionIndex = 1;
+  var extNames = Parser.getFilesOrder();
+  baseNames.forEach(function(baseName) {
+    extNames.forEach(function(extName) {
+      allowedFiles[baseName + '.' + extName] = resolutionIndex++;
+      if (APP_INSTANCE) {
+        allowedFiles[baseName + '-' + APP_INSTANCE + '.' + extName] = resolutionIndex++;
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  var locatedFiles = util.locateMatchingFiles(dir, allowedFiles);
+  locatedFiles.forEach(function(fullFilename) {
+    var configObj = util.parseFile(fullFilename, options);
+    if (configObj) {
+      util.extendDeep(config, configObj);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Override configurations from the $NODE_CONFIG environment variable
+  // NODE_CONFIG only applies to the base config
+  if (!configDir) {
+    var envConfig = {};
+
+    CONFIG_DIR = dir;
+
+    if (process.env.NODE_CONFIG) {
+      try {
+        envConfig = JSON.parse(process.env.NODE_CONFIG);
+      } catch(e) {
+        console.error('The $NODE_CONFIG environment variable is malformed JSON');
+      }
+      util.extendDeep(config, envConfig);
+      var skipConfigSources = util.getOption(options,'skipConfigSources', false);
+      if (!skipConfigSources){
+        configSources.push({
+          name: "$NODE_CONFIG",
+          parsed: envConfig,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Override configurations from the --NODE_CONFIG command line
+    var cmdLineConfig = util.getCmdLineArg('NODE_CONFIG');
+    if (cmdLineConfig) {
+      try {
+        cmdLineConfig = JSON.parse(cmdLineConfig);
+      } catch(e) {
+        console.error('The --NODE_CONFIG={json} command line argument is malformed JSON');
+      }
+      util.extendDeep(config, cmdLineConfig);
+      var skipConfigSources = util.getOption(options,'skipConfigSources', false);
+      if (!skipConfigSources){
+        configSources.push({
+          name: "--NODE_CONFIG argument",
+          parsed: cmdLineConfig,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Place the mixed NODE_CONFIG into the environment
+    env['NODE_CONFIG'] = JSON.stringify(util.extendDeep(envConfig, cmdLineConfig, {}));
+  }
+
+  // Override with environment variables if there is a custom-environment-variables.EXT mapping file
+  var customEnvVars = util.getCustomEnvVars(dir, extNames);
+  util.extendDeep(config, customEnvVars);
+
+  // Extend the original config with the contents of runtime.json (backwards compatibility)
+  var runtimeJson = util.parseFile(runtimeFilename) || {};
+  util.extendDeep(config, runtimeJson);
+
+  util.resolveDeferredConfigs(config);
+
+  // Return the configuration object
+  return config;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return a list of fullFilenames who exists in allowedFiles
+ * Ordered according to allowedFiles argument specifications
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method locateMatchingFiles
+ * @param configDirs {string}   the config dir, or multiple dirs separated by a column (:)
+ * @param allowedFiles {object} an object. keys and supported filenames
+ *                              and values are the position in the resolution order
+ * @returns {string[]}          fullFilenames - path + filename
+ */
+util.locateMatchingFiles = function(configDirs, allowedFiles) {
+  return configDirs.split(Path.delimiter)
+    .reduce(function(files, configDir) {
+      if (configDir) {
+        configDir = _toAbsolutePath(configDir);
+        try {
+          FileSystem.readdirSync(configDir).forEach(function(file) {
+            if (allowedFiles[file]) {
+              files.push([allowedFiles[file], Path.join(configDir, file)]);
+            }
+          });
+        }
+        catch(e) {}
+        return files;
+      }
+    }, [])
+    .sort(function(a, b) { return a[0] - b[0]; })
+    .map(function(file) { return file[1]; });
+};
+
+// Using basic recursion pattern, find all the deferred values and resolve them.
+util.resolveDeferredConfigs = function (config) {
+  var deferred = [];
+
+  function _iterate (prop) {
+
+    // We put the properties we are going to look it in an array to keep the order predictable
+    var propsToSort = [];
+
+    // First step is to put the properties of interest in an array
+    for (var property in prop) {
+      if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(prop, property) && prop[property] != null) {
+        propsToSort.push(property);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Second step is to iterate of the elements in a predictable (sorted) order
+    propsToSort.sort().forEach(function (property) {
+      if (prop[property].constructor === Object) {
+        _iterate(prop[property]);
+      } else if (prop[property].constructor === Array) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < prop[property].length; i++) {
+          if (prop[property][i] instanceof DeferredConfig) {
+            deferred.push(prop[property][i].prepare(config, prop[property], i));
+          }
+          else {
+            _iterate(prop[property][i]);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (prop[property] instanceof DeferredConfig) {
+          deferred.push(prop[property].prepare(config, prop, property));
+        }
+        // else: Nothing to do. Keep the property how it is.
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  _iterate(config);
+
+  deferred.forEach(function (defer) { defer.resolve(); });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parse and return the specified configuration file.
+ *
+ * If the file exists in the application config directory, it will
+ * parse and return it as a JavaScript object.
+ *
+ * The file extension determines the parser to use.
+ *
+ * .js = File to run that has a module.exports containing the config object
+ * .coffee = File to run that has a module.exports with coffee-script containing the config object
+ * .iced = File to run that has a module.exports with iced-coffee-script containing the config object
+ * All other supported file types (yaml, toml, json, cson, hjson, json5, properties, xml)
+ * are parsed with util.parseString.
+ *
+ * If the file doesn't exist, a null will be returned.  If the file can't be
+ * parsed, an exception will be thrown.
+ *
+ * This method performs synchronous file operations, and should not be called
+ * after synchronous module loading.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method parseFile
+ * @param fullFilename {string} The full file path and name
+ * @param options { object | undefined } parsing options. Current supported option: skipConfigSources: true|false
+ * @return configObject {object|null} The configuration object parsed from the file
+ */
+util.parseFile = function(fullFilename, options) {
+  var t = this,  // Initialize
+      configObject = null,
+      fileContent = null,
+      stat = null;
+
+  // Note that all methods here are the Sync versions.  This is appropriate during
+  // module loading (which is a synchronous operation), but not thereafter.
+
+  try {
+    // Try loading the file.
+    fileContent = FileSystem.readFileSync(fullFilename, 'utf-8');
+    fileContent = fileContent.replace(/^\uFEFF/, '');
+  }
+  catch (e2) {
+    if (e2.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+      throw new Error('Config file ' + fullFilename + ' cannot be read. Error code is: '+e2.code
+                        +'. Error message is: '+e2.message);
+    }
+    return null;  // file doesn't exists
+  }
+
+  // Parse the file based on extension
+  try {
+
+    // skip if it's a gitcrypt file and CONFIG_SKIP_GITCRYPT is true
+    if (CONFIG_SKIP_GITCRYPT) {
+      if (gitCryptTestRegex.test(fileContent)) {
+        console.error('WARNING: ' + fullFilename + ' is a git-crypt file and CONFIG_SKIP_GITCRYPT is set. skipping.');
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    configObject = Parser.parse(fullFilename, fileContent);
+  }
+  catch (e3) {
+    if (gitCryptTestRegex.test(fileContent)) {
+      console.error('ERROR: ' + fullFilename + ' is a git-crypt file and CONFIG_SKIP_GITCRYPT is not set.');
+    }
+    throw new Error("Cannot parse config file: '" + fullFilename + "': " + e3);
+  }
+
+  // Keep track of this configuration sources, including empty ones, unless the skipConfigSources flag is set to true in the options
+  var skipConfigSources = util.getOption(options,'skipConfigSources', false);
+  if (typeof configObject === 'object' && !skipConfigSources) {
+    configSources.push({
+      name: fullFilename,
+      original: fileContent,
+      parsed: configObject,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return configObject;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parse and return the specified string with the specified format.
+ *
+ * The format determines the parser to use.
+ *
+ * json = File is parsed using JSON.parse()
+ * yaml (or yml) = Parsed with a YAML parser
+ * toml = Parsed with a TOML parser
+ * cson = Parsed with a CSON parser
+ * hjson = Parsed with a HJSON parser
+ * json5 = Parsed with a JSON5 parser
+ * properties = Parsed with the 'properties' node package
+ * xml = Parsed with a XML parser
+ *
+ * If the file doesn't exist, a null will be returned.  If the file can't be
+ * parsed, an exception will be thrown.
+ *
+ * This method performs synchronous file operations, and should not be called
+ * after synchronous module loading.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method parseString
+ * @param content {string} The full content
+ * @param format {string} The format to be parsed
+ * @return {configObject} The configuration object parsed from the string
+ */
+util.parseString = function (content, format) {
+  var parser = Parser.getParser(format);
+  if (typeof parser === 'function') {
+    return parser(null, content);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Attach the Config class prototype to all config objects recursively.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This allows you to do anything with CONFIG sub-objects as you can do with
+ * the top-level CONFIG object.  It's so you can do this:
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *   var CUST_CONFIG = require('config').Customer;
+ *   CUST_CONFIG.get(...)
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method attachProtoDeep
+ * @param toObject
+ * @param depth
+ * @return toObject
+ */
+util.attachProtoDeep = function(toObject, depth) {
+  if (toObject instanceof RawConfig) {
+    return toObject;
+  }
+
+  // Recursion detection
+  var t = this;
+  depth = (depth === null ? DEFAULT_CLONE_DEPTH : depth);
+  if (depth < 0) {
+    return toObject;
+  }
+
+  // Adding Config.prototype methods directly to toObject as hidden properties
+  // because adding to toObject.__proto__ exposes the function in toObject
+  for (var fnName in Config.prototype) {
+    if (!toObject[fnName]) {
+      util.makeHidden(toObject, fnName, Config.prototype[fnName]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Add prototypes to sub-objects
+  for (var prop in toObject) {
+    if (util.isObject(toObject[prop])) {
+      util.attachProtoDeep(toObject[prop], depth - 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Return the original object
+  return toObject;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return a deep copy of the specified object.
+ *
+ * This returns a new object with all elements copied from the specified
+ * object.  Deep copies are made of objects and arrays so you can do anything
+ * with the returned object without affecting the input object.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method cloneDeep
+ * @param parent {object} The original object to copy from
+ * @param [depth=20] {Integer} Maximum depth (default 20)
+ * @return {object} A new object with the elements copied from the copyFrom object
+ *
+ * This method is copied from https://github.com/pvorb/node-clone/blob/17eea36140d61d97a9954c53417d0e04a00525d9/clone.js
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2011-2014 Paul Vorbach and contributors.
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+ * of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission
+ * notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ */
+util.cloneDeep = function cloneDeep(parent, depth, circular, prototype) {
+  // maintain two arrays for circular references, where corresponding parents
+  // and children have the same index
+  var allParents = [];
+  var allChildren = [];
+
+  var useBuffer = typeof Buffer != 'undefined';
+
+  if (typeof circular === 'undefined')
+    circular = true;
+
+  if (typeof depth === 'undefined')
+    depth = 20;
+
+  // recurse this function so we don't reset allParents and allChildren
+  function _clone(parent, depth) {
+    // cloning null always returns null
+    if (parent === null)
+      return null;
+
+    if (depth === 0)
+      return parent;
+
+    var child;
+    if (typeof parent != 'object') {
+      return parent;
+    }
+
+    if (Utils.isArray(parent)) {
+      child = [];
+    } else if (Utils.isRegExp(parent)) {
+      child = new RegExp(parent.source, util.getRegExpFlags(parent));
+      if (parent.lastIndex) child.lastIndex = parent.lastIndex;
+    } else if (Utils.isDate(parent)) {
+      child = new Date(parent.getTime());
+    } else if (useBuffer && Buffer.isBuffer(parent)) {
+      child = Buffer.alloc(parent.length);
+      parent.copy(child);
+      return child;
+    } else {
+      if (typeof prototype === 'undefined') child = Object.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(parent));
+      else child = Object.create(prototype);
+    }
+
+    if (circular) {
+      var index = allParents.indexOf(parent);
+
+      if (index != -1) {
+        return allChildren[index];
+      }
+      allParents.push(parent);
+      allChildren.push(child);
+    }
+
+    for (var i in parent) {
+      var propDescriptor  = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent,i);
+      var hasGetter = ((propDescriptor !== undefined) && (propDescriptor.get !== undefined));
+
+      if (hasGetter){
+        Object.defineProperty(child,i,propDescriptor);
+      } else if (util.isPromise(parent[i])) {
+        child[i] = parent[i];
+      } else {
+        child[i] = _clone(parent[i], depth - 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return child;
+  }
+
+  return _clone(parent, depth);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Set objects given a path as a string list
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method setPath
+ * @param object {object} - Object to set the property on
+ * @param path {array[string]} - Array path to the property
+ * @param value {*} - value to set, ignoring null
+ */
+util.setPath = function (object, path, value) {
+  var nextKey = null;
+  if (value === null || path.length === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  else if (path.length === 1) { // no more keys to make, so set the value
+    object[path.shift()] = value;
+  }
+  else {
+    nextKey = path.shift();
+    if (!Object.hasOwnProperty.call(object, nextKey)) {
+      object[nextKey] = {};
+    }
+    util.setPath(object[nextKey], path, value);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a new object patterned after substitutionMap, where:
+ * 1. Terminal string values in substitutionMap are used as keys
+ * 2. To look up values in a key-value store, variables
+ * 3. And parent keys are created as necessary to retain the structure of substitutionMap.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method substituteDeep
+ * @param substitutionMap {object} - an object whose terminal (non-subobject) values are strings
+ * @param variables {object[string:value]} - usually process.env, a flat object used to transform
+ *      terminal values in a copy of substitutionMap.
+ * @returns {object} - deep copy of substitutionMap with only those paths whose terminal values
+ *      corresponded to a key in `variables`
+ */
+util.substituteDeep = function (substitutionMap, variables) {
+  var result = {};
+
+  function _substituteVars(map, vars, pathTo) {
+    for (var prop in map) {
+      var value = map[prop];
+      if (typeof(value) === 'string') { // We found a leaf variable name
+        if (vars[value] !== undefined && vars[value] !== '') { // if the vars provide a value set the value in the result map
+          util.setPath(result, pathTo.concat(prop), vars[value]);
+        }
+      }
+      else if (util.isObject(value)) { // work on the subtree, giving it a clone of the pathTo
+        if ('__name' in value && '__format' in value && vars[value.__name] !== undefined && vars[value.__name] !== '') {
+          try {
+            var parsedValue = util.parseString(vars[value.__name], value.__format);
+          } catch(err) {
+            err.message = '__format parser error in ' + value.__name + ': ' + err.message;
+            throw err;
+          }
+          util.setPath(result, pathTo.concat(prop), parsedValue);
+        } else {
+          _substituteVars(value, vars, pathTo.concat(prop));
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        msg = "Illegal key type for substitution map at " + pathTo.join('.') + ': ' + typeof(value);
+        throw Error(msg);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  _substituteVars(substitutionMap, variables, []);
+  return result;
+
+};
+
+/* Map environment variables into the configuration if a mapping file,
+ * `custom-environment-variables.EXT` exists.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method getCustomEnvVars
+ * @param configDir {string} - the passed configuration directory
+ * @param extNames {Array[string]} - acceptable configuration file extension names.
+ * @returns {object} - mapped environment variables or {} if there are none
+ */
+util.getCustomEnvVars = function (configDir, extNames) {
+  var result = {};
+  var resolutionIndex = 1;
+  var allowedFiles = {};
+  extNames.forEach(function (extName) {
+    allowedFiles['custom-environment-variables' + '.' + extName] = resolutionIndex++;
+  });
+  var locatedFiles = util.locateMatchingFiles(configDir, allowedFiles);
+  locatedFiles.forEach(function (fullFilename) {
+    var configObj = util.parseFile(fullFilename);
+    if (configObj) {
+      var environmentSubstitutions = util.substituteDeep(configObj, process.env);
+      util.extendDeep(result, environmentSubstitutions);
+    }
+  });
+  return result;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return true if two objects have equal contents.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method equalsDeep
+ * @param object1 {object} The object to compare from
+ * @param object2 {object} The object to compare with
+ * @param depth {integer} An optional depth to prevent recursion.  Default: 20.
+ * @return {boolean} True if both objects have equivalent contents
+ */
+util.equalsDeep = function(object1, object2, depth) {
+
+  // Recursion detection
+  var t = this;
+  depth = (depth === null ? DEFAULT_CLONE_DEPTH : depth);
+  if (depth < 0) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  // Fast comparisons
+  if (!object1 || !object2) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (object1 === object2) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (typeof(object1) != 'object' || typeof(object2) != 'object') {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // They must have the same keys.  If their length isn't the same
+  // then they're not equal.  If the keys aren't the same, the value
+  // comparisons will fail.
+  if (Object.keys(object1).length != Object.keys(object2).length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Compare the values
+  for (var prop in object1) {
+
+    // Call recursively if an object or array
+    if (object1[prop] && typeof(object1[prop]) === 'object') {
+      if (!util.equalsDeep(object1[prop], object2[prop], depth - 1)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      if (object1[prop] !== object2[prop]) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Test passed.
+  return true;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns an object containing all elements that differ between two objects.
+ * <p>
+ * This method was designed to be used to create the runtime.json file
+ * contents, but can be used to get the diffs between any two Javascript objects.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * It works best when object2 originated by deep copying object1, then
+ * changes were made to object2, and you want an object that would give you
+ * the changes made to object1 which resulted in object2.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method diffDeep
+ * @param object1 {object} The base object to compare to
+ * @param object2 {object} The object to compare with
+ * @param depth {integer} An optional depth to prevent recursion.  Default: 20.
+ * @return {object} A differential object, which if extended onto object1 would
+ *                  result in object2.
+ */
+util.diffDeep = function(object1, object2, depth) {
+
+  // Recursion detection
+  var t = this, diff = {};
+  depth = (depth === null ? DEFAULT_CLONE_DEPTH : depth);
+  if (depth < 0) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  // Process each element from object2, adding any element that's different
+  // from object 1.
+  for (var parm in object2) {
+    var value1 = object1[parm];
+    var value2 = object2[parm];
+    if (value1 && value2 && util.isObject(value2)) {
+      if (!(util.equalsDeep(value1, value2))) {
+        diff[parm] = util.diffDeep(value1, value2, depth - 1);
+      }
+    }
+    else if (Array.isArray(value1) && Array.isArray(value2)) {
+      if(!util.equalsDeep(value1, value2)) {
+        diff[parm] = value2;
+      }
+    }
+    else if (value1 !== value2){
+      diff[parm] = value2;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Return the diff object
+  return diff;
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * Extend an object, and any object it contains.
+ *
+ * This does not replace deep objects, but dives into them
+ * replacing individual elements instead.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method extendDeep
+ * @param mergeInto {object} The object to merge into
+ * @param mergeFrom... {object...} - Any number of objects to merge from
+ * @param depth {integer} An optional depth to prevent recursion.  Default: 20.
+ * @return {object} The altered mergeInto object is returned
+ */
+util.extendDeep = function(mergeInto) {
+
+  // Initialize
+  var t = this;
+  var vargs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+  var depth = vargs.pop();
+  if (typeof(depth) != 'number') {
+    vargs.push(depth);
+    depth = DEFAULT_CLONE_DEPTH;
+  }
+
+  // Recursion detection
+  if (depth < 0) {
+    return mergeInto;
+  }
+
+  // Cycle through each object to extend
+  vargs.forEach(function(mergeFrom) {
+
+    // Cycle through each element of the object to merge from
+    for (var prop in mergeFrom) {
+
+      // save original value in deferred elements
+      var fromIsDeferredFunc = mergeFrom[prop] instanceof DeferredConfig;
+      var isDeferredFunc = mergeInto[prop] instanceof DeferredConfig;
+
+      if (fromIsDeferredFunc && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mergeInto, prop)) {
+        mergeFrom[prop]._original = isDeferredFunc ? mergeInto[prop]._original : mergeInto[prop];
+      }
+      // Extend recursively if both elements are objects and target is not really a deferred function
+      if (mergeFrom[prop] instanceof Date) {
+        mergeInto[prop] = mergeFrom[prop];
+      } if (mergeFrom[prop] instanceof RegExp) {
+        mergeInto[prop] = mergeFrom[prop];
+      } else if (util.isObject(mergeInto[prop]) && util.isObject(mergeFrom[prop]) && !isDeferredFunc) {
+        util.extendDeep(mergeInto[prop], mergeFrom[prop], depth - 1);
+      }
+      else if (util.isPromise(mergeFrom[prop])) {
+        mergeInto[prop] = mergeFrom[prop];
+      }
+      // Copy recursively if the mergeFrom element is an object (or array or fn)
+      else if (mergeFrom[prop] && typeof mergeFrom[prop] === 'object') {
+        mergeInto[prop] = util.cloneDeep(mergeFrom[prop], depth -1);
+      }
+
+      // Copy property descriptor otherwise, preserving accessors
+      else if (Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object(mergeFrom), prop)){
+          Object.defineProperty(mergeInto, prop, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object(mergeFrom), prop));
+      } else {
+          mergeInto[prop] = mergeFrom[prop];
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Chain
+  return mergeInto;
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * Is the specified argument a regular javascript object?
+ *
+ * The argument is an object if it's a JS object, but not an array.
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method isObject
+ * @param obj {*} An argument of any type.
+ * @return {boolean} TRUE if the arg is an object, FALSE if not
+ */
+util.isObject = function(obj) {
+  return (obj !== null) && (typeof obj === 'object') && !(Array.isArray(obj));
+};
+
+/**
+ * Is the specified argument a javascript promise?
+ *
+ * @protected
+ * @method isPromise
+ * @param obj {*} An argument of any type.
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+util.isPromise = function(obj) {
+  return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Promise]';
+};
+
+/**
+ * <p>Initialize a parameter from the command line or process environment</p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This method looks for the parameter from the command line in the format
+ * --PARAMETER=VALUE, then from the process environment, then from the
+ * default specified as an argument.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @method initParam
+ * @param paramName {String} Name of the parameter
+ * @param [defaultValue] {Any} Default value of the parameter
+ * @return {Any} The found value, or default value
+ */
+util.initParam = function (paramName, defaultValue) {
+  var t = this;
+
+  // Record and return the value
+  var value = util.getCmdLineArg(paramName) || process.env[paramName] || defaultValue;
+  env[paramName] = value;
+  return value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * <p>Get Command Line Arguments</p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This method allows you to retrieve the value of the specified command line argument.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The argument is case sensitive, and must be of the form '--ARG_NAME=value'
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @method getCmdLineArg
+ * @param searchFor {String} The argument name to search for
+ * @return {*} false if the argument was not found, the argument value if found
+ */
+util.getCmdLineArg = function (searchFor) {
+    var cmdLineArgs = process.argv.slice(2, process.argv.length),
+        argName = '--' + searchFor + '=';
+
+    for (var argvIt = 0; argvIt < cmdLineArgs.length; argvIt++) {
+      if (cmdLineArgs[argvIt].indexOf(argName) === 0) {
+        return cmdLineArgs[argvIt].substr(argName.length);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * <p>Get a Config Environment Variable Value</p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This method returns the value of the specified config environment variable,
+ * including any defaults or overrides.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @method getEnv
+ * @param varName {String} The environment variable name
+ * @return {String} The value of the environment variable
+ */
+util.getEnv = function (varName) {
+  return env[varName];
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns a string of flags for regular expression `re`.
+ *
+ * @param {RegExp} re Regular expression
+ * @returns {string} Flags
+ */
+util.getRegExpFlags = function (re) {
+  var flags = '';
+  re.global && (flags += 'g');
+  re.ignoreCase && (flags += 'i');
+  re.multiline && (flags += 'm');
+  return flags;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns a new deep copy of the current config object, or any part of the config if provided.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} config The part of the config to copy and serialize. Omit this argument to return the entire config.
+ * @returns {Object} The cloned config or part of the config
+ */
+util.toObject = function(config) {
+  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(config || this));
+};
+
+// Run strictness checks on NODE_ENV and NODE_APP_INSTANCE and throw an error if there's a problem.
+util.runStrictnessChecks = function (config) {
+  var sources = config.util.getConfigSources();
+
+  var sourceFilenames = sources.map(function (src) {
+    return Path.basename(src.name);
+  });
+
+  NODE_ENV.forEach(function(env) {
+    // Throw an exception if there's no explicit config file for NODE_ENV
+    var anyFilesMatchEnv = sourceFilenames.some(function (filename) {
+        return filename.match(env);
+    });
+    // development is special-cased because it's the default value
+    if (env && (env !== 'development') && !anyFilesMatchEnv) {
+      _warnOrThrow(NODE_ENV_VAR_NAME+" value of '"+env+"' did not match any deployment config file names.");
+    }
+    // Throw if NODE_ENV matches' default' or 'local'
+    if ((env === 'default') || (env === 'local')) {
+      _warnOrThrow(NODE_ENV_VAR_NAME+" value of '"+env+"' is ambiguous.");
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Throw an exception if there's no explicit config file for NODE_APP_INSTANCE
+  var anyFilesMatchInstance = sourceFilenames.some(function (filename) {
+      return filename.match(APP_INSTANCE);
+  });
+  if (APP_INSTANCE && !anyFilesMatchInstance) {
+    _warnOrThrow("NODE_APP_INSTANCE value of '"+APP_INSTANCE+"' did not match any instance config file names.");
+  }
+
+  function _warnOrThrow (msg) {
+    var beStrict = process.env.NODE_CONFIG_STRICT_MODE;
+    var prefix = beStrict ? 'FATAL: ' : 'WARNING: ';
+    var seeURL = 'See https://github.com/node-config/node-config/wiki/Strict-Mode';
+
+    console.error(prefix+msg);
+    console.error(prefix+seeURL);
+
+    // Accept 1 and true as truthy values. When set via process.env, Node.js casts them to strings.
+    if (["true", "1"].indexOf(beStrict) >= 0) {
+      throw new Error(prefix+msg+' '+seeURL);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+// Helper functions shared accross object members
+function _toAbsolutePath (configDir) {
+  if (configDir.indexOf('.') === 0) {
+    return Path.join(process.cwd(), configDir);
+  }
+
+  return configDir;
+}
+
+// Instantiate and export the configuration
+var config = module.exports = new Config();
+
+// copy methods to util for backwards compatibility
+util.stripComments = Parser.stripComments;
+util.stripYamlComments = Parser.stripYamlComments;
+
+// Produce warnings if the configuration is empty
+var showWarnings = !(util.initParam('SUPPRESS_NO_CONFIG_WARNING'));
+if (showWarnings && Object.keys(config).length === 0) {
+  console.error('WARNING: No configurations found in configuration directory:' +CONFIG_DIR);
+  console.error('WARNING: To disable this warning set SUPPRESS_NO_CONFIG_WARNING in the environment.');
+}