.vscode/launch.json

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
             "request": "launch",
             "preLaunchTask": "build",
             // If you have changed target frameworks, make sure to update the program path.
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/deployment.tests.dll",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/bin/Debug/net8.0/deploy-test.dll",
             "args": [],
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test",
             // For more information about the 'console' field, see https://aka.ms/VSCode-CS-LaunchJson-Console
             "console": "internalConsole",
             "stopAtEntry": false

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             "type": "process",
             "args": [
                 "build",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/deployment.tests.csproj",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/deploy-test.csproj",
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary;ForceNoAlign"
             ],
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             "type": "process",
             "args": [
                 "publish",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/deployment.tests.csproj",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/deploy-test.csproj",
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary;ForceNoAlign"
             ],
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 "watch",
                 "run",
                 "--project",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/deployment.tests/deployment.tests.csproj"
+                "${workspaceFolder}/deploy-test/deploy-test.csproj"
             ],
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         }

Deployment/ConfigurationBootstrapper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+using System;
+using System.Dynamic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("deployment.tests")]
+namespace greyn.Deployment
+{
+    public static class ConfigurationBootstrapper
+    {
+        private const string confpath = "appsettings.json";
+
+        public static T Load<T>() where T : new()
+        {
+            if (File.Exists("appsettings.json"))
+            {
+                /* "aaaahhh this is the most abstract and reflective thing in the goddamn world aaaahhhhh next you'll make an ECS on a dynamic aaaahhh"
+                 * Ok, yes. I share these fears. but.
+                 * this way we can read a *very* arbitrary configuration file.
+                 * some random external file's configuration values is a good reason to aim for very high flexibility, imo
+                 * if the configuration expects new values we write them in, 
+                 * if you left other junk for whatever reason, we don't delete them.
+                 */
+                var actualConfig = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ExpandoObject>(File.ReadAllText(confpath)) ?? new ExpandoObject();
+                var toReturn = new T();
+                populateExpando(toReturn, ref actualConfig);
+                File.WriteAllText(confpath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(actualConfig, Formatting.Indented));
+
+                readFromExpando(ref toReturn, actualConfig);
+
+                return toReturn;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var toReturn = new T();
+                File.WriteAllText(confpath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(toReturn));
+                return toReturn;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //TODO: make private but get tests to cooperate
+        public static void populateExpando<T>(T config, ref ExpandoObject fromFile)
+        {
+            if (config == null) return;
+
+            if (fromFile == null)
+            {
+                var expandoPopulated = new ExpandoObject();
+                var dictionaryFromExpandoPopulated = (IDictionary<string, object?>)expandoPopulated;
+                foreach (var property in config.GetType().GetProperties())
+                    dictionaryFromExpandoPopulated.Add(property.Name, property.GetValue(config));
+                expandoPopulated = (ExpandoObject)dictionaryFromExpandoPopulated;
+                fromFile = expandoPopulated;
+                return;
+            }
+            var dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile = (IDictionary<string, object?>)fromFile;
+            foreach (var property in config.GetType().GetProperties())
+            {
+                if (dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile.TryGetValue(property.Name, out object? value))
+                {
+                    if (value != null)
+                    {
+                        if (property.PropertyType.GetMembers() == null)
+                        {
+                            var childProperty = (ExpandoObject)property.GetValue(fromFile);
+                            populateExpando(property.GetValue(config), ref childProperty);
+                            property.SetValue(fromFile, childProperty);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    fromFile.TryAdd(property.Name, property.GetValue(config));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        public static void readFromExpando<T>(ref T config, ExpandoObject readFromFile)
+        {
+            //TODO: read from Expando
+        }
+
+        // private static T sync<T>(ref T config, ref ExpandoObject readFromFile)
+        // {
+        //     var fieldsFoundThisLevel = new List<string>();
+
+        //     if(config == null)
+        //     {
+        //         //TODO: it's entirely possible this is null.
+        //         throw new ArgumentNullException();
+        //     }
+        //     if(readFromFile == null)
+        //     {
+        //         //TODO: it's entirely possible this is null.
+        //         throw new ArgumentNullException();
+        //     }
+        //     var readUnExpandoed = (IDictionary<string, object?>)readFromFile;
+        //     //if it's present on what was read
+        //     //set it on Config
+        //     //if it's not found on what was read, or type is different
+
+        //     foreach (var prop in config.GetType().GetProperties())
+        //     {
+        //         fieldsFoundThisLevel.Add(prop.Name);
+        //         if(readUnExpandoed.TryGetValue(prop.Name, out object? valueFromFile)) //so a configuration file can *set* a value *to null*
+        //         {
+        //             if(valueFromFile != null)
+        //             {
+        //                 var defaultConfigValue = prop.GetValue(config);
+        //                 if (defaultConfigValue != null)
+        //                 {
+        //                     //expandofy, since we objectified it.
+        //                     var expandoFromFile = new ExpandoObject();
+        //                     var dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile = (IDictionary<string, object?>)expandoFromFile;
+        //                     foreach (var property in valueFromFile.GetType().GetProperties())
+        //                         dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile.Add(property.Name, property.GetValue(valueFromFile));
+        //                     expandoFromFile = (ExpandoObject)dictionaryFromExpandoFromFile;
+        //                     //dive in, repeat
+        //                     sync(ref defaultConfigValue, ref expandoFromFile);
+        //                     //we've now Sync'd expandoFromFile and defaultConfigValue
+        //                     prop.SetValue(readFromFile, expandoFromFile);
+        //                     prop.SetValue(config, expandoFromFile);
+        //                 }
+
+        //             }
+        //         }
+        //         else
+        //         {
+        //             readFromFile.TryAdd(prop.Name, prop.GetValue(config));
+        //         }
+        //     }
+        // }
+    }
+}

Deployment/Configurator.cs

@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Dynamic;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-
-[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("deployment.tests")]
-namespace greyn.Deployment
-{
-    public static class Configurator<T> where T : new()
-    {
-        private const string confpath = "appsettings.json";
-        private static FileSystemWatcher appsettingsWatcher = new FileSystemWatcher(".");
-
-        public static event EventHandler Changed;
-        public static event System.IO.ErrorEventHandler Error;
-
-        private static T config;
-
-        public static T Load() 
-        {
-            if (File.Exists(confpath))
-            {
-                /*
-                 * if the configuration expects new values we write them in.
-                 * if you left other junk for whatever reason, get rekt
-                 */
-                config = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(File.ReadAllText(confpath)) ?? new T();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                config = new T();
-            }
-            File.WriteAllText(confpath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(config, Formatting.Indented));
-            
-
-
-
-            appsettingsWatcher.Filter = confpath;
-
-            appsettingsWatcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastWrite
-                                 | NotifyFilters.Security
-                                 | NotifyFilters.Size;
-
-            appsettingsWatcher.Changed += internalOnChanged;
-            appsettingsWatcher.Created += internalOnChanged;
-            appsettingsWatcher.Deleted += internalOnChanged;
-            appsettingsWatcher.Renamed += internalOnChanged;
-            appsettingsWatcher.Error += Error;
-
-            appsettingsWatcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
-
-            return config;
-        }
-
-        internal static void internalOnChanged(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
-        {
-            appsettingsWatcher.EnableRaisingEvents = false;
-
-            Load();
-            Changed(sender, new ConfigChangedEventArgs(){NewConfig = config});
-        }
-
-        //I would like to just pudate the values on our held reference, but we'd have to update each value by reflection.
-        //2lazy.
-        public class ConfigChangedEventArgs : EventArgs
-        {
-            public T NewConfig;
-        }
-    }
-}

Deployment/Deployment.csproj

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-    <Version>0.0.1</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -15,4 +13,5 @@
     <InternalsVisibleTo Include="deployment.tests" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+
 </Project>

deployment.tests/ConfigTests.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System.Globalization;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
 
 namespace deployment.tests;
 
@@ -34,20 +33,20 @@ public class ConfigTests
             aValueType: 94.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
             anEnumerableType: 
-            {
+            [
-                ""test3"": 420.71,
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
-                ""test4"": 420.72
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
-            }
+            ]
         },
         subtyped2: 
         {
             aValueType: 95.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
             anEnumerableType: 
-            {
+            [
-                ""test5"": 420.73,
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
-                ""test6"": 420.74
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
-            }
+            ]
         }
     }";
     private const string EmptyConfiguration = "{}";
@@ -57,85 +56,244 @@ public class ConfigTests
     }";
     #endregion
 
-    [TearDown]
+    private ExpandoObject parse(string confstr)
-    public void TearDown()
     {
-        if(File.Exists("appsettings.json"))
+        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ExpandoObject>(confstr) ?? new ExpandoObject();
-            File.Delete("appsettings.json");
     }
-/*    
 
     [Test]
-    public void load_doesnt_explode()
+    public void parseworks()
     {
-        File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", PerfectConfiguration);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(parse(PerfectConfiguration));
-        var conf = greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Load();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void parseworksasexpected()
+    {
+        var expandoed = parse(PerfectConfiguration);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(expandoed);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)expandoed; 
+        Assert.IsNotNull(casted);
+        //Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(casted, Formatting.Indented));
+    }
+    
+    #region jokes
+    [Test]
+    public void fuckit_werealreadytestingthetest_letstestthattest()
+    {
+        parseworks();
         Assert.Pass();
     }
-    */
     [Test]
-    public void load_loads()
+    public void more_tests_more_good()
     {
-        File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", PerfectConfiguration);
+        fuckit_werealreadytestingthetest_letstestthattest();
-        var conf = greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Load();
+        Assert.Pass();
-        
-        Assert.AreEqual(796.651f, conf.aValueTypeButNotAField);
-        Assert.AreEqual("I've decided", conf.aField);
-        Assert.AreEqual(94.298, conf.subtyped.aValueType);
-        Assert.AreEqual(9241, conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField);
-        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.71, conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test3"]);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.72, conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test4"]);
-        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2);
     }
-    /*
     [Test]
-    public void load_acceptsnullasvalue()
+    public void what_do_you_mean_a_bug_escaped_tests()
     {
-        File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", @"{
+        more_tests_more_good();
-            aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    
+    [Test]
+    public void vibecheck()
+    {
+        Assert.NotZero(new Random().Next(0, 2));
+    }
+    
+    [Test]
+    public void populateExpando_doesnt_explode()
+    {
+        var toReturn = new AConfigurationType();
+        var actualConfig = parse(PerfectConfiguration);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(toReturn, ref actualConfig);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    #endregion
+    
+    [Test]
+    public void populateExpando_getsmissing_property()
+    {
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
         aField: ""I've decided"",
         subtyped: 
         {
             aValueType: 94.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
-                anEnumerableType: null
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
+            ]
         },
         subtyped2: 
         {
             aValueType: 95.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
             anEnumerableType: 
-                {
+            [
-                    ""test5"": 420.73,
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
-                    ""test6"": 420.74
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
-                }
+            ]
         }
     }");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        Console.WriteLine(casted["aValueTypeButNotAField"]);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
     
-        var conf = greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Load();
+    [Test]
-                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
+    public void populateExpando_getsmissing_field()
-        
+    {
-        
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
-        Assert.AreEqual(796.651f, conf.aValueTypeButNotAField);
+        aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
-        Assert.AreEqual("I've decided", conf.aField);
+        subtyped: 
-        Assert.AreEqual(94.298, conf.subtyped.aValueType);
+        {
-        Assert.AreEqual(9241, conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField);
+            aValueType: 94.298,
-        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped);
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
-
+            anEnumerableType: 
-        Assert.IsNull(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType);
+            [
-
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
-        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2);
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
-        Assert.AreEqual(95.298, conf.subtyped2.aValueType);
+            ]
-        Assert.AreEqual(9242, conf.subtyped2.aValueTypeButNotAField);
+        },
-        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType);
+        subtyped2: 
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.73, conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType["test5"]);
+        {
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.74, conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType["test6"]);
+            aValueType: 95.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
+            ]
+        }
+    }");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        Console.WriteLine(casted["aField"]);
+        Assert.Pass();
     }
     [Test]
-    public void load_acceptsnull_forparenttype()
+    public void populateExpando_getsmissing_subobject()
     {
-        File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", @"{
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
+        aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
+        aField: ""I've decided"",
+        subtyped2: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 95.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
+            ]
+        }
+    }");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        Console.WriteLine(casted["subtyped"]);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void populateExpando_getsmissing_subobject_field()
+    {
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
+        aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
+        aField: ""I've decided"",
+        subtyped: 
+        {
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
+            ]
+        },
+        subtyped2: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 95.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
+            ]
+        }
+    }");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
+        Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["aValueType"]);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void populateExpando_getsmissing_subobject_property()
+    {
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
+        aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
+        aField: ""I've decided"",
+        subtyped: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 94.298,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
+            ]
+        },
+        subtyped2: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 95.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
+            ]
+        }
+    }");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
+        Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["aValueTypeButNotAField"]);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void populateExpando_getsmissing_subobject_enumerable()
+    {
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
+        aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
+        aField: ""I've decided"",
+        subtyped: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 94.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
+        },
+        subtyped2: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 95.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
+            ]
+        }
+    }");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
+        Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["anEnumerableType"]);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void populateExpando_doesntoverridenullednullable()
+    {
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
         aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
         aField: ""I've decided"",
         subtyped: null,
@@ -144,31 +302,105 @@ public class ConfigTests
             aValueType: 95.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
             anEnumerableType: 
-                {
+            [
-                    ""test5"": 420.73,
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
-                    ""test6"": 420.74
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
-                }
+            ]
         }
     }");
-        var conf = greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Load();
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
-                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
-        
+        Assert.IsNull(casted["subtyped"]);
-        Assert.AreEqual(796.651f, conf.aValueTypeButNotAField);
-        Assert.AreEqual("I've decided", conf.aField);
-
-        Assert.IsNull(conf.subtyped);
-
-        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2);
-        Assert.AreEqual(95.298, conf.subtyped2.aValueType);
-        Assert.AreEqual(9242, conf.subtyped2.aValueTypeButNotAField);
-        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.73, conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType["test5"]);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.74, conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType["test6"]);
     }
     [Test]
-    public void load_usesdefaultfornullablemissing()
+    public void populateExpando_doesntremoveextras()
     {
-        File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", @"{
+        var actualConfig = parse(@"{
+        hiImHereToo: ""sup"",
+        aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
+        aField: ""I've decided"",
+        subtyped: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 94.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
+            ]
+        },
+        subtyped2: 
+        {
+            aValueType: 95.298,
+            aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
+            anEnumerableType: 
+            [
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
+            ]
+        }
+    }");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        Assert.IsNotNull(casted["hiImHereToo"]);
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void populateExpando_populatesblank()
+    {
+        var actualConfig = parse("{}");
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.populateExpando(new AConfigurationType(), ref actualConfig);
+        var casted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)actualConfig; 
+        var subtypeCasted = (IDictionary<string, object?>)casted["subtyped"];
+        Console.WriteLine(subtypeCasted["aValueTypeButNotAField"]);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void readfromExpando_doesnt_explode()
+    {
+        var toReturn = new AConfigurationType();
+        var actualConfig = parse(PerfectConfiguration);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.readFromExpando(ref toReturn, actualConfig);
+        Assert.Pass();
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void readfromExpando_does()
+    {
+        var readConfig = parse(PerfectConfiguration);
+        var conf = new AConfigurationType();
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.readFromExpando(ref conf, readConfig);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aValueTypeButNotAField, 796.651);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aField, "I've decided");
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueType, 94.298);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField, 9241);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test3"],  420.71);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test4"],  420.72);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2);
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void readfromExpando_acceptsnull()
+    {
+        var readConfig = parse(PerfectConfiguration);
+        var conf = new AConfigurationType();
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.readFromExpando(ref conf, readConfig);
+        
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aValueTypeButNotAField, 796.651);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aField, "I've decided");
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueType, 94.298);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField, 9241);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped);
+        Assert.IsNull(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped2.aValueType, 95.298);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped2.aValueTypeButNotAField, 9242);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType["test5"],  420.73);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped2.anEnumerableType["test6"],  420.74);
+    }
+    [Test]
+    public void readfromExpando_usesdefaultfornullablemissing()
+    {
+        var readConfig = parse(@"{
         aValueTypeButNotAField: 796.651,
         
         subtyped: 
@@ -176,142 +408,69 @@ public class ConfigTests
             aValueType: 94.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
             anEnumerableType: 
-                {
+            [
-                    ""test3"": 420.71,
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
-                    ""test4"": 420.72
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
-                }
+            ]
         },
         subtyped2: 
         {
             aValueType: 95.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
             anEnumerableType: 
-                {
+            [
-                    ""test5"": 420.73,
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
-                    ""test6"": 420.74
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
-                }
+            ]
         }
     }");
-        var conf = greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Load();
+        var conf = new AConfigurationType();
-                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.readFromExpando(ref conf, readConfig);
-
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aValueTypeButNotAField, 796.651);
-        Assert.AreEqual(796.651f, conf.aValueTypeButNotAField);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aField, "hi there, hello");
-        Assert.AreEqual("hi there, hello", conf.aField);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueType, 94.298);
-        Assert.AreEqual(94.298, conf.subtyped.aValueType);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField, 9241);
-        Assert.AreEqual(9241, conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField);
         Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.71, conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test3"]);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test3"],  420.71);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.72, conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test4"]);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test4"],  420.72);
         Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2);
     }
     [Test]
-    public void load_usesdefaultfornonnullablemissing()
+    public void readfromExpando_usesdefaultfornonnullablemissing()
     {
-        File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", @"{
+        var readConfig = parse(@"{
+        
         aField: ""I've decided"",
         subtyped: 
         {
             aValueType: 94.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
             anEnumerableType: 
-                {
+            [
-                    ""test3"": 420.71,
+                {""test3"": 420.71},
-                    ""test4"": 420.72
+                {""test4"": 420.72}
-                }
+            ]
         },
         subtyped2: 
         {
             aValueType: 95.298,
             aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
             anEnumerableType: 
-                {
+            [
-                    ""test5"": 420.73,
+                {""test5"": 420.73},
-                    ""test6"": 420.74
+                {""test6"": 420.74}
-                }
+            ]
         }
     }");
-    
+        var conf = new AConfigurationType();
-        var conf = greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Load();
+        greyn.Deployment.ConfigurationBootstrapper.readFromExpando(ref conf, readConfig);
-                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aValueTypeButNotAField, 156.697f);
-
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.aField, "I've decided");
-        Assert.AreEqual(156.697f, conf.aValueTypeButNotAField);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueType, 94.298);
-        Assert.AreEqual("I've decided", conf.aField);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField, 9241);
-        Assert.AreEqual(94.298, conf.subtyped.aValueType);
-        Assert.AreEqual(9241, conf.subtyped.aValueTypeButNotAField);
         Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.71, conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test3"]);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test3"],  420.71);
-        Assert.AreEqual( 420.72, conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test4"]);
+        Assert.AreEqual(conf.subtyped.anEnumerableType["test4"],  420.72);
         Assert.IsNotNull(conf.subtyped2);
     }
-*/
-
-    [Test]
-    public void live_reload()
-    {
-        File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", @"{
-            aField: ""I've decided"",
-            subtyped: 
-            {
-                aValueType: 94.298,
-                aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
-                anEnumerableType: 
-                {
-                    ""test3"": 420.71,
-                    ""test4"": 420.72
-                }
-            },
-            subtyped2: 
-            {
-                aValueType: 95.298,
-                aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
-                anEnumerableType: 
-                {
-                    ""test5"": 420.73,
-                    ""test6"": 420.74
-                }
-            }
-        }");
-    
-        var conf = greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Load();
-                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
-
-        Assert.AreEqual(94.298, conf.subtyped.aValueType);
-
-        var wait= true;
-        greyn.Deployment.Configurator<AConfigurationType>.Changed += (sender, e) => {
-            conf = (e as Configurator<AConfigurationType>.ConfigChangedEventArgs).NewConfig;
-            wait = false;
-        };
-
-File.WriteAllText("appsettings.json", @"{
-            aField: ""I've decided"",
-            subtyped: 
-            {
-                aValueType: 94.301,
-                aValueTypeButNotAField: 9241,
-                anEnumerableType: 
-                {
-                    ""test3"": 420.71,
-                    ""test4"": 420.72
-                }
-            },
-            subtyped2: 
-            {
-                aValueType: 95.298,
-                aValueTypeButNotAField: 9242,
-                anEnumerableType: 
-                {
-                    ""test5"": 420.73,
-                    ""test6"": 420.74
-                }
-            }
-        }");
-
-        while(wait)
-        {
-            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
-        }
-
-        Assert.AreEqual(94.301, conf.subtyped.aValueType);
-    }
 }