Extension-Configuration centralised in config.xml

[amenthes]

I would like to make a certain file-path in my extension configurable (for example configuring a target-path for a custom logfile).

It could work something like this example-snippet. I added a child-element to "extension" where i could add variables for those extensions. These could then ideally be retrieved via some helper-method.

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<Zone name="demo" uCountUpdate="true" maxUsers="4000" customLogin="true">
  <Extensions>
    <extension
        name="Logger" 
        className="de.amenthes.sfs.extension.Logger"
        type="java">
      <var name="logfile_path" type="string">/var/log/sfs/chatlog.txt</var>
    </extension>
  </Extensions>
</Zone>

Positive:
- All your configuration goes into one file
- You don't have to mess with File-Parsing in the extension
- You don't have to recompile to alter some simple thing in the extension

Additional Implementation idea:
The Helper-method could be called like getVarOrDefaultTo("logfile_path","/var/log/sfs/"); Meaning, get a var called logfile_path from the config.xml, but if it isn't present, default to the given value there.


Well - that's the idea. The implementation doesn't need to be close to my description, but the basic thing (config in config.xml) would be pretty neat.

Thanks!