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1891212159 PR_kwDOBm6k_c5aD33C 2183 `datasette.yaml` plugin support 15178711 closed 0     4 2023-09-11T20:26:04Z 2023-09-13T21:06:25Z 2023-09-13T21:06:25Z CONTRIBUTOR simonw/datasette/pulls/2183

Part of #2093

In #2149 , we ported over "settings.json" into the new datasette.yaml config file, with a top-level "settings" key. This PR ports over plugin configuration into top-level "plugins" key, as well as nested database/table plugin config.

From now on, no plugin-related configuration is allowed in metadata.yaml, and must be in datasette.yaml in this new format. This is a pretty significant breaking change. Thankfully, you should be able to copy-paste your legacy plugin key/values into the new datasette.yaml format.

An example of what datasette.yaml would look like with this new plugin config:

```yaml

plugins: datasette-my-plugin: config_key: value

databases: fixtures: plugins: datasette-my-plugin: config_key: fixtures-db-value tables: students: plugins: datasette-my-plugin: config_key: fixtures-students-table-value

```

As an additional benefit, this now works with the new -s flag:

bash datasette --memory -s 'plugins.datasette-my-plugin.config_key' new_value

Marked as a "Draft" right now until I add better documentation. We also should have a plan for the next alpha release to document and publicize this change, especially for plugin authors (since their docs will have to change to say datasette.yaml instead of metadata.yaml

:books: Documentation preview :books:: https://datasette--2183.org.readthedocs.build/en/2183/

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