From b017906f7acb11e52b3c8275c3452bd5e9089b4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrik Oldsberg Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:14:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs/config/writing: document new null behavior Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg --- docs/conf/writing.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/conf/writing.md b/docs/conf/writing.md index e0eb72f828..48104699c7 100644 --- a/docs/conf/writing.md +++ b/docs/conf/writing.md @@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ All loaded configuration files are merged together using the following rules: contents. - Objects are merged together deeply, meaning that if any of the included configs contain a value for a given path, it will be found. +- A `null` value in a config file will be treated as an explicit absence of + configuration. This means that the reading will not fall back to a lower priority + config, but it will still be treated as if the configuration was not present. The priority of the configurations is determined by the following rules, in order: