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We also think that modules should be replaced by groups, that is, configuration conceptually modules would must be included in by the main object (configuration file (like apache) ). So our proposal is going to work much like apache 2 configuration, it will use the properties syntax, and replace the actual concept of module distinction by grouping parameters.
Basically, each module could have its own groupof modules (that allows contextualization of properties) by the concept of Context (a new syntax addition).
NOTE: Our team have internally discussed about a database based implementation (https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Database+Persistence+of+Configuration+State), but it would have conceptual problems. Mainly:
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