Config

Local config files use the ini format.

Sections

[backend]

  • type: which type of backend to use e.g. mongo

  • path: where the backend is located e.g. a URL for mongo or a filepath for directory

[control_layer]

  • ca: boolean flag for whether to use channel access protocol for accessing PVs

  • pva: boolean flag for whether to use PVAccess protocol for accessing PVs

[demo] (deprecated)

  • fixtures: a list of data sources from conftest / conftest_data to load into a test IOC during demo mode