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The data/config.js file is used to customize your application. On first install, the file does not exist. You can create one from scratch, or get started by using the data/configExample.js file as a template. You can also import configuration from another file, like data/configOntario.js, then override the settings you want.

export const config = {};

// your configuration

export default config;

config.application = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
applicationName string Make the application your own by changing the name. "Lottery Licence System"
logoURL string The path to a custom logo. Square-shaped images work best. "/images/bingoBalls.png"
httpPort number The listening port for HTTP. 3000
https object The HTTPS configuration. (Described below)

config.application.https = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
port number The listening port for HTTPS. null
keyPath string The path to the key file. null
certPath string The path to the certificate file. null
passphrase string The secret passphrase for the certificate. null

config.session = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
cookieName string The name of the session cookie. "lottery-licence-manager-user-sid"
secret string The secret used to sign the session cookie. "cityssm/lottery-licence-manager"
maxAgeMillis number The session timeout in milliseconds. 3600000
doKeepAlive boolean When true, the browser will ping the web application to keep the session active. false

config.admin = {};

Note that this property can be used to activate an admin user, that can then be used to create a proper admin user in the users.db. It should not be used on an ongoing basis.

Property Name Type Description Default Value
defaultPassword string A default password for the admin user. null

config.activeDirectory = {};

See the configuration for activedirectory2 on npm.

Property Name Type Sample Value
url string "ldap://dc.domain.com"
baseDN string "dc=domain,dc=com"
userName string username@domain.com
password string p@ssword

config.users = {};

Property Name Type Description
testing string[] Test users able to log in when application.useTestDatabases is true.
canLogin string[] All users (without their domain), that have access to the application.
canCreate string[] All users (without their domain), that have create access.
canUpdate string[] All users (without their domain), that have update access.
isAdmin string[] All users (without their domain), that can access administrator areas.

config.user = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
createUpdateWindowMillis number The amount of time a create only user can update a record before it is restricted to full update users. 3600000

config.defaults = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
city string The default city, used when creating new locations and organizations. ""
province string The default province, used when creating new locations and organizations. ""
countryCode string The default two-letter country code, used when creating new locations and organizations. ""

config.licences = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
feeCalculationFn function A function that returns an object, calculating the licence fee for a given licence. (licenceObject) => { return { fee: 10, message: "Using base licence fee.", licenceHasErrors: false }; }
printTemplate string The name of the ejs file that generates the licence print out. "licence-print"
externalLicenceNumber object The external licence number configuration. (Described below)
externalReceiptNumber object The external receipt number configuration. (Described below)

config.licences.externalLicenceNumber = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
fieldLabel string The label to describe the customizable licence number. "External Licence Number"
newCalculation string An option to automatically calculate the new externalLicenceNumber value. Set to "range" to use the calculation. ""
isPreferredID boolean When true, the external licence number will be more prominently shown. false

config.licences.externalReceiptNumber = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
fieldLabel string The label to describe the customizable receipt number. "Receipt Number"

config.licenceTypes = [licenceTypeA, licenceTypeB, …];

An array of licence type configuration objects.

licenceType = {};

Property Name Type Description Sample Value
licenceTypeKey string The two-character key for the licence type. "NV"
licenceType string The human readable name of the licence type. "Nevada"
totalPrizeValueMax number The maximum prize value permitted for the licence type. 5000
isActive boolean Whether or not the licence type is available for new licences. true
ticketTypes array An optional array of ticket type objects if ticket types must be tracked. (Described below)
licenceFields array An optional array of fields that are filled out alongside the licence. (Described below)
eventFields array An optional array of fields that are filled out alongside each licence event. (Described below)
printSettings object Specific settings to pass to the licence report print. {}

ticketTypes = [ticketTypeA, ticketTypeB, …];

Property Name Type Description Sample Value
ticketType string The one-to-five character ticket type key. "BN26"
ticketPrice number The price of a single ticket. 1
ticketCount number The total number of tickets in a single unit. 16800
prizesPerDeal number The total amount of prizes. 11440
feePerUnit number The licence fee per unit. 343.2

licenceFields = [licenceFieldA, licenceFieldB, …];

Property Name Type Description Sample Value
fieldKey string The one-to-twenty character field key. "units"
fieldLabel string The visible label for the field. "Total Number of Units"
isShownOnEvent boolean Whether or not the field should be shown on the event view. true
isActive boolean Whether or not the field should be available on new licences. true
inputAttributes object An object containing HTML attributes for the field’s input element. { type: "number", min: 1, max: 10000, step: 1 }

eventFields = [eventFieldA, eventFieldB, …];

Property Name Type Description Sample Value
fieldKey string The one-to-twenty character field key. "distributorCommission"
fieldLabel string The visible label for the field. "Distributor Commission"
isActive boolean Whether or not the field should be available on new licences. true
inputAttributes object An object containing HTML attributes for the field’s input element. { type: "number", min: 0, max: 10000.00, step: 0.01 }

config.amendments = {};

Property Name Type Description Default Value
displayCount number The number of amendments to display in the licence views. 5
trackLicenceFeeUpdate boolean Whether or not to create an amendment record when a licence fee is changed. true
trackDateTimeUpdate boolean Whether or not to create an amendment record when the date or time range for a licence is changed. true
trackOrganizationUpdate boolean Whether or not to create an amendment record when the organization associated with a licence is changed. true
trackLocationUpdate boolean Whether or not to create an amendment record when the location associated with a licence is changed. true
trackTicketTypeNew boolean Whether or not to create an amendment record when a new ticket type is added to a licence. true
trackTicketTypeUpdate boolean Whether or not to create an amendment record when the number of units associated with a licence ticket type is changed. true
trackTicketTypeDelete boolean Whether or not to create an amendment record when a ticket type is removed from a licence. true