zasd/src/zasd/config.py

from typing import Any, Mapping, MutableMapping

_config: MutableMapping[str, Any] = {}

def change(new):
    _config.clear()
    _config.update(new)

def get(*keys: str, default: Any = None, cursor: Mapping = None):
    ''' Get configuration value. If multple keys are specified, traverse the
        configuration to retrieve the value. If no value was found, return
        None. '''

    if not cursor:
        cursor = _config

    first = keys[0]
    rest = keys[1:]

    value = cursor.get(first)

    return (get(rest, default=default, cursor=value)
            if value is not None and rest else value)

def reference():
    return _config