Refactor configuration, use new "Items" type alias

packages/config/src/Repository.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import type { Repository as RepositoryContract } from "@aedart/contracts/config";
+import type {
+    Repository as RepositoryContract,
+    Items
+} from "@aedart/contracts/config";
 import type { Key } from "@aedart/contracts/support";
 import {
     set,
@@ -18,18 +21,18 @@ export default class Repository implements RepositoryContract
     /**
      * The configuration items
      * 
-     * @type {Record<PropertyKey, any>}
+     * @type {Items}
      * 
      * @protected
      */
-    protected items: Record<PropertyKey, any>; /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    protected items: Items;
 
     /**
      * Create a new Configuration Repository instance
      * 
-     * @param {Record<PropertyKey, any>} [items]
+     * @param {Items} [items]
      */
-    public constructor(items: Record<PropertyKey, any> = {}) /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    public constructor(items: Items = {})
     { 
         this.items = shallowMerge(items);
     }
@@ -136,11 +139,11 @@ export default class Repository implements RepositoryContract
      *
      * **Caution**: _Merging is performed via [shallow coping](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Shallow_copy) of items._
      *
-     * @param {Record<PropertyKey, any>} items
+     * @param {Items} items
      *
      * @return {this}
      */
-    public merge(items: Record<PropertyKey, any>): this /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    public merge(items: Items): this
     {
         this.items = shallowMerge(this.items, items);
 
@@ -150,9 +153,9 @@ export default class Repository implements RepositoryContract
     /**
      * Get all configuration items
      *
-     * @return {Record<PropertyKey, any>}
+     * @return {Items}
      */
-    public all(): Record<PropertyKey, any> /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    public all(): Items
     {
         return this.items;
     }

packages/contracts/src/config/Repository.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Key } from "@aedart/contracts/support";
+import { Items } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Configuration Repository
@@ -75,16 +76,16 @@ export default interface Repository
      * 
      * **Caution**: _Merging is performed via [shallow coping](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Shallow_copy) of items._
      * 
-     * @param {Record<PropertyKey, any>} items
+     * @param {Items} items
      * 
      * @return {this}
      */
-    merge(items: Record<PropertyKey, any>): this; /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    merge(items: Items): this;
 
     /**
      * Get all configuration items
      * 
-     * @return {Record<PropertyKey, any>}
+     * @return {Items}
      */
-    all(): Record<PropertyKey, any>; /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    all(): Items;
 }

packages/contracts/src/config/index.ts

@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ export const CONFIG: unique symbol = Symbol('@aedart/contracts/config');
 import Repository from './Repository';
 export {
     type Repository
-}
+}
+
+export type * from './types';

packages/contracts/src/config/types.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Configuration Items
+ * 
+ * A general type for describing a key-value store containing configuration items
+ * for an application or component.
+ */
+export type Items = Record<PropertyKey, any>; /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */

packages/contracts/src/core/configuration/Configurator.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
     IdentifierAliasTuple,
     IdentifierInstanceTuple,
 } from "@aedart/contracts/container";
+import { Items } from "@aedart/contracts/config";
 import BootstrapperConstructor from "../BootstrapperConstructor";
 import Application from '../Application';
 
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ export default interface Configurator
      * 
      * @see {import('@aedart/contracts/config').Repository}
      * 
-     * @param {Record<PropertyKey, any>} items
+     * @param {Items} items
      * 
      * @return {this}
      */
-    with(items: Record<PropertyKey, any>): this; /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    with(items: Items): this;
 
     /**
      * Add "core" bindings to be registered

packages/core/src/configuration/BaseConfigurator.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type {
     IdentifierAliasTuple,
     IdentifierInstanceTuple
 } from "@aedart/contracts/container";
-import type { Repository } from "@aedart/contracts/config";
+import type { Repository, Items } from "@aedart/contracts/config";
 import { CONFIG } from "@aedart/contracts/config";
 import { AbstractClassError } from "@aedart/support/exceptions";
 import { isset } from "@aedart/support/misc";
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ export default abstract class BaseConfigurator implements Configurator {
     /**
      * Configuration items for the application
      * 
-     * @type {Record<PropertyKey, any>}
+     * @type {Items}
      * 
      * @protected
      */
-    protected configurationItems: Record<PropertyKey, any> = {};
+    protected configurationItems: Items = {};
 
     /**
      * List of bindings to be registered
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ export default abstract class BaseConfigurator implements Configurator {
      *
      * @see {import('@aedart/contracts/config').Repository}
      *
-     * @param {Record<PropertyKey, any>} items
+     * @param {Items} items
      *
      * @return {this}
      */
-    public with(items: Record<PropertyKey, any>): this /* eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+    public with(items: Items): this
     {
         this.configurationItems = shallowMerge(this.configurationItems, items);