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Configuration validation standards

LMCache/LMCache
Based on 4 comments
Python

Ensure configuration parameters follow consistent validation, naming, and default value standards to improve code safety and clarity. **Key Requirements:**

Configurations Python

Reviewer Prompt

Ensure configuration parameters follow consistent validation, naming, and default value standards to improve code safety and clarity.

Key Requirements:

  1. Use None for optional configurations instead of empty strings or other placeholder values
  2. Validate configuration combinations when multiple related settings must be checked together
  3. Use clear, unambiguous parameter names that accurately describe their purpose
  4. Implement proper type checking for configuration values, especially when they can be strings or booleans

Example:

# Bad: Ambiguous naming and empty string default
disk_url: str = ""

# Good: Clear naming and None default
disk_manager_url: Optional[str] = None

# Bad: Single condition check
self.remove_after_retrieve = config.nixl_role == "receiver"

# Good: Validate related conditions together
self.remove_after_retrieve = config.enable_nixl and config.nixl_role == "receiver"

# Good: Proper type validation for config values
if config.extra_config is not None:
    use_cufile = config.extra_config.get("use_cufile", None)
    if use_cufile is not None:
        if isinstance(use_cufile, str):
            use_cufile = use_cufile.lower() == "true"
        elif use_cufile in [False, True]:
            # Handle boolean values
            pass

This approach prevents configuration-related bugs, makes the codebase more maintainable, and provides clearer error messages when invalid configurations are provided.

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