Feature/docker impl settings refactor

.env.example

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-# Database Configuration
-# These environment variables override values in config/config.ini
-# Use format: SECTION_KEY (e.g., DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_USERNAME, etc.)
-#
-# For Docker Compose, these are set automatically
-# For local development, set these as needed to override config.ini
-
 # Database settings
 DATABASE_HOST=127.0.0.1
 DATABASE_PORT=3306
 DATABASE_DATABASE=f1_db
 DATABASE_USERNAME=root
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=
+DATABASE_CHARSET=utf8mb4
+DATABASE_COLLATION=utf8mb4_general_ci
+DATABASE_DRIVER=mysql
 
 # Application settings
+APP_NAME="F1 Management API"
 APP_ENV=development
 APP_DEBUG=true
+
+# Log settings
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
+LOG_PATH=logs/app.log
+LOG_CHANNEL=app

.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - staging/**
+      - feature/**
     paths-ignore:
       - README.md
   push:

DEV.md

@@ -72,40 +72,31 @@ Xdebug is configured in the container. Configure your IDE:
 
 ### Environment Variables
 
-Configuration is managed via `/config/config.ini` file (created from `config.ini.example`):
-
-```ini
-[database]
-host = mariadb
-port = 3306
-database = f1_db
-username = f1_user
-password = f1_password
-
-[app]
-env = development
-debug = true
-```
+Configuration is managed via `.env` file at the project root:
 
-**For Docker Compose**: Environment variables override config.ini values
+**For Docker Compose**:
 ```env
 DATABASE_HOST=mariadb
 DATABASE_PORT=3306
 DATABASE_DATABASE=f1_db
 DATABASE_USERNAME=f1_user
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=f1_password
 APP_ENV=development
+APP_DEBUG=true
 ```
 
-**For local XAMPP development** (without Docker), update `/config/config.ini`:
-```ini
-[database]
-host = 127.0.0.1
-username = root
-password =
+**For local XAMPP development** (without Docker):
+```env
+DATABASE_HOST=127.0.0.1
+DATABASE_PORT=3306
+DATABASE_DATABASE=f1_db
+DATABASE_USERNAME=root
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=
+APP_ENV=development
+APP_DEBUG=true
 ```
 
-The `Config` class (`config/config.php`) loads settings with environment variables taking precedence.
+The `Config` class (`config/config.php`) loads settings from `.env` file using strongly-typed configuration classes. See `CONFIG_MIGRATION.md` for detailed documentation.
 
 ## Composer
 

README.md

@@ -31,15 +31,21 @@ Pages: [F1 Management API Documentation](https://jvspeed74.github.io/PHP-RESTful
 Ideally this project should be run in a Docker container, but due to time constraints, it was not fully implemented. May
 be added in the future.
 
+#### Configuration:
+
+This project uses `.env` files for configuration with strongly-typed configuration classes. See [CONFIG_MIGRATION.md](CONFIG_MIGRATION.md) for details.
+
 1. **Dependencies:** Install PHP dependencies using `composer install`.
-2. **Database:**
+2. **Configuration:**
+    * Copy `.env.example` to `.env`: `cp .env.example .env`
+    * Update `.env` with your database and application settings
+3. **Database:**
     * Set up a MariaDB instance.
     * Import the schema from `f1_db.sql`.
-    * Configure database connection details (typically via environment variables or a configuration file - not detailed
-      in provided context).
-3. **Running the Application:**
+    * Configure database connection in `.env` file
+4. **Running the Application:**
     * The application can be served using a local PHP development server (e.g., `php -S localhost:8000 -t public`).
-4. **Running Tests:**
+5. **Running Tests:**
     * Unit tests: `vendor/bin/pest`
     * Integration tests: Requires a running application and database. Configure Newman with the appropriate environment
       variables and run the Postman collection.

composer.json

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "autoload": {
     "psr-4": {
-      "App\\": "src/"
+      "App\\": "src/",
+      "Config\\": "config/"
     }
   },
   "authors": [
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@
     "slim/http": "1.4.0",
     "monolog/monolog": "3.7.0",
     "illuminate/pagination": "v11.30.0",
-    "firebase/php-jwt": "6.10"
+    "firebase/php-jwt": "6.10",
+    "vlucas/phpdotenv": "^5.6"
   },
   "require-dev": {
     "phpstan/phpstan": "2.0.1",