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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index e21ae2fdc..9c6027209 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -1207,3 +1207,22 @@ Glossary route prefix A route prefix is a path prefix that is prepended to any routes that are configured while it is active. A route prefix can be set via :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.include` or :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.route_prefix_context`. + + commit + An operation applied to a :term:`configurator`. + A commit checks for conflicts in :term:`configuration declaration`\s, and if none are found applies all pending :term:`action`\s. + It is possible, although not necessarily recommended, to invoke :term:`commit`\s using :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.commit` to :ref:`manually resolve <manually_resolving_conflicts>` configuration conflicts. + + settings + Settings control the runtime behavior of a Pyramid application. + They are the aggregation of configuration file declarations, process environment values, other additions generated by Pyramid or its add-ons and :term:`tween`\s, and values produced by your own code. + Settings are collected at application startup. + They can affect all the components which make up the the application. + Pyramid itself, any tweens or Pyramid add-ons used, and :ref:`your own code may reference <deployment_settings>` and act on settings. + + constructor + A function returning a Pyramid :term:`WSGI` application. + Every Pyramid application has a single constructor function named ``main``. + It returns a Pyramid :term:`router` generated by a :term:`configurator`, and is written by you. + The Pyramid constructor is the application's :term:`entry point`. + |