2 files changed, 52 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_config_files.d b/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_config_files.d
index c0893de..cb673e0 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_config_files.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_config_files.d
@@ -14,24 +14,45 @@ static template readConfigSite() {
     std.file,
     std.path;
   mixin spineRgxInit;
-  final auto readConfigSite(M,E)(
-    M      _manifested,
-    E      _env,
-    string _cli_config_path_set = ""
-  ) {
+  final auto readConfigSite(C)(C _conf_file_details) {
     static auto rgx = Rgx();
-    string config_file_str;
     string conf_filename = "NONE";
-    auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env, _cli_config_path_set);
-    string[] possible_config_path_locations = _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site;
+    string config_file_str;
+    string default_config_file_str = format(q"┃
+flag:
+  act0: --html
+  act1: --html --epub
+#output:
+#  path: ""
+default:
+  language:  "en"
+  papersize: "a4"
+  text_wrap: "80"
+  digest:    "sha256"
+search:
+  title:     ""
+  flag:      ""
+  action:    ""
+  db:        ""
+webserv:
+  url_domain:    "not-configured"
+  url_root:      "doc"
+  doc_path:      "doc"
+  images:        ""
+  cgi:           ""
+  cgi_host:      ""
+  cgi_host_path: ""
+  cgi_port:      ""
+  cgi_user:      ""
+┃");
     foreach(conf_fn; [_conf_file_details.config_filename_site]) {
-      foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
+      foreach(pth; _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site) {
         char[] conf_file;
         conf_filename = conf_fn;
         if (exists(pth)) {
           auto f_attrib = pth.getLinkAttributes;
           if (
-            possible_config_path_locations.length == 1
+            _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site.length == 1
             && f_attrib.attrIsFile
           ) {
             conf_file = pth.to!(char[]);
@@ -54,6 +75,23 @@ static template readConfigSite() {
       }
       if (config_file_str.length > 0) { break; }
     }
+    if (config_file_str.length > 0) {
+      import dyaml;
+      Node yaml_root;
+      try {
+        yaml_root = Loader.fromString(config_file_str).load();
+      } catch {
+        import std.stdio;
+        writeln("ERROR failed to read config file content, not parsed as yaml, program default used");
+        conf_filename = "VIRTUAL";
+        config_file_str = default_config_file_str;
+      }
+    }
+    if (config_file_str.length == 0) { /+ create dummy default config file +/
+      writeln("WARNING config file NOT found, default provided");
+      conf_filename = "VIRTUAL";
+      config_file_str = default_config_file_str;
+    }
     struct _ConfContent {
       string filename() {
         return conf_filename;
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/spine.d b/src/doc_reform/spine.d
index 9dae5c4..4476b6d 100755
--- a/src/doc_reform/spine.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/spine.d
@@ -537,13 +537,15 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   ];
   auto _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, "");
   auto _manifests = [ _manifested ];
+  auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env, _opt_action.config_path_set);
   ConfComposite _make_and_meta_struct;
   if (_opt_action.config_path_set.empty) {
     foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
       if (!(arg.match(rgx.flag_action))) { /+ cli markup source path +/ // get first input markup source file names for processing
         _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg);
         { /+ local site config +/
-          auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env);
+          _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env, _opt_action.config_path_set);
+          auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_conf_file_details);
           if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
             import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
             _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnSpineStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifested); // - get local site config
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@ void main(string[] args) {
     }
   } else {
     { /+ local site config +/
-      auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env, _opt_action.config_path_set);
+      auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_conf_file_details);
       if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
         import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
         _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnSpineStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifested); // - get local site config