Differences in Configuration Files

The FA model uses the config.json file to describe the basic information about an application. An application can have multiple modules, and each module has a config.json file. The config.json file consists of three parts: app, deviceConfig, and module. The app tag is used to configure application-level attributes. If an application has multiple modules, the app configuration in each config.json file must be consistent.

The stage model uses the app.json5 and module.json files to describe the basic information about an application. An application can have multiple modules but only one app.json5 file. This file is used to configure application-level attributes and the configuration applies to all the modules. Each module has a module.json5 file, which is used to configure module-level attributes and the configuration applies only for the current module.

Figure 1 Configuration file differences