Config: First rewrite of config and working implementation of getting values

package.json

@@ -33,14 +33,22 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@fosscord/server-util": "^1.1.5",
 		"@types/jest": "^26.0.22",
+		"@types/json-schema": "^7.0.7",
+		"ajv": "^8.4.0",
+		"ajv-formats": "^2.1.0",
+		"assert": "^1.5.0",
+		"atomically": "^1.7.0",
 		"bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
 		"body-parser": "^1.19.0",
+		"dot-prop": "^6.0.1",
 		"dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+		"env-paths": "^2.2.1",
 		"express": "^4.17.1",
 		"express-validator": "^6.9.2",
 		"i18next": "^19.8.5",
 		"i18next-http-middleware": "^3.1.1",
 		"i18next-node-fs-backend": "^2.1.3",
+		"json-schema-typed": "^7.0.3",
 		"jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
 		"lambert-server": "^1.2.2",
 		"missing-native-js-functions": "^1.2.6",

src/Server.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import fs from "fs/promises";
 import { Connection } from "mongoose";
 import { Server, ServerOptions } from "lambert-server";
 import { Authentication, CORS, GlobalRateLimit } from "./middlewares/";
-import Config from "./util/Config";
+import * as Config from "./util/Config";
 import { db } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import i18next from "i18next";
 import i18nextMiddleware, { I18next } from "i18next-http-middleware";
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class FosscordServer extends Server {
 		await (db as Promise<Connection>);
 		await this.setupSchema();
 		console.log("[DB] connected");
-		await Promise.all([Config.init()]);
+		//await Promise.all([Config.init()]);
 
 		this.app.use(GlobalRateLimit);
 		this.app.use(Authentication);

src/middlewares/GlobalRateLimit.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
-import Config from "../util/Config";
+import * as Config from '../util/Config'
+import crypto from "crypto";
 
 // TODO: use mongodb ttl index
 // TODO: increment count on serverside
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ export async function GlobalRateLimit(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFun
 }
 
 export function getIpAdress(req: Request): string {
-	const { forwadedFor } = Config.get().security;
+	const rateLimitProperties = Config.apiConfig.get('security', {jwtSecret: crypto.randomBytes(256).toString("base64"), forwadedFor: null, captcha: {enabled:false, service: null, sitekey: null, secret: null}}) as Config.DefaultOptions;
+	const { forwadedFor } = rateLimitProperties.security;
 	const ip = forwadedFor ? <string>req.headers[forwadedFor] : req.ip;
 	return ip.replaceAll(".", "_").replaceAll(":", "_");
 }

src/routes/auth/login.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { check, FieldErrors, Length } from "../../util/instanceOf";
 import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
 import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
 import { UserModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
-import Config from "../../util/Config";
+import * as Config from "../../util/Config";
 import { adjustEmail } from "./register";
 
 const router: Router = Router();
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ router.post(
 		const query: any[] = [{ phone: login }];
 		if (email) query.push({ email });
 
-		const config = Config.get();
+		// TODO: Rewrite this to have the proper config syntax on the new method 
+ 
+		const config = Config.apiConfig.store as unknown as Config.DefaultOptions;
 
 		if (config.login.requireCaptcha && config.security.captcha.enabled) {
 			if (!captcha_key) {
@@ -67,9 +69,10 @@ export async function generateToken(id: string) {
 	const algorithm = "HS256";
 
 	return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+		const securityPropertiesSecret = Config.apiConfig.get('security.jwtSecret') as Config.DefaultOptions;
 		jwt.sign(
 			{ id: id, iat },
-			Config.get().security.jwtSecret,
+			securityPropertiesSecret.security.jwtSecret,
 			{
 				algorithm,
 			},

src/routes/auth/register.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
-import Config from "../../util/Config";
+import * as Config from "../../util/Config";
 import { trimSpecial, User, Snowflake, UserModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
 import { check, Email, EMAIL_REGEX, FieldErrors, Length } from "../../util/instanceOf";
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ router.post(
 		let discriminator = "";
 
 		// get register Config
-		const { register, security } = Config.get();
+		const securityProperties = Config.apiConfig.store as unknown as Config.DefaultOptions;
+		const { register, security } = securityProperties;
 
 		// check if registration is allowed
 		if (!register.allowNewRegistration) {
@@ -90,13 +91,13 @@ router.post(
 					},
 				});
 			}
-		} else if (register.email.required) {
+		} else if (register.email.necessary) {
 			throw FieldErrors({
 				email: { code: "BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED", message: req.t("common:field.BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED") },
 			});
 		}
 
-		if (register.dateOfBirth.required && !date_of_birth) {
+		if (register.dateOfBirth.necessary && !date_of_birth) {
 			throw FieldErrors({
 				date_of_birth: { code: "BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED", message: req.t("common:field.BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED") },
 			});

src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/bulk-delete.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Router } from "express";
 import { ChannelModel, getPermission, MessageDeleteBulkEvent, MessageModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
-import Config from "../../../../util/Config";
+import * as Config from "../../../../util/Config";
 import { emitEvent } from "../../../../util/Event";
 import { check } from "../../../../util/instanceOf";
 
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ router.post("/", check({ messages: [String] }), async (req, res) => {
 	const permission = await getPermission(req.user_id, channel?.guild_id, channel_id, { channel });
 	permission.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
 
-	const { maxBulkDelete } = Config.get().limits.message;
+	const limitsProperties = Config.apiConfig.get('limits.message') as Config.DefaultOptions;
+	const { maxBulkDelete } =  limitsProperties.limits.message;
 
 	const { messages } = req.body as { messages: string[] };
 	if (messages.length < 2) throw new HTTPError("You must at least specify 2 messages to bulk delete");

src/routes/channels/#channel_id/pins.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ChannelModel, getPermission, MessageModel, toObject } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { Router, Request, Response } from "express";
-import Config from "../../../util/Config";
+import * as Config from "../../../util/Config";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 
 const router: Router = Router();
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ router.put("/:message_id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	if (channel.guild_id) permission.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
 
 	const pinned_count = await MessageModel.count({ channel_id, pinned: true }).exec();
-	const { maxPins } = Config.get().limits.channel;
+	const limitsProperties = Config.apiConfig.get('limits.channel') as Config.DefaultOptions;
+	const { maxPins } = limitsProperties.limits.channel;
 	if (pinned_count >= maxPins) throw new HTTPError("Max pin count reached: " + maxPins);
 
 	await MessageModel.updateOne({ id: message_id }, { pinned: true }).exec();

src/routes/gateway.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { Router } from "express";
-import Config from "../util/Config"
+import * as Config from "../util/Config"
 
 const router = Router();
 
 router.get("/", (req, res) => {
-	const { endpoint } = Config.getAll().gateway;
-	res.send({ url: endpoint || "ws://localhost:3002" });
+	const generalConfig = Config.apiConfig.get('gateway', 'ws://localhost:3002') as Config.DefaultOptions;
+	const { gateway } = generalConfig;
+	res.send({ url: gateway || "ws://localhost:3002" });
 });
 
 export default router;

src/routes/guilds/index.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { RoleModel, GuildModel, Snowflake, Guild, RoleDocument } from "@fosscord
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 import { check } from "./../../util/instanceOf";
 import { GuildCreateSchema } from "../../schema/Guild";
-import Config from "../../util/Config";
+import * as Config from "../../util/Config";
 import { getPublicUser } from "../../util/User";
 import { addMember } from "../../util/Member";
 
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const router: Router = Router();
 router.post("/", check(GuildCreateSchema), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const body = req.body as GuildCreateSchema;
 
-	const { maxGuilds } = Config.get().limits.user;
+	const limitsProperties = Config.apiConfig.get('limits.user') as Config.DefaultOptions;
+	const { maxGuilds } =  limitsProperties.limits.user;
 	const user = await getPublicUser(req.user_id, { guilds: true });
 
 	if (user.guilds.length >= maxGuilds) {

src/routes/guilds/templates/index.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 import { GuildTemplateCreateSchema } from "../../../schema/Guild";
 import { getPublicUser } from "../../../util/User";
 import { check } from "../../../util/instanceOf";
-import Config from "../../../util/Config";
+import * as Config from "../../../util/Config";
 import { addMember } from "../../../util/Member";
 
 router.get("/:code", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ router.post("/:code", check(GuildTemplateCreateSchema), async (req: Request, res
 	const { code } = req.params;
 	const body = req.body as GuildTemplateCreateSchema;
 
-	const { maxGuilds } = Config.get().limits.user;
+	const limitsProperties = Config.apiConfig.get('limits.user') as Config.DefaultOptions;
+	const { maxGuilds } =  limitsProperties.limits.user;
 	const user = await getPublicUser(req.user_id, { guilds: true });
 
 	if (user.guilds.length >= maxGuilds) {

src/util/Config.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-import Ajv, {JTDSchemaType} from "ajv/dist/jtd"
+import Ajv, {JSONSchemaType} from "ajv"
+import {ValidateFunction} from 'ajv'
+import ajvFormats from 'ajv-formats';
+import dotProp from "dot-prop";
+import envPaths from "env-paths";
+import path from "node:path";
+import fs from 'fs'
+import assert from "assert";
+import atomically from "atomically"
 
 export interface RateLimitOptions {
 	count: number;
@@ -6,6 +14,7 @@ export interface RateLimitOptions {
 }
 
 export interface DefaultOptions {
+	gateway: string;
 	general: {
 		instance_id: string;
 	};
@@ -69,13 +78,13 @@ export interface DefaultOptions {
 	};
 	register: {
 		email: {
-			required: boolean;
+			necessary: boolean;
 			allowlist: boolean;
 			blocklist: boolean;
 			domains: string[];
 		};
 		dateOfBirth: {
-			required: boolean;
+			necessary: boolean;
 			minimum: number; // in years
 		};
 		requireCaptcha: boolean;
@@ -92,139 +101,380 @@ export interface DefaultOptions {
 	};
 }
 
-const schema: JTDSchemaType<DefaultOptions, {rateLimitOptions: RateLimitOptions}> = {
+const schema: JSONSchemaType<DefaultOptions> & {
+	definitions: {
+		rateLimitOptions: JSONSchemaType<RateLimitOptions>
+	}
+} = {
+	type: "object",
 	definitions: {
 		rateLimitOptions: {
+			type: "object",
 			properties: {
-				count: {type: "int32"},
-				timespan: {type: "int32"}
-			}
-		}
+				count: {type: "number"},
+				timespan: {type: "number"},
+			},
+			required: ["count", "timespan"],
+		},
 	},
 	properties: {
+		gateway: {
+			type: "string"
+		},
 		general: {
+			type: "object",
 			properties: {
-				instance_id: {type: "string"}
-			}
+				instance_id: {
+					type: "string"
+				}
+			},
+			required: ["instance_id"],
+			additionalProperties: false
 		},
 		permissions: {
+			type: "object",
 			properties: {
 				user: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
-						createGuilds: {type: "boolean"}
-					}
+						createGuilds: {
+							type: "boolean"
+						}
+					},
+					required: ["createGuilds"],
+					additionalProperties: false
 				}
-			}
+			},
+			required: ["user"],
+			additionalProperties: false
 		},
 		limits: {
+			type: "object",
 			properties: {
 				user: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
-						maxGuilds: {type: "int32"},
-						maxFriends: {type: "int32"},
-						maxUsername: {type: "int32"}
-					}
+						maxFriends: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxGuilds: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxUsername: {
+							type: "number"
+						}
+					},
+					required: ["maxFriends", "maxGuilds", "maxUsername"],
+					additionalProperties: false
 				},
 				guild: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
-						maxRoles: {type: "int32"},
-						maxMembers: {type: "int32"},
-						maxChannels: {type: "int32"},
-						maxChannelsInCategory: {type: "int32"},
-						hideOfflineMember: {type: "int32"}
-					}
+						maxRoles: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxMembers: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxChannels: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxChannelsInCategory: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						hideOfflineMember: {
+							type: "number"
+						}
+					},
+					required: ["maxRoles", "maxMembers", "maxChannels", "maxChannelsInCategory", "hideOfflineMember"],
+					additionalProperties: false
 				},
 				message: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
-						characters: {type: "int32"},
-						ttsCharacters: {type: "int32"},
-						maxReactions: {type: "int32"},
-						maxAttachmentSize: {type: "int32"},
-						maxBulkDelete: {type: "int32"}
-					}
+						characters: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						ttsCharacters: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxReactions: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxAttachmentSize: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxBulkDelete: {
+							type: "number"
+						}
+					},
+					required: ["characters", "ttsCharacters", "maxReactions", "maxAttachmentSize", "maxBulkDelete"],
+					additionalProperties: false
 				},
 				channel: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
-						maxPins: {type: "int32"},
-						maxTopic: {type: "int32"},
+						maxPins: {
+							type: "number"
+						},
+						maxTopic: {
+							type: "number"
+						}
 					},
+					required: ["maxPins", "maxTopic"], 
+					additionalProperties: false
 				},
 				rate: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
 						ip: {
+							type: "object",
 							properties: {
 								enabled: {type: "boolean"},
-								count: {type: "int32"},
-								timespan: {type: "int32"},
-							}
+								count: {type: "number"},
+								timespan: {type: "number"}
+							},
+							required: ["enabled", "count", "timespan"],
+							additionalProperties: false
 						},
 						routes: {
-							optionalProperties: {
+							type: "object",
+							properties: {
 								auth: {
-									optionalProperties: {
-										login: {ref: 'rateLimitOptions'},
-										register: {ref: 'rateLimitOptions'}
-									}
+									type: "object",
+									properties: {
+										login: {$ref: '#/definitions/rateLimitOptions'},
+										register: {$ref: '#/definitions/rateLimitOptions'}
+									},
+									nullable: true,
+									required: [],
+									additionalProperties: false
 								},
-								channel: {type: "string"}
-							}
+								channel: {
+									type: "string",
+									nullable: true
+								}
+							},
+							required: [],
+							additionalProperties: false
 						}
-					}
+					},
+					required: ["ip", "routes"]
 				}
-			}
+			},
+			required: ["channel", "guild", "message", "rate", "user"],
+			additionalProperties: false
 		},
 		security: {
+			type: "object",
 			properties: {
-				jwtSecret: {type: "string"},
-				forwadedFor: {type: "string", nullable: true},
+				jwtSecret: {
+					type: "string"
+				},
+				forwadedFor: {
+					type: "string",
+					nullable: true
+				},
 				captcha: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
 						enabled: {type: "boolean"},
-						service: {enum: ['hcaptcha', 'recaptcha'], nullable: true},
-						sitekey: {type: "string", nullable: true},
-						secret: {type: "string", nullable: true}
-					}
+						service: {
+							type: "string",
+							enum: ["hcaptcha", "recaptcha", null],
+							nullable: true
+						},
+						sitekey: {
+							type: "string", 
+							nullable: true
+						},
+						secret: {
+							type: "string",
+							nullable: true
+						}
+					},
+					required: ["enabled", "secret", "service", "sitekey"],
+					additionalProperties: false
 				}
-			}
+			},
+			required: ["captcha", "forwadedFor", "jwtSecret"],
+			additionalProperties: false
 		},
 		login: {
+			type: "object",
 			properties: {
 				requireCaptcha: {type: "boolean"}
-			}
+			},
+			required: ["requireCaptcha"], 
+			additionalProperties: false
 		},
 		register: {
+			type: "object",
 			properties: {
 				email: {
+					type: "object",
 					properties: {
-						required: {type: "boolean"},
+						necessary: {type: "boolean"},
 						allowlist: {type: "boolean"},
 						blocklist: {type: "boolean"},
-						domains: { elements: {
-							type: "string"
+						domains: {
+							type: "array",
+							items: {
+								type: "string"
+							}
 						}
-					}
+					},
+					required: ["allowlist", "blocklist", "domains", "necessary"],
+					additionalProperties: false
+				},
+				dateOfBirth: {
+					type: "object",
+					properties: {
+						necessary: {type: "boolean"},
+						minimum: {type: "number"}
+					},
+					required: ["minimum", "necessary"],
+					additionalProperties: false
+				},
+				requireCaptcha: {type: "boolean"},
+				requireInvite: {type: "boolean"},
+				allowNewRegistration: {type: "boolean"},
+				allowMultipleAccounts: {type: "boolean"},
+				password: {
+					type: "object",
+					properties: {
+						minLength: {type: "number"},
+						minNumbers: {type: "number"},
+						minUpperCase: {type: "number"},
+						minSymbols: {type: "number"},
+						blockInsecureCommonPasswords: {type: "boolean"}
+					},
+					required: ["minLength", "minNumbers", "minUpperCase", "minSymbols", "blockInsecureCommonPasswords"],
+					additionalProperties: false
 				}
 			},
-			dateOfBirth: {
-				properties: {
-					required: {type: "boolean"},
-					minimum: {type: "int32"}
-				}
-			},
-			requireCaptcha: {type: "boolean"},
-			requireInvite: {type: "boolean"},
-			allowNewRegistration: {type: "boolean"},
-			allowMultipleAccounts: {type: "boolean"},
-			password: {
-				properties: {
-					minLength: {type: "int32"},
-					minNumbers: {type: "int32"},
-					minUpperCase: {type: "int32"},
-					minSymbols: {type: "int32"},
-					blockInsecureCommonPasswords: {type: "boolean"}
-				}
+			required: ["allowMultipleAccounts", "allowNewRegistration", "dateOfBirth", "email", "password", "requireCaptcha", "requireInvite"],
+			additionalProperties: false
+		},
+	},
+	required: ["gateway", "general", "limits", "login", "permissions", "register", "security"],
+	additionalProperties: false
+}
+
+
+const createPlainObject = <T = unknown>(): T => {
+	return Object.create(null);
+};
+type Serialize<T> = (value: T) => string;
+type Deserialize<T> = (text: string) => T;
+
+
+class Config<T extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, unknown>> implements Iterable<[keyof T, T[keyof T]]> {
+	readonly path: string;
+	readonly #validator?:  ValidateFunction;
+	readonly #defaultOptions: Partial<T> = {};
+
+	constructor() {
+
+		const ajv = new Ajv();
+
+		ajvFormats(ajv);
+
+		this.#validator = ajv.compile(schema);
+
+		const base = envPaths('fosscord').config;
+
+		this.path = path.resolve(base, 'api.json');
+
+		
+		const fileStore = this.store;
+		const store = Object.assign(createPlainObject<T>(), fileStore);
+		this._validate(store);
+
+		try {
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(fileStore, store);
+		} catch {
+			this.store = store;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private _validate(data: T | unknown): void {
+		if (!this.#validator) {
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		const valid = this.#validator(data);
+		if (valid || !this.#validator.errors) {
+			return; 
+		}
+
+		const errors = this.#validator.errors.map(({instancePath, message = ''})  => `\`${instancePath.slice(1)}\` ${message}`);
+		throw new Error('The config schema was violated!: ' + errors.join('; '));
+	}
+
+	get store(): T {
+		try {
+			const data = fs.readFileSync(this.path).toString();
+			const deserializedData = this._deserialize(data);
+			this._validate(deserializedData);
+			return Object.assign(Object.create(null), deserializedData)
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (error.code == 'ENOENT') {
+				this._ensureDirectory();
+				return createPlainObject();
+				
 			}
+
+			throw error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private _ensureDirectory(): void {
+		fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(this.path), {recursive: true})
+	}
+
+	set store(value: T) {
+		this._validate(value);
+
+		this._write(value);
+	}
+
+	private readonly _deserialize: Deserialize<T> = value => JSON.parse(value);
+	private readonly _serialize: Serialize<T> = value => JSON.stringify(value, undefined, '\t')
+
+	get<Key extends keyof T>(key: Key): T[Key];
+	get<Key extends keyof T>(key: Key, defaultValue: Required<T>[Key]): Required<T>[Key];
+	get<Key extends string, Value = unknown>(key: Exclude<Key, keyof T>, defaultValue?: Value): Value;
+	get(key: string, defaultValue?: unknown): unknown {
+		return this._get(key, defaultValue);
+	}
+
+	private _get<Key extends keyof T>(key: Key): T[Key] | undefined;
+	private _get<Key extends keyof T, Default = unknown>(key: Key, defaultValue: Default): T[Key] | Default;	
+	private _get<Key extends keyof T, Default = unknown>(key: Key | string, defaultValue?: Default): Default | undefined {
+		return dotProp.get<T[Key] | undefined>(this.store, key as string, defaultValue as T[Key]);
+	}
+
+	* [Symbol.iterator](): IterableIterator<[keyof T, T[keyof T]]> {
+		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(this.store)) {
+			yield [key, value];
+		}
+	}
+
+	private _write(value: T): void {
+		let data: string | Buffer = this._serialize(value);
+
+		try {
+			atomically.writeFileSync(this.path, data);
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (error.code == 'EXDEV') {
+				fs.writeFileSync(this.path, data)
+				return
+			}
+
+			throw error;
 		}
 	}
 }
-}
+
+export const apiConfig = new Config();

src/util/Member.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
-import Config from "./Config";
+import * as Config from "./Config";
 import { emitEvent } from "./Event";
 import { getPublicUser } from "./User";
 
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export async function isMember(user_id: string, guild_id: string) {
 export async function addMember(user_id: string, guild_id: string, cache?: { guild?: GuildDocument }) {
 	const user = await getPublicUser(user_id, { guilds: true });
 
-	const { maxGuilds } = Config.get().limits.user;
+	const limitsUserProperties = Config.apiConfig.get('limits.user', {maxGuilds: 100, masxUsername: 32, maxFriends: 1000}) as Config.DefaultOptions;
+	const { maxGuilds } = limitsUserProperties.limits.user;
 	if (user.guilds.length >= maxGuilds) {
 		throw new HTTPError(`You are at the ${maxGuilds} server limit.`, 403);
 	}

src/util/passwordStrength.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import "missing-native-js-functions";
-import Config from "./Config";
+import * as Config from "./Config";
 
 const reNUMBER = /[0-9]/g;
 const reUPPERCASELETTER = /[A-Z]/g;
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ const blocklist: string[] = []; // TODO: update ones passwordblocklist is stored
  * Returns: 0 > pw > 1
  */
 export function check(password: string): number {
+	const passwordProperties = Config.apiConfig.get('register.password', { minLength: 8, minNumbers: 2, minUpperCase: 2, minSymbols: 0, blockInsecureCommonPasswords: false }) as Config.DefaultOptions;
 	const {
 		minLength,
 		minNumbers,
 		minUpperCase,
 		minSymbols,
 		blockInsecureCommonPasswords,
-	} = Config.get().register.password;
+	} = passwordProperties.register.password;
 	var strength = 0;
 
 	// checks for total password len