Shortcuts for configuring Play2 Applications in scala

ConfigString.scala

package utils

import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
import scala.concurrent.duration._
import play.api.Application
import collection.JavaConversions._

object ConfigString {
  implicit class ConfigStr(s: String) {
    def configOrElse(default: FiniteDuration)(implicit app: Application): FiniteDuration =
      app.configuration.getMilliseconds(s).map(_ milliseconds).getOrElse(default)

    def configOrElse(default: Long)(implicit app: Application): Long =
      app.configuration.getMilliseconds(s).getOrElse(default)

    def configOrElse(default: Double)(implicit app: Application): Double =
      app.configuration.getDouble(s).getOrElse(default)

    def configOrElse(default: String)(implicit app: Application): String =
      app.configuration.getString(s).getOrElse(default)

    def configOrElse(default: Boolean)(implicit app: Application): Boolean =
      app.configuration.getBoolean(s).getOrElse(default)
      
    def configOrElse(default: Seq[String])(implicit app: Application): Seq[String]  =
      app.configuration.getStringList(s).map(_.toSeq).getOrElse(default)
  }
}

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