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+## application context configuration imported by example app
+## see https://plandes.github.io/util/doc/config.html#application-context
+[default]
+# root directory given by the application, which is the parent directory
+root_dir = ${appenv:root_dir}/..
+# the directory to hold the cached UMLS data
+cache_dir = ${root_dir}/cache
+
+[import]
+# refer to sections for which we need substitution in this file
+references = list: uts, default
+sections = list: imp_uts_key, imp_conf
+
+# import the Zensols NLP UTS resource library
+[imp_conf]
+type = importini
+config_file = resource(zensols.mednlp): resources/uts.conf
+
+# import UTS key for access
+[imp_uts_key]
+type = json
+default_section = uts
+config_file = ${default:root_dir}/uts-key.json
+
+# UTS (UMLS access)
+[uts]
+cache_file = ${default:cache_dir}/uts-request.dat
+
+# indicate what class to use as the application (methods are action)
+[app]
+class_name = ${program:name}.Application
+uts_client = instance: uts_client