new: [config] added config using env variables for the DB connection

config/app_local.env.example.php

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+<?php
+/*
+ * Local configuration file to provide any overrides to your app.php configuration.
+ * Copy and save this file as app_local.php and make changes as required.
+ * Note: It is not recommended to commit files with credentials such as app_local.php
+ * into source code version control.
+ */
+$db = [
+    'username' => env('CEREBRATE_DB_USERNAME', 'cerebrate'),
+    'password' => env('CEREBRATE_DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+    'host' => env('CEREBRATE_DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
+    'database' => env('CEREBRATE_DB_NAME', 'cerebrate'),
+    // You can use a DSN string to set the entire configuration
+    'url' => env('CEREBRATE_DB_URL', null)
+];
+
+// non-default port can be set on demand - otherwise the DB driver will choose the default
+if (!empty(env('CEREBRATE_DB_PORT'))) {
+    $db['port'] = env('CEREBRATE_DB_PORT');
+}
+
+// If not using the default 'public' schema with the PostgreSQL driver set it here.
+if (!empty(env('CEREBRATE_DB_SCHEMA'))) {
+    $db['schema'] = env('CEREBRATE_DB_SCHEMA');
+}
+
+return [
+    /*
+     * Debug Level:
+     *
+     * Production Mode:
+     * false: No error messages, errors, or warnings shown.
+     *
+     * Development Mode:
+     * true: Errors and warnings shown.
+     */
+    'debug' => filter_var(env('DEBUG', false), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN),
+
+    /*
+     * Security and encryption configuration
+     *
+     * - salt - A random string used in security hashing methods.
+     *   The salt value is also used as the encryption key.
+     *   You should treat it as extremely sensitive data.
+     */
+    'Security' => [
+        'salt' => env('SECURITY_SALT', '__SALT__'),
+    ],
+
+    /*
+     * Connection information used by the ORM to connect
+     * to your application's datastores.
+     *
+     * See app.php for more configuration options.
+     */
+    'Datasources' => [
+        'default' => $db,
+        /*
+         * The test connection is used during the test suite.
+         */
+        'test' => [
+            'host' => 'localhost',
+            //'port' => 'non_standard_port_number',
+            'username' => 'my_app',
+            'password' => 'secret',
+            'database' => 'test_myapp',
+            //'schema' => 'myapp',
+        ],
+    ],
+
+    /*
+     * Email configuration.
+     *
+     * Host and credential configuration in case you are using SmtpTransport
+     *
+     * See app.php for more configuration options.
+     */
+    'EmailTransport' => [
+        'default' => [
+            'host' => 'localhost',
+            'port' => 25,
+            'username' => null,
+            'password' => null,
+            'client' => null,
+            'url' => env('EMAIL_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT_URL', null),
+        ],
+    ],
+    'Cerebrate' => [
+	'open' => [],
+    'dark' => 0
+    ]
+];