refactor(setting): adjust setting module to new core translation

Closes #53

package.json

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
     "@ionic/storage": "2.2.0",
     "@ngx-translate/core": "11.0.1",
     "@ngx-translate/http-loader": "4.0.0",
-    "@openstapps/api": "0.12.0",
+    "@openstapps/api": "0.17.0",
-    "@openstapps/configuration": "0.21.0",
+    "@openstapps/configuration": "0.22.0",
-    "@openstapps/core": "0.23.1",
+    "@openstapps/core": "0.31.0",
     "@openstapps/logger": "0.4.0",
     "cordova-android": "8.0.0",
     "cordova-browser": "6.0.0",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": "5.0.2",
     "cordova-plugin-whitelist": "1.3.3",
     "core-js": "2.6.5",
-    "deepmerge": "3.2.0",
+    "deepmerge": "3.3.0",
     "form-data": "2.5.0",
     "moment": "2.24.0",
     "ngx-markdown": "7.1.4",
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     "@angular/language-service": "7.2.14",
     "@compodoc/compodoc": "1.1.10",
     "@ionic/angular-toolkit": "2.0.0",
+    "@types/deepmerge": "2.2.0",
     "@types/form-data": "2.5.0",
     "@types/jasmine": "3.3.12",
     "@types/jasminewd2": "2.0.6",
@@ -87,13 +88,13 @@
     "codelyzer": "5.0.0",
     "conventional-changelog-cli": "2.0.12",
     "is-docker": "1.1.0",
-    "jasmine-core": "3.4.0",
+    "jasmine-core": "3.5.0",
     "jasmine-spec-reporter": "4.2.1",
-    "karma": "4.0.1",
+    "karma": "4.4.1",
-    "karma-chrome-launcher": "2.2.0",
+    "karma-chrome-launcher": "3.1.0",
-    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "2.0.5",
+    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "2.1.0",
     "karma-jasmine": "2.0.1",
-    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "1.4.0",
+    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "1.4.2",
     "karma-mocha-reporter": "2.2.5",
     "protractor": "5.4.2",
     "surge": "0.20.5",

src/app/_helpers/fake-backend.interceptor.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {HTTP_INTERCEPTORS, HttpClient,
+import {
-  HttpEvent, HttpHandler, HttpInterceptor, HttpRequest, HttpResponse} from '@angular/common/http';
+  HTTP_INTERCEPTORS,
+  HttpClient,
+  HttpEvent,
+  HttpHandler,
+  HttpInterceptor,
+  HttpRequest,
+  HttpResponse,
+} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {SCIndexResponse, SCSettingInputType, SCThingOriginType, SCThingType} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {Observable, of} from 'rxjs';
@@ -71,20 +78,28 @@ const sampleIndexResponse: SCIndexResponse = {
         },
         translations: {
           de: {
-            categories: ['Benutzer'],
             description: 'Mit welcher Benutzergruppe soll die App verwendet werden?'
               + ' Die Einstellung wird beispielsweise für die Vorauswahl der Preiskategorie der Mensa verwendet.',
             name: 'Gruppe',
+            values: [
+              'Student',
+              'Angestellter',
+              'Gast',
+            ],
           },
           en: {
-            categories: ['User'],
             description: 'The user group the app is going to be used.'
               + 'This settings for example is getting used for the predefined price category of mensa meals.',
             name: 'Group',
+            values: [
+              'Student',
+              'Employee',
+              'Guest',
+            ],
           },
         },
         type: SCThingType.Setting,
-        uid: '',
+        uid: '2c97aa36-4aa2-43de-bc5d-a2b2cb3a530e',
         values: ['student', 'employee', 'guest'],
       },
       {
@@ -101,19 +116,25 @@ const sampleIndexResponse: SCIndexResponse = {
         },
         translations: {
           de: {
-            categories: ['Benutzer'],
+            description: 'Die Sprache in der die App angezeigt wird.',
-            description: 'Die Sprache in der die App angezeigt werden soll',
             name: 'Sprache',
+            values: [
+              'Deutsch',
+              'English',
+            ],
           },
           en: {
-            categories: ['User'],
+            description: 'The language this app is going to use.',
-            description: 'The language this app is going to use',
             name: 'Language',
+            values: [
+              'Deutsch',
+              'English',
+            ],
           },
         },
         type: SCThingType.Setting,
-        uid: '',
+        uid: 'dc9d6dec-6576-45ef-9e35-3598c0d6a662',
-        values: ['en', 'de'],
+        values: ['de', 'en'],
       },
       {
         categories: ['privacy'],
@@ -129,31 +150,33 @@ const sampleIndexResponse: SCIndexResponse = {
         },
         translations: {
           de: {
-            categories: ['Privatsphäre'],
+            description: `Berechtigung für die Verwendung des Ortungsdienstes, für die Anzeige der aktuellen Position '
-            description: 'Berechtigung für die Verwendung des Ortungsdienstes, für die Anzeige der aktuellen ' +
+ auf der Karte und zur Berechnung der Entfernung zu Gebäuden und Orten des Campus.`,
-              'Position \'\n auf der Karte und zur Berechnung der Entfernung zu Gebäuden und Orten des Campus',
             name: 'Position',
+            values: ['ja', 'nein'],
           },
           en: {
-            categories: ['Privacy'],
+            description: 'Allow the App to use the device location to provide additional information\'s based ' +
-            description: 'Allow the App to use the device location to provide additional informationsbased ' +
+              'on your actual location.',
-              'on your actual location',
             name: 'Position',
+            values: ['yes', 'no'],
           },
         },
         type: SCThingType.Setting,
-        uid: '',
+        uid: '0dbff2de-23b4-442b-9aa7-7bd2c707c199',
         values: [true, false],
       },
     ],
   },
   backend: {
     SCVersion: '1.0.0',
+    externalRequestTimeout: 5000,
     hiddenTypes: [
       SCThingType.DateSeries,
       SCThingType.Diff,
       SCThingType.Floor,
     ],
+    mappingIgnoredTags: [],
     maxMultiSearchRouteQueries: 5,
     maxRequestBodySize: 512 * 1024,
     name: 'Technische Universität Berlin',
@@ -228,6 +251,12 @@ const sampleIndexResponse: SCIndexResponse = {
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class FakeBackendInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
+
+  /**
+   * Delay time of faked responses
+   */
+  RESPONSE_DELAY = 1000;
+
   /**
    * TODO
    */
@@ -240,6 +269,7 @@ export class FakeBackendInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
   /**
    * TODO
    */
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
   intercept(request: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {
     if (request.method === 'POST') {
       if (request.url.endsWith('/') && request.method === 'POST') {
@@ -251,16 +281,18 @@ export class FakeBackendInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
         if (typeof request.body.filter !== 'undefined' && typeof request.body.filter.arguments !== 'undefined') {
           if (request.body.filter.arguments.field === 'uid') {
             return this.sampleFetcher.getSampleThing(request.body.filter.arguments.value)
+            // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
                     .pipe(map((sampleData: any) => {
               return new HttpResponse({status: 200, body: {data: sampleData}});
-            }), delay(1000)); // add delay for skeleton screens to be seen (see !16)
+            }), delay(this.RESPONSE_DELAY)); // add delay for skeleton screens to be seen (see !16)
           }
         }
 
         return this.sampleFetcher.getSampleThings()
+        // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
           .pipe(map((sampleData: any) => {
             return new HttpResponse({status: 200, body: {data: sampleData}});
-          }), delay(1000)); // add delay for skeleton screens to be seen (see !16)
+          }), delay(this.RESPONSE_DELAY)); // add delay for skeleton screens to be seen (see !16)
       }
     }
 

src/app/app.component.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
     /**
      * TODO
      */
-    component: any;
+    component: unknown;
     /**
      * TODO
      */
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
 
         try {
           // set language from settings
-          const languageCode = await this.settingsProvider.getValue('profile', 'language');
+          const languageCode = (await this.settingsProvider.getValue('profile', 'language')) as string;
           this.translateService.use(languageCode);
         } catch (error) {
           Logger.warn(error);

src/app/modules/config/config.provider.spec.ts

@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@ import {SCIndexResponse, SCThingOriginType, SCThingType, SCSettingInputType} fro
 import {StAppsWebHttpClient} from '../data/stapps-web-http-client.provider';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 import {ConfigProvider, STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG} from './config.provider';
-import {
+import {ConfigFetchError, ConfigInitError, SavedConfigNotAvailable, WrongConfigVersionInStorage,} from './errors';
-  ConfigFetchError,
-  ConfigInitError,
-  SavedConfigNotAvailable,
-  WrongConfigVersionInStorage,
-} from './errors';
 
 describe('ConfigProvider', () => {
   let configProvider: ConfigProvider;
@@ -218,11 +213,9 @@ const sampleIndexResponse: SCIndexResponse = {
         },
         translations: {
           de: {
-            categories: ['Anmeldedaten'],
             name: 'Benutzername',
           },
           en: {
-            categories: ['Credentials'],
             name: 'Username',
           },
         },
@@ -233,11 +226,13 @@ const sampleIndexResponse: SCIndexResponse = {
   },
   backend: {
     SCVersion: '1.0.0',
+    externalRequestTimeout: 5000,
     hiddenTypes: [
       SCThingType.DateSeries,
       SCThingType.Diff,
       SCThingType.Floor,
     ],
+    mappingIgnoredTags: [],
     maxMultiSearchRouteQueries: 5,
     maxRequestBodySize: 512 * 1024,
     name: 'Technische Universität Berlin',

src/app/modules/config/config.provider.ts

@@ -40,22 +40,23 @@ export const STORAGE_KEY_CONFIG = 'stapps.config';
 @Injectable()
 export class ConfigProvider {
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Api client
    */
   client: Client;
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * App configuration as IndexResponse
    */
   config: SCIndexResponse;
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Initialised status flag of config provider
    */
   initialised = false;
 
   /**
+   * Constructor, initialise api client
    *
-   * @param storageProvider TODO
+   * @param storageProvider StorageProvider to load persistet configuration
-   * @param swHttpClient TODO
+   * @param swHttpClient Api client
    */
   constructor(private readonly storageProvider: StorageProvider, swHttpClient: StAppsWebHttpClient) {
     this.client = new Client(swHttpClient, environment.backend_url, environment.backend_version);
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export class ConfigProvider {
     try {
       this.config = await this.loadLocal();
       this.initialised = true;
-      Logger.log(`initialised configuration from storage: ${JSON.stringify(this.config)}`);
+      Logger.log(`initialised configuration from storage`);
       if (this.config.backend.SCVersion !== environment.backend_version) {
         loadError = new WrongConfigVersionInStorage(environment.backend_version, this.config.backend.SCVersion);
         Logger.warn(loadError);
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ export class ConfigProvider {
       const fetchedConfig: SCIndexResponse = await this.fetch();
       await this.set(fetchedConfig);
       this.initialised = true;
-      Logger.log(`initialised configuration from remote: ${JSON.stringify(this.config)}`);
+      Logger.log(`initialised configuration from remote`);
     } catch (error) {
       fetchError = error;
     }

src/app/modules/settings/item/settings-item.component.ts

@@ -12,61 +12,68 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {Component, Input} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
 import {AlertController} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {
+  SCLanguage,
   SCSetting,
   SCSettingValue,
   SCSettingValues,
   SCThingTranslator,
   SCTranslations,
 } from '@openstapps/core';
+import {Logger} from '@openstapps/logger';
 import {SettingsProvider} from '../settings.provider';
 
 /**
- * TODO
+ * Setting item component
  */
 @Component({
   selector: 'stapps-settings-item',
   templateUrl: 'settings-item.html',
 })
-export class SettingsItemComponent {
+export class SettingsItemComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Flag for workaround for selected 'select option' not updating translation
    */
   isVisible = true;
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * current language
-   * 
-   * limit to languages that are available in StApps Core
    */
-  language: keyof SCTranslations<any>;
+  language: keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * The setting to handle
    */
   @Input() setting: SCSetting;
+
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Translated setting from SCThingTranslator
+   */
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+  translatedSetting: any;
+
+  /**
+   * Core translator
    */
   translator: SCThingTranslator;
 
   /**
    *
-   * @param alertCtrl TODO
+   * @param alertCtrl AlertController
-   * @param translateService TODO
+   * @param translateService TranslateService
-   * @param settingsProvider TODO
+   * @param settingsProvider SettingProvider
    */
   constructor(private readonly alertCtrl: AlertController,
               private readonly translateService: TranslateService,
               private readonly settingsProvider: SettingsProvider) {
-    this.language = translateService.currentLang as keyof SCTranslations<any>;
+    this.language = translateService.currentLang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
     this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
 
     translateService.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
       this.isVisible = false;
-      this.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<any>;
+      this.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
-      this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
+      this.translator.language = this.language;
       // TODO: Issue #53 check workaround for selected 'select option' not updating translation
       setTimeout(() => this.isVisible = true);
     });
@@ -96,11 +103,20 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
     await this.presentAlert(title, message);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * NgInit
+   */
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    Logger.log(JSON.stringify(this.setting));
+
+    this.translatedSetting = this.translator.translate(this.setting);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Shows alert with given title and message and a 'ok' button
    *
-   * @param title title of the alert
+   * @param title Title of the alert
-   * @param message message of the alert
+   * @param message Message of the alert
    */
   async presentAlert(title: string, message: string) {
     const alert = await this.alertCtrl.create({
@@ -123,7 +139,7 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
           this.translateService.use(this.setting.value.toString());
           break;
         case 'geoLocation':
-          if (this.setting.value) {
+          if (!!this.setting.value) {
             await this.checkGeoLocationPermission();
           }
           break;
@@ -140,10 +156,10 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
   }
 
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Mapping of typeOf for Html usage
    */
   // tslint:disable-next-line:prefer-function-over-method
-  typeOf(val: any) {
+  typeOf(val: unknown) {
     return typeof (val);
   }
 }

src/app/modules/settings/item/settings-item.html

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-<ion-card>
+<ion-card *ngIf="setting">
   <ion-card-header>
-    <span>{{ translator.translate(setting).name() }}</span>
+    <span>{{ translatedSetting.name() | titlecase }}</span>
   </ion-card-header>
   <ion-card-content>
-    <ion-note>{{ translator.translate(setting).description() }}</ion-note>
+    <ion-note>{{ translatedSetting.description() }}</ion-note>
 
     <div [ngSwitch]="setting.inputType" *ngIf="isVisible" >
       <ion-item *ngSwitchCase="'number'">
@@ -21,22 +21,24 @@
         <ion-input type="password" [(ngModel)]="setting.value" value={{setting.value}} (ionChange)="settingChanged()"></ion-input>
       </ion-item>
 
-      <ion-item *ngSwitchCase="'singleChoice'">
+      <ion-item *ngSwitchCase="'single choice'">
         <ion-label></ion-label>
+        <!--    if values are boolean show as toggle    -->
         <ion-toggle *ngIf="typeOf(setting.defaultValue) === 'boolean'" [(ngModel)]="setting.value" (ionChange)="settingChanged()"></ion-toggle>
+        <!--    else show select input    -->
         <ion-select *ngIf="typeOf(setting.defaultValue) !== 'boolean'" interface="popover" [(ngModel)]="setting.value" (ionChange)="settingChanged()">
-          <ion-select-option *ngFor="let val of setting.values" [value]="val">
+          <ion-select-option *ngFor="let val of setting.values, index as i" [value]="val">
-            <div *ngIf="typeOf(val) !== 'number'">{{ val }}</div>
+            <div *ngIf="typeOf(val) !== 'number'">{{ translatedSetting.values()[i] | titlecase }}</div>
             <div *ngIf="typeOf(val) === 'number'">{{ val }}</div>
           </ion-select-option>
         </ion-select>
       </ion-item>
 
-      <ion-item *ngSwitchCase="'multipleChoice'">
+      <ion-item *ngSwitchCase="'multiple choice'">
         <ion-label></ion-label>
         <ion-select [(ngModel)]="setting.value" multiple="true" (ionChange)="settingChanged()">
-          <ion-select-option *ngFor="let val of setting.values" [value]="val">
+          <ion-select-option *ngFor="let val of setting.values, index as i" [value]="val">
-            <div *ngIf="typeOf(val) !== 'number'">{{ val }}</div>
+            <div *ngIf="typeOf(val) !== 'number'">{{ translatedSetting.values()[i] }}</div>
             <div *ngIf="typeOf(val) === 'number'">{{ val }}</div>
           </ion-select-option>
         </ion-select>

src/app/modules/settings/page/settings-page.component.ts

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {AlertController, ToastController} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import {SCSettingMeta, SCThingTranslator, SCTranslations} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCLanguage, SCSettingMeta, SCThingTranslator, SCTranslations} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {SettingsCache, SettingsProvider} from '../settings.provider';
 
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Settings page component
    */
 @Component({
   selector: 'stapps-settings-page',
@@ -35,40 +35,40 @@ export class SettingsPageComponent {
    *
    * limit to languages that are available in StApps Core
    */
-  language: keyof SCTranslations<any>;
+  language: keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
   /**
    * Meta information about settings
    */
   meta = SCSettingMeta;
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Mapping of Object.keys for Html usage
    */
   objectKeys = Object.keys;
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Container to cache settings from provider
    */
   settingsCache: SettingsCache;
   /**
-   * TODO
+   * Core translator
    */
   translator: SCThingTranslator;
 
   /**
    *
-   * @param alertController TODO
+   * @param alertController AlertController
-   * @param settingsProvider TODO
+   * @param settingsProvider SettingsProvider
-   * @param toastController TODO
+   * @param toastController ToastController
-   * @param translateService TODO
+   * @param translateService TranslateService
    */
   constructor(private readonly alertController: AlertController,
               private readonly settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,
               private readonly toastController: ToastController,
               private readonly translateService: TranslateService) {
-    this.language = translateService.currentLang as keyof SCTranslations<any>;
+    this.language = translateService.currentLang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
     this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
 
     translateService.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
-      this.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<any>;
+      this.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
       this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(this.language);
     });
     this.settingsCache = {};
@@ -142,4 +142,27 @@ export class SettingsPageComponent {
     await this.loadSettings();
     await this.presentSettingsResetToast();
   }
+
+    /**
+     * Shows alert to reset settings
+     */
+  async showResetAlert() {
+    const alert = await this.alertController.create({
+      buttons: [
+        {
+          role: 'cancel',
+          text: this.translateService.instant('settings.resetAlert.buttonCancel'),
+        },
+        {
+          handler: async () => {
+            await this.resetSettings();
+          },
+          text: this.translateService.instant('settings.resetAlert.buttonYes'),
+        },
+      ],
+      header: this.translateService.instant('settings.resetAlert.title'),
+      message: this.translateService.instant('settings.resetAlert.message'),
+    });
+    alert.present();
+  }
 }

src/app/modules/settings/page/settings-page.html

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <ion-back-button></ion-back-button>
       <ion-menu-button></ion-menu-button>
     </ion-buttons>
-    <ion-title>{{'settings.title' | translate}}</ion-title>
+    <ion-title>{{'settings.title' | translate | titlecase}}</ion-title>
   </ion-toolbar>
 </ion-header>
 
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
   <ion-list *ngFor="let categoryKey of categoriesOrder ">
     <div *ngIf="objectKeys(settingsCache).includes(categoryKey)">
       <ion-item-divider>
-        <h5>{{ settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[objectKeys(settingsCache[categoryKey].settings)[0]].translations[language].categories[0]}}
+       <h5>{{ translator.translate(settingsCache[categoryKey]?.settings[objectKeys(settingsCache[categoryKey]?.settings)[0]]).categories()[0] | titlecase}}</h5>
-        </h5>
       </ion-item-divider>
       <stapps-settings-item *ngFor="let settingKeys of objectKeys(settingsCache[categoryKey].settings)" [setting]="settingsCache[categoryKey].settings[settingKeys]"></stapps-settings-item>
     </div>

src/app/modules/settings/settings.provider.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
  */
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {SCSetting, SCThingOriginType, SCThingType, SCSettingInputType} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {Geolocation} from '@ionic-native/geolocation/ngx';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 import {SettingsProvider, SettingValuesContainer, STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES} from './settings.provider';
-import {Geolocation} from '@ionic-native/geolocation/ngx';
 
 describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
   let configProviderSpy: jasmine.SpyObj<ConfigProvider>;
@@ -203,11 +203,9 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       },
       translations: {
         de: {
-          categories: ['Anmeldedaten'],
           name: 'Benutzername',
         },
         en: {
-          categories: ['Credentials'],
           name: 'Username',
         },
       },
@@ -228,11 +226,9 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       },
       translations: {
         de: {
-          categories: ['Anmeldedaten'],
           name: 'Passwort',
         },
         en: {
-          categories: ['Credentials'],
           name: 'Password',
         },
       },
@@ -241,8 +237,8 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
     },
     {
       categories: ['profile'],
-      description: '',
       defaultValue: 0,
+      description: '',
       inputType: SCSettingInputType.Number,
       name: 'age',
       order: 0,
@@ -253,11 +249,9 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       },
       translations: {
         de: {
-          categories: ['Profil'],
           name: 'Alter',
         },
         en: {
-          categories: ['Profile'],
           name: 'Age',
         },
       },
@@ -278,13 +272,11 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       },
       translations: {
         de: {
-          categories: ['Benutzer'],
           description: 'Mit welcher Benutzergruppe soll die App verwendet werden?'
             + ' Die Einstellung wird beispielsweise für die Vorauswahl der Preiskategorie der Mensa verwendet.',
           name: 'Gruppe',
         },
         en: {
-          categories: ['User'],
           description: 'The user group the app is going to be used.'
             + 'This settings for example is getting used for the predefined price category of mensa meals.',
           name: 'Group',
@@ -308,12 +300,10 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       },
       translations: {
         de: {
-          categories: ['Benutzer'],
           description: 'Die Sprache in der die App angezeigt werden soll',
           name: 'Sprache',
         },
         en: {
-          categories: ['User'],
           description: 'The language this app is going to use',
           name: 'Language',
         },
@@ -336,13 +326,11 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       },
       translations: {
         de: {
-          categories: ['Privatsphäre'],
           description: 'Berechtigung für die Verwendung des Ortungsdienstes, für die Anzeige der aktuellen ' +
             'Position \'\n auf der Karte und zur Berechnung der Entfernung zu Gebäuden und Orten des Campus',
           name: 'Position',
         },
         en: {
-          categories: ['Privacy'],
           description: 'Allow the App to use the device location to provide additional informationsbased ' +
             'on your actual location',
           name: 'Position',
@@ -354,8 +342,8 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
     },
     {
       categories: ['others'],
-      description: '',
       defaultValue: [],
+      description: '',
       inputType: SCSettingInputType.MultipleChoice,
       name: 'numbers',
       order: 0,
@@ -366,12 +354,10 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       },
       translations: {
         de: {
-          categories: ['Sonstiges'],
           description: 'Test für multiple select Feld',
           name: 'Nummern',
         },
         en: {
-          categories: ['Others'],
           description: 'Test for multiple select field',
           name: 'Numbers',
         },

src/app/modules/settings/settings.provider.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   SCSettingValue,
   SCSettingValues,
 } from '@openstapps/core';
-import * as deepMerge from 'deepmerge';
+import deepmerge from 'deepmerge';
 import {ConfigProvider} from '../config/config.provider';
 import {StorageProvider} from '../storage/storage.provider';
 
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export interface SettingValueContainer {
 
 /**
  * Provider for app settings
- * 
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class SettingsProvider {
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
    *
    * @throws Exception if setting is not provided
    */
-  public async getValue(category: string, name: string): Promise<any> {
+  public async getValue(category: string, name: string): Promise<unknown> {
     await this.init();
     if (this.settingExists(category, name)) {
       // return a copy of the settings value
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ export class SettingsProvider {
       const savedSettingsValues: SettingValuesContainer =
         await this.storage.get<SettingValuesContainer>(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES);
       const cacheSettingsValues = this.getSettingValuesFromCache();
-      const mergedSettingValues = deepMerge(savedSettingsValues, cacheSettingsValues);
+      const mergedSettingValues = deepmerge(savedSettingsValues, cacheSettingsValues);
       await this.storage
         .put<SettingValuesContainer>(STORAGE_KEY_SETTING_VALUES, mergedSettingValues);
     } else {