4 files changed, 54 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/api/migrations/0032_botsetting.py b/api/migrations/0032_botsetting.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ad1323e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/migrations/0032_botsetting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.5 on 2019-02-07 19:03
+
+import api.models
+import django.contrib.postgres.fields.jsonb
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0031_nomination'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='BotSetting',
+            fields=[
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=50, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
+                ('data', django.contrib.postgres.fields.jsonb.JSONField(help_text='The actual settings of this setting.')),
+            ],
+            bases=(api.models.ModelReprMixin, models.Model),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/api/models.py b/api/models.py
index fa68f31c..86c99f86 100644
--- a/api/models.py
+++ b/api/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.core.validators import MaxValueValidator, MinValueValidator, RegexVa
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from .validators import validate_tag_embed
+from .validators import validate_bot_setting_name, validate_tag_embed
 
 
 class ModelReprMixin:
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ class ModelReprMixin:
         return f'<{self.__class__.__name__}({attributes})>'
 
 
+class BotSetting(ModelReprMixin, models.Model):
+    """A configuration entry for the bot."""
+
+    name = models.CharField(
+        primary_key=True,
+        max_length=50,
+        validators=(validate_bot_setting_name,)
+    )
+    data = pgfields.JSONField(
+        help_text="The actual settings of this setting."
+    )
+
+
 class DocumentationLink(ModelReprMixin, models.Model):
     """A documentation link used by the `!docs` command of the bot."""
 
diff --git a/api/tests/test_models.py b/api/tests/test_models.py
index a958419d..43d1eb41 100644
--- a/api/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_models.py
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ from datetime import datetime as dt, timezone
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase
 
 from ..models import (
-    DeletedMessage, DocumentationLink,
-    Infraction, Message,
-    MessageDeletionContext, ModelReprMixin,
-    OffTopicChannelName, Reminder,
-    Role, SnakeFact,
-    SnakeIdiom, SnakeName,
-    SpecialSnake, Tag,
-    User
+    BotSetting, DeletedMessage,
+    DocumentationLink, Infraction,
+    Message, MessageDeletionContext,
+    ModelReprMixin, OffTopicChannelName,
+    Reminder, Role,
+    SnakeFact, SnakeIdiom,
+    SnakeName, SpecialSnake,
+    Tag, User
 )
 
 
diff --git a/api/validators.py b/api/validators.py
index 7673c3fe..35bbfab4 100644
--- a/api/validators.py
+++ b/api/validators.py
@@ -153,3 +153,12 @@ def validate_tag_embed(embed):
         if field_name in field_validators:
             for validator in field_validators[field_name]:
                 validator(value)
+
+
+def validate_bot_setting_name(name):
+    KNOWN_SETTINGS = (
+        'defcon',
+    )
+
+    if name not in KNOWN_SETTINGS:
+        raise ValidationError(f"`{name}` is not a known setting name.")