docs: Note 'config' object shouldn't be accessed after initial load

Update Code_Overview.md to note that the config object should not be
stored after the "config loading phase".

Remove a few inadvertent cases where a 'config' object was stored
in module member variables.

Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/Code_Overview.md b/docs/Code_Overview.md
index 9ccaa60b..fd0e90a3 100644
--- a/docs/Code_Overview.md
+++ b/docs/Code_Overview.md
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ The following may also be useful:
   during the `load_config()` or "connect event" phases. Use either
   `raise config.error("my error")` or `raise printer.config_error("my
   error")` to report the error.
+* Do not store a reference to the `config` object in a class member
+  variable (nor in any similar location that may persist past initial
+  module loading). The `config` object is a reference to a "config
+  loading phase" class and it is not valid to invoke its methods after
+  the "config loading phase" has completed.
 * Use the "pins" module to configure a pin on a micro-controller. This
   is typically done with something similar to
   `printer.lookup_object("pins").setup_pin("pwm",