def getDefaultConfiguration(nodeType):
    """
        Get the default configuration for the given node type.

        @param nodeType: Either C{'leaf'} or C{'collection'}.
        @type nodeType: C{str}
        @return: The default configuration.
        @rtype: C{dict}.
        @raises: L{idavoll.error.NoCollections} if collections are not
                 supported.
        """
