Tweaks to file_server initialisation

We are setting a sensible default for the storage folder and loading
that automatically, this way we avoid having a compulsory config file.

attract/application/__init__.py

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ from bson import ObjectId
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from file_server import file_server
-
 RFC1123_DATE_FORMAT = '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT'
 
 
@@ -184,4 +182,7 @@ def post_item(entry, data):
 
 
 app = Eve(validator=ValidateCustomFields, auth=CustomTokenAuth)
+
+# The file_server module needs app to be defined
+from file_server import file_server
 app.register_blueprint(file_server, url_prefix='/file_server')

attract/application/file_server.py

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import os
 from flask import Blueprint
 from flask import request
 
-import config
+from application import app
+
 
 file_server = Blueprint('file_server', __name__,
                         template_folder='templates',
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def index(file_name=None):
     #POST file
     file_name = request.form['name']
     folder_name = file_name[:2]
-    file_folder_path = os.path.join(config.Development.FILE_STORAGE,
+    file_folder_path = os.path.join(app.config['FILE_STORAGE'],
                                     folder_name)
     if not os.path.exists(file_folder_path):
         os.mkdir(file_folder_path)

attract/config.py.example

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 
-
 class Config(object):
     # Configured for GMAIL
     MAIL_SERVER = ''
@@ -20,19 +19,10 @@ class Config(object):
     SECURITY_PASSWORD_SALT = ''
     SECURITY_EMAIL_SENDER = ''
 
-
 class Development(Config):
     SECRET_KEY = ''
-    #SERVER_NAME = 'attract.local:5555'
     HOST = '0.0.0.0'
     PORT = 5000
     DEBUG = True
-    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = ''
-    SECURITY_REGISTERABLE = True
-    SECURITY_LOGIN_USER_TEMPLATE = 'security/login_user.html'
-    MEDIA_FOLDER = ''
-    MEDIA_URL = ''
-    MEDIA_THUMBNAIL_FOLDER = ''
-    MEDIA_THUMBNAIL_URL = ''
     FILE_STORAGE = '{0}/application/static/storage'.format(
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__)))

attract/manage.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from application import app
 from application import post_item
 from flask.ext.script import Manager
@@ -11,10 +12,18 @@ def runserver():
         PORT = config.Development.PORT
         HOST = config.Development.HOST
         DEBUG = config.Development.DEBUG
+        app.config['FILE_STORAGE'] = config.Development.FILE_STORAGE
     except ImportError:
+        # Default settings
         PORT = 5000
         HOST = '0.0.0.0'
         DEBUG = True
+        app.config['FILE_STORAGE'] = '{0}/application/static/storage'.format(
+            os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+
+    # Automatic creation of FILE_STORAGE path if it's missing
+    if not os.path.exists(app.config['FILE_STORAGE']):
+        os.mkdir(app.config['FILE_STORAGE'])
 
     app.run(
         port=PORT,