Automatic config detection for production-envs.

aura.py

@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ from libraries.base.logger import AuraLogger
 from libraries.base.config import AuraConfig
 
 
-def get_config_file():
-    if len(sys.argv) >= 3 and "--config-file" in sys.argv:
-        idx = sys.argv.index("--config-file")
-        return sys.argv[idx + 1]
-    else:
-        return "%s/configuration/engine.ini" % Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+# def get_config_file():
+#     if len(sys.argv) >= 3 and "--config-file" in sys.argv:
+#         idx = sys.argv.index("--config-file")
+#         return sys.argv[idx + 1]
+
 
 def get_database_uri():
     db_name = config.get("db_name")
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def configure_flask():
     app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
 
 
-config = AuraConfig(get_config_file())
+config = AuraConfig()
 app = Flask(__name__, template_folder=config.get("install_dir") + "/modules/web/templates")
 configure_flask()
 DB = SQLAlchemy(app)

guru.py

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class Guru():
     """
         Command Line Interface (CLI) for Aura Engine.
     """
-    config_path = "%s/configuration/engine.ini" % Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
-    config = AuraConfig(config_path)
+    # config_path = "%s/configuration/engine.ini" % Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+    config = AuraConfig()
     parser = None
     args = None
 

libraries/base/config.py

@@ -23,21 +23,43 @@
 #
 
 import os
+import os.path
 import sys
 import logging
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 
 
 class AuraConfig:
+    """ 
+    AuraConfig Class
+    
+    Holds the Aura Configuration as in the file `engine.ini`.
+    """
     ini_path = ""
     logger = None
 
-    def __init__(self, ini_path): # = "/etc/aura/engine.ini"):
+
+    def __init__(self, ini_path="/etc/aura/engine.ini"): 
+        """
+        Initializes the configuration, defaults to `/etc/aura/engine.ini`.
+        If this file doesn't exist it uses `./configuration/engine.ini` from
+        the project directory.
+
+        Args:
+            ini_path(String):      The path to the configuration file `engine.ini`
+        """
+        config_file = Path(ini_path)
+        if not config_file.is_file():
+            ini_path = "%s/configuration/engine.ini" % Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.absolute()
+
         self.ini_path = ini_path
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("AuraEngine")
         self.load_config()
 
+
+
     def set(self, key, value):
         """
         Set a property