Hi Dave,

Partial patch for feature test got included in you patch :)


On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 9:33 PM, Dave Page <dp...@pgadmin.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> Attached is a patch that aims to allow us to have a standardised config
> that will work out of the box for both web and desktop modes. It does this
> by doing two things:
>
> 1) The runtime sets SERVER_MODE in the Python environment before starting
> the app. If this value is set, then it overrides the default value of
> SERVER_MODE in the config.
>
> 2) The config file then offers default values for the various file
> locations for both server and desktop mode, setting them appropriately
> based on the derived SERVER_MODE value.
>
> The only downsides I can see from this are:
>
> - You cannot run in server mode in the runtime without manually
> reconfiguring SERVER_MODE and likely a bunch of paths in config_local.py
>
> - If you want to override SERVER_MODE, you'll probably also need to
> redefine the various paths in config_local.py.
>
> I don't see either being something 99.9% of users would need though.
>
> Can anyone see if the patch breaks anything, or if I missed any side
> effects?
>
> Is it likely to break things during upgrades? I suspect so... so maybe
> this should prompt v2.0?
>
> I'd appreciate multiple reviews of this, as it could break things. Note
> that I haven't yet updated the docs.
>
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