Move to new settings system

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Don't check in site specific settings.
-config.py
+settings.ini
 
 # Compiled Python
 *.pyc

defaults.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+# Default configuration settings for Rophako - DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
+#
+# To configure your site, create a new file named "settings.yml" and override
+# settings defined in this file. Your settings.yml is masked on top of the
+# settings in defaults.yml.
+#
+# String values can substitute the following special variables:
+#   %(_basedir): The absolute path to the root of this git repository, such that
+#               ./rophako/app.py exists.
+#   %(_year):    inserts the current year (for the RSS feed copyright setting)
+
+# Constants that may be useful in this file.
+[DEFAULT]
+_admin_email = root@localhost
+_date_format = %A, %B %d %Y @ %I:%M:%S %p
+# "Weekday, Month dd yyyy @ hh:mm:ss AM"
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# General Website Settings                                                     #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+[site]
+
+# Debug mode for development only!
+debug = false
+
+# Unique name of your site, e.g. "kirsle.net"
+site_name = example.com
+
+# Path to your site's HTML root. Whenever Rophako tries to render a
+# template, it will check in your site's root for the template first before
+# defaulting to the default fallback pages in the rophako/www folder. All
+# of the core Rophako pages, e.g. for account, blog, photo albums and so on,
+# have templates in the default site. You can override those templates by
+# creating files with the same paths in your site's HTML folder.
+site_root = %(_basedir)s/site/www
+
+# E-mail address for site notifications (e.g. new comments and exceptions)
+notify_address = %(_admin_email)s
+
+# Where to save temp files for photo uploads etc.
+tempdir = /tmp
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Database settings                                                            #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+[db]
+
+# Rophako uses a flat file JSON database system, and a Redis server sits
+# between Rophako and the filesystem. The db_root is the path on the
+# filesystem to store documents in (can be relative, default "./db")
+db_root = db
+
+redis_host   = localhost
+redis_port   = 6379
+redis_db     = 0
+redis_prefix = rophako:
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Security Settings                                                            #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+[security]
+
+# Set this value to true to force SSL/TLS use on your web app. Turning
+# this on will do the following:
+# - Send HTTP Strict-Transport-Security header
+# - Use secure session cookies
+force_ssl = false
+
+# Secret key used for session cookie signing. Make this long and hard to
+# guess.
+#
+# Tips for creating a strong secret key:
+# $ python
+# >>> import os
+# >>> os.urandom(24)
+# '\xfd{H\xe5<\x95\xf9\xe3\x96.5\xd1\x01O<!\xd5\xa2\xa0\x9fR"\xa1\xa8'
+#
+# Then take that whole quoted string and paste it right in as the secret
+# key! Do NOT use that one. It was just an example! Make your own.
+secret_key = for the love of Arceus, change this key!
+
+# Password strength: number of iterations for bcrypt password.
+bcrypt_iterations = 12
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Mail Settings                                                                #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+[mail]
+
+# method = smtp or sendmail (not yet implemented)
+method = smtp
+server = localhost
+port   = 25
+sender = Rophako CMS <no-reply@rophako.kirsle.net>
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Plugin Configurations                                                        #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+
+###
+# Emoticons
+###
+# Emoticon theme used for blog posts and comments. Should exist at the URL
+# "/static/smileys" from your document root, and have a file named
+# "emoticons.json" inside. If you add a custom theme to your private site
+# folder, then also change EMOTICON_ROOT_PRIVATE to look there instead.
+[emoticons]
+theme = tango
+root_private = %(_basedir)s/rophako/www/static/smileys
+
+###
+# Blog
+###
+[blog]
+default_category = Uncategorized
+default_privacy  = public
+time_format      = %(_date_format)s
+allow_comments   = true
+entries_per_page = 5
+
+# RSS feed settings.
+title             = Rophako CMS Blog
+link              = http://rophako.kirsle.net/
+language          = en
+description       = The web blog of the Rophako CMS.
+copyright         = Copyright %(_year)s
+webmaster         = %(_admin_email)s
+image_title       = Rophako CMS Blog
+image_url         = //www.kirsle.net/static/avatars/default.png
+image_width       = 100
+image_height      = 100
+image_description = Rophako CMS
+entries_per_feed  = 5
+
+###
+# Photo
+###
+[photo]
+# The path to where uploaded photos will be stored.
+# The PRIVATE path is from the perspective of the server file system.
+# The PUBLIC path is from the perspective of the web browser via HTTP.
+root_private  = %(_basedir)s/site/www/static/photos
+root_public   = /static/photos
+default_album = My Photos
+time_format   = %(_date_format)s
+# Max widths for photo sizes
+width_large  = 800
+width_thumb  = 256
+width_avatar = 96
+
+###
+# Comment
+###
+[comment]
+time_format = %(_date_format)s
+# We use Gravatar for comments if the user provides an e-mail address.
+# Specify the URL to a fallback image to use in case they don't have
+# a gravatar.
+default_avatar =
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# List of Enabled Plugins                                                      #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+[plugins]
+
+# Which plugins to enable? List each plugin by module name. The plugins
+# will be assumed to be blueprints that can be attached to the main app
+# object. If you instead want to load an arbitrary Python module (i.e. to
+# define custom routes at the app layer, not in a blueprint) list those
+# under the "custom" section (remove the empty array [] and list them
+# like shown in the plugins section).
+blueprints =
+    rophako.modules.blog
+    rophako.modules.photo
+    rophako.modules.comment
+    rophako.modules.emoticons
+    rophako.modules.contact
+    rophako.modules.tracking
+
+custom =

kirsle_legacy.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import re
 import os
 import json
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
 from rophako.app import app
 from rophako.utils import template, login_required
 import rophako.model.blog as Blog
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@ def ssl_test():
         },
         "App Configuration": {
             "Session cookies secure": app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE"],
-            "config.FORCE_SSL": config.FORCE_SSL,
+            "config.FORCE_SSL": Config.security.force_ssl,
         },
     }))

rophako/app.py

@@ -23,17 +23,20 @@ app = Flask(__name__,
 # jinja2.ChoiceLoader.
 BLUEPRINT_PATHS = []
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
+Config.load_settings()
+Config.load_plugins()
+
 from rophako import __version__
 from rophako.plugin import load_plugin
 import rophako.model.tracking as Tracking
 import rophako.utils
 
-app.DEBUG      = config.DEBUG
+app.DEBUG      = Config.site.debug == "true"
-app.secret_key = config.SECRET_KEY
+app.secret_key = Config.security.secret_key.decode("string_escape")
 
 # Security?
-if config.FORCE_SSL:
+if Config.security.force_ssl == "true":
     app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE'] = True
     sslify = SSLify(app)
 
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ load_plugin("rophako.modules.account")
 # Custom Jinja handler to support custom- and default-template folders for
 # rendering templates.
 template_paths = [
-   config.SITE_ROOT, # Site specific.
+   Config.site.site_root, # Site specific.
    "rophako/www",         # Default/fall-back
 ]
 template_paths.extend(BLUEPRINT_PATHS)
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ def before_request():
             "version": __version__,
             "python_version": "{}.{}".format(sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor),
             "author": "Noah Petherbridge",
-            "photo_url": config.PHOTO_ROOT_PUBLIC,
+            "photo_url": Config.photo.root_public,
         },
         "uri": request.path,
         "session": {
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ def catchall(path):
     otherwise we give the 404 error page."""
 
     # Search for this file.
-    for root in [config.SITE_ROOT, "rophako/www"]:
+    for root in [Config.site.site_root, "rophako/www"]:
         abspath = os.path.abspath("{}/{}".format(root, path))
         if os.path.isfile(abspath):
             return send_file(abspath)

rophako/jsondb.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import redis
 import json
 import time
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
 from rophako.log import logger
 
 redis_client = None
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def mkpath(document):
     if document.endswith(".json"):
         # Let's not do that.
         raise Exception("mkpath: document path already includes .json extension!")
-    return "{}/{}.json".format(config.DB_ROOT, str(document))
+    return "{}/{}.json".format(Config.db.db_root, str(document))
 
 
 def read_json(path):
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ def read_json(path):
         data = json.loads(text)
     except:
         logger.error("Couldn't decode JSON data from {}".format(path))
+        logger.error(text)
         data = None
 
     return data
@@ -179,16 +180,16 @@ def get_redis():
     global redis_client
     if not redis_client:
         redis_client = redis.StrictRedis(
-            host = config.REDIS_HOST,
+            host = Config.db.redis_host,
-            port = config.REDIS_PORT,
+            port = Config.db.redis_port,
-            db   = config.REDIS_DB,
+            db   = Config.db.redis_db,
         )
     return redis_client
 
 
 def set_cache(key, value, expires=None):
     """Set a key in the Redis cache."""
-    key = config.REDIS_PREFIX + key
+    key = Config.db.redis_prefix + key
     try:
         client = get_redis()
         client.set(key, json.dumps(value))
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ def set_cache(key, value, expires=None):
 
 def get_cache(key):
     """Get a cached item."""
-    key = config.REDIS_PREFIX + key
+    key = Config.db.redis_prefix + key
     value = None
     try:
         client = get_redis()
@@ -217,6 +218,6 @@ def get_cache(key):
 
 def del_cache(key):
     """Delete a cached item."""
-    key = config.REDIS_PREFIX + key
+    key = Config.db.redis_prefix + key
     client = get_redis()
     client.delete(key)

rophako/log.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 from flask import g, request
 import logging
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
 
 class LogHandler(logging.Handler):
     """A custom logging handler."""
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("[%(asctime)s] [%(levelname)s] $prefix$%(
 logger.addHandler(handler)
 
 # Log level.
-if config.DEBUG:
+if Config.site.debug == "true":
     logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 else:
     logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)

rophako/model/blog.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import re
 import glob
 import os
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
 import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
 from rophako.log import logger
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def list_avatars():
         # Load avatars from both locations. We check the built-in set first,
         # so if you have matching names in your local site those will override.
         "rophako/www/static/avatars/*.*",
-        os.path.join(config.SITE_ROOT, "static", "avatars", "*.*"),
+        os.path.join(Config.site.site_root, "static", "avatars", "*.*"),
     ]
     for path in paths:
         for filename in glob.glob(path):

rophako/model/comment.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 """Commenting models."""
 
-from flask import g, url_for
+from flask import url_for
 import time
 import hashlib
 import urllib
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import random
 import re
 import sys
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
 import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
 import rophako.model.user as User
 import rophako.model.emoticons as Emoticons
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def add_comment(thread, uid, name, subject, message, url, time, ip, image=None):
 
     # Send the e-mail to the site admins.
     send_email(
-        to=config.NOTIFY_ADDRESS,
+        to=Config.site.notify_address,
         subject="New comment: {}".format(subject),
         message="""{name} has left a comment on: {subject}
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def gravatar(email):
     """Generate a Gravatar link for an email address."""
     if "@" in email:
         # Default avatar?
-        default = config.COMMENT_DEFAULT_AVATAR
+        default = Config.comment.default_avatar
 
         # Construct the URL.
         params = {

rophako/model/emoticons.py

@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 
 """Emoticon models."""
 
-from flask import g, url_for
 import os
 import codecs
 import json
 import re
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
-import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
 from rophako.log import logger
 
 
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ _cache = {}
 
 def load_theme():
     """Pre-load and cache the emoticon theme. This happens on startup."""
-    theme = config.EMOTICON_THEME
+    theme = Config.emoticons.theme
     global _cache
 
     # Cached?
@@ -26,13 +24,13 @@ def load_theme():
         return _cache
 
     # Only if the theme file exists.
-    settings = os.path.join(config.EMOTICON_ROOT_PRIVATE, theme, "emoticons.json")
+    settings = os.path.join(Config.emoticons.root_private, theme, "emoticons.json")
     if not os.path.isfile(settings):
         logger.error("Failed to load smiley theme {}: not found!")
 
         # Try the default (tango).
         theme = "tango"
-        settings = os.path.join(config.EMOTICON_ROOT_PRIVATE, theme, "emoticons.json")
+        settings = os.path.join(Config.emoticons.root_private, theme, "emoticons.json")
         if os.path.isfile(settings):
             logger.info("Falling back to default theme: tango")
         else:
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ def render(message):
             if trigger in message:
                 # Substitute it.
                 sub = """<img src="{url}" alt="{trigger}" title="{trigger}">""".format(
-                    url="/static/smileys/{}/{}".format(config.EMOTICON_THEME, img),
+                    url="/static/smileys/{}/{}".format(Config.emoticons.theme, img),
                     trigger=trigger,
                 )
                 pattern = r'([^A-Za-z0-9:\-]|^){}([^A-Za-z0-9:\-]|$)'.format(re.escape(trigger))

rophako/model/photo.py

@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ from PIL import Image
 import hashlib
 import random
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
 import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
 from rophako.utils import sanitize_name, remote_addr
 from rophako.log import logger
 
 # Maps the friendly names of photo sizes with their pixel values from config.
 PHOTO_SCALES = dict(
-    large=config.PHOTO_WIDTH_LARGE,
+    large=int(Config.photo.width_large),
-    thumb=config.PHOTO_WIDTH_THUMB,
+    thumb=int(Config.photo.width_thumb),
-    avatar=config.PHOTO_WIDTH_AVATAR,
+    avatar=int(Config.photo.width_avatar),
 )
 
 
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def list_albums():
 def get_album(name):
     """Get details about an album."""
     index = get_index()
-    result = []
 
     if not name in index["albums"]:
         return None
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ def rename_album(old_name, new_name):
     Returns True on success, False if the new name conflicts with another
     album's name."""
     old_name = sanitize_name(old_name)
-    newname  = sanitize_name(new_name)
+    new_name = sanitize_name(new_name)
     index = get_index()
 
     # New name is unique?
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ def get_photo(key):
 
 def get_image_dimensions(pic):
     """Use PIL to get the image's true dimensions."""
-    filename = os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, pic["large"])
+    filename = os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, pic["large"])
     img = Image.open(filename)
     return img.size
 
@@ -233,11 +232,11 @@ def crop_photo(key, x, y, length):
     for size in ["thumb", "avatar"]:
         pic = index["albums"][album][key][size]
         logger.debug("Delete {} size: {}".format(size, pic))
-        os.unlink(os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, pic))
+        os.unlink(os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, pic))
 
     # Regenerate all the thumbnails.
     large = index["albums"][album][key]["large"]
-    source = os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, large)
+    source = os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, large)
     for size in ["thumb", "avatar"]:
         pic = resize_photo(source, size, crop=dict(
             x=x,
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ def rotate_photo(key, rotate):
 
     new_names = dict()
     for size in ["large", "thumb", "avatar"]:
-        fname = os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, photo[size])
+        fname = os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, photo[size])
         logger.info("Rotating image {} by {} degrees.".format(fname, degrees))
 
         # Give it a new name.
@@ -315,7 +314,7 @@ def rotate_photo(key, rotate):
 
         img = Image.open(fname)
         img = img.rotate(degrees)
-        img.save(os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, outfile))
+        img.save(os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, outfile))
 
         # Delete the old name.
         os.unlink(fname)
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ def delete_photo(key):
     # Delete all the images.
     for size in ["large", "thumb", "avatar"]:
         logger.info("Delete: {}".format(photo[size]))
-        fname = os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, photo[size])
+        fname = os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, photo[size])
         if os.path.isfile(fname):
             os.unlink(fname)
 
@@ -428,7 +427,7 @@ def upload_from_pc(request):
         if not allowed_filetype(upload.filename):
             return dict(success=False, error="Unsupported file extension.")
 
-        tempfile = "{}/rophako-photo-{}.{}".format(config.TEMPDIR, int(time.time()), filetype)
+        tempfile = "{}/rophako-photo-{}.{}".format(Config.site.tempdir, int(time.time()), filetype)
         logger.debug("Save incoming photo to: {}".format(tempfile))
         upload.save(tempfile)
 
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ def upload_from_www(form):
 
     # Make a temp filename for it.
     filetype = url.rsplit(".", 1)[1]
-    tempfile = "{}/rophako-photo-{}.{}".format(config.TEMPDIR, int(time.time()), filetype)
+    tempfile = "{}/rophako-photo-{}.{}".format(Config.site.tempdir, int(time.time()), filetype)
     logger.debug("Save incoming photo to: {}".format(tempfile))
 
     # Grab the file.
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ def process_photo(form, filename):
     album = sanitize_name(album)
     if album == "":
         logger.warning("Album name didn't pass sanitization! Fall back to default album name.")
-        album = config.PHOTO_DEFAULT_ALBUM
+        album = Config.photo.default_album
 
     # Make up a unique public key for this set of photos.
     key = random_hash()
@@ -574,7 +573,7 @@ def resize_photo(filename, size, crop=None):
 
     # Make up a unique filename.
     outfile = random_name(filetype)
-    target  = os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, outfile)
+    target  = os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, outfile)
     logger.debug("Output file for {} scale: {}".format(size, target))
 
     # Get the image's dimensions.
@@ -679,7 +678,7 @@ def random_name(filetype):
     """Get a random available file name to save a new photo."""
     filetype = filetype.lower()
     outfile = random_hash() + "." + filetype
-    while os.path.isfile(os.path.join(config.PHOTO_ROOT_PRIVATE, outfile)):
+    while os.path.isfile(os.path.join(Config.photo.root_private, outfile)):
         outfile = random_hash() + "." + filetype
     return outfile
 

rophako/model/user.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import bcrypt
 import time
 
-import config
+from rophako.settings import Config
 import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
 import rophako.model.photo as Photo
 from rophako.log import logger
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def exists(uid=None, username=None):
 
 
 def hash_password(password):
-    return bcrypt.hashpw(str(password).encode("utf-8"), bcrypt.gensalt(config.BCRYPT_ITERATIONS)).decode("utf-8")
+    return bcrypt.hashpw(str(password).encode("utf-8"), bcrypt.gensalt(int(Config.security.bcrypt_iterations))).decode("utf-8")
 
 
 def check_auth(username, password):

rophako/modules/blog/__init__.py

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import rophako.model.emoticons as Emoticons
 from rophako.utils import (template, render_markdown, pretty_time,
     login_required, remote_addr)
 from rophako.plugin import load_plugin
+from rophako.settings import Config
 from rophako.log import logger
-from config import *
 
 mod = Blueprint("blog", __name__, url_prefix="/blog")
 load_plugin("rophako.modules.comment")
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ def archive():
     groups = dict()
     friendly_months = dict()
     for post_id, data in index.items():
-        time = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(data["time"])
+        ts = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(data["time"])
-        date = time.strftime("%Y-%m")
+        date = ts.strftime("%Y-%m")
         if not date in groups:
             groups[date] = dict()
-            friendly = time.strftime("%B %Y")
+            friendly = ts.strftime("%B %Y")
             friendly_months[date] = friendly
 
         # Get author's profile && Pretty-print the time.
         data["profile"] = User.get_user(uid=data["author"])
-        data["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(BLOG_TIME_FORMAT, data["time"])
+        data["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(Config.blog.time_format, data["time"])
         groups[date][post_id] = data
 
     # Sort by calendar month.
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ def entry(fid):
     # Get the author's information.
     post["profile"] = User.get_user(uid=post["author"])
     post["photo"]   = User.get_picture(uid=post["author"])
-    post["photo_url"] = PHOTO_ROOT_PUBLIC
+    post["photo_url"] = Config.photo.root_public
 
     # Pretty-print the time.
-    post["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(BLOG_TIME_FORMAT, post["time"])
+    post["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(Config.blog.time_format, post["time"])
 
     # Count the comments for this post
     post["comment_count"] = Comment.count_comments("blog-{}".format(post_id))
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ def update():
         format="markdown",
         avatar="",
         categories="",
-        privacy=BLOG_DEFAULT_PRIVACY,
+        privacy=Config.blog.default_privacy,
         emoticons=True,
-        comments=BLOG_ALLOW_COMMENTS,
+        comments=Config.blog.allow_comments,
         month="",
         day="",
         year="",
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ def rss():
     today = time.strftime(rss_time, time.gmtime())
 
     xml_add_text_tags(doc, channel, [
-        ["title", RSS_TITLE],
+        ["title", Config.blog.title],
-        ["link", RSS_LINK],
+        ["link", Config.blog.link],
-        ["description", RSS_DESCRIPTION],
+        ["description", Config.blog.description],
-        ["language", RSS_LANGUAGE],
+        ["language", Config.blog.language],
-        ["copyright", RSS_COPYRIGHT],
+        ["copyright", Config.blog.copyright],
         ["pubDate", today],
         ["lastBuildDate", today],
-        ["webmaster", RSS_WEBMASTER],
+        ["webmaster", Config.blog.webmaster],
     ])
 
     ######
@@ -345,12 +345,12 @@ def rss():
     image = doc.createElement("image")
     channel.appendChild(image)
     xml_add_text_tags(doc, image, [
-        ["title", RSS_IMAGE_TITLE],
+        ["title", Config.blog.image_title],
-        ["url", RSS_IMAGE_URL],
+        ["url", Config.blog.image_url],
-        ["link", RSS_LINK],
+        ["link", Config.blog.link],
-        ["width", RSS_IMAGE_WIDTH],
+        ["width", Config.blog.image_width],
-        ["height", RSS_IMAGE_HEIGHT],
+        ["height", Config.blog.image_height],
-        ["description", RSS_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION],
+        ["description", Config.blog.image_description],
     ])
 
     ######
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def rss():
 
     index = Blog.get_index()
     posts = get_index_posts(index)
-    for post_id in posts[:BLOG_ENTRIES_PER_RSS]:
+    for post_id in posts[:int(Config.blog.entries_per_feed)]:
         post = Blog.get_entry(post_id)
         item = doc.createElement("item")
         channel.appendChild(item)
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ def partial_index():
     # Handle the offsets, and get those for the "older" and "earlier" posts.
     # "earlier" posts count down (towards index 0), "older" counts up.
     g.info["offset"]  = offset
-    g.info["earlier"] = offset - BLOG_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE if offset > 0 else 0
+    g.info["earlier"] = offset - int(Config.blog.entries_per_page) if offset > 0 else 0
-    g.info["older"]   = offset + BLOG_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE
+    g.info["older"]   = offset + int(Config.blog.entries_per_page)
     if g.info["earlier"] < 0:
         g.info["earlier"] = 0
     if g.info["older"] < 0 or g.info["older"] > len(posts):
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def partial_index():
 
     # Load the selected posts.
     selected = []
-    stop = offset + BLOG_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE
+    stop = offset + int(Config.blog.entries_per_page)
     if stop > len(posts): stop = len(posts)
     index = 1 # Let each post know its position on-page.
     for i in range(offset, stop):
@@ -468,9 +468,9 @@ def partial_index():
         # Get the author's information.
         post["profile"] = User.get_user(uid=post["author"])
         post["photo"]   = User.get_picture(uid=post["author"])
-        post["photo_url"] = PHOTO_ROOT_PUBLIC
+        post["photo_url"] = Config.photo.root_public
 
-        post["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(BLOG_TIME_FORMAT, post["time"])
+        post["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(Config.blog.time_format, post["time"])
 
         # Count the comments for this post
         post["comment_count"] = Comment.count_comments("blog-{}".format(post_id))

rophako/modules/comment/__init__.py

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 """Endpoints for the commenting subsystem."""
 
-from flask import Blueprint, g, request, redirect, url_for, session, flash
+from flask import Blueprint, g, request, redirect, url_for, flash
-import re
 import time
 
 import rophako.model.user as User
@@ -11,8 +10,7 @@ import rophako.model.comment as Comment
 from rophako.utils import (template, pretty_time, login_required, sanitize_name,
     remote_addr)
 from rophako.plugin import load_plugin
-from rophako.log import logger
+from rophako.settings import Config
-from config import *
 
 mod = Blueprint("comment", __name__, url_prefix="/comments")
 load_plugin("rophako.modules.emoticons")
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ def preview():
     # Gravatar.
     g.info["gravatar"]    = gravatar
     g.info["preview"]     = Comment.format_message(form["message"])
-    g.info["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(COMMENT_TIME_FORMAT, time.time())
+    g.info["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(Config.comment.time_format, time.time())
 
     g.info.update(form)
     return template("comment/preview.html")
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ def partial_index(thread, subject, header=True):
             comment["image"] = avatar
 
         # Add the pretty time.
-        comment["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(COMMENT_TIME_FORMAT, comment["time"])
+        comment["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(Config.comment.time_format, comment["time"])
 
         # Format the message for display.
         comment["formatted_message"] = Comment.format_message(comment["message"])
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ def partial_index(thread, subject, header=True):
     g.info["subject"] = subject
     g.info["url"] = request.url
     g.info["comments"] = sorted_comments
-    g.info["photo_url"] = PHOTO_ROOT_PUBLIC
+    g.info["photo_url"] = Config.photo.root_public
     return template("comment/index.inc.html")
 
 

rophako/modules/contact/__init__.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request, redirect, url_for, flash
 
 from rophako.utils import template, send_email, remote_addr
-from config import *
+from rophako.settings import Config
 
 mod = Blueprint("contact", __name__, url_prefix="/contact")
 
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def send():
 
     # Send the e-mail.
     send_email(
-        to=NOTIFY_ADDRESS,
+        to=Config.site.notify_address,
         reply_to=reply_to,
-        subject="Contact Form on {}: {}".format(SITE_NAME, subject),
+        subject="Contact Form on {}: {}".format(Config.site.site_name, subject),
         message="""A visitor to {site_name} has sent you a message!
 
 IP Address: {ip}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ E-mail: {email}
 Subject: {subject}
 
 {message}""".format(
-            site_name=SITE_NAME,
+            site_name=Config.site.site_name,
             ip=remote_addr(),
             ua=request.user_agent.string,
             referer=request.headers.get("Referer", ""),

rophako/modules/emoticons/__init__.py

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ from flask import Blueprint, g
 
 import rophako.model.emoticons as Emoticons
 from rophako.utils import template
-from rophako.log import logger
+from rophako.settings import Config
-from config import *
 
 mod = Blueprint("emoticons", __name__, url_prefix="/emoticons")
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ def index():
             "triggers": theme["map"][img],
         })
 
-    g.info["theme"] = EMOTICON_THEME
+    g.info["theme"] = Config.emoticons.theme
     g.info["theme_name"] = theme["name"]
     g.info["smileys"]    = smileys
     return template("emoticons/index.html")

rophako/modules/photo/__init__.py

@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 
 """Endpoints for the photo albums."""
 
-from flask import Blueprint, g, request, redirect, url_for, session, flash
+from flask import Blueprint, g, request, redirect, url_for, flash
 
 import rophako.model.user as User
 import rophako.model.photo as Photo
 from rophako.utils import (template, pretty_time, render_markdown,
     login_required, ajax_response)
 from rophako.plugin import load_plugin
-from rophako.log import logger
+from rophako.settings import Config
-from config import *
 
 mod = Blueprint("photo", __name__, url_prefix="/photos")
 load_plugin("rophako.modules.comment")
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ def view_photo(key):
 
     g.info["photo"] = photo
     g.info["photo"]["key"] = key
-    g.info["photo"]["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(PHOTO_TIME_FORMAT, photo["uploaded"])
+    g.info["photo"]["pretty_time"] = pretty_time(Config.photo.time_format, photo["uploaded"])
     g.info["photo"]["markdown"] = render_markdown(photo.get("description", ""))
     return template("photos/view.html")
 
@@ -125,10 +124,10 @@ def upload():
     g.info["album_list"] = [
         "My Photos", # the default
     ]
-    g.info["selected"] = PHOTO_DEFAULT_ALBUM
+    g.info["selected"] = Config.photo.default_album
     albums = Photo.list_albums()
     if len(albums):
-        g.info["album_list"] = [ album["name"] for album in albums ]
+        g.info["album_list"] = [ x["name"] for x in albums ]
         g.info["selected"] = albums[0]
 
     return template("photos/upload.html")

rophako/settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import datetime
+from attrdict import AttrDict
+from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
+
+from rophako.plugin import load_plugin
+
+# Get the base directory of the git root.
+basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.path.pardir))
+
+# https://github.com/bcj/AttrDict/issues/20
+if not hasattr(AttrDict, "copy"):
+    setattr(AttrDict, "copy", lambda self: self._mapping.copy())
+
+class ConfigHandler(object):
+    settings = None
+
+    def load_settings(self):
+        """Load the settings files and make them available in the global config."""
+        self.settings = ConfigParser(dict_type=AttrDict)
+
+        # Set dynamic default variables.
+        self.settings.set("DEFAULT", "_basedir", basedir)
+        self.settings.set("DEFAULT", "_year", str(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y")))
+
+        # Read the defaults and then apply the custom settings on top.
+        self.settings.read(["defaults.ini", "settings.ini"])
+
+    def print_settings(self):
+        """Pretty-print the contents of the configuration as JSON."""
+        for section in self.settings.sections():
+            print "[{}]".format(section)
+            for opt in self.settings.options(section):
+                print "{} = {}".format(opt, repr(self.settings.get(section, opt)))
+            print ""
+
+    def load_plugins(self):
+        """Load all the plugins specified by the config file."""
+        for plugin in self.plugins.blueprints.split("\n"):
+            plugin = plugin.strip()
+            if not plugin:
+                continue
+            load_plugin(plugin)
+        for custom in self.plugins.custom.split("\n"):
+            custom = custom.strip()
+            if not custom:
+                continue
+            load_plugin(custom, as_blueprint=False)
+
+    def __getattr__(self, section):
+        """Attribute access for the config object.
+
+        You can access config settings via Config.<section>.<name>, for example
+        Config.site.notify_email and Config.blog.posts_per_page. All results are
+        returned as strings per ConfigParser, so cast them if you need to."""
+        return AttrDict(dict(self.settings.items(section)))
+
+Config = ConfigHandler()

rophako/utils.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import json
 import urlparse
 
 from rophako.log import logger
-from config import *
+from rophako.settings import Config
 
 
 def login_required(f):
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@ def render_markdown(body, html_escape=True, extensions=None, blacklist=None):
 def send_email(to, subject, message, sender=None, reply_to=None):
     """Send an e-mail out."""
     if sender is None:
-        sender = MAIL_SENDER
+        sender = Config.mail.sender
 
     if type(to) != list:
         to = [to]
 
     logger.info("Send email to {}".format(to))
-    if MAIL_METHOD == "smtp":
+    if Config.mail.method == "smtp":
         # Send mail with SMTP.
         for email in to:
             # Construct the mail headers.
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def send_email(to, subject, message, sender=None, reply_to=None):
             headers.append("Subject: {}".format(subject))
 
             # Prepare the mail for transport.
-            server = smtplib.SMTP(MAIL_SERVER, MAIL_PORT)
+            server = smtplib.SMTP(Config.mail.server, Config.mail.port)
             msg = "\n".join(headers) + "\n\n" + message
             server.sendmail(sender, email, msg)
             server.quit()