Expand the configfile

Alsp removing my config.py and instead committing default_config.py

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-/default_config.py
+/config.py
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 A simple webui to interface with the [Grzegorz API](https://github.com/Programvareverkstedet/grzegorz)
 
+
 ## How to run this
 
 First of we need to install any needed dependencies. If you want to, you may do so in a virtual environment.
@@ -12,14 +13,9 @@ To install the needed dependencies, run this with sufficient rights (as root?):
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
-Now, make a copy of `default_config.py` named `config.py`, and make any changes you see fit. Here is a description of each field:
+Now, make a copy of `default_config.py` named `config.py`, and make any changes you see fit. Each field should be described there
 
-* `host` - The interace you want to listen to
-* `port` - The port to listen to
-* `start_browser` - Whether to open a window in the defualt browser of the interface when starting
-* `multiple_instance` - Whether to handle each client induvidually or with a single instance
-
-When finished, start the server with:
+When finished, run the server with:
 
 ```
 python3 main.py

config.py

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-host = "0.0.0.0"
-port = 8080
-start_browser = True
-multiple_instance = True
-api_base = "http://bokhylle.pvv.ntnu.no:8080/api"

default_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+address = "0.0.0.0" # network interface ip
+port = 8081 # http listen port
+
+#Link to where your Grzegorz API is hosted
+api_base = "http://localhost:8080/api"
+
+# a string containing the host name or remote ip address that allows to access to your app.
+hostname = None
+# websocket port
+websocket_port = 0 # 0 means random
+
+# In order to limit the remote access to your interface you
+# can define a username and password. It probably uses http basic-auth
+username = None
+password = None
+
+# Open a PyWebView window instead of using the browser. This requires pywebview to be installed
+standalone = False
+
+# Defines whether the browser should be opened automatically at startup
+start_browser = True 
+
+# Multipe instance. If True, multiple clients that connects to your script has different App instances
+multiple_instance = False
+
+# Cache files in "res" folder
+enable_file_cache = True

main.py

@@ -4,27 +4,30 @@ import os
 import api
 import gui
 
-# config must be a object with the attributes::
-#	config.host: str
-#	config.port: str
-#	config.start_browser: bool
-#	config.multiple_instance: bool
+# config must be a object with the attributes seen in default_config.py:
 def main(config):
-	assert hasattr(config, "host"), "Config has no attr 'host'!"
-	assert hasattr(config, "port"), "Config has no attr 'port'!"
-	assert hasattr(config, "start_browser"), "Config has no attr 'start_browser'!"
-	assert hasattr(config, "multiple_instance"), "Config has no attr 'multiple_instance'!"
+	start_kwargs = {}
+	for attr in ("address", "port", "hostname", "websocket_port",
+			"username", "password", "standalone", "start_browser",
+			"multiple_instance", "enable_file_cache"):
+		assert hasattr(config, attr), f"Config has no attribute {attr!r}!"
+		start_kwargs[attr] = getattr(config, attr)
+	assert hasattr(config, "api_base"), f"Config has no attribute 'api_base'!"
+	
+	if "standalone" in start_kwargs:
+		#Why must the standalone client be so picky?
+		for illega_attr in ("address", "port", "hostname", "websocket_port",
+				"username", "password", "start_browser", "multiple_instance",
+				"enable_file_cache"):
+			del start_kwargs[illega_attr]
+	
 	
 	# start the webserver:
 	api.BASE_URL = config.api_base
 	start(
 		gui.MyApp,
 		title = "Gregorz",
-		address = config.host,
-		port = config.port,
-		start_browser = config.start_browser,
-		multiple_instance = config.multiple_instance,
-		enable_file_cache = True
+		**start_kwargs
 		)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":