On Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:36:55 -0500, Olemis Lang <[email protected]> wrote :
> On 10/15/13, Saint Germain <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:07:13 -0500, Olemis Lang <[email protected]> > > wrote : > >> > I'm attempting to create what I believe should be a very simple > >> > Trac plugin. All I want to do is set the database string from an > >> > environmental variable. > >> > > >> > I've been playing around with this for a bit now, and I can't > >> > figure out the way I ought to do this. > >> > > >> > I'm under the impression that I want to do something like the > >> > following: > >> > > >> > self.config.set('trac', 'database', > >> > os.environ.get('DATABASE_URL')) > >> > > >> > But I'm not sure where. Or how. > >> > > >> > >> In theory , yes . Nevertheless DB string is supposed to be > >> configured in trac.ini . I'm not sure if your approach will work , > >> but I wonder why is it that config is not enough for you ? Maybe > >> what you need is not exactly a plugin but an external script ? > >> > > > > Hello, > > > > I have the exact same need as all my files configuration are > > versioned and I would like to keep the database login/password > > outside the configuration files (and the repository). > > > > It may also help if I share the repository with others: they can use > > whatever database they see fit. > > > > Another solution would be to keep the database string in a dedicated > > file (not in the repository) and import it in trac.ini. > > > > The recommended approach in this case is to use [inherit] file option > in trac.ini and configure DB in an external file (empty by default?) . > We use this in Bloodhound default installation to inherit in trac.ini > the configs specified in base.ini . Inheritance levels are unlimited > (afaict , but 2-3 levels should be enough ...) > Exactly what I needed, thanks ! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-dev. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
