child config directory

[nolageek]

suggestion: implementing a directory in you can isolate modified files that will be read before/override the /default directory?

So, if we edit say, main.py we can put in in .. /x84-path/custom-name. unmodified files can be left in /x84-path/default?
Kind of like child themes. Child config directory...

Placing this path into default.ini under scriptpath would tell x84 to look in this directory first and fall back on /default

Would be a clean way to isolate modified files and keep /default from being polluted. Also, help prevent overwriting files when upgrading.

[Jeff Quast]

so, i guess this would turn scriptpath into an array, of preferred precedence order, comma-delimited. By default this would be only the same value as-is.

if you make such a PR I'll accept it, you need to:

• update documentation (docs/) folder where scriptpath is described.
• update CHANGES file to reflect the new value type of scriptpath as a comma-delimited list.
• update bbs/session.py - @property def script_path(self).
• update bbs/session.py - @property def script_module(self).
• update bbs/session.py - method def runscript(self, script).
• update x84/webserve.py - def main(background_daemon=True)
• update x84/webmodules/static.py - def web_module().

For the last one, you will have to either invent a new configuration option, or re-purpose the existing and document it, such as "the static folder is the last-most scriptpath specified". I don't think it would be wise to have multiple static web folders.

[Jesse Ward]

First pass at this in above commit. Appears to work well with web and console modules.

[haliphax]

It does not work with local web modules, but I think I have a fix.

[Jeff Quast]

thanks hali

[haliphax]

Going to be replacing web.py stack with Flask, and then this should be easy to resolve.