Custom configuration path does not work

[rernst]

In #146 a flexible way declaring the configuration file location was implemented. Unfortunately, I can't get it to work.

This is how my (very simple) test script looks like:

from genologics import config

When I run this it immediately starts complaining about the missing config files.

/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/genologics/config.py:52: UserWarning: Please make sure you've created or indicated your own Genologics configuration file (i.e: ~/.genologicsrc) as stated in README.md
  warnings.warn("Please make sure you've created or indicated your own Genologics configuration file (i.e: ~/.genologicsrc) as stated in README.md")

I am using the latest (pip) version of the package. Any idea how to get this to work?

[Galithil]

Okay, can you tell me where is your configuration file located, so I can try to replicate the issue ?

[rernst]

It is located in the same directory as my python script. But this should not matter. Without having one in one of the hardcoded places the code will always crash. Op vr 4 aug. 2017 11:17 schreef Denis Moreno <notifications@github.com>:

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[Galithil]

Yes, you can only use the api if you provide a valid configuration to connect to a LIMS instance. We allow this file to be placed in several predetermined locations.

I'm not quite sure what the issue is with this, could you explain your issue further ?

[rernst]

Sure! According to the docstring in config.py there is an alternative way of supplying configuration files, which was implemented in the earlier mentioned pull request. I can't get this alternative way to work so I was wondering how I should implement it. The problem is that as soon as I try to load config.py it will try to look for the configuration files and thus the alternative method does not work. This is the docstring: ```python ''' Usage: from genologics.config import BASEURI, USERNAME, PASSWORD Alternate Usage: from genologics import config BASEURI, USERNAME, PASSWORD, VERSION, MAIN_LOG = config.load_config(specified_config = <path to config file>) ''' ``` Op vr 4 aug. 2017 16:11 schreef Denis Moreno <notifications@github.com>:

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Yes, you can only use the api if you provide a valid configuration to connect to a LIMS instance. We allow this file to be placed in several predetermined locations. I'm not quite sure what the issue is with this, could you explain your issue further ? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#201 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACZxI0MAYskEtqWGgwRfRC1HM4XAS6Nhks5sUyZ-gaJpZM4OrPh4> .

[Galithil]

Interesting, as you noticed, that definitely won't work.
We do require a configuration file in one of the hardcoded locations.
If you want to overwrite that one and provide your own, you need to do it on top of the hardcoded one. I'm guessing that is how the Bigelow lab handles this.

I do not have an issue with allowing people to provide their own conf without using the default hardcoded ones, so if you're interested, you're welcome to put in a PR for that.