config.py

import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv

basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
load_dotenv(os.path.join(basedir, '.env'))
if not os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY'):
    os.environ['SECRET_KEY'] = os.urandom(20).hex()
if os.environ.get('DATABASE_SYSTEM') == "postgres":
    os.environ["DATABASE_URL"] = "postgresql://" + \
        os.environ.get('DATABASE_USER') + ":" + \
        os.environ.get('DATABASE_PASSWORD') + "@localhost/" + \
        os.environ.get('DATABASE_NAME')


class Config(object):
    SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get('DATABASE_URL') or \
        'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(basedir, 'app.db')
    SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False
    WHOOSH_BASE = basedir + '/whoosh/'
    UPLOAD_FOLDER = 'uploads/'
    if os.environ.get('FLASK_DEBUG'):
        DEBUG = True
    else:
        DEBUG = False
    REMEMBER_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = True
    REMEMBER_COOKIE_DURATION = 1440