cerca

commit 39d0c2c5d275aed6f36cbb209a99160b8236a093
parent 39cd2184c54d76f5a5132c3638ffe0c35dc85375
Author: Alexander Cobleigh <cblgh@cblgh.org>
Date:   Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:59:56 +0200

Merge pull request #68 from decentral1se/easier-run-dev

refactor: only require --dev for local hackin'
Diffstat:
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README.md
 | 
3
+--
M
run.go
 | 
20
+++++++++++++++++---

2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ Install [golang](https://go.dev/).
 
 To launch a local instance of the forum, run those commands (linux):
 
-- `touch temp.txt`
-- `go run run.go --authkey 0 --allowlist temp.txt --dev`
+- `go run run.go --dev`
 
 It should respond `Serving forum on :8277`. Just go on [http://localhost:8277](http://localhost:8277).
 
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
@@ -46,9 +46,23 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&dataDir, "data", "./data", "directory where cerca will dump its database")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if len(sessionKey) == 0 {
-		complain("please pass a random session auth key with --authkey")
-	} else if len(allowlistLocation) == 0 {
-		complain("please pass a file containing the verification code domain allowlist")
+		if !dev {
+			complain("please pass a random session auth key with --authkey")
+		}
+		sessionKey = "0"
+	}
+	if len(allowlistLocation) == 0 {
+		if !dev {
+			complain("please pass a file containing the verification code domain allowlist")
+		}
+		allowlistLocation = "temp-allowlist.txt"
+		created, err := util.CreateIfNotExist(allowlistLocation, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			complain(fmt.Sprintf("couldn't create %s: %s", allowlistLocation, err))
+		}
+		if created {
+			fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Created %s", allowlistLocation))
+		}
 	}
 
 	err := os.MkdirAll(dataDir, 0750)