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authorErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2015-08-25 15:50:25 +0100
committerErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2015-08-25 15:50:25 +0100
commit747535f20f9bb73bfcb2ca08ea5c57e2bcefe3c0 (patch)
tree652bd365f681c631b20d3116c9e558e4444ade62 /synapse/app/homeserver.py
parentMerge pull request #246 from matrix-org/erikj/config_helper_function (diff)
parentPrint the correct pip install line when failing due to lack of matrix-angular... (diff)
downloadsynapse-747535f20f9bb73bfcb2ca08ea5c57e2bcefe3c0.tar.xz
Merge pull request #245 from matrix-org/erikj/configurable_client_location
Allow specifying a directory to host a web client from
Diffstat (limited to 'synapse/app/homeserver.py')
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py29
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index f04493f92a..ff7807c2e6 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import sys
 sys.dont_write_bytecode = True
-from synapse.python_dependencies import check_requirements
+from synapse.python_dependencies import check_requirements, DEPENDENCY_LINKS
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     check_requirements()
@@ -97,9 +97,25 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         return JsonResource(self)
 
     def build_resource_for_web_client(self):
-        import syweb
-        syweb_path = os.path.dirname(syweb.__file__)
-        webclient_path = os.path.join(syweb_path, "webclient")
+        webclient_path = self.get_config().web_client_location
+        if not webclient_path:
+            try:
+                import syweb
+            except ImportError:
+                quit_with_error(
+                    "Could not find a webclient.\n\n"
+                    "Please either install the matrix-angular-sdk or configure\n"
+                    "the location of the source to serve via the configuration\n"
+                    "option `web_client_location`\n\n"
+                    "To install the `matrix-angular-sdk` via pip, run:\n\n"
+                    "    pip install '%(dep)s'\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "You can also disable hosting of the webclient via the\n"
+                    "configuration option `web_client`\n"
+                    % {"dep": DEPENDENCY_LINKS["matrix-angular-sdk"]}
+                )
+            syweb_path = os.path.dirname(syweb.__file__)
+            webclient_path = os.path.join(syweb_path, "webclient")
         # GZip is disabled here due to
         # https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/7678
         # (It can stay enabled for the API resources: they call
@@ -259,11 +275,10 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
 
 def quit_with_error(error_string):
     message_lines = error_string.split("\n")
-    line_length = max([len(l) for l in message_lines]) + 2
+    line_length = max([len(l) for l in message_lines if len(l) < 80]) + 2
     sys.stderr.write("*" * line_length + '\n')
     for line in message_lines:
-        if line.strip():
-            sys.stderr.write(" %s\n" % (line.strip(),))
+        sys.stderr.write(" %s\n" % (line.rstrip(),))
     sys.stderr.write("*" * line_length + '\n')
     sys.exit(1)