Automate the building of the OVE sections

app/app.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import dash  # type: ignore
 from dash import Dash, dcc, html  # type: ignore
 
+from .core_api import create_all
+
 app = Dash(__name__, use_pages=True, update_title=None)
 
 app.layout = html.Div(
@@ -25,5 +27,9 @@
 
 server = app.server
 
+# Create the OVE Sections
+create_all()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run_server(debug=True)

app/core_api.py

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 """Interacts with the OVE Core API."""
 import json
+import logging
+import os
+import time
 
 import requests
 
 """
 Constants for API URLs.
 """
-APP_URL = "http://146.179.34.13:8080/app/html"
-API_URL = "http://liionsden.rcs.ic.ac.uk:8080"
-PLOT_URL = "http://liionsden.rcs.ic.ac.uk:8050"
+APP_URL = os.environ.get("APP_URL", "http://146.179.34.13:8080/app/html")
+API_URL = os.environ.get("API_URL", "http://liionsden.rcs.ic.ac.uk:8080")
+PLOT_URL = os.environ.get("PLOT_URL", "http://liionsden.rcs.ic.ac.uk:8050")
 
 """
 Initial config for sections.
@@ -89,11 +92,18 @@
 ]
 
 
+def wait_for_ove() -> None:
+    """Function to wait for the OVE Core API to be available after startup."""
+    while requests.get(API_URL).status_code != 200:
+        time.sleep(5)
+
+
 def create_all() -> None:
     """Function for creating all initial sections."""
+    wait_for_ove()
     for section in INIT_SECTIONS:
         response = requests.post(f"{API_URL}/section", json=section)
-        print(response.text)
+        logging.info(response.text)
 
 
 def move_section(id_num: int, space: str) -> None:

configure.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def generate_docker_compose(template_file: str, ip: str, develop: bool = False)
         "OVE_HOST": f"{ip}:8080",
         # TODO: Point to the on-prem openvidu (keep as port 4443)
         "OPENVIDU_HOST": "https://146.179.34.13:4443",
+        "PLOT_URL": f"{ip}:8050",
     }
 
     # Read the template file
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ def generate_docker_compose(template_file: str, ip: str, develop: bool = False)
     docker_compose["services"]["dash"] = {
         "ports": ["8050:8050"],
         "volumes": ["./app:/app"],
+        "environment": {
+            "APP_URL": f"http://{lines_to_replace['OVE_HOST']}/app/html",
+            "API_URL": f"http://{lines_to_replace['OVE_HOST']}",
+            "PLOT_URL": f"http://{lines_to_replace['PLOT_URL']}",
+        },
     }
     if develop:
         docker_compose["services"]["dash"]["build"] = "."