@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
1+'''
2+searx is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
3+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
4+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
5+(at your option) any later version.
6+
7+searx is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
8+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
9+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
10+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
11+
12+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
13+along with searx. If not, see < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ >.
14+
15+(C) 2013- by Adam Tauber, <asciimoo@gmail.com>
16+'''
17+
118from os import environ
219from os.path import realpath, dirname, join, abspath
320try:
@@ -10,11 +27,14 @@ except:
1027searx_dir = abspath(dirname(__file__))
1128engine_dir = dirname(realpath(__file__))
1229
30+# if possible set path to settings using the enviroment variable SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH
1331if 'SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH' in environ:
1432 settings_path = environ['SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH']
33+# otherwise using default path
1534else:
1635 settings_path = join(searx_dir, 'settings.yml')
1736
1837
38+# load settings
1939with open(settings_path) as settings_yaml:
2040 settings = load(settings_yaml)