[PATCH PoC] hacks: the concept of python files that will be loaded and can monkeypatch Kallithea internals

[Mads Kiilerich]

# HG changeset patch
# User Mads Kiilerich <madski at unity3d.com>
# Date 1429565291 -7200
#      Mon Apr 20 23:28:11 2015 +0200
# Node ID fcfd593347c8240544996f5516113595c0ff390a
# Parent  7e5a0c784880bf8da968710948f3aa617403bf5a
hacks: the concept of python files that will be loaded and can monkeypatch Kallithea internals

diff --git a/kallithea/config/environment.py b/kallithea/config/environment.py
--- a/kallithea/config/environment.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/environment.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import os.path
+import imp
 import logging
 import kallithea
 import platform
@@ -43,12 +45,25 @@ from kallithea.model.scm import ScmModel
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def load_hacks():
+    """
+    Load hacks - python files dropped in kallithea/hacks that will monkeypatch
+    Kallithea internals
+    """
+    hacksdir = os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/../hacks'
+    if os.path.isdir(hacksdir):
+        for f in os.listdir(hacksdir):
+            if not f.startswith('_') and f.endswith('.py'):
+                _m = imp.load_source('hacks.%s' % f, hacksdir + '/' + f)
+
 def load_environment(global_conf, app_conf, initial=False,
                      test_env=None, test_index=None):
     """
     Configure the Pylons environment via the ``pylons.config``
     object
     """
+    load_hacks()
+
     config = PylonsConfig()
 
     # Pylons paths
diff --git a/kallithea/hacks/nogit.py b/kallithea/hacks/nogit.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kallithea/hacks/nogit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""
+disable adding Git repos
+"""
+import kallithea
+kallithea.BACKENDS.pop('git')