update django generate local settings os that it copies over internally generated values from the project files rather than directly connecting. this means ALL projects need to be updated wihenever project configuraiton settings are changed

modules/django.py

@@ -328,6 +328,51 @@ def generate_scripts(template_name, make_copy=False):
             project_name=project_name)
         build_name = "%s.py" % project_branch
 
+        # add extra local specfic context variables
+        # NOTE:
+        # if you change project settings, you MUST run generate
+
+        context['paths_django_templates'] = \
+            configuration.paths.django.templates
+
+        context['server_database_backend'] = \
+            configuration.server.database.backend
+
+        context['server_database_name'] = configuration.server.database.name
+        context['server_database_user'] = configuration.server.database.user
+
+        context['server_database_password'] = \
+            configuration.server.database.password
+
+        context['server_database_host'] = configuration.server.database.host
+        context['server_database_port'] = configuration.server.database.port
+
+        context['paths_server_media_static'] = \
+            configuration.paths.server.media.static
+
+        context['paths_server_media_dynamic'] = \
+            configuration.paths.server.media.dynamic
+
+        context['paths_project_root'] = configuration.paths.project.root
+
+        context['project_django_allowedhosts'] = \
+            configuration.project.django.allowedhosts
+
+        # convenience variable naming, otherwise it's too long to deal with
+        file_debug_handler = configuration.logging.django.handlers.file_debug
+
+        context['file_debug_handler__name_project'] = \
+            file_debug_handler.name.project
+
+        context['file_debug_handler__path_project'] = \
+            file_debug_handler.path.project
+
+        context['file_debug_handler__name_server'] = \
+            file_debug_handler.name.server
+
+        context['file_debug_handler__path_server'] = \
+            file_debug_handler.path.server
+
     copy_full_path = "{copy_path}/{build_name}".format(
         copy_path=copy_path, build_name=build_name)
 

share/templates/conf/django/files/local.jinja2

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
+# this file contains settings that are automatically generated
+# put custom commands/ imports in a separate file!
+
 LOCAL_SETTINGS = True    # avoid recursive imports
 BRANCH = '{{ project_branch }}'
 
 from {{ project_name }}.settings import *
 
-from modules import initialize
 import logging
 
 LOCAL_LOGGING_PREFIX = "%s %%(message)s" % BRANCH
 logging.basicConfig(format=LOCAL_LOGGING_PREFIX, level=logging.DEBUG)
 
-configuration = initialize.environment(BRANCH)
-
 SITE_ID = 1
 
-TEMPLATES[0]['DIRS'].append(configuration.paths.django.templates)
+TEMPLATES[0]['DIRS'].append(
+    "{{paths_django_templates}}")
 
 #
 # NOTE: a lot of the code in these local settings files are automated and you
@@ -26,16 +27,13 @@ TEMPLATES[0]['DIRS'].append(configuration.paths.django.templates)
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.{db_backend}'.format(
-            db_backend=configuration.server.database.backend),
+            db_backend='{{server_database_backend}}'),
 
-        'NAME': '{db_name}'.format(db_name=configuration.server.database.name),
+        'NAME': '{db_name}'.format(db_name='{{server_database_name}}'),
-        'USER': '{db_user}'.format(db_user=configuration.server.database.user),
+        'USER': '{db_user}'.format(db_user='{{server_database_user}}'),
-
+        'PASSWORD': '{db_pass}'.format(db_pass='{{server_database_password}}'),
-        'PASSWORD': '{db_pass}'.format(
+        'HOST': '{db_host}'.format(db_host='{{server_database_host}}'),
-            db_pass=configuration.server.database.password),
+        'PORT': '{db_port}'.format(db_port='{{server_database_port}}'),
-
-        'HOST': '{db_host}'.format(db_host=configuration.server.database.host),
-        'PORT': '{db_port}'.format(db_port=configuration.server.database.port),
     }
 }
 
@@ -51,15 +49,15 @@ DATABASES = {
 # MEDIA_ROOT is the dynamic media information that the web server, user or
 # admin # will be adding and taking out.  It's why I call it "dynamic"
 
-STATIC_ROOT = configuration.paths.server.media.static
+STATIC_ROOT = '{{paths_server_media_static}}'
-MEDIA_ROOT = configuration.paths.server.media.dynamic
+MEDIA_ROOT = '{{paths_server_media_dynamic}}'
 
 # directories from which we search for static files to place in STATIC_ROOT
 # these static files are located within the project root as opposed to the
 # server root location
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = (
-    os.path.join(configuration.paths.project.root, "share", "media"),
+    os.path.join("{{paths_project_root}}", "share", "media"),
 )
 
 # debug and debug toolbar settings
@@ -70,14 +68,11 @@ USE_DEBUG_TOOLBAR = DEBUG
 # allow template debug outputs on {{ project_branch }} environment
 INTERNAL_IPS = ['127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.2', '127.0.0.3', ]
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = configuration.project.django.allowedhosts
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = {{ project_django_allowedhosts }}
 
 # -----------------------------------------
 #  Debug logging to the console
 
-# convenience variable naming, otherwise it's too long to deal with
-file_debug_handler = configuration.logging.django.handlers.file_debug
-
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,
     'formatters': {
@@ -94,17 +89,23 @@ LOGGING = {
         },
     },
     'handlers': {
-        file_debug_handler.name.project: {
+        '{{ file_debug_handler__name_project }}': {
             'level': 'DEBUG',
             'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
-            'filename': file_debug_handler.path.project,
+
+            'filename':
+                '{{file_debug_handler__path_project}}',
+
             'formatter': 'code'
         },
 
-        file_debug_handler.name.server: {
+        '{{ file_debug_handler__name_server }}': {
             'level': 'DEBUG',
             'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
-            'filename': file_debug_handler.path.server,
+
+            'filename':
+                '{{file_debug_handler__path_server}}',
+
             'formatter': 'code'
         },
 
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ LOGGING = {
             'handlers':
                 [
                     'console',
-                    file_debug_handler.name.project,
+                    '{{ file_debug_handler__name_project }}',
-                    file_debug_handler.name.server
+                    '{{ file_debug_handler__name_server }}',
                 ],
 
             'level': 'DEBUG',

share/templates/conf/gunicorn/files/local.jinja2

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
+# this file contains settings that are automatically generated
+# put custom commands/ imports in a separate file!
+
 LOCAL_SETTINGS = True    # avoid recursive imports
 BRANCH = '{{ project_branch }}'
 
 from {{ project_name }}.settings import *
 
-from modules import initialize
 import logging
 
 LOCAL_LOGGING_PREFIX = "%s %%(message)s" % BRANCH
 logging.basicConfig(format=LOCAL_LOGGING_PREFIX, level=logging.DEBUG)
 
-configuration = initialize.environment(BRANCH)
-
 SITE_ID = 1
 
-TEMPLATES[0]['DIRS'].append(configuration.paths.django.templates)
+TEMPLATES[0]['DIRS'].append(
+    "{{paths_django_templates}}")
 
 #
 # NOTE: a lot of the code in these local settings files are automated and you
@@ -26,16 +27,13 @@ TEMPLATES[0]['DIRS'].append(configuration.paths.django.templates)
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.{db_backend}'.format(
-            db_backend=configuration.server.database.backend),
+            db_backend='{{server_database_backend}}'),
 
-        'NAME': '{db_name}'.format(db_name=configuration.server.database.name),
+        'NAME': '{db_name}'.format(db_name='{{server_database_name}}'),
-        'USER': '{db_user}'.format(db_user=configuration.server.database.user),
+        'USER': '{db_user}'.format(db_user='{{server_database_user}}'),
-
+        'PASSWORD': '{db_pass}'.format(db_pass='{{server_database_password}}'),
-        'PASSWORD': '{db_pass}'.format(
+        'HOST': '{db_host}'.format(db_host='{{server_database_host}}'),
-            db_pass=configuration.server.database.password),
+        'PORT': '{db_port}'.format(db_port='{{server_database_port}}'),
-
-        'HOST': '{db_host}'.format(db_host=configuration.server.database.host),
-        'PORT': '{db_port}'.format(db_port=configuration.server.database.port),
     }
 }
 
@@ -51,15 +49,15 @@ DATABASES = {
 # MEDIA_ROOT is the dynamic media information that the web server, user or
 # admin # will be adding and taking out.  It's why I call it "dynamic"
 
-STATIC_ROOT = configuration.paths.server.media.static
+STATIC_ROOT = '{{paths_server_media_static}}'
-MEDIA_ROOT = configuration.paths.server.media.dynamic
+MEDIA_ROOT = '{{paths_server_media_dynamic}}'
 
 # directories from which we search for static files to place in STATIC_ROOT
 # these static files are located within the project root as opposed to the
 # server root location
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = (
-    os.path.join(configuration.paths.project.root, "share", "media"),
+    os.path.join("{{paths_project_root}}", "share", "media"),
 )
 
 # debug and debug toolbar settings
@@ -70,14 +68,11 @@ USE_DEBUG_TOOLBAR = DEBUG
 # allow template debug outputs on {{ project_branch }} environment
 INTERNAL_IPS = ['127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.2', '127.0.0.3', ]
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = configuration.project.allowedhosts
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = {{ project_django_allowedhosts }}
 
 # -----------------------------------------
 #  Debug logging to the console
 
-# convenience variable naming, otherwise it's too long to deal with
-file_debug_handler = configuration.logging.django.handlers.file_debug
-
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,
     'formatters': {
@@ -94,17 +89,23 @@ LOGGING = {
         },
     },
     'handlers': {
-        file_debug_handler.name.project: {
+        '{{ file_debug_handler__name_project }}': {
             'level': 'DEBUG',
             'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
-            'filename': file_debug_handler.path.project,
+
+            'filename':
+                '{{file_debug_handler__path_project}}',
+
             'formatter': 'code'
         },
 
-        file_debug_handler.name.server: {
+        '{{ file_debug_handler__name_server }}': {
             'level': 'DEBUG',
             'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
-            'filename': file_debug_handler.path.server,
+
+            'filename':
+                '{{file_debug_handler__path_server}}',
+
             'formatter': 'code'
         },
 
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ LOGGING = {
             'handlers':
                 [
                     'console',
-                    file_debug_handler.name.project,
+                    '{{ file_debug_handler__name_project }}',
-                    file_debug_handler.name.server
+                    '{{ file_debug_handler__name_server }}',
                 ],
 
             'level': 'DEBUG',