fix interface of run_api for running REST API

The current `run_api` interface for running the AiiDA REST API had
unnecessarily many parameters, making it complicated to use in WSGI
scripts, e.g.:

```python
from aiida.restapi import api
from aiida.restapi.run_api import run_api
import aiida.restapi

CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.split(
                  os.path.abspath(aiida.restapi.__file__))[0], 'common')

(app, api) = run_api(
    api.App,
    api.AiidaApi,
    hostname="localhost",
    port=5000,
    config=CONFIG_DIR,
    debug=False,
    wsgi_profile=False,
    hookup=False,
    catch_internal_server=False
)
```
While all but the first two parameters are keyword arguments, the code
would actually crash if they are not provided.

In reality, there is no reason to have to specify *any* parameters
whatsoever and one should simply be able to call `run_api()`.
This commit accomplishes this by defining the appropriate default
values.

aiida/cmdline/commands/cmd_restapi.py

@@ -12,60 +12,54 @@
 Main advantage of doing this by means of a verdi command is that different
 profiles can be selected at hook-up (-p flag).
 """
-import os
 
 import click
 
-import aiida.restapi
 from aiida.cmdline.commands.cmd_verdi import verdi
 from aiida.cmdline.params.options import HOSTNAME, PORT
-
-CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.split(os.path.abspath(aiida.restapi.__file__))[0], 'common')
+from aiida.restapi.common import config
 
 
 @verdi.command('restapi')
-@HOSTNAME(default='127.0.0.1')
-@PORT(default=5000)
+@HOSTNAME(default=config.CLI_DEFAULTS['HOST_NAME'])
+@PORT(default=config.CLI_DEFAULTS['PORT'])
 @click.option(
     '-c',
     '--config-dir',
     type=click.Path(exists=True),
-    default=CONFIG_DIR,
-    help='the path of the configuration directory'
+    default=config.CLI_DEFAULTS['CONFIG_DIR'],
+    help='Path to the configuration directory'
 )
-@click.option('--debug', 'debug', is_flag=True, default=False, help='run app in debug mode')
+@click.option('--debug', 'debug', is_flag=True, default=config.APP_CONFIG['DEBUG'], help='Enable debugging')
 @click.option(
     '--wsgi-profile',
-    'wsgi_profile',
     is_flag=True,
-    default=False,
-    help='to use WSGI profiler middleware for finding bottlenecks in web application'
+    default=config.CLI_DEFAULTS['WSGI_PROFILE'],
+    help='Whether to enable WSGI profiler middleware for finding bottlenecks'
+)
+@click.option(
+    '--hookup/--no-hookup',
+    'hookup',
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=config.CLI_DEFAULTS['HOOKUP_APP'],
+    help='Hookup app to flask server'
 )
-@click.option('--hookup/--no-hookup', 'hookup', is_flag=True, default=True, help='to hookup app')
 def restapi(hostname, port, config_dir, debug, wsgi_profile, hookup):
     """
     Run the AiiDA REST API server.
 
     Example Usage:
 
-        \b
-        verdi -p <profile_name> restapi --hostname 127.0.0.5 --port 6789 --config-dir <location of the config.py file>
-        --debug --wsgi-profile --hookup
+        verdi -p <profile_name> restapi --hostname 127.0.0.5 --port 6789
     """
-    from aiida.restapi.api import App, AiidaApi
     from aiida.restapi.run_api import run_api
 
-    # Construct parameter dictionary
-    kwargs = dict(
-        prog_name='verdi-restapi',
+    # Invoke the runner
+    run_api(
         hostname=hostname,
         port=port,
         config=config_dir,
         debug=debug,
         wsgi_profile=wsgi_profile,
         hookup=hookup,
-        catch_internal_server=True
     )
-
-    # Invoke the runner
-    run_api(App, AiidaApi, **kwargs)

aiida/restapi/common/config.py

@@ -8,48 +8,26 @@
 # For further information please visit http://www.aiida.net               #
 ###########################################################################
 """
-Constants used in rest api
+Default configuration for the REST API
 """
+import os
 
-## Pagination defaults
-LIMIT_DEFAULT = 400
-PERPAGE_DEFAULT = 20
-
-##Version prefix for all the URLs
-PREFIX = '/api/v4'
-VERSION = '4.0.1'
-"""
-Flask app configs.
-
-DEBUG: True/False. enables debug mode N.B.
-!!!For production run use ALWAYS False!!!
-
-PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS: True/False serve REST exceptions to the client (and not a
-generic 500: Internal Server Error exception)
+API_CONFIG = {
+    'LIMIT_DEFAULT': 400,  # default records total
+    'PERPAGE_DEFAULT': 20,  # default records per page
+    'PREFIX': '/api/v4',  # prefix for all URLs
+    'VERSION': '4.0.1',
+}
 
-"""
 APP_CONFIG = {
-    'DEBUG': False,
-    'PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS': True,
+    'DEBUG': False,  # use False for production
+    'PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS': True,  # serve REST exceptions to client instead of generic 500 internal server error
 }
-"""
-JSON serialization config. Leave this dictionary empty if default Flask
-serializer is desired.
-
-Here is a list a all supported fields. If a field is not present in the
-dictionary its value is assumed to be 'default'.
 
-DATETIME_FORMAT: allowed values are 'asinput' and 'default'.
+SERIALIZER_CONFIG = {'datetime_format': 'default'}  # use 'asinput' or 'default'
 
-"""
-SERIALIZER_CONFIG = {'datetime_format': 'default'}
-"""
-Caching configuration
-
-memcached: backend caching system
-"""
 CACHE_CONFIG = {'CACHE_TYPE': 'memcached'}
-CACHING_TIMEOUTS = { #Caching TIMEOUTS (in seconds)
+CACHING_TIMEOUTS = {  # Caching timeouts in seconds
     'nodes': 10,
     'users': 10,
     'calculations': 10,
@@ -61,13 +39,12 @@
 
 # IO tree
 MAX_TREE_DEPTH = 5
-"""
-Aiida profile used by the REST api when no profile is specified (ex. by
---aiida-profile flag).
-This has to be one of the profiles registered in .aiida/config.json
-
-In case you want to use the default stored in
-.aiida/config.json, set this varibale to "default"
 
-"""
-DEFAULT_AIIDA_PROFILE = None
+CLI_DEFAULTS = {
+    'HOST_NAME': '127.0.0.1',
+    'PORT': 5000,
+    'CONFIG_DIR': os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+    'WSGI_PROFILE': False,
+    'HOOKUP_APP': True,
+    'CATCH_INTERNAL_SERVER': False,
+}

aiida/restapi/resources.py

@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ def get(self):
 
         response = {}
 
-        import aiida.restapi.common.config as conf
+        from aiida.restapi.common.config import API_CONFIG
         from aiida import __version__
 
         if resource_type == 'info':
             response = {}
 
             # Add Rest API version
-            api_version = conf.VERSION.split('.')
+            api_version = API_CONFIG['VERSION'].split('.')
             response['API_major_version'] = api_version[0]
             response['API_minor_version'] = api_version[1]
             response['API_revision_version'] = api_version[2]
 
             # Add Rest API prefix
-            response['API_prefix'] = conf.PREFIX
+            response['API_prefix'] = API_CONFIG['PREFIX']
 
             # Add AiiDA version
             response['AiiDA_version'] = __version__

aiida/restapi/run_api.py

@@ -16,83 +16,79 @@
 import os
 
 from flask_cors import CORS
+from .common.config import CLI_DEFAULTS, APP_CONFIG, API_CONFIG
+from . import api as api_classes
 
 
-def run_api(flask_app, flask_api, **kwargs):
+def run_api(flask_app=api_classes.App, flask_api=api_classes.AiidaApi, **kwargs):
     """
     Takes a flask.Flask instance and runs it.
 
-    flask_app: Class inheriting from Flask app class
-    flask_api = flask_restful API class to be used to wrap the app
-
-    kwargs:
-    List of valid parameters:
-    prog_name: name of the command before arguments are parsed. Useful when
-    api is embedded in a command, such as verdi restapi
-    hostname: self-explainatory
-    port: self-explainatory
-    config: directory containing the config.py file used to
-    configure the RESTapi
-    catch_internal_server: If true, catch and print all inter server errors
-    debug: self-explainatory
-    wsgi_profile:to use WSGI profiler middleware for finding bottlenecks in web application
-    hookup: to hookup app
-    All other passed parameters are ignored.
+    :param flask_app: Class inheriting from flask app class
+    :type flask_app: :py:class:`flask.Flask`
+    :param flask_api: flask_restful API class to be used to wrap the app
+    :type flask_api: :py:class:`flask_restful.Api`
+
+    List of valid keyword arguments:
+    :param hostname: hostname to run app on (only when using built-in server)
+    :param port: port to run app on (only when using built-in server)
+    :param config: directory containing the config.py file used to configure the RESTapi
+    :param catch_internal_server:  If true, catch and print all inter server errors
+    :param debug: enable debugging
+    :param wsgi_profile: use WSGI profiler middleware for finding bottlenecks in web application
+    :param hookup: If true, hook up application to built-in server - else just return it
     """
     # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
 
     # Unpack parameters
-    hostname = kwargs['hostname']
-    port = kwargs['port']
-    config = kwargs['config']
+    hostname = kwargs.pop('hostname', CLI_DEFAULTS['HOST_NAME'])
+    port = kwargs.pop('port', CLI_DEFAULTS['PORT'])
+    config = kwargs.pop('config', CLI_DEFAULTS['CONFIG_DIR'])
 
-    catch_internal_server = kwargs.pop('catch_internal_server', False)
-    debug = kwargs['debug']
-    wsgi_profile = kwargs['wsgi_profile']
-    hookup = kwargs['hookup']
+    catch_internal_server = kwargs.pop('catch_internal_server', CLI_DEFAULTS['CATCH_INTERNAL_SERVER'])
+    debug = kwargs.pop('debug', APP_CONFIG['DEBUG'])
+    wsgi_profile = kwargs.pop('wsgi_profile', CLI_DEFAULTS['WSGI_PROFILE'])
+    hookup = kwargs.pop('hookup', CLI_DEFAULTS['HOOKUP_APP'])
 
-    # Import the right configuration file
+    if kwargs:
+        raise ValueError('Unknown keyword arguments: {}'.format(kwargs))
+
+    # Import the configuration file
     spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(os.path.join(config, 'config'), os.path.join(config, 'config.py'))
-    confs = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-    spec.loader.exec_module(confs)
+    config_module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(config_module)
 
     # Instantiate an app
-    app_kwargs = dict(catch_internal_server=catch_internal_server)
-    app = flask_app(__name__, **app_kwargs)
+    app = flask_app(__name__, catch_internal_server=catch_internal_server)
 
-    # Config the app
-    app.config.update(**confs.APP_CONFIG)
+    # Apply default configuration
+    app.config.update(**config_module.APP_CONFIG)
 
-    # cors
-    cors_prefix = os.path.join(confs.PREFIX, '*')
-    CORS(app, resources={r'' + cors_prefix: {'origins': '*'}})
+    # Allow cross-origin resource sharing
+    cors_prefix = r'{}/*'.format(config_module)
+    CORS(app, resources={cors_prefix: {'origins': '*'}})
 
-    # Config the serializer used by the app
-    if confs.SERIALIZER_CONFIG:
+    # Configure the serializer
+    if config_module.SERIALIZER_CONFIG:
         from aiida.restapi.common.utils import CustomJSONEncoder
         app.json_encoder = CustomJSONEncoder
 
-    # If the user selects the profiling option, then we need
-    # to do a little extra setup
+    # Set up WSGI profile if requested
     if wsgi_profile:
         from werkzeug.middleware.profiler import ProfilerMiddleware
 
         app.config['PROFILE'] = True
         app.wsgi_app = ProfilerMiddleware(app.wsgi_app, restrictions=[30])
 
     # Instantiate an Api by associating its app
-    api_kwargs = dict(PREFIX=confs.PREFIX, PERPAGE_DEFAULT=confs.PERPAGE_DEFAULT, LIMIT_DEFAULT=confs.LIMIT_DEFAULT)
-    api = flask_api(app, **api_kwargs)
+    api = flask_api(app, **API_CONFIG)
 
-    # Check if the app has to be hooked-up or just returned
     if hookup:
-        print(' * REST API running on http://{}:{}{}'.format(hostname, port, confs.PREFIX))
+        # Run app through built-in werkzeug server
+        print(' * REST API running on http://{}:{}{}'.format(hostname, port, API_CONFIG['PREFIX']))
         api.app.run(debug=debug, host=hostname, port=int(port), threaded=True)
 
     else:
-        # here we return the app, and the api with no specifications on debug
-        #  mode, port and host. This can be handled by an external server,
-        # e.g. apache2, which will set the host and port. This implies that
-        # the user-defined configuration of the app is ineffective (it only
-        # affects the internal werkzeug server used by Flask).
+        # Return the app & api without specifying port/host to be handled by an external server (e.g. apache).
+        # Some of the user-defined configuration of the app is ineffective (only affects built-in server).
         return (app, api)

docs/source/verdi/verdi_user_guide.rst

@@ -677,17 +677,16 @@ Below is a list with all available subcommands.
 
       Example Usage:
 
-              verdi -p <profile_name> restapi --hostname 127.0.0.5 --port 6789 --config-dir <location of the config.py file>
-              --debug --wsgi-profile --hookup
+          verdi -p <profile_name> restapi --hostname 127.0.0.5 --port 6789
 
     Options:
       -H, --hostname TEXT     Hostname.
       -P, --port INTEGER      Port number.
-      -c, --config-dir PATH   the path of the configuration directory
-      --debug                 run app in debug mode
-      --wsgi-profile          to use WSGI profiler middleware for finding
-                              bottlenecks in web application
-      --hookup / --no-hookup  to hookup app
+      -c, --config-dir PATH   Path to the configuration directory
+      --debug                 Enable debugging
+      --wsgi-profile          Whether to enable WSGI profiler middleware for
+                              finding bottlenecks
+      --hookup / --no-hookup  Hookup app to flask server
       --help                  Show this message and exit.