1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/uploader/__init__.py b/uploader/__init__.py
index cae531b..23e66c1 100644
--- a/uploader/__init__.py
+++ b/uploader/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from flask import Flask, request
 from flask_session import Session
+from cachelib import FileSystemCache
+
+from gn_libs import jobs as gnlibs_jobs
 
 from uploader.oauth2.client import user_logged_in, authserver_authorise_uri
 
@@ -51,9 +54,15 @@ def setup_logging(app: Flask) -> Flask:
     return __log_gunicorn__(app) if bool(software) else __log_dev__(app)
 
 
-def create_app():
-    """The application factory"""
+def create_app(config: dict = {}):
+    """The application factory.
+
+    config: dict
+      Useful to override settings in the settings files and environment
+      especially in environments such as testing."""
     app = Flask(__name__)
+
+    ### BEGIN: Application configuration
     app.config.from_pyfile(
         Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("default_settings.py"))
     if "UPLOADER_CONF" in os.environ:
@@ -68,6 +77,13 @@ def create_app():
         if secretsfile.exists():
             # Silently ignore secrets if the file does not exist.
             app.config.from_pyfile(secretsfile)
+    app.config.update(config) # Override everything with passed in config
+    ### END: Application configuration
+
+    app.config["SESSION_CACHELIB"] = FileSystemCache(
+        cache_dir=Path(app.config["SESSION_FILESYSTEM_CACHE_PATH"]).absolute(),
+        threshold=int(app.config["SESSION_FILESYSTEM_CACHE_THRESHOLD"]),
+        default_timeout=int(app.config["SESSION_FILESYSTEM_CACHE_TIMEOUT"]))
 
     setup_logging(app)
 
@@ -88,4 +104,5 @@ def create_app():
     app.register_blueprint(speciesbp, url_prefix="/species")
 
     register_error_handlers(app)
+    gnlibs_jobs.init_app(app)
     return app