documentation on how to use systemctl (or service)

Puppet deploys a service unit file so EVA can be started at boot time and logs go the journal instead of some logfile at some opaque location

README.md

@@ -7,26 +7,16 @@ meaning "Onboarding, Change, Offboarding"
 
 # development
 
-- install gettext for instance via "apt install gettext" for translations
-
-- set up a virtual environment with virtualenvwrapper or some other
-environment managing tool
-
+- install gettext for instance via `apt install gettext` for translations
+- set up a virtual environment with virtualenvwrapper or some other environment managing tool
 - use this environment and do
-
-    pip install django django-multiselectfield django-formtools django-allauth
-
+```
+pip install django django-multiselectfield django-formtools django-allauth
+```
 - clone this repository
-
-- ln -sr eva/settings_development.py eva/settings.py
-
-- initialise your database with
-
-    python manage.py migrate
-
-- start your development server with
-
-    python manage.py runserver
+- `ln -sr eva/settings_development.py eva/settings.py`
+- initialise your database with `python manage.py migrate`
+- start your development server with `python manage.py runserver`
 
 # oauth
 
@@ -35,27 +25,55 @@ environment managing tool
 # production
 
 - you can use gunicorn as server for example instead of the django development server.
-
 - we use whitenoise for serving static files
-
 - we still use the development SQLITE database from django
 
 do the following in the project main directory:
-
+```
   ln -sr eva/settings_production.py eva/settings.py
-
+```
 edit /secrets.json to contain something similar to
-
+```
   {
     "SECRET_KEY": "THIS IS ANOTHER SECRET!"
   }
-
+```
 run the following commands:
-
+```
   python3 manage.py migrate
   python3 manage.py collectstatic
   django-admin compilemessages
+```
 
-server starts with
+As root create a file `/etc/systemd/system` (it's already deployed by puppet when the corresponding manifest is applied):
 
-  export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=TRUE; nohup gunicorn --forwarded-allow-ips="*" -b '0:8000' eva.wsgi &> logfile &
+```
+# /etc/systemd/system/eva.service
+#
+
+[Unit]
+Description=gunicorn EVA daemon
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=eva
+Group=eva
+RuntimeDirectory=eva
+WorkingDirectory=/home/eva/eva
+Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=TRUE
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/gunicorn  --forwarded-allow-ips='*' -b '0:8000' eva.wsgi
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
+KillMode=mixed
+TimeoutStopSec=5
+PrivateTmp=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+Adapt the paths in the file accordingly. Then, still as root, run:
+```
+systemctl enable --now eva.service
+```
+This enables the service to start at boot time and starts it immediately now. The daemon logs to the journal. You can see the last 10 lines by running `systemctl status eva.service` or the whole log by running `journalctl -u eva.service`. The usual switches to manipulate that output are available.

eva/settings_development.py

@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
-    'allauth.account.middleware.AccountMiddleware'
-    ]
+]
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'eva.urls'
 

evapp/forms.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class PersonalForm(EvaForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Employee
-        fields = ['firstname', 'lastname', 'department', 'team', 'add_to_wikimediade',]
+        fields = ['firstname', 'lastname', 'department', 'team', ]
 
 class WorkingForm(EvaForm):
 
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ class ITForm(EvaForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Employee
         fields = [
-            'vendor', 'os', 'keyboard', 'screen', 'mobile', 'landline',
-            'comment', 'language', 'accounts', 'lists', 'rebu2go' ]
+            'vendor', 'os', 'keyboard', 'screen', 'mobile', 'comment',
+            'language', 'accounts', 'lists', 'rebu2go' ]
 
 class OfficeForm(EvaForm):
     class Meta:

evapp/migrations/0001_initial.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('lastname', models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name='Nachname')),
                 ('department', models.CharField(choices=[('PROG', 'Programme'), ('SOFT', 'Softwareentwicklung'), ('CENT', 'Central'), ('VOR', 'Vorstand')], max_length=5, verbose_name='Bereich')),
                 ('team', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=20, null=True)),
-                ('add_to_wikimediade', models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='Soll auf wikimedia.de irgendwo stehen?')),
                 ('firstdate_employment', models.DateField(null=True, verbose_name='Erster Arbeitstag')),
                 ('firstdate_presence', models.DateField(null=True, verbose_name='Erster Tag der Anwesenheit in der Geschäftsstelle')),
                 ('jobdescription_german', models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True, verbose_name='Stellenbezeichnung(deutsch)')),
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('os', models.CharField(choices=[('UBU', 'Ubuntu (Standard)'), ('WIN', 'Windows (bitte Begründung angeben)'), ('MOS', 'Mac OS (nur wenn Mac gewählt)')], default='UBU', max_length=3, verbose_name='Betriebssystem')),
                 ('screen', models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='Zusätzlicher Monitor? Einer ist standard.')),
                 ('mobile', models.BooleanField(default=False, max_length=6, verbose_name='Diensttelefon (Handy)')),
-                ('landline', models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='Festnetznummer (Sipgate)')),
                 ('keyboard', models.CharField(choices=[('DE', 'Deutsch'), ('US', 'USA'), ('OT', 'Anderes (Bitte unten angeben)')], default='DE', max_length=2, verbose_name='Tastaturlayout')),
                 ('comment', models.TextField(blank=True, max_length=500, null=True, verbose_name='zusätzliche IT-Anforderungen')),
                 ('language', models.CharField(choices=[('GER', 'Deutsch'), ('ENG', 'English')], default='GER', max_length=3, verbose_name='Sprache')),

evapp/models.py

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class Employee(models.Model):
     # intern = models.BooleanField(verbose_name='Interne_r Mitarbeiter_in?', default=True)
     department = models.CharField(max_length=5, choices=DEPARTMENT_CHOICES.items(), verbose_name=_('Bereich'))
     team = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=True, blank=True) # TODO? better with choices?
-    add_to_wikimediade = models.BooleanField(default = False, verbose_name=_('Soll auf wikimedia.de irgendwo stehen?'))
 
     # general work related stuff
     firstdate_employment = models.DateField(null=True, verbose_name=_("Erster Arbeitstag"))
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ class Employee(models.Model):
     os = models.CharField(max_length=3, choices=OS_CHOICES.items(), default='UBU', verbose_name=_('Betriebssystem'))
     screen = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name=_('Zusätzlicher Monitor? Einer ist standard.'))
     mobile = models.BooleanField(max_length=6, default=False, verbose_name=_('Diensttelefon (Handy)'))
-    landline = models.BooleanField(default = False, verbose_name=_('Festnetznummer (Sipgate)'))
     # sim = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name="Mobilfunkvertrag")
     keyboard = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=KEYBOARD_CHOICES.items(), default='DE', verbose_name=_("Tastaturlayout"))
     comment = models.TextField(max_length=500, null=True, blank=True, verbose_name=_("zusätzliche IT-Anforderungen"))

evapp/settings.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ BASIC_DATA = ['firstname', 'lastname', 'firstdate_employment', 'firstdate_presen
               'jobdescription_german', 'jobdescription_english',]
 
 # for every department: 'MAIL' => mail adress, 'DATA': additional fields to include
-# also one copy with all fields to the person filling the form.
 MAILS = {
             'IT': {
                 'MAIL': 'wmde-it@wikimedia.de',
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ MAILS = {
             'KOMM': {
                 'MAIL': 'presse@wikimedia.de',
                 'DATA': [
-                    'department', 'team', 'add_to_wikimediade'
+                    'department', 'team',
                 ],
             },
             'CENTRAL': {
@@ -55,13 +54,5 @@ MAILS = {
                 'DATA': [
                     'rebu2go'
                 ]
-            },
-            'SUBMITTER': {
-                'MAIL': 'submitter@wikimedia.de',
-                'DATA': [
-                    'department', 'team', 'add_to_wikimediade', 'remote', 'desk', 'vendor',
-                    'os', 'screen', 'mobile', 'landline', 'keyboard', 'comment', 'language',
-                    'accounts', 'lists', 'rebu2go', 'transponder', 'special', 'post_office_box'
-                ]
             }
         }

evapp/views.py

@@ -148,21 +148,14 @@ class EvaFormView(LoginRequiredMixin, CookieWizardView):
                  f'EVA: Neuzugang {firstname} {lastname} (MAILTEST)',
                  mail_template.render(context),
                  EVA_MAIL,
-                 [EVA_MAIL],
-                 fail_silently=False)
-             elif department != "SUBMITTER":
-                 send_mail(
-                 f'EVA: Neuzugang {firstname} {lastname}',
-                 mail_template.render(context),
-                 EVA_MAIL,
-                 [MAILS[department]['MAIL']],
+                 [EVA_MAIL, contact],
                  fail_silently=False)
              else:
                  send_mail(
                  f'EVA: Neuzugang {firstname} {lastname}',
                  mail_template.render(context),
                  EVA_MAIL,
-                 [contact],
+                 [MAILS[department]['MAIL'], contact],
                  fail_silently=False)
         except BadHeaderError as error:
             print(error)