Function Initialize

app.go:402–446

Initialize loads the app configuration and initializes templates, keys, session, route handlers, and the database connection.

(apper Apper, debug bool)

// Initialize loads the app configuration and initializes templates, keys,
// session, route handlers, and the database connection.
func Initialize(apper Apper, debug bool) (*App, error) {
	debugging = debug

	apper.LoadConfig()

	// Load templates
	err := InitTemplates(apper.App().Config())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load templates: %s", err)
	}

	// Load keys and set up session
	initKeyPaths(apper.App()) // TODO: find a better way to do this, since it's unneeded in all Apper implementations
	err = InitKeys(apper)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("init keys: %s", err)
	}
	apper.App().InitUpdates()

	apper.App().InitSession()

	apper.App().InitDecoder()

	err = ConnectToDatabase(apper.App())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("connect to DB: %s", err)
	}

	initActivityPub(apper.App())

	if apper.App().cfg.Email.Enabled() {
		log.Info("Starting publish jobs queue...")
		go startPublishJobsQueue(apper.App())
	} else {
		log.Info("[jobs] Not starting publish jobs queue: no email provider is configured.")
	}

	// Handle local timeline, if enabled
	if apper.App().cfg.App.LocalTimeline {
		log.Info("Initializing local timeline...")
		initLocalTimeline(apper.App())
	}

	return apper.App(), nil
}

func Serve(app *App, r *mux.Router) {
	log.Info("Going to serve...")