#15 Way around using env variables from google cloud function env

config.py

@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 """Flask configuration."""
-from os import environ, path
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
+FLASK_ENV = os.environ.get('FLASK_ENV', 'development')
 
-basedir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-load_dotenv(path.join(basedir, '.env'))
+if FLASK_ENV == 'development':
+	from os import environ, path
+	from dotenv import load_dotenv
+	basedir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
+	load_dotenv(path.join(basedir, '.env'))
 
-TESTING = environ.get('TESTING')
-DEBUG = environ.get('DEBUG')
-FLASK_ENV = environ.get('FLASK_ENV')
+TESTING = os.environ.get('TESTING')
+DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG')
 
 # Database configuration
 POSTGRES = {
-    'user': environ.get('DB_USER'),
-    'password': environ.get('DB_PASSWORD'),
-    'database': environ.get('DB_NAME'),
-    'host': environ.get('DB_HOST'),
-    'port': environ.get('DB_PORT'),
-    'connection_name': environ.get('CONNECTION_NAME'),
+    'user': os.environ.get('DB_USER'),
+    'password': os.environ.get('DB_PASSWORD'),
+    'database': os.environ.get('DB_NAME'),
+    'host': os.environ.get('DB_HOST'),
+    'port': os.environ.get('DB_PORT'),
+    'connection_name': os.environ.get('CONNECTION_NAME'),
 }
 # For socket based connection
 SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://%(user)s:%(password)s/%(database)s?host=%(connection_name)s/'  % POSTGRES
 if FLASK_ENV == 'development':
 	# For TCP based conneciton
 	SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://%(user)s:%(password)s@%(host)s:%(port)s/%(database)s' % POSTGRES
 
-
 SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = True
 WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = True
-SECRET_KEY = environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')