From 27bd4581d402cd14f12b062f180230315a84752b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cv5ch <176032962+cv5ch@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 17:25:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Removed config.json, Backend URL is now always loaded via
 environment's "prodAPIEndpoint"

---
 .../core/_services/shared/config.service.ts   | 54 +++++--------------
 src/assets/config.json.example                |  3 --
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/assets/config.json.example

diff --git a/src/app/core/_services/shared/config.service.ts b/src/app/core/_services/shared/config.service.ts
index a0eef6328..0eb9facdc 100644
--- a/src/app/core/_services/shared/config.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/_services/shared/config.service.ts
@@ -1,53 +1,23 @@
-import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment';
 
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
 })
 export class ConfigService {
-  private configUrl = 'assets/config.json';
-  constructor(private http: HttpClient) { }
+  /**
+   * Get the API endpoint from the environment configuration
+   * @returns {string} The API endpoint URL
+   */
+  public getEndpoint(): string {
+    let apiEndpoint = environment.config.prodApiEndpoint;
 
-  private getConfigOnce(): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(this.configUrl);
-  }
-
-  public refreshEndpoint(){
-    let ApiEndPoint = "";
-    this.getConfigOnce().subscribe(config => {
-      // Assuming the JSON contains a property named 'backendUrl'
-      if (config && config.hashtopolis_backend_url) {
-        // If we get a config from the backend, we set the config property
-        ApiEndPoint = config.hashtopolis_backend_url;
-        // Remove trailing slash, because this causing invalid URLs
-        if (ApiEndPoint.endsWith('/')) {
-          ApiEndPoint = ApiEndPoint.slice(0, -1);
-        }
-        localStorage.setItem('prodApiEndpoint', ApiEndPoint);
-      } else if (config && !config.hashtopolis_backend_url) {
-        console.error('Invalid configuration file. Please check your config.json. Using defaults.');
-        ApiEndPoint = environment.config.prodApiEndpoint;
-        localStorage.setItem('prodApiEndpoint', ApiEndPoint);
-      } else {
-        ApiEndPoint = environment.config.prodApiEndpoint;
-        localStorage.setItem('prodApiEndpoint', ApiEndPoint);
-      }
-    },
-    error => {
-      ApiEndPoint = environment.config.prodApiEndpoint;
-      localStorage.setItem('prodApiEndpoint', ApiEndPoint);
+    // Remove trailing slash for URL consistency
+    if (apiEndpoint.endsWith('/')) {
+      apiEndpoint = apiEndpoint.slice(0, -1);
     }
-    );
-  }
 
-  public getEndpoint(){
-    let ApiEndPoint = localStorage.getItem('prodApiEndpoint');
-    if (!ApiEndPoint) {
-      this.refreshEndpoint();
-    }
-    ApiEndPoint = localStorage.getItem('prodApiEndpoint');
-    return ApiEndPoint;
+    return apiEndpoint;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/config.json.example b/src/assets/config.json.example
deleted file mode 100644
index d4247d37d..000000000
--- a/src/assets/config.json.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "hashtopolis_backend_url": "${HASHTOPOLIS_BACKEND_URL}"
-}