Ignition GO

Ignition GO is a general purpose golang library that encapsulates a set of common functionality for a webserver. An example webserver that utilizes Ignition GO is Ignition Fuel.

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Environment variables

Ignition GO utilizes a set of environment variables for configuration purposes.

1. IGN_SSL_CERT : Path to an SSL certificate file. This is used for local SSL testing and development.
2. IGN_SSL_KEY : Path to an SSL key. THis is used for local SSL testing and development
3. IGN_DB_USERNAME : Username for the database connection.
4. IGN_DB_PASSWORD : Password for the database connection.
5. IGN_DB_ADDRESS : URL address for the database server.
6. IGN_DB_NAME : Name of the database to use on the database sever.
7. IGN_DB_MAX_OPEN_CONNS : Max number of open connections in connections pool. A value <= 0 means unlimited connections.
8. IGN_GA_TRACKING_ID : Google Analytics Tracking ID to use. If not set, then GA will not be enabled. The format is UA-XXXX-Y.
9. IGN_GA_APP_NAME : Google Analytics Application Name. If not set, then GA will not be enabled.
10. IGN_GA_CAT_PREFIX : (optional) A string to use as a prefix to Google Analytics Event Category.

Testing with Ignition GO

Database

Ignition GO creates a separate test database to prevent data corruption. This database is named <DB_Name>_test, where <DB_Name> is your application's default database name which is usually equivalent to the IGN_DB_NAME environment variable.