Add updateConfig endpoint for apiV4

api4/system.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func InitSystem() {
 	BaseRoutes.System.Handle("/ping", ApiHandler(getSystemPing)).Methods("GET")
 	BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config", ApiSessionRequired(getConfig)).Methods("GET")
 	BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config/reload", ApiSessionRequired(configReload)).Methods("POST")
+	BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/config", ApiSessionRequired(updateConfig)).Methods("PUT")
 	BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/email/test", ApiSessionRequired(testEmail)).Methods("POST")
 	BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/database/recycle", ApiSessionRequired(databaseRecycle)).Methods("POST")
 	BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/caches/invalidate", ApiSessionRequired(invalidateCaches)).Methods("POST")
@@ -69,6 +70,32 @@ func configReload(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ReturnStatusOK(w)
 }
 
+func updateConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	cfg := model.ConfigFromJson(r.Body)
+	if cfg == nil {
+		c.SetInvalidParam("config")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !app.SessionHasPermissionTo(c.Session, model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM) {
+		c.SetPermissionError(model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := app.SaveConfig(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.LogAudit("updateConfig")
+
+	cfg = app.GetConfig()
+
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
+	w.Write([]byte(cfg.ToJson()))
+}
+
 func databaseRecycle(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	if !app.SessionHasPermissionTo(c.Session, model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM) {

api4/system_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	l4g "github.com/alecthomas/log4go"
+	"github.com/mattermost/platform/app"
 	"github.com/mattermost/platform/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/platform/utils"
 )
@@ -88,6 +89,47 @@ func TestReloadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	*utils.Cfg.TeamSettings.EnableOpenServer = true
 }
 
+func TestUpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup().InitBasic().InitSystemAdmin()
+	defer TearDown()
+	Client := th.Client
+
+	cfg := app.GetConfig()
+
+	_, resp := Client.UpdateConfig(cfg)
+	CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
+
+	SiteName := utils.Cfg.TeamSettings.SiteName
+
+	cfg.TeamSettings.SiteName = "MyFancyName"
+	cfg, resp = th.SystemAdminClient.UpdateConfig(cfg)
+	CheckNoError(t, resp)
+
+	if len(cfg.TeamSettings.SiteName) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal()
+	} else {
+		if cfg.TeamSettings.SiteName != "MyFancyName" {
+			t.Log("It should update the SiteName")
+			t.Fatal()
+		}
+	}
+
+	//Revert the change
+	cfg.TeamSettings.SiteName = SiteName
+	cfg, resp = th.SystemAdminClient.UpdateConfig(cfg)
+	CheckNoError(t, resp)
+
+	if len(cfg.TeamSettings.SiteName) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal()
+	} else {
+		if cfg.TeamSettings.SiteName != SiteName {
+			t.Log("It should update the SiteName")
+			t.Fatal()
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestEmailTest(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup().InitBasic().InitSystemAdmin()
 	defer TearDown()

config/config.json

@@ -260,4 +260,4 @@
         "TurnUsername": "",
         "TurnSharedKey": ""
     }
-}
+}

model/client4.go

@@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@ func (c *Client4) DatabaseRecycle() (bool, *Response) {
 	}
 }
 
+// InvalidateCaches will purge the cache and can affect the performance while is cleaning.
 func (c *Client4) InvalidateCaches() (bool, *Response) {
 	if r, err := c.DoApiPost(c.GetCacheRoute()+"/invalidate", ""); err != nil {
 		return false, &Response{StatusCode: r.StatusCode, Error: err}
@@ -1200,6 +1201,16 @@ func (c *Client4) InvalidateCaches() (bool, *Response) {
 	}
 }
 
+// UpdateConfig will update the server configuration
+func (c *Client4) UpdateConfig(config *Config) (*Config, *Response) {
+	if r, err := c.DoApiPut(c.GetConfigRoute(), config.ToJson()); err != nil {
+		return nil, &Response{StatusCode: r.StatusCode, Error: err}
+	} else {
+		defer closeBody(r)
+		return ConfigFromJson(r.Body), BuildResponse(r)
+	}
+}
+
 // Webhooks Section
 
 // CreateIncomingWebhook creates an incoming webhook for a channel.

model/config.go

@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func (o *Config) SetDefaults() {
 		*o.FileSettings.MaxFileSize = 52428800 // 50 MB
 	}
 
-	if len(*o.FileSettings.PublicLinkSalt) == 0 {
+	if o.FileSettings.PublicLinkSalt == nil || len(*o.FileSettings.PublicLinkSalt) == 0 {
 		o.FileSettings.PublicLinkSalt = new(string)
 		*o.FileSettings.PublicLinkSalt = NewRandomString(32)
 	}