Tools

The ./tools directory contains a number of Python scripts to assist with managing deployed flatmaps in a server environment. Some of these scripts are historical, either having their functionality replaced by a web application or being one-off programs to resolve particular issues; however both tools/archiver.py and tools/promote.py are intended to be used in a production environment.

Flatmap archiving

The archiver.py tool archives flatmaps by moving them from a flatmap server’s flatmap directory to an archive directory, which could be then removed to free disk space. The utility though will not archive flatmaps on a PRODUCTION server as these maps maps are intended to persist after publication.

Flatmap promotion

The promote.py tool promotes flatmaps from a STAGING server to a destination server by copying the entire directory containing the flatmap. A summary of the flatmaps available for promotion is presented to the user for confirmation before actual promotion.