1 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/server/src/leap/soledad/server/__init__.py b/server/src/leap/soledad/server/__init__.py
index 72d61224..195714c1 100644
--- a/server/src/leap/soledad/server/__init__.py
+++ b/server/src/leap/soledad/server/__init__.py
@@ -304,16 +304,34 @@ def load_configuration(file_path):
 # Run as Twisted WSGI Resource
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-def application(environ, start_response):
+
+def _load_config():
     conf = load_configuration('/etc/soledad/soledad-server.conf')
-    conf = conf['soledad-server']
+    return conf['soledad-server']
+
+
+def _get_couch_state():
+    conf = _load_config()
     state = CouchServerState(conf['couch_url'], create_cmd=conf['create_cmd'])
-    SoledadBackend.BATCH_SUPPORT = conf['batching']
-    # WSGI application that may be used by `twistd -web`
+    SoledadBackend.BATCH_SUPPORT = conf.get('batching', False)
+    return state
+
+
+def application(environ, start_response):
+    """return WSGI application that may be used by `twistd -web`"""
+    state = _get_couch_state()
     application = GzipMiddleware(
         SoledadTokenAuthMiddleware(SoledadApp(state)))
+    return application(environ, start_response)
 
+
+def debug_local_application_do_not_use(environ, start_response):
+    """in where we bypass token auth middleware for ease of mind while
+    debugging in your local environment"""
+    state = _get_couch_state()
+    application = SoledadApp(state)
     return application(environ, start_response)
 
+
 __version__ = get_versions()['version']
 del get_versions