introduce env var GRIPHOME for instance_path customization

Use the environment variable GRIPHOME as instance_path if set, and fall back to the default ~/.grip otherwise.
joeyespo · May 3, 2015 · abf3816 · abf3816
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commit abf3816
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diff --git a/grip/server.py b/grip/server.py
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ def resolve_readme(path=None, force=False):
 
 
 def _create_flask():
-    instance_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser('~/.grip'))
+    if 'GRIPHOME' in os.environ:
+        instance_path = os.environ['GRIPHOME']
+    else:
+        instance_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser('~/.grip'))
     user_settings = os.path.join(instance_path, 'settings.py')
     default_static_url_path = '/grip-static'