def load_config(path=None, load_user=True):
"""
Load configuration information from a config directory. Tries directories in this order:
- A path provided as an argument
- A path specified by the AMBRY_CONFIG environmenal variable
- ambry in a path specified by the VIRTUAL_ENV environmental variable
- /etc/ambry
- ~/ambry
:param path: An iterable of additional paths to load.
:return: An `AttrDict` of configuration information
"""
from os.path import getmtime
config = AttrDict()
if not path:
path = ROOT_DIR
config_file = find_config_file(CONFIG_FILE,
extra_path=path,
load_user=load_user)
if os.path.exists(config_file):
config.update_yaml(config_file)
config.loaded = [config_file, getmtime(config_file)]
else:
# Probably never get here, since the find_config_dir would have thrown a ConfigurationError
config = AttrDict()
config.loaded = [None, 0]
return config
