remove settings. everything should be configured via the .env file.

comic/admin.py

@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 
-from comic.models import ComicBook, ComicPage, ComicStatus, Directory, Setting
-
-
-@admin.register(Setting)
-class SettingAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ("name", "value")
+from comic.models import ComicBook, ComicPage, ComicStatus, Directory
 
 
 @admin.register(ComicBook)

comic/forms.py

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from os import path
 from django import forms
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
-from comic.models import Setting
-
 
 class InitialSetupForm(forms.Form):
     username = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={"class": "form-control"}))
@@ -114,20 +112,3 @@ class EditUserForm(forms.Form):
         if len(data) < 8 & len(data) != 0:
             raise forms.ValidationError("Password is too short")
         return data
-
-
-class SettingsForm(forms.Form):
-    base_dir = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={"class": "form-control"}))
-
-    def clean_base_dir(self):
-        data = self.cleaned_data["base_dir"]
-        if not path.isdir(data):
-            raise forms.ValidationError("This is not a valid Directory")
-        return data
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_initial_values():
-        base_dir, _ = Setting.objects.get_or_create(name="BASE_DIR")
-
-        initial = {"base_dir": base_dir.value}
-        return initial

comic/migrations/0021_delete_setting.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2 on 2021-04-21 07:56
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('comic', '0020_alter_directory_options'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.DeleteModel(
+            name='Setting',
+        ),
+    ]

comic/models.py

@@ -24,17 +24,6 @@ if settings.UNRAR_TOOL:
     rarfile.UNRAR_TOOL = settings.UNRAR_TOOL
 
 
-class Setting(models.Model):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=100, unique=True)
-    value = models.TextField()
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return '"%s":"%s"' % (self.name, self.value)
-
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return self.__str__()
-
-
 class Directory(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     parent = models.ForeignKey("Directory", null=True, blank=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

comic/urls.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from . import feeds, views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", views.comic_list, name="index"),
-    path("settings/", views.settings_page, name="settings"),
     path("settings/users/", views.users_page, name="users"),
     path("settings/users/<int:user_id>/", views.user_config_page, name="user_details"),
     path("settings/users/add/", views.user_add_page, name="add_users"),

comic/util.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class Menu:
         self.menu_items["Recent"] = "/comic/recent/"
         self.menu_items["Account"] = "/comic/account/"
         if user.is_superuser:
-            self.menu_items["Settings"] = "/comic/settings/"
             self.menu_items["Users"] = "/comic/settings/users/"
         self.menu_items["Logout"] = "/logout/"
         self.current_page = page

comic/views.py

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from django.views.decorators.clickjacking import xframe_options_sameorigin
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 
-from .forms import AccountForm, AddUserForm, EditUserForm, InitialSetupForm, SettingsForm
-from .models import ComicBook, ComicPage, ComicStatus, Directory, Setting, UserMisc
+from .forms import AccountForm, AddUserForm, EditUserForm, InitialSetupForm
+from .models import ComicBook, ComicPage, ComicStatus, Directory, UserMisc
 from .util import (
     Menu,
     generate_breadcrumbs_from_menu,
@@ -268,30 +268,6 @@ def user_add_page(request):
     return render(request, "comic/settings_page.html", context)
 
 
-@user_passes_test(lambda u: u.is_superuser)
-def settings_page(request):
-    success_message = []
-    crumbs = [("Settings", "/comic/settings/")]
-    if request.POST:
-        form = SettingsForm(request.POST)
-        if form.is_valid():
-            base_dir = Setting.objects.get(name="BASE_DIR")
-            base_dir.value = form.cleaned_data["base_dir"]
-            base_dir.save()
-            success_message.append("Settings updated.")
-    form = SettingsForm(initial=SettingsForm.get_initial_values())
-    context = {
-        "error_message": form.errors,
-        "success_message": "</br>".join(success_message),
-        "form": form,
-        "menu": Menu(request.user, "Settings"),
-        "title": "CBWebReader - Settings",
-        "breadcrumbs": generate_breadcrumbs_from_menu(crumbs),
-    }
-    return render(request, "comic/settings_page.html", context)
-
-
-
 @login_required
 def read_comic(request, comic_selector):