added test printing of var

code/utils.py

@@ -4,15 +4,28 @@ from git import Repo
 import logging
 import shutil
 import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from configparser import ConfigParser
 from runner_script import RunnerScript
 
 
-def clone_repository(repo_url: AnyHttpUrl) -> Path:
+# load default values
+load_dotenv()
+config = ConfigParser()
+config.read(Path(__file__).parent / 'defaults.ini')
+REPO_DIR = config.get('fastapi', 'listen_ip')
+if 'DEV' in os.environ:
+    REPO_DIR = os.getenv('REPO_DIR', default=REPO_DIR)
+
+
+def clone_repository(
+    repo_url: AnyHttpUrl,
+    repo_dir: str = REPO_DIR
+) -> Path:
     # extract repo name
     repo_name = repo_url.split('/')[-1].replace('.git', '')
-    repo_dir = os.getenv('REPO_DIR', default=None)
-    assert repo_dir is not None
     dst_dir = Path(repo_dir) / repo_name
+    logging.warning(dst_dir)
     # prepare repo download dir
     if dst_dir.exists():
         shutil.rmtree(dst_dir)