-# Initialize the global config with the defaults
-$arvados_config_global = $arvados_config_defaults.deep_dup
-
-# Load the global config file
-confs = ConfigLoader.load "/etc/arvados/config.yml"
-if !confs.empty?
- clusterID, clusterConfig = confs["Clusters"].first
- $arvados_config_global["ClusterID"] = clusterID
-
- # Copy the cluster config over the defaults
- $arvados_config_global.deep_merge!(clusterConfig)
+if ENV["ARVADOS_CONFIG"] == "none"
+ # Don't load config. This magic value is set by packaging scripts so
+ # they can run "rake assets:precompile" without a real config.
+ $arvados_config_global = $arvados_config_defaults.deep_dup
+else
+ # Load the global config file
+ Open3.popen2("arvados-server", "config-dump", "-skip-legacy") do |stdin, stdout, status_thread|
+ confs = YAML.load(stdout, deserialize_symbols: false)
+ if confs && !confs.empty?
+ # config-dump merges defaults with user configuration, so every
+ # key should be set.
+ clusterID, clusterConfig = confs["Clusters"].first
+ $arvados_config_global = clusterConfig
+ $arvados_config_global["ClusterID"] = clusterID
+ $arvados_config_global["SourceTimestamp"] = Time.rfc3339(confs["SourceTimestamp"])
+ $arvados_config_global["SourceSHA256"] = confs["SourceSHA256"]
+ else
+ # config-dump failed, assume we will be loading from legacy
+ # application.yml, initialize with defaults.
+ $arvados_config_global = $arvados_config_defaults.deep_dup
+ end
+ end