added debug-mode setting

docs/source/usage/troubleshooting.rst

@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@ It will be beneficial for the troubleshooting process if we find out in which th
 
 |ts_sys_ov|
 
+----
+
+Debugging
+*********
+
+You can enable the debug mode at the :code:`System - Config` page.
+
+If that is not possible you can alternatively set the :code:`AW_ENV` environmental variable to :code:`dev`.
+
+This debug mode **SHOULD ONLY BE ENABLED TEMPORARILY**! It could possibly open attack vectors.
+
+You might need to restart the application to apply this setting.
+
+----
+
 Job Execution
 *************
 

src/ansible-webui/aw/config/defaults.py

@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ def _get_defaults_docker(var: str) -> any:
     'session_timeout': 12 * 60 * 60,  # 12h
     'path_ansible_config': _get_existing_ansible_config_file(),
     'path_ssh_known_hosts': _get_defaults_docker('path_ssh_known_hosts'),
+    'debug': False,
 }

src/ansible-webui/aw/config/form_metadata.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             'session_timeout': 'Timeout for WebUI login-sessions',
             'path_ansible_config': 'Ansible Config-File',
             'path_ssh_known_hosts': 'SSH Known-Hosts File',
+            'debug': 'Debug Mode',
             # env-vars
             'timezone': 'Timezone',
             'db': 'Database',
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@
                                    '/intro_configuration.html#configuration-file">Ansible config-file</a> to use',
             'path_ssh_known_hosts': 'Path to a <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/'
                                     'Client_Configuration_Files#~/.ssh/known_hosts">SSH known_hosts file</a> to use',
+            'debug': 'Enable Debug-mode. Do not enable permanent on production systems! '
+                     'It can possibly open attack vectors. '
+                     'You might need to restart the application to apply this setting',
         }
     }
 }

src/ansible-webui/aw/model/system.py

@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 
-from aw.model.base import BaseModel
+from aw.model.base import BaseModel, CHOICES_BOOL
 from aw.config.defaults import CONFIG_DEFAULTS
 from aw.config.environment import check_aw_env_var_is_set
+from aw.utils.deployment import deployment_dev
 
 
 class SystemConfig(BaseModel):
     form_fields = [
         'path_run', 'path_play', 'path_log', 'timezone', 'run_timeout', 'session_timeout', 'path_ansible_config',
-        'path_ssh_known_hosts',
+        'path_ssh_known_hosts', 'debug',
     ]
     # NOTE: 'AW_DB' is needed to get this config from DB and 'AW_SECRET' cannot be saved because of security breach
     api_fields_write = form_fields
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class SystemConfig(BaseModel):
     path_ssh_known_hosts = models.CharField(
         max_length=500, default=CONFIG_DEFAULTS['path_ssh_known_hosts'], null=True, blank=True,
     )
+    debug = models.BooleanField(default=CONFIG_DEFAULTS['debug'] or deployment_dev(), choices=CHOICES_BOOL)
 
     @classmethod
     def get_set_env_vars(cls) -> list:

src/ansible-webui/aw/settings.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     BASE_DIR / 'aw' / 'templates/'
 ]
 
-DEBUG = deployment_dev()
+DEBUG = deployment_dev() or config['debug']
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
 X_FRAME_OPTIONS = 'SAMEORIGIN'