.. _settings:

Configuration
=============


Settings
--------

.. currentmodule:: django.conf.settings


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_CACHEFILE_DIR

    :default: ``'CACHE/images'``

    The directory to which image files will be cached.


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE

    :default: ``None``

    The qualified class name of a Django storage backend to use to save the
    cached images. If no value is provided for ``IMAGEKIT_DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE``,
    and none is specified by the spec definition, `your default file storage`__
    will be used.


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_DEFAULT_CACHEFILE_BACKEND

    :default: ``'imagekit.cachefiles.backends.Simple'``

    Specifies the class that will be used to validate cached image files.


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_DEFAULT_CACHEFILE_STRATEGY

    :default: ``'imagekit.cachefiles.strategies.JustInTime'``

    The class responsible for specifying how and when cache files are
    generated.


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_CACHE_BACKEND

    :default: If ``DEBUG`` is ``True``, ``'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache'``.
    Otherwise, ``'default'``.

    The Django cache backend to be used to store information like the state of
    cached images (i.e. validated or not).


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_CACHE_PREFIX

    :default: ``'imagekit:'``

    A cache prefix to be used when values are stored in ``IMAGEKIT_CACHE_BACKEND``


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_CACHEFILE_NAMER

    :default: ``'imagekit.cachefiles.namers.hash'``

    A function responsible for generating file names for non-spec cache files.


.. attribute:: IMAGEKIT_SPEC_CACHEFILE_NAMER

    :default: ``'imagekit.cachefiles.namers.source_name_as_path'``

    A function responsible for generating file names for cache files that
    correspond to image specs. Since you will likely want to base the name of
    your cache files on the name of the source, this extra setting is provided.


__ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#default-file-storage
