[BUG-python/deployment] ARGILLA_BASE_URL variable is working properly

[frascuchon]

Describe the bug
The Argilla server is not working when ARGILLA_BASE_URL is defined.

Stacktrace and Code to create the bug
The command

ARGILLA_BASE_URL=/base-url python -m argilla server start

will start the argilla server but the application won't be available at http://localhost:6900/base-url

Related to changes introduced in #3543 cc @gabrielmbmb

Expected behavior
The UI and server API should be available at http://localhost:6900/base-url

Environment:

• Argilla Version [e.g. 1.0.0]: 1.23.0
• ElasticSearch Version [e.g. 7.10.2]:
• Docker Image (optional) [e.g. argilla:v1.0.0]:

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[dosubot]

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Based on the information you've provided, it seems like the issue might be related to how the ARGILLA_BASE_URL is being used in the configure_app_statics function. This function is responsible for setting up the static files for the application and it uses the base_url to replace a placeholder @@baseUrl@@ in the static files.

In the configure_app_statics function, the base_url is obtained from the settings and any trailing slash is removed:

base_url = helpers.remove_suffix(settings.base_url, suffix="/")

Then, this base_url is used to replace the placeholder @@baseUrl@@ in the static files:

helpers.replace_string_in_file(
    file,
    string=BASE_URL_VAR_NAME,
    replace_by=base_url,
)

If the ARGILLA_BASE_URL is defined as http://localhost:6900/base-url, the trailing slash is removed and the base_url becomes http://localhost:6900/base-url. This might cause issues if the static files are expecting the base_url to end with a slash.

To fix this issue, you could modify the remove_suffix function to not remove the trailing slash from the base_url. Alternatively, you could ensure that the static files are correctly handling the base_url without a trailing slash.

You can find this code in the src/argilla/server/app.py file.

As for the exact role of the ARGILLA_BASE_URL variable in the Argilla codebase, I wasn't able to find specific information within the repository. It's possible that this information is available elsewhere or I may have missed it. If you have more context or information about this, it could help in providing a more accurate answer.

I hope this helps! If you have any more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask.

Sources

• src/argilla/server/app.py

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