Redirect /-/config to /-/settings, closes #1103

datasette/app.py

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ from .utils.asgi import (
     Forbidden,
     NotFound,
     Request,
+    Response,
     asgi_static,
     asgi_send,
     asgi_send_html,
@@ -884,8 +885,16 @@ class Datasette:
             r"/-/plugins(?P<as_format>(\.json)?)$",
         )
         add_route(
-            JsonDataView.as_view(self, "config.json", lambda: self._config),
-            r"/-/config(?P<as_format>(\.json)?)$",
+            JsonDataView.as_view(self, "settings.json", lambda: self._config),
+            r"/-/settings(?P<as_format>(\.json)?)$",
+        )
+        add_route(
+            permanent_redirect("/-/settings.json"),
+            r"/-/config.json",
+        )
+        add_route(
+            permanent_redirect("/-/settings"),
+            r"/-/config",
         )
         add_route(
             JsonDataView.as_view(self, "threads.json", self._threads),
@@ -1224,6 +1233,13 @@ def wrap_view(view_fn, datasette):
     return async_view_fn
 
 
+def permanent_redirect(path):
+    return wrap_view(
+        lambda request, send: Response.redirect(path, status=301),
+        datasette=None,
+    )
+
+
 _curly_re = re.compile(r"(\{.*?\})")
 
 

datasette/default_menu_links.py

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def menu_links(datasette, actor):
                 "label": "Metadata",
             },
             {
-                "href": datasette.urls.path("/-/config"),
-                "label": "Config",
+                "href": datasette.urls.path("/-/settings"),
+                "label": "Settings",
             },
             {
                 "href": datasette.urls.path("/-/permissions"),

docs/introspection.rst

@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ Add ``?all=1`` to include details of the default plugins baked into Datasette.
 
 .. _JsonDataView_config:
 
-/-/config
----------
+/-/settings
+-----------
 
-Shows the :ref:`config` options for this instance of Datasette. `Config example <https://fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com/-/config>`_:
+Shows the :ref:`config` options for this instance of Datasette. `Settings example <https://fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com/-/settings>`_:
 
 .. code-block:: json
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Shows the :ref:`config` options for this instance of Datasette. `Config example
 /-/databases
 ------------
 
-Shows currently attached databases. `Databases example <https://latest.datasette.io/-/config>`_:
+Shows currently attached databases. `Databases example <https://latest.datasette.io/-/databases>`_:
 
 .. code-block:: json
 

tests/test_api.py

@@ -1324,8 +1324,8 @@ def test_versions_json(app_client):
     assert "compile_options" in response.json["sqlite"]
 
 
-def test_config_json(app_client):
-    response = app_client.get("/-/config.json")
+def test_settings_json(app_client):
+    response = app_client.get("/-/settings.json")
     assert {
         "default_page_size": 50,
         "default_facet_size": 30,
@@ -1350,6 +1350,19 @@ def test_config_json(app_client):
     } == response.json
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "path,expected_redirect",
+    (
+        ("/-/config.json", "/-/settings.json"),
+        ("/-/config", "/-/settings"),
+    ),
+)
+def test_config_redirects_to_settings(app_client, path, expected_redirect):
+    response = app_client.get(path, allow_redirects=False)
+    assert response.status == 301
+    assert response.headers["Location"] == expected_redirect
+
+
 def test_page_size_matching_max_returned_rows(
     app_client_returned_rows_matches_page_size,
 ):

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def test_version():
 def test_setting(ensure_eventloop):
     runner = CliRunner()
     result = runner.invoke(
-        cli, ["--setting", "default_page_size", "5", "--get", "/-/config.json"]
+        cli, ["--setting", "default_page_size", "5", "--get", "/-/settings.json"]
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     assert json.loads(result.output)["default_page_size"] == 5
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def test_config_deprecated(ensure_eventloop):
     # The --config option should show a deprecation message
     runner = CliRunner(mix_stderr=False)
     result = runner.invoke(
-        cli, ["--config", "allow_download:off", "--get", "/-/config.json"]
+        cli, ["--config", "allow_download:off", "--get", "/-/settings.json"]
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert not json.loads(result.output)["allow_download"]

tests/test_config_dir.py

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_metadata(config_dir_client):
 
 
 def test_config(config_dir_client):
-    response = config_dir_client.get("/-/config.json")
+    response = config_dir_client.get("/-/settings.json")
     assert 200 == response.status
     assert 60 == response.json["default_cache_ttl"]
 

tests/test_permissions.py

@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def view_instance_client():
         "/-/metadata",
         "/-/versions",
         "/-/plugins",
-        "/-/config",
+        "/-/settings",
         "/-/threads",
         "/-/databases",
         "/-/actor",