add config file option

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.conf
+*.json
 
 # ---> Python
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files

PiholeAPI.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import logging
 import requests
 import json
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from os import path
 
 
 # log settings
@@ -20,14 +21,18 @@ logging.basicConfig(format='[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s %(message)s', level=logg
 
 
 class PiholeAPI:
-    def __init__(self, url: str, port: int = 80, ssl: bool = False, passwd: str = None):
-        self.url        = url
+    def __init__(self, config: str = 'pihole.json', host: str = None, port: int = 80, ssl: bool = False, password: str = None):
+        self.host       = host
         self.port       = port
         self.ssl        = ssl
-        self.passwd     = passwd
+        self.password   = password
         self.valid_auth = datetime.now()
         self.sid        = None
         self.csrf       = None
+        if path.exists(config):
+            with open(config, 'r') as file:
+                for key, value in json.load(file).items():
+                    self.__dict__[key] = value
 
     def __query(self, query: str, method: str = 'GET', payload: dict = None, auth_need: bool = True):
         headers = dict()
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ class PiholeAPI:
         url = 'http'
         if self.ssl:
             url += 's'
-        url += f'://{self.url}:{self.port}/api/{query}'
+        url += f'://{self.host}:{self.port}/api/{query}'
 
         if payload:
             response = requests.request(method=method, url=url, headers=headers, json=payload, verify=False)
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ class PiholeAPI:
         Returns:
             bool: True if auth successfull
         """
-        payload = {'password': self.passwd}
+        payload = {'password': self.password}
         data = self.__query('auth', 'POST', payload, auth_need=False)
         if not data:
             raise PermissionError(f'Authentication not possible')
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ class PiholeAPI:
 
 
 def main():
-    pi = PiholeAPI(url='localhost', passwd='my-password!')
+    pi = PiholeAPI()
     pi.get_sessions()
 
 

pihole.json.sample

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "host": "localhost",
+    "port": 80,
+    "ssl": false,
+    "password": "mypassword"
+}