Add secret_settings and mechanisms for managing it. This allows for easier hiding game- and server-specific settings when sharing the game dir with others.

evennia/game_template/gitignore

@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ __pycache__
 *.restart
 *.db3
 
-# Installation-specific. 
+# Installation-specific.
 # For group efforts, comment out some or all of these.
-server/conf/settings.py
+server/conf/secret_settings.py
 server/logs/*.log.*
 web/static/*
 web/media/*

evennia/game_template/server/conf/secret_settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""
+This file is meant for when you want to share your game dir with
+others but don't want to share all details of your specific game
+or local server setup. The settings in this file will override those
+in settings.py and is in .gitignore by default.
+
+A good guideline when sharing your game dir is that you want your
+game to run correctly also without this file and only use this
+to override your public, shared settings.
+
+"""
+
+# The secret key is randomly seeded upon creation. It is used to sign
+# Django's cookies and should not be publicly known. It should also
+# generally not be changed once people have registered with the game
+# since it will invalidate their existing sessions.
+SECRET_KEY = {secret_key}

evennia/game_template/server/conf/settings.py

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ paths (path.to.module) should be given relative to the game's root
 folder (typeclasses.foo) whereas paths within the Evennia library
 needs to be given explicitly (evennia.foo).
 
+If you want to share your game dir, including its settings, you can
+put secret game- or server-specific settings in secret_settings.py.
+
 """
 
 # Use the defaults from Evennia unless explicitly overridden
@@ -31,13 +34,11 @@ from evennia.settings_default import *
 # This is the name of your game. Make it catchy!
 SERVERNAME = {servername}
 
-######################################################################
-# Django web features
-######################################################################
 
-
-# The secret key is randomly seeded upon creation. It is used to sign
-# Django's cookies. Do not share this with anyone. Changing it will
-# log out all active web browsing sessions. Game web client sessions
-# may survive.
-SECRET_KEY = {secret_key}
+######################################################################
+# Settings given in secret_settings.py override those in this file.
+######################################################################
+try:
+    from server.conf.secret_settings import *
+except ImportError:
+    print "secret_settings.py file not found or failed to import."