import configparser
from os import path

# parse base config file
config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config_path = path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__))
config.read(path.join(config_path, "../config_base.cfg"))

# check if custom configuration file exists and eventually load it
if path.exists((cfg_pth := path.join(config_path, "../config.cfg"))):
    config.read(cfg_pth)

settings = {
    "mongodb_url": config.get("DB","MONGODB_URL")
}