Disable canvas and compilation

[frozenfrank]

This PR continues efforts begun in #328 by adding guards to newly added method calls. It also leverages the newly added ApplicationProperties system to read in the values from a properties file.

[frozenfrank]

Note that the commit message "RUN_COMPILATION can be controlled via ApplicationProperties" in commit 50cb2c6 is mostly a theoretical question. Nobody has shown me nor demonstrated where the .properties file exists so I'm not sure how to actually use it.

[19mdavenport]

There is no .properties file associated with ApplicationProperties. It's tied to command line arguments

[frozenfrank]

There is no .properties file associated with ApplicationProperties. It's tied to command line arguments

That explains it. I guess I just need some training on how to use the commandline arguments to adjust the values.

Is there something more you're looking for from this PR, or how can I help this one become approved as well?

[19mdavenport]

Could you add support for your new property to where it exists in main Server class, as well as providing it as an option in the docker compose file?

[frozenfrank]

Could you add support for your new property to where it exists in main Server class, as well as providing it as an option in the docker compose file?

@19mdavenport I can look into the main Server class, but I have now idea how Docker works or while file I would be manipulating. I'll do my best.

[19mdavenport]

https://github.com/softwareconstruction240/autograder/blob/main/compose.yml you'd just need to add it with the rest of the command line arguments (lines 23-32)

[frozenfrank]

@19mdavenport I've added the support you asked for.

(I still don't understand everything in that file, but I was able to follow the pattern to add support for the property. Thanks for the tip!)