loading API configuration from endpoint.

service/src/main/resources/assets/statics/js/controllers/taskController.js

 (function(){
     angular.module('ctfApp').controller('TaskController', ['$scope', '$stateParams', 'APIProvider', 'AppSettings', function($scope, $stateParams, APIProvider, AppSettings) {
         $scope.submitUnknown = false;
-        $scope.apiAddress = 'http://' + AppSettings.apiAddress;
+        $scope.apiAddress = AppSettings.getApiAddress();
         $scope.selectedTaskId = $stateParams.taskLevel;
         // console.log('SELECTED TASK ID', $scope.selectedTaskId);
         APIProvider.getTaskById($scope.selectedTaskId, function(data){

service/src/main/resources/assets/statics/js/controllers/tasksController.js

 (function(){
     angular.module('ctfApp').controller('TasksController', ['$scope', '$http', 'APIProvider', 'AppSettings', function($scope, $http, APIProvider, AppSettings) {
-        $scope.apiAddress = AppSettings.apiAddress;
+        $scope.apiAddress = AppSettings.getApiAddress();
         APIProvider.getTasks(function(data){
             // console.log(data);
             APIProvider.getMyCompletedLevelsList(function(completed){

service/src/main/resources/assets/statics/js/main.js

@@ -37,12 +37,31 @@
 
     }]);
 
-    app.factory('AppSettings', function() {
-        var dev = "localhost:8080/api/v1", prod = "52.28.244.24:8080/api/v1";
+    app.factory('AppSettings', ['$http', function($http) {
+
+        // fallback into defaults, if everything fails, world collapses and /startup will not resolve
+        var domainName = '52.28.244.24', port = "http", schema = 8080;
+
         return {
-            apiAddress: prod
-        };
+
+            initAPI: function(){
+                $http.get('/api/v1/startup').success(function(data){
+                    console.debug(data);
+                    domainName = data.domainName;
+                    port = data.port;
+                    schema = data.schema;
                 });
+            },
+
+            getApiAddress: function(){
+                return schema + "://" + domainName + ":" + port + "/api/v1";
+            },
+
+            getApiAddressWithCredentials: function(username, password){
+                return schema + "://" + username + ":" + password + "@" + domainName + ":" + port + "/api/v1";
+            }
+        };
+    }]);
 
     app.config(['$httpProvider', function ($httpProvider) {
 
@@ -59,8 +78,10 @@
 
     }]);
 
-    app.run(['$rootScope', '$location', '$cookieStore', '$http', 'NavbarService',
-        function ($rootScope, $location, $cookieStore, $http, NavbarService) {
+    app.run(['$rootScope', '$location', '$cookieStore', '$http', 'NavbarService', 'AppSettings',
+        function ($rootScope, $location, $cookieStore, $http, NavbarService, AppSettings) {
+
+            AppSettings.initAPI();
 
             $(".button-collapse").sideNav();
 

service/src/main/resources/assets/statics/js/providers/apiProvider.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
             getScores: function(callback){
-                $http.get('http://' + AppSettings.apiAddress + '/solutions/all').
+                $http.get(AppSettings.getApiAddress() + '/solutions/all').
                     success(function(data) {
                         scores = data;
                         if (callback) callback(data);
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             },
 
             getTasks: function(callback){
-                $http.get('http://' + AppSettings.apiAddress + '/tasks').
+                $http.get(AppSettings.getApiAddress() + '/tasks').
                     success(function(data) {
                         this.getMySolutions(function(solutions){
                             if (solutions){
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
              * @param callback
              */
             getMyCompletedLevelsList: function(callback){
-                $http.get('http://' + AppSettings.apiAddress + '/solutions/my/completed').
+                $http.get(AppSettings.getApiAddress() + '/solutions/my/completed').
                     success(function(data) {
                         if (callback) callback(data);
                     });
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
              * @returns {HttpPromise}
              */
             submitFlag: function(level, flag){
-                return $http.post('http://' + AppSettings.apiAddress + '/solutions/' + level, flag);
+                return $http.post(AppSettings.getApiAddress() + '/solutions/' + level, flag);
             }
         };
     }]);

service/src/main/resources/assets/statics/js/services/authenticationService.js

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                  */
                 login: function (username, password, callback) {
 
-                    $http.get('http://' + username + ":" + password + "@" + AppSettings.apiAddress + '/whoami', {
+                    $http.get(AppSettings.getApiAddressWithCredentials(username, password) + '/whoami', {
                         headers: {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + Base64.encode(username + ':' + password)}
                     })
                         .then(function (response) {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                  */
                 logout: function (callback) {
 
-                    $http.get('http://' + 'askdjfadsf' + ':' + 'adsfasskdjfadsf' + '@' + AppSettings.apiAddress + '/whoami', {
+                    $http.get(AppSettings.getApiAddressWithCredentials('askdjfadsf', 'adsfasskdjfadsf') + '/whoami', {
                         headers: {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + Base64.encode('askdjfadsf' + ':' + 'adsfasskdjfadsf')}
                     }).then(function(response){
                         this.clearCredentials();