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app/config.py

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+"""
+Config loader for the Immich Drop Uploader (Python).
+Reads ONLY from .env; there is NO runtime mutation from the UI.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Settings:
+    """App settings loaded from environment variables (.env)."""
+    immich_base_url: str
+    immich_api_key: str
+    max_concurrent: int = 3
+
+    @property
+    def normalized_base_url(self) -> str:
+        """Return the base URL without a trailing slash for clean joining and display."""
+        return self.immich_base_url.rstrip("/")
+
+def load_settings() -> Settings:
+    """Load settings from .env, applying defaults when absent."""
+    base = os.getenv("IMMICH_BASE_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:2283/api")
+    api_key = os.getenv("IMMICH_API_KEY", "")
+    try:
+        maxc = int(os.getenv("MAX_CONCURRENT", "3"))
+    except ValueError:
+        maxc = 3
+    return Settings(immich_base_url=base, immich_api_key=api_key, max_concurrent=maxc)