[server] Allow to disable definitely gp

Author: corneliusludmann

chart/templates/server-deployment.yaml

@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ spec:
         - name: GITPOD_GITHUB_APP_MKT_NAME
           value: "{{ $comp.github.app.marketPlaceName }}"
 {{- end }}
+        - name: GITPOD_DEFINITELY_GP_DISABLED
+          value: "{{ $comp.definitelyGpDisabled | default "false" }}"
         - name: LOG_LEVEL
           value: "trace"
         - name: NODE_ENV

chart/values.yaml

@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ components:
     volumes: null
     garbageCollection:
       disabled: "false"
+    definitelyGpDisabled: "false"
 
   workspace:
     ports:

components/server/src/env.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ export class Env extends AbstractComponentEnv {
     readonly githubAppCertPath: string = process.env.GITPOD_GITHUB_APP_CERT_PATH || "unknown";
     readonly githubAppMarketplaceName: string = process.env.GITPOD_GITHUB_APP_MKT_NAME || "unknown";
 
+    readonly definitelyGpDisabled: boolean = process.env.GITPOD_DEFINITELY_GP_DISABLED == "true";
+
     readonly daysBeforeGarbageCollection: number = parseInt(process.env.GITPOD_DAYS_BEFORE_GARBAGE_COLLECTION || '14', 10);
     readonly daysBeforeGarbageCollectingPrebuilds: number = parseInt(process.env.GITPOD_DAYS_BEFORE_GARBAGE_COLLECTING_PREBUILDS || '7', 10);
     readonly garbageCollectionStartDate: number = process.env.GITPOD_GARBAGE_COLLECTION_START_DATE ? 

components/server/src/workspace/config-provider.ts

@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ export class ConfigProvider {
         const span = TraceContext.startSpan("fetchExternalGitpodFileContent", ctx);
         span.setTag("repo", `${repository.owner}/${repository.name}`);
 
+        if (this.env.definitelyGpDisabled) {
+            return {
+                content: undefined,
+                basePath: `${repository.name}`
+            };
+        }
+
         try {
             const ownerConfigBasePath = `${repository.name}/${repository.owner}`;
             const baseConfigBasePath = `${repository.name}`;