--- a/MANIFEST.in	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/MANIFEST.in	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 recursive-include cubicweb/web/test/data bootstrap_cubes pouet.css *.py
 recursive-include cubicweb/web/test/data/static/jstests *.js *.html *.json
 
+include cubicweb/pyramid/development.ini.tmpl
+
 include cubicweb/web/data/jquery-treeview/*.md
 
 recursive-include cubicweb/skeleton *.py *.css *.js *.po compat *.tmpl rules

--- a/cubicweb/cwconfig.py	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/cwconfig.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     """return a list of installed configurations in a directory
     according to \*-ctl files
     """
-    return [name for name in ('repository', 'all-in-one')
+    return [name for name in ('repository', 'all-in-one', 'pyramid')
             if exists(join(directory, '%s.conf' % name))]
 
 
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def load_available_configs(cls):
         for confmod in ('web.webconfig',  'etwist.twconfig',
-                        'server.serverconfig',):
+                        'server.serverconfig', 'pyramid.config'):
             try:
                 __import__('cubicweb.%s' % confmod)
             except ImportError as exc:

--- a/cubicweb/cwctl.py	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/cwctl.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
           }),
         ('config',
          {'short': 'c', 'type' : 'choice', 'metavar': '<install type>',
-          'choices': ('all-in-one', 'repository'),
+          'choices': ('all-in-one', 'repository', 'pyramid'),
           'default': 'all-in-one',
           'help': 'installation type, telling which part of an instance '
           'should be installed. You can list available configurations using the'

--- a/cubicweb/devtools/test/unittest_devctl.py	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/devtools/test/unittest_devctl.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         expected_project_content = ['setup.py', 'test', 'MANIFEST.in',
                                     'cubicweb_foo',
                                     'cubicweb-foo.spec', 'debian', 'README',
-                                    'tox.ini', 'development.ini']
+                                    'tox.ini']
         expected_package_content = ['i18n', 'hooks.py', 'views.py',
                                     'migration', 'entities.py', 'schema.py',
                                     '__init__.py', 'data', '__pkginfo__.py']

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/cubicweb/pyramid/config.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# copyright 2017 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+# contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+#
+# This file is part of CubicWeb.
+#
+# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# CubicWeb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""Configuration for CubicWeb instances on top of a Pyramid application"""
+
+from os import path
+import random
+import string
+
+from logilab.common.configuration import merge_options
+
+from cubicweb.cwconfig import CONFIGURATIONS
+from cubicweb.server.serverconfig import ServerConfiguration
+from cubicweb.toolsutils import fill_templated_file
+from cubicweb.web.webconfig import BaseWebConfiguration
+
+
+def get_random_secret_key():
+    """Return 50-character secret string"""
+    chars = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
+    return "".join([random.choice(chars) for i in range(50)])
+
+
+class CubicWebPyramidConfiguration(BaseWebConfiguration, ServerConfiguration):
+    """Pyramid application with a CubicWeb repository"""
+    name = 'pyramid'
+
+    cubicweb_appobject_path = (BaseWebConfiguration.cubicweb_appobject_path
+                               | ServerConfiguration.cubicweb_appobject_path)
+    cube_appobject_path = (BaseWebConfiguration.cube_appobject_path
+                           | ServerConfiguration.cube_appobject_path)
+
+    options = merge_options(ServerConfiguration.options +
+                            BaseWebConfiguration.options)
+
+    def write_development_ini(self, cubes):
+        """Write a 'development.ini' file into apphome."""
+        template_fpath = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), 'development.ini.tmpl')
+        target_fpath = path.join(self.apphome, 'development.ini')
+        context = {
+            'instance': self.appid,
+            'cubename': cubes[0],
+            'session-secret': get_random_secret_key(),
+            'auth-authtkt-persistent-secret': get_random_secret_key(),
+            'auth-authtkt-session-secret': get_random_secret_key(),
+        }
+        fill_templated_file(template_fpath, target_fpath, context)
+
+
+CONFIGURATIONS.append(CubicWebPyramidConfiguration)

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/cubicweb/pyramid/development.ini.tmpl	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+###
+# app configuration
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
+###
+
+[app:main]
+use = egg:cubicweb#main
+
+pyramid.reload_templates = true
+pyramid.debug_authorization = false
+pyramid.debug_notfound = false
+pyramid.debug_routematch = false
+pyramid.default_locale_name = en
+pyramid.includes =
+    pyramid_debugtoolbar
+    cubicweb_%(cubename)s
+
+# By default, the toolbar only appears for clients from IP addresses
+# '127.0.0.1' and '::1'.
+# debugtoolbar.hosts = 127.0.0.1 ::1
+
+##
+# CubicWeb instance settings
+# http://cubicweb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/book/pyramid/settings/
+##
+cubicweb.instance = %(instance)s
+cubicweb.bwcompat = false
+cubicweb.debug = true
+cubicweb.session.secret = %(session-secret)s
+cubicweb.auth.authtkt.persistent.secure = false
+cubicweb.auth.authtkt.persistent.secret = %(auth-authtkt-persistent-secret)s
+cubicweb.auth.authtkt.session.secure = false
+cubicweb.auth.authtkt.session.secret = %(auth-authtkt-session-secret)s
+
+###
+# wsgi server configuration
+###
+
+[server:main]
+use = egg:waitress#main
+listen = 127.0.0.1:6543 [::1]:6543

--- a/cubicweb/pyramid/pyramidctl.py	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/pyramid/pyramidctl.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 from cubicweb.cwconfig import CubicWebConfiguration as cwcfg
 from cubicweb.cwctl import CWCTL, InstanceCommand, init_cmdline_log_threshold
 from cubicweb.pyramid import wsgi_application_from_cwconfig
-from cubicweb.server import set_debug
+from cubicweb.server import serverctl, set_debug
+from cubicweb.web.webctl import WebCreateHandler
 
 import waitress
 
@@ -51,6 +52,17 @@
 LOG_LEVELS = ('debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error')
 
 
+class PyramidCreateHandler(serverctl.RepositoryCreateHandler,
+                           WebCreateHandler):
+    cfgname = 'pyramid'
+
+    def bootstrap(self, cubes, automatic=False, inputlevel=0):
+        serverctl.RepositoryCreateHandler.bootstrap(self, cubes, automatic, inputlevel)
+        # Call WebCreateHandler.bootstrap to prompt about get anonymous-user.
+        WebCreateHandler.bootstrap(self, cubes, automatic, inputlevel)
+        self.config.write_development_ini(cubes)
+
+
 class PyramidStartHandler(InstanceCommand):
     """Start an interactive pyramid server.
 

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_config.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# copyright 2017 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+# contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+#
+# This file is part of CubicWeb.
+#
+# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# CubicWeb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""Tests for cubicweb.pyramid.config module."""
+
+import os
+from os import path
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from mock import patch
+
+from cubicweb.devtools.testlib import TemporaryDirectory
+
+from cubicweb.pyramid import config
+
+
+class PyramidConfigTC(TestCase):
+
+    def test_get_random_secret_key(self):
+        with patch('random.choice', return_value='0') as patched_choice:
+            secret = config.get_random_secret_key()
+        self.assertEqual(patched_choice.call_count, 50)
+        self.assertEqual(secret, '0' * 50)
+
+    def test_write_development_ini(self):
+        with TemporaryDirectory() as instancedir:
+            appid = 'pyramid-instance'
+            os.makedirs(path.join(instancedir, appid))
+            os.environ['CW_INSTANCES_DIR'] = instancedir
+            try:
+                cfg = config.CubicWebPyramidConfiguration(appid)
+                with patch('random.choice', return_value='0') as patched_choice:
+                    cfg.write_development_ini(['foo', 'bar'])
+            finally:
+                os.environ.pop('CW_INSTANCES_DIR')
+            with open(path.join(instancedir, appid, 'development.ini')) as f:
+                lines = f.readlines()
+        self.assertEqual(patched_choice.call_count, 50 * 3)
+        secret = '0' * 50
+        for option in ('cubicweb.session.secret',
+                       'cubicweb.auth.authtkt.persistent.secret',
+                       'cubicweb.auth.authtkt.session.secret'):
+            self.assertIn('{} = {}\n'.format(option, secret), lines)
+        self.assertIn('cubicweb.instance = {}\n'.format(appid), lines)
+        self.assertIn('    cubicweb_foo\n', lines)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import unittest
+    unittest.main()

--- a/cubicweb/skeleton/development.ini.tmpl	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-###
-# app configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
-###
-
-[app:main]
-use = egg:cubicweb#main
-
-pyramid.reload_templates = true
-pyramid.debug_authorization = false
-pyramid.debug_notfound = false
-pyramid.debug_routematch = false
-pyramid.default_locale_name = en
-pyramid.includes =
-    pyramid_debugtoolbar
-    cubicweb_%(cubename)s
-
-# By default, the toolbar only appears for clients from IP addresses
-# '127.0.0.1' and '::1'.
-# debugtoolbar.hosts = 127.0.0.1 ::1
-
-##
-# CubicWeb instance settings
-# http://cubicweb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/book/pyramid/settings/
-##
-cubicweb.instance = %%(instance)s
-cubicweb.bwcompat = False
-cubicweb.debug = True
-# cubicweb.session.secret =
-# cubicweb.auth.authtkt.persistent.secret =
-cubicweb.auth.authtkt.persistent.secure = False
-# cubicweb.auth.authtkt.session.secret =
-cubicweb.auth.authtkt.session.secure = False
-
-###
-# wsgi server configuration
-###
-
-[server:main]
-use = egg:waitress#main
-listen = 127.0.0.1:6543 [::1]:6543

--- a/cubicweb/test/unittest_cwctl.py	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/test/unittest_cwctl.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from six import PY2
 
 from cubicweb.cwconfig import CubicWebConfiguration
+from cubicweb.cwctl import ListCommand
 from cubicweb.devtools.testlib import CubicWebTC
 from cubicweb.server.migractions import ServerMigrationHelper
 
@@ -38,9 +39,15 @@
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
 
     def test_list(self):
-        from cubicweb.cwctl import ListCommand
         ListCommand(None).run([])
 
+    def test_list_configurations(self):
+        ListCommand(None).run(['configurations'])
+        configs = [l[2:].strip() for l in self.stream.getvalue().splitlines()
+                   if l.startswith('* ')]
+        self.assertIn('all-in-one', configs)
+        self.assertIn('pyramid', configs)
+
 
 class CubicWebShellTC(CubicWebTC):
 

--- a/cubicweb/web/request.py	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/web/request.py	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@
         self.uiprops = None
         #: url for serving datadir (see :ref:`resources`)
         self.datadir_url = None
-        self.uiprops = vreg.config.uiprops
-        self.datadir_url = vreg.config.datadir_url
+        # some config (i.e. "pyramid") do not have "uiprops" nor "datadir_url"
+        # attributes)
+        self.uiprops = getattr(vreg.config, 'uiprops', None)
+        self.datadir_url = getattr(vreg.config, 'datadir_url', None)
         #: enable UStringIO's write tracing
         self.tracehtml = False
         if vreg.config.debugmode:

--- a/flake8-ok-files.txt	Fri Mar 10 12:02:41 2017 +0100
+++ b/flake8-ok-files.txt	Thu Mar 09 16:36:33 2017 +0100
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 cubicweb/xy.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/auth.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/bwcompat.py
+cubicweb/pyramid/config.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/core.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/defaults.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/__init__.py
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
 cubicweb/pyramid/tools.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/test/__init__.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_bw_request.py
+cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_config.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_core.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_login.py
 cubicweb/pyramid/test/test_rest_api.py