what the fuck OpenResty

config.lua

@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ local config = require("lapis.config")
 config("development", {
   server = "nginx",
   code_cache = "off",
-  num_workers = "1"
+  num_workers = "1",
+  port = "8080",
 })

nginx.conf

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ http {
       default_type text/html;
       content_by_lua_block {
         require("lapis").serve("app")
+        -- require("path_fix")
       }
     }
 

path_fix.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- WARNING this works in LuaJIT but fails in OpenResty; it somehow ignores the path
+
+-- there is no way to find the correct load path / current user from OpenResty
+local CODE_PATH = "/Users/tangent/.luarocks/share/lua/5.1/"
+
+local lapis
+local success, error_message = pcall(function() return require("lapis") end)
+
+if success then
+  lapis = error_message
+else
+  package.path = package.path .. ";" .. CODE_PATH .. "?.lua;" .. CODE_PATH .. "?/init.lua"
+  lapis = require("lapis")
+end
+
+lapis.serve("app")