ocr-service/ensure_blla_model.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 BLLA_MODEL_PATH = os.environ.get("BLLA_MODEL_PATH", "/app/models/blla.mlmodel")
 # DOI for "General segmentation model for print and handwriting" — ketos 7 compatible.
 BLLA_MODEL_DOI = "10.5281/zenodo.14602569"
-HTRMOPO_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~/.local/share/htrmopo")
+HTRMOPO_DIR = os.environ.get("HTRMOPO_DIR", "/app/models/.htrmopo")
 
 
 def _model_is_loadable(path: str) -> bool:

ocr-service/test_ensure_blla_model.py

@@ -1,10 +1,35 @@
 """Unit tests for ensure_blla_model.main()."""
 
+import importlib
+import os
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
 
 import ensure_blla_model
 
 
+# ─── HTRMOPO_DIR env var resolution ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_htrmopo_dir_reads_from_env_var():
+    """HTRMOPO_DIR uses the HTRMOPO_DIR env var when set, not ~ expansion."""
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {"HTRMOPO_DIR": "/custom/htrmopo"}):
+        importlib.reload(ensure_blla_model)
+        result = ensure_blla_model.HTRMOPO_DIR
+    importlib.reload(ensure_blla_model)
+    assert result == "/custom/htrmopo"
+
+
+def test_htrmopo_dir_default_is_fixed_path():
+    """Default HTRMOPO_DIR is a fixed path not derived from ~ (no-create-home safe)."""
+    clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k != "HTRMOPO_DIR"}
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True):
+        importlib.reload(ensure_blla_model)
+        result = ensure_blla_model.HTRMOPO_DIR
+    importlib.reload(ensure_blla_model)
+    assert "~" not in result
+    assert not result.startswith("/.")
+
+
 # ─── Model already loadable ───────────────────────────────────────────────────