refactor: remove deprecated EXPOSE_API environment variable

.env

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ ENABLE_ASSISTANTS=false #set to true to enable assistants feature
 ENABLE_ASSISTANTS_RAG=false # /!\ This will let users specify arbitrary URLs that the server will then request. Make sure you have the proper firewall rules in place. 
 REQUIRE_FEATURED_ASSISTANTS=false # require featured assistants to show in the list
 COMMUNITY_TOOLS=false # set to true to enable community tools
-EXPOSE_API=true # make the /api routes available
 ALLOW_IFRAME=true # Allow the app to be embedded in an iframe
 
 

chart/env/prod.yaml

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ envVars:
   COOKIE_SECURE: "true"
   ENABLE_ASSISTANTS: "true"
   ENABLE_ASSISTANTS_RAG: "true"
-  EXPOSE_API: "true"
   METRICS_PORT: 5565
   LOG_LEVEL: "debug"
   METRICS_ENABLED: "true"

src/hooks.server.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ if (!building) {
 
 	// Init AbortedGenerations refresh process
 	AbortedGenerations.getInstance();
+
+	if (env.EXPOSE_API) {
+		logger.warn(
+			"The EXPOSE_API flag has been deprecated. The API is now required for chat-ui to work."
+		);
+	}
 }
 
 export const handleError: HandleServerError = async ({ error, event, status, message }) => {
@@ -79,10 +85,6 @@ export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
 		request: event.request,
 	});
 
-	if (event.url.pathname.startsWith(`${base}/api/`) && env.EXPOSE_API !== "true") {
-		return new Response("API is disabled", { status: 403 });
-	}
-
 	function errorResponse(status: number, message: string) {
 		const sendJson =
 			event.request.headers.get("accept")?.includes("application/json") ||