ketotrack/config/config.go

// Package config handles the configuration aspects of the KetoTrack application.
// It includes definitions and routines necessary for setting up and retrieving
// application configuration settings, such as data storage paths.
package config

import (
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
)

// AppConfig holds configuration details for the application. It currently
// only includes the path to the data storage location.
type AppConfig struct {
	DataPath string
}

// Load initializes the application configuration by ensuring the required
// directories exist and setting the path for data storage. It creates a
// directory named ".ketotrack" in the user's home directory if it does not already
// exist, and sets the data path to "records.json" within this directory.
// The function loads these settings into an AppConfig instance and returns it.
func Load() AppConfig {
	// TODO: Handle os.UserHomeDir errors
	// TODO: Handle os.MkdirAll errors
	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
	ketotrackDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".ketotrack")
	os.MkdirAll(ketotrackDir, 0770)
	return AppConfig{
		DataPath: filepath.Join(ketotrackDir, "records.json"),
	}
}