Custom config file directory is not working

[fedealconada]

The code below is the one that allows someone to specifiy a different directory for the getstream.js config file"

if (typeof process != 'undefined' && process.env.STREAM_NODE_CONFIG_DIR) {
		config_file = process.env.STREAM_NODE_CONFIG_DIR + '/getstream.js';
	} else {
		config_file = process.cwd() + '/getstream.js';
	}

The main problem is that, in case we specify a value for STREAM_NODE_CONFIG_DIR this will always be some path relative to the project. Therefore, we must append the process.cwd() to the url.

Moreover, I'm working now with Node v14 and, because of compatibility things, I need to specifiy getstream.js with the .cjs extension. But this is not possible with the current setup because stream-node-orm is forcing us to use a file named getstream.js.

My proposal is just to use a STREAM_NODE_CONFIG_PATH variable that would be path to a file and not a directory path.

[ferhatelmas]

Why can't you specify an absolute path? Additionally, that would be a breaking change (DIR to PATH).

For the latest node compatibility, we need "type": "module" in package.json which is again a breaking change.

/cc @mahboubii

[fedealconada]

Why can't you specify an absolute path? Additionally, that would be a breaking change (DIR to PATH).

For the latest node compatibility, we need "type": "module" in package.json which is again a breaking change.

/cc @mahboubii

Because to do that, I should know exactly the server's absolute path, it's just not comfortable to write something like: STREAM_NODE_CONFIG_DIR=/Users/myusername/Development/myproject/ as a path. And then, for production, when I deploy this, I might not know exactly the absolute path on the server.... It's much convenient using a relative path.
And regarding not using getstream.jsit's just to have more flexibility on how we want to name the file, or even use other js extension. Actually, at stream-js you are not limiting the file name (see here).