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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ say "Pomodoro started"
```

```shellsession
$ chmod +x ~/.pomodoro/hooks/start
$ chmod +x ~/.config/pomodoro/hooks/start
```

## Settings

The Pomodoro CLI can be configured using a `settings` file in your configuration directory (`~/.pomodoro/settings`). The settings file uses the logfmt format.
The Pomodoro CLI can be configured using a `settings` file in your configuration directory (`~/.config/pomodoro/settings`). The settings file uses the logfmt format.

### Available Settings

Expand All @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ The Pomodoro CLI can be configured using a `settings` file in your configuration

### Example Settings File

Create or edit `~/.pomodoro/settings`:
Create or edit `~/.config/pomodoro/settings`:

```
daily_goal=8
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29 changes: 28 additions & 1 deletion cmd/root.go
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Expand Up @@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
"fmt"
"log"
"os"
"path/filepath"

"github.com/adrg/xdg"
"github.com/open-pomodoro/go-openpomodoro"
"github.com/open-pomodoro/openpomodoro-cli/format"
"github.com/spf13/cobra"
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RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(
&directoryFlag, "directory", "", ``,
"directory to read/write Open Pomodoro data (default is ~/.pomodoro/)")
"directory to read/write Open Pomodoro data (default is ~/.config/pomodoro/)")

RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(
&formatFlag, "format", "f", format.DefaultFormat,
Expand All @@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ func init() {

viper.AutomaticEnv()

directoryFlag = resolveDirectory(directoryFlag)
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The directoryFlag is being resolved in init() before command parsing occurs, which means the flag value will always be empty at this point. This resolution should be moved to PersistentPreRun after flag parsing to correctly respect user-provided --directory flags.

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RootCmd.PersistentPreRun = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
var err error

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os.Exit(-1)
}
}

// resolveDirectory determines the directory to use for storing Pomodoro data.
//
// The resolution logic is as follows:
// 1. If the `flag` argument is non-empty, it is returned as the directory.
// 2. Otherwise, if a legacy directory `~/.pomodoro` exists in the user's home directory, it is used.
// 3. If neither of the above applies, the function falls back to the XDG config directory
// (typically `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pomodoro` or `~/.config/pomodoro` if XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set).
func resolveDirectory(directoryFlag string) string {
if directoryFlag != "" {
return directoryFlag
}

home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
if err == nil {
legacy := filepath.Join(home, ".pomodoro")
if f, err := os.Stat(legacy); err == nil && f.IsDir() {
return legacy
}
}

return filepath.Join(xdg.ConfigHome, "pomodoro")
}
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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/open-pomodoro/openpomodoro-cli
go 1.16

require (
github.com/adrg/xdg v0.5.3
github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0 // indirect
github.com/justincampbell/go-countdown v0.0.0-20180522133831-c8d99217f0f9
github.com/kr/logfmt v0.0.0-20210122060352-19f9bcb100e6 // indirect
Expand All @@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ require (
github.com/spf13/afero v1.8.2 // indirect
github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0
github.com/spf13/viper v1.10.1
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220408201424-a24fb2fb8a0f // indirect
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.4 // indirect
)
18 changes: 14 additions & 4 deletions go.sum
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github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=
github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
github.com/adrg/xdg v0.5.3 h1:xRnxJXne7+oWDatRhR1JLnvuccuIeCoBu2rtuLqQB78=
github.com/adrg/xdg v0.5.3/go.mod h1:nlTsY+NNiCBGCK2tpm09vRqfVzrc2fLmXGpBLF0zlTQ=
github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
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github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
github.com/stretchr/objx v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qt09Ya8vawLte6SNmTgCsAVtYtaKzEcn8ATUoHMkEqE=
github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2/go.mod h1:FRsXN1f5AsAjCGJKqEizvkpNtU+EGNCLh3NxZ/8L+MA=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 h1:Slr1R9HxAlEKefgq5jn9U+DnETlIUa6HfgEzj0g5d7s=
github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69rRypqCw=
github.com/tv42/httpunix v0.0.0-20150427012821-b75d8614f926/go.mod h1:9ESjWnEqriFuLhtthL60Sar/7RFoluCcXsuvEwTV5KM=
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golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211007075335-d3039528d8ac/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211124211545-fe61309f8881/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211210111614-af8b64212486/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220408201424-a24fb2fb8a0f h1:8w7RhxzTVgUzw/AH/9mUV5q0vMgy40SQRursCcfmkCw=
golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220408201424-a24fb2fb8a0f/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 h1:KHjCJyddX0LoSTb3J+vWpupP9p0oznkqVk/IfjymZbo=
golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
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gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
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