Refactored path expansion calls into a new path.py file

This also fixed bugs with relative journal and template paths.

jrnl/Journal.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import sys
 from . import Entry
 from . import time
 from .prompt import yesno
+from .path import expand_path
 
 
 class Tag:
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ def open_journal(journal_name, config, legacy=False):
     backwards compatibility with jrnl 1.x
     """
     config = config.copy()
-    config["journal"] = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(config["journal"]))
+    config["journal"] = expand_path(config["journal"])
 
     if os.path.isdir(config["journal"]):
         if config["encrypt"]:

jrnl/config.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from jrnl.messages import MsgType
 from .color import ERROR_COLOR
 from .color import RESET_COLOR
 from .output import list_journals
+from .path import home_dir
 
 # Constants
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME = "jrnl.yaml"
@@ -83,9 +84,7 @@ def get_config_path():
             ),
         )
 
-    return os.path.join(
+    return os.path.join(config_directory_path or home_dir(), DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME)
-        config_directory_path or os.path.expanduser("~"), DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME
-    )
 
 
 def get_default_config():
@@ -112,9 +111,7 @@ def get_default_config():
 
 
 def get_default_journal_path():
-    journal_data_path = xdg.BaseDirectory.save_data_path(
+    journal_data_path = xdg.BaseDirectory.save_data_path(XDG_RESOURCE) or home_dir()
-        XDG_RESOURCE
-    ) or os.path.expanduser("~")
     return os.path.join(journal_data_path, DEFAULT_JOURNAL_NAME)
 
 

jrnl/install.py

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
+from .path import home_dir
+from .path import absolute_path
+from .path import expand_path
 from .config import DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY
 from .config import get_config_path
 from .config import get_default_config
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ def find_default_config():
     config_path = (
         get_config_path()
         if os.path.exists(get_config_path())
-        else os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".jrnl_config")
+        else os.path.join(home_dir(), ".jrnl_config")
     )
     return config_path
 
@@ -101,11 +104,9 @@ def install():
     # Where to create the journal?
     default_journal_path = get_default_journal_path()
     path_query = f"Path to your journal file (leave blank for {default_journal_path}): "
-    journal_path = os.path.abspath(input(path_query).strip() or default_journal_path)
+    journal_path = absolute_path(input(path_query).strip() or default_journal_path)
     default_config = get_default_config()
-    default_config["journals"][DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY] = os.path.expanduser(
+    default_config["journals"][DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY] = journal_path
-        os.path.expandvars(journal_path)
-    )
 
     # If the folder doesn't exist, create it
     path = os.path.split(default_config["journals"][DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY])[0]
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ def _initialize_autocomplete():
 
 
 def _autocomplete_path(text, state):
-    expansions = glob.glob(os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(text)) + "*")
+    expansions = glob.glob(expand_path(text) + "*")
     expansions = [e + "/" if os.path.isdir(e) else e for e in expansions]
     expansions.append(None)
     return expansions[state]

jrnl/jrnl.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .editor import get_text_from_editor
 from .editor import get_text_from_stdin
 from . import time
 from .override import apply_overrides
+from .path import expand_path
 
 from jrnl.exception import JrnlException
 from jrnl.messages import Message
@@ -195,8 +196,10 @@ def _get_editor_template(config, **kwargs):
         logging.debug("Write mode: no template configured")
         return ""
 
+    template_path = expand_path(config["template"])
+
     try:
-        template = open(config["template"]).read()
+        template = open(template_path).read()
         logging.debug("Write mode: template loaded: %s", template)
     except OSError:
         logging.error("Write mode: template not loaded")
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@ def _get_editor_template(config, **kwargs):
             Message(
                 MsgText.CantReadTemplate,
                 MsgType.ERROR,
-                {"template": config["template"]},
+                {"template": template_path},
             )
         )
 

jrnl/path.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import os.path
+
+
+def home_dir():
+    return os.path.expanduser("~")
+
+
+def expand_path(path):
+    return os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(path))
+
+
+def absolute_path(path):
+    return os.path.abspath(expand_path(path))

jrnl/upgrade.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from .config import is_config_json
 from .config import load_config
 from .config import scope_config
 from .prompt import yesno
+from .path import expand_path
 
 from jrnl.output import print_msg
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ from jrnl.messages import MsgType
 
 def backup(filename, binary=False):
     print(f"  Created a backup at {filename}.backup", file=sys.stderr)
-    filename = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(filename))
+    filename = expand_path(filename)
 
     try:
         with open(filename, "rb" if binary else "r") as original:
@@ -72,15 +73,13 @@ older versions of jrnl anymore.
 
     for journal_name, journal_conf in config["journals"].items():
         if isinstance(journal_conf, dict):
-            path = journal_conf.get("journal")
+            path = expand_path(journal_conf.get("journal"))
             encrypt = journal_conf.get("encrypt")
         else:
             encrypt = config.get("encrypt")
-            path = journal_conf
+            path = expand_path(journal_conf)
 
-        if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser(path)):
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
-            path = os.path.expanduser(path)
-        else:
             print(f"\nError: {path} does not exist.")
             continue
 

tests/unit/test_path.py

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import pytest
+from os import path
+
+from jrnl.path import home_dir
+from jrnl.path import expand_path
+from jrnl.path import absolute_path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def home_dir_str(monkeypatch):
+    username = "username"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("USERPROFILE", username)  # for windows
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HOME", username)  # for *nix
+    return username
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def expand_path_test_data(monkeypatch, home_dir_str):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("VAR", "var")
+    return [
+        ["~", home_dir_str],
+        [path.join("~", "${VAR}", "$VAR"), path.join(home_dir_str, "var", "var")],
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def absolute_path_test_data(monkeypatch, expand_path_test_data):
+    cwd = "currentdir"
+    monkeypatch.setattr("jrnl.path.os.getcwd", lambda: cwd)
+    test_data = [
+        [".", cwd],
+        [path.join(".", "dir"), path.join(cwd, "dir")],
+        [".dot_file", path.join(cwd, ".dot_file")],
+    ]
+    for inpath, outpath in expand_path_test_data:
+        test_data.append([inpath, path.join(cwd, outpath)])
+    return test_data
+
+
+def test_home_dir(home_dir_str):
+    assert home_dir() == home_dir_str
+
+
+def test_expand_path(expand_path_test_data):
+    for inpath, outpath in expand_path_test_data:
+        assert expand_path(inpath) == outpath
+
+
+def test_absolute_path(absolute_path_test_data):
+    for inpath, outpath in absolute_path_test_data:
+        assert absolute_path(inpath) == outpath