From 1156b3503a04780bbdcb6a781cce87281b8bf87d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alejandro Visiedo <alejandro.visiedo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 17:58:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: ensure dirs exist

Ensure ~/.config/wldash and ~/.cache/wldash exist.
Provide hints when no configuration exists.

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Visiedo <alejandro.visiedo@gmail.com>
---
 src/main.rs | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4562212..54b7e00 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ use widgets::{Geometry, Widget};
 use std::{
     env,
     fs::File,
+    fs,
+    path::Path,
     io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write},
     os::unix::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream},
     rc::Rc,
@@ -53,11 +55,27 @@ OPTIONS:
     );
 }
 
+fn ensure_dir_exists(path: &str) {
+    match fs::create_dir_all(path) {
+        Ok(_) => (),
+        Err(err) => panic!("error creating directory: {}", err),
+    }
+}
+
+fn create_required_directories() {
+    let dir_config_wldash = format!("{}/wldash", xdg::config_folder());
+    let dir_cache_wldash = format!("{}/wldash", xdg::cache_folder());
+    ensure_dir_exists(&dir_config_wldash);
+    ensure_dir_exists(&dir_cache_wldash);
+}
+
 fn main() {
     let mut args = env::args();
     // Skip program name
     _ = args.next();
 
+    create_required_directories();
+
     let mut config_file = format!("{}/wldash/config.yml", xdg::config_folder());
 
     loop {
@@ -175,7 +193,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let config: Config = match File::open(config_file) {
         Ok(f) => serde_yaml::from_reader(f).unwrap(),
-        Err(_) => panic!("configuration file missing"),
+        Err(_) => panic!("configuration file missing: try 'wldash --write-default-config'"),
     };
 
     if let Some(true) = config.server {