Fix: Crash when config file missing (#2)#43
Fix: Crash when config file missing (#2)#43SyedHannanMehdi wants to merge 16 commits intoApexOpsStudio:mainfrom
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- load_config() now creates a default config when the file is missing instead of crashing with FileNotFoundError - Prints a friendly informational message when the default is created - Handles YAML parse errors and OS permission errors with clear messages - Adds DEFAULT_CONFIG dict with sensible out-of-the-box values
…udio#2) Covers: - File created when missing - Default values returned - Friendly message printed - No FileNotFoundError regression - Partial config merged with defaults - Empty YAML file handled - Invalid YAML exits with code 1 + helpful message - Permission error during creation handled gracefully - CLI integration: list command works without pre-existing config
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Pull request overview
This PR addresses issue #2 by making task.py handle a missing ~/.config/task-cli/config.yaml gracefully (auto-creating a default config and providing clearer error handling), and adds tests/docs around the config behavior.
Changes:
- Add config loading with defaults, auto-creation, YAML validation, and friendly error output in
task.py. - Add a new
tests/test_config.pytest suite covering missing/empty/invalid config scenarios and a basic CLI integration check. - Update
README.mdto document config location, defaults, and error-handling behavior.
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task.py |
Implements config auto-creation + error handling; also refactors CLI command handling and storage behavior. |
tests/test_config.py |
Adds acceptance/behavior tests for config creation/loading and error cases. |
README.md |
Documents config file location, default keys, and error-handling matrix. |
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README.md
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| ```yaml | ||
| date_format: '%Y-%m-%d' | ||
| default_priority: medium | ||
| editor: nano # or the value of $EDITOR | ||
| tasks_file: ~/.config/task-cli/tasks.json | ||
| ``` |
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The documented default tasks_file uses ~/.config/task-cli/tasks.json, but the code writes an absolute path string (via str(Path.home() / ...)) into the generated YAML. Either update the README example/table to reflect the actual written value, or adjust default config writing to preserve ~ if that’s the intended UX.
tests/test_config.py
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| """Re-import task module with CONFIG_PATH pointing to tmp_path.""" | ||
| config_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml" | ||
| config_dir = tmp_path | ||
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| # Patch constants before the module is used | ||
| import importlib |
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_import_task() claims to “Re-import” the module and imports importlib, but it never reloads task (and importlib is unused). Either actually reload the module after patching (if needed) or update the helper/docstring and remove unused imports to keep the tests clear and maintainable.
| """Re-import task module with CONFIG_PATH pointing to tmp_path.""" | |
| config_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml" | |
| config_dir = tmp_path | |
| # Patch constants before the module is used | |
| import importlib | |
| """Configure task module with CONFIG_PATH/CONFIG_DIR pointing to tmp_path.""" | |
| config_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml" | |
| config_dir = tmp_path | |
| # Patch constants before the module is used |
task.py
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| data = yaml.safe_load(f) | ||
| # yaml.safe_load returns None for an empty file | ||
| if data is None: | ||
| return DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy() |
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load_config() assumes the parsed YAML is a mapping and unconditionally does {**DEFAULT_CONFIG, **data}. If the YAML file contains a scalar or list (valid YAML), this will raise TypeError and bypass the friendly error handling. Add a type check (e.g., require dict) and exit with a helpful message when the root YAML type is not a mapping.
| return DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy() | |
| return DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy() | |
| if not isinstance(data, dict): | |
| _exit_with_error( | |
| f"Config file must contain a mapping (YAML object) at the top level: {CONFIG_PATH}\n" | |
| f"Found {type(data).__name__} instead.\n" | |
| f"Fix or delete the file to regenerate defaults." | |
| ) |
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| # Task operations (stubs kept minimal — extend as needed) | ||
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| def main(): | ||
| parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Simple task manager") | ||
| subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", help="Command to run") | ||
| def cmd_list(config: dict, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None: | ||
| tasks_file = Path(config["tasks_file"]) | ||
| if not tasks_file.exists(): | ||
| print("No tasks found. Add one with: task.py add <description>") | ||
| return | ||
| import json | ||
| tasks = json.loads(tasks_file.read_text()) | ||
| if not tasks: | ||
| print("No tasks found.") | ||
| return | ||
| for idx, task in enumerate(tasks, 1): | ||
| priority = task.get("priority", config["default_priority"]) | ||
| print(f"{idx}. [{priority.upper()}] {task['description']}") | ||
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| # Add command | ||
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| def cmd_add(config: dict, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None: | ||
| import json | ||
| tasks_file = Path(config["tasks_file"]) | ||
| tasks_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) | ||
| tasks = json.loads(tasks_file.read_text()) if tasks_file.exists() else [] | ||
| task = { | ||
| "description": " ".join(args.description), | ||
| "priority": args.priority or config["default_priority"], | ||
| } | ||
| tasks.append(task) | ||
| tasks_file.write_text(json.dumps(tasks, indent=2)) | ||
| print(f"Added task: {task['description']}") | ||
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| # CLI entry-point | ||
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| def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser: |
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This PR is scoped to fixing missing-config crashes, but task.py also replaces the existing commands.add/list/done command implementations with new inline cmd_* handlers and drops the done subcommand entirely. Since commands/ still exists, this is a behavioral breaking change (task storage format, paths, and CLI surface area) that isn’t described in the PR summary/issue #2; consider keeping the existing command modules and only changing config loading, or explicitly justify/migrate the CLI changes (including done).
…g, add non-mapping YAML tests
Summary
Fixes #2 — the app crashed with an ugly
FileNotFoundErrorstack trace when~/.config/task-cli/config.yamlwas absent.What changed
task.pyload_config()now calls_create_default_config()when the config file doesn't exist instead of crashing._create_default_config()creates the config directory (withparents=True, exist_ok=True) and writes a sensible default YAML file, then prints a one-time friendly message telling the user where the file lives.yaml.safe_loadreturnsNone) → fall back to defaultsDEFAULT_CONFIGdict as a single source of truth for default values.tests/test_config.py(new)Covers all acceptance criteria:
test_no_crash_when_config_missing)listcommand works without any pre-existing config)README.mdTesting
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