fix: nil receiver initiate for path (#1177)

* fix nil receiver initiate for path

ensure path get written to config

* add change doc

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * [\#466](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/466) Docs cleanup. 
 * [\#506](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/506) Fix Timeout Handling on Relayer restart
 * [\#940](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/940) Add min-gas-amount parameter for chain configs, to workaround gas estimation failure.
+* [\#1177](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1177) Avoid panic due to nil map when add new path and ensure path get written to config.
 
 ## v0.9.3
 

cmd/appstate.go

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (a *appState) addPathFromFile(ctx context.Context, stderr io.Writer, file,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return a.config.Paths.Add(name, p)
+	return a.config.AddPath(name, p)
 }
 
 // addPathFromUserInput manually prompts the user to specify all the path details.
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (a *appState) addPathFromUserInput(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return a.config.Paths.Add(name, path)
+	return a.config.AddPath(name, path)
 }
 
 func (a *appState) performConfigLockingOperation(ctx context.Context, operation func() error) error {

cmd/config.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-	
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/relayer"
 	"github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/relayer/chains/cosmos"
 	"github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/relayer/chains/penumbra"
@@ -545,6 +545,10 @@ func checkPathEndConflict(pathID, direction string, oldPe, newPe *relayer.PathEn
 
 // AddPath adds an additional path to the config
 func (c *Config) AddPath(name string, path *relayer.Path) (err error) {
+	// Ensure path is initialized.
+	if c.Paths == nil {
+		c.Paths = make(relayer.Paths)
+	}
 	// Check if the path does not yet exist.
 	oldPath, err := c.Paths.Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -668,4 +672,4 @@ func (c *Config) ValidateConnection(ctx context.Context, chain *relayer.Chain, h
 	}
 
 	return nil
-}
+}

cmd/paths.go

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ $ %s pth n ibc-0 ibc-1 demo-path`, appName, appName)),
 				}
 
 				name := args[2]
-				if err = a.config.Paths.Add(name, p); err != nil {
+				if err = a.config.AddPath(name, p); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				return nil