Support reading asbolute paths.

Fixes #390.
dillonkearns · Jan 10, 2024 · a8c9f00 · a8c9f00
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diff --git a/examples/end-to-end/package-lock.json b/examples/end-to-end/package-lock.json
diff --git a/generator/src/render.js b/generator/src/render.js
@@ -512,12 +512,7 @@ async function readFileJobNew(req, patternsToWatch) {
   try {
     patternsToWatch.add(filePath);
 
-    const fileContents = // TODO can I remove this hack?
-      (
-        await fsPromises.readFile(
-          path.join(process.env.LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT || process.cwd(), filePath)
-        )
-      ).toString();
+    const fileContents = (await fsPromises.readFile(filePath)).toString();
     // TODO does this throw an error if there is invalid frontmatter?
     const parsedFile = matter(fileContents);
 

diff --git a/src/BackendTask/File.elm b/src/BackendTask/File.elm
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ module BackendTask.File exposing
     )
 
 {-| This module lets you read files from the local filesystem as a [`BackendTask`](BackendTask#BackendTask).
-File paths are relative to the root of your `elm-pages` project (next to the `elm.json` file and `src/` directory).
+File paths are relative to the root of your `elm-pages` project (next to the `elm.json` file and `src/` directory), or
+you can pass in absolute paths beginning with a `/`.
 
 
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