Add startup/working directory config

[chabou]

It should be more easy to configure a startup directory.
Currently, it has to be done at shell level for macOS/Linux shells (.bashrc/.zshrc...) and at hyper config level for CMD/PowerShell (See #2794).

I suggest to add an optional workingDirectory config parameter. If it is empty/undefined/malformated, default (config location) directory will be used.
Only an absolute path is valid. If a path is passed as parameter to hyper, it must be used instead of config/default, as is currently the case.

Magic should occur here: https://github.com/zeit/hyper/blob/f72093c9d75da963544a48a0eee8107ecb170cf8/app/ui/window.js#L93

[mtslzr]

Created PR #3021 for this.

[DamianRivas]

@chabou perhaps this issue should be closed since it was resolved by commit 164a600

I was looking for a good issue to work on. I need to make 10 PRs to OSS projects before I can graduate from my apprenticeship. I use Hyper daily so I would love to help with anything if y'all need it :)

[corbanb]

Does this no longer work in 3.0?

workingDirectory: "~/Sites/someplace",

For now I just added cd ~/Sites/someplace to one of my custom plugin files foroh-my-zsh. ha

[kaushikchaubal]

I just added the workingDirectory field in my .hyper.js file as well and it didn't work as expected.

I aim to create a PR with a fix soon.

[kaushikchaubal]

PR created for this: #3769

Ready for review

[chabou]

There is a plugin for this: https://www.npmjs.com/package/hyper-working-directory

But maybe it should be a core feature?

[kaushikchaubal]

My two cents... this was a core feature which then broke. I think if we want to keep like-fo-like, it should be a core feature. (happy to be overruled)

[chabou]

I think it was never implemented 🤔

[ppot]

Was never a core feature. But had a flag in the config to define a default for the user.

[jletey]

Has this been implemented? I see that #3769 was merged, but see #3769 (comment)

[LabhanshAgrawal]

#3769 was merged