XDG config location

[Poshi]

It would be good if the configuration file could be located somewhere else. In particular, it would be nice to have it located where the XDG specification states (https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html), so you can have all your files under $XDG_CONFIG_HOME. It should not be a difficult change and will allow us to have a cleaner home and an easier configuration backup.

The ability of setting the config file via environment variable (like OC_CONFIG=~/.opencommit), or using an environment variable to configure the software (like OPENAI_API_KEY=MyKey) would also be welcomed.

[tifandotme]

+1

[robellegate]

Having the ability to pass the OpenAI API key via an ENV var, and not storing it in plaintext on disk, would boost my confidence in using OC.

*Edit: the ENV var feature allegedly exists per #80, although it's not well documented.

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[Poshi]

Really? :-(

[slacksystem]

Having the ability to pass the OpenAI API key via an ENV var, and not storing it in plaintext on disk, would boost my confidence in using OC.

*Edit: the ENV var feature allegedly exists per #80, although it's not well documented.

Sorry to re-open, but can you tell me how the changes in $80 can be used such that the key can be stored in an environment variable instead of a file?

[schroedermatthias]

+1 I'd also love to see the config file being read from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME. I would suggest the implementation as follows:

1. If present, the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.opencommit file is considered
2. If not, it falls back to the currently hardcoded path ~/.opencommit
3. exported environment variables always overrule 1. and 2.