Currently CLI's configuration directory is used from $options.profileDir. When user passes --profileDir <path>, the $options.profileDir value is populated.
In case user does not pass anything, a default value is set. All services that require configuration directory use the $options.profileDir. However, this causes several issues:
$options is intended for use only when CLI is used as a standalone command line. In case you are using it as a library, the $options object will not be populated.
Unable to test local installations of extensions when CLI is used as library - there's no way to set the custom profileDir when using CLI as a library. So the extensions are always loaded from the default location.
In order to resolve these issues, move the logic for profileDir in settingsService and introduce a new method to get the profileDir. In order to ensure code is backwards compatible (i.e. extensions that use $options.profileDir should still work), modify $options to set the value of profileDir in settingsService.
Whenever you want to test local extensions you can use:
const tns = require("nativescript");
tns.settingsService.setSettings({ profileDir: "my custom dir" });
Promise.all(tns.extensibilityService.loadExtensions())
.then((result) => {
console.log("Loaded extensions:", result);
// write your code here
});
Replace all places where $options.profileDir is used with $settingsService.getProfileDir().
Currently CLI's configuration directory is used from
$options.profileDir. When user passes--profileDir <path>, the$options.profileDirvalue is populated. In case user does not pass anything, a default value is set. All services that require configuration directory use the$options.profileDir. However, this causes several issues:$optionsis intended for use only when CLI is used as a standalone command line. In case you are using it as a library, the$optionsobject will not be populated.In order to resolve these issues, move the logic for profileDir in
settingsServiceand introduce a new method to get the profileDir. In order to ensure code is backwards compatible (i.e. extensions that use$options.profileDirshould still work), modify$optionsto set the value ofprofileDirinsettingsService. Whenever you want to test local extensions you can use:Replace all places where
$options.profileDiris used with$settingsService.getProfileDir().