Looking for config file under XDG dir

README.md

@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 # gh-prs
 
-`gh` cli extension to display a "dashboard" or pull requests by filters you care about.
+`gh` cli extension to display a dashboard or pull requests by filters you care about.
 
 ![demo](https://github.com/dlvhdr/gh-prs/blob/8621183574c573e4077360b5027ffea70999b921/demo.gif)
 
-Comes with 3 default sections:
-* My Pull Requests
-* Needs My Review
-* Subscribed
-
 ## Installation
 
-1. Install gh cli:
-
-```sh
-brew install gh
-```
+1. Install gh cli - see the [installation instructions](https://github.com/cli/cli#installation)
 
 2. Install this extension:
 
@@ -26,9 +17,12 @@ gh extension install dlvhdr/gh-prs
 ## Configuring
 
 Configuration is done in the `sections.yml` file under the extension's directory.
+Each section is defined by a top level array item and has the following properies:
+- title - shown in the TUI
+- repos - a list of repos to enumerate
+- filters - how the repo's PRs should be filtered - these are plain [github filters](https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests)
 
 Example `sections.yml` file: 
-
 ```yml
 - title: My Pull Requests
   repos:
@@ -48,8 +42,12 @@ Example `sections.yml` file:
 
 ## Usage
 
-Run
+Run:
+```sh
+gh prs
 ```
 
-### Author
+Then press <kbd>?</kbd> for help.
+
+# Author
 Dolev Hadar dolevc2@gmail.com

config/parser.go

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"log"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -14,23 +15,63 @@ type SectionConfig struct {
 	Repos   []string
 }
 
+const PrsDir = "prs"
 const SectionsFileName = "sections.yml"
 
+type configError struct {
+	configDir string
+	err       error
+}
+
+func (e configError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		`Couldn't find a sections.yml configuration file.
+Create one under: %s
+
+Example of a sections.yml file:
+  - title: My Pull Requests
+    repos:
+      - dlvhdr/gh-prs
+    filters: author:@me
+  - title: Needs My Review
+    repos:
+      - dlvhdr/gh-prs
+    filters: assignee:@me
+  - title: Subscribed
+    repos:
+      - cli/cli
+      - charmbracelet/glamour
+      - charmbracelet/lipgloss
+    filters: -author:@me
+
+For more info, go to https://github.com/dlvhdr/gh-prs
+press q to exit.
+
+Original error: %v`,
+		path.Join(e.configDir, PrsDir, SectionsFileName),
+		e.err,
+	)
+}
+
 func ParseSectionsConfig() ([]SectionConfig, error) {
-	ex, err := os.Executable()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+	var sections []SectionConfig
+	configDir := os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+	var err error
+	if configDir == "" {
+		configDir, err = os.UserConfigDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return sections, configError{configDir: configDir, err: err}
+		}
 	}
-	exPath := filepath.Dir(ex)
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(exPath, SectionsFileName))
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(configDir, PrsDir, SectionsFileName))
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return sections, configError{configDir: configDir, err: err}
 	}
-	var sections []SectionConfig
+
 	err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &sections)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("error: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return sections, fmt.Errorf("Failed parsing sections.yml: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return sections, nil

ui/ui.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"dlvhdr/gh-prs/config"
 	"dlvhdr/gh-prs/utils"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ func NewModel(logFile *os.File) Model {
 func initScreen() tea.Msg {
 	sections, err := config.ParseSectionsConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-		panic(err)
+		return errMsg{err}
 	}
 
 	return initMsg{Config: sections}
@@ -200,12 +198,12 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 }
 
 func (m Model) View() string {
-	if m.configs == nil {
-		return "Reading config...\n"
+	if m.err != nil {
+		return m.err.Error()
 	}
 
-	if m.err != nil {
-		return "Error!\n"
+	if m.configs == nil {
+		return "Reading config...\n"
 	}
 
 	paddedContentStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().