install and first run are hard to get right

[talkingtab]

ubuntu 19:10

• download release from github to clean directory
• chmod +x nodebook*
• mkdir books
  ./nodebook* web books
  click new, choose nodejs
  click run

---

`
Ready.
--- Running...
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:895
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module '/other/clones/nodebook/notebook/Waspbutter Robin/notebook/Waspbutter Robin/index.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:892:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:785:27)
at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1143:12)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:16:11 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []
}
exit status 1
--- Done.

`

[talkingtab]

Command line was .
./nbk web ./books
but it works with
./nbk web /other/work/nbk/books

[netgusto]

Yes, I agree, something has to be done there.
For cli mode; It'd also be nice to be able to:

• run within a notebook (any dir containing one of the recognized entry points) and be able to run it, not just from the root of the notebook hierarchy as it is the case right now

• detect newly created notebooks (for instance, from vim) and register them / watch them on the fly

[talkingtab]

A patch to use the absolute path. In your code the possible error was wrapped but I did not do that so you might want to modify that

diff --git a/src/core/baseservices.go b/src/core/baseservices.go
index f5e56bb..1330570 100644
--- a/src/core/baseservices.go
+++ b/src/core/baseservices.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package core
 import (
        "fmt"
        "os"
+    "path/filepath"
 
        "github.com/netgusto/nodebook/src/core/shared/recipe"
        "github.com/netgusto/nodebook/src/core/shared/service"
@@ -14,8 +15,14 @@ func baseServices(notebooksPath string) (*service.RecipeRegistry, *service.Noteb
        recipeRegistry := service.NewRecipeRegistry()
        recipe.AddRecipesToRegistry(recipeRegistry)
 
+    absBookPath, err := filepath.Abs(notebooksPath)
+    if err != nil {
+        fmt.Println("Could not get absolute path")
+        os.Exit(1)
+    }
+
        // Notebook registry
-       nbRegistry := service.NewNotebookRegistry(notebooksPath, recipeRegistry)
+       nbRegistry := service.NewNotebookRegistry(absBookPath, recipeRegistry)
 
        // Find notebooks
        notebooks, err := nbRegistry.FindNotebooks(nbRegistry.GetNotebooksPath())