import * as fs from "fs-extra"
import * as path from "path"
import { extend, xdgLocalDir } from "./util"
import { logger } from "@coder/logger"
export type Settings = { [key: string]: Settings | string | boolean | number }
/**
* Provides read and write access to settings.
*/
export class SettingsProvider<T> {
public constructor(private readonly settingsPath: string) {}
* Read settings from the file. On a failure return last known settings and
* log a warning.
public async read(): Promise<T> {
try {
const raw = (await fs.readFile(this.settingsPath, "utf8")).trim()
return raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : {}
} catch (error) {
if (error.code !== "ENOENT") {
logger.warn(error.message)
}
return {} as T
* Write settings combined with current settings. On failure log a warning.
* Objects will be merged and everything else will be replaced.
public async write(settings: Partial<T>): Promise<void> {
await fs.writeFile(this.settingsPath, JSON.stringify(extend(await this.read(), settings), null, 2))
export interface UpdateSettings {
update: {
checked: number
version: string
* Global code-server settings.
export interface CoderSettings extends UpdateSettings {
lastVisited: {
url: string
workspace: boolean
* Global code-server settings file.
export const settings = new SettingsProvider<CoderSettings>(path.join(xdgLocalDir, "coder.json"))