fix: if xdg_config_home is set, it takes presidence

If XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set, it now takes presidence for reading/writing of the Khronos configuration file.

README.adoc

@@ -47,16 +47,19 @@ To install Khronos, simply unzip the archive for your specific operating system
 
 When Khronos starts up, it checks to make sure there is a default configuration file.  If it does not exist, it is automatically created for you.
 
-Khronos uses the following precedence order when determining where the configuration file is located. Each item listed, takes precedence over the item below it:
+NOTE: Khronos support the use of the _XDG Base Directory Specification_. For more information https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/
 
-NOTE: For Microsoft Windows(R), the default directory is `%USERPROFILE%`, while under Unix (FreeBSD(R), Linux, macOS(R), etc.) the directory is `$HOME`.
+Khronos uses the following precedence order when determining where the configuration file is located. Each item listed, takes precedence over the item below it:
 
-. per-user configuration file
-.. %USERPROFILE%/.khronos.yaml
-.. $HOME/.khronos.yaml
-. XDG_CONFIG_HOME configuration file
-.. %XDG_CONFIG_HOME%/khronos/.khronos.yaml
-.. $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/khronos/.khronos.yaml
+[cols="1,1a"]
+|===
+|Microsoft Windows(R)
+|. %XDG_CONFIG_HOME%/khronos/.khronos.yaml
+. %USERPROFILE%/.khronos.yaml
+|FreeBSD(R), Linux, macOS(R), etc.
+|. $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/khronos/.khronos.yaml
+. $HOME/.khronos.yaml
+|===
 
 === Default Configuration
 

cmd/root.go

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func init() {
 	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^Flags:\s*$`)
 	usageTemplate = re.ReplaceAllLiteralString(usageTemplate, `{{StyleHeading "Flags:"}}`)
 	rootCmd.SetUsageTemplate(usageTemplate)
-	rootCmd.SetOutput(color.Output)
+	rootCmd.SetOut(color.Output)
 
 	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
 	// Cobra supports persistent flags, which, if defined here,
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ func initConfig() {
 		// Use config file from the flag.
 		viper.SetConfigFile(cfgFile)
 	} else {
-		// Add the user's home directory to the search path.
-		viper.AddConfigPath(home)
-
 		// Add the XDG_CONFIG_HOME directory to the search path, if configured.
 		xdgConfigHome, found := os.LookupEnv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
 		if found {
@@ -118,6 +115,9 @@ func initConfig() {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Add the user's home directory to the search path.
+		viper.AddConfigPath(home)
+
 		// Add the Khronos configuration file and extension type.
 		viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
 		viper.SetConfigName(".khronos")
@@ -163,10 +163,13 @@ func initConfig() {
 		if _, ok := err.(viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError); ok {
 			// No config file, just use defaults.
 			viper.SafeWriteConfig()
-			writeDefaultFavorites(home)
-			log.Printf("Unable to load config file, using/writing default values to [%s].\n", viper.ConfigFileUsed())
+			//writeDefaultFavorites(home)
+			writeDefaultFavorites(viper.ConfigFileUsed())
+			log.Printf("%s: Unable to load config file, using/writing default values to [%s].\n\n",
+				color.HiBlueString(constants.INFO_NORMAL_CASE), viper.ConfigFileUsed())
 		} else {
-			log.Fatalf("%s: Error reading config file: %s\n", color.RedString(constants.FATAL_NORMAL_CASE), err.Error())
+			log.Fatalf("%s: Error reading config file: %s\n",
+				color.RedString(constants.FATAL_NORMAL_CASE), err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}

constants/constants.go

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const HELLO_LONG_DESCRIPTION = "In order to have khronos start tracking time is
 const HELLO_SHORT_DESCRIPTION = "Start time tracking for the day"
 const HELP_SHORT_DESCRIPTION = "Show help for command"
 const INDENT_AMOUNT int = 4
+const INFO_NORMAL_CASE string = "Info"
 const MAY_BE_OVERRIDDEN_BY_GLOBAL_CONFIGURATION_SETTING = "* May be overridden by global configuration setting"
 const NATURAL_LANGUAGE_DESCRIPTION string = "Natural Language Time, e.g., '18 minutes ago' or '9:45am'"
 const NOTE string = "note"