Merge pull request #81 from Slug-Boi/feat_config

go.mod

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/golden v0.0.0-20240815200342-61de596daa2b // indirect
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
@@ -34,15 +36,25 @@ require (
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
+	github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sahilm/fuzzy v0.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
+	github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.12.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.1 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/viper v1.20.1 // indirect
+	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.4 // indirect
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.3 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.30.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/teatest v0.0.0-20241024145942-ad25fd0d5a9e/go.mod
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.0 h1:cNB9Ot9q8I711MyZ7myUR5HFWL/lc3OpU8jZ4hwm0x0=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.0/go.mod h1:GVxgxAbjUrmpvIINHIQnJJKpMlHiZ4cktEQCN6GWyF0=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0 h1:G/nrcoOa7ZXlpoa/91N3X7mM3r8eIlMBBJZvsz/mxKI=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0/go.mod h1:DHkYz0B9wPfa6wondMfaivmHpzrQ3v9q8cnmRbL6yW8=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f h1:Y/CXytFA4m6baUTXGLOoWe4PQhGxaX0KpnayAqC48p4=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f/go.mod h1:vw97MGsxSvLiUE2X8qFplwetxpGLQrlU1Q9AUEIzCaM=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 h1:dAwr6QBTBZIkG8roQaJjGof0pp0EeF+tNV7YBP3F/8M=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
+github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1 h1:ZAaOCxANMuZx5RCeg0mBdEZk7DZasvvZIxtHqx8aGss=
+github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
 github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.1 h1:ntNaBIghp6JmvWnxbZKANoLyuXTPZ4cAMlo6RyhlbO8=
 github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.1/go.mod h1:BvnYkspnSzMmwRK+b8/xgNPLiIuNZr6vbZBTPQ2A3b0=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3 h1:gitA9+qJrrTCsiCl7+kh75nPqQt1cx4ZkudSTLoUqJM=
@@ -64,22 +70,44 @@ github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 h1:IFsN6K9NfGtjeggFP+68I4chLZV2yIKsXJFNZ+eWh6s=
 github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0/go.mod h1:pbwTDkVPibjO2kyvBQRBxTWEEGDGq0FlB1BIKtnHY/8=
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a h1:2MaM6YC3mGu54x+RKAA6JiFFHlHDY1UbkxqppT7wYOg=
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a/go.mod h1:hxSnBBYLK21Vtq/PHd0S2FYCxBXzBua8ov5s1RobyRQ=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3 h1:YmeHyLY8mFWbdkNWwpr+qIL2bEqT0o95WSdkNHvL12M=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3/go.mod h1:MfCQTFTvCcUyyvvwm1+G6H/jORL20Xlb6rzQu9GuUkc=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.1.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 h1:WUdvkW8uEhrYfLC4ZzdpI2ztxP1I582+49Oc5Mq64VQ=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUcx88=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.7.0 h1:5MqpDsTGNDhY8sGp0Aowyf0qKsPrhewaLSsFaodPcyo=
+github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.7.0/go.mod h1:2za3Cg5rMaTMoG/2Ulr9AwtFaIppKXTRYnozin4aB5k=
 github.com/sahilm/fuzzy v0.1.1 h1:ceu5RHF8DGgoi+/dR5PsECjCDH1BE3Fnmpo7aVXOdRA=
 github.com/sahilm/fuzzy v0.1.1/go.mod h1:VFvziUEIMCrT6A6tw2RFIXPXXmzXbOsSHF0DOI8ZK9Y=
+github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 h1:OQTbbt6P72L20UqAkXXuLOj79LfEanQ+YQFNpLA9ySo=
+github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Sdozi7LEKbFPqYX2/J+iBAM6HpqSLTASQIKqDmF7Mt0=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.12.0 h1:UcOPyRBYczmFn6yvphxkn9ZEOY65cpwGKb5mL36mrqs=
+github.com/spf13/afero v1.12.0/go.mod h1:ZTlWwG4/ahT8W7T0WQ5uYmjI9duaLQGy3Q2OAl4sk/4=
+github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.1 h1:cuNEagBQEHWN1FnbGEjCXL2szYEXqfJPbP2HNUaca9Y=
+github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.1/go.mod h1:ancEpBxwJDODSW/UG4rDrAqiKolqNNh2DX3mk86cAdo=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1 h1:e5/vxKd/rZsfSJMUX1agtjeTDf+qv1/JdBF8gg5k9ZM=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wHxEcudfqmLYa8iTfL+OuZPbBZkmvliBWKIezN3kD9Y=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 h1:jFzHGLGAlb3ruxLB8MhbI6A8+AQX/2eW4qeyNZXNp2o=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
+github.com/spf13/viper v1.20.1 h1:ZMi+z/lvLyPSCoNtFCpqjy0S4kPbirhpTMwl8BkW9X4=
+github.com/spf13/viper v1.20.1/go.mod h1:P9Mdzt1zoHIG8m2eZQinpiBjo6kCmZSKBClNNqjJvu4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
+github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 h1:9NlTDc1FTs4qu0DDq7AEtTPNw6SVm7uBMsUCUjABIf8=
+github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Dk4QP5c2W3ibzajGcXpNraDfq2IrhjMIvMSWPKKo0FU=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.1/go.mod h1:uzxRWxtg69N339t3louHJ7+O03ezfj6PlliRlaOzY1E=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.4 h1:BDXOHExt+A7gwPCJgPIIq7ENvceR7we7rOS9TNoLZeg=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.4/go.mod h1:uzxRWxtg69N339t3louHJ7+O03ezfj6PlliRlaOzY1E=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.3 h1:aLRkLHOuBR2czCY4R8olwMjID+tENfhyFDMCRhbIQY4=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.3/go.mod h1:tTkZEbwu5wkPmgTcitqddVxY9osFZiavD+r4AzQrh1U=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 h1:ECmE8Bn/WFTYwEW/bpKD3M8VtR/zQVbavAoalC1PYyE=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0 h1:7fIwc/ZtS0q++VgcfqFDxSBZVv/Xo49/SYnDFupUwlI=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0/go.mod h1:X2jQV1h+kxSjClGpnseKVIxpmcjrj7MNnI0bnlfKTVQ=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0 h1:AnAEvhDddvBdpY+uR+MyHmuZzzNqXSe/GvuDeob5L34=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0/go.mod h1:Y4J0ReaxCR1IMaabaSMugxJES1EpwhBHhv2bDHklZvc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 h1:vRMAPTMaeGqVhG5QyLJHqNDwecKTomGeqbnfZyKlBI8=
@@ -95,4 +123,5 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.30.0/go.mod h1:NYYFdzHoI5wRh/h5tDMdMqCqPJZEuNqVR5xJLd/n67g=
 golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 h1:D71I7dUrlY+VX0gQShAThNGHFxZ13dGLBHQLVl1mJlY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.23.0/go.mod h1:/BLNzu4aZCJ1+kcD0DNRotWKage4q2rGVAg4o22unh4=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=

src/cmd/cmd_test.go

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/Slug-Boi/cocommit/src/cmd/utils"
 )
 
 const author_data = `
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ const author_data = `
     }
 }`
 
-var envVar = utils.Find_authorfile()
+var envVar string
 
 func setup() {
 	// setup test data
@@ -50,6 +48,7 @@ func teardown() {
 	// remove test data
 	os.Remove("author_file_test")
 	os.Setenv("author_file", envVar)
+	os.Remove("config.toml")
 }
 
 // Skip cobra cmd tests on CI causes problems apparenly idk why

src/cmd/tui/tui_list.go

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ const (
 
 type Model struct {
 	list       list.Model
-	swap_lists [][]list.Item
+	swap_lists [3][]list.Item
 	keys       *listKeyMap
 	quitting   bool
 	scope      int
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			if m.scope == git_scope {
 				m.scope = local_scope
 				m.list.Title = title_text + local_scope_style.Render("Scope: LOCAL")
-				if len(m.swap_lists) < 2 {
+				if len(m.swap_lists[1]) == 0 {
-					m.swap_lists = append(m.swap_lists, generate_list(local_scope))
+					m.swap_lists[1] = generate_list(local_scope)
 				}
 				m.list.SetItems(m.swap_lists[1])
 				m.list.ResetFilter()
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			if m.scope == local_scope {
 				m.scope = mixed_scope
 				m.list.Title = title_text + mixed_scope_style.Render("Scope: MIXED")
-				if len(m.swap_lists) < 3 {
+				if len(m.swap_lists[2]) == 0 {
-					m.swap_lists = append(m.swap_lists, generate_list(mixed_scope))
+					m.swap_lists[2] = generate_list(mixed_scope)
 				}
 				m.list.SetItems(m.swap_lists[2])
 				m.list.ResetFilter()
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			if m.scope == mixed_scope {
 				m.scope = git_scope
 				m.list.Title = title_text + git_scope_style.Render("Scope: GIT")
+				if len(m.swap_lists[0]) == 0 {
+					m.swap_lists[0] = generate_list(git_scope)
+				}
 				m.list.SetItems(m.swap_lists[0])
 				m.list.ResetFilter()
 				return m, nil
@@ -360,6 +363,19 @@ func generate_list(scope int) []list.Item {
 
 }
 
+func ConvertStringScopeToIOTA(scope string) int {
+	switch scope {
+	case "git":
+		return git_scope
+	case "local":
+		return local_scope
+	case "mixed":
+		return mixed_scope
+	default:
+		return -1
+	}
+}
+
 func (m Model) View() string {
 	if sub_model != nil {
 		return sub_model.View()
@@ -391,6 +407,7 @@ func listModel(scope ...int) Model {
 
 	// Add items to the list
 	if len(scope) == 0 {
+		git_scope := ConvertStringScopeToIOTA(utils.ConfigVar.Settings.StartingScope)
 		scope = append(scope, git_scope)
 	}
 	items := generate_list(scope[0])
@@ -402,7 +419,16 @@ func listModel(scope ...int) Model {
 	const defaultWidth = 20
 
 	l := list.New(items, itemDelegate{}, defaultWidth, listHeight)
-	l.Title = title_text + lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170")).Render("Scope: GIT")
+
+
+	switch scope[0] {
+		case git_scope:
+			l.Title = title_text + git_scope_style.Render("Scope: GIT")
+		case local_scope:
+			l.Title = title_text + local_scope_style.Render("Scope: LOCAL")
+		case mixed_scope:
+			l.Title = title_text + mixed_scope_style.Render("Scope: MIXED")
+	}
 	l.SetShowStatusBar(false)
 	l.SetFilteringEnabled(true) // Enable filtering
 	l.Styles.Title = titleStyle
@@ -427,7 +453,9 @@ func listModel(scope ...int) Model {
 		}
 	l.Styles.HelpStyle = helpStyle
 
-	model := Model{list: l, swap_lists: [][]list.Item{items}, keys: listKeys, scope: git_scope}
+	swapLists := [3][]list.Item{}
+	swapLists[scope[0]] = items
+	model := Model{list: l, swap_lists: swapLists, keys: listKeys, scope: scope[0]}
 
 	//TODO: figure out async create
 	// IDEA DO IT WITH CHANNELS  

src/cmd/tui/tui_test.go

@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ func Test_ScopesLocal(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected model, got %T", fm)
 	}
 
-	if m.scope!= local_scope {
+	if m.scope!= mixed_scope {
-		t.Errorf("Expected scope to be %v, got %v", local_scope, m.scope)
+		t.Errorf("Expected scope to be %v, got %v", mixed_scope, m.scope)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ func Test_ScopesMixed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected model, got %T", fm)
 	}
 
-	if m.scope != mixed_scope {
+	if m.scope != local_scope {
-		t.Errorf("Expected scope to be %v, got %v", mixed_scope, m.scope)
+		t.Errorf("Expected scope to be %v, got %v", local_scope, m.scope)
 	}
 }
 

src/cmd/users.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var authorfile = utils.Find_authorfile()
+var authorfile string
 
 // usersCmd represents the users command
 func UsersCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func UsersCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Displays all users from the author file located at:\n" + authorfile,
 		Long:  `Displays all users from the author file located at:` + "\n" + authorfile,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if authorfile == "" {
+				authorfile = utils.Find_authorfile()
+			}
 			if update {
 				update_msg()
 			}

src/cmd/utils/author_file_utils.go

@@ -13,12 +13,45 @@ import (
 // that contains the names and emails of the users that are allowed to commit
 // An example of the author file can be found in the examples folder of the repo
 func Find_authorfile() string {
+	var file string
+
 	if os.Getenv("author_file") == "" {
-		dirs, err := os.UserConfigDir()
+		if ConfigVar == nil {
-		if err != nil {
+			cfg, _ := LoadConfig()
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Error getting user config directory: %v", err))
+			if cfg == nil {
+				// mimic the default config structure
+				cfg = &Config{
+					Settings: struct {
+						AuthorFile    string `mapstructure:"author_file"`
+						StartingScope string `mapstructure:"starting_scope"`
+						Editor        string `mapstructure:"editor"`
+					}{
+						AuthorFile:    "",
+						StartingScope: "git",
+						Editor:        "built-in",
+					},
+				}
+				cfg.SetGlobalConfig()
+			}
 		}
-		return (dirs + "/cocommit/authors.json")
+
+		if ConfigVar.Settings.AuthorFile != "" {
+			file = ConfigVar.Settings.AuthorFile
+		} else if os.Getenv("author_file") != "" {
+			file = os.Getenv("author_file")
+		} else {
+			userconf, err :=os.UserConfigDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("Error getting user config dir: %v", err))
+			}
+			
+			if _, err := os.Stat(userconf+"/cocommit/authors.json"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("No author file set, please set the author_file environment variable or create a config file using the command: cocommit config -c"))
+			} else {
+				file = userconf + "/cocommit/authors.json"
+			}
+		} 
+		return file
 	} else {
 		return os.Getenv("author_file")
 	}

src/cmd/utils/config.go

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+var ConfigVar *Config
+
+var (
+	defaultConfigLocations = []string{
+		"",
+		os.Getenv("COCOMMIT_CONFIG"),
+		os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.config/cocommit",
+		os.Getenv("HOME") + "/cocommit",
+		"/etc/cocommit",
+		"/usr/local/etc/cocommit",
+	}
+	configName = "config"
+	configType = "toml"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	Settings struct {
+		AuthorFile    string `mapstructure:"author_file"`
+		StartingScope string `mapstructure:"starting_scope"`
+		Editor        string `mapstructure:"editor"`
+	} `mapstructure:"settings"`
+}
+
+func init() {
+	configDir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
+	if err == nil {
+		defaultConfigLocations[0] = filepath.Join(configDir, "cocommit")
+	}
+}
+
+func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {
+	// TODO: create if and give param as default config location
+
+	v := viper.New()
+	v.SetConfigName(configName)
+	v.SetConfigType(configType)
+
+	// Set default values
+	v.SetDefault("settings.author_file", defaultConfigLocations[0]+"/authors.json")
+	v.SetDefault("settings.starting_scope", "git")
+	v.SetDefault("settings.editor", "built-in")
+
+	// Add search paths
+	for _, path := range defaultConfigLocations {
+		if path != "" {
+			v.AddConfigPath(path)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Try to read config
+	if err := v.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
+		if _, ok := err.(viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError); ok {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		// if _, ok := err.(viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError); ok {
+		// 	if err := handleMissingConfig(v); err != nil {
+		// 		return nil, err
+		// 	}
+		// } else {
+		// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("config error: %w", err)
+		// }
+	}
+
+	var cfg Config
+	if err := v.Unmarshal(&cfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("config unmarshal error: %w", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.Settings.AuthorFile == "" {
+		cfg.Settings.AuthorFile = defaultConfigLocations[0] + "/authors.json"
+	}
+
+	return &cfg, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) SetGlobalConfig() {
+	if ConfigVar == nil {
+		ConfigVar = c
+		// This doesnt really do much right now but might be useful later
+		viper.WatchConfig()
+	} 
+}
+
+func handleMissingConfig(v *viper.Viper) error {
+	fmt.Println("Config file not found. Would you like to create one? (y/n)")
+	var response string
+	if _, err := fmt.Scanln(&response); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reading response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	yesResponses := map[string]bool{"y": true, "Y": true, "yes": true, "Yes": true, "YES": true}
+	if !yesResponses[strings.TrimSpace(response)] {
+		return fmt.Errorf("config file not found")
+	}
+
+	return createConfig(v)
+}
+
+func createConfig(v *viper.Viper) error {
+	fmt.Println("Where would you like to create the config file?")
+	for i, path := range defaultConfigLocations {
+		fmt.Printf("%d. %s\n", i, path)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Please enter the number of the location or a custom path:")
+
+	var response string
+	if _, err := fmt.Scanln(&response); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reading response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var configPath string
+	if num, err := strconv.Atoi(response); err == nil && num >= 0 && num < len(defaultConfigLocations) {
+		configPath = defaultConfigLocations[num]
+	} else {
+		configPath = response
+	}
+
+	// Ensure directory exists
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(configPath, 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create config directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Set the config file path
+	fullPath := filepath.Join(configPath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", configName, configType))
+	v.SetConfigFile(fullPath)
+
+	// Write default config
+	if err := v.SafeWriteConfig(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Config file created at: %s\n", fullPath)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) Save() error {
+    v := viper.New()
+    
+    // Set all configuration values from the struct
+    v.Set("settings.author_file", c.Settings.AuthorFile)
+    v.Set("settings.starting_scope", c.Settings.StartingScope)
+    v.Set("settings.editor", c.Settings.Editor)
+    
+    v.SetConfigName(configName)
+    v.SetConfigType(configType)
+    
+    // Try to determine the original config file location
+    if viper.ConfigFileUsed() != "" {
+        v.SetConfigFile(viper.ConfigFileUsed())
+    } else {
+        // Fall back to first default location if no existing config
+        if len(defaultConfigLocations) > 0 && defaultConfigLocations[0] != "" {
+            v.SetConfigFile(filepath.Join(defaultConfigLocations[0], fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", configName, configType)))
+        } else {
+            return fmt.Errorf("no config file location available")
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Ensure the directory exists
+    configDir := filepath.Dir(v.ConfigFileUsed())
+    if err := os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0755); err != nil {
+        return fmt.Errorf("failed to create config directory: %w", err)
+    }
+    
+    // Write the config file
+    if err := v.WriteConfig(); err != nil {
+        return fmt.Errorf("failed to save config: %w", err)
+    }
+    
+    return nil
+}

src/cmd/utils/util_test.go

@@ -38,10 +38,27 @@ const author_data = `
     }
 }`
 
+
+const config_data = `[settings]
+author_file = "author_file_test"
+starting_scope = "git"
+editor = "built-in"
+`
+
 var envVar = os.Getenv("author_file")
 
 func setup() {
+	os.Setenv("author_file", "")
+
 	// setup test data
+	err := os.WriteFile("config.toml", []byte(config_data), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	os.Setenv("COCOMMIT_CONFIG", "config.toml")
+	
+
 	os.WriteFile("author_file_test", []byte(author_data), 0644)
 	os.Setenv("author_file", "author_file_test")
 }
@@ -50,6 +67,7 @@ func teardown() {
 	// remove test data
 	os.Remove("author_file_test")
 	os.Setenv("author_file", envVar)
+	os.Remove("config.toml")
 }
 
 // Author tests BEGIN
@@ -124,6 +142,8 @@ func Test_CreateAuthor(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_FindAuthorFilePanic(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
 	// Save original environment variables
 	originalAuthorFile := os.Getenv("author_file")
 	originalHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
@@ -153,16 +173,21 @@ func Test_FindAuthorFileEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test Find_authorfile with env var
 	setup()
 	defer teardown()
-	os.Setenv("author_file", "")
-	authorfile := utils.Find_authorfile()
-	configdir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get user config directory: %v", err)
-	}
-	if authorfile != configdir+"/cocommit/authors.json" {
-		t.Errorf("Find_authorfile() = %v; want %v", authorfile, configdir+"/cocommit/authors.json")
-	}
 
+	originalAuthorFile := os.Getenv("author_file")
+
+	defer func() {
+		os.Setenv("author_file", originalAuthorFile)
+
+		if r := recover(); r == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Find_authorfile() did not panic")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Set an invalid environment variable to trigger panic
+	os.Setenv("author_file", "")
+
+	utils.Find_authorfile()
 }
 
 func Test_CreateAuthorPanicOnFileError(t *testing.T) {