fixed config format

config.yaml

@@ -1,53 +1,27 @@
 dotfiles:
-  - name: .zshrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .bash_profile
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .bashrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .vimrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .gitconfig
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .gitignore_global
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .tmux.conf
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .ssh/config
-    path: ~/.ssh/
-  - name: .config/nvim/init.vim
-    path: ~/.config/nvim/
-  - name: .hyper.js
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .npmrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .yarnrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .editorconfig
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .aliases
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .functions
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .inputrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .hushlogin
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .curlrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .wgetrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .gemrc
-    path: ~/
-  - name: .config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
-    path: ~/.config/alacritty/
-  - name: .config/karabiner/karabiner.json
-    path: ~/.config/karabiner/
-  - name: .config/iterm2/com.googlecode.iterm2.plist
-    path: ~/.config/iterm2/
-  - name: .aws/config
-    path: ~/.aws/
-  - name: .aws/credentials
-    path: ~/.aws/
-  - name: .docker/config.json
-    path: ~/.docker/
+  - name: ${HOME}/.zshrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.bash_profile
+  - name: ${HOME}/.bashrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.vimrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.gitconfig
+  - name: ${HOME}/.gitignore_global
+  - name: ${HOME}/.tmux.conf
+  - name: ${HOME}/.ssh/config
+  - name: ${HOME}/.config/nvim/init.vim
+  - name: ${HOME}/.hyper.js
+  - name: ${HOME}/.npmrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.yarnrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.editorconfig
+  - name: ${HOME}/.aliases
+  - name: ${HOME}/.functions
+  - name: ${HOME}/.inputrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.hushlogin
+  - name: ${HOME}/.curlrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.wgetrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.gemrc
+  - name: ${HOME}/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+  - name: ${HOME}/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json
+  - name: ${HOME}/.config/iterm2/com.googlecode.iterm2.plist
+  - name: ${HOME}/.aws/config
+  - name: ${HOME}/.aws/credentials
+  - name: ${HOME}/.docker/config.json

src/cli.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ use clap::Parser;
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[clap(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
 pub struct Args {
-    #[clap(short, long, value_parser)]
+    #[clap(short, long, value_parser, help = "Path to the configuration file")]
     pub config: String,
+
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        value_parser,
+        help = "Optional home directory path. Defaults to home (~/)"
+    )]
+    pub home: Option<String>,
 }

src/config.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct Dotfile {
     pub name: String,
-    pub path: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]

src/file_operations.rs

@@ -6,12 +6,26 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use symlink::symlink_file;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-pub fn find_dotfiles(dotfiles: &[Dotfile]) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+const DEFAULT_HOME_PATH: &str = "~";
+
+fn create_dotfile_path(path: &str, home_path: Option<&str>) -> String {
+    path.replace(
+        "${HOME}",
+        if home_path.is_some() {
+            home_path.unwrap()
+        } else {
+            DEFAULT_HOME_PATH
+        },
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn find_dotfiles(dotfiles: &[Dotfile], home_path: Option<&str>) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     dotfiles
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|dotfile| {
-            let path =
-                PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(&dotfile.path).to_string()).join(&dotfile.name);
+            let path = create_dotfile_path(&dotfile.name, home_path);
+
+            let path = PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(&path).to_string());
             if path.exists() {
                 Some(path)
             } else {

src/main.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let repo_path = get_repo_path()?;
 
     println!("{}", "Searching for dotfiles...".yellow());
-    let found_dotfiles = find_dotfiles(&config.dotfiles);
+    let found_dotfiles = find_dotfiles(&config.dotfiles, args.home.as_deref());
 
     println!("{}", "Found the following dotfiles:".green());
     for dotfile in &found_dotfiles {