Save note file in home directory instead of workspace folder

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [1.0.3] - 2019-09-12
+## [1.0.4] - 2019-09-13
+### Changed
+- Save in home directory instead of workspace folder when filepath is not defined
+
+## [1.0.3] - 2019-09-13
 ### Added
 - Error when there's no folder in workspace and missing filepath
 

README.md

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ If the Daily Notes file is already open:
 * Press ```Ctrl+W``` to close the file
 * Press ```Ctrl+S``` to save the file
 
-If you don't want to save Daily Notes file in current workspace:
+You may save your note file anywhere:
 
-* Create a new file ```daily-notes.md```, copy the path and set the ```dailyNotes.filePath``` in config
+* Create a new file ```daily-notes.md```, copy the path and set the ```dailyNotes.filePath``` in config.
 
 ## Extension Settings
 
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ This extension contributes the following settings:
 
 ## Known Issues
 
-* You may get an error 'extension.open failed' when there's no open folder in your workspace. You can fix this by setting ```dailyNotes.filePath``` in config or opening a folder first, then ```Alt+N```.
 * If you are using remote Windows Subsystem for Linux a.k.a WSL for VSCode, the file path format from Windows may not work.
 This can be solved easily by using the file path from WSL e.g. ```/mnt/c/projects```.
 

extension.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const vscode = require('vscode');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const firstline = require('firstline');
+const homedir = require('os').homedir();
 
 /**
  * @param {vscode.ExtensionContext} context
@@ -10,31 +11,24 @@ function activate(context) {
 	let disposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('extension.open', function () {
     const filePath = getFilePath();
 
-    if (!filePath) {
-      return vscode.window.showErrorMessage("Open a folder in your workspace first or set DailyNotes.FilePath in Config");
-    }
-
     if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
       prependDateHeader(filePath);
     } else {
       createNewNote(filePath);
     }
 
     vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(filePath).then(doc => {
-      vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc, { preview: true });
+      vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc);
     });
   });
 
   function getFilePath() {
     const configFilePath = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().get('dailyNotes.filePath');
-    const workspaceFolders = vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders;
 
     if (configFilePath) {
       return configFilePath;
-    } else if (workspaceFolders && workspaceFolders.length > 0) {
-      return workspaceFolders[0].uri.fsPath + "/daily-notes.md";
     } else {
-      return null;
+      return homedir + "/daily-notes.md";
     }
   }
 

package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "vscode-daily-notes",
 	"displayName": "VSCode Daily Notes",
 	"description": "A simple text-based journal extension for Visual Studio Code",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "icon": "images/icon.png",
 	"engines": {
 		"vscode": "^1.38.0"