utils.js

var fs = require("fs");
var path = require("path");

module.exports = (function() {
    var loadConfigFile = function(absolute_path) {
        try {
            return require(absolute_path);
        } catch (ex) {
            return {};
        }
    };

    var getBaseOrCustomPath = function(partial_path) {
        return fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), partial_path)) ?
            path.join(process.cwd(), partial_path) :
            path.join(__dirname, partial_path);
    };

    var getBaseAndCustomPaths = function(partial_path) {
        return [
            path.join(process.cwd(), partial_path),
            path.join(__dirname, partial_path)
        ]
    };

    var loadConfiguration = function(partial_path) {
        return Object.assign({},
            loadConfigFile(path.join(__dirname, partial_path)),
            loadConfigFile(path.join(process.cwd(), partial_path))
        );
    };

    return {
        getBaseOrCustomPath: getBaseOrCustomPath,
        getBaseAndCustomPaths: getBaseAndCustomPaths,
        loadConfiguration: loadConfiguration
    };
})();