Support configurable mod locations

package-lock.json

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "json-colorizer": "^3.0.1",
+        "string-template": "^1.0.0",
         "uuid": "^9.0.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -10783,6 +10784,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/chalk/strip-ansi?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/string-template": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-template/-/string-template-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SLqR3GBUXuoPP5MmYtD7ompvXiG87QjT6lzOszyXjTM86Uu7At7vNnt2xgyTLq5o9T4IxTYFyGxcULqpsmsfdg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/string-width": {
       "version": "4.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz",

package.json

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "json-colorizer": "^3.0.1",
+    "string-template": "^1.0.0",
     "uuid": "^9.0.1"
   }
 }

packages/backend/src/Kernel.js

@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ class Kernel extends AdvancedBase {
             const mod_dirnames = fs.readdirSync(mods_dirpath);
             for ( const mod_dirname of mod_dirnames ) {
                 const mod_path = path_.join(mods_dirpath, mod_dirname);
-                if ( ! fs.lstatSync(mod_path).isDirectory() ) {
+
+                const stat = fs.statSync(mod_path);
+                if ( ! stat.isDirectory() ) {
                     continue;
                 }
 

packages/backend/src/boot/RuntimeEnvironment.js

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const mod_paths = ({ path_checks }) => ({ path_ }) => [
     },
     {
         get path () {
-            return path_.join(original_cwd, 'mods');
+            return path_.join(path_.dirname(require.main.filename), '../mods');
         },
         checks: [ path_checks.skip_if_not_exists ],
     },
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class RuntimeEnvironment extends AdvancedBase {
         fs: require('node:fs'),
         path_: require('node:path'),
         crypto: require('node:crypto'),
+        format: require('string-template'),
     }
 
     constructor ({ logger }) {
@@ -213,6 +214,12 @@ class RuntimeEnvironment extends AdvancedBase {
     }
 
     init_ () {
+        // This variable, called "environment", will be passed back to Kernel
+        // with some helpful values. A partial-population of this object later
+        // in this function will be used when evaluating configured paths.
+        const environment = {};
+        environment.source = this.modules.path_.dirname(require.main.filename);
+
         const config_path_entry = this.get_first_suitable_path_(
             { pathFor: 'configuration' },
             this.config_paths,
@@ -299,14 +306,26 @@ class RuntimeEnvironment extends AdvancedBase {
         // console.log({ ...config.services });
 
         const mod_paths = [];
+        environment.mod_paths = mod_paths;
 
-        if ( mods_path_entry ) {
+        // TODO: implement `get_all_suitable_paths_` so we can load mods
+        // from multiple locations. Note: we'll need to carefully consider
+        // how this is configured.
+        if ( false ) if ( mods_path_entry ) {
             mod_paths.push(mods_path_entry.path);
         }
 
-        return {
+        // If configured, add a user-specified mod path
-            mod_paths,
+        if ( config.mod_directories ) {
-        };
+            for ( const dir of config.mod_directories ) {
+                const mods_directory = this.modules.format(
+                    dir, environment,
+                );
+                mod_paths.push(mods_directory);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return environment;
     }
 
     get_first_suitable_path_ (meta, paths, last_checks) {