klaudiosinani / klaudiosinani/taskbook
taskbookDirectory with utf-8 not working
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- JavaScript
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Description
**Describe the bug**
When setting taskbookDirectory to a path with a utf-8 character like é I get the following error message:
✖ Custom app directory was not found on your system: /Users/user/Test�/taskbook
**To Reproduce**
Set taskbookDirectory to a path containing utf-8 character
**Expected behavior**
taskbookDirectory should work with utf-8 characters
**Technical Info (please complete the following information)**
- OS: MacOS Mojave 10.14.2
- Node.js Version: v11.8.0
- Taskbook Version: 0.2.0
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Research direction
Start by locating the code that reads or validates taskbookDirectory and reproduce the issue with a path containing é on macOS. Trace where the path becomes corrupted, then verify that taskbookDirectory accepts UTF-8 paths and no longer reports a false missing-directory error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100