🐛 Remove configpath field from the config and call os.MkdirAll before regenerating config

cmd/config.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/creasty/defaults"
 	"github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/config"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				return nil
 			}
 
-			log.Info().Str("config-path", config.Config.ConfigFilePath).Msg("Template file written to config path.")
+			log.Info().Str("config-path", config.ConfigFilePath).Msg("Template file written to config path.")
 		} else {
 			template, err := utils.PrettyYaml(configWithDefaults)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -52,5 +53,5 @@ func init() {
 		log.Debug().Err(err).Send()
 	}
 
-	configCmd.Flags().BoolP(configStructs.RegenerateConfigName, "r", defaultConfig.Config.Regenerate, fmt.Sprintf("Regenerate the config file with default values to path %s or to chosen path using --%s", defaultConfig.ConfigFilePath, config.ConfigFilePathCommandName))
+	configCmd.Flags().BoolP(configStructs.RegenerateConfigName, "r", defaultConfig.Config.Regenerate, fmt.Sprintf("Regenerate the config file with default values to path %s", path.Join(misc.GetDotFolderPath(), "config.yaml")))
 }

cmd/root.go

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func init() {
 	}
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice(config.SetCommandName, []string{}, fmt.Sprintf("Override values using --%s", config.SetCommandName))
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String(config.ConfigFilePathCommandName, defaultConfig.ConfigFilePath, fmt.Sprintf("Override config file path using --%s", config.ConfigFilePathCommandName))
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP(config.DebugFlag, "d", false, "Enable debug mode")
 }
 

config/config.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
@@ -62,10 +63,9 @@ func InitConfig(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	configFilePathFlag := cmd.Flags().Lookup(ConfigFilePathCommandName)
-	ConfigFilePath = configFilePathFlag.Value.String()
+	ConfigFilePath = path.Join(misc.GetDotFolderPath(), "config.yaml")
 	if err := loadConfigFile(&Config); err != nil {
-		if configFilePathFlag.Changed || !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid config, %w\n"+
 				"you can regenerate the file by removing it (%v) and using `kubeshark config -r`", err, ConfigFilePath)
 		}
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ func WriteConfig(config *ConfigStruct) error {
 	}
 
 	data := []byte(template)
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(ConfigFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(ConfigFilePath), 0700)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed creating directories, err: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := os.WriteFile(ConfigFilePath, data, 0644); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed writing config, err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -139,9 +147,7 @@ func initFlag(f *pflag.Flag) {
 	configElemValue := reflect.ValueOf(&Config).Elem()
 
 	var flagPath []string
-	if !utils.Contains([]string{ConfigFilePathCommandName}, f.Name) {
-		flagPath = append(flagPath, cmdName)
-	}
+	flagPath = append(flagPath, cmdName)
 
 	flagPath = append(flagPath, strings.Split(f.Name, "-")...)
 

config/configStruct.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/config/configStructs"
@@ -12,9 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	SelfNamespaceConfigName   = "selfnamespace"
-	ConfigFilePathCommandName = "configpath"
-	KubeConfigPathConfigName  = "kube-configpath"
+	SelfNamespaceConfigName  = "selfnamespace"
+	KubeConfigPathConfigName = "kube-configpath"
 )
 
 func CreateDefaultConfig() ConfigStruct {
@@ -33,17 +31,12 @@ type ConfigStruct struct {
 	Kube           KubeConfig                    `yaml:"kube"`
 	SelfNamespace  string                        `yaml:"selfnamespace" default:"kubeshark"`
 	DumpLogs       bool                          `yaml:"dumplogs" default:"false"`
-	ConfigFilePath string                        `yaml:"configpath,omitempty" readonly:""`
 	HeadlessMode   bool                          `yaml:"headless" default:"false"`
 	License        string                        `yaml:"license" default:""`
 	Scripting      configStructs.ScriptingConfig `yaml:"scripting"`
 	ResourceLabels map[string]string             `yaml:"resourceLabels" default:"{}"`
 }
 
-func (config *ConfigStruct) SetDefaults() {
-	config.ConfigFilePath = path.Join(misc.GetDotFolderPath(), "config.yaml")
-}
-
 func (config *ConfigStruct) ImagePullPolicy() v1.PullPolicy {
 	return v1.PullPolicy(config.Tap.Docker.ImagePullPolicy)
 }

misc/fsUtils/kubesharkLogsUtils.go

@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ func DumpLogs(ctx context.Context, provider *kubernetes.Provider, filePath strin
 		log.Debug().Str("namespace", config.Config.SelfNamespace).Msg("Successfully added events.")
 	}
 
-	if err := AddFileToZip(zipWriter, config.Config.ConfigFilePath); err != nil {
+	if err := AddFileToZip(zipWriter, config.ConfigFilePath); err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed write file!")
 	} else {
-		log.Debug().Str("file-path", config.Config.ConfigFilePath).Msg("Successfully added file.")
+		log.Debug().Str("file-path", config.ConfigFilePath).Msg("Successfully added file.")
 	}
 
 	log.Info().Str("path", filePath).Msg("You can find the ZIP file with all logs at:")