Node runs relative to Gruntfile

[DavidGilbertsonSMS]

I have a directory structure like this:

app
  |--client
  |--server
  |--app.js
Gruntfile.js

In the gruntfile, my script is configured as script: 'app/app.js' since effectively (correct me if I'm wrong) node is running from the position of the gruntfile. This means that I have to define static paths in my app relative to the Gruntfile like so:
app.use(express.static('app/client'));

Which means if I want to run my app elsewhere, not using grunt, I need to run node from one directory up and run node app/app.js.

In Gruntfile.js it would nice to be able to do something like

options: {
  cwd: 'app',
  script: 'app.js',
}

So paths in the app are relative to the app.js file, like so: app.use(express.static('client'));

Maybe I'm thinking of it in the wrong way, any help would be great.

[ericclemmons]

Ah, well, the best thing to do is always make relative paths into absolutes so that the cwd isn't a requirement for the app to work.

See what express-generator defaults to, as an example:

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));

[DavidGilbertsonSMS]

OK cool, I'll do it that way. Thanks.