Create journal with absolute path when no path is specified

features/core.feature

@@ -113,3 +113,14 @@ Feature: Basic reading and writing to a journal
         2013-06-10 15:40 Life is good.
         """
         And we should get no error
+
+    Scenario: Installation with relative journal and referencing from another folder
+        Given we use the config "missingconfig"
+        When we run "jrnl hello world" and enter
+        """
+        test.txt
+        n
+        """
+        and we change directory to "features"
+        and we run "jrnl -n 1"
+        Then the output should contain "hello world"

features/environment.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 
+CWD = os.getcwd()
+
 
 def clean_all_working_dirs():
     for folder in ("configs", "journals", "cache"):
@@ -26,7 +28,6 @@ def before_scenario(context, scenario):
     """Before each scenario, backup all config and journal test data."""
     # Clean up in case something went wrong
     clean_all_working_dirs()
-
     for folder in ("configs", "journals"):
         original = os.path.join("features", "data", folder)
         working_dir = os.path.join("features", folder)
@@ -52,4 +53,6 @@ def before_scenario(context, scenario):
 
 def after_scenario(context, scenario):
     """After each scenario, restore all test data and remove working_dirs."""
+    if os.getcwd() != CWD:
+        os.chdir(CWD)
     clean_all_working_dirs()

features/steps/core.py

@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ def set_config(context, config_file):
             cf.write("version: {}".format(__version__))
 
 
+@given("there is no config")
+def no_config(context):
+    nopath = "features/configs/missingconfig.yaml"
+    install.CONFIG_FILE_PATH = os.path.abspath(nopath)
+
+
+@when('we change directory to "{path}"')
+def move_up_dir(context, path):
+    os.chdir(path)
+
+
 @when('we open the editor and enter "{text}"')
 @when("we open the editor and enter nothing")
 def open_editor_and_enter(context, text=""):

jrnl/install.py

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def install():
 
     # Where to create the journal?
     path_query = f"Path to your journal file (leave blank for {JOURNAL_FILE_PATH}): "
-    journal_path = input(path_query).strip() or JOURNAL_FILE_PATH
+    journal_path = os.path.abspath(input(path_query).strip() or JOURNAL_FILE_PATH)
     default_config["journals"][DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY] = os.path.expanduser(
         os.path.expandvars(journal_path)
     )