Resolves #352: calling Metalsmith() without args defaults metalsmith.…

…directory to process.cwd()
metalsmith · Dec 19, 2021 · b7a63ba · b7a63ba
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diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = Metalsmith
 
 function Metalsmith(directory){
   if (!(this instanceof Metalsmith)) return new Metalsmith(directory)
-  assert(directory, 'You must pass a working directory path.')
+  if (!directory) directory = process.cwd()
   this.plugins = []
   this.ignores = []
   this.directory(directory)

diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ describe('Metalsmith', function(){
     assert(m instanceof Metalsmith)
   })
 
-  it('should error without a working directory', function(){
-    assert.throws(function(){
-      Metalsmith()
-    }, /You must pass a working directory path\./)
+  it('should default to process.cwd() if a working directory path is not specified', function(){
+    var m = Metalsmith()
+    assert.strictEqual(m.directory(), process.cwd())
   })
 
   it('should use `./src` as a default source directory', function(){