Ensure the user data directory exists before creating the process dir…

…ectory (#1054)

* Ensure the user data directory exists before creating the process directory

* Adding a release note

RELEASENOTES.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This version of Studio changes how Realm state and file size metrics (displayed
 
 ## Fixed
 - Fixed displaying Realm state and file size in the server administration window. ([#1027](https://github.com/realm/realm-studio/pull/1027))
+- Fixed process directory creation on initial startup. ([#1053](https://github.com/realm/realm-studio/pull/1053), since v3.1.2)
 
 ## Internals
 - None

src/utils/process-directories.ts

@@ -27,13 +27,21 @@ const app = electron.app || electron.remote.app;
 const userDataPath = app.getPath('userData');
 const rendererPattern = /^renderer-.+$/;
 
-function changeProcessDirectory(relativePath: string) {
-  const path = resolve(userDataPath, relativePath);
-  // Remove the directory if it already exists
+function ensureDirectory(path: string) {
+  // If the directory does not exist
   if (!fs.existsSync(path)) {
     // Create the directory
     fs.mkdirSync(path);
   }
+}
+
+function changeProcessDirectory(relativePath: string) {
+  // Ensure the usersdata directory exists
+  ensureDirectory(userDataPath);
+  // Compute the process directory path
+  const path = resolve(userDataPath, relativePath);
+  // Ensure the path exists
+  ensureDirectory(path);
   // Change to it
   process.chdir(path);
 }