"extends" should also trigger for files without extension that end in "rc"

[bcoe]

It's a common convention for a configuration file to end with the suffix rc., e.g., .nycrc; it seems like a good extension to the extends functionality would be to also support filenames of the form .*rc.

Currently extends only supports the .json extension. fixes istanbuljs/nyc#732

CC: @genepaul

[arunasank]

I'm interested in working on this✋

[arunasank]

I was taking a look at some files that have the extension rc, and the contents seem different in different files. For example:

.npmrc

package-lock=false

.babelrc

{
  "presets": ["env"]
}

And the nycrc file seems to be a json file. So, do we intend to only support files with a json format?

[bcoe]

@arunasank 👋 I've been dealing with some family health issues, so have been working on open-source sporadically; I would love to have your help on this issue. Please don't hesitate to ask me questions in Slack...

And the nycrc file seems to be a json file. So, do we intend to only support files with a json format?

I'm on the fence; if we could support INI format with minimal work, it could be interesting (but I think we should open a separate ticket for discussion.

[genepaul]

@arunasank, have you had a chance to work on this? Otherwise, I can take a crack at it now that I actually have time to get back to this.

[arunasank]

👋 @genepaul I'd still like to work on this if you can help me.

[arunasank]

Oh, saw that you PR-ed already. 👍 Thanks for the fix!

[genepaul]

@arunasank, sorry to pull it out from under you, but when I made the change it was a lot easier than I expected it to be, so I just submitted the PR.

[arunasank]

Don't worry about it - maybe we can work together on another issue. : ) Thanks again for the fix!

[bcoe]

@arunasank @genepaul good news, I intend to start having a monthly meetup (both in person, and online, for triaging issues on yargs, Istanbul, conventional-commits, etc., and distributing work to the community). I'll try to pick a time that works well across timezones -- unfortunately it might be a bit early in the morning in Bangalore ...

[arunasank]

@bcoe yes! I can do anytime between 6 and 8 am except on Wednesdays when I've an office call at 7.30. I'm a morning person. : )