How to specify config file location using environment variable?

[cplager]

Background: In most of my projects I have a pyproject.toml file that has the linting rules I use. I want to be able to use a similar file in my IDE settings so that unless overwritten by a project file, I use standard RUFF rules. The complication is that I sync my settings.json file accross many different computers, so having a "proper" absolute path will not work for me; I need to be able to use environment variables (or at least know where the "default" path is.

None of these seem to work.

    // try 1
    "ruff.lint.args": ["--config=%USERPROFILE%/pyproject.toml"],
    "ruff.format.args": ["--config=%USERPROFILE%/pyproject.toml"],
    // try 2
    "ruff.lint.args": ["--config=${env:USERPROFILE%|/pyproject.toml"],
    "ruff.format.args": ["--config=${env:USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml"],
    // try 3
    "ruff.lint.args": ["--config=${USERPROFILE%|/pyproject.toml"],
    "ruff.format.args": ["--config=${USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml"],

I get the following error:

Ruff: Lint failed (error: invalid value '${env:USERPROFILE%|/pyproject.toml' for '--config <CONFIG_OPTION>' tip: A `--config` flag must either be a path to a `.toml` configuration file or a TOML `<KEY> = <VALUE>` pair overriding a specific configuration option It looks like you were trying to pass a path to a configuration file. The path `${env:USERPROFILE%|/pyproject.toml` does not point to a configuration file For more information, try '--help'. )

[dhruvmanila]

I think the settings in your version 2 should work except that the value in ruff.lint.args is incorrect. Can you change that to be similar to ruff.format.args and try? So,

    "ruff.lint.args": ["--config=${env:USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml"],
    "ruff.format.args": ["--config=${env:USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml"],

[cplager]

I think the settings in your version 2 should work except that the value in ruff.lint.args is incorrect. Can you change that to be similar to ruff.format.args and try? So,

    "ruff.lint.args": ["--config=${env:USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml"],
    "ruff.format.args": ["--config=${env:USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml"],

I updated to what you have. I still see the problem:

2024-09-09 11:04:22.085 [info] [Error - 11:04:22 AM] Ruff: Lint failed (error: invalid value '${env:USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml' for '--config <CONFIG_OPTION>'

  tip: A `--config` flag must either be a path to a `.toml` configuration file
       or a TOML `<KEY> = <VALUE>` pair overriding a specific configuration
       option

It looks like you were trying to pass a path to a configuration file.
The path `${env:USERPROFILE}/pyproject.toml` does not point to a configuration file

For more information, try '--help'.
)

In file explorer, I have verified that %USERPROFILE%\pyproject.toml opens my toml file in VSCode as expected.

[dhruvmanila]

Could it be that the environment variable itself isn't available in that environment where VS Code is opened? Because, I think ${env:USERPROFILE} should work although I don't have a Windows machine to check this.

[cplager]

I don't think so (but it's not impossible).

If I open a terminal inside of VSCode I can access it (where as if you open VSCode, then create an environment variable, and then open a terminal, that variable will NOT be present).