Function launchObsidianInstance

scripts/start-obsidian-e2e-instance.mjs:305–331

(options)

}

export async function launchObsidianInstance(options) {
	// Validate (and create when absent) the profile tree here too, so a future
	// "relaunch existing instance" path that calls launch without the normal
	// prepareObsidianProfile/main preflight cannot bypass the temp-squat guard.
	// Parent-first: a loose profileRoot must not stay attacker-writable around
	// the validated instance dir.
	await ensureSecureDir(options.profileRoot);
	await ensureSecureDir(options.instancePath);
	await execFileAsync("/usr/bin/open", [
		"-n",
		"-g",
		"-a",
		options.obsidianApp,
		"--env",
		`HOME=${options.obsidianHome}`,
		"--args",
		`--user-data-dir=${options.userDataPath}`,
		"--password-store=basic",
	], {
		env: obsidianEnv(options),
	});

	return {
		pid: null,
		pidPath: null,
	};
}

function obsidianEnv(options) {
	return {