Function LookupConfigFile

config/config.go:55–94

LookupConfigFile looks for a sops config file in the current working directory and on parent directories, up to the maxDepth limit. It returns a result containing the file path and any warnings.

(start string)

// and on parent directories, up to the maxDepth limit.
// It returns a result containing the file path and any warnings.
func LookupConfigFile(start string) (ConfigFileResult, error) {
	filepath := path.Dir(start)
	var foundAlternatePath string

	for i := 0; i < maxDepth; i++ {
		configPath := path.Join(filepath, configFileName)
		_, err := fs.Stat(configPath)
		if err == nil {
			result := ConfigFileResult{Path: configPath}

			if foundAlternatePath != "" {
				result.Warning = fmt.Sprintf(
					"ignoring %q when searching for config file; the config file must be called %q; using %q instead",
					foundAlternatePath, configFileName, configPath)
			}
			return result, nil
		}

		// Check for alternate filename if we haven't found one yet
		if foundAlternatePath == "" {
			alternatePath := path.Join(filepath, alternateConfigName)
			_, altErr := fs.Stat(alternatePath)
			if altErr == nil {
				foundAlternatePath = alternatePath
			}
		}

		filepath = path.Join(filepath, "..")
	}

	// No config file found
	result := ConfigFileResult{}
	if foundAlternatePath != "" {
		result.Warning = fmt.Sprintf(
			"ignoring %q when searching for config file; the config file must be called %q",
			foundAlternatePath, configFileName)
	}

	return result, fmt.Errorf("config file not found")
}

// FindConfigFile looks for a sops config file in the current working directory and on parent directories, up to the limit defined by the maxDepth constant.
func FindConfigFile(start string) (string, error) {