CONFIG_PATH_UPDATE.md

Configuration Path Update

Change Summary

Updated the wallet storage location to use ~/.config/svmai/ directory instead of storing directly in the home directory.

Before

Storage Location: ~/.svmai_wallets.json

• Wallet data stored directly in home directory
• Hidden file (prefixed with .)

After

Storage Location: ~/.config/svmai/wallets.json

• Follows XDG Base Directory specification
• Organized in dedicated config directory
• Separate from Solana's config directory (~/.config/solana/)

Changes Made

File: src/secure_storage.rs

1. Updated Constants:

   // Before
   pub const CONFIG_FILE_NAME: &str = ".svmai_wallets.json";
   
   // After
   pub const CONFIG_FILE_NAME: &str = "wallets.json";
   pub const CONFIG_DIR_NAME: &str = "svmai";

2. Updated get_config_path() Function:

   // Before
   dirs::home_dir()
       .map(|home| home.join(CONFIG_FILE_NAME))
   
   // After
   dirs::config_dir()
       .map(|config_dir| config_dir.join(CONFIG_DIR_NAME).join(CONFIG_FILE_NAME))

Benefits

1. No Conflict with Solana: Ensures svmai doesn't touch ~/.config/solana/ directory
2. Better Organization: Follows standard config directory conventions
3. Platform Support: Uses dirs::config_dir() which maps to:
   • Linux: ~/.config/svmai/
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/svmai/
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\svmai\

Migration Note

Existing users with wallets in ~/.svmai_wallets.json will need to manually move their encrypted wallet data to the new location if they want to preserve their wallets. The application will create a fresh wallet store in the new location.

Verification

Build and test completed successfully:

• ✅ Application compiles without errors
• ✅ Config path uses ~/.config/svmai/wallets.json
• ✅ No interaction with ~/.config/solana/ directory
• ✅ Backward compatibility maintained through environment variable override for tests