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Honor the XDG Base Directory spec when locating the config file:
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/finicky.{js,ts} and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/finicky/finicky.{js,ts}
are searched, falling back to ~/.config when the variable is unset.
~/.finicky.{js,ts} remains the first match for backward compatibility.

Refs #298, #441

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  • New Features

    • Finicky now supports configuration files in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME, with a fallback to ~/.config.
    • Configuration search order and supported file locations are now documented.
    • Custom configuration paths continue to take precedence.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance for Finder-launched apps and shell environment variables, including how to configure $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for default, custom, and XDG-based configuration locations.

Honor the XDG Base Directory spec when locating the config file:
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/finicky.{js,ts} and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/finicky/finicky.{js,ts}
are searched, falling back to ~/.config when the variable is unset.
~/.finicky.{js,ts} remains the first match for backward compatibility.

Refs johnste#298, johnste#441
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The configuration watcher now uses XDG_CONFIG_HOME for standard paths and falls back to ~/.config. Tests cover default, custom XDG, and custom path behavior. The README documents lookup precedence and Finder environment handling.

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Configuration path resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
XDG path resolution
apps/finicky/src/config/configfiles.go, apps/finicky/src/config/configfiles_test.go
GetConfigPaths derives paths from XDG_CONFIG_HOME, falls back to ~/.config, and returns only the custom path when configured.
Path resolution validation and documentation
apps/finicky/src/config/configfiles_test.go, README.md
Tests cover default and custom XDG locations. The README documents path precedence and Finder environment behavior.

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Creating a configuration file in the newly supported nested XDG location after Finicky starts will not reload it. Refresh the directory watch on creation before merging.

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🟠 Major · Refresh the nested XDG directory watch after it is created. · configfiles.go:254-299

apps/finicky/src/config/configfiles.go:254-299
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Refresh the nested XDG directory watch after it is created.

When $XDG_CONFIG_HOME exists but $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/finicky does not exist at startup, StartWatching cannot add a watch for the nested directory. The parent watcher receives the Create event for finicky, but the filter accepts only exact configuration-file paths. Because fsnotify watches are not recursive, a later creation of finicky/finicky.js produces no handled event and no reload notification.

Watch the nearest existing ancestor and add or refresh the nested-directory watch when the directory is created. Add coverage for starting without the nested directory, then creating finicky/finicky.js.

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In `@apps/finicky/src/config/configfiles.go` around lines 254 - 299, Update
StartWatching and its event filtering so a missing nested XDG configuration
directory is monitored through its nearest existing ancestor, and creation of
that directory adds or refreshes a watcher for it before processing later file
events. Ensure newly created finicky/finicky.js triggers handleConfigFileEvent
and the reload notification, and add coverage for starting without the nested
directory before creating the config file.

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In `@apps/finicky/src/config/configfiles.go`:
- Around line 254-299: Update StartWatching and its event filtering so a missing
nested XDG configuration directory is monitored through its nearest existing
ancestor, and creation of that directory adds or refreshes a watcher for it
before processing later file events. Ensure newly created finicky/finicky.js
triggers handleConfigFileEvent and the reload notification, and add coverage for
starting without the nested directory before creating the config file.

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