Recursively search for scripts in custom scripts folder

[chrisshiplet]

Problem: I want to use custom scripts from multiple authors. In order to keep these scripts up to date, I'd like to maintain a custom scripts folder that contains several git repositories (e.g. set my custom scripts folder to ~/.boop and then have a folder inside there like chrisshiplet-boop-scripts containing my scripts) that way, I can easily pull changes and new scripts from these repositories.

Current Behavior: It looks like Boop only looks in the exact folder specified in the settings, rather than recursively descending the directory. This makes it difficult to manage scripts from multiple sources, because they have to be symlinked into my custom scripts folder.

Expected Behavior: Boop should recursively search for any js files in the custom scripts folder with valid Boop frontmatter in them and load them as scripts.

If there's another way to easily accomplish this, I'm all ears.

[IvanMathy]

Hey there! Thanks for the suggestion! It's a good idea, I'm about to make a release so it won't make the cut this time but maybe in the next version.

I think by default it shouldn't be recursive, but adding the option as an opt-in checkbox or something should not be too much work.

[chrisshiplet]

Thanks! I'm glad there's some interest. I'm not sure yet if I'll have time to contribute in the near future, but I had one question before I would dive into a PR: is there a compelling reason to make it opt-in? For existing users they wouldn't have folders in there anyway, since it's not supported currently, so there shouldn't be any regression or performance degradation there. Then if they discover they want a folder structure in the future, it'll "just work" without having to seek out a checkbox in the settings.