posts module now reads config values from config module

config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""stores configuration settings for linkulator"""
+from pathlib import Path
+from glob import glob
+
+
+class DefaultConfigOptions:
+    """data class for configuration options"""
+
+    all_data_dirs: glob
+    data_dir: Path
+    data_file: Path
+
+
+CONFIG = DefaultConfigOptions()
+CONFIG.all_data_dirs = glob("/home/*/.linkulator/linkulator.data")
+CONFIG.data_dir = Path(Path.home() / ".linkulator")
+CONFIG.data_file = Path(CONFIG.data_dir / "linkulator.data")

posts.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import readline
 import os
 import getpass
 import sys
+from config import CONFIG as config
 
 USERNAME = getpass.getuser()
 
@@ -52,12 +53,11 @@ def get_input(item: str, prefill) -> str:
 
 
 def save_link(link):
-    filename = "/home/" + USERNAME + "/.linkulator/linkulator.data"
-    if os.path.exists(filename):
+    if os.path.exists(config.data_file):
         append_write = "a"  # append if already exists
     else:
         append_write = "w+"  # make a new file if not
-    with open(filename, append_write) as file:
+    with open(config.data_file, append_write) as file:
         file.write(
             link.timestamp
             + "||"