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Closes #1523. Addresses audit #1496 item 21.

Sessions started with --config custom.json load the custom file but previously saved settings to the default preferences, overwriting them. Route application settings reads and writes to the selected file, including forms, Options, plugin settings and contribution updates, favorites, and application preferences. Open settings.json and the explicit Reload Settings command use that same file. Default-config precedence and malformed-file protection are preserved.

This PR is independent of closed PR #1518. Saving a file only saves it: there is no automatic reload, per-save settings-path check, or new stale-write protection. Manual JSON edits require Reload Settings before subsequent settings changes.

Regressions cover toggles, forms, plugins, favorites, invalid and missing custom files, opening the JSON, relative custom paths after changing directories, extension settings, and an invalid default file. A new regression failed against the old automatic-reload implementation and now proves that default/custom JSON saves leave live settings unchanged until explicit reload. The executable-adjacent configuration test remains isolated for precompiled test binaries.

make test, make lint, and make build pass. Real-binary toggle/form/open checks preserve the default file, and default/custom save/reload checks confirm the explicit-reload behavior.

Before: --config custom.json, then Toggle Word Wrap changed the default file’s tab size from 6 to the custom value 7 while custom.json stayed unchanged. After: only custom.json changes. Open settings.json opens the custom file.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Settings changes—including form edits, Options toggles, favorites, and plugin settings—are now saved to the selected custom settings file, leaving the default settings file unchanged.
  • Opening or reloading settings now targets the selected custom file. Other configuration files continue to use their usual locations.

• Documentation

  • Clarified that saving raw JSON edits does not apply them immediately. Select Reload Settings before making further form or Options changes to ensure they use the updated settings.

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Walkthrough

The app now carries the configured settings-file path and uses it for settings reads, writes, opening, and explicit reloads. Tests cover custom-path behavior. The documentation explains that raw JSON edits require a reload before subsequent form or Options changes.

Changes: Active settings file

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Define and store settings paths internal/config/config.go, internal/config/settings.go, internal/app/app.go, internal/app/widgets.go	Configuration now carries the selected settings-file path. Path-based read and save functions are exported. The app stores the path, resolving it to an absolute path when possible.
Read, write, open, and reload the active file internal/app/commands_settings.go, internal/app/commands_palette.go, internal/app/apps_dialog.go, internal/app/apps_menu.go, internal/app/commands_options.go, internal/app/grammars.go, internal/app/language_updates.go, internal/app/languages.go, internal/app/plugin_api.go, internal/app/plugin_themes.go, internal/app/welcome.go	App settings helpers use the selected file for reads, writes, opening, and explicit reloads. Settings operations and favorites now use the app-level helpers.
Validate and document active-file behavior internal/app/settings_custom_test.go, internal/app/settings_save_test.go, internal/app/settings_executable_test.go, internal/app/settings_invalid_test.go, docs-web/src/content/docs/reference/settings.md	Tests cover custom-file operations, reload behavior, invalid-file handling, and isolated test execution. The reference documents custom paths and the reload requirement after raw JSON edits.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

• Audit: regression hunt for v1.12.0 #1496: The change routes settings reads, writes, and JSON opening through the active custom file, matching the audit item’s objective.

Possibly related PRs

• eugenioenko/ttt#1516: Both changes use guarded settings-file save behavior; this PR routes that behavior to the active file.
• eugenioenko/ttt#1518: Both changes concern settings reload and configured-path handling; this PR uses the active path for reads, writes, opening, and explicit reloads.

Suggested labels: v1.13.0

Suggested reviewers: hrushikesh-ramilla, huskyhao

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to d6a92

Custom --config sessions now read and save settings to the selected file instead of the default preferences file. Reload is explicit and documented. One rare edge case remains, involving symlinked paths with parent traversal, and it does not block merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: persisting settings changes to the active custom configuration file.
Linked Issues check		Issue #1523 requires settings reads, writes, and JSON opening to use the active --config file. The changes store the selected path, resolve relative paths, route reload and settings opening through …
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within issue #1523. The documentation, regression tests, executable-isolation helper, and path-aware save/read helpers support the active settings-file behavior. The PR does not add t…

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Explanation

Issue #1523 requires settings reads, writes, and JSON opening to use the active --config file. The changes store the selected path, resolve relative paths, route reload and settings opening through that path, and replace direct saves for Options, forms, plugins, favorites, language, grammar, and application settings. Regression tests cover custom-file writes, default-file protection, malformed and missing files, relative paths, and JSON opening.

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The changes stay within issue #1523. The documentation, regression tests, executable-isolation helper, and path-aware save/read helpers support the active settings-file behavior. The PR does not add the separately deferred atomic-write, automatic-reload, or stale-write features.

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python/redraw	265 µs	264 µs	-0.3%	33	33	0.0%
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Minor · Avoid partial reads of custom settings. · settings.go:725-734

internal/config/settings.go:725-734
Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Avoid partial reads of custom settings.

If two windows use the same custom config, a favorites read can overlap SaveSettingsFile and fail on incomplete JSON.

Use an atomic replacement appropriate for each supported platform. Preserve symlink targets, existing file permissions, and support for missing config files.

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Review comment at @internal/config/settings.go around lines 725 - 734:
Update SaveSettingsFile to write settings through an atomic replacement so concurrent readers never observe partial JSON. Preserve the existing behavior for missing config files, write to a symlink’s target rather than replacing the symlink, and retain the target file’s existing permissions; use an approach appropriate for each supported platform.

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Review comments at @internal/app/settings_save_test.go:
- Around line 165-200: Isolate the executable-adjacent config directory in
TestSaveAsNewHigherPrioritySettingsAppliesBeforeToggle and
TestFavoritesPreserveSettingsAfterReadError so tests do not collide with
repository files or concurrent runs. Use a unique temporary executable directory
for each test and ensure the executable-path setup still exercises config
priority; do not rely on MkdirAll against an existing directory or risk
overwriting its settings.json.

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Review comments at @internal/config/settings.go:
- Around line 725-734: Update SaveSettingsFile to write settings through an
atomic replacement so concurrent readers never observe partial JSON. Preserve
the existing behavior for missing config files, write to a symlink’s target
rather than replacing the symlink, and retain the target file’s existing
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Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 204c60a and 1ed5c34.

Files selected for processing: 19

• docs-web/src/content/docs/reference/settings.md
• internal/app/app.go
• internal/app/apps_dialog.go
• internal/app/apps_menu.go
• internal/app/commands_editor.go
• internal/app/commands_options.go
• internal/app/commands_palette.go
• internal/app/commands_settings.go
• internal/app/grammars.go
• internal/app/language_updates.go
• internal/app/languages.go
• internal/app/plugin_api.go
• internal/app/plugin_themes.go
• internal/app/settings_custom_test.go
• internal/app/settings_save_test.go
• internal/app/welcome.go
• internal/app/widgets.go
• internal/config/config.go
• internal/config/settings.go

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[eugenioenko]

The outside-diff atomic-write suggestion is tracked in #1525. This PR extracts the existing os.WriteFile implementation without changing its write semantics; concurrent reads were already possible for default settings and direct JSON saves. Cross-platform atomic replacement, symlink and permission preservation, and read/modify/write coordination deserve their own focused change and tests. Keeping this PR scoped to selecting the correct active configuration file.

[eugenioenko]

Maintainer decision: #1518 is closed and audit item 19 is won’t do. This branch has been rebuilt independently from main, retaining only the custom-config path fix. Removed automatic reload, the per-save settings-path hook/checks, and related precedence tracking. Save only writes the file; explicit Reload Settings applies it. Both default/custom regression tests failed against the previous branch and now pass. Full tests, lint, build, and real-binary custom-path/save/reload checks pass. No new protection for valid manual edits made without reloading was added.