From 3163475ab2d8d6bb1fa52467062b417dbd7a7317 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nam Chu Hoai <nambrot@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:08:55 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Indicate if the cwd doesn't have config files (#2985)

### Description

This PR adds a slightly better error message if there is no `./configs`
folder for the CLI invocation
---
 typescript/cli/src/utils/files.ts | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/utils/files.ts b/typescript/cli/src/utils/files.ts
index aa0cfd65f5..afed211ffa 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/utils/files.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/utils/files.ts
@@ -163,11 +163,16 @@ export async function runFileSelectionStep(
   description: string,
   pattern?: string,
 ) {
+  const noFilesErrorMessage = `No "${description}" found in ${folderPath}. Please confirm the path for "${description}". By default, the CLI writes to folders relative to where its run.`;
+  if (!fs.existsSync(folderPath)) throw new Error(noFilesErrorMessage);
+
   let filenames = fs.readdirSync(folderPath);
   if (pattern) {
     filenames = filenames.filter((f) => f.includes(pattern));
   }
 
+  if (filenames.length === 0) throw new Error(noFilesErrorMessage);
+
   let filename = (await select({
     message: `Select ${description} file`,
     choices: [