From bc1d454c9401002931e0049ad209a8fd8ef457b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hyperz111 <firzeroun11@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 21:40:43 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(init): validation to make sure config directory is
 inside cwd

---
 src/node/init/init.ts | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/node/init/init.ts b/src/node/init/init.ts
index 71120541..2fd275e7 100644
--- a/src/node/init/init.ts
+++ b/src/node/init/init.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,22 @@ export async function init(root?: string) {
           message: 'Where should VitePress initialize the config?',
           initialValue: './',
           defaultValue: './',
-          validate() {
-            // TODO make sure directory is inside
-            return undefined
+          validate(value) {
+            const cwd = slash(process.cwd())
+            const dir = slash(value as string)
+
+            const cwdRE = new RegExp(`^${cwd}`, 'u')
+            // If give absolute path, (C: in Windows and / in POSIX like),
+            // use that path instead
+            const absolutePath =
+              (process.platform === 'win32' && /^[A-Z]:/i.test(dir)) ||
+              /^\//.test(dir)
+                ? dir
+                : path.join(cwd, dir)
+
+            return !cwdRE.test(absolutePath)
+              ? 'Please init your config inside this directory.'
+              : undefined
           }
         })
       },