Added #562, cache path option now supports absolute paths.

Author: jszuminski

lib/cache.js

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ See LICENSE file in root for details.
 // before starting the service
 
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { join } from 'path';
+import { isAbsolute, join } from 'path';
 
 import { HttpsProxyAgent } from 'https-proxy-agent';
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const saveConfigToManifest = async (config, fetchedModules) => {
   log(3, '[cache] Writing a new manifest.');
   try {
     writeFileSync(
-      join(__dirname, config.cachePath, 'manifest.json'),
+      join(getCachePath(), 'manifest.json'),
       JSON.stringify(newManifest),
       'utf8'
     );
@@ -306,15 +306,17 @@ export const updateVersion = async (newVersion) => {
  */
 export const checkAndUpdateCache = async (options) => {
   const { highcharts, server } = options;
-  const cachePath = join(__dirname, highcharts.cachePath);
+
+  const cachePath = getCachePath();
 
   let fetchedModules;
+
   // Prepare paths to manifest and sources from the .cache folder
   const manifestPath = join(cachePath, 'manifest.json');
   const sourcePath = join(cachePath, 'sources.js');
 
   // Create the cache destination if it doesn't exist already
-  !existsSync(cachePath) && mkdirSync(cachePath);
+  !existsSync(cachePath) && mkdirSync(cachePath, { recursive: true });
 
   // Fetch all the scripts either if manifest.json does not exist
   // or if the forceFetch option is enabled
@@ -387,8 +389,17 @@ export const checkAndUpdateCache = async (options) => {
   await saveConfigToManifest(highcharts, fetchedModules);
 };
 
-export const getCachePath = () =>
-  join(__dirname, getOptions().highcharts.cachePath);
+/**
+ * Returns the path to the cache folder.
+ * @returns {string} The path to the cache folder.
+ */
+export const getCachePath = () => {
+  const cachePathOption = getOptions().highcharts.cachePath;
+
+  return isAbsolute(cachePathOption)
+    ? cachePathOption
+    : join(__dirname, cachePathOption);
+};
 
 export const getCache = () => cache;