Addressed an issue where passing a relative path to the pio project init // Resolve #4847

HISTORY.rst

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
 
 * Broadened version support for the ``pyelftools`` dependency, enabling compatibility with lower versions and facilitating integration with a wider range of third-party tools (`issue #4834 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4834>`_)
 * Resolved an issue related to the relative package path in the `pio pkg publish <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_publish.html>`__ command
+* Addressed an issue where passing a relative path (``--project-dir``) to the `pio project init <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/project/cmd_init.html>`__ command resulted in an error (`issue #4847 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4847>`_)
 
 6.1.13 (2024-01-12)
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platformio/project/commands/init.py

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def project_init_cmd(
     env_prefix,
     silent,
 ):
+    project_dir = os.path.abspath(project_dir)
     is_new_project = not is_platformio_project(project_dir)
     if is_new_project:
         if not silent:

tests/commands/test_init.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 
+from platformio import fs
 from platformio.commands.boards import cli as cmd_boards
 from platformio.project.commands.init import project_init_cmd
 from platformio.project.config import ProjectConfig
@@ -36,27 +37,28 @@ def test_init_default(clirunner, validate_cliresult):
         validate_pioproject(os.getcwd())
 
 
-def test_init_ext_folder(clirunner, validate_cliresult):
-    with clirunner.isolated_filesystem():
-        ext_folder_name = "ext_folder"
-        os.makedirs(ext_folder_name)
-        result = clirunner.invoke(project_init_cmd, ["-d", ext_folder_name])
-        validate_cliresult(result)
-        validate_pioproject(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ext_folder_name))
-
-
 def test_init_duplicated_boards(clirunner, validate_cliresult, tmpdir):
-    with tmpdir.as_cwd():
-        for _ in range(2):
-            result = clirunner.invoke(
-                project_init_cmd,
-                ["-b", "uno", "-b", "uno", "--no-install-dependencies"],
-            )
-            validate_cliresult(result)
-            validate_pioproject(str(tmpdir))
-        config = ProjectConfig(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "platformio.ini"))
-        config.validate()
-        assert set(config.sections()) == set(["env:uno"])
+    project_dir = str(tmpdir.join("ext_folder"))
+    os.makedirs(project_dir)
+
+    with fs.cd(os.path.dirname(project_dir)):
+        result = clirunner.invoke(
+            project_init_cmd,
+            [
+                "-d",
+                os.path.basename(project_dir),
+                "-b",
+                "uno",
+                "-b",
+                "uno",
+                "--no-install-dependencies",
+            ],
+        )
+    validate_cliresult(result)
+    validate_pioproject(project_dir)
+    config = ProjectConfig(os.path.join(project_dir, "platformio.ini"))
+    config.validate()
+    assert set(config.sections()) == set(["env:uno"])
 
 
 def test_init_ide_without_board(clirunner, tmpdir):