confirm statping can write to current working directory

cmd/main.go

@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorln(err)
 		core.SetupMode = true
+		writeAble, err := utils.DirWritable(utils.Directory)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln(err)
+		}
+		if !writeAble {
+			log.Fatalf("Statping does not have write permissions at: %v", utils.Directory)
+		}
 		if err := handlers.RunHTTPServer(ipAddress, port); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}

core/database.go

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (c *Core) Connect(retry bool, location string) error {
 	case "sqlite":
 		sqlFilename := findDbFile()
 		conn = sqlFilename
-		log.Infoln("SQL database file at: ", conn)
+		log.Infof("SQL database file at: %v/%v", utils.Directory, conn)
 		dbType = "sqlite3"
 	case "mysql":
 		host := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", CoreApp.Config.DbHost, CoreApp.Config.DbPort)

utils/utils_custom.go

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func DirWritable(path string) (bool, error) {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.New("path doesn't exist")
+	}
+
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		return false, errors.New("path isn't a directory")
+	}
+
+	if info.Mode().Perm()&(1<<(uint(7))) == 0 {
+		return false, errors.New("write permission bit is not set on this file for user")
+	}
+
+	var stat syscall.Stat_t
+	if err = syscall.Stat(path, &stat); err != nil {
+		return false, errors.New("unable to get stat")
+	}
+
+	if uint32(os.Geteuid()) != stat.Uid {
+		return false, errors.New("user doesn't have permission to write to this directory")
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}

utils/utils_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package utils
+
+import "errors"
+
+func DirWritable(path string) (bool, error) {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.New("path doesn't exist")
+	}
+
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		return false, errors.New("path isn't a directory")
+	}
+
+	if info.Mode().Perm()&(1<<(uint(7))) == 0 {
+		return false, errors.New("write permission bit is not set on this file for user")
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}