Implement BEADS_DIR environment variable (bd-e16b)
Add BEADS_DIR as a replacement for BEADS_DB to point to the .beads directory instead of the database file directly. Rationale: - With --no-db mode, there's no .db file to point to - The .beads directory is the logical unit (contains config.yaml, db files, jsonl files) - More intuitive: point to the beads directory not the database file Implementation: - Add BEADS_DIR environment variable support to FindDatabasePath() - Priority order: BEADS_DIR > BEADS_DB > auto-discovery - Maintain backward compatibility with BEADS_DB (now deprecated) - Update --no-db mode to respect BEADS_DIR - Update MCP integration (config.py, bd_client.py) - Update documentation to show BEADS_DIR as preferred method Testing: - Backward compatibility: BEADS_DB still works - BEADS_DIR works with regular database mode - BEADS_DIR works with --no-db mode - Priority: BEADS_DIR takes precedence over BEADS_DB Follow-up issues for refactoring: - bd-efe8: Refactor path canonicalization into helper function - bd-c362: Extract database search logic into helper function Closes bd-e16b 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ This means bd found multiple `.beads` directories in your directory hierarchy. T
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1. **If you have nested projects** (intentional):
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- This is fine! bd is designed to support this
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- Just be aware which database you're using
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- Set `BEADS_DB` environment variable if you want to override the default selection
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- Set `BEADS_DIR` environment variable to point to your `.beads` directory if you want to override the default selection
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- Or use `BEADS_DB` (deprecated) to point directly to the database file
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2. **If you have accidental duplicates** (unintentional):
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- Decide which database to keep
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@@ -156,10 +157,14 @@ This means bd found multiple `.beads` directories in your directory hierarchy. T
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3. **Override database selection**:
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```bash
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# Temporarily use specific database
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BEADS_DB=/path/to/.beads/issues.db bd list
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# Temporarily use specific .beads directory (recommended)
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BEADS_DIR=/path/to/.beads bd list
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# Or add to shell config for permanent override
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export BEADS_DIR=/path/to/.beads
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# Legacy method (deprecated, points to database file directly)
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BEADS_DB=/path/to/.beads/issues.db bd list
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export BEADS_DB=/path/to/.beads/issues.db
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```
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