commandline parameter `--force-accept-workspace`

resolve #2159

4 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index a39f505d..bbfd1250 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 3.7.0
 * `NEW` support `---@type` and `--[[@as]]` for return statement
+* `NEW` commandline parameter `--force-accept-workspace`: allowing the use of the root directory or home directory as the workspace
 * `FIX` wrong hover and signature for method with varargs and overloads
 * `FIX` [#2155]
 * `FIX` [#2224]
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index cbf27129..8ecfd472 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ local function loadArgs()
             end
         end
         if key then
-            _G[key:upper()] = getValue(value)
+            _G[key:upper():gsub('-', '_')] = getValue(value)
         end
     end
 end
diff --git a/script/global.d.lua b/script/global.d.lua
index f84ff0e4..aedcc38c 100644
--- a/script/global.d.lua
+++ b/script/global.d.lua
@@ -77,3 +77,6 @@ jit = false
 -- connect to client by socket
 ---@type integer
 SOCKET = 0
+
+-- Allowing the use of the root directory or home directory as the workspace
+FORCE_ACCEPT_WORKSPACE = false
diff --git a/script/workspace/workspace.lua b/script/workspace/workspace.lua
index da2f9daf..97518e84 100644
--- a/script/workspace/workspace.lua
+++ b/script/workspace/workspace.lua
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ function m.create(uri)
     m.folders[#m.folders+1] = scp
     if uri == furi.encode '/'
     or uri == furi.encode(os.getenv 'HOME' or '') then
-        client.showMessage('Error', lang.script('WORKSPACE_NOT_ALLOWED', furi.decode(uri)))
-        scp:set('bad root', true)
+        if not FORCE_ACCEPT_WORKSPACE then
+            client.showMessage('Error', lang.script('WORKSPACE_NOT_ALLOWED', furi.decode(uri)))
+            scp:set('bad root', true)
+        end
     end
 end