node.js cwd on Windows

results-ubuntu.txt

root@ubuntu:/workspace/node/cwd# uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.35-30-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 11 15:29:15 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
root@ubuntu:/workspace/node/cwd# node -v
v0.8.11
root@ubuntu:/workspace/node/cwd# node test-node.js 
Test 1
exec cmd = node cwd.js
exec cwd = undefined
FAILED (AS IT SHOULD) :>
expected process cwd = 
actual   process cwd = 

Test 2
exec cmd = node cwd.js
exec cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts
PASSED :)
expected process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts
actual   process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts

Test 3
exec cmd = node scripts/cwd.js
exec cwd = undefined
PASSED :)
expected process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd
actual   process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd

Test 4
exec cmd = node scripts/cwd.js
exec cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts
FAILED (AS IT SHOULD) :>
expected process cwd = 
actual   process cwd = 

Test 5
exec cmd = node /workspace/node/cwd/scripts/cwd.js
exec cwd = undefined
PASSED :)
expected process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd
actual   process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd

Test 6
exec cmd = node /workspace/node/cwd/scripts/cwd.js
exec cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts
PASSED :)
expected process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts
actual   process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts

root@ubuntu:/workspace/node/cwd# node test-simple.js 
Test 1
exec cmd = pwd
exec cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts
PASSED :)
expected process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts
actual   process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd/scripts

Test 2
exec cmd = pwd
exec cwd = undefined
PASSED :)
expected process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd
actual   process cwd = /workspace/node/cwd

results-windows.txt

C:\Workspace\node\cwd>uname -a
WindowsNT omghi2u2 1 6 x86

C:\Workspace\node\cwd>node -v
v0.8.11

C:\Workspace\node\cwd>node test-node.js
Test 1
exec cmd = node cwd.js
exec cwd = undefined
FAILED (AS IT SHOULD) :>
expected process cwd =
actual   process cwd =

Test 2
exec cmd = node cwd.js
exec cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts
FAILED :(
expected process cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts
actual   process cwd =

Test 3
exec cmd = node scripts\cwd.js
exec cwd = undefined
FAILED :(
expected process cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd
actual   process cwd =

Test 4
exec cmd = node scripts\cwd.js
exec cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts
FAILED (AS IT SHOULD) :>
expected process cwd =
actual   process cwd =

Test 5
exec cmd = node C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts\cwd.js
exec cwd = undefined
FAILED :(
expected process cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd
actual   process cwd = C:\

Test 6
exec cmd = node C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts\cwd.js
exec cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts
FAILED :(
expected process cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts
actual   process cwd = C:\

C:\Workspace\node\cwd>node test-simple.js
Test 1
exec cmd = echo %CD%
exec cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts
FAILED :(
expected process cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd\scripts
actual   process cwd = C:\

Test 2
exec cmd = echo %CD%
exec cwd = undefined
FAILED :(
expected process cwd = C:\Workspace\node\cwd
actual   process cwd = C:\

scripts-slash-cwd.js

process.stdout.write(process.cwd());

test-node.js

var exec = require('child_process').exec;
var path = require('path');

function test(i, expectedProcessCwd, cmd, cwd)
{
  exec('node ' + cmd, {cwd: cwd}, function(err, actualProcessCwd)
  {
    console.log('Test %d', i);
    console.log('exec cmd = node %s', cmd);
    console.log('exec cwd = %s', cwd);
    
    if (expectedProcessCwd === actualProcessCwd)
    {
      if (err)
      {
        console.log('FAILED (AS IT SHOULD) :>');
      }
      else
      {
        console.log('PASSED :)');
      }
    }
    else
    {
      console.log('FAILED :(');
    }
    
    console.log('expected process cwd = %s', expectedProcessCwd);
    console.log('actual   process cwd = %s', actualProcessCwd);
    console.log();
  });
}

var cwd = process.cwd();
var baseDir = path.dirname(process.argv[1]).substr(cwd.length + 1);
var scriptFile = 'cwd.js';
var scriptsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts');
var relativeScriptPath = path.join(baseDir, 'scripts', scriptFile);
var absoluteScriptPath = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts', scriptFile);
var i = 0;

test(++i, ''         , scriptFile        , undefined);
test(++i, scriptsPath, scriptFile        , scriptsPath);
test(++i, cwd        , relativeScriptPath, undefined);
test(++i, ''         , relativeScriptPath, scriptsPath);
test(++i, cwd        , absoluteScriptPath, undefined);
test(++i, scriptsPath, absoluteScriptPath, scriptsPath);

test-simple.js

var exec = require('child_process').exec;
var join = require('path').join;

function test(i, expectedProcessCwd, cwd)
{
  var cmd = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'echo %CD%' : 'pwd';
  
  exec(cmd, {cwd: cwd}, function(err, actualProcessCwd)
  {
    actualProcessCwd = actualProcessCwd.trim();
    
    console.log('Test %d', i);
    console.log('exec cmd = %s', cmd);
    console.log('exec cwd = %s', cwd);
    
    if (expectedProcessCwd === actualProcessCwd)
    {
      if (err)
      {
        console.log('FAILED (AS IT SHOULD) :>');
      }
      else
      {
        console.log('PASSED :)');
      }
    }
    else
    {
      console.log('FAILED :(');
    }
    
    console.log('expected process cwd = %s', expectedProcessCwd);
    console.log('actual   process cwd = %s', actualProcessCwd);
    console.log();
  });
}

var scriptsPath = join(__dirname, 'scripts');
var i = 0;

test(++i, scriptsPath  , scriptsPath);
test(++i, process.cwd(), undefined);