From 37a932e1ce169923c8424a3a005413bda7a0c2bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wenderson Pires <wendersonpdas@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:48:47 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] better message for missing 'alem.config.json' file

---
 lib/config.js | 4 +++-
 package.json  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 79c0431..249af42 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ const path = require("path");
 function read_alem_config() {
   const configPath = path.join(".", "alem.config.json");
   if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
-    throw new Error(`alem.config.json not found`);
+    console.warn(`INFO: File 'alem.config.json' not found! If you're using the CLI within a project, you must create this file to setup your project. Take a look at the Além docs: https://alem.dev/?path=config-file.`);
+    console.log("\n")
+    return {};
   }
   const configRaw = fs.readFileSync(configPath);
   try {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4657fd..292981f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "alem",
   "description": "Create web3 applications for NEAR BOS with a focus on performance and friendly development.",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.18",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.19",
   "main": "main.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
   "author": "Wenderson Pires - wendersonpires.near",