#488 - Create the .frontmatter folder on initialization, not before

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 - [#469](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/469): Fix for using the root folder as content folder
 - [#470](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/470): Fix `initialize project` dashboard description
 - [#482](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/482): Update the description when you want to overwrite the default content type description
+- [#488](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/488): Fix an issue where the `.frontmatter` folder gets created before initializing the project
 - [#493](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/493): Fix an issue where a custom placeholder value is replaced by an `array` instead of a `string`
 
 ## [8.2.0] - 2022-12-08 - [Release notes](https://beta.frontmatter.codes/updates/v8.2.0)

src/commands/Dashboard.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { DashboardCommand } from '../dashboardWebView/DashboardCommand';
 import { Extension } from '../helpers/Extension';
 import { WebviewHelper } from '@estruyf/vscode';
 import { DashboardData } from '../models/DashboardData';
-import { MediaLibrary } from '../helpers/MediaLibrary';
 import {
   DashboardListener,
   MediaListener,
@@ -45,8 +44,6 @@ export class Dashboard {
    * Open or reveal the dashboard
    */
   public static async open(data?: DashboardData) {
-    MediaLibrary.getInstance();
-
     Dashboard._viewData = data;
 
     if (Dashboard.isOpen) {

src/commands/Project.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { join } from 'path';
 import { Notifications } from '../helpers/Notifications';
 import { Template } from './Template';
 import { Folders } from './Folders';
-import { FrameworkDetector, Logger, Settings } from '../helpers';
+import { FrameworkDetector, Logger, MediaLibrary, Settings } from '../helpers';
 import {
   SETTING_CONTENT_DEFAULT_FILETYPE,
   SETTING_TAXONOMY_CONTENT_TYPES,
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ categories: []
 `;
 
   public static isInitialized() {
-    return Settings.hasProjectFile();
+    const hasProjectFile = Settings.hasProjectFile();
+    // If it has a project file, initialize the media library
+    if (hasProjectFile) {
+      MediaLibrary.getInstance();
+    }
+    return hasProjectFile;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -48,6 +53,9 @@ categories: []
         Notifications.info('Project initialized successfully.');
       }
 
+      // Initialize the media library
+      MediaLibrary.getInstance();
+
       Telemetry.send(TelemetryEvent.initialization);
 
       // Check if you can find the framework