src/cpl/environment/application_environment.py

@@ -81,18 +81,22 @@ class ApplicationEnvironment(ApplicationEnvironmentABC):
 
     @property
     def working_directory(self) -> str:
-        return self._working_directory
-
-    def set_working_directory(self, path: str = ''):
-        if path != '':
-            self._working_directory = path
-            return
-
-        self._working_directory = pathlib.Path().absolute()
+        return str(self._working_directory)
 
     @property
     def runtime_directory(self) -> str:
-        return self._runtime_directory
+        return str(self._runtime_directory)
 
-    def set_runtime_directory(self, file: str):
-        self._runtime_directory = pathlib.Path(file).parent.absolute()
+    def set_runtime_directory(self, runtime_directory: str):
+        if runtime_directory != '':
+            self._runtime_directory = runtime_directory
+            return
+
+        self._runtime_directory = pathlib.Path().absolute()
+
+    def set_working_directory(self, working_directory: str):
+        if working_directory != '':
+            self._working_directory = working_directory
+            return
+
+        self._working_directory = pathlib.Path().absolute()

src/cpl/environment/application_environment_abc.py

@@ -83,3 +83,12 @@ class ApplicationEnvironmentABC(ABC):
         :return:
         """
         pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def set_working_directory(self, working_directory: str):
+        """
+        Sets the current working directory
+        :param working_directory:
+        :return:
+        """
+        pass