Service definitions get some sugar.

- %configuration template target
  - %directory target
  - Services are started in their “root directory” if no “directory”
    option is provided.

services/gitea.spec

@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
-command: ./gitea -C . -w . -c ./custom/conf/app.ini
-# deamon's working directory
-directory: ${SERVICE_ROOT} # FIXME: Could this be removed?
+command: gitea -C . -w . -c ./custom/conf/app.ini
 consumes: postgresql
 
-%pre-start
+%directory ${SERVICE_ROOT}/custom/conf
 	name: working directory
-    # 'command' is run only if this directory doesn't exist
-    unless-directory: ${SERVICE_ROOT}/custom/conf/
-    command: mkdir -p ${SERVICE_ROOT}/custom/conf/
 
-%pre-start
-    name: symlink
-    # 'command' is run only if this directory doesn't exist
-    unless-file: ${SERVICE_ROOT}/gitea
-    command: ln -s $(which gitea) ${SERVICE_ROOT}/gitea
-
-%pre-start
-    name: configuration file
-    # 'command' is run only if this file doesn't exist
-    unless-file: ${SERVICE_ROOT}/custom/conf/app.ini
-    command: gen-config gitea.cfg ${SERVICE_ROOT}/custom/conf/app.ini postgresql=${POSTGRESQL_PROVIDER}
+%configuration gitea.cfg ${SERVICE_ROOT}/custom/conf/app.ini
 
 %pre-start
     name: gitea database creation

src/service/service.cr

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class Service
 			end
 
 			Process.exec command, args,
-				chdir: @reference.directory.try { |x| evaluate x },
+				chdir: (@reference.directory.try { |x| evaluate x } || root),
 				env: build_environment
 		end
 

src/service/service_definition.cr

@@ -60,7 +60,41 @@ class ServiceDefinition
 		@consumes      = specs["consumes"]?.try &.as_a_or_s.map { |x| Consumes.new x } || Array(Consumes).new
 		@environment_variables = specs["environment-variables"]?.try &.as_a_or_s || Array(String).new
 
-		@pre_start_hooks = sections.select(&.name.== "pre-start").map { |x| Hook.new x } || Array(Hook).new
+		@pre_start_hooks = Array(Hook).new
+
+		sections.each do |section|
+			case section.name
+			when "pre-start"
+				@pre_start_hooks << Hook.new section
+			when "directory"
+				directory = section.options[0]?
+				name = section.content["name"]?.try &.as_s
+
+				if directory.nil?
+					STDERR.puts "warning: (#{@name}) %directory was not provided a path"
+					next
+				end
+
+				pre_start_hooks << Hook.new (name || "directory: #{directory}"),
+					"mkdir -p \"#{directory}\"",
+					unless_directory: directory
+			when "configuration"
+				options = section.options[0].split /[ \t]/
+
+				template = options[0]?
+				target = options[1]?
+				name = section.content["name"]?.try &.as_s
+
+				if template.nil? || target.nil?
+					STDERR.puts "warning: (#{@name}) %configuration received less than 2 options"
+					next
+				end
+
+				pre_start_hooks << Hook.new (name || "configuration file: #{template}"),
+					"gen-config \"#{template}\" \"#{target}\"",
+					unless_file: target
+			end
+		end
 	end
 
 	def self.load(path)