Consider using XDG_CONFIG_HOME
Would you consider moving the default, or at least supporting, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vja rather than $HOME/.vja?
I have found the VJA_CONFIGDIR environment variable which I have set to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vja for my setup, although i don't think that is documented anywhere.
Happy to make a Merge request if it's something you are interested in