go-appdir
Minimalistic Go package to get application directories such as config and cache.
| Platform | Windows | Linux/BSDs | macOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| User-specific config | %APPDATA% (C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming) |
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME ($HOME/.config) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support |
| User-specific cache | %LOCALAPPDATA% (C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local) |
$XDG_CACHE_HOME ($HOME/.cache) |
$HOME/Library/Caches |
| User-specific data | %LOCALAPPDATA% (C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local) |
$XDG_DATA_HOME ($HOME/.local/share) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support |
| User-specific logs | %LOCALAPPDATA% (C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local) |
$XDG_CACHE_HOME/<name>/logs |
$HOME/Library/Logs |
Inspired by configdir.
Usage
package main
import (
"os"
"path/filepath"
"github.com/ProtonMail/go-appdir"
)
func main() {
// Get directories for our app
dirs := appdir.New("my-awesome-app")
// Get user-specific config dir
p := dirs.UserConfig()
// Create our app config dir
if err := os.MkdirAll(p, 0755); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// Now we can use it
f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(p, "config-file"))
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer f.Close()
f.Write([]byte("<3"))
}License
MIT