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@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@
<p>The module supports raw file names in the way that if a binary is present, or the file name cannot be interpreted according to the return value of
<seealso marker="kernel:file#native_name_encoding/0">file:native_name_encoding/0</seealso>, a raw file name will also be returned. For example filename:join/1 provided with a path component being a binary (and also not being possible to interpret under the current native file name encoding) will result in a raw file name being returned (the join operation will have been performed of course). For more information about raw file names, see the <seealso marker="kernel:file">file</seealso> module.</p>
</description>
-
+ <datatypes>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="basedir_type"/>
+ </datatype>
+ </datatypes>
+
<funcs>
<func>
<name name="absname" arity="1"/>
@@ -102,6 +107,155 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="basedir" arity="2"/>
+ <fsummary>Equivalent to <c>basedir(<anno>Type</anno>,<anno>Application</anno>,#{})</c>.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>
+ Equivalent to <seealso marker="#basedir-3">
+ basedir(<anno>Type</anno>, <anno>Application</anno>, #{})</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="basedir" arity="3"/>
+ <fsummary></fsummary>
+ <desc><marker id="basedir-3"/>
+ <p>
+ Returns a suitable path, or paths, for a given type.
+ If <c>os</c> is not set in <c><anno>Opts</anno></c> the function will default to
+ the native option, i.e. <c>'linux'</c>, <c>'darwin'</c> or <c>'windows'</c>, as understood
+ by <c>os:type/0</c>. Anything not recognized as <c>'darwin'</c> or <c>'windows'</c> is
+ interpreted as <c>'linux'</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ The options <c>'author'</c> and <c>'version'</c> are only used with <c>'windows'</c> option mode.
+ </p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>user_cache</c>
+ <p>The path location is intended for transient data files on a local machine.</p>
+ <p>
+ On Linux:
+ Respects the os environment variable <c>XDG_CACHE_HOME</c>.
+ </p>
+ <pre>
+1> <input>filename:basedir(user_cache, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/.cache/my_application"</pre>
+ On Darwin: <pre>
+1> <input>filename:basedir(user_cache, "my_application", #{os=>darwin}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/Library/Caches/my_application"</pre>
+ On Windows: <pre>
+1> <input>filename:basedir(user_cache, "My App").</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/My App/Cache"
+2> <input>filename:basedir(user_cache, "My App").</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/My App/Cache"
+3> <input>filename:basedir(user_cache, "My App", #{author=>"Erlang"}).</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/Erlang/My App/Cache"
+4> <input>filename:basedir(user_cache, "My App", #{version=>"1.2"}).</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/My App/1.2/Cache"
+5> <input>filename:basedir(user_cache, "My App", #{author=>"Erlang",version=>"1.2"}).</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/Erlang/My App/1.2/Cache"</pre>
+ </item>
+ <item><c>user_config</c>
+ <p>
+ The path location is intended for persistent configuration files.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ On Linux:
+ Respects the os environment variable <c>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</c>.
+ </p>
+ <pre>
+2> <input>filename:basedir(user_config, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/.config/my_application"</pre>
+ On Darwin:<pre>
+2> <input>filename:basedir(user_config, "my_application", #{os=>darwin}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/Library/Application Support/my_application"</pre>
+ On Windows:<pre>
+1> <input>filename:basedir(user_config, "My App").</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Roaming/My App"
+2> <input>filename:basedir(user_config, "My App", #{author=>"Erlang", version=>"1.2"}).</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Roaming/Erlang/My App/1.2"</pre>
+ </item>
+ <item><c>user_data</c>
+ <p>
+ The path location is intended for persistent data files.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ On Linux:
+ Respects the os environment variable <c>XDG_DATA_HOME</c>.
+ </p>
+ <pre>
+3> <input>filename:basedir(user_data, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/.local/my_application"</pre>
+ On Darwin:<pre>
+3> <input>filename:basedir(user_data, "my_application", #{os=>darwin}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/Library/Application Support/my_application"</pre>
+ On Windows:<pre>
+8> <input>filename:basedir(user_data, "My App").</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/My App"
+9> <input>filename:basedir(user_data, "My App",#{author=>"Erlang",version=>"1.2"}).</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/Erlang/My App/1.2"</pre>
+ </item>
+ <item><c>user_log</c>
+ <p>The path location is intended for transient log files on a local machine.</p>
+ <p>
+ On Linux:
+ Respects the os environment variable <c>XDG_CACHE_HOME</c>.</p>
+ <pre>
+4> <input>filename:basedir(user_log, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/.cache/my_application/log"</pre>
+ On Darwin:<pre>
+4> <input>filename:basedir(user_log, "my_application", #{os=>darwin}).</input>
+"/home/otptest/Library/Caches/my_application"</pre>
+ On Windows:<pre>
+12> <input>filename:basedir(user_log, "My App").</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/My App/Logs"
+13> <input>filename:basedir(user_log, "My App",#{author=>"Erlang",version=>"1.2"}).</input>
+"c:/Users/otptest/AppData/Local/Erlang/My App/1.2/Logs"</pre>
+ </item>
+ <item><c>site_config</c><p>
+ On Linux:
+ Respects the os environment variable <c>XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</c>.</p>
+<pre>
+5> <input>filename:basedir(site_data, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+["/usr/local/share/my_application",
+ "/usr/share/my_application"]
+6> <input>os:getenv("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS").</input>
+"/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg"
+7> <input>filename:basedir(site_config, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+["/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu/my_application",
+ "/usr/share/upstart/xdg/my_application",
+ "/etc/xdg/my_application"]
+8> <input>os:unsetenv("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS").</input>
+true
+9> <input>filename:basedir(site_config, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+["/etc/xdg/my_application"]</pre>
+ On Darwin:<pre>
+5> <input>filename:basedir(site_config, "my_application", #{os=>darwin}).</input>
+["/Library/Application Support/my_application"]</pre>
+ </item>
+ <item><c>site_data</c><p>
+ On Linux:
+ Respects the os environment variable <c>XDG_DATA_DIRS</c>.</p>
+ <pre>
+10> <input>os:getenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS").</input>
+"/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/"
+11> <input>filename:basedir(site_data, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+["/usr/share/ubuntu/my_application",
+ "/usr/share/gnome/my_application",
+ "/usr/local/share/my_application",
+ "/usr/share/my_application"]
+12> <input>os:unsetenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS").</input>
+true
+13> <input>filename:basedir(site_data, "my_application", #{os=>linux}).</input>
+["/usr/local/share/my_application",
+ "/usr/share/my_application"]</pre>
+ On Darwin:<pre>
+5> <input>filename:basedir(site_data, "my_application", #{os=>darwin}).</input>
+["/Library/Application Support/my_application"]</pre>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name name="basename" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Return the last component of a filename</fsummary>
<desc>