dart_app_data 1.0.0

A package for getting commonly used locations for storage on Windows, Mac, and Linux, such as the app data directories.

dart_app_data

Dart Package for getting commonly used locations for storage on Windows, Mac, and Linux, such as the app data directories.

Inspired by path_provider (this does the same, except for Dart CLI apps or libs).

Originally written for a locally cached repository (think .m2 cache for Java). Tested and working on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Flutter is not supported.

How to Install

Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  dart_app_data: ^1.0.0

Usage

With AppData

import 'package:dart_app_data/dart_app_data.dart';
...

// Creates a folder if it does not already exist (only call once).
final myData = AppData.findOrCreate('.my_app');

// Get the location of the folder as a String
print(myData.path); // Outputs: C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\.my_app

// Get the location of the folder directly as a directory
print(myData.directory);

// Get the name of the cache
print(myData.name); // Outputs: .my_app

// ... Do whatever you want with the folder now.
// Want to delete it?
// myData.delete();

Without AppData

import 'package:dart_app_data/src/locator.dart';
...

// No need for the AppData abstraction? Use the Locator helper.
print(Locator.getPlatformSpecificCachePath()); 
// Outputs: C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming

License

See LICENSE in repository.