# :Title: XDG # :Author: &trans; # :Copyright: (c)2008 Tiger Ops # :License: GPLv3 # = XDG Base Directory Standard # # This provides a conveient library for conforming to the # XDG Base Directory Standard. # # http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html # # Some important clarifications, not made clear by the # above specification. # # The data directories are for "read-only" files. In other words once # something is put there, it should only be read, never written to # by a program. (Generally speaking only users or pacakge mangers should # be adding, changing or removing files from the data locations. # # The config locations are where you should store files that may change, # and effect operations depending one there content. This is like etc/ # in the FHS, but alterable by end users and and end user programs, # not just root and sudo admin scripts. # # The cache location stores files that could judt as well be deleted # and everyihtng still works find. This is for variable and temporary # files. Like var/ in FHS. # # This module returns paths as strings. module XDG extend self #module_function def home ENV['HOME'] || File.expand_path('~') end # Location of user's personal config directory. def config_home File.expand_path( ENV['XDG_CONFIG_HOME'] || File.join(home, '.config') ) end # List of user's shared config directories. def config_dirs dirs = ENV['XDG_CONFIG_DIRS'].to_s.split(/[:;]/) if dirs.empty? dirs = %w{/etc/xdg} end dirs.collect{ |d| File.expand_path(d) } end # Location of user's personal data directory. def data_home File.expand_path( ENV['XDG_DATA_HOME'] || File.join(home, '.local', 'share') ) end # List of user's shared data directores. def data_dirs dirs = ENV['XDG_DATA_DIRS'].split(/[:;]/) if dirs.empty? dirs = %w{/usr/local/share/ /usr/share/} end dirs.collect{ |d| File.expand_path(d) } end # Location of user's personal cache directory. def cache_home File.expand_path( ENV['XDG_CACHE_HOME'] || File.join(home, '.cache') ) end # Find a file or directory in data dirs. def data_find(*glob_and_flags) data_glob(*glob_and_flags).first end def data_glob(*glob_and_flags) glob, flags = *glob_and_flags.partition{ |e| String===e } flag = flags.inject(0) do |m, f| if Symbol === f m + File::const_get("FNM_#{f.to_s.upcase}") else m + f.to_i end end find = [] [data_home, *data_dirs].each do |dir| path = File.join(dir, *glob) find.concat(Dir.glob(path, flag)) end find end # Return the fist matching file or directory # from the config locations. # # See +config_glog+. def config_find(*glob_and_flags) config_glob(*glob_and_flags).first end # Return array of matching files or directories # in any of the config locations. # # This starts with the user's home directory # and then searches system directories. # # String parameters are joined into a pathname # while Integers and Symbols treated as flags. # # For example, the following are equivalent: # # XDG.config_glob('sow/plugins', File::FNM_CASEFOLD) # # XDG.config_glob('sow', 'plugins', :casefold) # def config_glob(*glob_and_flags) glob, flags = *glob_and_flags.partition{ |e| String===e } flag = flags.inject(0) do |m, f| if Symbol === f m + File::const_get("FNM_#{f.to_s.upcase}") else m + f.to_i end end find = [] [config_home, *config_dirs].each do |dir| path = File.join(dir, *glob) find.concat(Dir.glob(path, flag)) end find end # Return the fist matching file or directory # in the cache directory. # # See +cache_glog+. def cache_find(*glob_and_flags) cache_glob(*glob_and_flags).first end # Return array of matching files or directories # from the cache directory. # # String parameters are joined into a pathname # while Integers and Symbols treated as flags. # # For example, the following are equivalent: # # XDG.cache_glob('sow/tmp', File::FNM_CASEFOLD) # # XDG.cache_glob('sow', 'tmp', :casefold) # def cache_glob(*glob_and_flags) glob, flags = *glob_and_flags.partition{ |e| String===e } flag = flags.inject(0) do |m, f| if Symbol === f m + File::const_get("FNM_#{f.to_s.upcase}") else m + f.to_i end end path = File.join(cache_home,*glob) Dir.glob(path, flag) end #-- # The following are not strictly XDG spec, # but are useful in a similar respect. #++ # Location of working config directory. def config_work File.expand_path( File.join(Dir.pwd, '.config') ) end # Location of working data directory. def data_work File.expand_path( File.join(Dir.pwd, '.share') ) end # Location of working cache directory. def cache_work File.expand_path( File.join(Dir.pwd, '.cache') ) end end # module XDG