donnemartin/gitsome

Linux dotfiles, XDG Base Directory

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#13 opened on May 10, 2016

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Description

It would be a good practice if you put all dot files from gitsome in appropriate directory based on the XDG Base Directory specification. Same goes for other operating systems, but unfortunately I'm not familiar what exactly is the best practice there.

As for Linux:

  • configuration files go to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME, which defaults ~/.config/ directory
  • cache files go to $XDG_CACHE_HOME, which defaults ~/.cache/ directory
  • any other files go to $XDG_DATA_HOME, which defaults to ~/.local/share/ directory

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Tech stack
python
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Pythonunderstanding of XDG Base Directory specgitsome configuration structure
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
The contributor should identify where gitsome stores its configuration, cache, and data files in the codebase (likely in Python scripts). Then implement logic to check XDG environment variables and fall back to default directories as per the XDG Base Directory specification. There are no existing pull requests or assignments, so the issue is available for work.