platform-folders

Node.js bindings for sago007/PlatformFolders (requires Node.js 8 or 10+)

This library is inspired by Electrons app.getPath used for getting so called "special directories". These directories, like "Documents", "Downloads" and "AppData" are platform dependent. This Node Native Addon uses a C++ libary (linked above) to resolve the paths on Windows, "Linux" and Mac OS X.

Usage

You can either use the "Electron-Style" by calling the default export:

import getPath from 'platform-folders';
console.log(getPath('downloads'));

Following names are supported:

• home Home folder (e.g. /home/<Username>, c:\Users\<Username>, /Users/<Username>)
• appData Per-User Application Directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/.local/share, c:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming, /Users/<Username>/Library/Application Support)
• userData Directory for storing config files (e.g. /home/<Username>/.config, c:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming, /Users/<Username>/Library/Application Support)
• desktop Desktop directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/Schreibtisch (on a German system), c:\Users\<Username>\Desktop, /Users/<Username>/Desktop)
• documents Documents directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/Dokumente (on a German system), c:\Users\<Username>\Documents, /Users/<Username>/Documents)
• Downloads Downloads directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/Downloads, c:\Users\<Username>\Downloads, /Users/<Username>/Downloads)
• music Music directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/Musik (on a German system), c:\Users\<Username>\Music, /Users/<Username>/Music)
• pictures Pictures directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/Bilder (on a German system), c:\Users\<Username>\Pictures, /Users/<Username>/Pictures)
• videos Videos directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/Videos, c:\Users\<Username>\Videos, /Users/<Username>/Videos)
• cache Cache directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/.cache, c:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local, /Users/<Username>/Library/Caches)
• state State directory (e.g. /home/<Username>/.local/state, c:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local, /Users/<Username>/Library/Application Support)
• savegames Directory for savegames (e.g. /home/<Username>/.local/share, c:\Users\<Username>\SavedGames, /Users/<Username>/Library/Application Support)

Alternatively you can use the named exports:

import {getDownloadsFolder} from 'platform-folders';
console.log(getDownloadsFolder());

Following paths can not be used with getPath (as they return arrays), but can be called using the exported function:

• getDataFolders Additional global data folders (e.g. C:\ProgramData, /usr/share/)
• getConfigFolders Additional global data folders (e.g. C:\ProgramData, /etc/xdg/)

These functions are not supported for OS X (they will return an empty array).