Is there a Julia Pkg for user data dir (appdirs)?

[zkamvar]

I’m curious if there are any Julia Pkgs that port python’s appdirs.

[misha_mikhasenko]

have a look at DrWatson.jl. Maybe that is it

[zkamvar]

DrWatson.jl appears to be a good solution for files associated with a single project (much like the {here} R package which is immensely useful in other contexts, so thank you!), but it doesn’t address the issue if I need files that can be accessed by several projects on the same computer, which is what appdirs does.

[fredrikekre]

ANN: Scratch.jl -- package specific mutable data containers

Scratch.jl Scratch.jl implements package-specific namespaced mutable data scratch spaces/containers. The spaces can contain datasets, text, binaries, or any other data that is convenient to store in a package-specific location. Scratch spaces are designed for data caches that are completely managed by a package and should be removed when the package itself is uninstalled. In the current implementation, scratch spaces are removed during Pkg garbage collection if the owning package has been remov…

[zkamvar]

It looks like the scratchspaces all live within the ~/.julia/ directory. Is this compatible with Windows, and macOS and/or is it possible to have the directory conform to the standards of appdirs?

[kmundnic]

This is compatible with MacOS. Don’t know about Windows.