Class AppDirectories

Per-user directories of an application, following the XDG base directories on every platform.

Inheritance
object
AppDirectories
Inherited Members
Namespace: Uniform.Matrix.Hosting
Assembly: Uniform.Matrix.Hosting.dll
Syntax
public static class AppDirectories
Examples
string data = AppDirectories.Data("Uniform.Chat.Terminal"); // ~/.local/share/uniform-chat-terminal

Methods

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Config(string)

Configuration directory: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/<name> or ~/.config/<name>.

Declaration
public static string Config(string applicationName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string applicationName
Returns
Type Description
string
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Data(string)

Data directory: $XDG_DATA_HOME/<name> or ~/.local/share/<name>.

Declaration
public static string Data(string applicationName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string applicationName
Returns
Type Description
string
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ExpandHome(string)

Return path with a leading ~ or ~/ replaced by the home directory, as shells do only at the start of a word, e.g. not in --Tls:KeyPath=~/key.pem.

Declaration
public static string ExpandHome(string path)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string path
Returns
Type Description
string
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Name(string)

Return the directory name of an application: its name in lowercase with dashes, e.g. uniform-chat-terminal.

Declaration
public static string Name(string applicationName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string applicationName
Returns
Type Description
string