👌 IMPROVE: Use XDG Specification for history file

closes ahmadawais#4
mstruebing · May 22, 2021 · 4b49519 · 4b49519
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diff --git a/utils/ask.js b/utils/ask.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const os = require('os');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const { Input } = require('enquirer');
@@ -7,6 +6,8 @@ const handleError = require('cli-handle-error');
 const shouldCancel = require('cli-should-cancel');
 const { Store } = require('data-store');
 
+const { getHistoryDirectory } = require('./history');
+
 module.exports = async ({ name, message, hint, initial }) => {
 	let history = false;
 	if (
@@ -18,10 +19,7 @@ module.exports = async ({ name, message, hint, initial }) => {
 		history = {
 			autosave: true,
 			store: new Store({
-				path: path.join(
-					os.homedir(),
-					`.history/create-node-cli/${name}.json`
-				)
+				path: path.join(getHistoryDirectory(), `${name}.json`)
 			})
 		};
 	}

diff --git a/utils/history.js b/utils/history.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = {
+	getHistoryDirectory: () => {
+		const XDG_CACHE_HOME = process.env.XDG_CACHE_HOME;
+		const FALLBACK_CACHE_DIRECTORY = path.join(os.homedir(), '.cache');
+
+		if (XDG_CACHE_HOME) {
+			return path.join(XDG_CACHE_HOME, 'create-node-cli');
+		}
+
+		if (FALLBACK_CACHE_DIRECTORY) {
+			return path.join(FALLBACK_CACHE_DIRECTORY, 'create-node-cli');
+		}
+	}
+};