Paths

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[ Version ( deprecated = true , deprecated_since = "5.5.0" , replacement = "GLib.Environment" ) ]
public class Paths : Object

Warning: Paths is deprecated since 5.5.0. Use GLib.Environment.

A class for interacting with frequently-used directories, following the XDG Base Directory specification: http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

Namespace: Granite.Services

Package: granite

public File data_folder { get; protected set; }
Path passed in to initialize method; should be Build.PKGDATADIR.
public File home_folder { get; protected set; }
User's home folder - $HOME
public File user_cache_folder { get; protected set; }
defaults to xdg_cache_home_folder/app_name
public File user_config_folder { get; protected set; }
defaults to xdg_config_home_folder/app_name
public File user_data_folder { get; protected set; }
defaults to xdg_data_home_folder/app_name
public File xdg_cache_home_folder { get; protected set; }
$XDG_CACHE_HOME - defaults to $HOME/.cache
public File xdg_config_home_folder { get; protected set; }
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME - defaults to $HOME/.config
public List<File> xdg_data_dir_folders { get; protected owned set; }
$XDG_DATA_DIRS - defaults to /usr/local/share/:/usr/share/
public File xdg_data_home_folder { get; protected set; }
$XDG_DATA_HOME - defaults to $HOME/.local/share

public static bool ensure_directory_exists (File dir)
Ensure the directory exists, by creating it if it does not.
public static void initialize (string app_name, string data_folder_path)
Initialize all the paths using the supplied app name and path to the app's data folder.

All known members inherited from class GLib.Object