Crate directories_next

The directories crate is

• a tiny library with a minimal API (3 structs, 4 factory functions, getters)
• that provides the platform-specific, user-accessible locations
• for finding and storing configuration, cache and other data
• on Linux, Redox, Windows (≥ Vista) and macOS.

The library provides the location of these directories by leveraging the mechanisms defined by

• the XDG base directory and the XDG user directory specifications on Linux,
• the Known Folder system on Windows, and
• the Standard Directories on macOS.

Structs

• BaseDirs
  BaseDirs provides paths of user-invisible standard directories, following the conventions of the operating system the library is running on.
• ProjectDirs
  ProjectDirs computes the location of cache, config or data directories for a specific application, which are derived from the standard directories and the name of the project/organization.
• UserDirs
  UserDirs provides paths of user-facing standard directories, following the conventions of the operating system the library is running on.