Get the global cache directory.

Ensures the directory exists.

The cache directory location is OS-specific.

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Example

import globalCacheDir from 'global-cache-dir'

const cacheDir = await globalCacheDir('myapp')
// Depending on the OS:
//  => '/Users/ehmicky/Library/Caches/myapp'
//  => '/home/ehmicky/.cache/myapp'
//  => 'C:\Users\ehmicky\AppData\Local\myapp\Cache'

Install

npm install global-cache-dir

This package works in Node.js >=18.18.0.

This is an ES module. It must be loaded using an import or import() statement, not require(). If TypeScript is used, it must be configured to output ES modules, not CommonJS.

Usage

globalCacheDir(name)

name: string
Returns: Promise<string>

name must only use digits, letters or dashes.

See also

• node-cachedir: underlying logic for this module
• find-cache-dir: get the local cache directory

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