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Get the global cache directory.
Ensures the directory exists.
The cache directory location is OS-specific.
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-dirThis 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 modulefind-cache-dir: get the local cache directory
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