[−][src]Module etcetera::app_strategy
These strategies require you to provide some information on your application, and they will in turn locate the configuration/data/cache directory specifically for your application.
Structs
| AppStrategyArgs | The arguments to the creator method of an |
| Apple | This is the strategy created by Apple for use on macOS and iOS devices. It is always used by GUI apps on macOS, and is sometimes used by command-line applications there too. iOS only has GUIs, so all iOS applications follow this strategy. The specification is available here. |
| Unix | This strategy has no standard or official specification. It has arisen over time through hundreds of Unixy tools. Vim and Cargo are notable examples whose configuration/data/cache directory layouts are similar to those created by this strategy. |
| Windows | This strategy follows Windows’ conventions. It seems that all Windows GUI apps, and some command-line ones follow this pattern. |
| Xdg | This strategy implements the XDG Base Directories Specification. It is the most common on Linux, but is increasingly being adopted elsewhere. |
Traits
| AppStrategy | Allows applications to retrieve the paths of configuration, data and cache directories specifically for them. |
Functions
| choose_app_strategy | Returns the current OS’s default |