save database in a standard-conforming path

pemistahl / chr

A command-line tool that gives information about Unicode characters

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save database in a standard-conforming path #1

Open alexmo1997 opened 3 years ago

alexmo1997 commented 3 years ago

Currently, the database is saved in the home directory of the user, but it should probably be saved in a data directory, e.g. by using the data_dir() function in the directories crate.

pemistahl commented 3 years ago

Hi @alexmo1997, thanks for your request. What is wrong about saving the database in the user's home directory? In my opinion, this is a perfectly valid location for it.

alexmo1997 commented 3 years ago

It used to be done like that a lot, but in the last few years most programs have switched to using the standardized dirs. There are multiple reasons for that. e.g.

It keeps the home directory cleaner and managable
It simplifies backups
You always know where the files you are searching for are
It separates configs from cache files and data (like a unicode database)

pemistahl commented 3 years ago

I get your point. You are probably right, I will then switch to a more appropriate directory in the next release.

And thank you for trying my little tool. Very much appreciated. 👍