v0.5.0

Changelog

• user-dirs.dirs config file is now parsed on Unix-like operating systems (except for macOS and Plan 9).
  See XDG user directories README section for more details.
• Updated golang.org/x/sys dependency to the latest version.

Internal

• Moved all path related functionality in internal pathutil package.
• Added internal userdirs package:
  • Moved xdg.UserDirectories to userdirs.Directories.
  • Added parsing functions for user-dirs.dirs config file.
• Improved package testing.

v0.4.0

Changelog

Windows

• Added support for Known Folders.
  Appropriate folders are now used as defaults for XDG environment variables which are not set.
• Added more search directories for config files.
• Added more search directories for applications.
• The fallback path for templates is now %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates instead of the legacy %USERPROFILE%\Templates path.

See https://github.com/adrg/xdg#default-locations for more details.

Internal

• Code coverage is now 100%.
• Improved package structure.
• Improved documentation.

v0.3.4

Changelog

• Internal changes due to $XDG_STATE_HOME being added to the latest XDG Base Directory Specification.
• Improved testing and coverage.
• Improved documentation.

v0.3.3

Changelog

• Added workaround for os.Stat bugs on Windows, described by issues golang/go#33357, microsoft/Windows-Containers#97 and golang/go#34900. On some Windows versions, os.Stat returns an error for valid socket files and for symbolic links to directories.
• Enabled build for the js/wasm architecture
• Minor internal refactoring
• Improved testing

v0.3.2

Changelog

• Added Plan 9 support
• Improved documentation

v0.3.1

Changelog

• The default value for the XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable on macOS systems has been
  changed from ~/Library/Preferences to ~/Library/Application Support.
• The default value for the XDG_CONFIG_DIRS environment variable on macOS systems has been
  changed from [/Library/Preferences] to [~/Library/Preferences, /Library/Application Support, /Library/Preferences].

See more details regarding the change in PR #13.

NOTE: the package will still find config files placed relative to the ~/Library/Preferences directory.
However, if XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set, it will suggest saving config files relative to the ~/Library/Application Support directory.

v0.3.0

Changelog

• Implemented XDG state directory proposal
• Improved xdg.RuntimeFile function
• Improved test coverage
• Improved documentation