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[jira] [Updated] (BEAM-12534) Support the XDG Base Directory Specification

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-12534?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Kenneth Knowles updated BEAM-12534:
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    Fix Version/s: Not applicable
       Resolution: Not A Problem
           Status: Resolved  (was: Triage Needed)

> Support the XDG Base Directory Specification
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>
>                 Key: BEAM-12534
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-12534
>             Project: Beam
>          Issue Type: Wish
>          Components: cross-language, runner-core
>    Affects Versions: 2.30.0
>         Environment: Linux
>            Reporter: Ignacio Taranto
>            Priority: P3
>             Fix For: Not applicable
>
>
> Currently on Linux, Apache Beam puts it's cache under *~/.apache_beam/cache* which is not nice for the user since it clutters he's/she's home directory.
> I would suggest adding support for the [XDG Base Directory Specification|https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html] which basically states that:
>  * Cache files under go under *$XDG_CACHE_HOME* (*$HOME/.cache* if *XDG_CACHE_HOME* is not defined).
>  * Configuration files go under *$XDG_CONFIG_HOME* (with *$HOME/.config* if *XDG_CONFIG_HOME* is not defined)
>  * User data files go under *$XDG_DATA_HOME* (*$HOME/.local/share* if *XDG_DATA_HOME* is not defined)
> In the case of Apache Beam the paths would be:
>  * *$XDG_CACHE_HOME/apache_beam*
>  * *$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/apache_beam*
>  * *$XDG_DATA_HOME/apache_beam*
> This allow for easier backups and not cluttering the user's home directory with application files.
> I know that the separation in this 3 categories require some refactor, but at least moving *$HOME/.apache_beam* to *$HOME/.local/share/apache_beam* would be a _huge_ improvement.



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