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loilo/storage-paths
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Get OS-specific paths for storing your project's config, cache, logs etc.

1.0.3(6y ago)1641MITPHPPHP >= 7.1CI failing

Since Jul 15Pushed 5y agoCompare

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Storage Paths
=============

[](#storage-paths)

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This package yields OS-specific paths for storing your project's config, cache, logs etc. While the API has been adjusted for PHP, the research and opinionated fallbacks stem from the Node.js [env-paths](https://github.com/sindresorhus/env-paths) package by [Sindre Sorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus).

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require loilo/storage-paths
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Example for macOS:

```
use Loilo\StoragePaths\StoragePaths;

$paths = StoragePaths::for('MyApp');

$paths->data()   === '/Users/loilo/Library/Application Support/MyApp-php';
$paths->config() === '/Users/loilo/Library/Preferences/MyApp-php';
$paths->cache()  === '/Users/loilo/Library/Caches/MyApp-php';
$paths->log()    === '/Users/loilo/Library/Logs/MyApp-php';
$paths->temp()   === '/var/folders/qh/z_hny67s57sfm_sxy1zynnkr0000gn/T/MyApp-php';
```

API
---

[](#api)

### Signature

[](#signature)

```
StoragePaths::for(string $name, array $options): StoragePathsInterface;
```

- `$name` — The name of your project. This is used to generate the paths, therefore it needs to be a valid filename.
- `$options` — An (optional) associative array of options:

    - `$options['suffix']`

        **Type:** `string`

        **Default:** `'php'`

        A suffix string appended to the project name to avoid naming conflicts with native apps.
    - `$options['os']`

        **Type:** `string`

        **Default:** `PHP_OS_FAMILY`

        Override the operating system to generate paths for. Values correspond to the [`PHP_OS_FAMILY`](https://www.php.net/manual/reserved.constants.php#constant.php-os-family) constant.

> **Note:** Calling `StoragePaths::for()` only generates the path strings. It doesn't create the directories for you.

### Result

[](#result)

The returned [`StoragePathsInterface`](src/StoragePathsInterface.php) provides access to the following storage methods:

- `data()` — Directory for data files
- `config()` — Directory for config files
- `cache()` — Directory for for non-essential data files
- `log()` — Directory for log files
- `temp()` — Directory for temporary files

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

2496d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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