freedesktop-core

Core freedesktop utilities for XDG base directories and desktop environment detection.

Features

• XDG Base Directory discovery - Find standard data, config, and cache directories
• Desktop environment detection - Identify the current desktop environment
• Cross-platform - Works on Linux, BSD, and other Unix-like systems

Usage

use freedesktop_core::{base_directories, current_desktop};

// Get XDG data directories
for dir in base_directories() {
    let apps_dir = dir.join("applications");
    if apps_dir.exists() {
        println!("Applications directory: {}", apps_dir.display());
    }
}

// Detect desktop environment
if let Some(desktop) = current_desktop() {
    println!("Running on: {}", desktop);
}

XDG Specification

This crate implements the XDG Base Directory Specification:

• Uses XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable (defaults to /usr/local/share:/usr/share)
• Uses XDG_DATA_HOME environment variable (defaults to ~/.local/share)
• Respects XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP for desktop environment detection