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# find-cache-dir [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/avajs/find-cache-dir.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/avajs/find-cache-dir) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/avajs/find-cache-dir/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/avajs/find-cache-dir?branch=master)
> Finds the common standard cache directory
The [`nyc`](https://github.com/istanbuljs/nyc) and [`AVA`](https://ava.li) projects decided to standardize on a common directory structure for storing cache information:
```sh
# nyc
./node_modules/.cache/nyc
# ava
./node_modules/.cache/ava
# your-module
./node_modules/.cache/your-module
```
This module makes it easy to correctly locate the cache directory according to this shared spec. If this pattern becomes ubiquitous, clearing the cache for multiple dependencies becomes easy and consistent:
```
rm -rf ./node_modules/.cache
```
If you decide to adopt this pattern, please file a PR adding your name to the list of adopters below.
## Install
```
$ npm install find-cache-dir
```
## Usage
```js
const findCacheDir = require('find-cache-dir');
findCacheDir({name: 'unicorns'});
//=> '/user/path/node-modules/.cache/unicorns'
```
## API
### findCacheDir(options?)
Finds the cache directory using the supplied options. The algorithm checks for the `CACHE_DIR` environmental variable and uses it if it is not set to `true`, `false`, `1` or `0`. If one is not found, it tries to find a `package.json` file, searching every parent directory of the `cwd` specified (or implied from other options). It returns a `string` containing the absolute path to the cache directory, or `undefined` if `package.json` was never found or if the `node_modules` directory is unwritable.
#### options
Type: `object`
##### name
*Required*\
Type: `string`
Should be the same as your project name in `package.json`.
##### files
Type: `string[] | string`
An array of files that will be searched for a common parent directory. This common parent directory will be used in lieu of the `cwd` option below.
##### cwd
Type: `string`\
Default `process.cwd()`
Directory to start searching for a `package.json` from.
##### create
Type: `boolean`\
Default `false`
If `true`, the directory will be created synchronously before returning.
##### thunk
Type: `boolean`\
Default `false`
If `true`, this modifies the return type to be a function that is a thunk for `path.join(theFoundCacheDirectory)`.
```js
const thunk = findCacheDir({name: 'foo', thunk: true});
thunk();
//=> '/some/path/node_modules/.cache/foo'
thunk('bar.js')
//=> '/some/path/node_modules/.cache/foo/bar.js'
thunk('baz', 'quz.js')
//=> '/some/path/node_modules/.cache/foo/baz/quz.js'
```
This is helpful for actually putting actual files in the cache!
## Tips
- To test modules using `find-cache-dir`, set the `CACHE_DIR` environment variable to temporarily override the directory that is resolved.
## Adopters
- [`AVA`](https://ava.li)
- [`nyc`](https://github.com/istanbuljs/nyc)
- [`Storybook`](https://storybook.js.org)
- [`babel-loader`](https://github.com/babel/babel-loader)
- [`eslint-loader`](https://github.com/MoOx/eslint-loader)
- [`Phenomic`](https://phenomic.io)
- [`javascripthon-loader`](https://github.com/Beg-in/javascripthon-loader)
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