Obtain a new temp file :
tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
Obtain a new temp dir :
dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
I suggest you don't bother with cleanup. It should work on any OS.
On Friday, November 18, 2016 at 11:21:23 AM UTC+1, Ondrej wrote:
>
> I have a tool that generates some HTML and launches a web browser to
> display it. For this to work, I need to save the HTML some place and I also
> need to handle the file afterwards. The app itself doesn't persist - it
> generates the content and exits. There are thus two issues I'm struggling
> with:
>
> 1. What is the best place for this? Do I create a folder in
> usr.HomeDir()/.appname/ and place HTML files there? Or do I just create
> tempfiles in os.TempDir? Does it make a difference?
> 2. How do I clean up? As I said, the app does not persist (so I can't
> defer os.Remove), so either I scan the folder in question (before my HTML
> generation) and remove all files older than, say, a day. Or is that done
> for me by the operating system if I use os.TempDir?
>
> I thought I'd just use os.TempDir and let the OS handle it, but I'm not
> 100% sure the OS does clean this up on its own. (This will be used on
> Windows and Macs, maybe Linux.) Any insight on any of these would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
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