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Eugene Yokota
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Fixes https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/5206 Problem -------- Coursier uses directories-jvm to determine its default cache directory. Currently directories-jvm shells out to Powershell to call the [Known Folders API](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/knownfolderid), which doesn't work in various environments, and instead of an error, it apparently returns `null/Coursier/cache` as the directory name. Solution -------- With due respect to the heroic effort directories-jvm is making to comply to the directory standards on all operating systems, including that of Microsoft, I don't think the majority of the sbt users care exactly where that directory is as long as it is well-documented, and calculated in a fast and predictable way. Instead of shelling out to Powershell, or using JNI, to hit the Known Folders API, I propose we first look at `LOCALAPPDATA` environment variable. When it is not found, it will fall back to `$HOME/AppData/Local`. Per discussion in https://github.com/dirs-dev/directories-jvm/issues/43, `LOCALAPPDATA` environment variable may NOT represent the one-true Known Folders API value of the AppData directory in case the user happened to have set the `LOCALAPPDATA` environmental variable. For the purpose of picking a directory for Coursier cache, I don't find that to be a problem because it will be faster, more reliable, and predictable.
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