defaultDir property

Implementation

static String defaultDir =
    (() {
      final envCache = Platform.environment['PUB_CACHE'];
      if (envCache != null) {
        return envCache;
      } else if (Platform.isWindows) {
        // %LOCALAPPDATA% is used as the cache location over %APPDATA%,
        // because the latter is synchronised between devices when the user
        // roams between them, whereas the former is not.
        final localAppData = Platform.environment['LOCALAPPDATA'];
        if (localAppData == null) {
          dataError('''
Could not find the pub cache. No `LOCALAPPDATA` environment variable exists.
Consider setting the `PUB_CACHE` variable manually.
''');
        }
        return p.join(localAppData, 'Pub', 'Cache');
      } else {
        final home = Platform.environment['HOME'];
        if (home == null) {
          dataError('''
Could not find the pub cache. No `HOME` environment variable exists.
Consider setting the `PUB_CACHE` variable manually.
''');
        }
        return p.join(home, '.pub-cache');
      }
    })();