The os-tmpdir npm package is a simple utility module that provides a cross-platform way of getting the operating system's default directory for temporary files. As of Node.js v4.0.0, this functionality is built into the core os module, making os-tmpdir mostly obsolete. However, it can still be used for compatibility with older versions of Node.js.
Get the OS temporary directory
This feature allows you to retrieve the path to the system's temporary directory, which is useful for creating temporary files or directories during the execution of a program.
const osTmpdir = require('os-tmpdir');
console.log(osTmpdir());The 'tmp' package offers more advanced features for handling temporary files and directories. It can create temporary files and directories that can be tracked and cleaned up automatically when the process exits. It provides both synchronous and asynchronous APIs, which makes it more flexible than os-tmpdir.
Similar to 'tmp', the 'temp' package is also designed to interact with temporary files and directories. It provides a higher level of abstraction with features like automatic cleanup and unique file/directory generation. It's a more feature-rich alternative to os-tmpdir.
The 'tempfile' package is a simple utility for generating a random temporary file path that you can then write to. Unlike os-tmpdir, it doesn't just give you the temporary directory but also helps in creating a file with a unique name directly.
The 'temp-dir' package is a direct alternative to os-tmpdir, providing the path to the system's temporary directory. It uses the native Node.js 'os' module and adds a fallback for older Node.js versions, similar to os-tmpdir.
Deprecated: This is not needed anymore. require('os').tmpdir() in Node.js 4 and up is good.
Node.js
os.tmpdir()ponyfill
Use this instead of require('os').tmpdir() to get a consistent behavior on different Node.js versions (even 0.8).
$ npm install --save os-tmpdir
const osTmpdir = require('os-tmpdir');
osTmpdir();
//=> '/var/folders/m3/5574nnhn0yj488ccryqr7tc80000gn/T'
See the os.tmpdir() docs.
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Node.js os.tmpdir() ponyfill
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