Move spices download cache to XDG_CACHE_HOME directory (linuxmint#1…

…1176)

Users will need to redownload the cache, there are no other side effects.

files/usr/bin/xlet-about-dialog

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import gettext
 import datetime
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
-from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf
+from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf, GLib
 
 usage = """
 usage : xlet-about-dialog applets/desklets/extensions uuid
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ class AboutDialog(Gtk.AboutDialog):
 
     def get_spices_id(self):
         try:
-            cache_path = os.path.join(home, '.cinnamon', 'spices.cache', self.stype[0:-1], 'index.json')
+            cache_path = os.path.join(GLib.get_user_cache_dir(), 'cinnamon', 'spices', self.stype[0:-1], 'index.json'),
             if os.path.exists(cache_path):
                 with open(cache_path, 'r') as cache_file:
                     index_cache = json.load(cache_file)
                     if self.metadata['uuid'] in index_cache:
                         return index_cache[self.metadata['uuid']]['spices-id']
             return None
         except Exception as e:
-            print('Failed to load/parse index.json');
+            print('Failed to load/parse index.json')
             print(e)
             return None
 

files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/bin/Spices.py

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def __init__(self, collection_type, window=None):
         self.total_jobs = 0
         self.download_total_files = 0
         self.download_current_file = 0
-        self.cache_folder = '%s/.cinnamon/spices.cache/%s/' % (home, self.collection_type)
+        self.cache_folder = os.path.join(GLib.get_user_cache_dir(), 'cinnamon', 'spices', self.collection_type)
 
         if self.themes:
             self.settings = Gio.Settings.new('org.cinnamon.theme')

python3/cinnamon/harvester.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 gi.require_version('Gdk', '3.0')
 gi.require_version('Gio', '2.0')
-from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk, Gio
+from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk, Gio, GLib
 
 from . import logger
 from . import proxygsettings
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def __init__(self, spice_type, uuid, index_node, meta_node):
 
 class SpicePathSet():
     def __init__(self, cache_item, spice_type):
-        cache_folder = Path('%s/.cinnamon/spices.cache/%s/' % (home, spice_type))
+        cache_folder = os.path.join(GLib.get_user_cache_dir(), 'cinnamon', 'spices', spice_type)
 
         is_theme = spice_type == "theme"