1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/onionshare/common.py b/onionshare/common.py
index ffa6529f..6b3d85c4 100644
--- a/onionshare/common.py
+++ b/onionshare/common.py
@@ -123,6 +123,23 @@ class Common(object):
 
         return (tor_path, tor_geo_ip_file_path, tor_geo_ipv6_file_path, obfs4proxy_file_path)
 
+    def build_data_dir(self):
+        """
+        Returns the path of the OnionShare data directory.
+        """
+        if self.platform == 'Windows':
+            try:
+                appdata = os.environ['APPDATA']
+                return '{}\\OnionShare'.format(appdata)
+            except:
+                # If for some reason we don't have the 'APPDATA' environment variable
+                # (like running tests in Linux while pretending to be in Windows)
+                return os.path.expanduser('~/.config/onionshare')
+        elif self.platform == 'Darwin':
+            return os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Application Support/OnionShare')
+        else:
+            return os.path.expanduser('~/.config/onionshare')
+
     def build_slug(self):
         """
         Returns a random string made from two words from the wordlist, such as "deter-trig".