please add os.tempDir()

[ry]

returns "/tmp" on unix (always?) and GetTempPath on windows?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa364992%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

[TooTallNate]

OS X sets a TMPDIR env variable as well...

[isaacs]

Here's the logic npm uses, we can just copy it probably:

var temp = process.env.TMPDIR
         || process.env.TMP
         || process.env.TEMP
         || ( process.platform === "win32"
            ? "c:\\windows\\temp"
            : "/tmp" )

[isaacs]

But yeah, calling GetTempDir on windows might be better. @piscisaureus @igorzi comment?

[piscisaureus]

Well, here's the logic that windows uses:

The GetTempPath function checks for the existence of environment variables in the following order and uses the first path found:

The path specified by the TMP environment variable.
The path specified by the TEMP environment variable.
The path specified by the USERPROFILE environment variable.
The Windows directory.

Note that the function does not verify that the path exists, nor does it test to see if the current process has any kind of access rights to the path. The GetTempPath function returns the properly formatted string that specifies the fully qualified path based on the environment variable search order as previously specified. The application should verify the existence of the path and adequate access rights to the path prior to any use for file I/O operations.

Symbolic link behavior—If the path points to a symbolic link, the temp path name maintains any symbolic links.

[ry]

@isaacs i think that will work for now and just wait for people to run into edge cases

[ry]

thanks