From 1abb4cc881d052b4f76df1e52bc4d0d9521c8c0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arthur Deierlein <info@c0rydoras.dev>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:13:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] comply with xdg base directory spec by using XDG_CACHE_HOME
 if its set

---
 volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py b/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py
index 27fae4ba1..84c9c22ce 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 Stores all the constant values that are generally fixed throughout
 volatility This includes default scanning block sizes, etc.
 """
+
 import enum
 import os.path
 import sys
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ LOGLEVEL_VVV = 7
 LOGLEVEL_VVVV = 6
 """Logging level for four levels of detail: -vvvvvv"""
 
-CACHE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".cache", "volatility3")
+
+CACHE_PATH = os.path.join(
+    os.environ.get("XDG_CACHE_HOME") or os.path.expanduser("~/.cache"), "volatility3"
+)
 """Default path to store cached data"""
 
 SQLITE_CACHE_PERIOD = "-3 days"