Extension saves data in cache folder

[MoustaphaDev]

Describe the bug

After deleting the ~/.cache folder to debug some issues I had on my pc—unrelated with the extension—I quickly realized to my horror that my years-long clipboard history was gone. I cannot describe the frustration this has caused.

Generally data in the cache directory should be considered expendable. The purpose of the cache is to store temporary, locally-generated data that can be regenerated.

I strongly urge a change of the storage location for the persistent clipboard history database from $/.cache/clipboard-history@alexsaveau.dev to a more appropriate directory, such as $/.local/share/clipboard-history@alexsaveau.dev, or even better $/.local/state/clipboard-history@alexsaveau.dev, which is the intended location for persistent user data according to the XDG Base Directory Specification.

How To Reproduce

• Remove cache folder
• History is gone!

Versions

GNOME Shell 49.2
GCH Version: 47

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[SUPERCILEX]

That sucks, sorry. I agree that we should move the base dir.

I don't work on this extension anymore, but a PR would just need to make some small tweaks in a backwards compatible way to https://github.com/SUPERCILEX/gnome-clipboard-history/blob/master/store.js. I think the way I'd implement this is to move the folder from cache to share on startup and ignore file not found errors.