From 03eccc999fa7f862430a0a102803eab1f3f04332 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Kenyon <JLKenyon@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 04:29:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix XDG_RUNTIME_DIR dependency by adding fallback to temp
 directory

---
 common/src/paths.rs | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/common/src/paths.rs b/common/src/paths.rs
index 982425a..ae01d70 100644
--- a/common/src/paths.rs
+++ b/common/src/paths.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,17 @@ use xdg::BaseDirectories;
 
 /// Get the path to the Cypraea socket.
 pub fn socket_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
-    // Use XDG_RUNTIME_DIR if available, or fall back to a temporary directory
-    let xdg = BaseDirectories::new().context("Failed to initialize XDG base directories")?;
-    Ok(xdg.place_runtime_file("cypraea.sock")?)
+    // Try to use XDG_RUNTIME_DIR if available
+    if let Ok(xdg) = BaseDirectories::new() {
+        if let Ok(path) = xdg.place_runtime_file("cypraea.sock") {
+            return Ok(path);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Fallback to a temporary directory if XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set
+    let tmp_dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+    let socket_path = tmp_dir.join("cypraea.sock");
+    Ok(socket_path)
 }
 
 /// Get the path to the Cypraea database directory.