Function generateTempPath

generateTempPath(options?: TempOptions): string

Generates a unique temporary file or directory path without creating it. Uses crypto.randomUUID() to ensure uniqueness.

Parameters

Optionaloptions: TempOptions
Options for generating the temporary path.

Returns string

The generated temporary path string.

Since

1.7.0

See

mkTemp for creating the temporary file/directory
isTempPath for checking if a path is temporary

Example

generateTempPath();                           // '/tmp/tmp-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000'
generateTempPath({ basename: 'cache' });      // '/tmp/cache-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000'
generateTempPath({ extname: '.txt' });        // '/tmp/tmp-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000.txt'
generateTempPath({ isDirectory: true });      // '/tmp/tmp-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000'